Jean-Luc Pickguard

I'm strangely drawn to the Epiphone Thunderbird Pro V (5 String) in the natural oil finish. Anyone tried one or own one? If so what's it like - including the feel of the oil finish? I'm assuming it would fit my Ritter thunderbird gigbag - any reason why it might not?

How about getting a cheap Pbass & chucking on a brandoni fretless precision neck - or do something like I did & build a bass around a brandoni neck & body? [attachment=63907:fretless_precision.jpg]

[quote name='Bill Fitzmaurice' post='1022683' date='Nov 13 2010, 05:45 PM']Ah, you prefer a fifth then? Perhaps a bit OT, but if you can't put a pint or whatever atop your rig without it doing St. Vitus dance it indicates insufficient bracing of the cab. Aside from the issues of where to put your drink any energy expended in vibrating cabinet walls is energy not making it's way to the audience as sound. The two corners most often cut by cab manufacturers are bracing and damping, as you can't see if they're properly in the cab without opening it up. Tilt backs are a good idea in a combo, as combos should be tilted back so you can hear the mids. The reason for a dearth of them is the same reason why most acoustically valid concepts see limited usage, and that would be how it looks.[/quote] I recall I couldn't leave anything like a tuner or my watch on top of my old Ashdown rig without it falling off after a while, but having a cab braced up to its eyeballs won't stop people from stumbling into things.

As everyone knows, the tone is in the fingers. I'm sure I can notice a subtle difference when I'm not wearing mittens.

[quote name='Bill Fitzmaurice' post='1022450' date='Nov 13 2010, 02:19 PM']Because you can't place a pint atop it. [/quote] No one puts a pint on top of my rig no matter how level it is

Maybe they don't sell as people don't think they look as cool

[quote name='EdwardHimself' post='1022237' date='Nov 13 2010, 10:29 AM']good bass, but £259!? I didn't pay that new for mine. It was £200, okay it had a knob missing but then again is it worth paying £60 for a knob?[/quote] Is yours the same model or is it the cheapo version with Jazz Bass pickups? If you got a shop-soiled Millennium AC BXP 5 in quilted black violet with 5 individual monorail bridges, double coil Cirrus pickups & active EQ for £200, then I'd say well done, that was a bargain.

[quote name='AttitudeCastle' post='1021999' date='Nov 12 2010, 10:44 PM']That the only Reason for the sale? [/quote] Not quite - the missus has got it into her head that having over two dozen basses & guitars around the house is excessive, so I'm half-heartedly trying to sell a few - that one doesn't get used as much as it should be to justify keeping it.

[quote name='AttitudeCastle' post='1021955' date='Nov 12 2010, 09:50 PM']Wow thats gorgeous! Very tempted! Special BassChat price? haha But i'd "ideally" have a 24 fret neck through, (and 6 strings is a bonus i'm still after a 5!) Though if that doesn't shift i may be after that! Beggars can't be choosers! Though seriously that looks like its worth £500 at least![/quote] Ta - it does look pretty classy for an inexpensive bass. I don't tend to use it a lot at it looks a bit posh for the rough & ready roots/americana/rock n roll band I'm in.

This one [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270660467416&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...=STRK:MESELX:IT[/url] has the same pickups as the cirrus and growls like a good 'un.

When I was a baby I was dropped on my head.

[quote name='Bassassin' post='1021276' date='Nov 12 2010, 12:28 PM']I would bite your arm off for that Daisy Rock, been looking for one of those for a while. If the price was a bit closer to what I remember you paid for it... Jon.[/quote] Listed under duress from the missus I'm afraid, so priced to keep the riff-raff out Also I have two of them and the one for sale is the other one.

I don't suppose it counts if its a separate pup for each string, plus two sets of piezos like my NS-design CR5m?

I've listed some stuff on ebay - all ending on Tuesday 17th Nov [url="http://shop.ebay.co.uk/jean-luc-pickguard/m.html"]http://shop.ebay.co.uk/jean-luc-pickguard/m.html[/url] [list] [*]Boss HM2 Heavy Metal Pedal [*]Amdek CMK-100 Compressor Pedal [*]Daisy Rock Stardust Elite Bass [*]Peavey Millennium AC BXP 5 string Bass [*]Fender Ashbory Bass [*]Fender Squier mini strat guitar [*]Epiphone Thunderbird bass White inc hardcase & D-tuner [*]Pioneer CDJ Coffin Case for DJ CD Decks & Mixer [/list]

Don't like any of 'em

Now watching & I don't even like musicmans

Red Tint

[quote name='KiOgon' post='1020454' date='Nov 11 2010, 05:46 PM']Declare it or she's asking for trouble! Isn't there a trick about 'used items' = no duty? I'm not sure but IIRC if you have a receipt showing it's a 'used instrument' they can't sting you?[/quote] Nope - if its used & from the US it is still new to the UK and no VAT or duty would have been paid on it previously.

Yes - to be legal she'd have to declare it as she would be importing it.

Thanks for that I'm going to have a play with the Cee Lo Green one, but I'll risk getting into trouble with the missus as the kids are bound to sing along using the original lyrics rather than the radio version.

I've made a Fretless Precision and Tele guitar using kits from [url="http://brandoniguitars.co.uk/"]brandoniguitars.co.uk/[/url] in Wembley. The tele used all the standard hardware that comes with the kit and it came out very nicely for £200 (plus the cost of some Danish Oil & woodstain). I got a sunburst body & finished fretless neck with ebony fingerboard for the precision and used a lot of upgraded hardware.

I used to get split skin on my fingers I always had elastaplasts on 'em a few years ago. At that time also I always had white blotches on my fingernails. I think both may have been a result of not having enough calcium at that time, so I would prescribe strawberry shortcake muller corners.

[quote]those old fender pickguards were made of celluloid, and thus sound much better than modern plastic pickguards. However, a wooden pickguard sounds best.[/quote] I bet they sound even better coated with snake-oil though

The chrome plated tuners on my cherry sunburst precision are as shiny as the day I bought it in October 1982, however the nickel-plated ones on my MIJ '62 reissue took on the aged patina naturally after a short while. If your new ones are chrome plated, I think you may need to change them for a set of nickel plated ones to get the desired look.

It looks like I'll be going on Saturday. My Daughter who has a couple of basses & a guitar, but is too lazy to practice (she probably gets that from me). She jumped at the chance to go when I mentioned it - hopefully it will inspire her to learn to play her Violetburst Daisy Rock Stardust Elite Bass, Lilac Daisy Rock Wildwood acoustic & Lilac 1971 Fender musicmaster bass. Any other BCers going on Saturday?