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[quote name='Bassowner35' timestamp='1316423787' post='1377729'] Thanks Nick and GeeCee It plays OK and I think it sounds nice. I haven't used it much recently but I used to play it in a small jazz group. I now play an anonymous one-off ( I think) that I found in the local music shop, but I'm thinking of making the Westone my main bass. I may even have it converted to fretless. The finish on the Ned Callan is very distressed, with long cracks, and it has a few rather deep dents and dinges. I could have it sanded, filled and resprayed but of course that wouldn't affect its sound, and might affect its value. I'll check out the shergold website. [/quote] The Shergold guys are used to the crazing associated with these instruments and would tell you not to do anything to it, keep it original.

[quote name='Bassowner35' timestamp='1316363127' post='1376928'] Hello I have a Shaftesbury Ned Callan Hombre that I bought in Exeter back in the 'seventies. It isn't in mint condition, far from it, but as far as I know everything on it except the strings is original. I recently bought a Westone Spectrum ST, which so far seems like quite a nice bass, and I'm thinking of perhaps selling the Ned Callan. I imagine that trying to restore the finish or changing the pickups would spoil its "original" character. Not being a collector, I haven't much idea of what it is worth, but I know it featured in a book about British basses and guitars that appeared a good few years ago, and I understand it was designed by Peter Cook, a well-known British luthier. Has anyone got any suggestions? [/quote] Check out the shergold website ([url="http://www.shergold.co.uk/forum/"]http://www.shergold.co.uk/forum/[/url]). I am sure someone there could give you a value and maybe even buy it off you.

[quote name='TheGreek' post='1356254' date='Aug 30 2011, 08:35 AM']Here are updated photos of my Roadie (before and after) and also the ( ghastly ) pink GA24 which I traded for my Wal Mk1..any thoughts on whether I should have the GA24 resprayed???[/quote] No, don't do it. Too many of the pearl basses have been resprayed (and more selfishly I want to buy one eventually). I was hoping to get this one, but could not get things worked out with Nick. C'mon it's better than sunburst anyway.

[quote name='lobematt' post='1342060' date='Aug 16 2011, 11:21 AM']I've gotta ask dude, who's arse is that in your avatar??[/quote] I think it's Jessica Alba's

[quote name='cheddatom' post='1269806' date='Jun 15 2011, 05:55 AM']We take foreign payments all the time, by paypal, credit card, or bank transfer. If there are any extra charges for processing foreign payments i've never heard of them. Our margins on small items mean that we always make a profit. Quite often this involves shipping something that weighs only a few grams and only worth a couple of quid. I'm not doubting Ken's business acumen, but something is very wrong there.[/quote] No, I think Ken is right, at least speaking as a private individual in the US, not sure about businesses. PayPal does charge a different amount (e.g., 3.9% for payments under $3K vs. 1.9-2.9%) when handling "crossborder" payments and if I use my credit card to make a foreign, i.e., non-US, purchase there is a fee associated with that purchase related to the currency conversion. Credit card companies have started including that on the printed statement.

[quote name='Soliloquy' post='1269011' date='Jun 14 2011, 01:38 PM']My new beautiful new Calibas 6 string. The serial number suggests that it's a 1988 model. It off to John tomorrow for a set up and service.[/quote] Let me guess about a stone, right?

[quote name='doctor_of_the_bass' post='1245217' date='May 26 2011, 04:12 AM']The GA 24 is around 14 inches wide I think Steve....![/quote] It is.

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='1230637' date='May 13 2011, 11:57 PM']I've got Gilmour playing fretless on Big Bottom with Spinal Tap on DVD at the Secret Policemen's Ball[/quote] Ah, you are right, I stand corrected. He did play fretless (Musicman, not Jaydee tho) on that song.

[quote name='RhysP' post='1228675' date='May 12 2011, 07:41 AM']To be fair Gilmour is a pretty good fretless player - he used to use a fretless Jaydee Supernatural. He played it with Kate Bush when she performed "Running up that hill" at the Secret Policemans Ball concert.[/quote] David Gilmour didn't play the bass in that particular concert (though he can play fretless). It was Tony Franklin and his Roadie IIA.

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='1230363' date='May 13 2011, 03:03 PM']DUDE YOU HAVE ONE OF THE LEGENDARY JACO FRETLESSES!!![/quote] Supposedly, one of up to three identical fretless basses (with up to three more fretted basses) that were in production in John's workshop when he learned that Jaco had died. I write "up to" since John told me that not all of them were finished. It's a nice bass, unlined ebony fingerboard, EMG pick-ups, patterned after a (his?) '62 jazz bass. Would Jaco have liked it, who knows? Could he have got on with an unlined board? Would he have wanted to change batteries?

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='1230352' date='May 13 2011, 02:50 PM']Could anyone who has a GA24 give me the body width? I have a vague recollection its something like 15"?[/quote] I will check and get back to you, but I think it's narrower than that.

Here are mine: [attachment=79827:IMG_3064.JPG] L-R: GA24 5-string, Series I ("Classic") Mark King, Calibas 6-string fretted, Jaco Pastorius (basically a '62 jazz copy) and Calibas 6-string fretless

[quote name='Waldo' post='1194147' date='Apr 9 2011, 06:15 PM']I singled out Mark King becuase he's had signature basses from Alembic, Status, Fender and Jaydee plus Ashdown amps. Just seems excessive![/quote] Doesn't seem that bad for a 30+ year career and other than the Fender he did use the Jaydee and Alembic for a number of years before moving to his current long-term relationship with Status.

My $0.02 UPS and Fedex generally have similar pricing. Personally, I prefer FedEx, though others will prefer UPS. If you ship instruments long enough you will have your own horror stories about both and can make your own choice as to who breaks what less often. The price will depend on who is being billed for the shipping. If a business is sending the package, you should be able to get a better rate, compared to a private seller. I would think it would cost something around $300+ to ship a bass to the UK privately using FedEx's International Economy service, which is about a 4-day turnaround based on my experience (and assuming no customs hassles). I have a FedEx account which lets me ship for about half that price. International Priority and International First services are dearer; though the less time the package spends in their hands the better and it may be worth it to you. As mentioned previously, at least here in the US, UPS will ask for import duty plus their fee when they deliver the bass assuming you're in when they deliver, else they will bill you later. FedEx will bill later, but you pay the same (including a handling fee). The shipping price is based on volumetric weight, so you need to have the dimensions of the package as well as the weight to get an accurate cost estimate. As others have indicated, taking the neck off will give you a smaller package and cheaper, but you will forego the hard case. USPS is the US equivalent to the Royal Mail and has nothing to do with UPS. It is possible to ship instruments with them, but there are size limitations, so the bass in case and an oversize box may be rejected as too large. USPS tends to be cheaper, especially if you take the neck off, but they are slower and you don't have the ability to track the package as well as you can with the courier services. Based on my own experiences, very little ever gets truly lost forever. As always, insurance is everything, and you need to read the fine print to make sure that the instrument is covered. Just because they take your money for insurance does not mean that you are actually covered should you need to make a claim. Musical instruments may be excluded or capped at a certain value and you may need to satisfy certain minimum packaging requirements. Remember also that your insurance valuation will factor in to how much your are charged in tax.

First Bass Owned: ... Kay Precision copy 'Go To' Bass: ... Jaydee GA24 Session 'Your' Bass: ... Jaydee GA24 Session

[quote name='sheldon' post='1118070' date='Feb 6 2011, 01:57 PM']hi , can anyone help me with information on my Jaydee Custom bass , it was brought quite a while ago but i have had no joy in finding any reference on the net to the model . As you can see it is based up an Precision bass but the previous owner has had all its electrics upgraded to what you would normally find on a Supernatural and then had it refinished by John Diggins. [url="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v227/shahpur/jaydeeback.jpg"]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v227/sha.../jaydeeback.jpg[/url] [url="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v227/shahpur/jaydeebackhead-1.jpg"]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v227/sha...ebackhead-1.jpg[/url] [url="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v227/shahpur/jaydeecloser.jpg"]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v227/sha...aydeecloser.jpg[/url] [url="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v227/shahpur/jaydeeclose.jpg"]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v227/sha...jaydeeclose.jpg[/url] [url="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v227/shahpur/jaydeehead.jpg"]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v227/sha.../jaydeehead.jpg[/url] The overall condition is good but there is some crazing in the finish and some " sinking " where the original pickups were. thanks in advance sheldon[/quote] What others have said, call John or send him an e-mail ([email protected]) and give him the serial number and he can tell you more about it. It's not a standard model, so it must have been a custom build for someone. I recall reading about a guy who worked for Jaydee who had a blue Jaydee Thunderbird and a blue Jaydee Precision built. Perhaps it is or rather was his.

[quote name='noelk27' post='1116138' date='Feb 4 2011, 09:21 PM']No offence, Doug, but don't see what you can be claiming an intellectual property right in, as hybrid fretted instruments (where the fretting wire doesn't extend the full way across the touchboard) have been around since the 1500s. What you would have done in the 80s, and what Ibanez is doing today, are simply interpretations of concepts that have existed for over 400 years.[/quote] Don't think Doug's claiming any IP rights here, just quibbling with Ibanez's claim to a first in relation to the electric bass guitar.