Jellyfish

That's a cool bass.

These basses are so stupidly good for the money - good luck with the sale!

Bump!

Bump.

Bit of a story with this one: bought as B-stock from eBay for £149 as the electronics weren't working. Since purchasing, I've:

1. Repaired the dodgy jack so it's now 'breathing' (the active circuitry works!)

2. Sanded some of the fret ends as they were a bit sharp - still not perfect but a lot better.

3. Applied a bit of lemon oil to the Indian Blackwood fretboard as it looked a bit dry

4. Tightened the tuners as they weren't super tight out of the factory

It's now a killer 6-string, neck thru bass waiting for a new owner (it's way too big for my tiny hands, that are used to Ibanez 5-strings!)

Specs (from link above):

    Neck construction : Neck-Thru Body  
    Body : Mahogany
    Neck : Canadian Maple with Mahogany Stripe
    Fingerboard : Indonesian Blackwood, 24 Frets
    Scale length : 34 inches
    String spacing at bridge : 17 mm
    Fitted with 2 truss rods
    Pick-up : H-H, Ceramic
    Controls : 1 Volume, 3 Tone, 1 Balance, Preamp Circuit
    Machine Heads : Chrome
    Weight is slightly above 5kg

This bass retails for £299 so I've decided to move it on for £200 or am open to trades.

P&P at buyer's expensve, payment by bank transfer only.

I'm a sucker for the colour, it's gorgeous! GLWTS!

Bought from Mr. Discreet on this forum and love it to bits but it's also made me realise that I still love 5-strings and Ibanez so I'm putting it back up for sale. It's still in as new condition, having being played for just a few hours. Strings are in great condition and the setup is fantastic.

Comes with a black pickguard that I never got round to fitting as well as bridge cover (which I did fit, but was done after these photos were taken).

I have a box to pack it in but P&P will need to be arranged by the buyer.

Payment by bank transfer only.

3 Available

Decent condition, usually found for near £99 (or more) online. Grab yourself a bargain.  

Price includes P&P within the UK.

Want these gone so am happy to sell multiples at discount, however below prices are (hopefully) the cheapest you can currently find them online. 

Neutrik NA3MM: £6.49

Neutrik NA3F5M x4: £8.49

Neutrik NC3MXX: £2.99

Neutrik NA2MP: £6.99

Happy to sell the whole lot for £45.

Price incudes shipping within the UK. Payment by PayPal or bank transfer. 

Hi all,

A quick intro: I've loved bass guitars ever since I picked one up around 10 years ago and have recently decided to start learning to setup and maintain them as I was always amazed at what a difference a professional setup can make. I eventually want to start putting my own basses together and building them completely as I find some of the topics in 'Build Diaries' utterly amazing.  

So, I wanted to ask people who were a bit more knowledgable: where is the best place to start when it comes to learning how to build a bass guitar? I've got a 'shopping list' of things I need to start buying (fret finishing tools, a straight edge etc.) and have also looked at courses offered by Crimson Guitars. I've even reached out to Jaydee (as they're 15 minutes down the road from me) to see if they'd be willing to let me come and help them out (for free) in exchange for learning about what it is that goes into a well-made bass guitar.

I'm fortunate enough to have some money to spend on the hobby but have virtually no woodworking experience so am torn between buying older basses to 'do up' or buying kits, or even buying better-quality parts to assemble and sell on.

It does look great, and I'm a fan of the passive single-coils as well. Now we just need to wait for Alpher to offer a multi-scale...  

Given everything that's going on at the moment, it's likely that we'll have to wait a while until we're able to visit a music store to try a bass guitar out. So it got me wondering if the majority of people still seek out a music store before deciding on their purchase or if an online review/sound sample is sufficient.

I used to insist on playing the instrument before purchasing it but with all the different brands available, there are only so many that I'd be able to try in my local music shops. It also seems like the combination of online reviews as well as the freedom to return instruments (in a given timeframe) means that buying online has never been safer.

But I'm curious to know what everyone else thinks; is it just me that is happy to go off a YouTube review before deciding on an instrument purchase?  

33 minutes ago, sammybee said:

But it's not just the emails, it's the incessant interruptions on YouTube, banner ads etc on other sites. 

I understand, but I think that's more the fault of the platform (and not the business that paid for the ads)? I use Adblock though as I find most adverts annoying anyway.  

I've had a hiatus from bass for months now and I jumped onto SBL straight away as soon as I got back into it. The Players Path then recently popped up so I started that - and now I'm finding it difficult to stop! It's one of the highest quality online tutorials I've come across (for anything, not just bass) and it's obvious that a lot of work has gone into it. 

I assume that most people who complain about his marketing are the same folks that aren't aware that they can unsubscribe from e-mails 

Looking forward to the new Steven Wilson album - Nick's Spector has always sounded monstrous. This track is one of my favourites for the bass alone:

I was searching for new listings and found someone selling off some ex-display Cort basses. If you're in the market for an 'as new' Cort bass then this might be a good buy for you. The auctions all have offers enabled so definitely worth trying to knock some money off! 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/333606317482 (I linked the one but the seller has a few other items) 

Don't know the guy but thought others might be able to benefit.

Love the simplicity of this one - good luck with the sale.

Love the look of the classic Yamaha basses and that one's gorgeous. Good luck with the sale.  

Recently purchased a fantastic Squier CV 70s Precision Bass and couldn't be happier. Quick communication and was very well packaged when it arrived!

On 07/05/2020 at 11:01, SpondonBassed said:

Looking through images for ideas I have seen normal (perpendicular orientation) headpieces used in conjunction with an angled zero fret.

 

I've also seen Brice bass's individual headpiece string clamps.

That 2nd picture looks dangerous 

I quite like the way that Strandberg (and other makers) do it - with a slightly 'figured' cutout:

On 18/05/2020 at 15:28, MGB said:

Yep have that one too.

I assume you know this exist

 

This song is killer and the bass sounds huge - thanks for sharing!

That's great to hear. I'm about to buy a couple of wall-mounted hooks and was going to go 'cheapo' - but you've changed my mind.  

Hi all,

I recently recorded a quick unboxing and review of some 'cheap' (£21) luthier tools (various gauges and a string height ruler) I purchased from Amazon - please enjoy!

That's gorgeous. I'm sort of gutted that they didn't use the SR bodyshape but it does look slightly more ergonomic from a distance. It's also interesting to see that they went for a wider string spacing - guessing that's a limitation of headless basses?

Looks fab' though.  

Thanks again for the feedback. Recorded and uploaded my 2nd video, taking on some of your feedback.