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I nearly bought one of those a few years ago, but they cost a bit more than I'm prepared to pay. It's a shame there isn't a yellow one.

The middle three make no sense. I can understand having 12,7,6 but anything else is just stupid. You're not seriously going to need any other sound in one song are you? What's the Yes song with the triple, Awaken? I think that's 4 fretted, 4 fretless and a 6 string guitar.

Never got on with Encore's. Stagg and Vintage instruments that I've played are suprisingly good.

Odd looking. I thought at first someone had stuck a precision scratchplate on it, but now I'm starting to think it's original. I've got a columbus EB-3, which is completely faithful to the gibson, I've never seen one look like this. I got mine in pieces after an incomplete refin, I'm slowly putting it back together. I've owned 5 columbus instruments, and i've never paid more than £145, and only went that high because I really wanted a fretless jazz.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120237127401&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:middle:uk"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...hlink:middle:uk[/url] I love auctions like this. No strap?!?!?!

[quote name='nick' post='157046' date='Mar 13 2008, 10:10 PM']An Indie [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/INDIE-RICKENBACKER-COPY-BASS-BRAND-NEW_W0QQitemZ170201555961QQihZ007QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/INDIE-RICKENBACKER-C...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url] Might get pulled....[/quote] You can see this in one of the background pictures on their website, I've been meaning to email them and ask them about it.

Circle of fifths, it needs to have 6 sharps.

[quote name='neepheid' post='155281' date='Mar 11 2008, 01:34 PM']Don't often see a Squier Katana. Here's one. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=220210591058"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=220210591058[/url][/quote] No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's round the corner from my house!!! It had better go for a high price. Then I won't have to buy it.....

[quote name='allighatt0r' post='155193' date='Mar 11 2008, 11:28 AM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140213130787"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=140213130787[/url] I'm not sure this thing is worth the sum total of £65.99, especially with the "modified" (read: broken off...) headstock. If the price totaled £40 i would have bought it.[/quote] No collections. Always puts me off.

I took it apart again, it's wired as vol, tone, tone. Although the cap was broken off the second tone knob. What would the effect of running one tone control into another be? I'm probably not going to bother fixing it, i'll wire it like an OLP.

There's a couple of Aria Pro's on there. I'm not looking anymore, I've bought 8 basses in two weeks.....

Any name? His Excellency President for Life Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor Idi Amin Dada VC DSO MC Conqueror of the British Empire CBE OR alternatively, my name is > A flying V would be nice....

[quote name='neepheid' post='154511' date='Mar 10 2008, 01:30 PM']Can't speak for the Vintage, but on OLP copies, the pickup is wired as front and back coils with seperate volumes for each and one tone.[/quote] It's not that, the second coil wires are neatly wired together. Although, that's a plan.....

I picked up a Vintage Stingray, it's got three knobs, and one pickup. I'd assume 1xvol and 1x tone, but what's the third one for? to be honest, apart from the vol, the other two seem to do very little. I briefly had a look at the wiring but nothing jumped out at me....

I've got the 20w guitar version in my office that I use for noodling on an 8 string bass when I have break. It's not great. Even with a guitar, the tone is pretty naff. Unfortunately one of my cats used the bottom cab as a scratching post and destroyed the tolex so I can't sell the thing....

i had one of those. really nice guitar. I couldn't find any info on them at all when I got it, this is still only the second i've seen. I'm near Milton Keynes, if that had been a faux-maple orange colour I'd have put money on it being my one. Good price.

[quote name='OldGit' post='152356' date='Mar 6 2008, 01:21 PM']Well if the FBI monitor us still* I suspect the Ric monitors may, just in case their autosearches on Ebay miss something cunningly worded to not contravene their precious trademarks ... * Way back in the mists of time the FBI shut down the forum that preceded BassChat i don't remember why - it was before my time ...[/quote] Was that this: [url="http://www.musicianforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=540393"]http://www.musicianforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=540393[/url]

Ah, perfect!! My 7 string is being shipped next week, so this will be fun. I've just had a very brief run through on the 4 i've got at work, the first link doesn't sound quite right but I'll play it some more later.

Well I've just ordered their doubleneck as well (they were on sale at the weekend - £188) My 7 string should be shipping end of next week.

[quote name='d-basser' post='151210' date='Mar 4 2008, 06:13 PM']the few times i played an 8 string it amused me more finding which non 8 string songs sounded good on it, I would guess something like Portrait of Tracey would sound ultra schmexy on an 8[/quote] Acoustically at least, Metallica's Four Horsemen didn't sound half bad I'm playing at a short jazz rehearsal on Thursday, I'm going to see how it slots in there.

My new 8 string has just arrived, and I've been through Jeremy and Why Go several times, any other songs with prominent 8 string bass lines I can amuse myself with in my lunch break?

[quote name='steve-soar' post='150787' date='Mar 4 2008, 01:15 AM']Noooooooooooo, nail polish remover is acetone which removes plastics, which in effect ='s the finish on your guitar. The only safe way I've found to remove stickers from modern finishes is to moisten the paper with warm water and carefully scrape off. Then remove the glue with panel wipe (virgin thinners). You can get this from any car spray shop. Do not use meths and don't scrape with a credit card as you will probably scuff your finish. I hope I'm not too late.[/quote] Nope, not getting it till Sunday, so it's okay