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[quote name='keeponehandloose' timestamp='1370292351' post='2098832'] why not send it back? if this has happened surely it indicates inferior workmanship, youmay fix this now , be happy for a few months and something else will go wrong. [/quote] I would want the same bass and the rest of this one seems good, I could get another one which may have a different issue, at least I know this fb is rock solid as I've done it myself. Another one would be at the mercy of international couriers which is never good. I can't afford a good quality bass which is available in this country within driving distance, I did a lot of research of budget basses and Gedo and Thomann came out on top, but they're still mass produced basses which in turn leads to these sort of issues sometimes. I could wait for a second hand one to come up locally but that could still have unknown issues and I may not have enough experience to spot issues and get stitched up. If anything happens to this one in a few months it will get fixed or returned as it has a two year warranty. I know a lot a folks would say save up and spend more money on a better bass but it's not that I can't afford too, it's that I can't justify it at this point in time with a cottage to renovate and a family. It's basically a Gedo or Thomann bass or no bass at all.

Thanks for the reply, I'll email them in the morning and tell them I'm happy with that. I've ordered the Hidersine gig bag which was £59 so I've basically been given a free, good quality gig bag, which I'm happy with. I given it a bit more of a sand with some fine paper and it's nice and smooth now, I've some good quality furniture wax here in varying shades so I've given it all a light rub of clear to cover any bare edges and blended the ends in with a darker wax, looks and feels nice now, don't want anything much on there anyway else it feels too grippy. I've given it a good set up as well and it's feeling good, Now to start playing it at last, home practice tomorrow, band rehearsal Wednesday, gig Thursday Can't wait!

Hi all, I need to know a fair price for a repair to a bass as my new one from Gedo has been delivered damaged. They have offered to pay for the repair to be done or give me a discount if I do it myself, I just need to know if their offer is a fair one. The repair is to glue the fingerboard back on and sort out the cracked finish where the fb has broken away from the neck. During manufacture the fb must, I assumed, be glued to the neck before the neck and fb are finished off as the fb didn't leave a perfectly clean edge, kind of jagged lacquer if you know what I mean. I have glued the fb back on and sanded the rough edges back where the finish cracked away, it feels ok now but looks a little untidy, I need to use the bass this Wednesday and Thursday so wilk leave as is for now but I will need to either apply some lacquer to tidy it up and flat and polish it or build up a couple of layers of wax or oil to make perfect. I admit I'm fussy on finishes but this is a new bass and should be finished properly. Anyway Gedo have offered me 70 euros to compensate for having to do this and I just want to know if you think this is a fair price to pay for that job to be done, how much would it cost if I had to pay a luthier? I don't want to try and sting Gedo but I would like the discount to reflect the cost of the repair. Thanks in advance for any help.

Thanks for the advice, I've done a bit more research and it seems the additives to keep hide glue in a liquid state slightly reduce it's strength but it is still stronger than the wood itself so will be fine. It doesn't seem you can rub the pieces together to get it to tack together like regular hide but that shouldn't matter on a neck. I've ordered some so should be playing my new bass in a week fingers crossed. It was actually Titebond and not Loctite as well, my mistake.

I have a fingerboard which needs to be reglued to the neck, no big deal in doing that but I was wondering if anyone here had used or uses the Locktite liquid hide glue? I need to order either some normal hide glue or the liquid stuff, the normal type won't a big problem but needs soaking, mixing, heating, etc, so I will need to buy more stuff like a thermometer. The liquid hide glue would obviously be far easier for me as I can use it like regular PVA, spread it on, clamp it up and walk away, no messy preparation like regular hide glue. My worry is, as with most things, for the ease of use there will be a trade off of effectiveness. So bass builders/repairers have you used the liquid hide and what do you think?

Ouch, that's not good, gonna need some big wood screws!! Like you say, at least mine's easily fixed, just sort of spoils new bass day, but the first rehearsal once fixed I'll be loving' it!

That's the thing, I'm more from the rockabilly camp than the classical, but it's all good. I went for an adjustable bridge as well because I haven't settled on the perfect height for me yet, and if I start/join a rockabilly band I might want ti raise it up a bit, it just makes sense. They put on Innovation Rockabilly strings but I might end up with Innovation Honeys, I need to put my name on the trial list when the bass is fixed. I like the old skool thump rather than the more modern sound. Plus the Rockabillys are black and look cool! German bow and gigbag included but no rosin, or just not found it yet I'm going to order the Hidersine (sp) gigbag as it's more padded and robust than the gedo one, the bass will be a rehearsal and gigging bass so will be out the house once or twice a week so it needs a bit more protection.

The rest of it is lovely Pete, I got the same one as you in the end, I wanted the matte antique finish but they were on back order 'til August. This is a tiny bit too 'look at me with my new bass' for me if you know what I mean, but it is a looker, the back is incredible for plywood, really pronounced flaming, and the sides. A tiny part of me thought it would be too showy but now it's here I love it. I'll get some pictures up when it's fixed.

Gedo have been very good about it, they've offered to pay for the repair over here or asked if I could do it myself. I will do it myself as it's no biggy, just waiting for Gedo to come back with a partial refund offer as I have in effect bought a damaged instrument. It will definitely be hide glue incase it needs to come off in the future. Has anymore used the liquid hide glue that Titebond now do, still a proper hide glue but is liquid so a longer 'open time' which can only be good on a big area. Just bummed I can't get practicing on it, we have a gig a week on Thursday and I was hoping to debut it then. At least it's just the fb and not the neck or anything. TBH there wasn't much glue on it, just a thin strip down each side and a wiggle down the middle, Friday afternoon in the board glueing department maybe.

It's here . . . . . . and the fingerboard's not attached!! It was delivered to my inlaws and I made sure they checked it for damage before signing. I didn't know it would have a 'tilt watch' on the box and my inlaws didn't know what it was, they thought it was an electronic chip for tracking. The tilt watch was red and the driver who checked it with the inlaws didn't point it out!! There is no damage to the box so they have signed as ok. I don't know how a fb can come off without any damage to the box, it's packaged so that the fb is in the centre of the box away from any surfaces so the box would need to be pushed in a long was to meet the fb, maybe just bad glueing. I'll contact Gedo in the morning to see where we go now. What is the fb glued on with normally, animal glue or just pva? As long as I know what glue to use I'm more than capable of glueing and clamping the fb in place, the breaks in the finishing are easily lined up to sit it exactly where it was, but that's not the point. This has really take the joy out of buying a new bass.

Woo hoo, it'll be here tomorrow! Bit of a bummer though as it's going to my inlaws, I'm picking it up after work but I have rehearsal with the band I play EB in so won't even have time to unpack it, it'll have to wait 'til Friday. It's the acoustic band rehearsal tonight so EUB it is again.

I remember reading that Rick Rubin said he would always listen to his mixes in the car on the way home from the studio and when they sounded good in the car he was happy, as the vast majority of everyday folk only listen to music in the car, at least I think it was RR. As nearly everything he produces sounds awesome, to my ears, I'm happy to follow his rule of thumb, it also makes perfect sense.

Wow, thanks Bassinmyface, just the sort of answer I wad hoping for, not that I don't appreciate everyone elses. I agree about the clicky being separately controlled, I had wondered if you could put a small passive volume control under the fingerboard for it. I do a bit of slapping but would like to do more which is why I was leaning towards the single with clicky but I'm sure I saw a post with someone saying their bridge PU picked up the string slap quite well. I supposed I could use a big bass and a clicky and merge the signals using my Line 6 X3, you can run two instruments through it and tailor the signals independently, switch the clicky off when not needed.

I use an Ashdown Perfect Ten mini rig, it's only sixty watts but is very efficient and kicks out enough to keep up at pub gigs, if we do a big club I go through the PA. They're discontinued but you can pick them up on ebay for around £150, it's a small head unit with two ten inch speaker cabs, individually the three components are very light and you can run one or two cabs and placement is very flexible being separate. Perhaps not your dream amp but it works for me and is in your price and weight range, so much so I'm going to get another if one comes up locally for even more power/flexibility.

I'm probably going to be getting a J tone PU for my DB, I've seen various threads with folks giving different reasons for getting or not getting the varying types that J tone do, reds, single wing, double wing, single plus clicky, etc and thought it would be good to have all the info in one place. So which ones have you tried and what are your thoughts?

It only left midday Friday, I don't know if it will move over the weekend and the holiday Monday, I hope so though. It'll probably all go smoothly until it reaches good old Britain, then the 'can't be arsed' brigade will have their part to play. Fingers crossed it'll be soon.

If they don't sound that good and are in the way, I'll take them off your hands for £20 to save you the trouble of having to fit them to another bass .

As I'm a complete novice to the world of guts, how much is an average set ? I realise there's probably a vast range in prices but what sort of range are they in? I've ordered my new bass with Innovation Rockabillys but I know I'd love to have real gut strings one day.

Argh! It's a public holiday in Germany tomorrow (Whit Monday) so no courier action I expect, I need I need I need!

I'm trying to thin down at the mo but it's hard, I end up with a reason to keep too many. I've ended up being weak and deciding to keep my Variax (in a covers band so very handy), Aria P clone (because with the mods it rivals a few Fender I've played and owes me next to nothing), it was going to be just those two but the others are all different types and come in handy, a 5 string, a fretless, an acoustic, then there's the EUB and double bass. So from ten I've only managed to agree with myself to sell three. And our drummer has just told me there's an Aria STB Jazz in the local charity shop which after mods will be a sister for the P clone, I'm useless : )

Ooh ooh ooh, had an email earlier, it's left Gedo and on it's way. Oh sh*t, must remember to play it cool, I'm a jazz cat now.

You mean they don't come with frets? :0) I've played EUB for a year and a fair bit of fretless EB already so should be a fairly painless transition. I did put dots in the third, fifth and position on the EUB to start with in white pencil but don't need them now. I had them for a bit of security as I learnt to play it in an acoustic band that was already gigging, fairly laid back stuff but still a bit nerve racking to start with. First gig was providing background music for seven hours Saturday and Sunday at an art and crafts fair underground in December, a strange start.

I didn't actually say it was that cheap, I just showed her the really cheap ones you can get and said it looks like that, she just assumed I'd bought that one, and we all know you must never correct your wife :0) So now that's sorted it's just a waiting game for the bass, I keep looking at pictures of it in anticipation. We've got a gig booked with the acoustic band in three weeks so I'm hoping I'll be used to it by then so I don't have to use the EUB.

Holy moly that's a big box, at least it's well packed. The boss knows about the new bass now, it's amazing you get a such a nice bass for £350 eh ;0)

Thanks for all the suggestions on 'bass smuggling' :0) Worst of all I've had to put her parents address down for delivery as we work in the day and I don't want it going back to the couriers. I have this weekend to sort it. Every electric bass I buy is on the proviso that I sell a couple of the others to fund it, still got a rack full of basses though. They're just getting bigger that's all,