Maude

I've always thought Crafter to be similar to Yamaha, in that at any given price point you seem to get more than your money's worth. I've got an old Crafter bowl back acoustic that I've had four years, it's a great little guitar.

These look fantastic. I love the little details like the Guild logo knobs. It would've been easy for them to just slap a pair of generic tophats on, especially being a relatively affordable bass, but they've got the extra mile. I don't know which colour I prefer. 🤔

A guitarist wanted a 4x12 cab which the seller had, offered him this bass in exchange for it. Also being a guitarist, the seller hung it on his wall for the last 40 years, occasionally having a plonk on it. Apart from a couple of dings that it had when he got it, it's in amazing condition. A couple of little issues, but age will do that to you. 😁

Sorry, it's not a Gibson. Kimbara, 70s Matsumoku copy, but a very close copy apart from the lack of through body stringing. The scratchplate is a replacement as the original tort one was gassing off and crumbling, which is a shame. It's still lovely none the less.

NBD post to follow once I've had a play. Have a sellers pic teaser for now. 😉

Hmm, the back seat of the car this morning would imply I'm definitely out now.

I'd Rather Go Blind - Etta James

Tied Up Too Tight - Hard-Fi

How does a superb condition, tobacco burst, Shergold Modulator 8 string, in original case with the 'case candy' grab ya? It popped up on facebook marketplace within reasonable distance from me and I very nearly had my second crumble. I'd in all reality never use an eight string, but it looks fantastic.

Drain The Blood - The Distillers

I'm going to withhold judgement. I'm in a house constructed from glass with a pocketful of stones.

Who Are You - The Who

Some people like them, some people don't. So what, so what, you boring little c***? 😉

Yes, this is a fantastic idea. Totally outside the ideals of what this thread is about, but means I'm back in. 😄

Caffeine Bomb - The Wildhearts

Oh my, is that the date, it can't be 2022 already can it? Really? It's actually January now? Surely not! I could've sworn it was still December, 2021. Well that does put me in a predicament! 🙈

Everybody's Happy Nowadays - The Buzzcocks

A U - Pink Floyd

I very nearly bought an amp at 2 in the morning on New Year's Day. Thought I'd leave it 'til the morning as it was a want, not a need. Luckily it was sold by the time I got up.

Just thinking out loud here, but if this were allowed to wash, then wouldn't @AndyTravisbe allowed to buy any bass he wants on the grounds that he used to own one? 🤣🤣

That fretless seems a right bargain. I don't know what they're worth but any fretless Yamaha has to be worth that. If it was closer I'd grab that.

This is what I was thinking. It should be far more noticeable unplugged as the string both sides of fretted fret are unamplified. Once plugged in it shouldn't really be audible as the side you want to hear is being amplified and the unwanted side isn't. Although any vibrations in the string will get picked up to a degree. Perhaps try fretting more lightly as the harder you fret a string the more like a 'hammer on' it is, causing a note ring out without plucking the string. Also as you've mentioned the other strings ringing out it could all be to do with muting the strings. Unmuted strings will vibrate in sympathy to fretted strings causing noise to be heard through the pickup/amplifier. I'd say it's all to do with technique rather than a set up issue.

Is this plugged in or acoustically?

Heard It Through The Grapevine - The Slits (and some bloke called Marv)