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My wife bought me a set of slap rings as a kind of "jokey" wedding present! Actually, I can see them being quite fun, but I find they don't work well with my set up ie very low action and light-ish strings. It's just too much weight on your thumb and you get horrible overtones from the strings "bottoming out" at the end of the fingerboard. Probably doesn't help that I already have large thumbs (?!!?). Perhaps I just need to spend more time fiddling about, but I couldn't be bothered to raise the action on any of my basses just so the slap ring would work better. If I did, or switched to heavier strings (I use 40-95), then it would probably work quite well.

Oh, so this is about mounting amps into cases?! When I saw the topic title "Rack sizes and holes", I was expecting something else :blush: Actually, is it just me or is this thread full of double entendres? e.g. [i]The tension between the nut and runner caused by the tightening of a screw keeps all the gear in place, and allows you to bypass any unusual hole-configurations.[/i] I'll get my coat.

Any chance I could be added to the list if it's not already too long?

Without wishing to turn you away onto another site, you can find the Wal forum at badassbassplayers.com. Don't know whether or not they have posted the eq settings again though. I don't really have a favourite setting for my Wal tone controls at the moment, but I do quite like B: 2-Pulled T:10 pulled and BT in the middle for a nice "scooped" slap tone.

I wouldn't do it. I'm sure the rig is great, but another will surely come along soon. It doesn't seem to make economical or practical sense to me, although if you can make a bit of a day trip/long weekend out of it then perhaps you could justify it.

Nice collection you've got there Gaf! The VM Jazz is looking great, how's it sounding these days? Matt

[quote name='Jamesemt' post='179827' date='Apr 18 2008, 03:19 PM']Sorry mate, my post sounded a bit aggressive and wasn't meant to be. It just bugs me when people won't tell me what they paid for stuff (like a car), like it's some conspiracy or something. I appreciate the thoughts about selling it on, but TBH as long as you keep it a while first then you just sell at market value. It's not your fault Crack Converters didn't do their homework properly...[/quote] Hey, no worries. I'm sure no offence was intended. A little update: I spoke to Bernie Goodfellow today and he confirmed that it is a Lowden. Still a great quality bass though, from what I can tell. I'd never spoken with him before, but he seems like an incredibly nice bloke and didn't seem to mind me bothering him at all. All of this has gotten me thinking that I really would like one of those GB's now..... lol!!!

[quote name='Paul Cooke' post='179132' date='Apr 17 2008, 06:34 PM']I'm convinced CC sit on the real bargains (like Fenders that are obviously valuable) and hide them away out of sight until the ticket expires and you can't redeem it... then they flog them off on ebay...[/quote] ... that may be true, assuming that they know the value of what they have. To be honest, I can't imagine them putting that much effort or thought into it given the masses of stuff that must pass through their hands. So long as they make a good mark up I would be surprised if they could care very much. One of my pals has had at least half a dozen very good deals out of CC, but then he does check it with alarming regularity. I guess that is the key, plus a little luck!

Here's a couple of shots of the bass after an hour of cleaning it up - it's turned out very nicely!

I suppose the idea is that if I decide to sell it on then I don't have to feel like a complete bastard for trying to make some money on it - although why I should even care given the ridiculous amount of money I have lost on bass gear (mainly through this forum) over the years is beyond me. It's kind of disrespectful to any future purchaser, if I blab on and on about how I paid £1.50 for this bass, don't you think? That was never the point of this post! I'm not short-sighted enough to think that I won't ever sell it, because I know me too well, but I thought people might find my story interesting and perhaps inspire a few more bargain discoveries in Crack-Generators across the land. As it is I will almost certainly keep this bass as it will make a great back up for my function band duties. Got some of the dings touched up today, and it's looking much better already. Will post some more pics when I've polished it and have it looking dandy, for those amongst you who may or may not care.

[quote name='silverfoxnik' post='178477' date='Apr 17 2008, 12:26 AM']I think it's a Goodfellow Bass made by Lowden Guitars in Northern Ireland in the mid 90s; see here: [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avalon_Guitars"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avalon_Guitars[/url] As I understand it, Bernie Goodfellow lost control of the Goodfellow name in the late 80s or early 90s and so he started Nightingale Basses in Denmark Street, London for a while before he finally set up GB Guitars in Brighton which is where he is now. Lowden bought/owned the Goodfellow Bass name and the actual body design was very much like an early Goodfellow bass. I had one of these for a while in 1995 which cost me about £700 at the time, and it had a mahogony core like a Wal Custom (hence the tonal similarity you mention) and Kent Armstrong pick ups I think. It was a very nice bass but not quite in the class of an early handmade Bernie Goodfellow 'Goodfellow Bass' (if that makes sense).. So, although it's not one of Bernie's originals, you've definitely got a bargain and these are quite rare basses, so congratulations on your good fortune![/quote] Thanks for the information, perhaps it is a Lowden model then. Oh well, still think I did pretty well as it's a great sounding and funky-looking bass. As for the pickups they have the wood-effect covers (like my Wal, again) with little notches in the bass side for your thumb to rest on - same as this one pictured on the gallery site. [url="http://www.thebassgallery.com/goodfellowclassicfl.html"]http://www.thebassgallery.com/goodfellowclassicfl.html[/url] As I mentioned previously, there is no serial number on this bass which doesn't make it any easier to identify!

As for what I paid... it was in the region of second-hand Squier money (nothing wrong with those by the way!). Too cheap to not have a punt at any rate. Anybody able to tell me any more about the bass from the pics? Controls are pretty standard: bass, mid, treble, blend and vol.

Truss rod nut seems to be rounded off, but just about get away with 45 gauge strings, although I wouldn't mind slackening it a turn to allow me to fit a lighter set. Bridge is bit corroded and truss rod cover is missing.... also a couple of juicy dings, but nothing too awful. Can't really complain though, can I?!

Here's a couple of quick snaps. Needs a good polish and some touch up paint, but I think it'll polish up okay. Electrics all working well and sounding good - sounds not unlike to my Wal to be honest, and a similar feel too. If anyone can cast any light as to age/model/value, I'd be very grateful!

Will try and put some pics up tonight when I get the bass home. The logo is simply a "G", with the words "Handcrafted in England" written beneath. The machine heads all have the "G" stamped on the back too. Does that help to identify it's origins?

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='177364' date='Apr 15 2008, 09:04 PM']i suspect we're probably more interested in finding out how much you paid for it. You could always give Bernie Goodfellow a call I guess?[/quote] It was an embarrassingly small amount (included an SKB case too!). I just hope there's nothing "dodgy" about how it found it's way into Cash Generator....

Popped into the local Cash Generator to cast a quick glance over the instruments. Never gotten lucky before, but I occasionally check in the vain hope that I might find a 60's Jazz for a tenner. Well, today I found something almost as good, if not quite as valuable. I almost missed the black shape in the corner with no price label on it, but I spotted it just as I was walking past. Close inspection revealed a slightly tatty, but cool-looking 5 string bass. First thing that struck me were the wooden machine-head tops, then the "G" logo with "Handcrafted in England" printed below on the headstock. I looked again, the shape was a little unusual.... what could it be that was handmade in England and beginning with "G", surely it couldn't be a Goodfellow?! I called over the assistant and took a closer look, ascertained the price, and decided that although I couldn't be sure it was definitely worth a punt as it seemed like a nice bass anyway. The guy behind the counter said he had searched for G Basses or Goodman guitars online, but found no match for it. As soon as I got it back to work I unscrewed the control plate.... printed on the PCB was the name Goodfellow! I whooped with joy and proceeded to plug it in. It works! It sounds killer - even with dead strings and the action all over the place. 20 mins tweaking has already gotten the action feeling good; I know that this is going to come up lovely with a bit of polish and lemon oil. Pictures to follow! I can't find much info on Goodfellow bass models online, perhaps some of the more knowledgable amongst you will be able to help me ascertain more precisely what it is. Age wise I reckon mid eighties, although I may be wrong, Can't find a serial number as yet and the bass is still at work (hiding from the wife!).