martthebass

[quote name='Moos3h' post='578456' date='Aug 23 2009, 07:36 PM']Pair of pliers....£3 Good quality hacksaw...£7 Knowing that you've just ruined your instrument...priceless. Go on, be a man, give DIY a go [/quote] Think I'll file that with DIY dentistry (knowing my woodworking skills)........ Thanks all for the info. Sad thing is, I know that as soon as I've bid someone will post a vgc MIA Jazz fretless on the for sale board for £575 and I'll let outthat Blackadder like scream.

Sorry if this is in the wrong forum, but I'm looking at bidding on a fretted bass that I'd like as a fretless (having had no look finding a factory fretless to my taste/budget over the last few weeks). So.....what is the cost of a professional defret these days? I would be looking at maple lines in a r/w board (or white plastic if the cost is excessive). Also any recommnedations for the work to b done in the Sheffield/Donny area (I've already thought of Jon Shuker but I don't know if this sort of stuff is beneath him now ) Cheers, Mart

Is this the tiger stripe ebony? I've seen some with striations in the TS type but not one that looks as 'unique' as this. If you don't like it send it back, on buying a new bass in my view cosmetics are a valid reason for rejection.

Hello my new dream bass.....

Don't know how much 'sonic' or playability differences there are between the Fender TF and the std American Jazz. ET had my old Jazz frettless (1999) and swapped it out in favour of the TF so I'd expect it's a reasonable upgrade. I've played both lined and unlined and personally don't think it makes much difference (as long as the side dots are on the fret) - it only makes a difference if you want to make a statement to the audience that you're playing a fretless. I was more than happy with the sound of the Jazz, nice and woody and with much more mwah and subtlety than the Status necked Jazz (and previously Westone T3) that it replaced. Only problem I seem to have a the minute is picking up another used one at my budget of £600. Tsk

[quote name='Eight' post='566317' date='Aug 11 2009, 10:10 PM']Here we go again... I just whacked the headstock off the corner of a wall in a door way. Looked at the poor thing and saw some horrible white marks which I could only assume were paint chips down to the wood... except they wiped off... turns out I've taken a good chunk out of the wall and once again the bass has come away from the battle unharmed and completely unblemished. Thank f*ck! All hail German build quality.[/quote] Maybe you should buy a Status (headless obviously)

[quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' post='567203' date='Aug 12 2009, 07:39 PM']There is one for sale on the bay at the moment. Nobody bid for it last week ,so it's been relisted. I thhink it's £600.00 min bid -£800.00 buy it now . Seems about right[/quote] Cheer guys, that's the one I was looking at.

[quote name='BarnacleBob' post='567211' date='Aug 12 2009, 07:44 PM']I think Schnozzalee has one and might be interested in selling it...... BB[/quote] Might bite his hand off it it wass a fretless

Just a quickie. I've always had a little hankering for one of these. Anyone know what a reasonable price for a vgc used one would be?