martthebass

[quote name='steve-bbb' timestamp='1372574514' post='2127233'] ok so after all the lovely shiney on this thread, here's a dull old dog # 844 is a veritable hussy of a bass - i believe it has seen even more basschatters than the infamous R*******CKER thread i just bought it from cosmo who i think got it from cocco and heaven knows how many other basschatters before - please feel free to divulge and i will record its dirty past on the inside of the control panel plate like a tramp stamp the original bridge will be going back on eventually once i get some black springs for it and set it up am so tempted to have it lacquered up at status with the transluscent metallic charcoal-black hi gloss [/quote] I think she'd appreciate some TLC Steve, and she'd look the dogs in a tranny black jobby!

[quote name='jonsmith' timestamp='1372092081' post='2121477'] These are pretty similar to what an ex Rickenbacker employee was recommending for Ricks, which worked really well for me. Somewhere I've got the exact details & I'll try and find them. The old CV finish was quite susceptible to interacting with certain foams, which may explain the haze you've picked up if it's been in non-Rick cases or cheapo guitar stands. [/quote] Nah, this is the new UV cured finish....just never seems to come up as nice as say the MM poly coat. You know that very deep gloss like a new Audi! Finish on Ricks always seems thin to me though in comparison to some....guess it's part of the plan.

Does it work on Ricks.......honest not being sarcastic. My MM and Status are glossy gloss like but for some reason every Rick I've had has a haze to it.....

I did mine by Paypal Pete

Also.....there is no such thing as 'the one' some days you're a Status person sometimes a MM flats your boat, we're a contrary bunch. Hang on to your preeb you'll only regret it down the line. All it asks is that you pick it up occasionally.

Pete, fwiw, the SR5 pi5535 all over the Lakky......in my very humble opinion of course ;-)

30 years of playing on 20 fret standards gives me a hiccough when playing Alright Now (yes I Know) on my Status.....I end up playing the break on harmonics rather than up the dusty end because I cock up otherwise!

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1371414716' post='2113698'] All this over having to pay a measly TWENTY QUID to advertise as much as you like for a whole year. Unbelievable. I bet half the complainers spend twice as much as that on beer of a weekend. [/quote] I thought the original thread was regarding the reduction in 'for sale' traffic. A number of reasons were postulated INCLUDING the introduction of fees. It is fairly certain there is a causal link. Personally I'm not complaining about the fees BUT it has reduced the amount of traffic I am doing.......a nice side benefit GAS diffusion (there's an old Chemist's joke in there somewhere).

[quote name='icastle' timestamp='1371412904' post='2113632'] Fine, you're obviously the expert, although you might want to take a look at a better disguise for insults than sticking a smiley face on the end of the sentence. [/quote] The point was valid. It didn't look like an insult IMHO. You are being sensitive.....again an opinion not an insult. (no smiley) The fact is some members are now pushing gear through alternative routes to BC because of the fees. If this does not concern you then fair enough.

[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' timestamp='1371190970' post='2110941'] 2(4/3πR³) ! [/quote] Not sure they are totally spherical but i'm sure there must be a non mathematical way of determining volume utilising a bath of soapy water or some such....

The bass doesn't care about politics John, it just wants to be played. Cracking looking Rick.

Not much of my original squier left. Neck swapped out for a mighty mite, wilkinson tuners, CTS pots and new wiring, orange drop cap, Bass Doc pic guard and Wizard Thumper. Was it worth the spend.....absolutely.

Recently Ive pretty much gone for trades on here to accommodate the fact that basses in the >£1000 bracket seem to be slow movers.