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    3/4 bass for beginner

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    21 hours ago, casapete said:

    Depends on the age / size of the child really. Tanglewood Elfin EB18 is a great little thing,

    P-bass style but downsized with a 25” scale. They sound surprisingly good too. Not sure 

    if they are still being made, but s/h ones seem to crop up regularly for around £80 ish. Think

    Harley Benton do a similar sized bass as well.

    If they’re too small, look at a 30” scale job . The Squier Jaguars are well thought of here, and are

    another good s/h buy at around £125 ish, new just under £200. Good enough to gig with too!

    I know this isn't the exact forum for this (sorry mods), but an elfin has popped up on the flea bay 

    https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F142682038965

    However I second others advice for trying something out if there's a decent shop nearby 

    New old amp day

    in Amps and Cabs

    Posted

    Just now, Lozz196 said:

    If it`s not an easy fix for yourself drop Ashdown a line, they`re on here, and are pretty good with customer service, they`ll be able to advise.

    Thanks for the advice 

    Since I'd seen people report how good they are at responding on here, I emailed them straight away (after googling to see if anyone else had the same fault, which I couldn't find, and obviously checking basschat), but I Also won't be upset if they don't given how little I paid. 

    Cheers 

    Roddy 

     

     

    New old amp day

    in Amps and Cabs

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Lozz196 said:

    That is a deal and a half!

    The chap is retiring from playing and was almost giving all of his stuff away. He was just after a token gesture. He certainly wasn't aware that the drive channel wasn't working, cause he was excited to demonstrate and was then surprised when the volume decreased rather than going crunchy.

    Hopefully it'll be an easy fix, although if not, I don't mind just using it clean. 

     

    He sold it to me with the sole caveat that I play some jazz through it :D

    New old amp day

    in Amps and Cabs

    Posted

    15171495445491082952764.thumb.jpg.8416f524a504cc78ab3a63dadd9c1df0.jpg picked this ashdown rig up from Gumtree yesterday for very little money. Felt like a gamble at the time, but is a cracking little rig, except that the input mix turns the volume off rather than the tube distortion on, so it hopefully just needs a new tube. 

    Works alright for 69quid anyway :D

    Thomann selling Harley Benton basses as 'Decoration only'

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    [quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1418418400' post='2630164']


    Who was it that said "Early Christmas presents all round" early on in the thread? :) (Sorry for being lazy and not looking up the correct post).
    [/quote]

    That was me :)

    As far as the problems go, my j&d vintage 75 had taken a lot more work to get playable, having resorted to using two part filler on the nut, dressing the sharp end off the frets and lightly dressing the sixth fret on the g string , and it isn't sold as a "second " of any sort, but is recommended by many on here because if you know how to sort out the minor issues or can live with them (via higher action ) it's a great bass.

    Tweaking a truss rod isn't so taxing, especially in this modern age with forums like this and many online tutorials of how to set up a stringed instrument.

    Hope everyone is enjoying their bargain basses :)

    Thomann selling Harley Benton basses as 'Decoration only'

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted · Edited by rodma

    [quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1418415360' post='2630122']
    The buzz is all gone. It was only the truss rod that needed adjusting, which I found surprising, as it was near unplayable. Imagine a beginner receiving a bass in the condition mine was in. The action is a bit higher now, but OK. If this was a solid body bass with an easily adjustable bridge, I wouldn't probably try lowering the bridge a bit. However, I'm going to leave it as it's OK and I don't want to be playing around with an acoustic bridge. This bass really is a bargain now. Particularly since the stock strings were entirely usable, even though I'm not using them.
    [/quote]

    I'd expect It's the same for the non decor basses.

    I had to tighten my truss rod up by a full turn to get it to how I like it.

    Thomann selling Harley Benton basses as 'Decoration only'

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    AT

    I am starting down the neck of mine from the nut end and there is a definite wiggle for want of a better word at the fourth fret, which doesn't cause any buzz on the fretted model, but can see how it would if I dropped the action any further.

    Be interested to see how you get on one you have swapped the strings and tweaked it a bit. I have the daddario black nylon on mine and am loving it

    Thomann selling Harley Benton basses as 'Decoration only'

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    [quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1417825041' post='2624469']


    No, it isn't unfair. However neither do I consider it unfair returning the instrument if I decide I don't want it.
    [/quote]

    I'd be tempted to do it on the grounds of if there is any cosmetic damage, which renders it useless as a decoration, unless you wanted a tatty decoration. That's how I'd trick myself into not feeling guilty about returning it

    USA MM S.U.B. 5 pick guard question.

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/249657-sold-pending-the-usual-made-in-america-musicman-sub5-for-sale-l450/page__p__2609382#entry2609382"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/249657-sold-pending-the-usual-made-in-america-musicman-sub5-for-sale-l450/page__p__2609382#entry2609382[/url]

    there we go i found the thread with the photos

    Thomann selling Harley Benton basses as 'Decoration only'

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

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    the first four photos show damage if you can see it, the others are for interest.

    i stuck a battery in it this morning and everything works including the tuner.

    it's a complete bargain, well, if you like that sort of thing. hopefully the nylon tapewounds will arrive today :)

    NBD x 2 jack & Danny 75 and "decoration only" hardly bent on acoustic

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    [quote name='HowieBass' timestamp='1416997610' post='2615807']
    What's the acoustic like? Is it salvageable as a playable instrument?
    [/quote]

    I'll try and get some decent closeup photos of the acoustic if they are of any interest.

    i haven't had any chance to check the whether the pickups, built in tuner/eq etc. work, but the bass itself is boomingly loud and was easy to tweak the truss rod to improve the action and make it really easy to play.

    [quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1416993237' post='2615748']
    I've never played one but they look fantastic...
    [/quote]

    it is lovely and is great fun. i still can't really believe what you can get for the money.

    the J&D did require a fair bit of adjustment after receiving it to get it playing well and to sort the intonation, but the acoustic didn't even need the truss rod adjusted really, i just wanted a tiny bit less relief.

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