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Wrong type of Tranny Maude My power tools are all 110v

The Tranny seems to always be dressed in yellow. She's heavy too for such a wee thing.

Shops are open tomorrow so I'll get some machine screws to fit the Patriot and plenty of sets of strings ( as long as I cut the right one,had G and D mixed up) Pie tin shielding out and a quick zip with the router will take care of the T 40,it came with those switches so it's keeping those switches. T 40 wiring is confusing enough The Patriot neck can lie a while too see if it comes around to my way of thinking.

I'd high hopes for today. The plan was for 3 basses unveiled well it was not to be A few months back FEND3R sold me all the parts for a T 40 I only had to source a body and finally on Tuesday there it arrived. As did some parts for a Foundation build, well more a bitsa Foundation. So I'd buggered around getting a body, would I just buy one from the States or make one. Numerous requests went out for sizes or templates, I even scaled up a photo in the end I bought one. £45 for the timber then glue and rout or £60 and just bolt it together. £60 won.And while on the hunt I picked up another T 40,just for research purposes you understand But customs mislaid the body Then found it A trial run showed I'd lost the scratch plate screws and 7 of the 8 pickup screws Oh and the scratch plate wouldn't fit,seemed like the switches were catching.No problem says I just open up the other T 40 for reference. Start the day with an easy one. Adjust the Patriot neck. Aye right. it's gooched as Dave's world of fun puts it. Will need straightened and clamped then left in a darkened room while I calm down. The Foundation still needed a SF pickup so I stuck the spare T 40 neck it had on the Patriot. Shorter saddles screws needed for intonation. 2 Basses out of action On to the T 40. FEND3R's T 40 is from 78 so I removed the scratch plate from the 79 T 40,see what could be done. It's a router job the 78 has bigger switches and the body is a 79 or later. So with 3 basses in bits all thoughts of gettin the router and tranny out disappeared. I leave you with the fruits of my non-labour. What it looks like,what it's meant to look like and what I'm left with [attachment=179309:Pain of Peavey (2).jpg][attachment=179310:Pain of Peavey (3).jpg][attachment=179311:Pain of Peavey (4).jpg] The Patriot's not there, I cut the G string too short couldn't bring myself to photograph it. The T 40 that's whole's bloody good though

I'd proudly sport a Cuntz bass

Good to hear another HB owner happy with what they bought. Been more than pleased with my 6. No comment on the headstock but good idea on the scratch plate that weird tort finish wears off so better changed sooner.

Good Plan Big_Stu Might have to go down that road.

So far I've tried TNT,USPS,Fedex and USP all looking for $400 or thereabouts. Parcelhero are quoting £75 and list DHL,UPS,DPD and Parcelforce as their partners. Just waiting on my mate getting back to me with when he's free and if it's in a hardcase. Lucky it's an old Peavey,should handle the rigours of Int shipping. Thanks to everybody for their input. Have a Great Christmas tomorrow.

I looked through the Importing Guitars thread but it's mainly concerned with importing from Japan and what the Duty will be when it lands here. I've got a bass in Chicago, ebay seller never got back with shipping prices so a pal bought it on my behalf. So can anyone recommend a courier? Fedex quote $450 and USPS $250. Kinda pricey for a $299 bass. Parcel Monkey say £75 but have a lousy rep. All ideas welcome.

It's the Tim Landers bass alyctes. After he helped them out with the Dyna bass they gave him a Sig bass. They come in 5 & 6 string models. No a deadly price £280 to you door

That does look cool. From the little info I could find the fella went on RicResource with " Hi I'm a small Nashville guitar company and here's my new bass " Then was crushed by the PTB. The prototype might have sold on ebay or the listing got tugged. Bloody shame. I understand JH being on the ball regards trademarks, he has to be to keep them,but in this case don't see the infringements. If there had been an action raised Waterstone probably would have won but didn't have the money to defend themselves. Big business wins again.

First spotted these back in September I think,at the time it was the hollow body HB-60 that had the edge though. This is the 6th Harley Benton I have and I'm always pleasantly surprised at the quality you get.It was on the list to try eventually until the week before last. On another forum a friend from Spain mentioned them and I saw one on ebay being sold by our own green alsatian. Certain conditions on this site exclude promoting some styles of basses and this might come under those rules. Nearly £50 off the retail price,I was in.And a few days later it arrived.[attachment=179120:RB414 (2).jpg] Yep I know what folks are thinking " It's a *++++++++ ". I'm going to avoid comparing it to another brand. Call me chicken, Thomann's been selling their products for 20 years and if they had a problem with it they'd take action. I can't say for sure they'd treat BassChat by the same rules So design strongly hinting at elements from elsewhere. At £190 it's at the higher end for a HB. Set neck, long scale with a wee humbucker and a massive SC. 2 V and 2 T, 3 way selector switch. Semi hollow mahogany body. Could the set neck and hollow body have increased the build cost ? [attachment=179121:RB414 (3).jpg][attachment=179123:RB414 (1).jpg] Not too heavy and comfortable neck it balances well and no problems with frets or access up and down the neck. Sound-wise the controls are quiet, no humming and no crackles. It came strung with flats so it's heavy on the lows and mids. Adjusting the pickup height should help the highs. The bridge comes in 2 parts,the saddles rest on a plate. Intonation is fixed by grub screws and string height by 2 grub screws either side of the plate and 1 between the A and D string so it's a bit of a compromise. My gripe is the pickup cover, it's fixed using the 2 screws that set the bridge pickup height. Strings off to remove it. Bloody silly idea. To sums things up Aye it's a decent bass, plays nicely,has a good finish and looks better in the flesh than the photos. I don't mind the upper horn being short. The style will be the stumbling block for folk I imagine with some thinking it should veer towards lawsuit territory. There you have it Retro type vibe on a decent bass at an affordable price [attachment=179124:RB414 (4).jpg] Still fancy the HB-60 in white

UD That's a damn shame and a crap start to your week. Hope it gets better. pfretrock Status do their Hot Wire strings in black nylon. I've got a set on a P bass and they sound good. Developed to work with piezo and magnetic pickups it says on their site. £21.50 for a set of 5 plus vat and postage be nearer £30 http://www.status-graphite.com/status/frames/index_home.html

Is it a cultural thing , these Warwick models ? Do German bass players buy them and put them on the mantle ? pfretrock I just looked at stringsdirect. Seemed to be mainly bronze or nylon. They use bronze cause they're louder,so I've heard,. Can't see the harm in trying others though.

I watch a YT video with the Motown model couple of weeks back. Sounded brilliant https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6S_eIvRtRDY

Bold statement AT I said that last week

Ah that would be telling AT On track here though a friend in Spain who promised himself No Basses 2014 has just bought a Deko 5 string fretless. I swore I'd stop sending him links cause he'd blocked Thomann in his browser. Then I just happened to mention the Dekos and how a bunch of us here had them, this was on another site and about the other bass when he mailed me to say he'd weakened. I hope he gets lucky and it arrives before Christmas and that the other box from Thomann his wife bought him contains the other bass.

I've the thing set to private. Learned the hardway through countless posts from people I care nothing about.

I know that Karlfer's bass and the 414 are two different animals but I wouldn't like anybody to start making comparisons. He's got a cracking bass there so I'm quite happy to take a back seat today. Definitely will do one tomorrow, I've some goodies to pick up from Parcel Force's Edinburgh depot.

Do Not put temptation my way AT I was going to post about the RB414 an hour back but Karlfer's NBD put paid to that Maybe later in the week.

It's funny Weststarx mentioning behaviour on here. The other day a young lass posted for some advice and one of the replies suggested she take a parent or brother with her. Sound advice, from somebody who actually took the time to read her post and think about her circumstances. On other sites I've seen folk from India ask about gear and get told " I paid $*** on Craigs List or GC " or my personal favourite " I've £100 to spend " met with " My $3000 ??? plays great " Hardly helps the poor guy. Here I reckon the age group and the tighter group means folk have better manners and are happy to help. One thing I've noticed on FB is if you pull somebody up for something others will back you up but mostly nobody says anything and the arses get away with it.

Was going to post about my Harley Benton RB414 today. Then I read your post I'll be waiting a few more days now thank you very much