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Shabbs Is that the two that were for sale on Gumtree Edinburgh? Think they were at Trinity.

Couple of SGC/Nanyo on Edinburgh Gumtree. http://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instrument/-sgc-nanyo-bass-collection-5-string-bass./1091595483 http://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instrument/sgc-nanyo-bass-collection-4-string-bass/1091594561

Got those Spider stands at 12 today. Well chuffed so I've did a review in the Accessories and Misc.

Following on from the Aldi £6.99 Guitar thread. I used to get Stagg 7 guitar stands from Adrenaline Cases at £24 but after getting 4 from them they're recently stopped stocking them. Google search turned up loads of stands,many of them Chord stands or based on Chord designs. I bought a Chord stand once. It was crap,complained to supplier, got money back and as told to bin it. So I saw these Spider Stands from Flightcase Warehouse, same design as my Stagg stands. I like the method of assembly with the Stagg and these Spiders use the same.They also match the Staggs I have already. Just under £48 for a 5 and a 7 stand inc delivery,ordered yesterday morning and here for 12 today. So here's my thoughts on them, lucky I still had the Chord so there's some pictures to compare.Only photographed the 5 stand. Out the box here's the parts [attachment=177852:Spider 5 Parts.JPG] and here's the Chord parts [attachment=177853:Chord Parts.JPG] Assembly is dead easy but I find it best if you expose the nut on the bottom rail,the foams about 6mm thick and it's easy to get it trapped in the nut.[attachment=177854:Revealed Holes.JPG] Next up is the shoulder joint,it covers the top of the legs and to my mind is a far better design than the Chord screw down method, I must add when I built the Chord the thin plate on top of the leg snapped off. Cheap tack welds were used on the most important joint in the stand, stupid idea and the one thing holding it all together. 1st the Spider joint then the Chord one. [attachment=177855:Spider Joint.JPG][attachment=177856:Chord Joint.JPG] Now so of these have a locking pin to keep the legs rigid but the Spider doesn't. I found if you just use the supplied Allen Key it does the same job[attachment=177857:Allen Key Holder.JPG] So there you have it 5 minute build and a sturdy stand. Very happy with the quality and the delivery time,price was a bonus too. If anybody fancys one here's the address [url="http://www.flightcasewarehouse.co.uk/application/index.asp?section=guitar-stands-9458"]http://www.flightcas...tar-stands-9458[/url] Forgot to add finished product with optional extra Ginger Cat[attachment=177859:IMAG0350.jpg] If anybody wants the Chord one for free PM me, you'll need to tack weld the plate on.

Good Man AT How many of these do think have been bought by folk on BC ?

Bought some strings from Cliff this week. Absolute breeze to deal with. Cheers Cliff

Congrats on the sale Owen.

I ordered £20 P bass on Sunday and cause I was paying postage got a 4 string acoustic and a BDI21. 114 euros all told. Cause it was Sunday the order wasn't processed till Monday morning and they arrived by 1pm today so say 52-54 hours that's fast service. I've these Roto dropzone strings I fancy trying, 85 - 175, as it'll require filing the nut and boring out the bridge a cheap bass was needed. The deko P bass fit the bill and probably cost the same as a nut and bridge. No sharp frets,but a slight bow in the neck and of the 3 pieces making the body the middle one is a wee bit thinner so it's noticable from the back. Apart from that it's all good. I'll set the neck and tackle the surgery tomorrow. The acoustic, well it's big and it's loud the only flaws I've noticed are a couple of small chips round the binding and a wee hollow on the back,like when you slip with a plane down wood,triangle about 1/2 inch by inch and 1/2. Not had time to plug it in yet Get the camera charged and post some pics tomorrow.

The delivery charge was quite high. I was £47.78 for both a 5 and a 7 Guitar stand. Paid about £24 each for the 7 stands from Adrenaline,they've been in touch saying they no longer stock the Stagg stands. 5 measures 610mm and the 7 is 810mm which is the same as the Stagg so my basses will line up at the same height. Oh they'll be here tomorrow Great for impatient folk like me.

It's in lovely condition but it's more than twice what mine's cost shipped from the States. Granted my T 20 has loads of mojo, I expect a 30 yr old bass to have that. Always wonder why it wasn't played.

Thanks for sorting that out for me AT So the Spiders are £9 odds for delivery and if it comes in at less than 755mm wide I'm on a winner. That's all the space I've got left. It should do the Rockstand's 735mm.

I found this firm about an hour back. Looks very similar to the Stagg and they got them on offer. I emailed them about postage and widths so I'll update with them soon as I know but have a look at these. https://secure2.spiderscope.com/0710/application/index.asp?section=guitar-stands-9458

AT Those Chord stands are rubbish. I bought one a few months back and straightaway I knew it was junk. I normally use Stagg SGA010 stands but Adrenaline never had them in stock so I got the Chord one. The assembly was lousy, it's in about 12 - 15 parts the Stagg's only 7. The welded nut snapped off when attaching the top rail,the Stagg has a shoulder fitting far better IMO. Even allowing for the broomhandle dook I fitted the whole thing is very unstable. When I contacted the seller they told just to bin it and refunded the money, a week later Adrenaline had the Staggs back in stock. Damn thing is I need another one and guess what out of stock again. Got 2 of the stands from Lidl last night as a stop-gap. Do the trick ok but like any foam keep well clear from nitro.

If I'm not working away in April I'll be at the show. Good idea trying the JB,I've been happy with mines. I know some folks have a problem with the weight but with 30 year in the building game 11lbs not an issue. Actually waiting on some things from Thomann myself and I still fancy the Ric-alike. Keep saving those pennies

Maybe they're honouring the design or they might just have a load of control covers. Either way the Brice ain't gonna hurt their business all combusitons sold out till mid 2015. according to their website.

dood Dingwall don't pay Novak anything anymore. The patent expired so no-one pays to use the fan-fret idea. That's how patents work, you develop an idea and the patent makes sure you are paid by anyone using your idea For a Set Time. It's different from copyright or trademark. How do you feel about the Super P & J models ?

Read about it last week on TB. It really upset the Dingwall owners. " It's a rip-off " " But Dingwall don't hold the fanned fret patent Novax do " " Well Dingwall's licensed is the Brice ? " " No the patent's lapsed so it's open source " " Well it's still a rip off and probably has a sharp fret too " Love reading those threads.

David De-fretting is easy enough but gets fret pullers. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fret-Puller-for-Guitar-Bass-Luthier-tool-Bridge-Pin-Puller-Hardened-Steel-/131339829251?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item1e9476c003 and heat the frets with a soldering iron first to loosen them, then it's just a case of filling the neck with a veneer,trim them off then sand and coat. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pick-Your-Own-Wood-Veneer-Marquetry-Sheets-Can-Choose-Iron-on-or-Unglued-/290934693119?pt=UK_Crafts_Other_Crafts_EH&var=&hash=item43bd0f1cff £6.50 for the pullers and £2 for veneer. Or you could look for a Westone Thunder II fretless,they were medium scale basses.

Andy That is a thing of beauty. Yourself and Bryan have come up with a classic. I keep thinking of peacock feathers when I look at the veneer and colours. It's just so cool. KB

Go for it AT The review credit/free postage sweetens the deal but more importantly I was watching some youtube videos of these today and they came off very good. Add in the fact that you've held off from buying for a good while so you've given this a lot of thought. Reward yourself my friend and lets hope yours is like the rest ie no real issues KB

Thanks Subbeh. I always thought if I was gettin a Mockingbird it would be a Plus model with the bolt on neck.This has turned out too be a good buy.

Here's my Peavey B-90 [attachment=177421:Peavey B 90 (2).jpg]

Years back I'd sometimes see these strange shaped guitars an basses and was never sure who made them. Then the hair metal thing happened and there was no escaping BC Rich designs. I'd always liked the Mockingbird over the Bich or Warlock models but never really thought about getting one, would be nice though. So start of the week finds me in Doncaster working and Gumtree tells me there's a Mockingbird for sale in Edinburgh for £200 . Not a hope in hell I think, but on the off chance I text the fella last night while travelling back and he still had it By 1.15pm I was the owner of a Heritage Classic in great nick ,his Ironbird was played to hell as is only right for a rock warrior type bass. Anyway here's my 1st impressions. Strap button needs moving to heel of neck to fix the neck dive,Thunderbirds are nothing compared to this. Right solid build on this one and a good quality finish.Looks damn fine. Playing-wise the neck's wider than on my later Peaveys but that just means I have to play it more till I get used to it.Quiet pots and quite a growl with the twin pups. Think I could get well used to this one. Definitely worth £200 [attachment=177418:Mockingbird (2).jpg][attachment=177419:Mockingbird (1).jpg] Of course it would be a post from me without a Peavey,this arrived the night before I left for Doncaster. Gonna put it through it's paces tomorrow and post more. Peavey G bass [attachment=177420:G Bass (1).jpg]