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I'm in shock this morning. Last night I snapped a flatwound string. Five years old,strung on my well set up Guild Starfire bass (the one with the wooden saddles urghh). I expected these to outlive me, ha ha. Maybe my expectations were too high on their longevity. 

The last time I snapped any string was 1988 ! 

As we all know, I'm looking at a new set £££, advice suggests you can't sort singles. I love these La Bella Deep Talkin strings. Combined with my Guild they are sort of a signature tone for me and my band. However should I switch brands? I still need that nice smooth coating on the replacements. I have tried Fender on my jazz and quickly switched back to rounds.

Looking forward to any comments / advice from the forum.

Also if anyone has a spare set for sale.....

Thanks John, I'm weighing up the options. Never thought changing the loom in isolation and retaining the pick-ups would make a significant change, but I'm learning a lot since posting

Cheers, looking for a deep mid sixties thump.

TbH I hadn't given the guard much thought. I'm in the pick up, bridge and tuners zone. 

Really appreciate these responses people 

Hello, just got a good price on a Squier 60s Pbass. I have some spare funds so would like to make improvements. What would people recommend? I'm inclined to change pick ups first, not much umph in these presently. All advice greatly received.

It is time to thin the herd. So up for sale is my Jack Casady Bass in Metallic Gold.

I bought this in October 2021 from Mark (Limelight) at Classic & Cool, a super gentleman to deal with btw.

I rehearsed with it a few times, but the project I bought it for never took off. It's been cased since about March 22. I have a few other semi acoustic basses, so I really should control my purchases, as I never really needed this.

Condition-wise, it's excellent, no scuffs or dings and it plays really well, has a super low action. It's strung with Fender flats and when combined with 

the JCB low-impedance pickup it produces some really nice deep tones.

In the words of Mark... 'it has a bridge/tailpiece addition which has been done very well, it's a high quality part (Warwick) and does have a few advantages - you can use more types of strings as the wrap doesn't now come over the saddles, it increases the string break angle, and makes it more resonant.' It does provide an extra bit of resonance when compared to a friends JC with the stock bridge set up IMO.

The back of the neck has been flattened slightly so not as glossy as the rest of the back, but makes it nice to play. (Hardly noticeable. )The truss rod cover was missing, so currently sports a blank replacement, although there is there is also an aftermarket E cover included.

There is no pickguard, I actually think they look better without, but this is down to personal taste. 

What is does have is the elusive Epiphone hard case which are over £100 if you can find one, supplies trickle in and out. This has seen some action, but is in good solid condition.

Not really looking to trade, but I am partial to anything in Sonic / Powder Blue (try me).

Postage will be at buyers expense. Rest assured it will be packed with care should it need to be shipped. 

Any questions on this sale,  just message and I'll comeback to you.

Oh, looking nice.... Please let a Rivoli surface.... 

On 31/10/2020 at 12:44, AndyTravis said:

There was a planned Rivoli Reissue a few years ago, they did some casinos with trans shell pickguards and lighter bursts etc.

I waited, waited and waited...the guitars came and went, the basses just disappeared off the price list.

there was a photo of one on the initial press release.

It was more like - the casino was denoted as 1961 reissue.

I too recall the Rivoli being touted as a reissue a few years ago. It just never happened. I'm seeing more and more epiphone reissues being announced this month. I would be over the moon if it actually returns this time. 

Precision Style Bass Neck Rosewood board

Taken from a 'Vintage' bass, great condition no scratches/songs.  Minimal fret wear. Truss works fine, but straight and true anyway.

Nut 46mm

Heel 64mm

Heel depth 27mm

£30.00 Posted

Super, yes the Wikinson footprint is larger than you realise. Shame as they are good machine head. Need to keep these build costs down. Wonder if some second-hand Squiers off the site might do the job?

Guys, holes are good ferrules sit fine. It's the diameter of the tuner, not enough space on the headstock to accommodate all four. I'll provide photos when I make back to the homestead. Thanks for reading the post

I've just took delivery of  a relatively decent pbass neck from China. It seems my Wilkinson machine heads are too big for the headstock. Can anyone recommend anything smaller but retaining the elephant ears?? Cheers guys

For the record you don't 'trade mark' anything. You apply to register a trade mark, if the application is allowed it then proceeds to registration .....time on my hands today it seems.

Sold

I'll pm you

I'll pm you

Wow...no real consistency as is the case with many of these ranges. Think I've found a body for it today though

Great neck, great transaction,cheers!!

I've just purchased a very nice jazz feel Squier P Bass neck, I believe it's off an Indonesia P/J Special that they used to market in the late 90's early 00's? the width of the neck at the pocket is 65mm.

I can's seem to find any replacement p bodies on the web that offer anything bigger than 62 / 63mm. For example all those nice bodies at North West Guitars have a pocket of 62mm.

Can anybody point in the direction of a shop that might stock something to suit , OR does anybody have anything for sale out there for sale that would fit?. This is a bista budget build so I'm not talking top end parts here.

Any input greatly appreciated.

I'll buy this please

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[font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][size=3][color=black][color=#000000]Post build parts clear out:[/color][/color][/size][/font][/left]


[font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][size=3][color=black]Sonic blue precision bass body[/color][/size][/font]

[font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][size=3][color=black]This is made from alder, nice and solid. [/color][/size][/font]


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[font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][size=3][color=#212121][color=black][color=#000000]At one stage this was loaded with[/color] [color=#000000]Mighty Mite[/color] standard fender sized neck[color=#000000].[/color] [color=#000000]There[/color] was a [color=#000000]very [/color]slight gap [color=#000000](2mm) [/color]around the pocket[color=#000000].[/color][/color][/color][/size][/font][/left]

[font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][size=3][color=#212121][color=black]No dings that are past the lacquer. There is a 10mm lacquer crack at neck and it is definitely not into the wood.[/color][/color][/size][/font]

[font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][size=3][color=#212121][color=black]Pocket measurements approx. [/color]
[color=black]6.5cm across[/color]
[color=black]10.1cm length[/color]
[color=black]1.8cm deep[/color][/color][/size][/font]

[font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][size=3][color=#212121][color=black]It's a through body, or can be strung traditionally, bridge is decent. [/color][/color][/size][/font]

[font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][size=3][color=#212121][color=black]Weight wise it's good, not too light, but won't hospitalise after a 90 minute set either. Nice pearloid scratch, decent knobs, wiring loom intact, strap buttons etc.[/color][/color][/size][/font]

[font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][size=3][color=#212121][color=black]I personally love sonic blue basses, not an off the shelf colour, but as always personal tastes dictate.[/color][/color][/size][/font]

[font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][size=3][color=#212121][color=black]Looking for £70.00 packed and posted.[/color][/color][/size][/font]

I know there's lots of love for their 70's Jazz Basses on the forum. Has anybody tried the 60's style p basses they offer in black, red and vintage white?

Hi mate, hello from Melton HU14....

Pm sent

Hey, nice taste. I first saw these via the Remedy video too....way back. What sort of a band are you using this with, and what are you going to run it through?

A conversation with some punters at my bands gig last Saturday. I summed up my band as follows. Some of the guys are musicians, some the guys play in a band. I'm the latter, and always seem to enjoy the whole experience more....no need to worry about flattened fiths ha ha ha!!