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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Electric-BASS-RAMP-for-finger-style-in-high-quality-naval-resin-Totally/154052763184?hash=item23de429e30:g:UVAAAOSwExJfPlqL Amazing the things you can do if you have enough resin in your navel...
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NBD (again) soon - the saga continues
tomthebass replied to Jean-Luc Pickguard's topic in General Discussion
I think in Germany UPS is pronounced "oops" Just saying ๐ Fingers crossed it's for real this time! -
You don't like antennae Andy? ๐ But yeah, I was in a hurry to have a play, headstock will be officially tidied up this morning!
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๐ well sort of. It was like that but in a box with polystyrene in a box with polystyrene in a box. So very well protected. Shipping with the neck off knocked a bunch off the shipping fees which were still ridiculous compared with EU shipping. Once in a lifetime!
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And tada! Survived the journey across the ocean... my first Smith after 33 years of playing! What an awesome beast, absolutely lives up to expectation in tone and playability ๐คฉ
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Can you guess what it is yet? ๐
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Just arrived from the US and on my way to pick up...super excited (and nervous!!) ๐
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Agree with you SICbass, bought a used OLP a couple of months ago for ยฃ200 inc postage, sounds and plays like it had an extra 0 on the price tag! In fact I love it so much I've just bought another to play around with as a project bass ๐
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NBD (again) soon - the saga continues
tomthebass replied to Jean-Luc Pickguard's topic in General Discussion
Just survived 9 days (yes 9 DAYS!!!) of no information from UPS for a NBD from Tennessee...finally arrived out of the blue yesterday and I haven't even seen it yet. Nailbiting! But there is hope... -
Ibanez MC924 Musician bass - 1981 model *SOLD*
tomthebass replied to Cog1977's topic in Basses For Sale
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ASH/Maple VS ALDER/Rosewood - FENDER JAZZ BASS
tomthebass replied to Bart Funk Bass's topic in Bass Guitars
๐ difficult to put into words... I guess it's the opposite of crisp! When I pick up a bass before plugging it in I can sense whether it responds dynamically or sounds dull. Like cardboard? No offence meant to lovers of rosewood boards of course!! Question of taste as ever. -
Imho the finish is the limiting factor in your criteria - I'd be inclined to choose a gorgeous varnished bass and have it stripped and waxed by a luthier, shouldn't cost more than a couple of hundred bucks
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ASH/Maple VS ALDER/Rosewood - FENDER JAZZ BASS
tomthebass replied to Bart Funk Bass's topic in Bass Guitars
For me maple fingerboard is snappy and crisp, rosewood is warmer but can be soggy... that's a consensus over at least 30 instruments ๐ -
Samick Greg Bennett Mini Precision Bass 26" scale SOLD
tomthebass replied to tomthebass's topic in Basses For Sale
Hi Agnes, Yes I used normal strings for it, actually the machinehead slot for the E-string is wide enough for the main part of an E string to fit, so i use pliers to crimp the string when changing (have only done this once as not much travel in the last year!). Re the intonation, I've not noticed and changes. Because the hex bolts go into metal inserts the neck essentially always fits to the body exactly the same every time you remount. Hope this helps, Tom -
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Samick Greg Bennett Mini Precision Bass 26" scale SOLD
tomthebass replied to tomthebass's topic in Basses For Sale
Dimensions (approx): Neck - L 605mm, width 60mm at body end, 40mm at nut, headstock/machineheads max 130mm. Body - L 430mm including strap buttons x W 250mm. It fits comfortably in a 60cm suitcase (neck diagonally) but I think a 55cm case would be too much of a squeeze (especially if the total length includes the wheels, which most airlines enforce). Hope this helps Tom -
Samick Greg Bennett Mini Precision Bass 26" scale SOLD
tomthebass replied to tomthebass's topic in Basses For Sale
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FS: '81 Washburn SB-40 fretless (Bathiki Kumalo/Graceland) **SOLD**
tomthebass replied to Beedster's topic in Basses For Sale
Phew, that was a near miss for me too...๐ Those mad pickup positions have got me thinking though...a bit like some of the recent crazy Atelier's, could take a jazz body and rout for extra pickups one right up by the bridge and one right by the neck. Hmm...I wonder if there's a jazz body knocking around somewhere I could experiment on... ๐ -
Thanks for your comments Aero71. Obviously I'm not deliberately trying to commit fraud here so here's what I know about the body. Bought here on basschat as a complete bass a couple of months ago, the USA neck and serial number consistent with 1999 (not 1990 as originally advertised): Some discussion and opinions from basschat experts on its authenticity: And regarding the pick guard, there is no cutout because in the American Traditional neck the truss rod nut is in the headstock. I believe American Traditionals were not strung through body. So, plenty of evidence for this being a US body and none I am aware of supporting it being MIM.