Sean.Robinson

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='339996' date='Nov 28 2008, 07:12 PM']I know nothing about them but value is dead easy... what someone is prepared to pay. I'm not trying to be arsey but they are approx $3500 for a new 4 stringer so in the current climate you can slash 50% off that for it being used, even if it is basically 'new'. After that start praying that someone is looking for exactly what you have otherwise the price is going down from there. If you were talking about a well known, desirable manufacturer that has a proven track record of holding value then you could value it differently but mbass? Probably great basses but value is a fickle thing. Just my humble wotsit. [/quote] Its very much appreciated and youve addressed my main concern as id never heard of them until the trade was offered. Putting it through xe and halfing the price it works out at about £1300 and for the messing about the trade would be id be hoping for £1500 for it to be worthwhile so probably worth giving this one a miss. Heres some pics: [attachment=16573:M3.jpg] [attachment=16569:1122081008.jpg] [attachment=16570:1122081009a.jpg] [attachment=16571:1122081009b.jpg] [attachment=16572:1122081009c.jpg] so would we say £1500 is asking too much for this?

hi, ive just been offered a mbass on a trade, but as i dont know much about them i dont know how good of a trade it is, does anyone know what there value is secondhand?

[quote name='5_string_death' date='Nov 27 2008, 10:16 PM' post='338993'] I'm thinking about trying out the Dean Markely Blue Steels soon, but I can't find a set in Derby. Anybody used them before? Zach Tried a set in a shop once on the store guys recommendation and thought they were awful, didnt like neither the feel or sound, that said ive got a friend who swears by them, i think with strings, like most other things a lot of the time you just have to try them out as while recommendations do help at the end of the day it comes down to your own personal taste.

Hi, im finding im having a bit of free time of late so i might take up a few lessons and get my grades under my belt and would like to learn a little more on improvisation, so could anyone recomend a good bass tutor in huddersfield, i know theres a few in leeds and manchester, but i dont have a car and i really dont want to be catching the bus every other week so the closer the better would be great.

[quote name='Musky' post='335933' date='Nov 24 2008, 11:14 PM']Call me a cynic, but he's advertising on the London forum when he's based in Birmingham. And he hasn't bothered to advertise on Birmingham gumtree? Edit: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MINT-MESA-BOOGIE-BIG-BLOCK-750-BASS-GUITAR-AMP-HEAD_W0QQitemZ120333421927"]Completed auction on US ebay[/url][/quote] Probably imported it from america, forgot to change the voltages and blown it and now trying to offload it to some unlucky fella from gumtree, probably why hes listing in london and not birmingham, so it has to be posted as apposed to being able try it out

Again +1 to the Shure SM58, its the industry vocal mic, especially for live events, its cheap, got a frequency response to flatter most vocals and dam hard to break

Also i would keep it in mind that sinking the pickup would also reduce its output a fair bit, unless you lowered the action as you lowered the pickup

Am i the only one who thinks the body shape looks very similar to a G&L ASAT Bass? that said i dont know if the axis guitar was released prior to the ASAT

[quote name='BassManKev' post='331390' date='Nov 18 2008, 12:00 PM']yeah definitly would appear to be discolouring rather than transfer, no matter though as its a lovely bass! dare we ask how much??[/quote] Not that bad actually, though if the pound was at the value it was say 2 months ago it would have been a bargain, £1100, though probably £1200 with shipping. Thanks for all the replys, at university at the moment though so i havnt got time for a proper reply

Hi, ive just bought a rickenbacker from ebay today and absolutely cant wait for it to get here. The bass is in absolute mint condition apart from what i suspect to be a transfer from the stand to the bottom of the bass. I find similar issues tend to just rub off however i dont know if this will be the case until it gets here but to be honest i dont really care if it cant be removed as other than it th bass is spotless and ive being wanting a rickenbacker in this colour for so long now yet alone one in this condition. So in short im just wondering if anyone has any preliminary ideas of whether this will come off and if so how they would go about tackling it, obviously im not looking for any ideas that could be destructive in any way, just rub off, or solutions that might work. Here is the bass and the area im talking about: As you can see the marks on the bottom line up with how the bass sits on the stand which lead me to believe this is a transfer and should come off easily but as i say id love some input. Pardon the first picture, its purely to show off the bass

[quote name='OldGit' post='330350' date='Nov 16 2008, 11:18 PM']Well Ok .. but his fine website would be worth bu66er all if his basses were not superb. You don't get the kind of word of mouth personal recommendations Jon gets just with good marketing. Other builders are available (always have to say that or people moan) 1 he builds fabulous basses 2 he knows exactly what to do to make a bass do what you ask for in the design spec 3 he knows what is possible and also what is advisable 4 he's not afraid to try something a bit different if that's what you want (see the Doodle - 7 string, SC and purple flip paint) 5 he'll build a traditional bass if that's what you want 6 he takes a long time - longer than his estimates 7 he's cheaper than he should be (as someone said, a hand made custom for less than an off the shelf machine and factory built bass) 8 above all he's a mighty nice bloke and always nice to deal with, or just to chat with. However, at least in the old workshop, his coffee leaves a bit to be desired .[/quote] Cant agree with this more, especially points number 3 and 4, hes being very helpful in the design for my bass, were definitely trying new things, body shape, neck woods (zebrano), tremolo, onboard phase inverter, midi, and while im sure other builders will have done these things i very much doubt they have done so with so much help for the customer and there own time invested into getting that spec just right. Jon has taken my ideas and presented me with lots of options along with the pro's and cons and if one of my ideas is not so good he has not just said no, or even worse gone away and done it, hes explained why in great detail. Though if he tells you he'l get back to you next week add a few extra days lol. In short a brilliant builder and nice guy, cant recommend more.

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='329257' date='Nov 14 2008, 04:58 PM']God damn it I wish I'd seen that.[/quote] I know i was half thinking that with the 4 string, though from the selling perspective i think its definitely the time to hold onto things, except for the modulus im selling purely because i have to pay for my shuker somehow :/