Sean.Robinson

[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 :/

ah right, i think in that case then i might just put it on the warwick forum for £700 and just leave it there until it gets some interest. Thanks for the help

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='328773' date='Nov 14 2008, 12:23 AM']It's always a mistake to ask for comments about price as you'll rarely get someone telling you its worth a wedge more than you anticipate! If I was looking to buy and haggle you down I might well point you in the direction of this recent ebay sale; £399 for a BO 4 string...

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WARWICK-THUMB-BOLT-ON-BASS_W0QQitemZ160296784685QQihZ006QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WARWICK-THUMB-BOLT-O...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url]

However I could equally find a couple of NT Thumbs from the same period that went for £850 - £900. Are they worth double what a BO is worth? You might well strike lucky and sell for £700 but if you don't need to sell I'd just hold on to it... saying that it may be some time till this recession breaks! [/quote]

Ok thats great thanks, to be honest im thinking somewhere between £600 and £700, obviously the closer to 700 the better. Though the ebay link is a bit damming do you think worst case its likely to go at £600?

Thanks

Hi, im thinking of selling my warwick thumb 5 string and would probably be looking for a quick sale, but with the current state of the market i dont know if its worth holding onto. Ive seen on the forum one for £850 so i was thinking £700 would be a good figure for a quick sale, but yet again with the state of the market am i thinking sky high and if so what would be a more reasonable figure.

The bass is in good condition and was made in 2002.

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Thanks for any help.
Sean

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[quote name='warwickhunt' post='321220' date='Nov 3 2008, 07:20 PM']I've always meant to ask... what is the actual colour of the bass?[/quote]

Hi, the colour is black, though any other colour it may appear is probably due to me picking a camera up on sale thinking bargain... evidently it wasn't :/

[quote name='crez5150' post='315510' date='Oct 27 2008, 07:34 AM']Seems odd that they've gone from a floor unit to a desktop unit ?[/quote]

Theres a pedal board, sold as an accessory to pair with it though:

[quote name='joe_bass' post='319309' date='Oct 31 2008, 07:52 PM']Any sound or video clips yet mate?[/quote]

Hi, not yet im afraid, i still need to buy some form of audio interface, im waiting until something comes up on here or a PreSonus Audiobox comes up cheap on ebay, ill get some up when i get it sorted though.

Sean

Personally id wait until a Japanese bass comes up on the forum, usually around the £250 mark and then mod that

[quote name='Machines' post='315235' date='Oct 26 2008, 05:46 PM']It's all UK made now which probably accounts for the cost. I think they're pretty good, but certainly wouldn't pay that much for them - there's a lot of other things around the same pricemark which I prefer.[/quote]

+1 theres a lot you can get for that price range, also i cant help but think your paying for the brand at the price as old trace stuff has such a hype

[quote name='PVTele' post='315200' date='Oct 26 2008, 05:06 PM']As a lead guitarist returning to bass after many years, I'm faced with deciding how to spend my very limited funds on an outfit suitable for blues, modern worship and contemporary Christian. I've pretty nearly decided on a Squier Vintage Modified Jazz Bass - but am much less sure about the amp end of things.

I don't need vast power, just enough to keep up with an intelligent (!) drummer, keyboards and a guitarist with a Peavey Vintage 30 (v loud for the wattage 30W 1x12 tube amp) in the blues band. The worship band is not as loud, normally. A combo would be handy, but I've nothing against a half-stack per se. I actually positively like solid-state for bass, which is good, since I need to keep under £600 absolute max for the whole kit!

Any brilliant ideas what I should try?[/quote]

Hi, personally if it was me i dont think you can get much better value for your money than a second hand trace elliot from the flea bay. If your especially not looking for lots of power you could probably get something for close to the 100 mark, id go for somethig with a gp7, gp11 or gp12 head depending on how much control you want from the EQ mainly and then youd be left with around £500 for a bass.

Even something like this:

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Trace-Elliot-GP7SM-130-watt-Bass-Amplifier_W0QQitemZ290268998372QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item290268998372&_trkparms=72%3A1298|39%3A1|66%3A2|65%3A12|240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Trace-Elliot-GP7SM-1...id=p3286.c0.m14[/url]

i say even as its one ugly piece of kit in my opinion but aside from that one blight of aesthetics trace stuff is usually quite pleasing to the eye.

Hope this helps.

[quote name='molan' post='314404' date='Oct 25 2008, 10:44 AM']I was just kidding Sean [/quote]

why whats wrong with the flea?

[quote name='molan' post='314251' date='Oct 24 2008, 11:34 PM']How about I chuck in the Vt .40 & swap them both for the Flea [/quote]

ooo no, id have no use for the vt now, im in love with the fafner, the vt would just sit on my side and look pretty, plus if were talking the blue sparkle flea if anything else kate would never let me part with it

[quote name='molan' post='313412' date='Oct 23 2008, 10:53 PM']No wheels I'm afraid, although I think you can buy them & they just slot straight in [/quote]

ah great, if only i had the money and id be biting your hand off for it, is it speakon connection or 1/4 inch?

[quote name='thebeat' post='314236' date='Oct 24 2008, 11:20 PM']I have a CIJ P bass and an American built Highway 1 and the holes are in the same place so you should be ok....an American Standard guard fits the Highway 1. I bought mines from Stratosphere on Ebay got them for around £20 each inc post...a parchment one from an american standard and red tortoise shell one from a 62 RI.[/quote]

Ok, thanks for the help, it means i know what im looking for now

[quote name='bassman2790' post='314226' date='Oct 24 2008, 10:53 PM']Is there a particular colour you are after?[/quote]

Hi, yes im looking for a black pickguard

Hi, could anyone tell me if there is a difference in size for Japanese p bass pickguards or will a standard american one fit. Also are the 62 reissue pickguards a different size to standard USA? Oh and finally does anyone know a place that sells good cheap pickguards.

Sean

would it be very inapriate for me to slip in a cheeky advertisement?

if anyone is a particular fan of jeff neck i have for sale a modulus flea, previously owned by his bassist randy hope taylor; [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=30311"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=30311[/url]

sorry for interrupting the thread

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='314088' date='Oct 24 2008, 07:33 PM']I see the lure of the American $ was stronger than your revulsion of paying to advertise! [/quote]

Haha yes unfortunatly, i still have my principles but the foresight not to spite myself for them.... shall we say?

That said so far my $20 have only bought me a 'woah sweet bass' and a 'very very nice'

[quote name='joe_bass' post='313607' date='Oct 24 2008, 10:23 AM']+1


Sean would you perhaps be able to get some sound clips or a video up? You could be sitting on a real beauty here & people may not quite know it.[/quote]

Sure i can see what i can do, i havent got the RHT here with me at university but i do have another flea bass with a lane poor which i could use if thats ok with everyone? well once i get a new audio interface of some sort.

new for sale/ for trade thread here:

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=30311"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=30311[/url]

[quote name='Brave Sir Robin' post='313365' date='Oct 23 2008, 10:12 PM']You called The Gallery see if they would be interested to take it back?[/quote]

Hi, no i havnt yet, though like all bass shops ive just assumed theyd offer me an insultingly low price for it, has anyone had experience with them in selling a bass to them?