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  1. Grahambythesea
    Almost my YOB Bass.
  2. Grahambythesea
    Tort on Black - handsome. Much better than white or black.
  3. Grahambythesea
    I don’ t think we ever got a picture of the Guild so here it is. Has really nice maple back and for under £500 is reasonably priced.
  4. Grahambythesea
    I suppose the thin line was Fender’s attempt at a Gibson sound. For years Gibson have tried the opposite without success.
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    Me too! Having struggled with the close spacing of a mandolin, it’s a big jump down from basses, I bought an Octave Mandola which tunes the same but is a lot more comfortable spacing. I’m on my second a hand made maple backed one by Robin Greenwood who has a workshop near Poole in Dorset. Lovely instrument.
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    Would I be right in thinking this version is short scale?
  7. Grahambythesea
    So are the fakes as heavy as the originals - 9lbs+?
  8. Grahambythesea
    Not at £2450!
  9. Grahambythesea
    Love the look of them, but like FinnDave, don’t think I could handle 30” scale, and I think they have incredibly skinny necks, perhaps not quite as thin as the Framus Bill Wyman used to play but pretty close!
  10. Grahambythesea
    Will that produce the Ricky clank?
  11. Grahambythesea

    YOB

    Grahambythesea replied to tom1946's topic in Bass Guitars

    Forget about a bass, just by a classic guitar like this one, sorry it’s one year out,a ‘47 L5 for a little under £6grand on Reverb
  12. Grahambythesea
    Look like Yamaha TRB to me.
  13. Grahambythesea
    I wonder the author of the “History” hasn’t published an updated version. They has been quite a bit of innovation in the last 17 years - Jaguar bass, Dimension, Rascal to mention just a few. Time someone wrote a new one.
  14. Grahambythesea
    Here’s another that may be questionable, what do bcers think. Claims to be ‘78 with an added active J pickup. Obviously the P pup is different too.
  15. Grahambythesea
    If you really want to go fretted why not just get a luthier to fret your Sire?
  16. Grahambythesea
    I wasn’t excited, I thought the price was unbelievably cheap and probably a load of nasty Chinese junk, but interesting to show others what’s out there!
  17. Grahambythesea
    I can recommend the Spector Spectorcore fretless. My 4th fretless and by far the best. My previous were Ibanez Roadster, Fender Precision (US) and Washburn AB35, the last one definitely to be avoided unless you like playing tree trunks. The Spectorcore has the advantage of both magnetis and piezo pickups.
  18. Grahambythesea
    And a very nice pair too! Is the thin line much lighter than its partner, never played either but often thought about it.
  19. Grahambythesea
    They are full size but may be short scale, the ad didn’t say. This is the shipper Hai Jing Yuan Technology (Hong Kong) Co.,Limited , the reviews are not good averaging 2.9 out of 5 so I won’t be tempted to get one and bring it home!
  20. Grahambythesea
    Currently in the USA staying with family when I saw these basses advertised on clearance sale at Walmart. $58.88 with free postage and choice of colours and P or J style. I’ve paid as much for a set of strings!
  21. Grahambythesea
    Looks like a Spector rip-off!
  22. Grahambythesea
    Indian Laurel as fretboards, that’s a new one on me, o doubt to avoid rosewood. Only 4 colours in the basses and no Ps.
  23. Grahambythesea
    Wow, what a find for the money. I was looking at one asking £200! Worth putting up with that awful logo. 😱
  24. Grahambythesea
    Sorry but that definitely looks wrong!
  25. Grahambythesea
    If you put Sitka spruce on a top why stain it like mahogany? Spruce looks great in a natural finish, I have to ask what the stain is masking?
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