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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.

On 04/07/2018 at 08:12, Cato said:

Weight wise there's not much in it, the Thinline is a shade over 7lbs and the solid is around 8lbs. It's only the top part of the body above the centre block that's hollow so it's less than a third of the whole body.

They do sound very different though,with the humbuckers, the six saddle bridge and the hollow bit the Thinline doesn't really sound like a traditional tele at all.

I suppose the thin line was Fender’s attempt at a Gibson sound. For years Gibson have tried the opposite without success.

On 17/07/2018 at 22:22, atsampson said:

For those more used to a bass fretboard, remember that larger members of the mandolin family are available...

I play a flatback octave mandola, which is 21.5" scale length, tuned GDAE an octave down from a regular mandolin. It's great for chords and pretty good for playing tunes on. You can also stick a capo on 5 to turn it into a tenor mandola (tuned CGDA).

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.

Would I be right in thinking this version is short scale?

So are the fakes as heavy as the originals - 9lbs+?

47 minutes ago, Bridgehouse said:

I keep looking at the one at Andy Baxter’s...

http://andybaxterbass.com/details.php?id=1367

Not at £2450!

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!

Will that produce the Ricky clank?

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

Look like Yamaha TRB to me.

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.

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.

If you really want to go fretted why not just get a luthier to fret your Sire?

On 03/07/2018 at 23:45, Woodinblack said:

I don't know, maybe there are going to be some american kids who get a not very good bass but learn to play it and end up in a band. Probably not bad.

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!

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.

On 24/06/2018 at 09:07, Cato said:

My other instruments.

 

And a very nice pair too! Is the thin line much lighter than its partner, never played either but often thought about it.

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! 

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!

On 24/06/2018 at 01:14, Bleat said:

Tanglewood, specifically this one.

This is my second as I always regretted  selling the first one I had. It has active pickups and sounds fantastic..  cost to me : £40

 

Looks like a Spector rip-off!

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.

Wow, what a find for the money. I was looking at one asking £200! Worth putting up with that awful logo. 😱

Sorry but that definitely looks wrong!

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?

Great looking P bass looks like the neck width is closer to a Jazz than a traditional P. 

The f hole on the Ivy is a lot more in keeping than on the Cort, which is pretty ugly IMHO. I agree with Rich, a more contemporary one might have been in keeping .