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Right, now I`m on the right thread, think I`ll add "hang on a sec, the neck was sub standard so it wasnt stamped, the body was also sub standard and wasnt stamped, and the pots were also sub standard and weren`t... oh, you know the rest!!! yet they STILL put a serial number on the neckplate?? nothing wrong with that. In fact, as anyone who has ever owned a mid 70`s Leyland car will verify, it`s perfectly normal!!"

[s]hang on a sec, the neck was sub standard so it wasnt stamped, the body was also sub standard and wasnt stamped, and the pots were also sub standard and weren`t... oh, you know the rest!!! yet they STILL put a serial number on the neckplate?? nothing wrong with that. In fact, as anyone who has ever owned a mid 70`s Leyland car will verify, it`s perfectly normal!![/s] ERRR, HOW THE HELL DID THIS END UP ON THIS THREAD??

Watched the programme a couple of weeks ago - I think that it`s a shame they totally dismissed the last couple of albums ("Renegade" and "Thunder and Lightning") as not being `Lizzy. That`s the era that some of us discovered the band.

I think it`s a case of you get what you pay for - as an example you can pay £80 or so for a [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/layla_bassguitar_kit_pstyle.htm"]Thomann kit[/url], or a couple of hundred quid for a [url="http://www.carvinworld.com/catalog/guitars/index.php?model=bk40"]Carvin Kit[/url]. Of course, you could go for a total component based bass from Warmoth, and spend a flaming fortune!!!

I`m another one who has their tongue just poking out of the corner of their mouth (always on the left). I found practicing in front of a mirror helped cut down the amount my tongue was poking out as I became very self conscious - problem then was I concentrated on my tongue, not my playing, and hit so many bum notes it was unbelieveable. Sort of reached a compromise with myself now.

[quote name='hillbilly deluxe' post='785870' date='Mar 25 2010, 02:35 PM']Does anyone have any info on the bass/effect used in this track ?[/quote] All I can really say about Ross Valory`s effects can be summed up by [quote]One of the innovations that Valory uses (it is not known if he is the inventor) is to string a four-string bass with the bottom four strings of a 5-string set. Thus, instead of the usual E-A-D-G arrangement, his bass is strung as B-E-A-D. This adds the five string depth to the songs, while allowing the quick fingering of a four-string neck.[/quote] found that on wiki, so not sure about it`s authenticity or accuracy hope that helps

[quote name='MacDaddy' post='486564' date='May 13 2009, 02:25 AM']looks like one of the Carvin DIY jobs. IIRC they were like IKEA furniture, came flat packed and you assembled them yourself. They were meant to be pretty good.[/quote] Errr, yeah, I stood corrected - it IS a Carvin BK4 kit (lack of headstock decal gives it away)

Nice Carvin B4 [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Carvin-USA-Jazz-Ash-American-Bass-w-Fender-Case-NR_W0QQitemZ170330839664QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item170330839664&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1688%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50"] HERE [/url] frankly, I could see this going for 5 or 6 hundred bucks at the end of the day.

Doesnt the "Webright" stamp on the neck pertain to early/mid 70`s necks?

Doesnt he also play a tenor guitar?

Some pretty instruments [url="http://www.bassuke.com/Gallery.html"]HERE[/url] Sorry if it`s the wrong forum!!

[quote name='Stylon Pilson' post='395377' date='Jan 30 2009, 01:33 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LAKWOOD-FRETLESS-BASS-GREAT-SPEC-PRO-SETUP_W0QQitemZ150322556427QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV"]Here it is[/url]. Anyone know what the body is made of? It wasn't mentioned anywhere in the posting. Edit: oh, and scroll down to the "Is there a fretless version?" question. The answer may surprise you. S.P.[/quote] THE SPEC GENUINE SOLID ALDER BODY (BLACK GLOSS FINISH) CANADIAN MAPLE NECK / ROSEWOOD FINGERBOARD (SATIN FINISH)

Ooh, just seen this - I`ll try to come along this time.

[quote name='7string' post='389082' date='Jan 22 2009, 10:25 PM']Doing my usual trawl through the bass forums, I found this and it reminded me of the Spoombung bass. Couldn't save the picture though [url="http://www.ledbellibass.com/2008%20Gallery.htm"]http://www.ledbellibass.com/2008%20Gallery.htm[/url][/quote]

[quote name='thedontcarebear' post='382610' date='Jan 16 2009, 04:45 PM']I put together this Warmoth..... [/quote] Ooh, that`s nice. Amazingly, I`ve only just today seen this thread, but yesterday I dug out the Carvin Kit that`s been sat under my bed for the best part of 12 months and made a start on the neck.

Gonna stick my 2 pennyworth in here and say Glenn Hughes.

Yeah, I`m a member there, but the only forum I really visit is the Luthiers one. Even then I`m getting a little peeved at their attitude of "You cant be a Luthier unless you have graduated from Luthier school"

[quote name='Absolute-beginner' post='360082' date='Dec 21 2008, 10:05 AM']Mines a quality '59, but to be honest no mattter what I do, the noise that comes out of it sometimes is just not good. I have no idea what im doing wrong. [/quote] I have a similar problem at the moment with my `65, but I`ve figured out what I`m doing wrong - BLOODY EVERYTHING according to her!!

I actually like the styling of the cut-outs. at least they follow the curves/shape of the body, which is more than some I`ve seen.

[quote name='MacDaddy' post='350355' date='Dec 10 2008, 01:45 AM']+1 What was the BIN? I sold my LB75P (HB & J at the neck) on here for £399.99. Fantastic instruments, but I needed the money -1 never had probs with mine, they even sounded good passive.[/quote] BIN was 450 Someone got a hell of a bargain there

Nice Carvin XB75P(??) [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Carvin-5-string-quilted-top-thru-neck-bass_W0QQitemZ280291118883QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item280291118883&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1298%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318"]Here[/url] The BIN price is about right, but only because he`s chucking in a hard case.

Yup, that`s pretty. Well done that man

[quote name='Annoying Twit' post='334078' date='Nov 21 2008, 08:00 PM'] A "rainmaker"?[/quote] Yeah, it`s filled with tiny beabs/beans; as you invert it they all fall down to the bottom over internal baffles or something and it sounds like falling rain.

Ewww!! There again, I think the important line in the description is Model: StingRay 5 Size: 13-3/8" wide, 1-3/4" thick, 45-3/4" long (34.0 cm wide, 4.5 cm thick, 116.2 cm long) [b][color="#FF0000"][size=5]Weight: 10 lbs (4.54 kg) - varies slightly[/size][/color][/b] Body Wood: Ash and so on... Just how does he manage to get the weight of the thing to change??

[quote name='wmsheep' post='153375' date='Mar 7 2008, 09:39 PM']I`m the third owner of a shortscale `65 of unknown origin; a bit of an enigma as she`s not a jazz and certainly not precision. She`s due for some cosmetic work to the body soon (a problem with one of the curves on the body), and hopefully this will suit us both. Soundwise, she has a tendancy to be very loud, and emits a horrible whining noise when ignored for more than 10 minutes (less than 10 minutes if I`m seen eyeing up newer models).[/quote] Got mine back from the workshop now - was a bit inconvenient as she was originally in for 5 days, then out for a couple, then back in the bodyshop for another 10. HOWEVER, I`m more than happy about the quality of work done; OK, so they recycled 100% but they`ve taken and used bits from a normally unseen area so it`s not really noticable. Just a little more bodywork to be scheduled for a couple of months time, but that should only take an hour or so. Still has a tendancy to whine a lot tho`.