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On 09/03/2022 at 23:06, AndyTravis said:
Roasted Maple Fender Player neck on the way…
Just a word of caution, your tuners from the old broken neck may not fit. The holes are smaller than most Mexican Fender necks, so if the bushings seem tight don’t force them in as roasted maple is prone to cracking as one unlucky guy on Talkbass found out.
I ended up going with Hipshot Ultralights on mine.
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1 hour ago, binky_bass said:
It's clearly a pìss take... the words in that picture above look very much like someone has crudely added them to the picture to make a sarcastic point.
A Google Lens search only shows two matching results for the picture on the web, this thread and another identical thread on TalkBass. The other similarity is the thread author's name on both threads.
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18 hours ago, BillyBass said:
The neck would look a bit anaemic without them. Ideally I'd have the CAR finish with the rosewood/pearloid inlays but the rosewood/pearloid only comes with the stealth black.
If the stealth black had also been listed in Andertons sale I think I would have got both and swapped the necks.
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On 08/01/2022 at 20:40, BillyBass said:
Have you weighed it by any chance? G&L tributes have a reputation for heaviness, but I'd be very tempted if this was under 4.5 kg
It weighs 4.3 Kg on my scales.
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On 03/01/2022 at 21:01, Jonesy said:
My only niggle is the nut isn't quite cut properly and there's a bit poking out on the top of the neck. I can't say I've felt it when playing and I may have a go at removing it.
The Kiloton Tribute I got from Andertons a couple of weeks ago was exactly the same, there was a little plastic tab protruding from the end of the nut and the slots weren't cut deep enough. I've got a set of Hosco nut files so it didn't take long to sort out the nut height and I carefully removed the tab at the same time.
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On 15/12/2021 at 16:06, Jonesy said:
The new Kiloton in CAR is also reduced to pretty cheap at the mo.
Now down to £379 which was too hard to resist. 😎
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18 hours ago, peety said:
I Have just ordered a Burgundy Casady and need a gig bag apologies if it is on the post somewhere but is this the WG 20 model ?? I prefer gig bags to cases if possible and this looks ideal
I went with the Gator G-PG-semi-hollow / v bag for mine.
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On 17/09/2021 at 14:50, theyellowcar said:
What gets me is finishes aside these are ostensibly the same basses as the MIM Deluxe family that clocked in 10-15% cheaper. I have two MIM Deluxe PJs of different ages (one c.2005 with the 9v preamp and no active/passive, and one c.2015 with the same setup as these) and they’re both great, but neither would have me paying £1k.
You may be surprised to learn the MIM active deluxe models had already hit the £1K mark with the last Fender price increase back in January.
They were priced around £800 two years ago when I managed to pick up a B-stock P bass without the gig bag for £600. It's not just Fender though, the Sterling Ray 34 has also crept up to become a £1K bass and it's not that long ago they were only £600 in the shops.
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Just now, kodiakblair said:
I've a hazy memory that the TB Tutmarc owner also has the first P-bass to roll off the production line.
Yeah, there's a photo in that thread of his Tutmarc alongside the first bass that was sold by Fender, not sure if it was the first one made though. He's also got at least another six 1951 P basses in his collection.
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A member on TalkBass owns one of them, he talks about buying it and other Tutmark guitars and amps in this thread.
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The nut height on mine was way too high. On the E string it was over .025” at the first fret while fretted at the third fret, going down to .018” on the G.
It’s now down to .005-.006” and feels just right. The neck relief was already correct so I only had to give the action a slight tweak and it’s now ready for it’s first rehearsal next week.
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21 minutes ago, fretmeister said:
I think it's tuned up, not down. More of a baritone range
I cannot see 45-105 working at low C.
It says it's tuned down on the web site...
QuoteFinished in Olympic White, the Dart Jr is nicely outfitted with 22 stainless steel frets, chrome hardware, and comes set up tuned down to C standard with custom .045 - .105 Ernie Ball Short Scale Flatwound Bass Strings.
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3 hours ago, fretmeister said:
I quite like it. I wonder if EBMM are going to make short scale strings available for sale now.
They already sell short scale roundwounds but not the flatwound strings fitted on this bass..
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Just unboxed 😍
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On 25/04/2021 at 14:41, Maude said:
Ooh, hopefully soon then, maybe. 😁
Just had my shipping notification, it's being delivered tomorrow.
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On 19/04/2021 at 20:17, Maude said:
I was tempted to buy a case in readiness but I've a nagging doubt I won't be seeing mine. I don't know why, and hopefully I'll be wrong.
The pelham blues are back in stock at Guitarguitar so hopefully PMT will be getting theirs soon. I’ve also got one pre-ordered with them so fingers crossed.
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On 22/01/2021 at 22:21, Ian McFly said:
I don’t know if a guy called OllyW is here, but he posted on the Ernie Ball forum about the price increase and got roasted by the admin with stupid arguments.
Yeah, there’s fees, import and shipping cost, blah blah blah... but it has always been the case and I genuinely don’t see what suddenly happened to create more cost for these instruments. No, they’re simply increasing their margin here in the UK, using the increase in the US as an excuse to do the same, just in a silly and ludicrous fashion...We’re not stupid, we’ve all seen what they did there, and surely, any smart bassist won’t spend 3 grand on an industrial bass like the Stingray.
For 3 grand, I’m going custom, dude.Yep, that’s me.
I think you are right, either Ernie Ball or the UK importer has got greedy but I think it’s going to backfire on them and sales are going to dry up with the new high prices. I was expecting an increase of £200-£300 in line with the USA but there’s no justification for the huge pice hike we are getting.
I’m so glad I got hold of my 4HH last year. It’s a great £2K bass but there’s no way I would have gone for it if I had to pay an extra £750 - £1000 on top.
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I used Eurosender to post a bass this week and it seems to have gone well. I placed the order on Monday, it was collected on Tuesday by DPD and was delivered yesterday afternoon. It cost £25.71 (including non-Sterling fee) for a UK to UK delivery with €1000 insurance cover which I think is a decent price, though the BASSCHAT10 code only gave a €0.96 discount.
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Hipshot BT8 Extender in Chrome. Fits Fender American Standard Jazz & Precision basses from 2008+.
Easy to fit, just needs 5 minutes and a 19mm A/F spanner. As new condition, includes set-up instructions.
Free postage to mainland UK.
Note: Fits And works on current American Fender basses but doesn’t match the new fluted tuners.
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I love the colour but didn’t like the white scratch plate on my Jaguar so it was swapped for a black one.
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1 hour ago, LewisK1975 said:
I'd imagine this will be a limited version only.
Yes, they are only making 100.
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On 06/08/2019 at 19:33, martthebass said:
I know this is probably heresy but.....has anyone changed the flats to rounds on their JMJ? Now I think the flats it comes with sound awesome, it’s the nicest stock sound of any of my basses but the tension is just too high for comfort for me. Can anyone recommend a lower tension set that would work or god forbid a set of more compliant rounds?
Justin Meldal-Johnsen is a regular poster on Talkbass and he is running rounds on his signature bass, though he’s still got flats on his original Mustang. He has also confirmed it’s coming out in black.
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No, so you are free to use any tuners that fit.