NikNik

I had a Series II back in the '80s/'90s and have often thought about getting another Status, but not at these prices.

MC 824.

On 31/03/2023 at 07:43, iconic said:

My word, that Jazz is a looker. 

I like it, too. But that tort plate has to go, and a BWB one in its place!

Alnico pups, too. And stainless steel frets!

On 31/03/2023 at 12:15, Beedster said:

 

I think that one has flown straight over my head mate, sorry 🤔

It was active across just about every guitar/bass forum. Long threads. Don't bother visiting them.

20 hours ago, Beedster said:

Ah, it's a joke, not sure the Lowend Lobster is my kinda YouTuber 

He did discover that Fender were putting single coils into Gretsch G2220 bass and claiming they were humbuckers.

I'll pass, thanks.

It's a rock of crack!

Speaking of Shaftos - WTF Price??

I am awaiting an non-expensive ebay item that is due out for delivery today. A few minutes ago, I go an email from RM about a redirection option. Since it's not expensive and I didn't want to have my neighbours take something in again, I opted for a safe place in the stair. This was accepted and then, just now, and email has arrived, saying they'll attempt delivery today but if no-one in they'll re-attempt delivery tomorrow.....and if no-one in then, then they'll leave it in the safe place.

Huh??

Never seen one of these before, possibly moddled after the Dan Armstrong bass with sliding pickup.  Shame about the tuner bodge. And what are those six holes in a seemingly symmetrical shape?

12 hours ago, PaulThePlug said:

Any excuse to post pics of my AliExpress Chickenbacker... Custom 4001/4004 Commission Landed @ £200ish iirc.

Biggest Issue.. Neck Angle. But due to the neck angle, height at the bridge is high... Archtop or Les Paul like at 18mm.

I like the look of the Rick-o-like bridge, i had the A and D saddles shimmed with a 1mm or so washer, to follow the fretboard. But the Rick-o-like Bridge overhanged the body due to 34" scale length, With a new bridge... Super Elevation at the saddles.

I might line up the Rick-o-Like bridge with the saddles turned round, see if it looks like it will intonate?

I never knew they angled the neck? I just assumed it was the headstock.

Long ago, but it was either Bob Dylan's 'Rolling Stone' or Janis Joplin's 'Me and Bobby McGee'.

Grim.

21 minutes ago, Chaddy said:

Fond tale from my Uncle Tom playing guitar after a gig/practise that has came to mind.

Proceeded to leave the Venue after a Gig/Practise by an upper outside door with a metal set of stairs to the carpark below, as he was walking out with one hand on his pride and joy of a valve guitar amp, The strap on the top snapped and the guitar amp when bouncing down each stair well. Naturally the rest of the band who were his brothers could do nothing but snigger at his unfortunate. Upon retrieving his battered amp at the bottom of the stair well, Tom went to place it in the back of his car which as many will know anything made in 1970's Britain at the time was mostly rust, and when he closed the lid of the boot with all his gear in, the floor gave way.  

 

British Leyland Morris Marina?

Calling @Bassassin Is that rotary just a pickup selector, or will it have the choke? I can only see three numbers.

1 hour ago, chris_b said:

 

I have no recollection how I met up with this lot, but in the mid 70's I was in a band who played working men's clubs around west London, and some Irish clubs. They opened with Spanish Eyes and went down hill from there. The band leader/organist only knew 3 chords and he played them in every song! Every gig was painful, awful and embarrassingly bad. We even had a band uniform, with a bow tie, which Ii still have!! The only upside was very cheap Guinness.

 

Even after all these years, the thought of that band and those gigs is making me feel queezy!

That guy sounds like the keyboard player in my tale.

On 24/03/2023 at 19:13, Smanth said:

I'm watching the Blues Brothers (yet again) and cannot help but cringe at the  poor Donald Duck Dunn having to play with Murph & then Magic Tones!!!

 

What cringeworthy performances have you suffered!?

 

S'manth x

Back in the day I played in an 8-piece funk band. However, the core of the unit (myself inlcluded) used to do the workingmen's club circuit to drum up money for recording time. Stuff like A 45 of Foxtrots, etc, a break then an hour or so of standards before the DJ took over. One afternoon we loaded into a Miners' Welfare Club and began to set up. As we were having a quick soundcheck, out of the corner of my eye, near the stage door, I caught a figure with Highland Dress in his arms having a muted discussion with a club convener. Bothj men kept glancing in our direction and the Highland Dress guy appeared animated and annoyed, then swept away to a dressing room. 'Is everything alright?' we asked, 'We haven't been double-booked?' The convener said everything was ok, but his tone betrayed him.

It transpired that Highland Dress man was expecting a pick-up band to busk along with his Scottish shortbread-tin tunes and we nixxi'd that right away. So, later we go on and do our usual 45 of dance tunes. As we were winding up and announcing a break, Highland Dress man - in full Highland regalia - swept forth onto the stage and began regaling the audience with tales and a few little a capella tunes, nothing long or major. Then he launched into another tale about Glasgow and as he winds up he turned to us and said  'And with that, Ladies and Gentlemen, I Belong to Glasgow!!! Take it away, boys, in G!!' Myself and the guitarist busked it but the keyboard player and the drummer murdered it!! It was the most cringeworthy performance I witnessed, and I was part of it!

Highland Dress left the stage, puce. He could be heard shouting at the convener.

21 minutes ago, Dad3353 said:

This is a Bryce acoustic bass headstock, with its logo...

 

 

Hope this helps.

Has He Who Shall Not Be Named been at that nut?

4001

On 17/03/2023 at 17:55, oldslapper said:

Many, too many.

But this always haunts me:

 

Classy bass, indestructible, shed load of tone on tap, best fret board I’ve played, blah blah. Sold it to buy something shiny that got moved on quicker than a Tory prime minister’s term in office. 

I have one of them in Honeyburst: a Blade B4. I had one in the early Noughties and then, God knows why, I sold it. The regret niggled me for months until another one popped up on evilbay. After  my '90 Fender Jazz CS '62, that Blade is the bass I've owned the longest.

Early '90s Warwick Thumb NT unlined fretless

Steinberger XL2A

Rickenbacker 4001CS

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I have the Indonesian model, not unlike the attached, and I really like it. Has the parallel pup pull-up pot.

I haven't played with the pup heights yet, though the rear one is a tad high; will look at that tonight.

To answer an earlier question: the dots on this one I have are in the correct place,

Took the neck off last night and am going to fine sand the back of the neck and the 'board, then roll the edges. The tung oil arrived so first thin coat will go on tonight.

For £90, it's a great mod platform.

Does FA bar turn on. Free to anyone who dabbles in these things. Postage applies.