NikNik

On 27/06/2023 at 18:22, jezzaboy said:

Just a wee tip if you are sending gear back. I always take plenty of photo`s of the product, then of it back in the box and the box itself. Might not do any good if an issue comes up but it might help.

I started doing this a while back, but for sales, after reading a horror story where a buyer claimed a guitar was badly damaged, the the box showed no damage.

Pretty sure I had these in a Nash Jazz a few years back. I remember the bridge being tight and poky. Lacked a bit bottom end but were super quiet.

I wonder how old those flats are.....

Sorry, I missed the 'elsewhere'........

It went for £1640.71.

A zero-feeback seller, selling a CT at a low auction start should be enough to raise the red flags.

Japan Holic is selling another CT at £12, 660; another shop - with high feedback numbers -  is selling the same model for the same price. 

This is one reason I refuse to buy from Japan over ebay, for I seriously doubt that some of these shops even have the guitar/bass they're advertising.

5 minutes ago, Paolo85 said:

...when I say it fits Squer bodies alright, there is a caveat: it needs a massive shim to tilt the neck away from you as the Fazley neck is much thicker

Why not sand the heel?

1 minute ago, Paolo85 said:

Well, I am also enjoing a lot. But I love to practice standing and it's heavy for me. Because of that, I was considering selling and getting a HB B450fl. GAS for the HB per se was not strong though. As it happens, however, I have figured out the Fazley neck fits Squier bodies alright. Then you have a massive neck diver.. but things would maybe be different if I chopped thr headstock and went for 2+2 instead of four in line. Basically I am mulling a bitsa monster...

Yeh, it is a bit heavy.

On 15/06/2023 at 14:05, Paolo85 said:

...now they are selling for 57 pounds it seems..

https://www.bax-shop.co.uk/right-handed-bass-guitar/fazley-fpb218sb-fr-fretless-electric-bass-guitar-sunburst?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=surfaces&gclid=Cj0KCQjw7aqkBhDPARIsAKGa0oIkoHFpWPv51lH3NbD7odS3xkD0gHAkqYzedTJ_2HVhE7PLMjWaZjsaAnRIEALw_wcB

 

That's very annoying because the resale value of mine is then zero, while it is a fine bass for the budget range!

No point in selling it. In fact, it's become my go-to fretless in the house. It sounds great acoustically, with plenty of growl.

I ended up re-radiusing the board to 9.5, sanding out the roughage up near first position, and giving it a few light passes of diluted shellac. 

On 27/05/2023 at 20:44, TheGreek said:

Priceless....

 

Right, this confirms he just buys this stinky poo in and posts the for stinky poos 'n' giggles.

Gone already.

17 hours ago, BigRedX said:

 

The concerts that made up Wings Over America (album) and Rock Show (film) were recorded on multi-track tape (probably 24-track) using one of the many mobile studios that were popular for live recordings in the 70s, so having a different mix to that heard FoH with the bass guitar louder would have been simple. How does the mix compare with the audio only version on WOA? Like most "live" albums of the time, various parts were overdubbed afterwards, in the case of WOA specifically the backing vocals, but anything else that required attention would have been touched up if necessary. Both releases were complied from multiple concerts and in the case of Rock Show it is possible that footage from a different performance to the audio was cut to fit, if the best audio and visual performances didn't come from the same gig.

 

Very few "live" recordings of any kind are done direct to stereo, even when they are being broadcast in real time, the broadcast mix will be done separately to the FoH mix, and nearly always recorded to multi-track to allow for the possibility of fixing errors and adjusting the balance at a later date for release or rebroadcast.

I totally get that. Initially, I thought it had been overdubbed. Now, I'm not so sure.

Donated.

4 hours ago, EMG456 said:

Interested to learn what actually made you think it's an overdub @NikNik?

 

Looks to me as though it is very well synced with the video at all points. The bass part is different to the one on the original studio recording- more rhythmically constant in keeping with someone who's concentrating on getting the vocal right. He fluffs the G after the stop leading into the last verse - he's not even on screen for that one so if it was dubbed surely he would have taken the opportunity to fix it?

Aside from it being very upfront in the mix,I thought his playing appeared out of sync at times, and some notes didn't look like they were 'played' I watched it a few more times and now I have my doubts that the bass was overdubbed.

BAsed on the Jupiter?

Found myself listening to this earlier on. I think the bass is overdubbed. Thoughts?

SLS

7 hours ago, Kiwi said:

Something similar has been happening on the Facebook marketplace recently too.

Like the guy I caught selling a Steinway baby grand from a completed ebay auction, complete with same photos.

16 hours ago, dudewheresmybass said:

looks to be a fore runner of the p bass lyte series

Yep, same body.

These were usually sold with the accompanying 8 x 10" cab. I played through one a few times and they're freaking loud but really prone to interference due to the gain stages, I'd guess.

Moved two Warwick Thumbs (1991) - a fretted and a UF - to buy a Wawirck Dolphin Pro-1. It was nowhere near as good as the two I'd shifted. Worst and most regrettable bass decision ever!

Fender Japan has, or had, non-export models. I picked this CAR Jazz up in Belfast a few years ago; the seller had bought it from a guy in UK who managed to get it shipped over. Matching headstock and factory fitted reverse gear tuners. I swapped the 'plate out for a minty and added a tug-bar and a '62 circuit. I've kept the original circuit and the original while 'plate.

That top E on the electric looks like it has its witness point on the back of the bridge; the E itself appears to be floating in the saddle groove.

48 minutes ago, lemmywinks said:

My favourite was the old Kay SG body with some random neck bolted on, made even less sense than that crazy bridge one.

My fav was the 12 to 6 acoustic guitar conversion, with the jack socked moved to the lower bout. I thought I had a copy of it but I can't find it. Either that or his 'Big Hands' 7 to 6 conversion where he butchered the saddles with a Dremel.

Found them!!

 

42 minutes ago, Norris said:

Wilkinson parts are budget, but generally better quality than unbranded parts.

 

The only Wilkinson thing I can think I've used is the bridge on my telecaster (3x saddles in compensated pairs), which is much better than the individual saddle bridge I used originally 

I have that unit. It's excellent.

Absolutely not; I love them. Esp the baseplate/comp saddles I have on one of my Teles. Why pay more for the Gotoh?

15 hours ago, Bassassin said:

To lighten the mood a little - knowing what I do of the man, he was probably amused to have (sort of) lent his name to much-missed Edinburgh punk scene stalwarts, The Gin Goblins.

They had an off-shoot called Gargleblud