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It's in the way now so I'm gonna offer it up for a few days at £50. If nobody takes it I'll put it on ebay.

Bought this a couple of months ago to see how I’d get on with a strat and now I’ve swapped my SG for a MIJ Stratocaster and this one is spare. It’s in excellent condition, just been shod with a new set of EB Slinkys and trem arm included. Happy if you want to collect it or have original box if you’d like to arrange courier at your own cost and risk. Selling for the same price I paid for it.

Swapped for this! 

13 hours ago, wateroftyne said:

He’s on the Band / Dylan one, but not the Peter, Paul and Mary one in the OP.

Oh my god, yes - it coudl be Richard Kniss though. Looks he played all their session work though he was on upright but looks like him from what I can find.

3 hours ago, wateroftyne said:

Hmm.. Not sure 'ol Rick is on this one?

 

He's on the original:

 

 

...which contains this other example of his marvellous style:
 

 

He's down on the credits according to Wikipedia... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Too_Much_of_Nothing

I mean, it's phenomenal whoever it is but it'd make sense.

I've long loved this version of Too Much Of Nothing by Peter, Paul and Mary but only now listened to it properly. Oh my word - the bass playing is out of this world

Stellar performance by Rick Danko of The Band. 

18 hours ago, Lozz196 said:

That’s a great guitar, and would have been a good price if it were in standard condition, so with the mods/improvements made it’s a very good price. I find the Specials to be easier to play too.

It's got a lovely low action too!

22 hours ago, paul_5 said:

Pop some P90s in there and the problem is solved. I did this with mine and I LOVE it!!!

Naah. I just don’t gel with the scale length, balance, neck radius. It’s just not me. I should have admitted it before spending hundreds on pickups and mods

**Will take £475 or trade for the right S-Type guitar**

Right. Finally faced up to the fact that I'm not an SG kind of player. Yes, I think it's the coolest guitar ever but having spent a bit of time with a Strat I have had to come to terms with the truth that I'm a single-coil kinda guy - I like clean sounds, I play chords not lead and this thing is wasted on me so time to pass it on. I bought it in 1997 and since then I've replaced the pickups with a DiMarzio PAF Pro and a Seymour Duncan JB, I also got luthier of some repute Jeff Beer to fit coil taps and dress the frets and he did say it was a good example of an SG. I'm also including the leather strap with locks and the original tuners (it's got locking ones now).

It's been played and has a few knocks and scratches but the action is lovely and it sounds great - there's the usual Gibson line along the fretboard but the neck/body joint is fine as you can see in the pics and it's never been repaired.

I'd much rather someone picked it up in person but I've got a box to pack it up and it'll come in a gig bag if you want to arrange a collection at your own risk. Any questions give me a shout.

I'll miss this one but it's time it got the kind of playing it deserves.

I bought a guitar from Keith and the process went like a dream! He was excellent about communicating, made sure it got collected by the courier and packed it up beautifully- really, superb packaging! I’m a very happy indeed. Recommend without hesitation. 

I had one of these. Can confirm it’s heavy but absolutely amazing sounding and bombproof. 

15 hours ago, Daz39 said:

Is it Tone Plexiglass or just cheap Bassglass?

Could be anything. Maybe even a laminate of plastic on a sheet of plastic. Who can tell?

1 hour ago, uk_lefty said:

Only looks as cool as what's behind it, surely. 

Do they sound transparent though?

6 hours ago, jd56hawk said:

I've always liked the smoked lucite one.

Wouldn't buy one, but...

I mean, walking on stage with THAT!!! I think the only way to top it would be one of them would be a Gus http://www.gusguitars.com/product.php?model_id=6

Absolutely amazing thing...

https://thebassgallery.com/collections/bass/products/dan-armstrong-lucite

16 hours ago, Machines said:

 

Should sound the same, the newer pickups are just in a different cover, I believe. 

That's a VERY good price. I know they've refined things a bit since then but I doubt you'd tell much of a difference without being able to play it against a new one back-to-back. The only thing I'd say is that if you wanted to upgrade to the 3-pickup model it may be more tricky, but personally my go-to tone is both on a-la-Jazz with both pickups on full.

bump. I've got one of these. Nice amp.

2 hours ago, Lowend soldier said:

i,m going too pull this until i have decided what too do. Thank you all for your interest. Couldn't sleep last night. Mrs was snoring, dog was farting. Might have been the other way round🤔.

Turns out it was a very easy fix (the bass, not the farting), no re drilling needed. 1.8 mil tapered ash veneer. Neck pockets snug now and everything is thunderously fine.  Thinking i,d go too bass hell if i split a working bass....

Totally! If you’ve got it how you like it then keep the thing.  Well done…

The bassist for George Clinton’s funkadelic was running one of these through an Aguilar 8x10. Mucho good!

11 hours ago, Thump said:

The Ibanaez btb fretless 6 caught my eye instantly. Already sold and probably for the best, thats what i'm telling myself anyway. I'd prefer a fretted 5 but i do have Primus aspirations 

You what?! You want to Les Claypool? Are you mad? Is that even possible? He's not human, you know.

38 minutes ago, tauzero said:

 

"Right, the top horn tip is *here* <draws 'x'> and the bottom horn tip is *here* <draws another 'x'> and the curve of the lower bout is *here* <draws curve> and the waist is *here* and *here* <draws another two 'x's>. OK, give the apprentice a ruler and let him finish up".

Hey. So they lost the compass that month. So what?

13 minutes ago, tauzero said:

 

I'm not sure why I don't like it but it's probably to do with the straight lines going all over the place and one straight line along the bottom of the top horn going askew where it crosses the neck. Status basses have a fair few straight lines but I find them attractive, probably due to the curvey bits giving relief from the straight lines, and the bottom of the top horn flowing back rather than angling down. I'd be interested to see one without that hideous scratchplate on it.

MusicMan are not scared of a "divisive" scratchplate. I mean, they pioneered the toilet-seat look...

On 08/05/2022 at 10:06, FDC484950 said:

I had one last year and it was a great bass. The looks divide opinion but in the flesh it was cool - something isn’t quite right about the pickguard shape to my eyes, but it’s better than looking at yet another Fender clone! Comfortable neck and perfect fretwork like other MusicMan basses, real punch in the low end and a wide and distinct palette of sounds. It takes a little bit of time to explore the options but I found 4 favourite tones with a bit of shaping (the 4-band EQ is really versatile). Just because there are other options, doesn’t mean you have to use them!
If I were in the studio and wanted to take one bass not knowing what sound I’d need it would be the Big Al. I only moved it on because bass is just a hobby and I have a low boredom threshold 

Great take - thanks!

1 hour ago, EBS_freak said:

Well really now!! Good grief!

54 minutes ago, EBS_freak said:

Props to the OP for his covert plug of a commission sale.

 

(I'm making this up... or am I?)

No I'm really flipping not! I HAVE sold a bass through these guys (they got me a very good price - can't fault them) but no. Not guilty.

10 minutes ago, dclaassen said:

It is a strange business. I personally don't care that much about how a bass looks. It can, however, amaze me with how it plays or sounds. I don't know about anyone else, but I really don't notice how my bass looks when I am playing it. If I think it is pretty, more the better, but it is the sound that impresses me most. 

I think ergonomics are much more important - a nice feeling neck, body, contours that suit you, but I can be lit up by the look of an instrument. It can definitely inspire my imagination, especially something beaten up that's been used in anger.