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    I've never played this bass nor do I personally have any affiliation with FP but I've yet to find a Streamer of this era that is a duffer! The woods IMHO are still of the best quality; the maple for the bodies on these basses [despite the minor dings], is tight and resonant and though I may prefer the woodiness of the Wenge necked basses, there is no other Warwick that gives the tone of these predominantly maple basses. Oh and the wax will last you 20 years... I made one tin last me that long and I used it on a LOT of Warwick basses!
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    [quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1143338' date='Feb 27 2011, 02:17 PM']Still no Chris 2112?[/quote] Post #11... different avatar!
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    [quote name='eubassix' post='1143138' date='Feb 27 2011, 11:13 AM']I have two 'MM/SR' bodies (photos below) John - one is 'burst, the other's a flame/natural (OLP). I started to drill the 'burst one to take the better of the two 'MM' bridges I have .. but found that I didn't have a bit big enough (!). I think this original EB neck fits the burst body (pocket) better than the OLP. I really need to list all this stuff (I have pickups, s/plates, bridges etc.) as I don't have the time or inclination now to get this all reconnected (!) Howard's interested in a MM style neck (but Fender-fit) and some of the J pickups I've picked-up somewhere/sometime. Currently it's all nicely stored .. but just taking up room.[/quote] I know what you mean Dave; I'm busy clearing stuff but luckily none of mine is big and bulky like necks and bodies. Not putting stuff together makes sense now, I assumed the body was a pukka MM but then again if it was you'd certainly have put them together by now!
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    [quote name='2x18' post='1143028' date='Feb 27 2011, 08:39 AM']Price??[/quote] It's a trade so I don't think he needs to inc a price; it'd be down to the individual who was wanting to trade to agree a comparable price.
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    Is the body that goes with it a 'burst colour Dave?
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    [quote name='Chris2112' post='1142317' date='Feb 26 2011, 01:36 PM']And who fitted the scratchplate?[/quote] Now if the scratchplate had been tortie!
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    [quote name='Duarte' post='1142189' date='Feb 26 2011, 11:22 AM']After suffereing that drum sound through my huge system...I can tell you that they are in EXACTLY the same place. You get all the same sounds. And more...Only the Bongo has the pickup moved, because of the 24 fret neck.[/quote] Cheers mate. If I end up going for a 2 pup bass I want to be sure that the rear pup on the twin pup will sound exactly the same as the single pup bass (variation between any two basses taken into account) as that's the sound I liked on my last Sterling; added to which I prefer the look of the single pup so if I whip the front pup out then I can just fit a standard Sterling single pup scratchplate and it'll disguise the hole... who needs versatility; I'm the bass player, I only use one sound live!
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    [quote name='waynepunkdude' post='1142182' date='Feb 26 2011, 11:15 AM'][url="http://instantrimshot.com/index.php?sound=rimshot&play=true"]yep, at the back.[/url] I thank you.[/quote] Roll up, roll up! Obviously I'm after knowing if the rear pup on both basses is placed in 'exactly' the same place or was the rear pup on the $$ placed a bit further forward/back from the bridge to accommodate either the fitting/aesthetics/sound of the extra pup?
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    Just a quick question that Sterling or MM/EB owners/specialists may be able to answer; is the rear pup in the same place on both guitars?
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    [quote name='lettsguitars' post='1142035' date='Feb 26 2011, 02:47 AM']don't matter how famous you are. ther's always someone better![/quote] Just had a quick look at your recent posts mate... I realise that they are all posted at 'silly o clock' in the morning but either someone has hacked your account or you've been hitting the sauce bottle pretty hard and taking your woes out on we imaginary people on t'interweb!
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    [quote name='lettsguitars' post='1142036' date='Feb 26 2011, 02:48 AM']when nobody cares?[/quote] Just had a quick look at your recent posts mate... I realise that they are all posted at 'silly o clock' in the morning but either someone has hacked your account or you've been hitting the sauce bottle pretty hard and taking your woes out on we imaginary people on t'interweb!
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    [quote name='lettsguitars' post='1142037' date='Feb 26 2011, 02:49 AM']swap you my missus![/quote] Just had a quick look at your recent posts mate... I realise that they are all posted at 'silly o clock' in the morning but either someone has hacked your account or you've been hitting the sauce bottle pretty hard and taking your woes out on we imaginary people on t'interweb!
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    [quote name='lettsguitars' post='1142038' date='Feb 26 2011, 02:50 AM']fanned frets are a fad![/quote] Just had a quick look at your recent posts mate... I realise that they are all posted at 'silly o clock' in the morning but either someone has hacked your account or you've been hitting the sauce bottle pretty hard and taking your woes out on we imaginary people on t'interweb!
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    [quote name='lettsguitars' post='1142036' date='Feb 26 2011, 02:48 AM']when nobody cares?[/quote] Who ate your porridge? It's a bit of banter... a bit of chat about a bass!
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    [quote name='lettsguitars' post='1142028' date='Feb 26 2011, 02:41 AM']they sell basses., waht more do you want?[/quote] Maybe a bit of feedback to be sure they aren't a load of shyte and that they are accurate with their descriptions and get stuff out on time etc etc etc A quick bit of research on this forum about one or two other online bass retailers/shops would tell me I wondered touch those other retailers with a bargepole, so its nice to just ask for some insight from folks that have used them and it all seems positive. IMHO it's what BC is good at.
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    [quote name='mart' post='1141487' date='Feb 25 2011, 05:08 PM'] Sorry, could you translate this, please? "Tardy", to me, means "late", but this doesn't seem to make sense. Does it have some different meaning up your neck of the woods?[/quote] Strange that! I've always used the word 'tardy' to indicate; substandard, sloppy, slapdash. Whereas the dictionary definition does indicate lateness.... so yes in answer to your question, up my neck of the woods it does mean something else!
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    [quote name='thegallery' post='1141293' date='Feb 25 2011, 02:43 PM']hi yes i have, Brian is a great guy, easy to deal with, had no problems what so ever alex[/quote] Cheers Alex. Just out of interest does The Gallery still do commission sales as I have 3 or 4 top end basses that I may well be selling. PM me details if you have the time.
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    [quote name='setekh' post='1141299' date='Feb 25 2011, 02:49 PM']... maybe someone just copied the headstock and is trying to pass it on as a Shuker?[/quote] I was going to say 'why not just copy the headstock of a pukka Thumb'... but then I realised what that would make it worth!
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    I've got to say that the actual skeleton of the bass looks to have a fair bit of quality to it and appears to be very well shaped/contoured/made... in fact part of me wondered for a while if the headstock had been grafted onto a Thumb bass! The issues to appear to be over placement of fittings etc. and that is something which 'would appear' to be pretty tardy.
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    I seriously thought someone had made a mistake when they were listing their Thumb bass... till I saw the headstock! [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/John-Shuker-Custom-Thru-Neck-5-String-Bass-Active-/150568546366?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item230e95b03e"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/John-Shuker-Custom-T...=item230e95b03e[/url] I have to confess though it isn't exactly the same there is more than a passing resemblance; I assume the guy who ordered it wanted something 'like' a Thumb.
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    Rather than start a new thread I thought I'd resurrect this one! Has anyone any experience buying from thelowend? I'm not after one of their Jazz basses, I'm interested in the 'used' stock. Cheers
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    Do you have the truss rod cover?
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    [quote name='spinynorman' post='1139990' date='Feb 24 2011, 02:22 PM']Seems odd that the bass with fewest options seems to be the most versatile ....[/quote] Not sure that you can claim that it is 'the most versatile' but I know what you mean. What tends to happen is that if you have a very simple bass (or even a complicated bass that you keep on one setting) then you learn to play around to find different tones; you'll vary your attack, where you pluck the string, how you damp etc. etc. There is something to be said for having it simple and using your fingers to coax what you want out.
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    [quote name='setekh' post='1138961' date='Feb 23 2011, 06:18 PM']Still, it is a matter of opinion, and I don't think we and the forum admins share the same one.[/quote] Correct but I'm not sure why there should be a divergence or conflict!
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    [quote name='setekh' post='1138911' date='Feb 23 2011, 05:41 PM']That's true. It is far from a perfect solution. Then again, I can't see any other way, given the current rules.[/quote] Agreed! However, I believe that if members (possibly with X number of posts to their name) were allowed to advertise their auctions via a thread on BCs ebay section then nobody would be any the worse for it, members have the right to choose whether they wished to bid on items or not. It'd take seconds to set up a 'Members Sales' subforum in the ebay section, then if BC members didn't want to trawl through members listings then they could just look in the regular section which is there for us to criticise and pull basses apart that appear on eBay! It's not rocket science to resolve.
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