warwickhunt

Can't believe it took you so long to get on here Dave Settle back and let the GAS begin

I've fired the amp up today (road works no longer outside and no gennie powering traffic lights) and it seems to be fine. I'll give it a thorough test tonight and then stick it up for sale with the case. Thanks one and all

[quote name='GreeneKing' post='149382' date='Mar 1 2008, 12:16 PM']I have a Sterling and it's a great bass, I sold it and then it returned and I'm made up by that. Light, small and sooo playable. With a Nordstrand Pickup I'd say it's got the balls of a Ray too![/quote] Ooops Pete then sold this too me (after some badgering). I have to say that I've A/B this with one Ray (may be doing another soon with Marcus) and even the Ray's owner commented that this trumped it... though I have to establish if this is partially down to the Nordie or the maple f'board (Ray had rosewood... or was it Pau Ferro?). If your smaller of stature I think a Ray can dwarf you, whereas the Sterling seems to fit better. Can't comment on the Bongo

If this story turns out to be an urban myth I shall be giving my mate a swift kick in the testes Friend of mine (proper friend not urban myth made up friend) is a Sparkie in a factory and his work mate (also Sparkie) did a bit of wiring work for a studio in Newcastle, he got the fiddle job as he plays a bit of guitar but not in a band or anything. Anyways the studio is being refurbed by the new owner who as it happened was running low on funds but offered this Sparkie a guitar rather than pay him cash but the guy knocked him back as he was happy with his Epi. In the end he takes an old Marshall valve amp which is in need of some TLC (it was cattle trucked), being a Sparkie and quite into valves he accepts this amp as the equivalent to (after some negotiating) £100 worth of work. Gets it home, manages to get it working with a little bit of coaxing but it is still a bit 'poorly', so he gets on to Marshall to ask for some schematics/guidance and availability of a few bits. They asked for the serial number etc to see what they could do... turns out the amp was one of several given to some bloke called Hendrix and may well have found its way into the studio via Chas Chandler. Me thinks he'll get his £100 back from any subsequent sale

[quote name='metaltime' post='177525' date='Apr 16 2008, 12:50 AM']it was immense we just won our heat of battle of the bands cant believe it really. [b]my pedal board died and i had no bass for half the first song[/b] and i whacked my bass off the roof but it dosnt matter now.[/quote] How bad must the other bands have been? Serious though... congratulations, nice one!

[quote name='Golchen' post='177401' date='Apr 15 2008, 09:45 PM']wow! that Quintin Berry video is so .............. weird!?! What on earth possessed him to even start playing like that???[/quote] Maybe he has a bad shoulder

There-in lies the puzzle! It appears there was an initial early edition of 50 fretted 50 fretless that had that signature with the CND symbol BUT they did not have a neck plate. The later run did have a neck plate but the signature was inlaid and different. Bit of an oddball.

[quote name='Macko1968' post='176647' date='Apr 14 2008, 08:56 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Warwick-Thumb-Jack-Bruce-Signature-Bass-Guitar_W0QQitemZ150236690537QQihZ005QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Warwick-Thumb-Jack-B...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url] Hot or not?[/quote] Oddly enough I stumbled upon this by myself! Looks great and the price isn't bad at all BUT I've flagged it up on the Warwick forum because the signature on the body is meant to be a factory inlay and that doesn't look like any CNC machined inlay I've ever seen Added to which under the signature you have a CND symbol... not on the factory produced models you don't Everything else about the bass screams correct but that signature is just well weird. It looks hand 'drawn' as opposed to signed (not flowing). It may be that it is one of JB's own basses (unlikely) that he has signed personally or it was a prefactory run (equally unlikely). I can't figure that one out, hence I've flagged it on Warwick.de but it looks to all other intents and purposes like the real thing!

From recent threads I'd steer clear of Mesa gear. I looked at getting a USA Eden head some time ago and there is an internal mod and fuse change that converts them. Talkbass or the Eden forum (can't remember which) gave the info required. Thunderfunk heads can be modded to.

[quote name='Macko1968' post='176592' date='Apr 14 2008, 07:51 PM']I wonder how many people who claim the right to end auctions early feel about buyers who cancel bids, I bet matey boy would be seriously pissed off if someone withdrew the only bid with 13 hours left saying they'd bought a similar item advertised elsewhere instead. These things cut both ways. Mind, if anyone bids at that price I'll show my arse in Harrods window.[/quote] Of course you are correct, it does cut both ways and I've had people do it to me before... hence I am philosophical about eBay sales and can see both sides Might be worth putting a bid on just to see the headlines in the paper... <insert appropriate newspaper headline about bassist's ars* here>

[quote name='bremen' post='176569' date='Apr 14 2008, 07:03 PM']it was a typo that's been corrected - it was 12 grand when the OP spotted it.[/quote] Och dearie me! I bet they had a laugh when they spotted that one

[quote name='Macko1968' post='176536' date='Apr 14 2008, 06:32 PM']But that doesn't give anyone "the right", they can do it because a rule is not being enforced but that is not someone's "right". My objection was to his use of the term "right", as if it is enshrined in eBay's rules that he can do this.[/quote] I've had a search through eBay's T&C's and I can't see anything that says that you can't advertise it elsewhere I'm not trying to be obstructive about what this guy can and can't do (I don't give a flying one) but I have to agree that as far as I would be concerned he does have "the right". I've used pretty much the same wording in many of my eBay sales and what I would be trying to put across is that it's no good anyone getting uppity if I sell this elsewhere because it's my item and I'll do what I like with it... right or wrong I'd not want someone telling me what I can and can't do with my property. You should consider walking a mile in this guy's shoes before taking any umbrage at his wording. Either way I think the consensus is that he's 'unlikely' to get a sale at that price but stranger things happen!

[quote name='Macko1968' post='176509' date='Apr 14 2008, 06:10 PM']I've definitely seen an extract from eBays T&Cs that says by joining you agree not to advertise an item on eBay that is advertised elsewhere, the subject came up on the Dudepit a couple of years back. I'll check with eBay & see what they say, should have an answer by 2015 (the year, not the time - you know what eBay are like).[/quote] Even if you find something, the caveat that an item is advertised elsewhere is something that has always gone unchallenged on eBay added to which even if you don't state it explicitly on eBay you can still advertise your item where you like and you can end your listing without warning at anytime up to the 12hr deadline.

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='176483' date='Apr 14 2008, 05:52 PM']...if the offer to buy it came via eBay. You can sell it locally away from eBay if you like.. there's nowt stopping you.[/quote] Like what he said You can advertise and sell it where you like and eBay HATE IT! Essentially they can do very little about it and TBH if you were the one selling you'd want to maximise what you got for your item... it's just annoying when you're the one watching (not this particular item) and someone gazumps you with an 'unofficial' offer by the back door! It cuts both ways

[quote name='Macko1968' post='176426' date='Apr 14 2008, 04:58 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Limited-Edition-Musicman-Stingray-Bass-Guitar-2005_W0QQitemZ330228043923QQihZ014QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Limited-Edition-Musi...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url] "I have the right to end this auction as also listed elsewhere" - no you don't, read eBay's rules.[/quote] Unfortunately he does have the right to end the auction at any time up until the last 12 hours regardless of whether it has bids on or not

First part of the solo is bass, then keys... but stuff em play it all

I've done upgrades from stock MECs on basses costing into 4 figures and the difference is 'slight'. For a high end bass where you are chasing that smallest bit of difference it might be worth it but with all due respect to the corvette range (I love em), you'd not gain £180 worth of difference and the resale value of the bass wouldn't go up by much more than £30. IMHO not really worth it.

[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='176012' date='Apr 14 2008, 07:07 AM']Call me a stick-in-the-mud, but... Tone / Playability > Manufacturing Quality > Finish > Colour. Or in other words, buy the best sounding / playing one! All else being equal, then choose a colour you like! This coming from someone who has i) Never purchased a (specific) bass I haven't tried in a shop. ii) The Best-sounding collection of aesthetic disasters known to man.[/quote] Your just miffed because purple wasn't on the list

Let's hope that this doesn't do for wrist strength what the Opti-grab did for eyesight in Steve Martin's 'The Jerk'

If I sold my house I might be able to get them to do me a fretless so that I could have a matching pair