warwickhunt

It is literally 1mm below, you can see light if you put a torch behind it. When I say open chords, that patently doesn't include striking the E string! I can play an open A chord if I go light but you are correct the chordal aspect is pretty much for chords up the neck and/or on the 4 high strings.

Now fettled! Got the bridge as high as poss and saddles as low as poss (to the point where the G string rested on the back of the bridge) but the E string defied me. I had to hacksaw the tip of the adjuster screw off (6-7mm) but left the saddle on when I cut it to act as a die when it unwound. No spring on the E string now but at least it sounds in tune above the 3rd fret (it struggled to sound in tune just playing open chords before).

Mine is the Squier version so I need to decide between drilling 2 holes or shortening 2 screws.

I took the springs out of the E & A strings to get the saddle back far enough to get 'near' intonation but sadly as soon as it gets back past 50% (which isn't a great distance), the screw (bolt really) starts to ramp up until the intonation screw actually interferes with the string itself. I'll take a look at reversing the bridge but I'd be concerned that the opposite would start to take affect (B & E high strings hitting intonation screw).

Would you want to test the wrath of the Ric Police?

I hope nobody is pinning hopes on Paypal changing a policy that they clearly define in the T&C just because a bunch of well intentioned people were scammed on an online marketplace. That's not to have a pop at anyone but Paypal make it simple; it's free to send money to friends and family (with no protection) OR you send money for purchases which has a charge (and there is insurance). Oddly enough I've sold stuff on here and on FB and I don't accept Paypal in any form from a newbie as it is open to abuse against me. If someone dealing with me doesn't want to do their research on my honesty and history and pay by BACS that is absolutely fine and no hard feelings.

Are you 'always' going to have an amp that will drive x2 4 ohm cabs? Your present power amp can but not a lot of dedicated bass amps will. You'd not notice a massive difference between (otherwise identical) 4 or 8 ohm cabs but a pair of 8 ohm makes more sense longer term.

Off the top of my head I think the USA Ray 5 is an Alnico magnet so you'd need to ensure you were comparing like with like and the preamp has as big an impact on sound as the pups do. In summary; to get near in tone you are going to have to source the same pup AND preamp.

For me the only niggle that I MUST sort is the intonation. The E & A saddle screws are short but oddly you can't wind the saddle back far enough as the angle of the intonation screw increases to where the screw starts to dig into the underside of the string. When I get my backside in gear I'll cut the excess off the E & A screws.

A local lad recently put a guitar up for sale and give it the big sell on the quality and playability; ending by saying it was probably a USA bitsa. One look and it was 'Yep that's a Harley Benton with the logo removed'! Nothing had been altered to disguise it other than the lack of logo but it took 5 seconds to check Google images and find the exact model. Sadly I know the guy and I know that he knows his guitars.... double the price of a new one for removing the logo was a bit much. Saying that, it is testament to HB that their guitars are good enough that people can be convinced they cost x2 x3 x4 their original value.

@LukeFRC

Sounds like the guy posting the ad is getting a load of flack from what is likely to be a bunch of keyboard warriors who likely don't gig in a covers band with any great frequency! I've played the pub scene (originals and covers) for over 40 years and pub covers bands around here get £200 - £300(ish). The lower end of that is generally at the kind of venues where they don't give a t*ss about the bands or the quality of the musicianship. The top end is negotiable depending on your following / popularity. I've done a fair few deps in my time and I'm at a point now where I'll politely decline gigs that I get offered where there are 5 in the band and they are getting £200-£250. My regular gig is a 3 piece band and we do gigs where we will get £250 minimum and we aim for £300... bearing in mind that bands I was in 25 years ago were doing gigs for £250.

I suppose that is a worry. If a dodgy seller blocks anyone who is aware of what he is doing, then those people can't 'see' his posts and then warn others!

One of my wires is snipped as well! Can you count across and see if it is the same?

I have a Schack bass wih the preamp removed (bass now passive), I'll dig it out and see if it is the same.

Not parallel on the Longhorn: 42mm at the nut going to 52mm 12th fret.

I'll check later but I bet the Dano Longhorn is pretty much parallel.

Use the search function on Basschat as to 10 / 12 / 15 and 'sound/tone' because this thread is going to feel distinctly confusing very soon!

Easy peasey lemon squeezie. Contacted Rob as he was looking for a 5 string; after a few quick messages, we'd concluded the deal and Rob had paid me... how things should be. Enjoy the Marleaux Rob!