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Bought a P pickup from Nigel; smooth deal -totally unfazed by my shameless haggling :blush: Great communication and instant despatch - top fella
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Chris - sorry to see you moving this on, but can't blame you for GAS-ing for an Alembic - on my "hit list" for many years too! Very fair of Chris to be asking same as his purchase price, as he's shelled out fpr a pro setup which it certainly needed then. Worth [b]way[/b] over asking price just in parts - last year "that" German site on ebay listed a pre-EB Sabre neck at £650 - just the neck. Appreciate the kind words re luthiery - this was my first stab at making a bass (after making a violin and most of a lute!) and given that it had to be MM-themed - based around a spare pre-EB neck I had with my old Sabre - I tried to make as close as poss to my "dream" fretless, money no object. It i[b]s[/b] heavy, due to the sheer density of the tonewoods (African Blackwood is harder than ebony), but not unreasonably so. And I can guarantee it's unique! Should add that Chris is a real gent to do business with too - definitely one of the good guys on BC. -
Stunning looking bass Bassbod – about time crème p/up covers made a comeback too! Strangely enough I’m also currently making a bitza out of the other neck Mr Beedster was selling (the fretless maple P one) – a nostalgic revival of the “Sting” bass that was my first ever fretless in the early ‘80’s and also I’m missing not having a Precision more than I thought I would. [quote name='Beedster' post='818846' date='Apr 26 2010, 08:17 AM']Looking at this thread again, and realised that it's strange seeing that neck on another bass, it's like seeing your bird with another guy [/quote] In the words of Jacko, if you were a “lover not a fighter" your birds wouldn’t leave you! (wait a minute, remembers - you’ve got one of mine……… )
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P tort pickguard
Shaggy replied to Shaggy's topic in Accessories & Other Musically Related Items For Sale
[quote name='cetera' post='816227' date='Apr 23 2010, 02:03 PM']Hello mate, If that's the 62RI Precision guard then I'll do you a direct swap with mine..... it's the more red one. Deal? Gary[/quote] PM'd! -
Just got this off ebay for a project, and decided it’s the lighter “red” tort type I want! Brand new, still with plastic film on (hence milky / bubbled appearance on pics – nice and dark and shiny underneath), 3-ply, with foil backing over control cavity area. Unfortunately, what I don’t know is what specific model it’s for – I’m happy to measure any dimensions. Cost me £20 posted so I’d rather like that for it, but would listen to offers & trades!
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This is a good starting point to see what's around; [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=73230"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=73230[/url] The vintage semi's (Starfire / EB-2 / Rivoli etc) are very different beasts from the modern ones (Warwick Infiniti etc); and from the sound of it it's the latter you're after. IMHO piezo and fretless really bring out the most of the acoustic nature of a hollow-body, and there are some superb ones at the moment.
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Beautiful bass, great price. '73 was obviously a very transitional year - I had a Nov '73 Jetglo with only the wavy Grovers as a last vestige of Rick vintage-ness (and even those had been replaced with little Schallers!) I don't think you were looking for trades last time - still the case? -
[quote name='Beedster' post='800578' date='Apr 9 2010, 09:42 AM']Otherwise you could follow my bass journey Precision to Jazz (several) to Stingray (several) to Modulus (Fleas and Sonic Hammer) to Rickenbacker to Precision! Chris[/quote] .......you forgot the Wal ......... -
Just bought Shaun's bitsa fretless P; smooth deal, great communication, thanks mate!
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[quote name='BigRedX' post='797174' date='Apr 6 2010, 07:12 AM']Things to check other than the obvious sound, playability and looks... 1. Can you live with the weight? 2. Does it still have all the original Moog Electronics and do they work properly?[/quote] +1 Personally I prefer mine above any Fender, but these are real marmite basses - try before you decide. Got any pics of the dink? Obviously knocks value off (there's a natural one on the 'bay for £1995 at the moment .........yeah, right) , but these will survive anything short of nuclear assault. Sunburst and black are the more desirable ones too. They're extra long scale (34.5" I think), but can be strung either body-thru or top-loading. Sustain for ever, but have a rather "piano" like tone - best through a valve amp if you want growl. Clubby neck - not the fastest, but suit my huge hands. I say go for it, way cooler than a Jag
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Just sold John a Mitey Mite neck - smooth deal, great communication Ta!
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The cryo valves really are excellent - I've got a couple in my Eden VT-40 (thanks to Molan) and it runs totally quiet with a noticably more hi-fi response compared to my other valve gear. If I didn't already have 3 pre's I'd snap this up, but bump for a nice bir of kit
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PM'd re the bitza fretless -
Hell of a find Joe! Did you move the SVT-2 on then? And how big is your band's PA you need a rig like that?
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Lovin' those Rics above.... Here's mine; early '60's Broadway semi and highly modded 1954 Gibson ES-175 (fantastically versatile - middle switch position gives middle & bridge p/ups out of phase - "chimes" even better than my old Ric 360/12), and very nice '77 Gibson Mk 35 electro-acoustic that I got in a trade with BurritoBass last year. Just got a Mesa Boogie mini-stack: '85 Mark III short head and 1x12 EV 200W Thielle cab - will get some pics up.
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If this had the full-width sparklies I'd be selling a couple of my old Gibsons for it...... Bump for a lovely old Ric!
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Toilet visit just before you go on!
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[quote name='Hamster' post='774784' date='Mar 14 2010, 11:04 PM']Will this do for you - not sure I've put it in the right key? or indeed the right notes in the right order, but I think it's close enough [attachment=44810:Bad_Medicine.pdf][/quote] Hamster, you're a star - cheers mate What a pro tab! [quote name='BassJase' post='774796' date='Mar 14 2010, 11:22 PM']I managed to hold off learning any Bon Jovi for 17 years, then had to bloody learn "Livin' On A Perm" or whatever late last year. I was so completely disappointed with myself.[/quote] Unfortunately we seem to do a disproportiate amount of cheese - me and the drummer make sure a few gems get in - but on the plus side the BJ basslines are usually quite fun and the punters invariably love 'em "In these arms" the best of the bunch, I reckon.
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Band want to try it this week, can't find a tab on the usual sites, and haven't got the time to transcribe as Mrs Shaggy had me chained to the hammer drill all weekend doing long overdue DIY. Any help appreciated!
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[quote name='Davetbass' post='771996' date='Mar 11 2010, 07:16 PM']I think this guy had an original mid 60's Jazz for sale a couple of years ago for about £20 000 . It had the same grandiose description (had to open the door to let the pish out!) and attitude. When I emailed him with what I thought was a reasonable offer he called me a "douchebag" and told me that my offer wouldn't buy the air around this bass. Mailed him back informing him that as I'm Scottish I had no idea what a douchebag was so his insult was pointless. Offered some local insults for him to try on back and finished with a $20 dollar offer for the "bass air"!! Dickhead!![/quote] [quote name='skankdelvar' post='772346' date='Mar 12 2010, 02:01 AM']The minute I saw the word 'Douchebag', I thought "Aha! Must be the rebarbative Mr tune-o-matic, e-bay's happiest seller". It would almost be worth destroying an e-bay account just to mail him: "[font="Courier New"]thjt is A squire Mike Durnt yo hav stript i have one lik it u Nzi LOLZ, Com 2 iowa i kick yore ass, Kenny bass god[/font]" and wait for the detonation.[/quote] Those 2 posts made a dull afternoon bearable!
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[quote name='Vibrating G String' post='772388' date='Mar 12 2010, 07:42 AM']What are the best years also changes in what year you ask. In the '80's 1966 through the '70's was utter crap and all the experts knew it. The MIJ basses were also the bottom of the heap. The basses haven't changed but the expert opinions have changed greatly. I think you have to judge them as individuals and only use the year to find the features & look you prefer. The best "Fenders" I've ever owned were copies made by Tokai and Fernandes. [/quote] Very true When I was a spotty 16 year old *[i]coughs[/i]* years ago the local guitar shop had a late '60's Jazz in seafoam green on the wall, £200, the guy behind the counter thought it just "OK". 'course all I wanted then was a new Ibanez....
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[quote name='Clarky' post='771741' date='Mar 11 2010, 03:51 PM']I wasn't 100% sure about Magazine bur are you sure about the Bad Seeds? The bass has a lot of slides on the album I mentioned[/quote] Honestly not sure what was playing in the BS - seen him with Rics, Fenders, and unidentified, but never a fretless! He always gets that slidey "hollow" sound, I'd love to know how on a fretted bass. Seems to have gone back to the old Magnum of late, probably because of the Magazine reunion [quote name='Happy Jack' post='771816' date='Mar 11 2010, 04:49 PM']YMMV.[/quote] ? I realise of course, that a pit of crocodiles is safer than ebay, so it wasn't much of an endorsement for V&R!
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[quote name='Clarky' post='771589' date='Mar 11 2010, 01:42 PM']You of all people Steve should recall that Barry Adamson used a fretless in Magazine and in his Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds recordings (eg, the superb 'Your funeral, my trial') [/quote] Sounds like it, but it was actually fretted (Ovation Magnum). One of my top three all-time fave bass tones. On topic; that's a peach of a P. V&R come in for some bad press but they're not so bad (I bought a '65 T'bird there last year) and sure is safer tham ebay for vintage gear.
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If you can find one, a s/h Yamaha BBT-500H. All-digital, so it's not much bigger & heavier than a big lap-top but runs 500W into 2 ohm, decent EQ, compression, amp modelling (does hi-fi modern or Ampeg grit very well indeed), usual DI etc - mines been 100% reliable in 5 yrs and carries around in my leads box.
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[quote name='Beedster' post='767280' date='Mar 7 2010, 08:38 PM']I've had this a month now and I can say with 100% confidence that everything that's been said about it is spot on, a truly great bass. Took me a while to get it set up, but now I have, it is definitely the best fretless I've played, and I've owned a few nice ones. Greg, thanks for your patiance on this mate, hope you're enjoying the Ric. Wallbassist/BassBod, many thanks for your help, you were both bang on! Having taken it apart and had a good nose about, it's also a '71... Chris[/quote] Chris – glad you’re happy mate, it was easily the best fretless I owned too - certainly the lightest (which if it’s a ’71 makes sense, as Fender were still in ‘60’s mode) - but I’m playing mainly fretted these days, plus I’ve had a fretless Ovation Magnum for many years that for all its faults just feels right – a “comfortable old sweater” of a bass. Haven’t played the Ric as much as it deserves; I plan on putting the Ric bridge and strings back on once I source some Ric p/ups, and change in one fell swoop. It’s a thing of beauty though, and apologies to Mrs Beedster for replacing it with yet another garish tatty old Fender…….. [quote name='BassBod' post='767454' date='Mar 7 2010, 11:48 PM']The neck also originally had a "J Torres" stamp on the heel.[/quote] Wonder what he's doing now?
