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Well time moves on and I’ve actually got playing again. Just home stuff in my little practice room. I am really enjoying getting back to ‘bassics’. I bought a Lakland Skyline P/J £600 off in the recent GuitarGuitar sale as I wanted a P with just 4 strings. I love it, such a good bass and the Plek’d board makes it a real joy to play. Then the desire for a matching 4 string J sorta grew and I bought a Mexican Jazz from Nick on here. In part I grabbed it because it had Hipshot upgraded tuners and luthier refined fretwork. It’s a joy also, two great basses (and my 2 ACGs and Rita) I’ve already added a Hipshot Type A bridge and some new pickups so some things don’t change.... What is different is that instead of learning theory followed by picking up tabs for songs I’m working on learning to improvise and use my ears more. Loving it all again. I hope a band opportunity doesn’t come along as I can’t afford a rig:)
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I saw some overwound neodymium Martin Herrick pickups on eBay with a 'make an offer' tab. I offered £75 and was well chuffed when it was accepted. That is £45 less than the usual price. I fitted them today and after some fettling I'm very pleased. Punchy and bright with great mids. I think they look good too. I initially installed them the same height as the original pups that came out (that are actually surprisingly good anyway). The Neo magnets are so strong that, particularly with the E string they were seriously affecting intonation and causing fret buzz! Lowering the pickups solved this although I was a little confused about what was going on at first. The originals have magnets epoxied to their underneath. I wonder if this is a mod? As I say they sound surprisingly good for Mexican standard pups. Here's a photo of the bass now and the magnets stuck onto the old pups:
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In extremely good condition complete with TGI case. Only seen light home use. Very bright and clear tone that projects well. There is a light mark on the lower bout that I've tried to photograph. Master built hand made instrument. Uke in Kendal (near Oxenholme station) and checking it out is fine. http://www.anuenue-uke.com/en/products/one/14/52
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I bought a Mexican Jazz from Nick. A lovely bass extremely well set up. Plays like a dream and the deal was done in the gentlemanly manner that I knew it would be. Peter
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Withdrawn Fender Japan Jazz Bass Special 1987
GreeneKing replied to karlfer's topic in Basses For Sale
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Lakland 44-64 on sale. Good deal for someone.
GreeneKing replied to Bobby D's topic in General Discussion
There were 9 when I first looked, 7 when I started ordering mine, 5 when I finished and a friend bought the last one on my recommendation. Very pleased with the bass. First Plek'd fretboard and it is extremely good. Well chuffed. -
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Indeed Russ. TRBs alas I've owned a few.
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Sandberg VS5 California 'soft aged' Fiesta Red SOLD
GreeneKing replied to GreeneKing's topic in Basses For Sale
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Sandberg VS5 California 'soft aged' Fiesta Red SOLD
GreeneKing replied to GreeneKing's topic in Basses For Sale
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Sandberg VS5 California 'soft aged' Fiesta Red SOLD
GreeneKing replied to GreeneKing's topic in Basses For Sale
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This has been a hard decision and if the bass doesn't sell I can live with it. Since hanging up my gigging aspirations I've not touched a bass for about a couple of months. I have 4 of them sat doing nothing and I spend all my creative time with my little tenor Uke, absolutely loving it I bought this bass from the bass merchant for £1375 and it's only seen about an hour of home practice so it's effectively new. You could save a fortune! Saying that it's a 'soft aged' relic'd bass. I haven't been a fan of relic'd basses at all and I have said as much in this forum. The bass is an aged and slightly scuffed and chipped fiesta red with lightly tarnished hardware. I absolutely love it! Don't ask me why. It just works, really well. The neck of course is perfect, unmarked and everything is perfect from a construction and playability point of view. It shouts Fender Custom Shop quality very loudly. So it's a P bass with a Delano pickup and a Glockenklang 2 EQ with a passive mode and tone control. The dots are abalone and it's 34" scale. The fretboard is dark, grained and quite stunning. A zero fret too. I wanted a P5 and couldn't have found a better one. The added bonus is that it weighs 7.5lbs! It came with a Sandberg gig bag and I also have a Thomann generic hard case that I can ship it in. It's really lovely but I think I've said that already Lots of photos will follow. Collection would be best from Kendal but I can ship at cost.
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Musicianship vs Personality & Stage Appeal
GreeneKing replied to Bluewine's topic in General Discussion
(Julian) Paul Brown is my friend.