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Hmmm why are there so many wonderful basses up for sale at the moment? Everywhere I look there's one I want, no, sorry, need. Even Brighton Guitars had one (a Stonebridge acoustic bass) on display the other day that stopped me in my tracks and got my nose up against the window. And now this truly gorgeous Stingray. Please everybody, stop putting wonderful instruments up for sale and driving me towards wasting money on lottery tickets. P -
+1 for weneedstrings.com. P
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[quote name='cloudburst' timestamp='1405201351' post='2499726'] Never had the slightest issue with the XL's hinged leg rest - so I'm genuinely intrigued to understand how far is far? :-) CB [/quote] In hindsight of course it should have been, "far superior in my opinion". It's the industrial designer in me speaking. I'm sure the hinged leg-rest works just fine, but it seems to me there's more design purity to the plug-in version. The hinged one is (to my way of thinking) just a touch Heath-Robinson in context of such a single-minded and logic-driven product. Of course, all the design purity in the world didn't stop most L2 plug-in leg-rests getting lost over the years, which I guess is why Ned S went for a fixed option option on the XL2. I'd like to think he drew the hinged version through gritted teeth though. I think I would have done, muttering something along the lines of, "well if they can't look after their plug-in leg-rests they can buy a friggin' Fender". Damn! All this talk of L2s make me regret selling mine even more. Good to hear Andy that an old pair of AE1s is still doing the business. They're great speakers which, sadly, I had nothing to do with. What you may not know however is that they were designed by Phil Jones - he of Phil Jones Bass fame. He and another guy, who's name escapes me, founded Acoustic Energy in London in the early 1980s. Small world innit? Meanwhile, back on topic. Good luck with the L2 sale. Just make sure you're not going to regret saying goodby to it. You're unlikely to get another one. Phil
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Lovely I had one just like that for a while - complete with boomerang and plug-in leg-rest (far superior to the XL2's hinged thing). Sold it about 8 years ago for £750. What a stupid, stupid thing to do. Phil
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All, I'm planning to replace the standard rosewood fingerboard neck on my recently acquired Squire Jag HB with a maple fingerboard neck. I have two possible necks in mind. One is a Squire Matt Freeman P neck and one a Vintage Modified Squire tele bass neck. The Jaguar neck has a radius on the end where it fits into the body, as does does the Matt Freman neck. The VM neck however is straight. So while the MF neck looks like it will fit, the VM neck will either leave a slight gap at the end (which is fine, cause I can cover that with the new custom scratch plate I'm getting) or, worst case, won't go all the way into the neck pocket. I fear the latter is most likely, which kind of rules out the tele neck. Has anybody else been done this kind of route and have thoughts/advice? Ta Phil
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The Tacoma CB10 always had a reputation for being a particularly loud acoustic bass (I've always fancied one too, but they don't come up very often and when they do they're expensive), but I'd agree with all the comments above. Acoustic basses are lovely things to have around the house and to mess about on, but without an amp they're only good for the quietest of ensemble playing. P PS. Of course the thing is, if you're doing gigs you can just DI into the PA just like the other "acoustic" instruments.
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[quote name='6feet7' timestamp='1404834656' post='2496216'] If you're going the car paint resprayers route I work right opposite one here in Uckfield - he's done a couple of guitars for me for and can mix the right amount of paint for the job. [/quote] Any chance you could PM me a name and contact number/email for the Uckfield guy? Ta Phil PS. Although I am getting very tempted by the tins of spray paint idea. I mean, what can possibly go wrong :-)
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La Bella White Nylons would be an interesting left-field choice (Bass DIrect have them I think). They sounded extraordinary on my Wal - very uprighty, but partly I wasn't really looking for that sound from the Wal, and partly I wasn't sure I liked the very low tension. P PS. Back in the day, Pete Stevens recommended Picato strings. They were standard fit on 80s Wals. I still use them on mine and they can often be found going for not much more than a song on eBay.
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Yeah I'm sure stripping is a real pain. A car shop paint job looks the best bet, but of course it hadn't occurred to me be that they'd need to have the paint in stock (don't see many sort of surf green cars around). Otherwise I'd have to buy five litres of it and use a thimble-full. I need to find a friendly spray shop around Brighton. Hmmmmm. I'm starting to wonder in my black new £149 Squire Jaguar HB was such a good idea. Maybe I'll be happy with it just with a maple fingerboard and stick at that. P
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[quote name='GrammeFriday' timestamp='1404745995' post='2495326'] Sims are well regarded, and even if you don't go with them you can use their pdf price list on the following page as a point of comparison: [url="http://www.simscustom.com/html/00sprayshop.htm"]http://www.simscusto...00sprayshop.htm[/url] Looks like it's not going to be cheap ... [/quote] Err, yeah, it does look expensive at Sims doesn't it. Hmmmm P
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[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1404564161' post='2493774'] Terry Chapman of TJC Guitars did a very good job on a black to white Precision for me. He`s based in Stevenage which is a fair way from you, however even factoring in fuel/postage costs, I found his prices to be significanly better than anyone else I contacted (significatly so, I might add). [url="http://www.tjcguitars.com/"]http://www.tjcguitars.com/[/url] [/quote] Thanks both. Lozz, did the black have to be stripped off for white to work successfully? Phil
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My new Squire Jaguar HB is black, but I'd quite like it to be green or maybe blue. So what's my best strategy for getting it re-finished? I'm quite capable of taking it apart and putting it back together, but I know very little about getting good solid colour paint finish to I need somebody professional to do it. Suggestions or recommendations anybody? Phil
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Yes, it's active. Not sure how it compares to a Stingray 'cause I've never owned one and not played one for years, but I can report that the HB is certainly not short of nasal bite. Seems pretty versatile too but you can never really tell I reckon until you hear a bass used for real in a band context. Have a rehearsal next Wednesday so I'll report back. P
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Just got one. £149 in GAK for a black one. The price is only available in store, only on the black ones, and they have two left. P
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I succumbed to temptation in GAK today and walked out with a Squire Jag HB. It's not in colour I particularly like (but I was planning on a re-finish anyway), black, but it was just £149 (price only available in store and they have two left). So far I really like it, although along with the re-finish it's going to get a more P like and maple fingerboard neck at some stage.
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Hmmm, I'm very tempted by one of these too. But long term for me it'd have to have a neck with a maple fingerboard (an d a body re-finish in a blue or green). Presumably any "stock" P or J bass neck would/should fit? Anybody? Phil
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SOLD Yamaha BEX4C midnight blue semi-hollow *Price Drop £250*
philw replied to wingnutkj's topic in Basses For Sale
Have a bump from a BEX4 fan. These are lovely basses. You can't go wrong. £250 is a steal! Phil -
Have a "that's gorgeous" bump on me. If I was in the market for spending £650 on a fretless this is where my dosh would go. Phil
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Possibly a long shot I know, but I've just sold a cheapo bass on eBay and before I faff about creating a box from scratch, or folding some reluctant carton into an approximately appropriate shape, I wondered if any Brighton based bass-chater has something unused and unloved at the back of the wardrobe or under the bed? Ta Phil
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I had a go on a Ribbecke [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Halfling[/font][/color] Boby Vega fretless at a NAMM show a few years back and despite the eye-watering price ticket my credit card was genuinely twitching. It was utterly gorgeous in every respect. Probably still the best bass I've ever played that I don't own. I'm sure the Ribbecke Diana will be a pretty extraordinary thing. P
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Guy here wants £2275 for an 80s Ibanez P Bass copy. [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ibanez-Blazer-Bass-made-in-Japan-collectors-item-CAN-POST-OFFERS-INVITED-/271463634869?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3f347e57b5"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item3f347e57b5[/url] Deranged doesn't even begin to describe….. P
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Wow! Never seen one of those before!
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That is truly extraordinary bass playing. He can't possibly be human! P
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Black and gold looked right on a 1973 Lotus 72D (with Ronnie Peterson drifting it through Woodcote), and nothing else. The one rule with gold hardware is, "Never!".
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Well I've never heard a bad word about Carey Nordstrand's work so there's a very good chance that it's a lovely bass. My gut feel though is that £1625 is on the high side. Have you played the bass? I'd get in touch with Nordstrand directly (http://www.nordstrandguitars.com/contact.html) and ask them about the details of the bass. Along with answers you'll hopefully also get a feel for the kind of people who built the instrument in the way that they respond. Phil