RhysP

The worst guitar I ever owned was a Gibson Les Paul.
Bought it new (£599 - that'll tell you how long ago this was!) & within 6 months I'd had to have the pickups changed under warranty because the original ones packed in, and then the finish just began to peel away from the guitar.
An absolute piece of sh*t, yet somebody STILL bought it from me in that state because "it's a Gibson Les Paul, isn't it?"

[quote name='Stacker' post='737030' date='Feb 6 2010, 11:30 AM']That's a non-original Badass bridge. The original - whilst looking oure '80s - is fairly heavy duty and good for sustain so I can't imagin why there's a Badass on this.[/quote]
+1
The original bridges were made by Gotoh and are excellent, replacing it with a Badass would be a pointless exercise IMO.

The other thing that hasn't been mentioned yet is that quality control suffered badly due to the sheer number of instruments they were churning out in the 70s. The same thing happened with Gibson under Norlins ownership around the same time.

It's a Robin Freedom bass.

[quote name='silddx' post='733111' date='Feb 2 2010, 04:27 PM']You can get a LOT with £500, check out the Basschat for sale area, you may even get a USA Jazz for that. or for about £350-£400 a cracking MIJ.[/quote]

+1
Definitely worth keeping an eye on the forum "For Sale" section.

[quote name='Stylon Pilson' post='732593' date='Feb 2 2010, 09:41 AM']I use a 40ft long, 5ft tall flight case so that I can store my leads uncoiled, and keep my bass plugged into my rig at the same time.

S.P.[/quote]

You're just being silly now.

Levinsons are very consistent quality-wise, where Mexican (and American) Fenders can be very hit & miss.

I haven't played one of the newer Blades but I played a Levinson B4 jazz bass for 20 years & it was superb. Absolutely fantastic build quality. I only sold it because I find Jazz bass necks too narrow these days.

I still play a Levinson Strat type guitar & that is also a superb instrument - better than any Fender Strat I've played.

I use a 25 ft long, 6 inch wide flight case so I can store my leads uncoiled.

Richard Thompson - Small town romance.

[quote name='RussFM' post='731893' date='Feb 1 2010, 04:41 PM']Must be, aren't Keane just drums, keyboard and vocals?[/quote]
They most certainly are.
I wonder who's idea it was to form a band with just the uncool instruments?

Jaco didn't play on "In France they kiss on Main Street" (or on anything else from "The Hissing of Summer Lawns" for that matter) - it was Max Bennett.

Wouldn't the inconsistent string tensions play havoc with the neck? (flats having a higher tension than rounds of the same gauge & all that).

If I had the money I'd be all over this:
[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GIBSON-THUNDERBIRD-BASS-1976-BICENTENNIAL-SUNBURST_W0QQitemZ260543055401QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item3ca9938629"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GIBSON-THUNDERBIRD-B...=item3ca9938629[/url]
Beautiful!
(No connection to the seller - just thought it was lovely!)

There's a nice bum note played on piano by Thomas Dolby on the track "I scare myself" from the "Flat Earth" album.
(Well It's always sounded like a bum note to me - maybe it's jazz or something)

Go on, show us your mullet!

[quote name='silddx' post='727918' date='Jan 28 2010, 06:15 PM']It looks more playable than a normal Ric.[/quote]

[quote name='silddx' post='727745' date='Jan 28 2010, 04:11 PM'][/quote]

Christ on a bike!
I didn't know John Merrick had two uglier sisters.

"Bass guitar project"

This usually happens when I've decided to sell a bass or guitar I've not played for ages.
Then I make the mistake of getting it out of the case for one last play........................

How about a lovely bass:



There now, isn't that better?

A baritone guitar would probably be a better choice than a bass for the sound you're after.
Something like this for example:
[url="http://www.guitarandampshop.co.uk/acatalog/Gretsch_Electromatic_Jet_Baritone_Electric_Guitar__.html"]http://www.guitarandampshop.co.uk/acatalog...c_Guitar__.html[/url]

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=73680"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=73680[/url]

It's just one of those things really.
I've owned inexpensive basses that never needed any neck adjustment & expensive basses that required almost constant adjustment (my Jaydee for instance).

Same goes for guitars in my experience too.

When I had a Jaydee & was playing a lot of slap I was using 30-90 superwounds. That's the gauge Mark King & Geddy Lee were using at the time & they are pretty twangy.
I don't think you can get Superwounds anymore but Elites do a 30-90 set.

LaBella do a Slappers set even lighter than that. You can get them on the internet from Stringbusters if you have trouble finding them - they'll probably be cheaper than anywhere else too.

[quote name='henry norton' post='722852' date='Jan 24 2010, 09:12 AM']They were the Japanese arm of Jackson...........[/quote]
I think Wayne Charvel would have something to say about that!

Wayne Charvel was building guitars in the 70s, and Grover Jackson (who went on to make Jackson guitars) was one of his employees. Wayne Charvel sold his guitar building business to Jackson, who continued to produce guitars under the Charvel name for a while before changing to his own name.

There were indeed excellent guitars made in Japan using the Charvel name under licence in the 80s, but to refer to Charvel as "the Japanese arm of Jackson" is like calling Fender the Japanese arm of Musicman.