karlfer

@Alfie Noakes

Not a high mass bridge Alan but a fabulous bargain especially with those pickups.

Great bloke to deal with folks, this is a lot of bass for comparatively little.

Good luck mate.

Buggered if I can hear any difference when it's being banged through 500 watts of Orange 😁.

I have worked for Amazon for 15 weeks as a "warehouse grunt".

I am leaving on Friday.

Reasons.

I have enforced 6 day weeks for the rest of the year from next week, including Sundays. I asked for the Sundays to be changed to Mondays (Sat night gigs). They wouldn't change them.

If I'm on the north side, it's up to 8 minutes each way to the outside vaping/smoking station. So 16 minutes walking out of the only break (30 minutes) between 6.40am/2.55pm.

The main reason though, is other staff and weak management.

Girl on station next to me last Friday did 1.5 hours work & spent the rest of the day in her phone either calls, texting or social media. All of which is classed as gross misconduct.

7 managers walked past her through the course of the day. Not one pulled her up. At the end of my shift I asked one why. Response was "I'm too busy".

This is the seventh time I've been next to somebody who has done this. They go home with the same pay.

They are defrauding Amazon & making a mockery of my hard work.

That's the main reason I'm leaving.

I'm very lucky, I WANT to work, I don't HAVE to work.

They aren't too bad to work for, they pay quite well, they aren't the perfect employer.

12 minutes ago, inthedoghouse said:

PM sent

Annnnd sold to the chap who can be decisive 😆

Thanks Dave

I'm Spartacus.

4 minutes ago, PaulThePlug said:

Did you get sorted? Just seen these

 

Yup, it's my advert I'm moving them on.

I tried the 35-95 Rotos that @4000 suggested. They feel great but I need to spend a little time fine tuning the setup, which I'll do week after next when I'll have time to spend a couple of hours undisturbed.

NOW CUT for Rickenbacker 4003s so won't do for a Fender.

One gig on a Precision then first set at the following gig on a Rick 4003s.

I don't like the feel sadly.

Price includes second class post UK,

thanks for looking

31 minutes ago, merello said:

Pics or it never happened! 😇

Long gone but I'll have a look sometime.

I put a mirror plate on my Buttercream.

2 minutes ago, King Tut said:

If you've got a screwdriver with interchangeable bits, just take the bit out and use the driver - it's 1/4". I did it last week. I thank you!

Thanks for that King, I have tried that but the screwdriver handle is too thick or the shaft is too short, take your pick 🤣

I tried the Thomastic 344's at last night's gig.

Big improvement, the Rick sounded terrific but I still don't like the feel of flats so I'm going to move them on & try those Roto 35-95 next.

Anybody got a decent substitute for the £29 Rickenbacker truss rod tool folks?

Thanks for everything folks, I think this Rick may be the one I finally get right.

I hope 😁

With the retirement of the previous CEO, is it perhaps time for a discussion regarding reviewing the current Basschat  position re Rickenbackers?

These first run pre NAMM launch are indeed very special.

I had mine up but since we started gigging again over the last few months, I've used it on the gigs where space is a little limited.

They are very liberating in not having to worry about a dink/scratch etc.

And they play soooooo well🙂

I quite like the idea of trying 35-95, however as can just about be seen by the strings vanishing into the holes, it appears RIC cut the nut with a chainsaw!

If you like the 50's Classic, get the Vintera. The ones I've played have been exceptional.

The Player series have just been damn good!

Many thanks guys, really appreciated.

A lot to think about (Jeez, about strings????  once upon a time it was Rotosound or Audition 😆).

Many thanks folks appreciated.

Which version of TI flats as a starting point?

@4000 happy to drop to 40-100 or even 40-95. What would you recommend, I know you are a bit Rick fan with a lot of experience (or is that taste4000, I'm old tha knows!).

I just find the Rick has a bit more tension on my usual strings.

I have some lower tension Dunlop Super Bright 45-105 on my Road Worn Jazz & they feel good a play great. Perhaps a lighter gauge in them?

D'Addario EXL 165, 45-105

Help if you can folks.

I always find string tension on my 4003s a little bit too much.

I have thought of the lower tension flatwounds but they are an expensive mistake to make.

Anybody's experience, thoughts appreciated.

Ta muchly.

Absolute bargain.

I sold this excellent bass to Gareth just over 10 years ago.

It would have been good to buy it back especially at this great price however 3 Jazzes are already too much.

Good luck.

Sold thank God.

Margate was far too far & I really didn't want the hassle of sorting a courier.

Well done chaps.

4 hours ago, itsmedunc said:

Thank goodness! I'll be able to sleep now! 😁

You & me both Dunc.

Great basses.

Great price.

Great seller.

Greatly tempting 😁

GLWTS Brian.

On 04/10/2021 at 20:24, Studio GC said:

I've found it easy to tap out the shaft sleeves using a correct diameter socket and a rubber mallet.

On 05/10/2021 at 08:58, fretmeister said:

No - they came out smoothly

 

I have a lot of experience putting hipshots on.

Thanks gents.

Sadly my DIY mentor was Frank Spencer.