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Gutted! I jest Just put in an order with a shop mate and when Fender next get a delivery....can't be that long!?....you'll be sorted! Si
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Voxpop bought a 2010 OW model from Reading Guitar Works just recently! Although I'm sure he mentioned that it was the last one Fender had in stock....or something!? Si
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[quote name='Toasted' post='744598' date='Feb 14 2010, 10:23 AM']Have a free bump on me, oh and - 5. You must state a price for your item. Anything without a price clearly stated will be subject to removal.[/quote] It's a trade thread Si -
I maintain that, pickups aside, these basses are the best 'budget' instrument I've ever seen! I've moved mine on now, but thats more to do with my love affair with my MIA Jazz, literally won't let me play anything else haha. But the amount of people I've put onto the CV as a 'starter bass that will last forever' is immense! Si
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Cheers very much for that Silddx, and was cool to meet you! Although now I feel that I over-play haha, hopefully it was all tasteful and appropriate! But yeah, that's a decent summary of the bass's tone!, my personal problem with it is one of those things that you can't put your fingers on. I used it a lot when it was in Drop C, but that is because it was serving a very different purpose, now it has direct competition/comparison with my MIA Jazz. I'm just not feeling it. Si
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Yes, a price please, or I'll have to remove the listing Either that or please specify that the thread is a 'Trade Only' thread, if thats the case. Cheers and good luck Si -
So since taking this bass out of long-term Drop C tuning, back into standard, I haven't really been gelling with it. The original build thread is here, with final pictures on Page 3: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=11502&st=0"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=11502&st=0[/url] First of all I will say, and some of you may know from the related thread, that this bass has had a truss rod repair. I over-adjusted the original and it gave up, so it went back to Jon Shuker for repair and it's all fine now. I could spend time changing pickups, bridges etc etc to get it to click with me, but when I have my MIA jazz that does it instantly, I'm left just wanting another bass like that haha. Anyway, a brief spec is: -Refinished MIA Jazz body, nitrocellulose finish -Shuker Jazz 21 fret neck - Rock maple, Birdseye maple fingerboard, black binding, graphite reinforced, medium-jumbo frets -Hipshot Ultralite tuners -Badass II Bridge -Dimarzio UltraJazz pickups -Stack knob controls (vol/tone & vol/tone) with pickup switch (neck/both/bridge) [url="http://imageshack.us"][/url] [url="http://imageshack.us"][/url] There are some pits and indiscrepancies in the body fom the original condition of the body (first post of the build thread), but most have been sanded out as best as possible, I don't think I can capture them on camera, but can try if neceesary. There are also four smal screw holes surrounding the bridge pickup that haven't been filled, probably from a pickup surround on the bodies previous incarnation. I won't part this out! I think around £400 would represent the work and parts that have gone into this I'm also after a fairly specific trade, an American S1 Jazz Standard with Rosewood fingerboard. Thats a hefty post for a feeler lol Si
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1st post......ooooooooohhhhhh yeeeaaaaahhhhhh <ahem> Si
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Jim, I would also like it to be known that I endorse you! lol Si
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I think I may have tried this like 4 or 5 years ago at the london shop. There can't be THAT many mocha brown 70's jazzes in Denmark street. I actually really like the colour......what's the damage on the back?....just a sticker and some paint gone?? Si
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Pro Player Ian KIng - Does He Ever Visit This Site?
Sibob replied to StevieC's topic in General Discussion
[quote name='Pkomor' post='743130' date='Feb 12 2010, 02:36 PM']I saw it not long ago too, and was also very impressed, there were some great fretless bits![/quote] Agreed! It does help that the songs are stunning! Si -
I will BAN anyone who buys this lol Si
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Pro Player Ian KIng - Does He Ever Visit This Site?
Sibob replied to StevieC's topic in General Discussion
Yup, nice to hear from another pro a bit more often! And I do have a soft spot for the new Take That tunes (oh and Million Love Songs...tune). Ian don't suppose you know who has the bass chair on Wicked at the moment?, saw it the other week, and although you don't really expect any less from pro players and written parts, the playing was excellent! Si *edit* Actually I do remember looking up the name in the program at the time, but was unknown to me, should just check again when I get home haha -
[quote name='hillbilly deluxe' post='729978' date='Jan 30 2010, 06:38 PM']A lesson that i learned,the stupid way,was...................you can not make a Thinline Telecaster into a double cutaway,because they are HOLLOW..................i must say that my dad was jolly well upset,that i had ruined said late 60's/early 70's Fender. It was 30 years ago.[/quote] OUCH! I somehow feel a lot more at peace with the Truss Rod accident I had the other month! Si
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Just thought I'd pop a personal vouch for Steve in the thread! Safe as houses! Si -
Sunday 25th April, I'll be there all things being well Si
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[quote name='discreet' post='741297' date='Feb 10 2010, 06:43 PM']Yes, it means he knows full well it's a fake-up.[/quote] I'd be inclined to agree with this conclusion Si
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I was asking Jon Shuker about a Zero fret when I was commissioning my Jazz neck from him. He said that in his view they're not really needed if enough care and skill goes into setting up the nut properly. Not saying I understand the pro's and cons for either argument.......just relaying what he said Si
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Yeah I fixed that pretty quick sharpish.....seemingly it's all about you and me today haha Si
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[quote name='Shambo' post='741012' date='Feb 10 2010, 02:10 PM']Don't the Mexican 70's re-issues have a bullet truss rod on the headstock? I'm squinting at his picture and I can't see one. [/quote] Yeah and I don't think they have thumbrests either, or 4 bolt necks!? Could be interesting, although the neck looks a bit pasty in the neckplate photo Si
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Ah ok, I hadn't looked very close at it! Time for Dood to get the ruler out from the underwear draw! Si
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If they did, it would be on the D & G strings instead wouldn't it!? Si
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Yup, 121mm, 1985 Japanese Squier Precision Si
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I dont like my band - standard rant number 202
Sibob replied to thunderbird13's topic in General Discussion
[quote name='thunderbird13' post='740661' date='Feb 10 2010, 09:28 AM']Well I looked at all the advice here and took decided that I all I wanted to do was play Hawkwind and I wasnt that fussed about playing original material. So last night I met up with the guitarist to tell him this. However I wasn’t quite prepared for his reaction. From what I can remember the conversation went something like Me - I’m sorry mate but I’m just not into the stuff your doing now and all I really want is to play Hawkwind Him – I see where your coming from but I cant play anymore Hawkwind as we already play it Me – eh ? Him – well we have another bass player who we play with and we gig Hawkwind stuff with him instead Me – So what was I in the band for Him – well the other bassist and the drummer argue a lot so it’s better to keep them apart when we rehearse ! So it was all bit smoke and mirrors and I wasn’t even in the band I thought I was in all along [/quote] Wow, that's a real M. Night Shyamalan ending to the thread lol Si -
[quote name='The Bass Doc' post='740728' date='Feb 10 2010, 10:35 AM']More winding on the post would help. If you've already cut it short, try forcing down what wrap you have and hold it down as you re-tighten up to tension.[/quote] +1 If it's a Fender style headstock (4-in-a-line), the A string doesn't have the benefit of being right next to the nut like the E string for angle over the nut, nor the benefit of a string-tree like the D & G strings. So by giving it a little bit more winding than you'd give the other strings, you allow the string to sit lower on the tuner, giving a tighter and therefore more tensioned angle over the nut. Si
