Hutton

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I was wondering if anyone has had any experience using the Song Surgeon software.

I have for sale a Wizard Trad P-Bass Pickup. This is an original pickup from the days when Andy Blake was designing and hand winding the Wizard pickups.The pickup even comes with its original box. 

My 1981 Ibanez RS840BK Fretless. The body was in a poor state so it has been refinished with relicing to match the neck and tuners which are all original. The truss rod cover was missing and the knobs were incorrect. A replica truss rod and correct knobs were obtained from the USA. The original pickups and bridge were also present. The electrics were completely bizarre and so had to be completely renewed. The result is a very nice vintage Ibanez which sounds marvellous.

Just for laughs. Have you ever been to a gig that didn't live up to your expectation? Was the live performance distant from your well-loved Vinyl/Cassette/CD?  C'mon folks!  And a very happy new year to you all. May 2023 bring you good things!

My first bass was a USA SUB. It was a great bass and superb value. Unfortunately it ended up suffering from a twisted neck and although it got sorted by a local luthier it never felt quite the same after that. 

I have been around for a while (65 years) and so am old enough to remember instruments back through the decades. It frankly amazes me what some folk will pay for an old bass these days. Even if you are a collector this example of a jazz before us is just not worth any money. If the player was someone rather famous then perhaps one of their basses would command a price higher than market value. However, have you ever seen a bass in as dreadful a condition as this being put up for sale for this kind of money. I'm afraid Mr. Richardson is not a big enough name to add on a ridiculous amount. Plus, he never looked after the instrument. By caring for your instrument it will still look reasonably fine with a bit of wear here and there. I think of the ES175 guitar owned by Steve Howe of YES. That guitar has seen many thousands of hours of gigging, rehearsing and practice but it still looks good because the man looked after it. I weep for the guitar/bass market if anyone is stupid enough to spend 9K on this Jazz.

I would heartily endorse the praise for Alex of Barefaced cabs. I would also like to put out a shout for Hercules stands. I had a problem with one of my stands and they sent me a new one free of charge.

My rig - a pair of Barefaced 2X10s topped off with a Fender Rumble 800

1 hour ago, Sibob said:

Think this is my old one, did you get it from Classic & Cool Guitars @Hutton?

Really nice bass!

 

Si

It is indeed Si. I’m chuffed to bits with it.

Just now, chris_b said:

Who told you that?

 

Mine fitted my thick leather straps, no problem.

 

Dunlop should be able to tell you the maximum thickness it will take.

Thanks Chris. I wanted to check this before I bought a set.

I am told that it is extremely difficult to fit a Dunlop straplock to a thick leather bass strap like the offering from Fender. Has anyone got any experience of this?

Just took delivery of this rather splendid USA Lakland 44-64. It will be interesting to see how it compares to my Fender AVRI precisions. 

8 hours ago, Auctioneer said:

 

I'm on the east coast, though I've found myself doing a lot of central belt gigs as of late. Some lovely venues round there - grand stately homes and castles - but it does mean I frequently end up getting home at 4am! Still, a bit of travel can be fun.

I’m also on the east coast but it’s North East in Aberdeen. If you’re up my way at all give me a shout.

Welcome Auctioneer. Whereabouts in Scotland are you based?

Not a great picture of my main squeeze. She’s a 2006 AVRI 62 Precision.

It's great to hear that you are still part of the community here on Basschat David. Keep well my friend!

I'll never part with my 2006 AVRI Precision. I received it as a leaving gift from the church where I had been the minister for 16 years. The pic is of the bass when she was brand new.

1 hour ago, dmccombe7 said:

I wasn't sure if both pick ups could be switched into single coil. Can only see 1 switch ?

Dave

The one switch splits both pups into single coils.

37 minutes ago, dmccombe7 said:

Tasty.

Are the pick ups both switchable split coils on that one. ?

Dave 

They are indeed Dave. If you look very closely you can just see the switch on the control plate.

I just purchased this beauty from Classic and Cool guitars. It's a California TM2.

My regret is parting with this 1984 Precision. I know where it is so the future may bring it back to me.

Sorry to be thick but what is ATB?

I don’t see why the Gallery don’t simply remove a bass from the website when it’s sold. Bass Direct remove items quickly once they are sold. As I said before I suspect it’s just laziness.

19 minutes ago, roger said:

I enquired about this weeks ago and it was sold then! “Ah yeh, sorry we haven’t updated the website” 🤦

I’ve been looking into a status neck for a while for a bitsa project and read comments about ‘sustain’ etc but I see that you actually drill through into a block of wood in the heel! Doesn’t that make it a wooden neck wrapped in graphite??😀🤷‍♂️

I can’t be bothered with shops that are too lazy to update their sites. I’ll not be perusing the bass gallery in the future. Enough time wasted as it is.