silentbob

[quote name='Jambo' post='950109' date='Sep 8 2010, 11:56 PM']Well they ARE here!

Tried it......bought it within 20 mins.....had it a praco tonite....the frets need dressing but out of the box it plays good.

An interesting touch is on the concentric pots.....the base of these where you dial in your tone are notched.

All in all its nicely weighted, well finished and put together.....very pleasantly suprised initially.....will try to get some photos up in the next few days and give a few more thoughts.....[/quote]

But what does it SOUND like dude?

Where are you located?

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='947437' date='Sep 6 2010, 05:40 PM']Check out the Squier Deluxe Jazz Bass V Active [/quote]

Ooooh, i like that. Black one would look good with a maple, block fingerboard.

Ordered a single B string from these guys on the 27th Aug. The website states that delivery would take 1-3 days, so on the evening of the 31st i sent an email to ask when i could expect delivery as it hadn't arrived. I didn't get a reply, so the following evening i managed to chat to one of their staff members online, who apologised for the delay and told me that for some reason it wasn't listed for despatch until the 3rd Sept. He kindly refunded my postage costs and i thought all was well. It's now the 7th Sept, and i still don't have the string, although i did receive a despatch note via email today, 11 days after i'd ordered. Luckily i didn't need it in a hurry, but i'm still a little pissed off with the service. Needless to say i won't be using this company again.

Would it not just be cheaper and easier to get a replacment made here in the UK. I had an Encore P replacement made by a member on here (Bass Doc) and he did a bloody good job of it for sensible money.

Have to say i'm really surprised about this. I have used Westside a few times (instore, not online), and i've always thought their customer service was really good. Hope this is just a one-off and you get everything sorted out.
Along the same lines, i'm having a bit of hassle with these people [url="http://www.soundunlimited.co.uk/search_result.php?q=nexus&gclid=CJjKwdm-7qMCFY1k4wodsX_l3A"]http://www.soundunlimited.co.uk/search_res...CFY1k4wodsX_l3A[/url]. Anybody else had trouble here?

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[quote name='ziggydolphinboy' post='940568' date='Aug 31 2010, 01:12 AM']dude have you got the adapter as well?
regards
ziggy.[/quote]

Whoops, forgot to state that it comes with a sony 9v adapter.

As per title, in good order. Bought off Ebay, but never used as i bought an mp3 version a couple of days later. No box or manual (can be printed from Tascam website). £30 posted, paypal accepted as a gift.

Would you consider putting the old neck back on seeing as you're going to sell both? Alternativly, how much for the pair? Cheers, Rob

Only just seen this thread, what a stunning looking bass, and the gold paint looks awesome. Can't wait to see the finished product, even though i'm already green with envy. Good work fellas!

If there's a queue forming for this book, could i be next please?

Got a load more of this done today. First up was soldering all of the electrical components into place, somthing i don't really like doing, and don't have much confidence in doing, but i figured the worst that could happen if i screw it up is that i admit defeat, spend a few more quid on some more pots, ect, and ask somebody else to do it for me. I t did seem to go ok, so i hope all is well.
With all the electrics in place, i could then re-fit the pickguard and fit the Gotoh bridge and knobs. Unfortunatly the screws that came with the pick-ups are too short, so i couldn't get them in today, but that shouldn't be too much of a drama. All that's left to do then is fit a new nut, a rosewood tug bar and string her up with some flats, although i am toying with the idea of adding a pick-up cover. I will also want to get the fret edges filled back when funds allow.
Anyway, here's a few more pics of how she's looking. I reckon she's pretty cool for an Encore and can't wait to see what she sounds like.
Rob

Vocals - Mike Patten
Bass - Jason Newsted
Drums - John Bonham
Guitar - Kurt Cobain
Guitar - Matt Bellamy

[quote name='the_skezz' post='932400' date='Aug 22 2010, 12:54 AM']True man, he definately had the standout tracks on the Use Your Illusion albums.[/quote]

And in my opinion he had a better "rock and roll" voice than Axl. The tracks Dust n Bones, and 14 Years are genius.

[quote name='pantherairsoft' post='930074' date='Aug 19 2010, 05:26 PM']It's original line up.. But from what I can tell is that it's more of a best of album, with a few new tracks on it, much like Skunk Anansie did with Smashes & Trashes... I guess as a prelude to a full new album.

I suppose that means they are all still doing other things and their main bands but have SoundGarden looming in the background.[/quote]

Not the original line up as Ben Shepherd is on bass. Band got great live reviews from the Lollapalloza show, hopefully they'll be heading this way for some live dates. Soundgarden/Faith No More double header anybody?

Received my bass today and top marks to Sean on the packaging. Looks like he's listened to the advice he's been given and taken it all on board. Cheers dude, been a pleasure to deal with you, Rob.

Body looks alot like on of these
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This has been sat for a while, but i'm going to pull my finger out and get this sorted. Here's a couple of pics of the new Gotoh tuners (Wilkinson ones didn't fit in the end).

Thanks for the reply's, i'm going to try and get over to Dom in Somerset and keep my cash "in the forum" as it were. Expect a phonecall shortly Dom.

[quote name='Josh' post='894824' date='Jul 14 2010, 04:18 PM']There's Kim Webber who's based in Bridgwater who is a luthier as well, I've used him a few times and he's always been spot on.

[url="http://www.kimwebberguitars.co.uk/"]KWG[/url]

Other than that, Strings & Things in Bridgwater do set ups as well for like £30 and they're pretty good too.[/quote]

Thanks for the replys.
Phoned Strings n Things this afternoon and they seemed a little vague, but if they're ok then i'll probably pop in on Friday. Also phoned Jaywalk guitars in Street, anybody used these guys before?
Does anybody know where Dom in Somerset works?
I phoned Kim Webber once to ask about replacing a nut on a bass, he quoted me £20 on the phone so i took the bass to him, only to find out when i got there that the cost had increased to £30, and that he wouldn't fit the nut without also doing a set-up which was another £60 on top. He may be highly recommended, but he won't be seeing any of my cash.

Hi, can anybody recommend somebody that can do a decent set up, and not charge the earth, in Somerset. I'm based near Taunton/Bridgwater, but don't mind travelling a bit.

Have a great time everybody, i'm unfortunatly stuck at home with the kids.

[quote name='Clarky' post='891800' date='Jul 11 2010, 10:07 AM']Check out this link from alembic site [url="http://www.alembic.com/prod/basses.html"]http://www.alembic.com/prod/basses.html[/url][/quote]

Got to be an Orion, it's the only one , bar the Europa, with the same headstock, plus the Europa is thru-neck.

Just seen this listed as an Epic, but i thought the Epic had a different body shape, although i could be wrong. Any Alembic nuts out there who can confirm?
[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1997-Alembic-Epic-4-String-Bass-Guitar-/160454560312?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Guitar&hash=item255bd64a38"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1997-Alembic-Epic-4-...=item255bd64a38[/url]