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  1. [quote name='MoonBassAlpha' timestamp='1470521927' post='3106570']
    Looks like the Hohner Steinberger system. You slide the saddle under string tension then lock all the saddles with sideways force using that grub screw visible at the side of the bridge.
    [/quote]

    Correct! :)

    It is all fully floating, you make the adjustments you want and then lock it off.

    Reeve make all their own hardware, in the same workshop as all the woodwork, which when you look at them close up, you realise how much work went into them.

    During my trip to see Val, I found a full tuner set, bridge and nut end retainer, which I now have.
    Will put up pics to illustrate.

    Cheers. :)

  2. Bit of an update. . . . . B)

    I was fortunate enough to meet Val Reeve, the other day - wife of Ges Reeve, guitar and bass builder.

    She had kept a mountain of stuff from their heydays, including a lot of names associated with the instruments in the pictures.

    I [i]think [/i]I have found the original owner of my headless bass, that started the big feature I am doing on Reeve. ;)

    [i]If [/i]it is him. . . . a famous session player who has played for many famous artists.

    I'm just a little bit excited. . . . . . :D :D :D

  3. Very nice indeed! ;)

    I do have the passive version and a passive III and I can confirm that these Magnum basses are a joy to play.
    Out of all the posts on my blog, my Magnum has had [i]the [/i]most hits, by far!!!

    Good luck with the sale. :)

  4. [quote name='customstocker' timestamp='1469514255' post='3098836']
    I built a new Franken bass recently & wanted to use a cheap modern bridge that was chromed, I thought that if I could remove the chrome with a gas torch & patinate the brass? beneath, it might look interesting as the bass in question was to look weathered. I heated up the saddles first & saw a dimensional change as the thing distorted, let out a puff of gas & collapsed. when it cooled down It was just a blob of white crystal. ! has anyone else tried this ? what a load of rubbish !!!!!!!
    I had the idea for a while to build an industrial looking bridge from a lathe cog but the only ones I have are for my lathe for screw cutting & needed. I did have a massive cog from a mangle & have used it, best I could.[attachment=224302:DSC_0006.JPG][attachment=224303:DSC_0033.JPG][attachment=224304:DSC_0047.JPG]

    as you can see, the cog wasn't ideal as the internal holes cut the corners off. I am finally getting the hang of silver soldering though & got a couple of brass sections to fill the gaps. The saddles are made from a steel which has an addition of another metal to help the finishing & is heat blued, the brass has been patinated to roughly match the iron that the cog is made from with a Gunsmithing patina ( which stinks ) the saddle grooves in the base were cut on my mill, a bit deep actually, if I do another one like this I will just skim the surface. The worst bit on this project was machining down the back of the cog. Iron needs a very slow cut & the shape has probably helped to knacker the bearings on my lathe. All in all, though , quite pleased for a first attempt. The bass itself has an ash body which is quite small, the electronics are passive 1x V 1x T & the pup is one of mine, a split-p 4 coil humbucker with a 12 K ohm output. for more images of the bass you can find it here .

    [url="http://www.herrickpickups.com/gallery-demos/builds-work-in-progress/"]http://www.herrickpi...rk-in-progress/[/url]

    Thanks for looking
    [/quote]

    Impressed!!! ;)

    I love things like this - take something that is nothing to do with what it ends up as.

    Imaginative! :D
    :)

  5. [quote name='kodiakblair' timestamp='1468839629' post='3093629']
    Anybody sitting on a goldmine ?

    [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Westone-THE-RAIL-Bass-Guitar-with-Case-Vintage/391492789950?_trksid=p2047675.c100010.m2109&_trkparms=aid%3D555012%26algo%3DPW.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D35923%26meid%3D4cb5807ca33b4804b05e4174fd1de6ef%26pid%3D100010%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D291821464385"]http://www.ebay.co.u...%3D291821464385[/url]
    [/quote]

    WOW! I had two of these - both, I think, went to BCer's for a fraction of that.
    He gonna have to wait a long time to move dat!!

    [quote name='chriswareham' timestamp='1469477287' post='3098682']
    Another Hondo, this time a very good condition Fame series:

    [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hondo-Fame-SERIES-830-Bass-Guitar-White-Hard-Case-/201628899011"]http://www.ebay.co.u...e-/201628899011[/url]
    [/quote]

    These (generally) are great basses. I have a Pro and an 830 (the 830 has Grover tuners, like this one) and both light my fire.

    Not a lot of money but great players and a great tone from the original pick-ups.

    Someone grab a bargain!!

    Cheers. :)

  6. Hi. :)

    If you can wait. . . . every now any again, one of these comes up but it could be quite a wait! :blink:

    [url="http://flatericbassandguitar.blogspot.co.uk/2010/11/gordy-headless-bass.html"]http://flatericbassandguitar.blogspot.co.uk/2010/11/gordy-headless-bass.html[/url]

    Absolutely brilliant and the build quality is A1.

    These were and are a serious bit of kit. :gas:
    Hark from the 80's and in today's money, would be around £2500!!

    Start looking! :D

    Cheers. :)

  7. [quote name='Moosa' timestamp='1468255783' post='3089620']
    [size=5]Hello Folks,[/size]

    [size=5]Just looking for some advice on my bass. I have an Atilla Balogh Odessey that I am looking to get some feedback on the value. I have owned her for 10 years and recently had a re-fret by Andy Gibson in Denmark street. [/size]

    [size=5]Cheers![/size]
    [b] [size=5][attachment=223270:IMG_20160711_172743.jpg][attachment=223274:IMG_20160711_172709.jpg][attachment=223273:IMG_20160711_172702(1).jpg][attachment=223272:IMG_20160711_172732.jpg][attachment=223271:IMG_20160711_172715.jpg][/size][/b]
    [/quote]

    [size=6]WOW!!!!!!!! :gas:[size=6] :blink:[size=6][size=6] B)[size=6][size=6][size=6][size=6] :P[size=6][size=6][size=6][size=6][size=6][size=6][size=6][size=6] :lol:[size=6][size=6][size=6][size=6][size=6][size=6][size=6][size=6][size=6][size=6][size=6][size=6][size=6][size=6][size=6][size=6] [/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size]

    [size=4]Stunning. ;) [/size]

    [size=4]When you ask about value. . . . I hope you are not selling that beauty. :huh: [/size]

    [size=4]Unknown to Jon. . . . . I have one of these as well.[/size]
    [size=4]There, the cat's out the bag now!![/size]

    [size=4]I haven't seen one like this in the UK for a long time - Canada, you will see a few come up [/size]
    [size=4]and in the USA.[/size]
    [size=4]They fetch plenty $$$'s over there - value here - plenty £££'s[/size]

    [size=4]Yours looks lovely.[/size]


    [size=4]This is one of mine - earlier than yours - most gigged out of everything![/size]
    [url="http://flatericbassandguitar.blogspot.co.uk/2010/06/start-at-last.html"]http://flatericbassandguitar.blogspot.co.uk/2010/06/start-at-last.html[/url]

    [url="http://flatericbassandguitar.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/atilla-balogh-odyssey-bass-two-more.html"][size=4]http://flatericbassandguitar.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/atilla-balogh-odyssey-bass-two-more.html[/size][/url]

    [size=4]Where did you get it from - Canada?[/size]

    [size=4]Cheers. :)[/size]

  8. [quote name='ped' timestamp='1464451632' post='3059589']
    This. Dave is also a really good friend of the forum. Cool mag, cool guy, cool bass, cool gig. B)
    [/quote]

    Well said! :)

    Dave is a great bass player, with a good feel for various styles of music.
    A professional, who is out there on a Very Regular basis, doing his stuff and a friend of mine.

    He is a very genuine person, who has developed a very health interest in Classic Japanese
    instruments - mainly Ibanez, as after playing all sorts of things over the years, has now recognised
    the quality of that era and is playing them on a regular basis.

    Top Bloke! ;)

    :D

    Jools just happens to be on the cover!! B)

  9. Graeme, Hi.

    A great site - always handy for reference and you were always happy to help.

    I think the above idea has some legs - I am not IT savvy enough to move a web site
    but I know that once I got used to the format, the blog I run is straightforward.

    As a point of reference, it needs saving, as it is perhaps the most informative out there.

    Hope someone enthusiastic and clever enough can keep it going.

    Many thanks to you for setting it up and running it all this time.

    All the best.

    Cheers. :)

  10. Another side to the story. . .

    I had it in my LH little finger.

    I put up with it for ages and then went to the doc.

    He explained what it was and what could be done and said that in some cases, it does go away.

    Most people I spoke to said no way it would but about 3 months later, it started to ease off and
    has now gone.

    I did have an operation on my hand (not related) around a year later and did wonder if it may
    come back.
    Five ish years later, it's still fine.

    Not sure if that has helped - you, in your case, may need surgery,

    Good luck. :)

  11. Sorry, I don't know where it is but think you should have hung on to it! :gas:

    I have an almost Identical Jim Cairns neck on a Stingray shaped body, with two EMG pick-ups.

    The bass is great the veck is Luvvverleeee! :D

    Good luck in your search - hope you find it.

    Cheers. :)

  12. Mmm, Rosewood board - bit rare over here.

    Blade pick-ups - bit more punch!

    As stated, the phase switches are easy to get hold of.

    Not a lot of people know this (said in the voice of Michael Caine) with the bridge pick-up
    selected on single coil 8 - 10 on the tone, the phase switch operates as a coil selector.
    At the In Phase position, it selects the coild near to the bridge - in the other position,
    it selects the coil nearest to the neck, which gives a really nice tone.

    So, for a few quid, I would put it back, if you bought it. ;)

    Cheers. :)

  13. I have Blazers and RB650, which is what I think you have - P and a J.

    I have always find both types of Ibanex pick-ups very powerful and defined,
    my current rehearsal favourite in an RB650 - but well balanced against each other.

    If you like the Creamery Jazz, why not get a Creamery P?

    I don't think a Fender would bring anything to the party.

    If it's in good nick and is an Ibanez P type pick up (adjustable poles) I'll take it off yer 'ands!! ;)

    Cheers. :)

  14. [quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1459171957' post='3014057']
    Wichita Lineman on the radio when I was a kid - still one of my favourite songs.
    Saw him on Later a couple of years ago after he'd been diagnosed and he was still great.
    [/quote]

    Me too.

    Also saw him in the UK on his tour after he was diagnosed.
    Even then, made the hairs on my arms stand up.
    Brilliant!
    A true star and a true musician.

  15. [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1457973481' post='3003554']
    I find it very difficult to get misty-eyed about instruments like this, because back in the 70s when I was just starting to learn the guitar, unless you had parents who were relatively well off and supportive of any rock music aspirations, this was all you could dream of affording.

    And even back then we knew they were sh*t. A class-mate scraped together enough pocket money and saturday job earnings to buy one. He spent weeks levelling the frets and adjusting the truss-rod, nut and bridge to get a bit more playability out of it, but all that fettling couldn't disguise the fact that it had a neck like half a baseball bat and the pickups sounded like crap unless you played it through a distortion pedal turned all the way up. It also went out of tune at the drop of a hat.
    [/quote]

    Oh. . . . How well I remember all that! :o <_< ;)

    Kay, Teisco etc - it's a wonder we all stuck at it!!

    :D

  16. Someone has just put me onto this:
    [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Ovation-Magnum-Bass-Guitar-/131743326570?hash=item1eac83a16a:g:9IgAAOSwxp9W2a7f"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Ovation-Magnum-Bass-Guitar-/131743326570?hash=item1eac83a16a:g:9IgAAOSwxp9W2a7f[/url]

    Bit on the late side - only a couple of hours to go.

    Out of all my lot on the blog my Magnum is the most visited. . . . by a very long way!!

    Looks really nice.

    : )

  17. [quote name='Graham's Cat' timestamp='1457032039' post='2994702']
    How do I get a pic up this site? Tried drag n drop but 'the message is too short' was the result!
    [/quote]

    If you upload it to somewhere like Photobucket or Flickr, you then click on the link the it will associate to it
    click on the "Image" symbol on the toolbar above, paste it and away you go.

    You end up with the images you want.
    This is my Ray Cooper. . . . . now let's see yours. :D

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