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The frets on mine (original) look like the regular press/hammer in the slots ones that we find everywhere (the advertising at the time mentions Petillo "center-touch" fret wire, whatever that was/is?) . I do not envisage any refret problems other than possible Ebanol board chipping. The thread has inspired me to get mine out and use it at band this week Cancel that, covid bullet near miss has just impacted the domestic nest ☹️ testing, testing 123 or somesuch if any tests were available.
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+1 above. The bridge is the same as my DMZ4001. What a great freebie, superb basses, great string clarity and lack of deadspots . You will find criticism about tuning stability, I have never experienced this despite using mine in wildly changing temperatures.
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I would willingly contribute to this. Going after significant bootleggers and /or unlicensed merchandise is fair game, however I am at somewhat of a loss to understand why any artist would contemplate this particular legal action. The Gerald Ratner self destruct gene must be more common than we realise.
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Repaired and sorted some realist pickups for Esther. Great communication and payment. Many Thanks.
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How much did Gibson spend designing, prototyping and finalising the EB shape when all they had to do was trace around this fine example
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Just to add some more uncertainty to the process, I have recently used some 45mm mahogany / sapele that was bought seasoned (hmm? it seemed good though I did not measured the moisture content at the time). Due to various reasons (life intervenes) it had two + years more seasoning after purchase and then was subjected to my woodwork (planer/thicknesser, band saw, spokeshave etc.). Needless to say It decided to move in ways that I did not require which required further intervention and rectification.
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Musician wanted ad - a penny for your thoughts...
3below replied to wateroftyne's topic in General Discussion
Someone here who lives in the right part of the world should apply and report back..... -
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Bought some Hipshots from Jon. Excellent transaction and communication. Rapid arrival and well packed, many thanks.
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Rickenbacker 4003 lower tension strings. help please.
3below replied to karlfer's topic in Bass Guitars
@karlferAs above by @Cosmo Valdemar, my string of first choice on any bass (although in one case Labella 760FL worked better) . Wait until a set of used TIs appears here. No problem buying used, they last forever. I fitted a set on my G&L Sb-1 around 2011, highly used since then and they are just fine now. -
Dunlop Strap buttons
3below replied to IanA's topic in Accessories & Other Musically Related Items For Sale
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Neck keeps bowing despite adjustment
3below replied to Welshbassist's topic in Repairs and Technical
My first set of TIs went on my G&L SB-1 in 2011 (from memory) and are still fine despite many hours playing and gigs. They are my first choice strings for the majority of my basses. However, they do not suit some basses in my possession, e.g. Labella 760FL (low tension, but a bit more than TIs) work better on one of my fretless basses. -
Neck keeps bowing despite adjustment
3below replied to Welshbassist's topic in Repairs and Technical
This seems to be a very good plan . -
Neck keeps bowing despite adjustment
3below replied to Welshbassist's topic in Repairs and Technical
Whilst this worked just fine for every other bass (of the far too many) that I have owned it produced catastrophic results with my USA G&L L1505 which gave symptoms like yours, the truss rod adjustments had little or no lasting effect. The effect was as described by @Stub Mandrelwith the adjuster nut crushing the anchor wood. The fingerboard eventually parted company from the neck and cracked. A resultant trip to Jon Shuker for a new fingerboard and dual action truss rod. Better than new now. I was also advised to slacken the strings when adjusting the truss rod. @Hellzerosuggestion of grease on the truss rod nut is worth pursuing. Another one of my basses had a tight truss rod, oiling the threads and adjuster helped. Might be worth looking at the StewMac Fender truss rod videos on YouTube? -
Columbus Jazz bass, there is a memory from my youth, along with Jedson tele bass and Woolworths Kay bass, my first bass (type thing) circa 1974?
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Being a chappie who was around and youthfully playing in bands in that era I am surprised that Dimarzios, Mighty Mites, brass nuts and bridges have not been mentioned yet. I did both the P bass and Ric thing in the late 70s /early 80s. Both worked well (no surprises there) with Marshalls and Hiwatts. For a good all round bass to cover it these days, G&L SB1, the mfd pickup will do aggression/rude very well, P on steroids You can even get 'authentic vintage' 1980s examples at sensible money.
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SOLD (pending collection) -- G&L SB2 USA 1996 with OHSC
3below replied to gyrus's topic in Basses For Sale
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Peavey Bass speaker buzz/distorted- possible to fix?
3below replied to Bluemeanie72's topic in Amps and Cabs
Likewise I was not unhappy with the value I had from that combo, it did many gigs over the years, faultlessly. I also found repair uneconomic and picked up a used Fender (Eminence) 15" on this very forum. The next bit will (probably) make @Phil Starrwince (and likewise me, since I was / am a Physicist). I just fitted it and did not worry about Thiele/Small parameters and correct porting. Fortunately it sounded OK (we are only talking 100W here). TNT combo with a modern speaker and correctly ported will be a pretty reasonable thing apart from the weight :). -
Peavey Bass speaker buzz/distorted- possible to fix?
3below replied to Bluemeanie72's topic in Amps and Cabs
The glue on the BW speaker in the 115BW combo that I owned from 1980 failed in about 2010. The cone parted company with the frame during a gig, I tried the copydex approach however was unsuccessful. I had not caught the damage soon enough. When I took the speaker apart I also encountered the deteriorated foam reside that @agedhorse mentions. You have nothing to lose by attempting a 'copydex' repair. -
Inspired by my last licence plate 3 string cbg I decided to build something 'different'. 30.9" scale, flat ebony fretless board (10mm thick) , hollow body, parallel neck and as small a headstock as possible. . Stainless inserts and a 'mistake' in drilling the the bolt holes despite using a pillar drill. Note the anti neck dive fitment, 1 lb of lead! 20mm neck depth and 48mm width (easy using the planer-thicknesser). 48mm neck width results in 13.5mm string spacing. From using the 3 string cbg I hoped that this would be playable (if not the design will let me replace the neck with a conventional taper one). Extended neck join and angle to get neck tilt with shim. Next time I will set the neck support block in at an angle in the body (or rout an angled pocket). Those with sharp eyes will notice the little infill at near the fingerboard end. Careful measurements can fail when user stupidity intervenes in simple mathematics! Wanting to keep the headstock as thick as possible, get the maximum break angle (and not cut / carve / rout a Fender type headstock thinning) I copied this sunken method that I found on another guitar build. If anyone does use it remember to make the depressions large enough to get a box spanner or socket over the machine head bushing nut. These did, just! Self made ebony nut, made with rat tail file, really pleased with how that turned out. Cavity for recessed piezo pre amp control panel. Due to this 'design' evolving rather than being planned correctly (ironic that my professional career relied on planning to prevent p**s poor performance) I ended up routing the recess after assembling the body shell. Much easier if done before. Body is sapele, 60mm wide, 20mm depth. Bridge with stainless adjusters. Angled machine heads to reduce turning moment (and hopefully help with neck dive). Machines are from Retrovibe, 20:1, excellent quality and fairly lightweight. Good price as well. Neck dive has been averted, all up weight is 7.9Lb Joyo piezo pre amp, chosen beacuse of price and features (£24, 5 band eq, tuner and phase. It also had a piezo undersaddle rod thrown in). Bought direct from Joyo so no risk of a 'knock off'. Finish is Tru-Oil. Very easy to use and get a 'glossy' finish. The neck is so stiff that I have had to (for the first time ever in any bass I have owned) use the truss rod to add relief. If you build one be aware that not all USA licence plates are the same thickness, some are very flimsy, some are steel, others aluminium. The Colorado plate was easy to use, the Nebraska one was 'buckled', difficult to get flat and eliminate buzzing / vibrations. Strung with some status flats I had lying around it is quite a 'fun' thing. The box format is surprisingly loud acoustically, string spacing is tight and playing it requires finesse (not my normal right hand technique). Will hopefully post some sound clips, I am pleased with it, it has a jazzy EUB, double bass vibe, plenty of string growl as well.
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