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Awesome! How do they compare?

Oh my. Seeing a Celinder always makes me yearn for my former bass (I had the 1998 Skarbee J Update). The 70s sound and me never became friends (and probably never will) but that neck... I think I never played a better neck. Except a Stenback perhaps. But I hope I can find a Classic or Vintage Celinder someday for a decent price. There's one on Reverb in the USA for €4000...I bought mine back then for half that. EDIT: I read that Thomas Skarbee bought this very bass back a few years ago. That makes me happy.

This is all excellent advice and I'm going to take it all to heart. Thanks so much

Of course I'm going to have it set up optimally Thanks for the advice!

Yep, you're totally right. The shim consists of two parts, I'm going to save them to probably put it back later. The bridge cannot be adjusted in height now, however a Staytrem (which I'm planning on putting on the bass) is adjustable so that wil also help. By the way, the Fender strings that are on it now are heavier than the Labella strings currently in production. The Fender 250B6 are .024, .034, .044, .065, .080, .100, while the Labella's are .026, .035, .044, .056, .075, .095.

Yesterday I gave it almost "real" tension and the strings were...well...not really doing anything. Just buzzing. I looked at the neck and saw it had a shim underneath it. Took the shim out, tuned the strings, and, well...it works. It sounds. It needs a good setup of course, I have to check the neck pickup, but it sounds great. Couldn't be happier so far.

It hasn't been sold yet so the price is not definitive but I don't think it's going to be sold under €20K. But I have no idea of the exact price.

I had a truly staggering experience today. A friend of mine is selling a few basses for a colleague, and one of them is an August 1960 Jazz Bass. So I said "please don't sell it before I've played it". So today I had some coffee and a few minutes on this amazing instrument. It has had a refret (and a new nut), the pickguard has been removed for many years now so it doesn't fit anymore, but otherwise...boy o boy what a bass. One of the best Jazzes I've ever played, I think. I wish I could afford it.

Thomann is awesome. Great customer service, shipping with UPS (never a hassle), good prices... Love it. I've bought my JMJ Mustang as a B-stock from them and it worked like a charm. I asked them how I can notice the fact it's B-stock and they said "it might have scratch here or there". The JMJ is a Road Worn bass.

It's an Allparts Mustang bridge. Works pretty well as a placeholder so far, but pretty hard to adjust (if not impossible) to adjust the saddle height, so if it's going to work neckwise I'm going to check with the owner if I can get a better bridge for it

It's 55 mm

I gave her some strings. Not on full tension yet, only a tiny bit. I'm going to wind the tuners once every day. See what happens. The neck seems straight, somehow, after being without strings for many, many years.

I always kind of ignored Dingwalls for being "weird" and "ugly" and then I played one. And then I had to get one.

Got a few nice shows coming up: -Tonight going to see Porcupine Tree -Converge and Full of Hell next Wednesday -Jason Isbell next Monday -Tuesday after that: Zeal & Ardor -Sunday after that: Opeth

Yep, that's old all right.

Ahhh yes. Slab board.

I have a new temporary housemate. It's an original 1963 Bass VI. Well, almost original. It's missing the bridge and the neck pickup isn't working, and it has been missing strings for years now. Oh, and it has some moisture damage on the bottom of the body. I'm going to try to restore it. The steps I'm going to take: -Clean it, put some oil in the fretboard -Get a cheap bridge to get it strung up with a set of Fender 250B6 strings to see what the neck is going to do when I slowly build tension on the neck -Check why the neck pickup isn't working -If the neck isn't warped, get a good Staytrem bridge for it -See if I can find some new foam for the mute -Give it a decent setup and set of Labella strings Now I have a few questions so far: -Would a cheap Jaguar or Mustang bridge fit this gorgeous instrument, just for the time being to check the neck? I was looking at this bridge, which is made for a 7.25" radius neck but would it fit the body? Setup isn't important for now, just tension on the neck -How to properly build tension on the neck Alright, time for pics! A bit hazy because it's dark here at the moment.

Well, a bridge that is as vintage as possible would be great. I know the Staytrem bridges have a waiting time of at least 12 weeks, and Mastery is great but not very vintage. If that's the only option however, it is what it is.

I'm looking for a bridge for a vintage VI I'm going to restore. Any help would be greatly appreciated, topic here

A befriended percussionist told me a while back he has an old Fender Bass VI at home that needs restoration. I offered to do that for him, and he sent me a few pics. The first thing that struck me was the missing bridge; does anyone know if a "regular" Mustang bridge will fit? I'm picking it up tonight, so updates about year, state and the likes to follow

Oof, that's a nice trio you got there.

I got the 54 in for reviewing for De Bassist (Dutch Bass magazine), very excited. It certainly looks the part.

You rang?

This is what I use, the Moog goes directly to the PA, basses through the pedal board, DI out from the Trickfish.

Well, the BC Rich Widow is pretty symmetrical...