EdwardMarlowe

I wqas born in 74, right bang on the "CBS are crap" years, but I doubt I could afford a 74 p bass or Strat now. Especially needing a lefty!

I've never seen a Fender case designed exclusively for a left handed guitar. My MIS 94 US Std Strat came with a case that is obviosuly designed to accomodate either left or right hander. Same with any other fender case I've seen beofre or since...

Never owned one, but handled a few. Decent enough instruments, generally pretty good for the price. Bit like a Squier - and like Squier once in while you run into a psecial one.

If memory serves, Prince's famous "Tele" was from this range, or an earleir version thereof.

I have a basssitting in my office that I can't bring home until I sell a couple of my guitars. (Though it'#s now known about).

Not for me, but I don't care for any violin basses. They just don't do it for me at all. That said, it looks nicely made, and the fact that it doesn't scream "Hofner!" should give it a bit wider a market than Beatles tribute acts.  

 

I found that 'sticker shadow' thing with a Squier bass of mine, though it quickly faded close to a match after the stickers were off (I have it hanging in my living room, so it gets the Sun). I do like how guitars age with a bit of Sun; my Strat (a 1994 Fender American Standard I've owned from new) has gone a nice ivory shade on the pups and the plate, while the maple has darkened nicely. In that era, the wood Fender was using was incredibly anaemic looking when new - it's one of the reasons I went for a rosewood board at the time rather than maple. (I much prefer maple now in general; it's one of the reasons I want a second Strat now.)

What I've always preferred is the look of an old flightcase with a bunch of stickers on it, though almost any hardcase I've ever owned wouldn't take stickers forf some reason. They just lifted right off in minimal time.

On 21/02/2019 at 11:17, Jono Bolton said:

If I had £3000 to spend on a bass, I probably wouldn't spend £3000 on a bass. I would spend maybe £1K, tops, but my tastes are simple and I only really like P Basses. In fact, I only really like the one I've already got. I'd probably just get it a decent set-up and spend the rest on something else. I may be tempted to splash out and buy the Fender 50s Precision in pink or the Squier Classic Vibe Precision in Sonic Blue that are for sale near me, but I'm not an overly GASsy person.

It's funny, when it comes to guitars, I want LOTS, but with basses, I'm perfectly happy with a P bass; I have a rosewood board model (actually  Brandoni, but its guts are all Fender, and Brandoni bought out all the old Fender Japan necks and bodies, so it kind of is a Fender just made by not-Fender), I want a mapleone. IvI had silly money I'd buy two or three more colours, but with bass as I say I don't crave the variety I do with guitar. 

When it comes to basses, I have very simple tastes - I like a P bass. Nothing else really does it for me (though on day I night have a p-bass made with a Firebird-shaped body). With three grand to blow on gear, I'd likely hit the Fender Mod Shop and buy a P Bass with very late 50s styling (in metallic Turquoise with a gold anodised guard, and maple board), and a matching Strat. 

Nice! I like how it does its own thing. Got a sort of shape I'd associate with one of those cool, obscure 'out there' 50s/60s models that Eastwood revive, but in that reclaimed wood look. I like it very much, there's a sort of primal look to it. 

Depends on the size of the bundle - and yeah, anyone with any sense should count it (and anyone honest wouldn't object), but it's been known to happen. 

On 21/11/2018 at 16:17, tonyquipment said:

Sounds like pete and ringo early Beatles all over again hah

Or (allegedly) Paul Simonon in the Clash. Apparently he wasn't so hot in the early days, learned on the job...  If you heard any Sid Vicious er live recording, it's *all* Steve Jones playing - Sid's bass was turned right out of the mix. 

Jim  Morrison, pre-Doors, got a gig miming guitar for a Summer tour when a friend's band's gigging contract specified one mored member, and it gave him a taste for the stage....

I don't know tat I'd want to do it forever, but a paying gig before Christmas where nobody knows, notices or cares? Hell, yeah. 

7 hours ago, PaulWarning said:

I wondered that, also I don't understand why anyone would use paypal when they're collecting the item, I wouldn't except it either, cash only on collection

The only thing you have to be careful with cash on collection is that it's legit / not half stuffed with newspaper. 

One reason I'm so bad at clearing out old music gear is that I hate having strangers come round, and I can't deliver. Did sell an old Fender amp on eBay once, think i took cash for that and it turned out okay, but it's not easy. Often wish I'd stuck to harmonica....  

Anyone tried one of these little amps yet? I'm only really a home player these days, so I don't really need something other than my old Vox T-25 (lovely sounding little amp), but part of me really does fancy one of these. 

Yes, I know they're a plastic body. 

Easier to be able to sit in on a jam when you don't have your own instrument too. I can manage a bit on a r/h bass just held my way round; less so on guitar, at least beyond root 6th barres.... 

http://customshop.seymourduncan.com/filtertron-for-gretsch/

Probably many ended up binned if the acts behind them didn't retain popularity. Otherwise, with so many tab sites on the net now (and falling guitar sales) I'd say there's less demand now, so fewer printed...

Page also played a Dano when they were just cheapo old budget guitars, not 'cool retro'. I'd guess that as a guy who could have anything he wanted and knew what he liked / needed for a particular sound, he didn't care what a guitar cost as long as it had 'that sound'. 

I'll have to check them out. The neck on my Brandoni P is, I think, wider than 42mm, though certainly not unpleasant to play. 
 

Log been tempted by a Jazz, but really they're a bit 'late' for my tastes. 

For a few years at University I was the sounddesk guy for the CU praise band. Learned a lot about music and getting a good balance between instruments from that. The lead guitar player had a GK hybrid amp we used to call the Concrete Elephant because it weighed a ton, but despite being very modern looking, it had lovely, vintage style sounds. The 60s-styled Fender clean type tone on it were fantastic especially, really warm and characterful. 

On 05/10/2018 at 18:22, kevham said:

How do you feel about someone who is totally right handed playing guitar left handed?

The ONLY thing I do left handed is play guitar....... 👀

I see you as righties coming to learn the superior, sinister path...  

On 01/10/2018 at 13:01, Leonard Smalls said:

 

On 02/10/2018 at 08:54, ianrendall said:

I do like the idea of pumping Bach through a Barefaced. 

Some oldies like these would fit the bill! I've got their big brother, the 66 series 2 and they're the dog's...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Celestion-Ditton-44-Speakers-/253895374369

 

Ha, yeah.... I always wondered why the likes of Fender or Marshall never got into hifi speakers, given their cab expertise.... Howcool would a nice pair of speakers look in tweed tolex with brown-oxblood grillecloth? 

I'd adore a pair of 66s; my fantasy is actually apair of the big Klipshes, but alas She Who Must Be Obeyed, while very tolerant of my obsessions, has rules out Big Speakers. (I've got my own way on the 50" TV, so I can't complain!)  In any case, it's a small flat, so. The QAcoustic 3020is really look great - I just need to check out whether they would work with my amp (it putsout at 8ohms, while the QAs are rated 6 ohms). They'd also sit neatly on the unit I intend to build for the stereo, which would be Popular Around Here. 

On 28/09/2018 at 22:47, Dood said:

Guitar speakers have a tailored response that is often peaked in the mids and the top end rolls off fairly quickly. Yes you will be able to use them, They might even go loud, but the sound you hear will be less than HiFi. 

Thanks, yes - that's what I'd figured would be the case, but thought I'd ask around just in  case. It's not easy to find (or afford!) hifi speakers with lovely, big 12" drivers in 'em.... The Voxcab will have to join the long list of gear that's got to be sold off before I buy any more guitars. (Weirdly, I'm quite excited about flushing out over half the collection.... the only thing I'm struggling with a bit is my Korean Epi LP - lovely guitar, I'm just over LPs. I know if I could sell it for what it cost, I'd not think twice, but somehow the old thought of it being worth much less than I think it "should" be bothers me with that one than any other.)

On 29/09/2018 at 17:30, Balcro said:

What Dood said. Seconded.

Check out this Q.Acoustics  3020 in Matt Graphite - bargain at Richer Sounds - 

https://www.richersounds.com/hi-fi/standmount-speakers.html

Search online for reviews of the same. Learn it's strengths and it's weaknesses, but I think it's a good place to start. The whathifi.co.uk site also does a lot of reviews.

PS. I don't own anything Q Acoustic.

Q Acoustics are definitely on the list as a brand to check out. I think I'll be looking for something 'woody' to keep it matching in with the other bits (and keep Herself onside). I'm torn between buy some great speakers from the affordable endat RS or going all out on the Klipsh bookshelf speakers at around three-fifty.... in a perfect world I'd have a pair of the BIG Klipshes with the 12" drivers already,  but my budget for the whole system is less than they cost! 

Thanks, folks. 

Never cared for the pointy Gibsons. I did, however, once get the chance to play Jimi's Black Angel custom lefty V (yes, the actual Hendrix guitar, the one he played at IoW and the last guitar he played in public). Still don',t like other Vs, but oh, my did that one feel special! Wish I could have plugged it in to a killer amp... 

Had a sticker here and there on a Strategy or P bass guard over the years, but always took em off in the end. Only stickers I really like nowadays are the forties style pinup girls on Steve Jones' Led Paul's, but as I'm *so* *over* Les Pauls..... Unlikely for me now. 

Had a sticker here and there on a Strategy or P bass guard over the years, but always took em off in the end. Only stickers I really like nowadays are the forties style pinup girls on Steve Jones' Led Paul's, but as I'm *so* *over* Les Paul's..... Unlikely for me now.