Grand Wazoo

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1376859115' post='2180130'] Shame a flawed bass got passed on to another buyer too. Why not take it back to the shop? Or was it a design flaw? [/quote] xilddx it was the latter, but one of those both the distributor in uk and the manufacturer would choose never to admit. [u][b]which is why I don't effing WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT OK??[/b][/u]

Couldn't possibly say without starting a major slandering match which I can do without.

I liked my bongo 5hhp for the short time I had it before realizing a major flaw it had, not sure if it was common to all bongos but I couldn't be arsed to investigate further and instead I soon lost interest and shifted it as fast as it came

I like solid colours as well as sunburst, but I do admit sunburst looks better with maple fingerboards imho [URL=http://s144.photobucket.com/user/xt660/media/5D3_5635_zps05001b39.jpg.html][IMG]http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r200/xt660/5D3_5635_zps05001b39.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]1. Hamster - Tea, coffee & biscuits[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]2. Silverfoxnik - BC Rich Eagle, Schecter Diamond P5, Levinson Blade B15, amp & cab tbc[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]3. Happy Jack - Matamp GT120 with Barefaced stack[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]4. Bluejay - something left-handed[/font][/color], most likely Godman acoustic, and Fortress 5 if space allows [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]5. OBBM - Bergantino CN212, Aguilar TH500, A couple of old Fenders, perhaps a Sadowsky UV70.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]6. chris_b[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]7. Clarky[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]8. Russ - Sei 5-string, Spector 5-string, Markbass 6x10"/Ampeg SVT-7[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]9. Irvined - Retrovide RV4 and home brew bass pedals[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]10. xilddx - 1983 USA Fender Jazz / 2010 USA Fender Stratocaster Deluxe V-Neck / POD X3 LIVE[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]11. Sibob[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]12. Tayste_2000 - Rickenbacker 4003, Overwater 5 string, [1970s Ampeg B-15, Custom Matamp GT200 MK2, Matamp 8x10], the pedalboard[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]13. Barneyg42-Status S2 Classic five, Ibanez BTB 6-string fretess,TC BH500, TC BC 2x10, Barefaced Compact and various pedalage![/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]14. Walman - T[/font][/color]C BH250, & will probably bring the Wal, synth & bass pedals. Final decision on the L2500's nearer the time [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]15. Paul S - some stuff. BF rig, maybe a Westone Pantera X790 in case anyone wants a look?[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]16. BetaFunk - I will bring a selection of British 60s basses (Vox, Burns, WEM) plus my Shergold Marathon.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]17. Billy Apple. Matamp GT200 Rig. Ruttmoth P Bass, TBird too maybe. Some Pedals.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]18. Jazzneck (gig and her highness permitting) - Ampeg AEB and my £60 OLP MM alike.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]19. Simonedward (with blessing of authorities) - Jaydees (Series II, GA24 custom and fretless), a Trace amp (probably), lots of TC toneprint pedals.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]20. Walbassist - Veillette Archtop fretless 5, Sandberg VT5 and BSX Allegro 5[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]21. Phil Adams[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]22. Fat Rich - Fenders, Status[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]23. Molan - Ritters, Celinders, Alleva Coppolo etc.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]24. 51m0n[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]25. Dropzone[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]26. Ant - Aria, Fender, BG250, compulator[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]27. ped - Vigier passion 4, Buscanti Jazz, Vbass[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]28. Urban Bassman - Shuker JB5 Custom, US Masters EP53 Fretless, Ashdown Kylstron 500 and 4x10[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]29. PTB - MTD 535, Reverend 5L,[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]30. StephenYork - Alpher Custom 5 String, Markbass LM3, Markbass 2x15 (and maybe the missus)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]31. hen barn - Status kingbass, status energy 5 string(ebs loaded); Genz Benz streamliner; Vanderklays 2x10 1x12; Lots of pedals! [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]32. bigbeatnut - lots of teeny pedals and a themed selection of basses Probably Status Eclipse LTD 5, Status shark 5, Status S1 5 (last two fretless) [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]33. Shockwave - Warmoth P-J Antigua bass, 6 String Letts bass (If built)[/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] otherwise my Gibson Grabber tuned Drop C.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]34. Kiwi - Pangborn, custom strat[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]35. Bassmanady[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]36. pete.young[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]37. pobrien_ie - a P Bass of some kind....boring I know[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]38. Marcus Bell - Jaydee supernatural roadie 2 active; Status series 2000 [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]39. dave.c - [/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]1985 Vigier Passion II and a 2008 Passion IV possibly a Vigier Excess[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]40.[/font][/color] The Greek [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]41.[/font][/color] Bassface2k10 [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]42.[/font][/color] Lozz196 43. Truckstop 44. urb 45. SpaceChick [tbc] 46. Throwoff - new bass and/or Genz Benz 410 47. TomKent [tbc] - Jazz Bass, P Bass, half my Krampera stack 48. Wolverinebass - either the Alembic or the Buzzard 49. iD Entity - Zon Sonus 5, and maybe my Ampeg Micro VRs, and some pedals 50. JapanAxe - I will just bring basses - G&L L1505 an Yamaha BB400S fretless 51. Grand Wazoo - One Dingwall ABII Roasted Maple Neck and one Vintage PRS Bass with a small amp (Ibanez promethean) to allow them to be played and heard.[color=#ee82ee][size=2][b] I know it's a big ask, but[u] girls [/u]can you please try to keep your hands off me this time? Thanks![/b][/size][/color]

[quote name='MisterFingers' timestamp='1376641249' post='2177116'] A good looking bass for sure - have you got it yet? Play ok? [/quote] Hasn't arrived yet, I've only just bought it yesterday, the dealer said he has a return policy that in case of any obscure problems like a tussrod that won't work or a badly warped neck, he will issue a full refund once I return it to him. I'll report on it when I get and hopefully send a few more pics.

This is a true blast from the past, I've found a very similar Ibanez Roadstar II P/J bass to the one I used to have 30+ years ago, it's all original and in pretty decent conditions for the age. (Oh and it was reasonably priced too) [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251318762388?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649"]http://www.ebay.co.u...984.m1423.l2649[/url]

Well there is a definately tendence towards the MusicMan market, the truss rod wheel adjustment at the end of the neck has only ever been used by EBMM up to now... (now watch Gareth order one...) LOL I can't understand why they couldn't fit a tone control, you have 2 knobs one does a 5 position rotary pickup switch and the other volume but no feck'en tone!! Idjits!

[quote name='steve-bbb' timestamp='1373355788' post='2136463'] whats up with the one in the corner? has it been naughty? [/quote] It can't be hanged coz... it's headless!

It's a nice forum but I must say the software is a bag o'sh//////

Hercules are very good, safe as houses, and if you get very clever fitting them up, you can hang them at different heights and spaces in between to obtain something like this: [URL=http://s144.photobucket.com/user/xt660/media/cbf7c729.jpg.html][IMG]http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r200/xt660/cbf7c729.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

Man this forum is getting slower by the day, opening a thread or a sub section means a "hang in there" wait everytime! What can be done to fix this? Before you ask I am on a 50mb broadband and every other forum or website it's a breeze without delays.

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By the way, I've always maintained that the Crafted In Japan and Made in Japan series are superb, I have recently tried an Aerodyne P with a Jazz pickup in the bridge and liked it a lot.

[quote name='Hutton' timestamp='1372254406' post='2123411'] Nice to see the same old dreary quality control argument rearing its head again. My 83 & 84 p basses ooze quality. I'll give you that some stuff in the late 70s was poor but it's just ridiculous to claim that 20 years of Fenders were poor. Do you honestly think that professional players would have used Fenders throughout these decades if they had been of questionable quality? There has already been criticism of the OP making generalisations but it works both ways. [/quote] I agree with you actually, my post was badly written. When I meant periods of ups and down, I didn't express myself properly infact I should have said that in that period of time their quality has been up and down and not that it was ALL bad, but the Fender Special series (the active ones in lake placid blue and candy apple red, remember them?) that came out in 1983 I remember that they were pretty bad.

I believe Fender have gone through various periods of ups and downs, generally speaking, their qc has been all over the place from the late 70's and failed to impress during the 80's-90's however, in the year 2000 something must have imploded in their head offices, their Big Cheeses must have hired new dedicated staff that allowed the "concept" back to the drawing board, and caused them to shake up the entire company ethic from the foundation up. I guess they must have reached a point where they were faced with the question "Do we go ahead and keep on manufacturing the same below average crap that no one will buy and lose business to the copycat market or are we going to come up with a product that will be both in line with the former glory years and at the same time be something that the punters will find to be of excellent quality sound and perfect for gigging. [b]The American Standard series meant exactly that.[/b] I can't fault them, and I don't just buy a bass because of the name on the headstock, but being of a mature age and having known what a P bass was like all that time ago, when I first tried an AM Standard P I knew I was holding a fantastic piece of kit that I would buy without hesitation, now I have 2 of them a P and a J and I have the Fender gas fully under control until something better comes along...

It would be interesting to see if it is possible to just remove that bridge and fit a Badass 2 on that, has anyone lifted one to see what lurks underneath, like silly open cavities or other? At the end of the day lets face it, ugly or not that is the cheaper you'll ever get to get a very decent Stingray tone without paying the Ernie's balls prices.

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[quote name='Junkyard Rocket' timestamp='1371139660' post='2110423'] Guy seems pleased with it. The object of the exercise is probably more about putting a bass that will be used in the hands of a high-profile endorsee, showing that the custom shop can deal with off the wall ideas, and getting talked rather about than shifting vast numbers of this particular bass. [/quote] I totally agree. However Warwick are showing that they are not afraid to "explore" and certainly willing to encourage ideas from mainstream pro's like Guy Pratt, [size=1]although when I read Guy Pratt custom bass I imagined that it came with a straw connected to a backpack bladder containing 100% proof wiskey like a cyclist "camelback" lol!!![/size] [size=3]Anyway, it seems to me like a great idea, and I am sure if Warwick uses their brain they can build a panel with 2 trails where the pickups are sliding over that would cover the offending looking hole. I dig it, specially the sounds that came out of it were indeed captivating. Half @rsed idea but they got something there for sure.[/size]

[url="http://www.dingwallguitars.com/basses/super-p/super-p-gallery/"]http://www.dingwallguitars.com/basses/super-p/super-p-gallery/[/url]

Terrible, terrible loss, such a legend and an inspiration. I am gutted RIP

[quote name='PierBea' timestamp='1368659711' post='2080041'] Great comments, everyone: I see the value in all of them. I myself especially agree with EssentialTension's (both in his positive and his negative comments). Be that as it may, I won't be drinking beer for a while (I prefer wine, anyhow, and what a wonderful off-topic this can be)! That is to say that this wonderful bass has a new home in Italy (40th birthday gift to myself). And, yes, it is a dream (IMHO, the sound does match the looks: they are both incredible)! It's been said that we're all different (and I couldn't agree more, thank goodness): to me, this is THE electric bass. Doesn't mean it's perfect or there's nothing I would change. However, even so, this is THE electric bass. Period. Thank you Mark Stickley for being so helpful and courteous! ... and thank you Dennis Galuszka for ... you know ... building this beauty! Ciao, all. Pier PS. Please don't classify this post of mine under "bragging" but, rather, under "happy and in a mood to share this" :-) [/quote] Complimenti per la tua compera, fui io quello che scrisse il primo post su questo basso, quindi dovresti ringraziare anche me. Mark Stickley e' molto professionale, io ho comprato molto da lui, e visito il suo negozio almeno ogni 3 - 4 mesi all anno, da Londra lui e' un po' fuori mano, circa 170km, ma ne vale la pena. Facci vedere una foto quando ti arriva, se non ti e' gia' arrivato.

[b]Sandberg Basstard '54[/b] [b][url="http://www.dv247.com/guitars/sandberg-basstard-54-4-string-bass-guitar-soft-aged-roquefort-blue--107239"]http://www.dv247.com/guitars/sandberg-basstard-54-4-string-bass-guitar-soft-aged-roquefort-blue--107239[/url][/b]

Looks the part but, so many basses are being sold relic'd that the stressed look is beginning to go out of fashion. [url="http://www.fender.com/en-GB/custom-shop/basses/precision-bass/limited-relic-1955-precision-bass/"]http://www.fender.co...precision-bass/[/url] [b] Fender Custom Shop Limited Relic 1955 Precision Bass Specs:[/b] [list] [*]Color: Black Over 3-Color Sunburst [*]Body Material: Select Lightweight Ash [*]Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer [*]Neck Material: Quartersawn Maple [*]Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer [*]Neck Shape: 1955 Soft “V” [*]Scale Length: 34˝ (864 mm) [*]Fingerboard Radius: 7.25˝ (184.1 mm) [*]Number of Frets: 20 [*]Fret Size: Vintage-Style [*]Nut Width: 1.7˝ (43.2 mm) [*]Position Inlays: Black Dot [*]Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Stacked ’51 Precision Bass [*]Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone [*]Hardware Finish: Chrome [*]Bridge: 2-Saddle ’50s Vintage-Style with Steel Barrel-Style Saddles [*]Tuning Machines: American Vintage Reverse Open-Gear Bass [*]Pickguard: 1-Ply Parchment [*]Included Accessories: Limited Edition Case, Strap, Cable, Custom Shop Picks, Limited Edition Certificate of Authenticity, Polishing Cloth [/list]

knockers.... ahem Here's a lovely pair of them [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/napes2000/5087329578/][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/napes2000/5087329578/]a pair of knockers.jpg[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/napes2000/]napes2000[/url], on Flickr