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  1. gjones
    [quote name='Evil Undead' post='1289549' date='Jul 1 2011, 08:51 PM']Small update.... I decided to go with Ou7shined's suggestion of blu-tack which works really well, and I don't seem to have a problem playing with them on. But I'm going to play a gig with them on before I take the plunge. One small issue though. I find myself resting my hand on the bridge cover when I'm playing pick style. The blu-tack seems to move slightly and the cover slips down. Not a major problem but I have to keep re-adjusting it which is a minor inconvenience [/quote] Just dinnae bother. I bought a set put them on (they looked lovely) but they really cramp your style when playing. Fender knew what thet were doing when they stopped selling basses with the covers on.
  2. gjones
    Bump for a very nice bass (and if I didn't have a sub already I'd have bought this beautiful bass from you quicker than a rat up a drainpipe).
  3. gjones
    I've swopped a standard Fender bridge for a standard one and frankly it made no difference. I like the vintage fender bridges because the spiral grooves on the saddles mean you can change string spacing very easily (and they're cheap compared to a BadAss).
  4. gjones
    Excellent and I like your hat too.
  5. gjones
    [quote name='thepurpleblob' post='1283753' date='Jun 27 2011, 09:56 AM']....and the Red SUB moves on again. Did a shady meet-up in a service station carpark somewhere in Scotland. Pleasant bloke to deal with and all as expected and agreed. Recommended [/quote] Pleasures all mine.
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    Met up with Howard and we traded basses - MIJ P for MM SUB halfway between Carluke and Edinburgh in a dodgy motorway service station. Good guy and good communication too. Bass as described and happy all round. Hope you like the SUB Howard.
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    [quote name='tommorichards' post='1272936' date='Jun 17 2011, 04:39 PM']And thats not really a "professional" bound jobby..... its permanent marker.... But i dont mind trade or monies if you're interested, which you probably arent, but hey there you go.[/quote] I hereby crown you, officially, the worst salesman in the world! Congratulations!
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    [quote name='thepurpleblob' post='1281965' date='Jun 25 2011, 11:13 AM']It works spot on. The jack was a bit rubbish when I got it and I replaced it with a new Switchcraft one. There is generally a few knocks and scrapes on the body but no big dings or nastiness. Tuners work. The only properly bad bit is the bridge as some of the screws have seized up. I have a new Wilkinson one (somewhere) that I was going to put on next time I changed the strings. I got it as something I could stick in a gig-bag and not worry about too much but I've never really used it that much. It sounds like a proper Precision. Worst bit pictured...[/quote] Sounds fine to me. I will PM you.
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    [quote name='u-sound' post='1281941' date='Jun 25 2011, 10:45 AM']Greetings from Russia ) I am Oleg, 54, a developer and manufacturer of guitar equipment - effect pedals, preamps, and more. About 40 years I have been guitar electronics, the last 10 years, all my strength to my little company U-Sound. Recently paid much attention to just a bass guitar equipment. This is one of my latest developments) [/quote] I want one! What does it do?
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    [quote name='thepurpleblob' post='1281804' date='Jun 25 2011, 07:48 AM']It looks like this....[/quote] It looks fine, a bit of rust on the pickups and screws (some people pay extra for that). Anything wrong under the hood? Is the neck ok? Pots working?
  11. gjones
    After checking my bass against this one [url="http://kenji-cij.blogspot.com/2008/11/jb62-us-3ts.html"]http://kenji-cij.blogspot.com/2008/11/jb62-us-3ts.html[/url] it confirms I have the 62JB-US version. I hate to tell you all but I checked the neck and the only thing on it was the figures 16-0. Means nothing to me. So my conclusion is checking the neck won't tell you anything. Best to check if there's a nice woodgrain (if it's sunburst) to confirm it's alder as basswood doesn't have much of a grain , spiral saddles, size of machineheads and strap button on the back of the headstock. this is my bass [attachment=83430:62_cropped.jpg] Which happens to be for sale soon. I have it on hold until the 9th July for a fellow basschatter but after that offers gladly received looking for £450.
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    [quote name='thepurpleblob' post='1281627' date='Jun 24 2011, 11:01 PM']I have a (shall we say) well used MIJ 57 reissue sat doing nothing - but I'm not too sure what I would do with yet another MusicMan. I'd be one away from the full set !![/quote] Well I like a bit of MOJO whatcha got? Any photos?
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    After gig bump!
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    Bumpity bump!
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    Remember if you buy from the the USA you'll have to add postage and you'll pay tax when you get it back to the uk which can come to quite a lot. I paid £320 for a bass frrom the states. It cost me £120 postage and £95 tax so it ended up not quite the bargain I thought it was.
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    I got a decal for an old bass of mine and the recommended coating to seal it was Halfords Clear Lacquer [url="http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_203865_langId_-1_categoryId_165495"]http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/...tegoryId_165495[/url] . Tried it and it worked a treat. The more coats at 15 mins intervals you put on the better it will look but apply very very lightly on each coat to prevent dribbling. If you wet sand with a very fine sand paper at the end it will look even better. .Make sure you have plenty of ventilation and spray in a dust free room. There's a few vids on youtube that goes through the technique
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    Bumpity bump
  19. gjones
    I'm putting my Active Musicman SUB up for sale. I bought it from MattM (original thread here [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=135816&hl=sub"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=135816&hl=sub[/url] ) in May but have since bought a black SUB, which is my preferred colour from Basschat's Me And My Bass on this forum a week or so ago. Most people on Basschat know what a great bass the SUB is - i.e. a Stingray at a bargain price - so I doubt I need to go into great detail. It's enough to say I liked this one so much that I went out, within a month, and bought another! In the spirit of the forum I'm passing it on at the same price I bought it for, which is £340 or I would trade it for a decent Fender Precision. It is set up perfectly with a low action and sounds great and I'll include the sturdy gigbag MattM gave me when I picked it up from him. It's obviously been looked after very well. There is bit of slight scuffing on the headstock which has been touched up by a previous owner with black nail varnish. The only other wear and tear , that isn't mentioned in MattM's post, is a small dent at the bottom of the bass which is hardly noticable. At the moment I'm just offering the bass to people who can collect it from me in Edinburgh as I could do without the hassle of posting and possible damage in transit. [attachment=83323:SUB_floor_web.jpg] [attachment=83324:SUB_body_web.jpg] [attachment=83322:SUB_Headstock_web.jpg]
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    Ha, ha very funny mint condition on a roadworn. Very nice bass by the way. Have a bump on me.
  21. gjones
    I'm on the hunt for a P too. I played a nice one recently and it sounded great. Don't really care what year it is or where it's from or (up to a point) what state it's in. As long as it plays well and isn't a silly colour. I can always change the pickups if need be. Craig 'Basslondon' had a very nice 83 JV Squier, with a bit of mojo for sale on basschat for a while but unfortunately (for me) he sold it yesterday.
  22. gjones
    [quote name='Bilbo' post='1277301' date='Jun 21 2011, 04:50 PM']its a bit like those drunks you get at parties that bore you senseless with their adolescent meandering and who you only walk home with because you fear that they may collapse in the gutter and choke to death on their own vomit.[/quote] Oh that was you was it? Thanks for that. Sorry about your shoes.
  23. gjones
    In a situation like that just stop and tune up fer f@cks sake. As a pro playing to thousands she should have a back up. Don't sack the bassist sack the bass tech. Interestingly she's tuned up properly to play the last song...........unfortunately too late to save the day. By the way, I bet 90% of the audience didn't notice there was anything wrong with the sound and only 2% of them knew why it sounded so bad.
  24. gjones
    Chris 'Me And My Bass' recently played in a production in Glasgow. I'm sure he's give you an idea of what's needed. profile link [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showuser=8335"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showuser=8335[/url]
  25. gjones
    [quote name='amnesia' post='1275922' date='Jun 20 2011, 02:18 PM']Mine most certainly is. For me the weight is a price I am willing to pay (for now) just to see the look on peoples faces when it gets stacked 6 ft high! [/quote] Have you seen the link I put on my post, at the start of this thread, to the youtube vid showing the Ampeg 32X10 cab. Ampeg provide a free artic and 15 roadies with every cabinet...............oh and a cherry picker so you can reach your amp perched on the top.
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