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can't be that old either going by the hernia inducing stack of doom. Either that or he's Lou Ferrigno I'm only 34 and onto a digital amp and a lightweight cab already

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If the string is touching the fretboard you are either the Hulk or your strings are made of linguine

now that's spicy meatball

Don't get me wrong, the bass looks absolutely fantastic and sounds really good as well but whenever I get this out: Nothing else comes close. That and I really enjoyed stripping it down and giving it a good clean so I'll probably get something else and do the same at some point.

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Its finally finished and here are the pics of it. I can't believe that this bass is 30 years old - the hardare was so skanky and stinky and now it looks almost brand new. I've decided to return it to its former glory with all the original bits. I'm pretty confident that these all came with bridge covers but the one on this looks like the pickup cover off a single coil P bass. There are no other screw holes so either its original or the existing holes lined up perfectly with this one

Got right back onto it today and began by removing the strings and the bridge. Here's a pic showing what's left of the snapped screw. Luckily (or unluckily) its snapped flush with the body meaning that I don't have to worry about it getting in the way of the original bridge but conversely I can't take it out as there's nothing to hold onto. I lso noticed that after putting the original bridge back on, the saddles are both diferent. How queer. Anyway, that's all I'm showing you here. The rest is over in the gear porn section here: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=48512"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=48512[/url]

I've never played an Alembic or a Zon so can't comment on those but apart from that the best brand for me is Warmoth. So many choices. i was able to get everything I wanted. My choice of woods, components etc. Made in the USA and all for second hand MIA Fender money. When i get the cash together I would really like another Spector Euro 4. I owned one briefly but had a faulty truss rod and couldn't get another like it and ended up getting something else. I do remember that it was insanely good but that may be the rose tinted specs.

Damnit. Exactly what I want to try- where's money when you need it?

That one's been on there before. It looks very clean except for the bridge which does look old. The older ones had compressed fibre saddles which this one looks to have. He says that it has been looked after but basses at that time would've had bakelite scratchplates which all disintegrated after a while. I would have to say that this also looks like a refin with the original screw holes for the bridge cover filled prior to this. There may be variations but normally the ones I have seen have the string retainer a lot closer to the F of the Fender logo. I'm not trying to say that this is not original but for the kind of money this would be worth if original, I would be going into a lot more detail about the bass or trying to find someone who could tell me more about it as most people, even non-musicians, know that old Fenders are worth a fortune. Much as I hate to see it done, the best way to accurately date this bass would be to see the date on the heel of the neck and any other markings. The stackpole pots didn't come stamped with dates until late 1958 so we can't date it from those. The scratchplate doesn't have any holes for the tugbar. I'm pretty sure that a 1953 would still have only 1 screw hole for the wooden rest. I'm also pretty sure that the string ferrules on the back sat proud of the body and the later reissues from the late 60s such as the Telecaster had flush fitted ones. Yes, I do need to get out more

When I was just a nipper I put a bit of foam under the strings in front of the bridge cos I'd seen John Deacon do that on an old concert video. Didn't like it though. A few years ago I had a fretless stingray and the original mutes had disintegrated so I bought a Rickenbacker one and cut it into the pieces needed. It had double sided sticky on the back so it was dead easy to attach. I used them occasionally for certain songs.

tomorrow I'm going to take the Badass of and put the original bridge back on so I can get the chrome cover back on it. I'll also put the original nut back on - it's still got that nicotine glow but its better than it was. I don't like having so much material in the neck pocket as a shim. More pics to follow

How about cleaning it up and then selling it on to get something that you really want. They're not worth a fortune but people generally pay more for something that is in original condition. That's what I've done with my Melody Gibson Grabber copy. I was going to go nuts and change everything but a good clean up and it looks really good considering its about 30 years old. I'm going to gig it and if it turns out that its not for me then I'll get more than if I'd butchered it. Incidentally, I had a Hohner PJ professional fretless a few years ago that also had a plywood body. I can't remember what i got for it when i sold it but it was a fair amount for what it was. Had really bad neck dive due to the light body

Rickenbackers are fitted as standard with Rickenbacker strings

Damn, spotted. Yes, I managed to snap one of the screws of the 3 holding it on. Must get their screws from the same place as Gotoh

My gold Warmoth is on the heavier end of the scale and feels like it weighs about 1cwt

Ta da No, I never get tired of posting pictures of it

The strings that come on Rickenbackers feel like rubber bands to me but they're something silly like 45,55,75,95

Full body shot One problem I knew I'd have is that the Badass sits quite high so I've used a couple of piecces of worktop end stuff to shim the neck but clearly its not enough I changed the nut and its sitting too high but I have a Graphtech one that I am going to use but that's all for today. I was amazed that the E string didn't snap as the thick part just past the nut is beginning to wind round the tuning post. I may try a set of rounds instead edit - now that I've had a look at it, I don't think that the Badass goes so I may just take it back off again and work out something with the original bridge