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Golchen

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  1. Good review, especially coming from something of a non-believer from the relicing point of view. Actually, ALL the roadworn series of instruments seem to have got very good reviews in the press, I can only imagine that something in the process of giving the worn look tweaks playability somewhat?

    I'd be very keen myself, but I only play 5 string basses and I only play 22 or 24 fret guitars.

  2. I went into our local one years ago, and amongst all the cr*p instruments was a Taylor guitar for £500. It looked great, so I nipped home to check that model online and it was worth about £1800 new! I shot back down but it was gone :)

    To be honest, any decent kit in there and I tend to think that it must be stolen, otherwise why wouldn't the owner take it to a decent shop? Having said that, there could be other scenarios ....

  3. My bass is way too good for my level of playing - but why should that stop anyone getting something that they want and they can afford.

    I have a Reggie Hamilton custom shop V jazz bass and it is brilliant. It's pretty light on weight (don't like heavy), plays like a dream, has both jazz and Precision pups for very different sounds (or a blend of the two) and can have the zing of active or the smoothness of passive at the touch of a button.

    Infact there's only one thing about it that I don't really like - it looks too shiny and new. I got it secondhand and it's too bad that it hadn't been around the block a few more times! (I'm not intending on dragging it behind the car anytime soon ...)

  4. [quote name='Al Heeley' post='800534' date='Apr 9 2010, 08:56 AM']You can certainly spend 40 minutes rubbing away at the varnish with fine wire wool. even though it will not remove all the varnish it will take the stickiness off it and you'll stilkl have sealed wood underneath. Rub off all the dust with a tack cloth.[/quote]

    I did this with a heavy varnished Fender strat neck. Worked like a dream! Played superbly afterwards.

  5. [quote name='cetera' post='798471' date='Apr 7 2010, 10:38 AM']Actually, I have some of these and they are unnoticeable to play over. They are also neat, well cut and straight.... :)[/quote]

    Fair enough! Actually I meant that some of them didn't look like they were put on straight (not cut wonky) - which is up to the 'user', but still potential to look naff.

  6. [quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='797898' date='Apr 6 2010, 06:58 PM']I would probably love these if I was 14 and one had a single £100 bass, but I bet they look a bit crap up close.[/quote]


    Pretty much what I was thinking. I bet they feel yuk to play over, and some of them don't look straight to me on the pix, which looks uber cheap!

    Pass ...

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