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    fake P or what?

    in eBay - Weird and Wonderful

    Posted

    [quote name='Johnston' timestamp='1342369869' post='1733857']
    Not legally as it hasn't been obtained dishonestly.

    Until the seller permanently deprives the owner of it it's not theft or stolen.

    Long story but I'm down £2.5k of tools. Police won't do nowt as I left them on their property (They changed locks threatened me with trespass etc) Police won't do nowt as it doesn't meet THEIR definition of theft.
    [/quote]

    Actually the definition is [b]dishonestly[/b] [b]appropriating [/b]property with the [b]intention[/b] of permanently depriving the owner of it.

    Putting the bass up for sale is appropriation. And he clearly intends to deprive the owner of it by selling it on. So those bits of the definition would be satisfied.

    The question is whether the appropriation is dishonest. Frankly, its impossible to say on the info available. The tenant may have left it specifically to cover the rent. The problem the police have is that if something has apparently been abandoned, dishonesty is hard to prove beyond reasonable doubt.

    Anyway - its definitely fake. No original Precisions have the "original contour body" logo on the headstock. Something fakers always seem to get wrong.

    Fender Jazz Precision hybrid - SOLD!

    in Basses For Sale

    Posted

    [quote name='Bass-Thing' timestamp='1342372266' post='1733907']
    That is lovely and I'm sorely tempted. As far as I'm aware what you have is basically a Geddy Lee neck and they have to be the best necks on the planet. I did actually play both a Geddy Lee and a 70s RI P-Bass at GAK and they felt the same. The rest of the build looks great. I think this bass is an absolute bargain and I'd be surprised if it lasted a week on here. :gas:
    [/quote]

    Although the neck looks like a Geddy Lee, it actually feels quite a bit different. The Geddy necks are very slim, even for a Jazz. This is a Precision nut width, so a bit wider than a normal Jazz neck.

    Fender Jazz Precision hybrid - SOLD!

    in Basses For Sale

    Posted

    [quote name='Ou7shined' timestamp='1342366929' post='1733806']

    edit :
    Whoever buys this beauty - I'd get that cavity deepened though (as the OP says it's easy enough to do.. piss for a luthier) as if I'm not wrong it's the actually pcb on the JE that's preventing it from closing properly. A slight bang on there could mean curtains for a nice bit of kit.
    [/quote]

    Actually, I think its the battery. It fits fine with the battery removed! But it would be a very simple job to get the cavity deepened - it literally just needs a couple of mm

    Fender '72 reissue Telecaster Thinline SOLD

    in Accessories & Other Musically Related Items For Sale

    Posted · Edited by simon1964

    I've decided to move this one to fund another purcgase.

    Its one of the Mexican '72 Thinline reissues. New price at GAK seems to be £866 so I think £400 plus postage is a fair price. This is in mint condition and has never been gigged (I'm not good enough to gig on guitar!).


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    Fender Jazz Precision hybrid - SOLD!

    in Basses For Sale

    Posted · Edited by simon1964

    I've decided to sell this to fund another purchase. I put it together as I like the Jazz tone, but prefer Precision necks. The parts are all top quality. Full spec is:

    Neck: Fender Japan P neck - from the new 70s reissue series. Maple board with black blocks and binding. This is a fantastic neck. It's wider than a Jazz neck, but quite shallow and certainly not as chunky as a traditional P neck. I bought this from the Stratosphere website in the US (the neck alone cost me over £200 with import taxes!). The neck is mint.

    Body: not sure of the make of this, but it's a very nice sunburst. It looks like alder to me, with quite a nice grain. It's certainly solid wood. The picture of the whole bass looks more red than in real life. The pics of the brige and pre-amp give a better idea of the colour. There are a few scratches on the back, but no dings and nothing on the front.

    Pickups: Wizard 64s

    Pre-amp: John East J-Retro. I should mention that the control cavity is a couple of mm too shallow for the pre-amp, so the control plate sits slightly proud of the body on the bottom side. I've tried to show this on the attached photos, but it is barely noticeable. It would be easy to rout out a couple mms if this is an issue - I've just never bothered as you can hardly see it and it doesn't affect playability at all

    Bridge - Badass

    Machine heads - standard Fender (they came with the neck).

    So all top quality parts. I'm not sure about value. The parts would probably cost £700 or so to buy new. I'm looking for £400 plus postage. I'll send it boxed and in a gig bag. To be honest, I suspect I would get more if I split it out for parts, but I would rather sell it as a whole if possible.




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    Flea

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    [quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1342197568' post='1731500']
    Flea really has not done that much slapping for a long time, It does not help that he has a style that is quite funky even when playing fingered which sounds almost like he is slapping even when he is not, the Guy Dave in my sig at the bottom has a similar bass playing style but plays no slap at all. Like a lot of people we hear what is prominent from a band/artiste and presume thats all they do, some of Flea's best lines are very melodic and gently played in fact.....

    [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XcN12uVHeQ[/media]

    4 mins on is the best bit of the best Chili's songs IMO ;)
    If your looking for Richard Bona or Janek stuff sure its nothing like but you cant say there is no groove there, you just cant!
    [/quote]

    Soul to Squeeze is simply one of the best basslines ever IMO - groove personified! :)

    Flea

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by simon1964

    [quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1341953345' post='1727061']
    Soul to squeeze is one of their least known tracks yet one of if not their best, no slapping walking on hands or anything, just a great groove :)
    :)
    [/quote]

    Agree totally

    I've never understood the bashing of Flea, and especially the suggestion he is a one trick pony, who's only good at slap. Some of his best lines are totally slap free! Under the Bridge, Scar Tissue, Californication, Soul to Squeeze, are all really tasteful lines :) .

    Understanding intervals

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    [quote name='essexbasscat' timestamp='1341561914' post='1720857']
    I found studying and playing a piano keyboard while ear training very useful. The keyboard layout lends a different perspective.

    [/quote]

    Agree entirely with that. I learnt piano before I picked up a guitar or bass. As you say, the keyboard gives a different perspective. As scales are set out in a very linear fashion, it is much easier, IMO, to understand how intervals work. Its no accident that most top classical musicians are proficient pianists, even if piano is not their main instrument.

    Understanding intervals

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    [quote name='norvegicusbass' timestamp='1341316049' post='1716783']
    Isnt this what jazz players do though when they improvise?
    [/quote]

    They do - but only because they have spent years understanding scales, intervals and chords. Good improvisation relies on a good understanding of theory.

    Ibanez by soundgear/soundgear by Ibanez?????

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by simon1964

    [quote name='Marvin' timestamp='1341262777' post='1716151']
    As far as I am aware all the basses in the Soundgear range have the same 'logo' on the headstock i.e SDGR, then underneath Soundgear by Ibanez.

    Even the SR5006E, which is just over £2000 has the same headstock.
    [/quote]

    Yep - the whole of the Soundgear range has the SDGR logo on it - even the Prestige models.

    In fact most of the Ibanez bass range works like that, so BTB is branded "BTB by Ibanez" and ATK is "ATK by Ibanez". And again that includes the top of the range models.

    Owning Multiple Basses...

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    [quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1340913933' post='1711564']
    Update to my previous threads - have come to the conclusion that I`m only going to have 2 basses, a Precision for one band, and a Stingray for the other.
    [/quote]

    +1 to that. If I'm honest, I gig with either my Stingray or '73 Precision 90% of the time.

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