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I was hoping to to do this as I have 4 great basses and a first class amp/cab solution. But 5 days in and I've failed already. New (unnecessary) cab incoming 🙄

Keep them both. You'll always need a spare amp than a spare bass. I've never owned either but I have an EBS TD650 and HD350, I've owned a Genzler. All are excellent amps so if sh!t happens and one goes wrong, you'll still have a good amp. 

4 minutes ago, Rayman said:

 

 

 

Nice bass indeed. 

But you can't touch it! 

That is lovely. The white plate and pup cover look great. GLWTS but I doubt you'll need it! 

Success! 

I found a very suitable piece of foam to do the job and it's worked almost perfectly. There's still a bit of movement but nothing like before and the height is now adjustable. 

I will have to do the same with the neck pup but that can wait for now. Gave the fingerboard a good oiling too as it seemed as dry as a bone. 

No springs, only 4 sh!tty bits of foam!! 🙄

I had a look in my box of bits for any springs but alas no. 

1 minute ago, TbirdnTalman said:

Could you get some foam under the pickups? Like your Orville - did up my TB up the same way over Gibson black pickups with chrome 😀. And at Jean-Luc, there are some dentist bass players…..

I'm not sure. I've never removed the pups from a TB but it might be worth a try. I wonder if anybody else has had this issue with them? 

Well mine arrived this afternoon and it sure is a pretty thing. I was hoping that the setup would have been better as the action was pretty high. I've lowered the bridge loads as the neck had only a slight amount of relief so no adjustment needed there. However, the bridge pickup sits very low and there seems that it won't raise anymore. The two screws undo but the pup seems to be already at its highest point. I've had a look at a number of pictures on line of other basses and the pups all sit much higher. This leaves a big gap between the strings and pup which doesn't seem right to me. My Orville TB's pups sit much higher and feel a lot more solid (fixed in) whereas these seem loose and move around. 

I'm really hoping that there's some way of getting the pup to sit higher than what's shown in the pic below. 

Nice surprise text off DPD informing my that mine will be delivered today. Pretty darn quick considering the time of year, nice one GAK! 

Used one here - https://reverb.com/uk/item/70514505-gibson-non-reverse-thunderbird-faded-pelham-blue-demo

Well GAK had one in the sales and I pulled the trigger. It was less than some used ones I've seen advertised so I thought what the hell! 

I'll have to make do with the bridge for now until my credit card is in a more healthy condition but the Babicz will be on my shopping list. However I do have a bass with the Gibson 3 point and despite its limitations I've managed to set it up pretty well with a reasonably low and noise free action. 

A couple of months ago I finally scratched my Tbird itch with this Japanese Orville, a bass I never knew existed but after some research it seems that they're quite well regarded so I took the plunge. It doesn't disappoint.  Although I've never played one I have to say that I don't really like the current Thunderbirds. I much prefer the chrome pups and the vintage reverse tuners on the Orville. I've only tried an Epiphone TB and it was not good at all so my experience with these is very limited. I've only played it at home through a tiny MarkBass combo but it sounds so good. I will be hoping to use the incoming bass with the band should it ever pull it's finger out and start playing again. 

Really looking forward to it's arrival and here's a pic of the Orville 

I'd guess that there's a lot of relief. Pro 2 necks are one of the nicest Precision necks I've played (never tried a Jazz though) and getting a low action is pretty easy. I'd say that the truss rod needs tightening quite a lot. Ask if the truss rod works as it should and it's not maxed out. 

On 21/12/2023 at 23:05, Big J said:

Odd question, but I’ve never found another bass player (in person) with the same thing. 
my middle finger on my plucking hand catches the strings. I have to keep it cut to the skin to avoid a clank noise on the string? 
do you guys get that? 

I have exactly the same issue which I find bloody annoying. I play a fast(ish) finger style and plectrums just don't work for me so like you I have to keep my nails very short which can sometimes lead to those painful splits that stop me from playing until they heal. I remember going out gigging one night and I forgot to trim them. It bothered me all night with the continuous clanking! 

That is very, very nice. A pleasure just to look at! 

That's a great price for a Jazz that IMO knocks spots off a US Fender. If I didn't already have one I'd snap this up. 

I'd just get that red wire into the box so it's making contact and then superglue it into position. Should hopefully never come loose and retain the contact inside. 

Always a pleasure to buy from or sell to Ash. Ash bought my JV Precision and being reasonably local I dropped the bass off. Great collection of interesting gear and friendly cat! 

A top Basschatter to deal with every time. 👍

31 minutes ago, ash said:

PM sent

And replied. 👍

Reluctantly putting my MiJ 1982 JV Squier Precision bass up for sale.

Iv’e owned this for a couple of years but due to my useless back and this weighing in at 4.2Kg it’s just not getting any use now. I persevered using it at rehearsals and a couple of gigs but after twenty minutes or so my back would start complaining. If the bass was sub 4Kg I wouldn’t be selling it but it’s not getting used and it really should be.

Anyhow, the bass is in superb condition for a 41 year old. There are minor scratches here and there as expected but nothing noteworthy.

The serial number dates it to an ’82 but there is no penciled date on the neck. Also the pickups do not have the raised ‘A’ pole pieces. I have heard that not all of them did and in some cases owners would replace them as they found the raised magnets uncomfortable when playing over the pickups. If they have been replaced they’ve been replaced with quality ones with cloth covered wires as shown in the picture below. The knobs are the period correct domed ones as is the single ply white scratch plate and threaded saddles.

This bass really sounds good with rounds but I have TI flats on at the moment and it sounds killer. Personally I’m not a fan of the tension of these but I put up with them because it just sounds so good.

Frets are in excellent condition, neck has a shallow profile and extremely comfortable, nut is 42mm. Set up is spot on for me but it will go lower if that’s your thing.

It dose have a hard case (not the greatest) and shipping is possible if it’s something you wish to arrange. I’m quite happy to meet up an hour or so from here in Merseyside.

The price I’m asking is a lot lower than what I paid but I know times aren’t great and the cash would be very useful at the moment due to being out of work so no trade offers thanks.

11 hours ago, Jean-Luc Pickguard said:

I don't have anything handy to weigh it on at the moment, but it's lighter than it looks.

I saw one for sale on the web which had a picture of the bass on a digital scale and it weighed in at just over 4Kg so not exactly a boat anchor. GAK have a new one up for sale at 1399 and it's very tempting. 

Very nice indeed! What's the weight like? 

1 hour ago, attackbass said:

 

Just my luck! Don't fancy the 4 hour drive?? 

It's the 4 hour drive back as well, plus the dreaded fuel costs 😱

I'd like to pair this with one of my NeoLine 2x10's and a TD650 for those occasional bigger gigs but also I just love EBS gear!  

I would love this cab but too far away 😔

9 hours ago, Chewie said:

CFO......?  Chief Federal Officer?

Financial Officer. Certainly not me in our household! 

9 hours ago, Chewie said:

I've heard these Roscoes have THE best B string.................?

Never played a 5 but I've also heard that the B's are excellent. 

I'm so glad I don't do 5's else I'd be getting into serious trouble with the CFO! I have an LG4 and they really are a work of art and this is an absolutely stunning example. 

£65 when I last went!