lemmywinks Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 (edited) https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5-string-bass-by-Peavey-set-neck-with-single-and-twin-coil-pickups/192659707678?_trkparms=aid%3D888007%26algo%3DDISC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140328180637%26meid%3Dccb38ec3e9d64198bfee8889bb590c64%26pid%3D100009%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D2%26sd%3D292733454061%26itm%3D192659707678&_trksid=p2047675.c100009.m1982 Complete with needlessly raked back tuners, odd aftermarket control knobs which don't suit the instrument and a single coil shoved into a humbucker rout - the holy trinity of mdp conversions. Decent budget beginner basses in their unbutchered state and at the correct (£160-£200) price, bit of a shame really. Edited September 22, 2018 by lemmywinks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted September 22, 2018 Author Share Posted September 22, 2018 (edited) Also the posh sounding neck pick up is apparently "from John Hutchinson at Janika Guitars in Nottingham", sounds like a hand wound bespoke unit from a luthier no? I think what he means by that is he bought a cheap generic pickup from the Janika store on eBay, doesn't sound quite as fancy though.................. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-string-jazz-bass-style-guitar-chrome-hot-rail-pickup-neck-position-new-JB/161217875506?hash=item2589558e32:g:UUsAAOSwnDZUJWtA Edited September 22, 2018 by lemmywinks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is King..... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Are the string ends supposed to protrude from the back of the body like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted September 23, 2018 Author Share Posted September 23, 2018 3 hours ago, prowla said: Are the string ends supposed to protrude from the back of the body like that? May just be larger ball ends on those strings, some ferrules are slightly smaller and aren't wide enough for them. Then again he might have swapped them out for odd ones from his parts drawer just for the sake of it which actually seems more likely. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 56 minutes ago, lemmywinks said: May just be larger ball ends on those strings, some ferrules are slightly smaller and aren't wide enough for them. Then again he might have swapped them out for odd ones from his parts drawer just for the sake of it which actually seems more likely. Or they could be guitar string ferrules... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pst62 Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Surprise surprise the stereo Precision didn't sell...........What an appalling bodger! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twincam Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 9 hours ago, lemmywinks said: May just be larger ball ends on those strings, some ferrules are slightly smaller and aren't wide enough for them. Then again he might have swapped them out for odd ones from his parts drawer just for the sake of it which actually seems more likely. Literally laughing my head off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Bassy Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 To be fair one could argue that a "Through neck" is a subset of "Set neck". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 and 'Improver' is a subset of 'Luthier'? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 On 23/09/2018 at 21:02, Twincam said: Literally laughing my head off! It's terrible when your ball ends hang out the back... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 And the No Sh!t Sherlock moment: as this bass has a 35 inch scale; so even longer than a long-scale 34 inch 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Bassy Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 22 hours ago, yorks5stringer said: and 'Improver' is a subset of 'Luthier'? No, but possibly the other way round! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 The good thing is there's no video of him playing and erm...singing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Have you seen the acoustic guitar? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wide-neck-Epiphone-Legacy-acoustic-with-strat-pickup-12-to-6-string-conversion/192674847202?hash=item2cdc50d9e2:g:Rj4AAOSwkRha5ZmB He's got all the strings going to tuners on one side of the headstock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Bassy Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 32 minutes ago, ambient said: He's got all the strings going to tuners on one side of the headstock. Like a Fender bass then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 18 minutes ago, Count Bassy said: Like a Fender bass then. No it’s more extreme, a lot more extreme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted October 2, 2018 Author Share Posted October 2, 2018 52 minutes ago, ambient said: Have you seen the acoustic guitar? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wide-neck-Epiphone-Legacy-acoustic-with-strat-pickup-12-to-6-string-conversion/192674847202?hash=item2cdc50d9e2:g:Rj4AAOSwkRha5ZmB He's got all the strings going to tuners on one side of the headstock. I hope that nut is glued in properly otherwise it's going to be catapulted through the ceiling when you tune up! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted October 2, 2018 Author Share Posted October 2, 2018 On a serious note there must be a more elegant way to make that a 6 string by going 3 a side. Anyhow MDP has 6 acoustic machine heads in his parts drawer now, I wonder what guitar/bass they'll turn up on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 3 minutes ago, lemmywinks said: On a serious note there must be a more elegant way to make that a 6 string by going 3 a side. Anyhow MDP has 6 acoustic machine heads in his parts drawer now, I wonder what guitar/bass they'll turn up on? I don’t believe he does elegant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted October 2, 2018 Author Share Posted October 2, 2018 Also what's going on here? Before any mods start getting a tingly feeling in their pants I'm not having a go, I genuinely want to know what is going on here. Is that ear wax? Is he using ear wax to make candles in the bridges of guitars? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Legacy by Epiphone? That’s a worse fabrication than whatever’s going on with the guitar. and the jack plug positioning reeks of “that’s as far as I could reach in” very odd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 😱 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted October 3, 2018 Author Share Posted October 3, 2018 1 hour ago, AndyTravis said: Legacy by Epiphone? That’s a worse fabrication than whatever’s going on with the guitar. and the jack plug positioning reeks of “that’s as far as I could reach in” very odd. He's going off a post here: http://forum.gibson.com/index.php?/topic/52660-legacy-epiphone/ Apparently a forum post from Australia saying a Legacy is made by Ephiphone means the ultra cheapo firewood line of Legacy branded guitars we get over here are all made by Epiphone too, even though nowadays Epi is just a brand itself slapped on Samicks and they don't actually build guitars. The model he has is an LED30 which is made in China so didn't come out of the Samick factory and is nothing to do with Epiphone, something that doesn't really need pointing out when you look at the construction of the guitar around the nut and on the rear of the headstock. I don't think he's being deceptive here, I just don't think he knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pst62 Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 11 hours ago, lemmywinks said: Also what's going on here? Before any mods start getting a tingly feeling in their pants I'm not having a go, I genuinely want to know what is going on here. Is that ear wax? Is he using ear wax to make candles in the bridges of guitars? When challenged, he goes off on tangents without answering any questions asked of him and just attacks you. Comes across as unstable. It's a crime that ebay keep on allowing him to trade his monstrosities, he needs to be closed down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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