Lfalex v1.1 Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 14 hours ago, Happy Jack said: This is NOT what the word "crack" was developed for. The word you need here is "crevice", or possibly "canyon". Alternatively you could cut to the chase and just say FUBAR. If you look closely, you can just see the Colorado River running out of it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealting Posted August 22, 2020 Author Share Posted August 22, 2020 Well that’s why I was saying it needs a bigger discount - but I know there are a few people on the forum who know how to do headstock repairs, and if they managed to beat them down to £100 then might be worth the experiment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkHeart Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 I`ve just come across this thread for the first time and as I`m an owner of the 5 string variant and have had zero issues with mine, no painted neck, bridges in line, nut isn`t brilliant but I can live with it, the only thing with mine is it was advertised as blue and is green. The neck on my 5er is a joy to play, not too wide but lovely and shallow, if I had a gripe it would probably be the pups and pre amp but it was only £290 .....a steal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 On 22/08/2020 at 15:25, therealting said: Well that’s why I was saying it needs a bigger discount - but I know there are a few people on the forum who know how to do headstock repairs, and if they managed to beat them down to £100 then might be worth the experiment. Got a knock back this morning from G4M to my £160 offer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 40 minutes ago, kodiakblair said: Got a knock back this morning from G4M to my £160 offer. Certainly wouldn't go above that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 1 minute ago, Woodinblack said: Certainly wouldn't go above that I was certain they'd say no to any thing under £150. Reply was short and to the point, "Unfortunately we are unable to accept any offers for this item." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealting Posted August 24, 2020 Author Share Posted August 24, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, kodiakblair said: Got a knock back this morning from G4M to my £160 offer. I’m guessing they will relent in time. Edited August 24, 2020 by therealting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealting Posted August 25, 2020 Author Share Posted August 25, 2020 (edited) There are a bunch of these available with a discount now on Gear4Music’s eBay page with small flaws. Edited August 25, 2020 by therealting 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 13 minutes ago, therealting said: There are a bunch of these available with a discount now on Gear4Music’s eBay page with small flaws. They seem much better deals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Looking more seriously into these now. I would like to try a 6 string again but don't want to waste too much money on it if it isn't for me. So people who had them, do you still think they are any good, are they worth £350 (the deals on eBay don't really seem worth it now)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealting Posted November 7, 2020 Author Share Posted November 7, 2020 @Woodinblack I would be willing to part with mine for what I paid for it if you wanted to spend around half that just to try it out. Apart from lowering the action and improving the balance with additional strap buttons, it’s pretty much as I got it and therefore as described in my original post. I agree by the way, a lot of the ones on eBay seem to have pretty serious issues (I’ve seen a couple split headstocks). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 On 21/08/2020 at 22:12, therealting said: There’s a five string on eBay with fairly big headstock cracks in it... probably needs a bigger discount than it currently has, but may of interest to someone who knows how to do these repairs. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/353170698395 That headstock is practically in bits. I would be dubious as to whether or not that could be repaired and I'm sure if it could, the price or effort involved would be well beyond what the bass is worth. I'm surprised the vendor hasn't just written that one off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Probably have written it off but just trying to squeeze more out of it, they ask silly prices for what is for most people, firewood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Still happy with mine. Wouldn't sell it for what I paid for it, which is less than the eBay 2nds. Looks like a fantastic instrument spec wise they thought they could get from a manufacturer for a specific price point, that the manufacturer wasn't able to deliver consistently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealting Posted November 8, 2020 Author Share Posted November 8, 2020 @Machines I think the main issue is that roasted maple is quite a bit more brittle than normal maple, and they’re just not packed well enough from the factory... so it’s a bit of pot luck whether it arrives intact or not, since it doesn’t take much to split roasted maple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 31 minutes ago, therealting said: @Machines I think the main issue is that roasted maple is quite a bit more brittle than normal maple, and they’re just not packed well enough from the factory... so it’s a bit of pot luck whether it arrives intact or not, since it doesn’t take much to split roasted maple. I'm pretty sure it isnt roasted maple on the recent batch but normal maple with a fake tint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 2 minutes ago, Machines said: I'm pretty sure it isnt roasted maple on the recent batch but normal maple with a fake tint. G4M noted that in some of the B-stock ebay listings but only some, those'd be the ones where the pale maple shone through the split headstocks . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 what is the spacing on those 6 strings? I mean like the parallel spacing if it was flat. Is it less than 17mm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 (edited) 13 hours ago, Woodinblack said: what is the spacing on those 6 strings? I mean like the parallel spacing if it was flat. Is it less than 17mm? The website lists it as 18mm. Edited November 9, 2020 by Machines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 22 hours ago, Chris2112 said: That headstock is practically in bits. I would be dubious as to whether or not that could be repaired and I'm sure if it could, the price or effort involved would be well beyond what the bass is worth. I'm surprised the vendor hasn't just written that one off. I can't actually believe they have a 3 figure price tag on that, it will cost more to repair that than to buy! I mean it really puts into question the quality of the wood used, its split at every drill point! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 2 hours ago, Machines said: The website lists it as 18mm. Hmm.. wondering how they are working that out. Obviously the spacing between strings on a fan fretted bass is going to be less than the distance between the saddle centres. On my ibanez fan fret, the string spacing is 17.5mm, but the sadle centre spacing is 21mm. I guess they must be going for the first way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 String spacing should be measure saddle centre to saddle centre, as string gauges are variable. There should be no difference on a fanned fret to a normal bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Machines said: String spacing should be measure saddle centre to saddle centre, as string gauges are variable. There should be no difference on a fanned fret to a normal bass. That would make no sense, so If I asked for a fan fret with a saddle spacing of my favourite string spacing of 16.5mm, I would actually have a physical string spacing of 13.75mm. That would be a bit tight (although still prefereable to 21mm on the ibanez). Not sure what you mean about string guages, that has no relevance to string spacing, the sadles are in the same place whether you put strings on or not. Just in case we are talking at cross purposes, this is the Ibanez. I would call this 17.5mm spacing (as do ibanez), its 21mm between saddles Edited November 9, 2020 by Woodinblack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 Ah, I have been measuring as below: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 Yes, so that is what I would call the spacing too. Which is a shame as 18 is just a bit too much, especially on a 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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