Bassassin Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Rare stealth ad for a rare & (debatably) cool old headless bass, currently £90 with two days to go. Collection-only from Nottingham otherwise I'd be telling no-one & getting ready to snipe. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185673840815 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Fab - I have family in Notts... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Well, I've bid on it; however, I then went out and came home with one if these. ...now on a quest for bridge saddles and a claw. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 @prowla you have been busy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 13 hours ago, PaulThePlug said: @prowla you have been busy! Yep - never do things by half! I managed to fit parts leftover from a cheap Chinese "Overlord" bridge yesterday evening, so now the bass has strings; it seems to play fine, so that's a result. The bridge saddles did need a bit of fettling to fit them into the Steinie bass plate (their sides weren't exactly parallel or they had a slight lip at the bottom, so they just needed a tiny bit taking off with a small hand file) but nothing too much. The tuner does grind a bit, so I'm viewing it as a stop-gap and I'd like to get decent/proper parts instead. (I have got some thrust bearings on order, though they were intended for other basses, so may or may not find their way onto this.) Next step is the preamp doesn't appear to work; I put in a new 9V battery and plugged in a jack, but the LED doesn't light up. Fixing that might require a bit more effort. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 (edited) Oops! - I appear to have won the auction for the Westone Quantum too! (I put a bid on it before I went out yesterday, but was expecting to be outbid...) Edited December 4, 2022 by prowla 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 Ha... Three! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 1 hour ago, PaulThePlug said: Ha... Three! Yep - I guess I've broken my vow of moderation over the festive period... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 (edited) Couple of nice fixer uppers to keep you busy... Edited December 4, 2022 by PaulThePlug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 7 hours ago, prowla said: Yep - never do things by half! I managed to fit parts leftover from a cheap Chinese "Overlord" bridge yesterday evening, so now the bass has strings; it seems to play fine, so that's a result. The bridge saddles did need a bit of fettling to fit them into the Steinie bass plate (their sides weren't exactly parallel or they had a slight lip at the bottom, so they just needed a tiny bit taking off with a small hand file) but nothing too much. The tuner does grind a bit, so I'm viewing it as a stop-gap and I'd like to get decent/proper parts instead. (I have got some thrust bearings on order, though they were intended for other basses, so may or may not find their way onto this.) Next step is the preamp doesn't appear to work; I put in a new 9V battery and plugged in a jack, but the LED doesn't light up. Fixing that might require a bit more effort. I have a preamp from an old Cort Hohner I can stick in the post, the one with the LED and trim pot. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 1 hour ago, lemmywinks said: I have a preamp from an old Cort Hohner I can stick in the post, the one with the LED and trim pot. That would be great! I’ll message you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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