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[quote name='skej21' timestamp='1484409275' post='3215286'] I partially agree with this. Attitude and persona certainly do not mean anything on basschat (and should be challenged if appropriate or if someone disagrees, present your counter argument in a sensible way that can be read by other parties as part of a discussion, not a heated argument). However, there is a LOT of negativity here when it comes to an individual's [u][b]experience[/b][/u]. People will try to use their wealth of experience (it may be the inner workings of music retail, what it's like behind-the-scenes playing arenas with a 'name' band or how product endorsements work etc) and other people who have little or no experience of this, will wade in with their opposing opinions on the matter and think what they are saying can be taken as fact just because they shout loudest (i.e. I have a mate who has an endorsement deal and you just get everything for free! - This doesn't mean EVERY deal has the same terms) I think that is one of the greatest pitfalls of this forum. I joined when I was fairly inexperienced and as I've gained experience away from this forum, I tend to spend less time on it, because i find a LOT of opinions that are simply incorrect get posted on here and when the correct answer is given or someone tries to say 'that's not actually how it works' they just get shouted down. I also have one or two students who also joined basschat and will come to lessons saying "i heard/saw this on basschat..." and i have to remind them that it's a forum populated by passionate, opinionated people and that it's not an academic resource, therefore what is said should be taken with a pinch of salt at times. I also tell them to spend less time online and more time practicing This frustration probably applies to most members and scares some away (name player or not). It's a shame really, because I've watched all of Janek's blogs and he would be a great addition to the forum. He could talk for hours just about his experience will all his pedals, let alone the travelling and playing experiences he has had. [/quote] and that is true as well... Some people definitely know a little less than they think they know and can be very vocal in their opinions. No open forum on internet is ideal...

[quote name='gjones' timestamp='1484499959' post='3215904'] I like this line. It sounds like you're talking about a child, not a bass I used to have 7 basses (down to 3 now) and I used to feel the same when I was deciding which one to take to the gig.. [/quote] Ha! It's true, they are my babies But today I sold another one. Little by little the list becomes shorter and shorter...

[quote name='alyctes' timestamp='1484482083' post='3215721'] I'm not a fan of white basses generally, but mcnach's GF has a good eye, IMO - that's really pretty [/quote] of course she has a good eye! she's with me, isn't she?

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1484311972' post='3214573'] How many times have you used a public loo and seen someone finish, and just walk out without washing their hands ? The first thing I do when buying a used bass is strip it down, clean it and put new strings on. [/quote] My guitarist saw a guy from what seemed to be the band before us (pub gig, this one) do exactly that and was telling us about it, when said guy approaches us wanting to know who the bass player was. He had tripped on the stairs and damaged his bass, and was wondering whether he could use mine for soundcheck and then run back home (we were playing in their town) to get another. Oh, how they laughed at me...

[quote name='MacDaddy' timestamp='1484316943' post='3214635'] For future reference, brand new bass strings £1.71 plus 99p postage. [url="https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Bass-Guitars-Gear/Generic-Gen-4722-Steel-Strings-String-Bass-Guitar/B00CTGOGPI/ref=sr_1_3?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1484316810&sr=1-3&keywords=bass+strings+4"]https://www.amazon.c...=bass+strings+4[/url] [/quote] Ha! Well, I was putting together one of the basses that I want to sell, and in this case I had to put new strings. It had been disassembled since I had it refinished (what a waste of a refinish!) and I had to put strings... so I put a new set of Nickel Rotosounds because I had a couple of them and I've gone off nickel strings.

[quote name='jamusbass' timestamp='1484255679' post='3214167'] I've just sold a bass on eBay, the bass was in (what I deemed to be) great condition. I've just had an email from the buyer asking for a partial refund as the strings are old and need changing. Am I being out of order thinking that this request is ridiculous? [/quote] it is ridiculous... file under "I" for "ignore". I don't think I've ever changed strings just to sell a bass. I may have if the strings were so old that it sounded bad and I wanted it to sound good when demoing it... but that must have been just a handful of times. Conversely, when I buy a bass, I change strings pretty quickly unless I'm lucky that the bass uses my favourite strings already and they are not too old. If he's a pain the the arse and you fear how eBay might rule (they are unpredictable) you could order a set of Coban strings online, sent directly to him. They're £5. No, they're not great. But he'll get new strings, not cash. Screw him

I know you say you don't want a MIM but... their Classic 50 series is really good. And the RoadWorn too.

[quote name='Meddle' timestamp='1484254958' post='3214154'] I cut the pickguard on this bass: The workflow was reasonably simple. I traced an ES-355 pickguard onto a pickguard blank, then subtly reshaped it and re-designed the routes to match the pickup ring on the bass. I drilled out the two mounting holes first, and used these to screw the pickguard blank to a sacrificial backing board. I used my dremel, and a small cutting wheel, to rough out the outline of the pickguard. I then used some large files to dial in the outline better. As I got closer I used sandpaper on a sanding block (using the curved back on some sections and the flat front on others), and begin to put the bevel on the pickguard by angling the block. For completed sections I roughed in the bevel with a Stanley blade by hand. When I was finally happy with the shape I went around the edges with progressively finer grits of sandpaper to remove tooling marks. For the pickup route I simply drilled the corners of the route then used the Dremel and cutting wheel to cut out the rectangle I needed to remove. I cut out the area slightly too small, so that I could dial in the straight lines and get them to cleanly flow into the drill holes. I've simplified the workflow slightly, as I basically grubbed around my flat looking for things to stick sandpaper to for the correct radius etc. In total it probably took me a few hours to do. Tim at Scratchit! did make me a 3-ply non-beveled pickguard for a Mike Dirnt bass. I sent him the blank and he tried to cut it out with his laser cutter but it didn't work. He instead passed it along to a work colleague with either a CNC machine or a router (I forget which). This isn't Tim's normal line of work, so I don't think he offers it as a service. [/quote] great job! because of you I just ordered a Dremel and some pickguard sheets... I'll end up spending a lot of time on this and I'll make a mess of it, and finally I'll pay someone to make it but I've got to try! (I want a pickguard for my red Maruszczyk Jake... it looks a little naked without one)

[quote name='interpol52' timestamp='1484245860' post='3213978'] This really isn't helping my Stingray GAS. [/quote] Resistance is futile...

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1484245668' post='3213974'] You should sell the lot Jose, get a Stingray 5, series/parallel/single coil switching, maple board, job done [/quote] I don't dismiss an SR5 in my future... but I can't imagine ever getting rid off these two basses. I have a heart, unlike some others here

[quote name='drTStingray' timestamp='1484238001' post='3213866'] I'm very much the same in respect of the US Sub - used mine last Monday at a jam session for which I provide the bass gear. Awesome sound and even more so with the 2x10 tweeter turned up!! A number of people commented how good it sounds and looks (it is also white, a 5 string and with original chequer plate pickguard). Yours looks interesting with the red pickguard. Mine is also a featherweight, which was the main reason I took it. Hooray for relatively cheap basses!!! (Well Musicman ones at least). [/quote] Mine is an anvil, weight-wise. It's one of the heaviest basses I've had, but it doesn't bother me enough when it sounds as good as it does! I had a black SUB5 and I was silly enough to let it go.

Hi, my name is mcnach and I'm a bassoholic. I own... basses. I'm cutting down, slowly (I still have one in order )... but cutting down. I generally only use a handful of basses, so on that basis I decided to reduce clutter. Slowly. But I like basses, the way you get different sounds and their different sound and feel encourage you play slightly differently. So I keep a few different beasts around. Invariably, I go through phases favouring this bass or that other bass... and I may not play my Stingray/SUB (USA version) much for a while. Perhaps only at home. And then one day, I pick the Stingray or the SUB, and it blows me away. Last Saturday there was a private function at a local venue to celebrate a friend's birthday and there were a few bands playing, including mine. My gf likes my white SUB and I had a red pickguard laying around, she saw it and said "hey, you should play that bass with the red pickguard". I really wanted to play the "Precision JJ" [1] as I've been doing recently, or the Maruszczyk P/JJ... but said "fine, it's been a while, it deserves to be out". I loved it! I like it more than my Stingray, in fact! (pickup wired in series, rather than parallel, meaty!). And only a few weeks ago I was thinking that maybe the SUB should be on the list of instruments to let go! (I really have a strong preference for maple fingerboards). So then I used it at practice on Wednesday night. Amazing. Now, I'm here looking around at the racks full of instruments thinking "why on earth??? why???" I just need THIS one. Here's the white SUB with its sibling: [1] and this was originally a Matt Freeman Precision, now I just call it JJ because it's not even a Jazz either:

Noooo! The cream coloured pickup just looks... tacky! Just look at my fretless (seriously now: I do wish I had gone for the black one instead... )

[quote name='fleabag' timestamp='1484228958' post='3213741'] Neither do i. I mentioned a minority, which really isnt ' general ' As someone mentioned , misunderstandings are rife on forums where little emotion can be determined from a bit of text on a screen. I'm not saying thats always the case. Some posts by the arrogant are exactly that with obvious meaning, but many more times i suspect that the people jump on someone far too quick because they read what they want to read, with little thought about holding back and maybe interpreting things in a different way, or simply asking if thats what the poster meant Luckily, that is a minority. There's no question that this is general BC behaviour, far from it. There's many many good folk here [/quote] very true, very true...

[quote name='thegummy' timestamp='1484183475' post='3213429'] Wow this looks to be exactly what I want!!! Do you know if they'd be able to do a copy of an existing pickguard or even already have the template for a relatively rare shape like the Schecter Diamond J that I want? Never mind, I should have read the site before asking. Now that you've showed me this site I have to think if I want a custom print or just stick to tortoise! [/quote] notice that they don't do 3-ply or beveled edges. It's a 2mm acrylic sheet with a design bound to it on the bottom. It allows you to have any design you like easily, but no good if you're after 3-ply or a bevelled edge is important to you.

[quote name='MoonBassAlpha' timestamp='1484226894' post='3213697'] You could "ask a question" on ebay asking what the D stamp means, or even "why would I buy this from you when Thommann who you get them from sell for less than half this price?" This scheme is probably why folks on here are finding the deko ones are going so fast. [/quote] he'd just ignore the question and won't be displayed on the ad...

[quote name='fleabag' timestamp='1484221783' post='3213630'] Disagree there I think a small minority have already decided on the attitude to adopt as soon as someone famous / much talent decides to post here Of the famous that have been chased off by the baiters, were they all arrogant then ? I doubt it [/quote] I can only go by the exchanges I read first hand... there was definitely an attitude (or at least perceived attitude, since with Vail Johnson I later realised that it just came across as arrogant in writing, but it wasn't his intention and in face to face communication it would have been clearer). I've seen arrogant attitudes by non-famous similarly chased away (search for "Inti", although he had the habit of deleting a large number of his posts when he got upset, which was most of the time). Neil Murray, for instance, posted here a few times. He comes across as a very easy going kind of guy, and I never saw anybody chase him away. There are others but that's the first one that comes to mind. I just see no evidence to claim that there's a general attitude on BC picking on 'big' players. It would be a very idiotic thing to do (picking on those players, just because). If there's one thing that we all share here is a passion for bass stuff. Those are the guys who are where they are because they're good at it and have experiences that most of us cannot even imagine. It would make no sense to chase them away. Why do you suggest it has happened with a handful of people? Jealousy?