Mr. Foxen

[quote name='quimbymeat' post='1358343' date='Sep 1 2011, 01:55 AM'][url="http://www.ebay.com/itm/GREEN-Basket-weave-tolex-Matamp-Vox-Hiwatt-Orange-/140532875976"]http://www.ebay.com/itm/GREEN-Basket-weave...e-/140532875976[/url][/quote] This dude was supposed to be sending a sample for me to take up the factory. It is cloth backed so should be good for them to use. He was cagey about shipping to the UK though.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170697406398&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:GB:1123"]Not seen one of these come up before.[/url] Similar prospect to the Laney Nexus I guess.

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hipshot-Bass-Trem-/120776908160?pt=UK_Guitar_Accessories&hash=item1c1edd5d80"]Get this Hipshot one.[/url] Not much more and Hipshot stuff is really good quality.

[quote name='walplayer' post='1374870' date='Sep 15 2011, 08:53 PM']that drummer sucks !![/quote] Doesn't sound a lot like the drumming on a 'shreds' video on the rest of the clip.

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ibanez-2389b-/260854569699?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3cbc24dae3"]Ibanez[/url] Suffering from neck pocket cave in.

What's broken? Looks like the spline is squashed,, can be persuaded back with a screwdriver, and if half shears off, epoxy the knob on sorts it (once).

Here's one of my early bitsas:

Has it had a service recently? A good clean of all the sockets, including the valve bases (meths, cotton buds, pipe cleaners and interdental toothbrush depending on sizes sorts this) will keep it tip top and avoid those crackles and things that happen sometimes.

[quote name='xgsjx' post='1373884' date='Sep 14 2011, 10:55 PM']Wishbass?[/quote] +1 Some time spent on the refinish gives you a nice GAS free bi, cause you have a new bass, but you still have more potential in it to keep you happy.

[quote name='daz' post='1373779' date='Sep 14 2011, 09:27 PM']There is this guy whos supposed to be good: [url="http://www.chambonino.com/"]http://www.chambonino.com/[/url]. But i have never personally used him. A personal recomendation is worth a ton of advertising, in my book. So hopefully someone here can give you a pointer. I would put up a seperate message here asking for someone to recomend a vintage amp repair guy who really knows what hes doing, that they know or have used themselves.[/quote] Our own Umph is tutored by that guy in the art of amp tinkering. Subthumper is in Bristol and does amp work for me. If I had it, I'd fiddle with it myself and hassle those two for instruction.

Really good price compared to a new one. That is the tempting thing. I've never been playing bass and thought 'Damn, a divebomb would be amazing there'. Although in concept, that would be funny.

I have a router. Just this sorta thing isn't ideal first router project. Once the workshop is together, gonna get involve with the pickup holes and such.

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hipshot-Bass-Trem-/120776908160?pt=UK_Guitar_Accessories&hash=item1c1edd5d80"]Save me from temptation[/url] Thinking on jamming this in teh Rick copy in for sale, but need to pay for a pro to do the routing, which knocks it overbudget.

[quote name='ash' post='1371139' date='Sep 12 2011, 09:45 PM']Anybody out there got a white 4001 scratch plate?[/quote] Might have a black one, with the pickup closer to the neck.

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rickenbacker-Bass-Guitar-4001-4003-Spares-Repair-Maybe-Vintage-Fireglo-/130575692348?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item1e66eaf23c"]This Hondo won't last.[/url]

Show the insides.

Buy a Kappalite right now, you'll probably being able to flip it for more in a bit.

I find the sound coming out my gear influences what I'm playing. Bass right into amp, and cheesy disco comes out and I wish a drummer was about. Pedals and multiple amps, Doom comes out.

Ported? and port size?

Might know someone after lump of teak for non-guitar purposes.

Wouldn't get too hung up on the 'instrument grade' thing. Means someone looked at it, binned the sheets with knot holes and doubled up the price. Ebay is good for small quantities.