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  1. alyctes
    [quote name='LewisK1975' timestamp='1474902366' post='3141383'] Like this one then! [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vox-Standard-Bass/172352473295?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D39012%26meid%3D1202f7114d6f4d3f8185d04c48d31bc0%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D15%26sd%3D262641077237"]http://www.ebay.co.u...%3D262641077237[/url] [/quote] Yes. That one's up for sale here as well.
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    [quote name='Norris' timestamp='1474835130' post='3140963'] I'd be tempted to use a cabinet scraper to take down the veneer gradually. They are pretty cheap. Failing that, run the shaft of a screwdriver down a Stanley knife blade at 90 degrees to "turn a hook" and use that. It allows the removal of very little wood at a time, with a lot of control. Plenty of videos on YouTube about the use of cabinet scrapers (and they are lovely to use too) [/quote] Excellent idea. Thank you.
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    Pondering doing this to my slide guitar...
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    This is a four-string passive bass, metallic black with matching headstock; TRC and a couple of screws missing. The trussrod turns smoothly. It needs rewiring; when I first had it the pups worked but one of the tone controls did nothing. I took the electrics cover plate off and looked at the roller pot assembly; they are mounted on a frame which can be removed - it looks to me as if they are normal pots mounted sideways. Now it makes almost no noise, so I suspect I've stretched a wire somewhere. Maverick was a UK-based company, now folded. The back of the neck has a deep scratch running to the scarf joint. I am pretty sure it is a scratch, not a crack. I've tried to photograph it. The neck has its share of minor dents. The bass has dents and scars; it ought to be refinished, probably. I nabbed this off eBay because I was curious about the controls and fancied a project, but I haven't got time to do anything with it and I need the space. £60 plus carriage. Pics here: [url="http://s1295.photobucket.com/user/alyctes/media/Maverick/IMG_0469_zpshqf1tr4r.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0"]http://s1295.photobu...html?sort=3&o=0[/url]
  5. alyctes
    Looks good (though I do like the "original" colour).
  6. alyctes
    I'm very surprised this hasn't sold. Good luck!
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    Oh they sound great (though the output on mine's a bit weedy). I'd like to defret one
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    Thanks, folks. I've not done it before, and it's not been clear from the descriptions I've found. I intend to do this: - make myself a sanding block by taping sandpaper to the board and using it to shape the block. - glue the veneer and cut it back [u]carefully[/u] with a razor blade, paying attention to the grain of the veneer while doing it. - sand, using the block, if necessary and as little as possible. - save the dust to fill the places where the board has splintered. Filing the nut I am reasonably happy with. I have files which will work.
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    Another one for the clearout. This is a Korean-made Shine copy of the G+L ASAT four-string tele-style bass. I believe it's a Shine model 724, but nothing on it gives the model number. It would make a nice starter, backup or project, but it's quite giggable in its own right IMO. Passive four-string, decently made; quite playable, with a nice range of tones. Body and headstock are high-gloss varnish; neck is satin. Nut is 42mm wide. Controls are a pickup selector switch (front-both-rear), and knobs (V-V-T). There is a little neck dive, but nothing a wide strap won't deal with. (Wide strap thrown in if desired.) There's a bump on the back of the body about 3mm wide which has cracked the varnish; I've tried to take a picture of it. Pics are here: [url="https://postimg.org/gallery/nddi86tw/"]https://postimg.org/gallery/nddi86tw/[/url] £120 plus carriage; includes a cheapo gigbag.
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    I'm defretting a bass, and I'm wondering if I need to sand down the fingerboard before I put veneer in the fret slots. Is it normal to need to sand the board down before filling the slots? The board is rosewood. Thanks
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    [quote name='MoonBassAlpha' timestamp='1474498251' post='3138486'] I would definitely not use acetone on anything foamy. [/quote] Could I ask why not, please? Just curious. Thanks
  12. alyctes
    Vox Standard. That's twice what it should be priced at. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vox-Standard-Bass-Guitar-Made-in-Japan-1980s-Matsumoku-Dimarzio-/262641077237?hash=item3d26a0cbf5:g:1IAAAOSwMtxXvxsC
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    On hold. Bow is still available - I will post it separately when I can.
  14. alyctes
    Took a moment but it's come up.
  15. alyctes
    Nice. I like the colour as well.
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    Like it.
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    Up you go. I might put up the pink Westfield with an extra P pup soon.
  18. alyctes
    Some interest, but still here.
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    Up.
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    Up. Sorry tommorichards
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    Up you go.
  22. alyctes
    I don't even like aged-white basses, and I'm off fives... but that is proper lovely
  23. alyctes
    [quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1474639322' post='3139504'] There's a really beautiful painting of that bass in someone's attic somewhere... [/quote]
  24. alyctes
    Somebody can't spell "phoenix". Not a good sign, IMO - lack of attention to detail is seldom a good thing for an instrument.
  25. alyctes
    Pretty Good luck with your sale!
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