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    Where have all the flowers gone?
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    I wonder what went wrong with our love I wonder why she ran away And I wonder where she will stay.
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    Some interest, but still here.
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    Reduced to £75 posted. 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. Maverick was a UK-based company, now folded. This is a four-string, 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. 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. 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]
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    I suppose I could experiment with defretting it...
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    Interesting Paint-wise, I'm not all that keen on white, generally, but I love the white and pale grey that Yamaha do on the RBX4A2. That should work really well on the faceted body, IMO.
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    Useful, thanks for posting
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    It's an Ibanez SRX of some sort. Bound body, four knobs in a row. (I have an SRX430, out on loan to a friend.) Which specific model, I don't know; I'd guess you can't tell without looking at it up close.
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    Looks good so far. I love the neck dots Also, please tell more about your Vox Standard fretless. I've been wondering about doing something similar for a bit.
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    [quote name='sebowden' timestamp='1440802576' post='2854073'] Anything left? [/quote] Unlikely, given it's nearly two years later.
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    [quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1440841706' post='2854237'] wonder if you could do some kind of T40 market place where the price varies according to the weight.... [/quote] Inversely
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    [quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1440800784' post='2854062'] Very true - but I sooo badly want a Riverhead Unicorn to go alongside my Hohner B2A & Cort P/J. No way on earth to justify four... ....is there? J. [/quote] I forgot the Hondo Alien... so yes
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    [quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1440700466' post='2853150'] Obviously make sure that your new neck has the same number of frets as the current one. Seems obvious, but easily overlooked. [/quote] This!
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    I may also decide to sell my T-40... I don't get on with the neck, and replacing it would be barbarous
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    Bach cello pieces. Try Suite no.3 in Cmaj. I guess there is a chance of offending purists.
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    [quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1440758923' post='2853544'] Very tempted - these don't come up very often. But I can't exactly justify owning [i]three[/i] 80s headlesses... Jon. [/quote] They don't take up much space... (Hohner B2A, Westone Rail, Kramer The Duke here.)
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    Looks nice, doesn't it? I have the impression black ones are relatively rare. Sadly, the £125 shipping cost is not my perfect number...
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    [quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1440772429' post='2853753'] blimey... not really worth it then. [/quote] Makes the Thomann shipping look proper cheap, doesn't it?
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    [quote name='Donnyboy' timestamp='1440765918' post='2853655'] I've now received my Kahuna Ukulele bass , and my initial thoughts are that there's nothing much wrong with it as far as I can see/hear , but then I've never had a Uke bass before! [/quote] I wondered who got to that before me Hope it's a good'un!
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    This is the sort of thing I was getting at here: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/268462-a-modders-database-feeler/page__pid__2853386#entry2853386 Neck radius is the fingerboard curvature, I am sure. I've seen profiles online, but they aren't necessarily useful to the inexperienced player.
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    [quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1440743590' post='2853386'] Great idea. Hohner B bass has a set neck... [/quote] Thanks My B Bass B doesn't... possibly I am not aware of the Hohner range.
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    [quote name='howdenspur' timestamp='1440755311' post='2853497'] I recall someone in the BC community (can't remember who) saying something like "if you're going to play in a worship group, do it for spiritual reasons rather than musical ones, otherwise you'll be conflicted". Having said that, I'm with the OP on this. "Community" also means asking " would it be OK if...?" or "do you think it would work if...?". Not just turning up! [/quote] Indeed.
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    Skint... Good luck with your sale
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    Delta Five, IIRC.
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    [quote name='LITTLEWING' timestamp='1440101222' post='2848384'] Anyone near Poole, this guy is a legend. [url="https://www.facebook.com/john.j.benton?fref=ts"]https://www.facebook....benton?fref=ts[/url] [/quote] Good to know. Thanks.
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