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I had one of these, and I regret getting rid of it.  And Phil is a fine musician and a nice guy.

Mm.  Suspicious, for sure.  Why wouldn't you sell it for the higher price?

3 hours ago, AndyTravis said:

Yeah - sonically it does a great Jack Casady/Woody P.

 

The 3 band Eq is ace - I just wish I had the balls to defret it, but I have that sound covered without devaluation of a lovely bass.

 

Lovely thing.

 

 

I have one which was reboarded without frets, by its then owner philw of this parish.  It's going nowhere.

You can hear it here (Phil playing):

54 minutes ago, Baloney Balderdash said:

Danelectro Longhorn Bass!

 

 

The blue ones are much prettier IMO

No clue about this one.  Anyone know?

There are several ads, so this may not be "used" or "vintage".

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/405074815505?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20231107084023%26meid%3D098e094b7afc4ba2872ec5e301e6e2b4%26pid%3D101875%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D176451606755%26itm%3D405074815505%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D4429486%26algv%3DSimplAMLv11WebTrimmedV3MskuWithLambda85KnnRecallV1V2V4ItemNrtInQueryAndCassiniVisualRankerAndBertRecallWithVMEV3EmbeddedAuctionsCPCAutoWithCassiniEmbRecallManual%26brand%3DVintage&_trksid=p4429486.c101875.m1851&itmprp=cksum%3A405074815505098e094b7afc4ba2872ec5e301e6e2b4|enc%3AAQAJAAABgP9d%2BMZSXlztIfYFu3kI%2B7ft0VcQix7rTrUVdiJwc2upzwLfM%2B2UEqu0ZqdXqu2qWe6up6s9MSEY%2BWikIwEh4xLkizL%2BG%2Fyhg6cdW4xfkbb75erVQBYYISNxGN1au%2BE0eJ778JYYSAyLJRupNiZky3B2UHpMsaEp7JRgW9fuueOszPlG9eCPE4mSzJx4EejjZE0v1xx3s4HgKujjhEB3s6kdrBGms27nBOE8uaX7mmYUC%2BfE8qUxFWj8zQj3krJzad%2BvgGelTuGD25wKpAxqtEQxdO0D4K%2BE38kKj6Sqs5xZXa%2Fu7B3JOKVZiY9u%2BeAkbTcJTKOR7BbwoqEUFj9BOEMa71bO0KQZ103kwpRm3D4RV7YfIjwUQnT82sUM456P9xWTCtbJDqyqsNazXjgTBOFHu287hyWF4WsK9CeFw4aVtcAyxVS5qQ0taXmJFcNq5SVl78vd5KKhH1LJwUxG3HeE0oPIzLYRUBvsVt3s0fMM8Y6MOmWbfYQO08Bck95%2BRg%3D%3D|ampid%3APL_CLK|clp%3A4429486&itmmeta=01J229A9YZXBDKCR68G1FG5TZX

I bought strings and two nuts from Gareth.  This is probably the sixth time we've traded, and he remains as he always has been - one of the good guys.

Thanks Gareth!

Pretty

Yamaha BEX 4, if you can find one to fit your budget.  AndyTravis has one for sale at the moment; whether he'd ship to Denmark I don't know, but it's worth asking.

"The 6-string configuration makes for a comfortable fit ..."

There is no way I'd deal with this idiot.

Sold, apparently for £500.

😮

Pretty

I like that a lot.  Sadly, I have no use for it, and I find acoustics uncomfortable to play. 

GLWYS!

... if only because of the colour - which I quite like.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/266846602607?itmmeta=01HZPWVT5C3Y8R5W7A7CCW4GP2&hash=item3e214c056f:g:b5QAAOSwkM5mYPg8

38 minutes ago, chris_b said:

I can see your problem. When looking at the bass from the front, you could move the strap button to the underside of the top horn. Maybe 1 or 2" beyond the tip of the horn. That might help with the neck dive.

 

Just found this photo.. . . .

 

Good idea.  I think that's probably the first thing to try.  Thank you.

24 minutes ago, chris_b said:

 

Do you mean the strap button? Why is it "in the back of the body?"

 

Can you move the button to the side of the body?

Yes I do.  It appears to be in its designed position.  The bass is a rather battered Vox White Shadow; the top horn is pointed and I'd be quite uneasy about putting the button there.

The bass does have some neck dive.   I'm thinking of sidestepping the whole problem by adding a strap rail instead, a bent-up aluminium strip attaching at the two button locations and extending the upper position up the neck (with some padding to stop it scarring the back of the body).  It wouldn't be terribly pretty, but it's not a terribly pretty bass.

I have a bass with a strap pin on the back of the body.  I'd like to replace it with a straplock, but not something which digs into my beergut.  What's the lowest-profile straplock I can get?  Thanks

Thanks, gentlemen.  A BBOT would be adequate for my first hack at it - I foresee this being one of those things which I spend far too much money on for very little practical return, and my ignorance means it will probably require a couple of goes.

I have a project in mind.  Can I use a six-string guitar bridge for a bass, or do basses need a different design (weight, strength, size, ...)?

Thanks in advance

Maybe it's just me?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/266841131451?itmmeta=01HZD20Z2QS163J5DPR3EANT8X&hash=item3e20f889bb:g:MGAAAOSwTyJmXC9Z

I haven't run across these before.  Looks to be a cut above the fairly basic ones which pop up now and again.

(Also an interesting feedback entry, if anyone reads them.)

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/226170883704?itmmeta=01HZ7XZDTMXKR84NFXQP6S053K&hash=item34a8d5ce78:g:tYMAAOSwFIVmWe1Z

Perhaps he's trying to sell to someone he already knows, but it has to look like a random punter?

Which probably means he's not really selling.

The necks on these are fab; wide and flat.  They make good defrets, too.

1 minute ago, Geek99 said:

I swore too, it’s vile 

like cider but more vile and no fun aspects 

It's medicine, it's not supposed to taste nice

21 minutes ago, peteb said:

 

I had an attack of gout in my big toe last year - never had one before, it may have been triggered by resting a cab on my toe whilst chatting to someone after a gig (no idea why I did that). 

 

I was given some tablets and was recommended to drink lots of cherry juice. I haven't had an attack since, so maybe it helped! I've got to go for some tests this week to see if it is likely to be an ongoing issue. 

 

I've also been recommended cherry juice (or just black cherries) to stave off an attack.  But some people only ever get one attack of gout anyway.