sblueplanet

Nice. I'd be wanting to see which guard works best once you get it back.

Credit where credit's due. The boy can play but give me the tone of a beautiful double bass playing a few notes over this any day of the week. That goes for Victor Wooten too.

Looks even better fretless. Love the lollipop tuners too.

Really? That's strange. I was tempted at the time and expressed an interest and the guy suggested shipping was a possibility. Maybe he looked into it and decided it was too much hassle. Im also guessing import duty would be around £20% of insured value etc.

[quote name='rogerstodge' timestamp='1395774576' post='2406173'] that don't interest me Steve, reversing the bridge saddles and then the nut and still catching the knobs with my forearm [/quote] It may be a longshot Paul, but there was someone on leftybassist.com selling a mahogony SG around November time and was willing to ship from the USA. May still be available.

I have spent about half my playing years using righty instruments flipped around. At present all my basses are lefties but my two acoustics are right-handers. Symmetry helps lots. Unfortunately few guitar manufacturers can be bothered making lefty models. I have conversed with Fender about why no Mustang bass re-issue for southpaws. Also Squier as to why their Classic Vibe range only offered lefties in 6 string guitar models. I have been asking Sterling by Musicman if they ever plan to make a lh SB14 model but all these companies ever say is 'not at the present time' etc. You are not alone wishing there was more equality but to business its all about economics; sales and profits. Maybe if Sir Paul McCartney were to appear brandishing a few different basses at gigs instead of his Hofner, more bass makers would cater for lefties but we are in the minority. Even on this site, I had to moan when the lefty discussion thread was removed before eventually being reinstated.

The SG bass is pretty symmetrical. Haven't you considered trying a righty flipped over? I used to play an old EBO this way.

It's all about playability. If the bass makes you want to pick it up you're on to a winner. At least till the next episode of GAS comes along!

Does anyone know if Ibanez made a lefty model of their RB999 or MC888 basses? Great looking small-bodied basses.

If there was a piece of Jaco memorabilia to lust after it has to be this.

If you are serious about buying a Sub new, there is a Ray34 in black for sale on here at the moment for a great price. I used to own one and can honestly say they really are as good as the real thing. I only sold mine as I needed to fund a new amp.

If you need to change anything on a Musicmaster it will be the pickup. The original will be a six-pole guitar pickup and is pretty woeful. I replaced it with a Seymour Duncan one. The same as for a 51 P bass.

Why oh why!!!!!!! Cut the wires to fit the terminals, fine. Bare wires, not so fine. Bridge pup ground wire snaps off pot at solder. Attempt to connect remaining wires into terminals and re-position control plate, disaster. Half the wires come loose and control plate won't fit back into cavity! Bass will in pieces for a while as I plan to sand and prep it for a respray but at some point it's going to need sorted.

From 12th fret to middle of neck pup is 32.5 cm. Bridge pup E string 39.5 cm. Bridge pup G string 39 cm.

The image you show is a neck-thru thumb with 26 frets. Will this be a different length from a bolt-on model with 24 frets which is what I have?

Def worth £250. There's also a Ken Smith Design J 5 string on at £350.