thebrig

What ladies?

I've had at least six Mighty Mite necks and every single one of them has been excellent. I put Mighty Mite Jazz necks on all my precisions, and quite honestly, the finish is as good as the original Fender USA necks I replace. Five were from Bluebass320 on eBay, and one was imported from the States, all great quality and fitted the neck pockets perfectly.

I have four precisions, two with maple boards, two with rosewood boards. I know nothing about all the scientific facts etc.. but the maple boards are definitely brighter to my ears, and I have even swapped the necks and tried both necks on the same body and electrics/settings etc.. I'm sure people will tell me I'm wrong though!

Thanks for the suggestions folks, the rubber mesh sheet seems like a great idea, as I don't want to make any permanent mods to the cab or head. I will head off to Wilko's this week.

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1428688753' post='2743862'] What cab are you using? IME, if they are made correctly, cabs shouldn't be vibrating excessively. If they are that's your tone and volume dissipating. I put a piece of foam under all of my amps. [/quote]Two Genz Benz Shuttle 2x10 cabs. I'm thinking of putting a small cable tie loosely around the handle, and then threading velcro through it so that it goes around the amp side to side, hopefully that might do the trick.

I have a Genz Benz Shuttle 9.2 head, and would like suggestions for attaching it to my cab securely. Apart from the fact that it could get pulled off quite easily, it also moves due to the vibrations of the lower notes. I have raised the legs on the head so it clears the handle on the cab, but I need to secure it and have thought about velcro, but it would need to go from side to side, because if I go front to back, it will get in the way of the knobs on the front, and the inputs/outputs on the back. I guess this problem applies to most small heads, so your suggestions would be much appreciated.

[quote name='Ghost Rider' timestamp='1428397684' post='2740795'] Cheers Marc, I have contacted eBay in the past with suspected fakes but have no response so its like banging your head against a brick wall... As long as eBay get their cut on fees they don't appear to be bothered +1 for thebrig as he seemed to get the ball rolling with the seller. [/quote]Thanks Guys, just glad to help someone from getting ripped off, and also to stop possible eBay/legal action being taken out against the seller, who emailed me several times for information on the bass, he really didn't know that it was not the real thing.

When is this obsession with trying to make new things look old going to end?

Having spent many years coaching kids and struggling to find sponsors, and also being a big fan of the Blockheads and NWR in particular, I am pleased for you and at the same time extremely envious, but well done Chaypup!

I though I might post a few more pics just to show how nice it was, it had a lovely ebony fingerboard too. I'm feeling quite sad now.

[quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1428067153' post='2737682'] That is just gorgeous. I think I said the same when you offered it for sale. [/quote]Thanks Paul, it was gorgeous, and I sometimes wish I had kept it.

I owned this Musicman Sterling Limited Edition for a while.

[quote name='Bassnut62' timestamp='1427976044' post='2736538'] Yup, great band - seen them live twice including tiny venue in Nottingham a few years ago....absolutely brillinat live band....closest I'll ever get to feeling what it must have been like to see/hear The Allman Brothers and Lynyrd Skynyrd in their prime. Tho BSmoke are neither of those bands, they just share common roots. [/quote]I was lucky enough to see Lynyrd Skynyrd at Knebworth, the Stones topped the bill, and the lineup included, 10cc, Todd Rundgren's Utopia, Hot Tuna, Don Harrison Band to name but a few, great music, the temperature was well in eighties, hey, those were the days!

Latest from the seller: [i]Cheers Brian, I will look into it try and find out some more info, because it's pretty upsetting to read comments like your some kind of scammer.[/i] [i]I actually rung round a few music shops and they didn't seem interested, the advice I received was bang it on eBay with a £250 reserve and the people buying this kind of equipment will know what there buying, so it will find its own level.[/i] [i]Thanks for the advice [/i] [i]Ian.[/i]

[quote name='warwickhunt' timestamp='1427973000' post='2736458'] So he now knows for sure it isn't genuine... yet he hasn't amended the listing or relisted it! [/quote]To be fair to him, my last communication with him was just over a hour ago, and he was trying to get as much info about the bass as he can, I have sent him the posts from this thread, and he has taken them on board, so I think we should give the guy a chance, there are still two days to run on the auction, so no money will exchange hands before then anyway. Maybe I'm just too naive and trusting, but I really do like to think that not all people who sells things on eBay are out to con people.

Ok, bit of an update. I have been in contact with the seller a number of times now, and I can assure you, he genuinely did not realise that it's not a genuine Fender. He thanked me for pointing this out to him, and says he is going to contact eBay for advice as to what to do. I did point out to him that although it's not a genuine Fender Precision, that's not to say it is not worth much, the fact that it almost falls into the vintage category, would mean that it might fetch a decent price, maybe not as much as what people have bid so far, but maybe £100 - £200 to a collector of old guitars. I said that the important thing is not to call it a [b]Fender[/b], because that would be misleading and against eBay rules, but if he advertised it along the lines of: "[b]70's or very early 80's Precision bass for sale[/b]" as the heading, he should be ok. In the ad itself, he can go on to explain that it was purchased in the early 80's for him by his late father, and has been in the loft for many years, and although it has a [b]Fender[/b] logo on the bass, he doesn't believe it to be a genuine[b] Fender Precision[/b], that way he is not being dishonest about the bass, and it then puts the onus on the buyer to make a decision whether to bid for it or not. I also pointed out that he said it was purchased in the early 80's, which would indicate that it couldn't have been manufactured in 1985/86 which the serial number indicates, and it also looks a bit older than it should do for a bass that has hardly been used, so maybe it could be a lot older than he thinks, maybe even early 70's? and I wondered if it was new or second hand when it was purchased for him? Hope I have done the right thing and given him some decent advice, but if I have got anything wrong, or left anything out, then please let me know, because although he is not BC'er, and there are a lot of unscrupulous people out there, I don't believe he is one of them.

[quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1427928080' post='2736092'] I don't think he's deliberately trying to flog a fake. He doesn't buy or sell other musical gear, and like I said, the Letraset headstock decal wasn't applied anytime this millenium.. Thebrig - did you tell him it's being discussed on a bass forum, & we know what it actually is? J. [/quote]Yes I did, I sent him the link, but he can't access the eBay forum without being a member, I might copy and paste the posts and send them to him. As I said earlier, I do actually believe he just didn't realise it is not the real deal.