LukeFRC

It's like if Ned steinberger took acid

I think for that money,or just a wee bit more, you will find a good earlier SS1

Top knotch basses. Need to visit and try some of their newer basses

Still wondering about my vitriol coming back....

[quote name='Andyjr1515' timestamp='1494443031' post='3296070'] just in time for me to be out of action building-wise for half a week [/quote] plan the next build then! I figure you're builds go at least 3 times the speed of mine... and these inspire me, so you'll need at least another one following

25k is for active pups, 250k for passive

[quote name='Deedee' timestamp='1494093602' post='3293253'] Are there any big differences between the first and second generation models? [/quote] the first set had powersoft digimod power amps, the second generation had B&O ice power poweramps - quite different sounding. I think the Thomas who started tech soundsystems then tecamp got screwed over by someone hence the relaunch of Eich amplification. Purely on principle if I were shopping now I would go Eich over Tecamp... I used to have a puma 1000 (powersoft version) and a M210, amp was good but next owner had the switch break on him. The cab was awful engineering and best avoided

Or not... one MMC and one MM5CBC (RC) which from what we can work out is a 5 string pup in a 4 string case.... and classic rather than original series. Interesting

Slot pole piece G&L L1000 (I love mine) - though they might not be slot by '82? Dunno One of Leo Fender's best guitars.

so the 1 pup or 2 pup dilemma has been solved... convince d my friend to sell me another bartolini MMC

[quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1493623498' post='3289414'] My advice? Save up and get it done properly. End of. It's too special to warrant a trip down to Halfords. [/quote] this

[quote name='Rich' timestamp='1493537588' post='3288935'] Bear in mind there's a 24% buyer's premium to add to the final hammer price. But even so, yes, some of those estimates are very (deliberately?) low. [/quote] apart from the status groove which won't make that

[quote name='Andyjr1515' timestamp='1493480422' post='3288691'] Thanks! [/quote] like don't get me wrong - I think it's utterly mental. But it looks awesome so far.

Looks great!

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1493322655' post='3287537'] Still think it would look better with black hardware... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4R-Black-nickel-JB-PB-Bass-Machine-Heads-Tuning-Keys-/272609839454?hash=item3f78d0095e:g:sB8AAOSwB-1Y24bW http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-Pcs-Right-Handed-Machine-Head-Tuners-Tuning-Pegs-for-Bass-Guitar-Black-/152347269662?hash=item23789ada1e:g:8GMAAOSwux5YR9l~ http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-STRING-CURVED-BASS-GUITAR-BRIDGE-FOR-FENDER-ETC-BK-C-/150823371343?var=450080100963&hash=item231dc6024f:g:slQAAOxy2BBSVq9u http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-string-hard-tail-fixed-bass-guitar-bridge-B17-/140669608630?var=440037564877&hash=item20c08fe2b6:m:mywssYfJu-AmOhU-GRzvO_w Sell one of the kids to raise the funds.. [/quote] some the eBay cheapies were what wasn't great about the last ittereation of the bass - so want to use decent parts (which I've got) - and honestly don't massively like the black hardwear stealth look.... as a designer in my day job, trust me I'm going to to be able to make it look good.... less sure I'll be able to actually make it though!

So work, weekends away and then some bug means I haven't done much more than research stuff... The bug finally caught up with me and a day at home in bed meant I could get some scale drawings done... Searching the net I managed to find some: amazing scale drawings for Precision basses, amazing scale drawings for Jazz bass... and a mediocre one for a stingray. The shape and positioning feels about right. The one negative is the plan seemed to use a 4 bolt Fender style neck, whereas my Musicman one is 6 bolts and 21 frets.... Ruler out and a load of measuring my actual neck, and reshaping slightly the upper horn and bit that bolts on and I get to this.... I think I may end up needing to do a separate battery box. We shall see. I also wasn't convinced by the control positioning so mocked it up without the other lines - I really don't think those switches work where they are.... The switches will be serial- single (outside) - Parrallel for each pickup. Then the big switch a pickup selector. The musicman pickup is kinda designed not to have anything (resistive) between the pup and the input... hmm Oh and BTW if it looks like I'm just faffing around with drawings... well I'm a graphic designer so sorry! They are also life size plots so I can switch on the lines I need, print out and stick onto MDF to make my templates.

[quote name='Andyjr1515' timestamp='1492584473' post='3281308'] Ref your comments that weight has been an issue with a number of your previous builds, have you got any thoughts how to keep this one light? [/quote] buy a light bit of wood from Jon Shuker? bridge is aluminium too...

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1492552923' post='3281241'] The one on the top, black... Although I prefer just the one pickup, if I were to use two I'd space them like you have. Looking promising! [/quote] that's the big choice I've got to make 1 or 2 pickups. I'm going to set it up with switching rather than blend so that I'll be able to set it in "musicman" setting and it would be identical electronically to a 1 pup bass. Would be quite fun to have two pups too though! (and give the answer to the "why build it")

Nah - I'm not sure I like the all black look with black hardwear. Nickel would be nice... but changing hardware is out of budget (unless someone wanted a swap) - remember this is the build I shouldn't really be doing after I spent all my bass spending money on the G&L Anyway, more mockups.... the one Eude (and me) like, chrome hardware I do like colour though: I've been really impressed with this build some german guy has done: ( http://www.kontrabassbau.at/stingray5pimp.html ) maple top obviously but nice

Might be able to get a second pickup - cant afford black hardwear!

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1472199946' post='3119297'] Yeah, you're not alone. If you want to haggle, that's good, I'm prepare for it, but do it properly: make me an offer and let's talk from there Typical gumtree. At one point I put a few things on there, and I got an email for every single one either offering exactly half the amount or asking that question. They were all from the same person. I guess some people just blanket lowball and hope to get lucky at some point, to sell for profit... which is absolutely fine, I only have issues with their approach to me. [/quote] There's a couple of folk like that your way. One in leith and the other a big taxi driver from falkirk. Sold him a Warwick SS2 ages back, "too battered" for me mate, then kept trying to haggle via text. Told him to piss off. Came back the next day and paid the price I wanted. Up on eBay for £500 more within a week "selling my dream bass, played lots of gigs on it" (he couldn't play mind you) What was mildly satisfying though when it went for less than he paid me for it. Anyway on the main topic of conversation... I have a comparatively low income and what I do have I have even less to sell on bass guitars. My first bass was a status shark that I found in the back of a shop and got a good deal on - a few years later the Precision was he main gigging instrument, I realised that I could sell that and use the money and a bit to buy a warwick which were super cheap back then (which I am eternally grateful to warwickhunt for) So I did. Every other bass I've had I've bought for under going rate. For two reasons, one, that's what I can afford, and two I'm hedging that if I don't like it, or need to shift it I can without loosing too much. I'm probably not ever going to buy a custom made bass new - mainly as buying something that's going to depreciate so much just isn't affordable for me. Much like I probably wouldn't buy a new car. I've been lucky though and even though it wasn't my intention I have bought things that have tended to be more desirable when they've been sold a few years later than when I bought them - It's meant I've got to play some lovely instruments, I don't think that that is my fault!