LukeFRC

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1350986680' post='1845797'] It's not just about strength - it's about stability. A one piece neck can move. Three piece neck means any movements are further minimised because the movement of one piece of wood has to works against the movemnet of another 2. Net result? They generally don't move anywhere near as much as a one piece. As for glued timber, you only have to look at a Gibson headstock break. It breaks once. You tightbond it. Drop your Gibson again, the headstock will tend to break anywhere but where the glue is. [/quote] tried this. You're utterly correct. buggered my les paul though. at least i know you're right

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1350988258' post='1845826'] It sounds like it had a laminate top. Was the bass refinished by a 3rd party? You could maybe glue another laminate top of some nice wood to it. [/quote] nope. I would put any kind of money on it coming out of the factory like this- I've heard of similar things with early 90's japanese squiers too. It's going to be a solid colour so really doesn't matter too much!

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1350980150' post='1845691'] I stripped my ibby with a kitchen blowtorch & a paint scraper. Heat the paint until it slightly blisters & then scrape it off gently with the paint scraper (be careful not to overdo it or you might burn the wood). Under the paint, I had a layer of shellac. You can either continue with the heat or take a sander to it. Any scorch marks can then be sanded out fairly easily. Have a look here. [media]http://www.flickr.com/photos/xgsjx/sets/72157626549753939/[/media] I've got a thread on here somewhere too that might help. Edit: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/134250-changing-the-look-of-my-bass/page__p__1217852__hl__stripping%20ibanez__fromsearch__1#entry1217852"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/134250-changing-the-look-of-my-bass/page__p__1217852__hl__stripping%20ibanez__fromsearch__1#entry1217852[/url] Might help a little. [/quote] that is really cool and helpful! So I don't have a kitchen blow torch but I do have a gas hob..... you can see where this is going?! So hold it over the hob, just to soften it and then chip it off.... and a funny thing happened- it seemed to lift the top layer of wood off... but... it seems a almost plasticised very thin wood layer with a smooth finish has been glued to to the top of the (basswood?) body. the whole thing just chips off with the paint ontop - it's very odd. Underneath seems to be some kind of lower quality wood. very light colour. Not sure of grain as yet, and it seems harder than I would expect basswood to be. Also a lot of the weight seems to have been in the surface layer as the thing is getting a lot lighter

£5 spent on paint stripper..... and all to find out that yes it is the uber hard acrylic. honestly sandpaper doesn't do much to this... the wee drill bit plug in spiny things are a bit better- but it's still going to take weeks to get all this finish off... any tips? uber course grain sand paper? or even a rasp?

[quote name='Rick's Fine '52' timestamp='1350858196' post='1844466'] Anything that has an odd looking exotic wood top, they look like coffee tables, horrid. LED's, really??, do people [i]actually[/i] think these are cool?? [/quote] yeah, I've never really got the whole LED thing. If anything it would really put me off a bass, and I can't think of many venues short of headlining to crowds more than 1000 a night where you're not going to look like an idiot with them on. The coffee table bass stuff.... I'm in two minds about. I know why manufacturers will use nice woods, and you can see people get excited about the visual of the woods used- but I think a lot of the time there is an utter missunderstanding about how to use the woods and body shapes to make something beautiful, rather than just a mess off wood. His visual eye is something I think Alan at ACG has got a er.. eye for and a few other makers have some visual design sense.... but some others.... just look a mess.... add a single cut to that and it can be horrid! My pet hate is basses that not only are made up of lots of woods, they are made up of so many that the term ply is the only real one you should use (yes I know technically it's not as the grain isn't crisscrossing) [quote name='Adrenochrome' timestamp='1350894921' post='1844643'] Plain P-basses, I really don't like that "tons of lower mids and nothing else" kind of sound. Blah! However I don't mind [i]some[/i], especially those with more full range pups and other pups added. I'm also aware that a lot of my favourite music was recorded with them. [/quote] they work in the mix though. though agree about some being better than others. Another hate for me... lovely sounding basses that just don't work in a band. I mean, whats the point? [quote name='Blackbird88' timestamp='1350911021' post='1844918'] Fenders, simply for the lack of originality, in all the time P and J basses have existed the body design has never really changed much, and they never seem to try anything new. Probably why I like the Blacktop Jazz, there's a bit of creativity there, deviating from the norm and taking a risk. [/quote] err.... you know fender invented the original right?

http://youtu.be/vU9XEgoC4ts

having been looking for wedding bands I would have thought (depending how good you are ) that your singer has majorly underpriced you there. For example, we've got a mates ceiligh band for my wedding and at mates rate thats about £500, and thats for a wedding within walking distance of where they live and we've got backline/drumkit/lights/sound tech allready provided for them.

barring them, how many strings are we talking here?

[quote name='skidder652003' timestamp='1350586254' post='1840979'] yeah be interesting to see how high it goes, 400 would be my guess, and thats overpriced IMO. Out of interest, would putting in origional pups and electrics (guess who has some! make a difference to the value? [/quote] ask Rick's fine '89 .... I guess he would say yes

the plonker says it's worth 900-1000... with no pups or electrics.... having tried to sell one of these.... but a first edition, with all the parts.... I think that may be a bit high a guess!

er you know they have tradmarked that lamp shade style? basschat will get nasty letters again cos of your thread!

ok.... this might be a really stupid question... but isn't your amp small enough you could just take it with you and swap it for the other amp- or if you can't just use it as a preamp?

[quote name='0175westwood29' timestamp='1350500392' post='1839816'] yeh i now i need a comp pedal, but i dnt want one with loads of knobs on it! was hoping id be able to find something with similar presets. what the dyna comp like on bass? andy [/quote] can't fault me for trying it's only got one that says "compression" on it! If I were looking for a compression pedal a the trace elliot SMX pedal would be high on the list...

compression pedal? (or, cheekily my bass pod has a pretty decent compressor on it...... even if you just used it for that and DI. Though if you were using someone else's amp you could plug it in thier effect return and use it as a pre amp..... oohh look I have one for sale ) though I'm sure there are other pedals - part of it will be the "sound" of the amp too.

well having to stick a price on it probably means less folk just sticking a bass up to see if anyone wants it without setting a price on it. It's a different experience having something up for "sale" than "I have this bass, anyone want it and if you're a nice fella we can work something out" type thing. Having said that I know why the rules are as they are

ooooohhh someone get this! I could tell what it is just based on the first picture- nevermind seeing the serial. This possibly suggests I've spent too long reading about JV squiers. Buy it for the neck if nothing else!

I've seen these played in videos, ive always wondered why with that many you wouldn't devise a system so the detuners are at the bridge.

[quote name='KiOgon' timestamp='1350252160' post='1836517'] From the pofessionals: [url="http://www.stewmac.com/tradesecrets/ts0151_polystripping.hzml?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ts0151"]http://www.stewmac.c...campaign=ts0151[/url] [/quote] that's really useful. but.... does poly ever smell of peardrops?

[quote name='Hidden Shallows' timestamp='1350251331' post='1836490'] For me it's a big thing. Despite having the opportunity to own Fender Precisions when I started playing in the 60's (and by now having enough value to retire on), I always hated their flatter profile. Feels like playing a plank. I now play a MIJ Westone Thunder III which I love. I just find the more curved radius more playable, and enjoy not feeling the angular edge of the fretboard. It's the main thing that puts me off getting a new bass. I'd say don't underestimate it! [/quote] I think you're confusing neck profile and fingerboard radius. As far as I know the early 50's and 60's P basses would have the 7.5 inch radius. The edge of the fretboard being rolled or not isn't going to make a difference

[quote name='DarkHeart' timestamp='1350251405' post='1836496'] sh*t do i wait? [/quote] dunno... my body is a bit odd... it's reportedly a 1994 japanese squier - but the body cut on the lower bout is a bit off what you would expect (but i've seen that on others too) the rear pickup is possibly a bit far back for 60's spacing and forward for 70's and now Jon Letts tells me it may be nitro finish.... Which would be odd. So it's an oddity.