Grangur

[quote name='mentalextra' timestamp='1370795904' post='2105629'] So, when you originally took the policy out did you own guitars that you had purchased from new? [/quote] You could be disappointed if you took out a "New for old" policy and claimed for a modest 1970's USA Fender and got paid out for a modest New replacement. Allianz are the insurers that most of the classical orchestras use for their stuff, or so I'm informed.

Hey and welcome.

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1369671549' post='2091417'] I just got a quote from Allianz. £1000 of cover inc, £800 for the bass and £200 for the amp, including cover when in and unattended vehicle. This came to under £2.70/month - £29/year. [url="http://www.allianzmusicalinsurance.co.uk/find-the-right-policy/power-play.asp"]http://www.allianzmu.../power-play.asp[/url] You can also get liability insurance too for, what seems to me to be good rates. I'd be interested to hear what others think of them? [/quote] Their policy looks good to me, and no I don't work for them.

Take a look here. [url="http://sellercentre.ebay.co.uk/fees-listing-item"]http://sellercentre.ebay.co.uk/fees-listing-item[/url] The fee is about 10% plus listing fees. You could, of course, sell on BC instead.

A classical guitarist friend surprised me the other day when he told me a good classical guitar has a life of about 10 years. Ok, he's a serious player and what he calls "finished" my be down to his hi-fi ears. But it does make me wonder; will bass guitars have a shelf life too? The electric bass is comparatively a new instrument invention. Will we find in another 20 years that technology has moved on and the "vintage sound" and all other tones down the line, will be so easily replicated on the new instruments of the day that aging instruments are of no interest to anyone other than the odd museum?

[quote name='Bigjas' timestamp='1370768217' post='2105197'] I am doing the same as the OP, I have bought a beaten up squier for £80 and once I have finished with it, the only original parts that will remain are the body and neck. I am currently re-painting it, dressing the frets and swapping out all the pots, pickups etc. the resale value won't be anywhere near what I spend on the parts but I end up with a custom bass that I want, rather than an off the shelf one. I would say carry on spending and create the bass that YOU want, it's a fun and rewarding thing to do. Jas [/quote] It's interesting you say about changing the pots etc. Surely a 500K ohm pot is a 500K ohm pot? OK I know a cheapie will be +/- 5% on its accuracy, so it may be something like 525k or 475k, but does that matter? I can understand more that the capacitor may matter more, because of leakage currents, but the pots?

Hey! I'm goin' shopping! Many thanks for the feedback guys. You've confirmed what I've been thinking. It has a good body, a firm pocket and a straight neck. The rest is all customisable.

Hey! What a great guy I am! Ok, never mind what I say... self praise is no recommendation.

Hi All, I'm asking here for a sanity check. I've recently had GAS for a P-bass. So I got carried away with the excitement on ebay and I've "won" a Squier for £82. It arrived and it's a "YN6". So it's made in China in 1996. [size=4]Well it has a ding in the paint, but after a set-up and re-string it sounds ok.... or does it?[/size] [size=4]No worries I'll upgrade the pups... a search on BC later and I've got a set of Bartolinis on the way for £60ish. Nice one.[/size] Next day: Dammit, one of the tuning heads rattles when you dig in on the A string. I find the tuning head for the G string has a loose plate on the shaft that resonates down the neck to the body. A search later and I can get a new set of Schaller heads delivered from Thomann for £57. (Single one would be £26.30 delivered, but not match the existing) Hold on... isn't this getting to be the same price as I could get a Fender? What would you do? This bass would, so far have cost me £199 and [size=4]I [/size][i]could [/i][size=4]have a great sounding bass at the end. But would this be crazy to do this on a Squier?[/size] [size=4]I could, after all, sell this and buy another Squier without the head problem, or maybe buy a better bass to start with?[/size] [size=4]Have you had similar situations?[/size] [size=4]Rich[/size]

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1370541016' post='2102463'] ...my Dad's better'n your Dad...he's a Fireman and a Policeman and he could beat your Dad up.... [/quote] Yeah but your Dad would have to dig my Dad up first! So mneeerrr!

[quote name='thisnameistaken' timestamp='1370534644' post='2102365'] I call it 'Proud Owner Syndrome' (appropriately abbreviates to 'POS') wherein a consumer, having parted with a lot of money, is satisfied beyond all logic that what they have bought is much better than anything else they could have bought. [/quote] +1 Have you ever watched a review of a bass on Youtube and heard the player say "It's ok, but not for me. I'm getting shot of it."

[quote name='skej21' timestamp='1370532249' post='2102319'] Based on the info in this thread, there's a window of about 25 years for this to kick in or she's gone! I'm only two years in and pretty much GAS free! Mrs Skej made me quit my other path (graphic design) and pursue music professionally, offering a huge amount of support so hopefully she will be sticking around for a while yet [/quote] I can only answer for myself, but if my marriage of 24 yrs had lasted the full distance I probably wouldn't be here on BC and I would probably still own the cr@ppy bass I kept in the loft for 24 years. Not touching it for the whole duration.... yep that's compromise I think.

[quote name='borisbrain' timestamp='1370444829' post='2100981'] Yup, all of this has a familiar ring. Recently split up after 10 years with the other half. She would tolerate the gigs but there was clearly resentment. And when there was nothing left in common at all, we ended up going our separate ways. Singledom in yer mid 40s ain't fun... BB [/quote] I can recommend internet dating. It does work. You need to fish though a few "frogs", but there are nice ladies out there. Trust me, I was 50 when I became single again. You can also look out for people's interests, and declare your interest in playing music. If they don't like it, avoid them. There IS someone out there who'll love you for it. That's that way I met my Mrs G who's with me now. Rich

At the time I'd not really touched it too much during our going out and I was a bit useless at it. I was a bit hurt, but could see the truth. In retrospect, I was naive and she was a thoughtless cow.

I had to duck out too... family commitments - Mum taken ill Looking forward to the next opportunity already

[quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1369859524' post='2093721'] Aw, bless - it was the exact opposite in my case. If there was one thing I had started disliking about the ex, before he walked out, was that his guitar playing had been relegated to occasional hobby, as opposed to the previous almost constant rehearsing and gigging. He had simply grown bored with it. (So it wasn't only me he was bored with, then!) So yes, another bass player (me) involved in a split. But I became a bass player after the split! Which way does that push the statistics' result? [/quote] +1 The first Mrs G laughed at my playing and told me I was useless at it. I stopped playing for our 24 year marriage. Then as the 2nd Mrs G was a keys player I picked it up again and I'm getting better than ever thanks to her support and encouragement. [size=4] [/size]

I use Musescore for writing and transcribing scores. It doesn't do tabs, but it's for all instruments. It's also FREE!!! I also use it for downloading music for other instruments and adapting it for the bass for reading practice. Get it from www.musescore.org

[quote name='1970' timestamp='1369904256' post='2094078'] First and foremost, I just want to see the shape of the bass, man. Front on. THEN show me some dings, and whatever, don't make me click through 25 photos of the front and back of the headstock and a closeup of the bridge and some of the fretwear before I ACTUALLY SEE WHAT THE THING LOOKS LIKE FRONT ON. I've reported all your posts for not being in agreement with me, and you can expect to hear from my lawyers. Please provide your real names and addresses for the court summons. Will consider PX for a mid 90s MIJ Jazz with a matching headstock. Time wasters welcome. [/quote] PM'd (Dammit)

My first ever bass was a [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]VOX Clubman. I'm sure whatever you fit will be amazingly better than the original pups. You would struggle to find anything as bad as the originals. [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]That's to say "bad" = awful. Not to be confused with "bad" = wicked. Good luck[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Cheers[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Rich[/font][/color]

The original Fender Musicmaster bass first came out with guitar pups. http://www.ebay.com/itm/1975-Fender-Musicmaster-Bass-Fretless-/161023743644?pt=Guitar&hash=item257dc3569c I may stand corrected here, but I'm sure I read somewhere that the original idea of the Fender bass was for it to be cheaply produced as a mass-market instrument, so they used guitar pups to keep the cost down.

Watching the van, and the gear on stage; isn't this why we have wives/husbands and partners and maybe friends of the band?

Hmm... Treatment does soak into the wood. I recon it's best to clean it off and go for a lacquer. Maybe a matt or semi-matt finish if you want the look of oil. [url="http://www.morrells.co.uk/"]http://www.morrells.co.uk[/url] do good lacquers look [url="http://www.morrells.co.uk/products/sundries/9#169"]here[/url]

[quote name='lowvoice' timestamp='1369737540' post='2092059'] To be honest I'd rather not say publicly as he told me that he isn't meant to do any work on guitars not bought in the shop! On the offchance that someone may read this in the future, I'd rather not land him in it after he was so generous! It was crazy though, I thought he might be able to just have a quick look, and recommend me someone to see, but once the case was open the next thing I knew was the SG was on his work desk and he was unscrewing the truss rod cover! [/quote] But when you want your 2nd bass where will you go? Also, now you've told us all and we think better of the place for the good service you got others may follow. So, not such a bad PR move is it?

Sorry 1970, but your pics are too high in contrast for us to see the full features of the bass. Also, you're missing the reason folk take pics from all angles. They're either showing the dings and scrapes, or they're showing it doesn't have any. From your pics I have to take everything about the damage on trust. Cheers Rich