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What I get is more like "Pnewbassitis". Even having one P with a phenomenal sound, wouldn't it be great if you get another, with a different phenomenal sound? Never mind the fact I've got 4 other perfectly great basses... Seeing some cheapies about for around £80 it's so tempting to get one, work on it and make a great bass out of it.

I know the OP is looking for his own first bass, but the Warwick having a high action doesn't mean Warwicks have a high action. It only means THAT Warwick needs a set up. There are some Warwicks out there at silly money right now too. Here's a link to the vids for setting up a Warwick https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NEXH61OCJY&list=RDbo_BmdQfaGI&index=2

If you want someone to blame for this thread it's Discreet's fault. He's just put a Hipshot KickAss bridge on his bass and lovin' it. All good. I went to see what they cost: http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Hipshot_Vintage_bridges.html And at the bottom you'll see they're about £60, unless you want a "Gold" one. Don't get me wrong. I'm just being nosey. I don't actually want a bridge or anything like that. Least of all; gold. But let's face it, there is no gold on a gold bridge. Just as there's no silver on a chrome one. So why the lift in price? I guess the makers sell fewer and so it's more expensive for that reason?

[quote name='uncle psychosis' timestamp='1487870828' post='3243788'] If you're going to the hassle of packing up the bass for a courier anyway you might as well take responsibility for booking the courier too---that way you can pick a reputable company and arrange a time and place that suits you for it to be picked up. You also lessen the risk of the classic paypal not received scam. As a buyer, if the seller says "you can arrange your own courier but I'm washing my hands of all responsibility" then that's a massive red flag to me. The seller is the one that has to pack it up securely: if they're not going to take responsibility for its safe arrival then frankly I don't trust them to do a good job packing it. I avoid these sellers and will take my money elsewhere. So as a seller: either ship it yourself or don't ship it full stop. Shipping it and shifting responsibility for its safe arrival onto someone else is a nonsense. [/quote] Well said, Sir. As I see it, if a seller can't be arsed to spend 5 mins on a PC to book a courier I wouldn't trust him to pack a bass enough to avoid damage. There's always another bass... I'd go find another one,

[quote name='SpondonBassed' timestamp='1487789975' post='3242974'] Very well put. May I quote you? It's less vulgar than the way I think about it; [attachment=238812:EatFender.png] [/quote] Please be my guest. I know a lot of major bassists play a Fender, but I do wonder if it's their choice because of the sound, or is it because it's serviceable and a replacement can be bought cheaply in any town.

[quote name='LewisK1975' timestamp='1487775000' post='3242715'] Hey folks. Whats your opinion on this one? My favourite Bass to gig with is undoubtedly my sonic blue Yamaha Attitude ltd3. Love everything about it. Been told that the Prog band I'm in requires a more 'traditional' looking Bass, a Fender basically. No problem, I have suitable looking Basses I can use, but none of them feel as 'right' to me as the Yamaha. I'm pretty pragmatic about it and will do what's necessary, I'm not the 'main' guy in the band, and I enjoy the music so if the look is [i]that [/i]important, then so be it. But what would YOU do? [/quote] Ask them what is it about the sound that is wrong. Get a definitive answer. Agree with them on how you can see that aspect of the sound is changable. Then go back next week with "Fender" pickups. IMHO they're being control-freaks. I bet what they don't like is the Yamaha fret marker lines, as it doesn't scream "Fender" to them. It winds me up. After all being snobish and obsessive about a Fender is like being obsessive about a Ford - its a nothing special, mass market instrument. It gets the job done, but so does a Yam. Scott sums it up https://youtu.be/1d0-MzMwfrc?t=530

Thanks Martyn for the BLACK Warwick strap locks. The purchase went smoothly as always. Nice quick delivery too.

I sold a flight case, not to Mark, but to his son "1plus3", with Mark's help through him telling his son about the case. All went well and sooothly; as you'd expect. Many thanks Mark, and Josh

Josh bought a flight case from me. It was a nice, easy transaction he's a good guy to deal with. Many thanks Josh.

Mark bought a foot switch from me. Nice easy transaction. He's a good guy to deal with. Many thanks Mark

[quote name='dood' timestamp='1487705232' post='3242057'] Seek out an enthusiastic teacher! Find someone who really loves their instrument and is excited about teaching you the dry stuff in an informative and engaging way. Just recently a student told me that she'd manage to learn more about theory in one hour than in six lessons of extra school coaching! [/quote] In my experience finding such a teacher can be harder than learning it from a book. But maybe that's just me.

Accelerating the aging process - interesting article. I don't know for sure but this could be the same as my bro-in-law does with his cello. He's a pro-cellist and on one of his instruments he uses a vibration gadget to sit on the body to shake it to "open it up". That said: https://www.premierguitar.com/articles/19720-acoustic-soundboard-the-sonic-effect-of-time-and-vibration Also, a friend of mine who's a pro classical guitarist says a good guitar is, in his opinion ok for 10 years. After that it's finished as far as he's concerned. So it's each to their own. Sorry for going off topic. Back to dragging your bass about the patio..

[quote name='Jus Lukin' timestamp='1487691527' post='3241876'] This the sort of thing I was thinking of- I'm not making a case for or against, just looking at what's out there! Does it really work? What do they even [i]do[/i] to the wood? Who knows, but someone is trying to convince someone it's a valid thing. [url="http://www.guitarworld.com/acoustic-nation-yamaha-creates-vintage-tone-new-wood"]http://www.guitarwor...e-tone-new-wood[/url] [/quote] Seasoning wood is the process of getting the moisture out of the wood as the wood dies and stops growing etc. The skill in this is doing it in a way that minimises "movement" in the wood; that's to say splits and warping. There are 2 ways to season wood. You can cut it into usable size pieces and stand it outside in the weather for a year or so, or you can cut it and put it in a kiln to dry it out. These days it's usually done in a kiln because this is cheaper than owning loads of sheds to house years supplies of wood. When wood warps after you buy it, this is usually because it wasn't properly seasoned before it was put on the market. If wood does warp and then stops, it won't warp any more. So if you want you can then re-shape it in the way you want and it'll be pretty reliable.

[quote name='Jus Lukin' timestamp='1487507989' post='3240270'] That's probably marketing speak for accelerated seasoning or something isn't it? I think all wood needs to be properly seasoned before it can be used to build an instrument, so should have been harvested and then stored long before use. In my limited understanding it is to do with repeated changes in humidity and other environmental factors, the end result being that moisture in the wood itself is reduced and it becomes more stable, probably among other things. Marketers will always be as loose with terms as they can possibly get away with, but nothing can actually be 'aged' except by time. Forced through the changes that might occur over time, sure, battered to give the impression of time and events having passed, yes. But a five year old piece of wood is five years old, regardless of whatever processes it's been through in that time. [/quote] Once wood is seasoned it's done. Cooking it a bit longer will not only be expensive but it won't achieve anything much in changing the appearance. It's more likely that they dye the wood a little.

What pups are in the Ibby that you like? Bartolini?

If it's oil or wax, water will lift the grain. So if this happens you may need to rub it down to flatten the grain and re-oil. All that said; if it's anything like Warwick coloured basses, it'll be a coloured semi-matt lacquered finish. If that's so, a damp cloth and Fairy is right on the money. After a closer look at the pic; I'd say that's coloured lacquer. Congrats on the new bass. May you both be happy together.

Does Guinness still come with a widget in the can? I seem to remember there was a time when beer had a widget that put has through the beer to make it like draught beer: or so they said.

I think I'd lose the will to live if I read 7 paragraphs about coke.