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I have discovered this week that you should not buy expensive strings that you see either second hand or new at an unbeatable discount. What happens if you like them? They feel great, sound amazing? Hmm? You will now be unable to cheerfully string your bass collection with those amazing cheap ebay specials you normally buy. Why? Because you just gave yourself a taste for something you cannot afford. Face. Palm.

I think what I'm trying to get at is, I know and like the strings but on 2 or 3 of my basses I instantly don't like them. It's weird.

Ever put a set of strings on a bass and just thought, ooh no, the moment you pick it up? Even when you know and like the strings in question? Seems to me some basses like strings that others don't.

I give you, my Frida Kahlo......

Uh huh

I love a gold bass with matching headstock. I like the shape of this bass. I have always believed that tort is the only pickguard which goes with anything and always looks better than any other colour or design. I have changed my mind! There is something jarring about the gold /tort combination.

Thanks guys.

What do you guys think? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/313042749461

I had a J&d 5er back when they were still Jack & Danny. It was fine. The HB strings are just their standard 45s

I have a set of Harley Bentons coming with an order sometime soon. Too cheap not to at least try. Have to say though the strings I've tried from the Bass Centre have been exceptionally good. Stadium Elites and Detroit Flats. If money was no object I'd have them on all my basses.

Ha ha! No I used to be really into a photography lecturer at the college I worked at. Got into taking pictures (but that was all I got into) and was in a group on Flickr which specialised in ludicrous self portraits. This is merely one of the less silly ones.

People here all seem confident this is a fake, so it must be possible to tell

No i don't watch television I'm afraid. I did find someone after the exact opposite and thought maybe we could trade, but they rightly pointed out that they wanted to keep the original neck in case they wanted to sell in the future. I've found a squier on ebay, but I have no idea how to tell if it's kosher or not

Tell me how I know if a neck is what it says it is? I'd rather get a cheap bass and have the neck off it than get ripped off for a maybe Fender.

I may have a cunning plan. ...

It's a minefield!!!!

Thank you.

Ah thats fair enough.

Thank you Mr Gary Mac sir. Just today I noticed a fellow Basschatter is looking to replace a P neck with a J neck. I'm hoping we might be able to get together on this.

https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/420571-sticking-my-neck-out/

Unless it's a maple board. The person with the jazzy neck might prefer rosewood. In fact I'm pretty sure he would.