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They're too expensive

I'm a last minuter. The way I see it, the longer you're on top, the longer the competition have to shoot at you. I have a max bid in mind, if it goes over that before the end, I walk away. I've never lost something by bidding the same amount as someone who got in earlier.

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Nope, in fact I've just begun to experience a quickening if you'll excuse the Highlander reference. Basically getting out of the bedroom, playing with other musicians and up on a stage. I am still very much improving my playing and my equipment. However, it's the most excited I've been about playing for quite a while. Whether this wears off after the first gig, we shall see!

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Just to throw my (limited) experience into the mix, last night I played for an extended time standing up for the first time really (2+ hours at a rehersal) and my shoulder was really sore where the strap lies on it. Still a little tender the next morning (but easing). I think it's because I was really tense because I was nervous, being the first practice with a new band and all that. I'm trusting that experience will help me to relax in time.

[quote name='OldGit' post='291775' date='Sep 25 2008, 02:04 PM']"Offer subject to age and status" I wonder if th age discrimination legislation applies here [/quote] Surely it simply means that you have to be over 18 to get credit and not be already riddled with debt?

[quote name='Jake_M' post='290905' date='Sep 24 2008, 03:06 PM']Thought people might be interested to see a pic of my '74 Rick 4000. I've owned it myself since about '85. Its been around the world, its played on albums, and its been ignored in favour of a sequencer for years on end, to my shame. Years ago i took it to rehearsals on my motorbike in a gigbag strapped to my back, until the strap snapped one day. Luckily there was nothing behind me to run over it, but it was left with machine heads hanging off, splintered wood and dents to the body. Satisfactorily patched up by JayDee in Birmingham though. Just part of its "character" now. :-) Its short on bottom end to say the least, but played through an old valve amp (Hiwatt in my case) it'll give you the dirtiest "Lemmy" sound on the planet, at least the way i play it. In a house fire i'd save this before my wife and dog. Not really, but it'd be a close call. :-) What do we think of it? Never for sale, but what do we reckon its worth? Cheers, Jake M.[/quote] Less than before you mentioned the accident

[quote name='Annoying Twit' post='290537' date='Sep 24 2008, 08:08 AM']Is it the fretted or fretless neck you're using? Ah, phosphor bronze strings, I hadn't seen any strings looking quite that red on any of the very few acoustic basses I've seen in real life.[/quote] It's fretted, and I guess they're OK, no sharp ends but the 24th fret looks like it might be lifting slightly. Will probably replace that one if it creates buzz. As for the photo it could be anything, trick of the light, bad camera settings, someone's house missing some wiring? In any case strings can easily be replaced.

Not long finished my first public appearance at an open mic night at the Music Club in Aberdeen. I was pretty poor (I have the excuse that I only heard one of the songs for the first time a couple of hours previous) but we got some applause from the 30-odd folks there so it can't have been all bad. 5 years of pretending to play bass it took to get here. I can only improve from here.

I'm using the neck off one of those 6ers for a wide 5 project. The bass seemed ok for the money, just don't expect miracles. The strings aren't weird, they're phosphor bronze, they look a bit like copper, especially when new.

It's even worse when you throw something out, then find you need it. It's why you should never have any of these good intentioned clear outs, they always come back and bite your posterior.

[quote name='bigjohn' post='289742' date='Sep 23 2008, 10:55 AM']Hiya, I might have a go at getting my project back on this weekend. The first thing I'm doing is fitting (filling holes and drilling new ones for) new tuning heads. After which I shall be applying a new headstock decal, and then lacquering a mighty mite maple p bass neck. I'm thinking about using some [url="http://www.behlen.co.uk/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=B103-021&Category_Code=AEROS"]behlen[/url] aerosol lacquer. Anyone got any tips to get an even application with no cat hairs etc? Should I apply the lacquer and then wire wool it off the frets for instance? John[/quote] Do it somewhere where there aren't any cats? I wouldn't recommend doing it in the house anyway - it stinks. Get a good mask (not a simple one you use for sanding, one with an actual filter). Good ventilation. As for application - it depends. What's the fingerboard made of?

It seems to me that it's evolution rather than revolution. I've designed a body for an upcoming project - I appropriated a Warmoth design and made some alterations in CAD - ended up with something like a Les Paul Money bass with a more offset waist without intending it. It's hard to come up with something original that people don't go "ugh, what the hell is that?"

[quote name='chrkelly' post='288062' date='Sep 20 2008, 04:17 PM']Wanted one of these for years and years and I'll hopefully be picking it up tomorrow! It's a lovely all maple '78 Gibson RD Artist. Can't wait but definitely not looking forward to finding a gig bag for it. Any suggestions?[/quote] Yeah, give the bass to me, then you won't have to look for a suitable gig bag. Job done

A contender for daftest listing ... this week.

[quote name='Prosebass' post='287092' date='Sep 19 2008, 09:55 AM']I take it you will be buried with your collection ? Better to give to a charity or the needy ? I would gratefully accept any donations.... [/quote] Nah, I'll be cremated on a pyre of basses, muhahaha

[quote name='Prosebass' post='287070' date='Sep 19 2008, 09:42 AM']cheers I came across this guy [url="http://ctbass.birdsong.googlepages.com/home2"]Bass Collection[/url] Is it just me or is there something perverse about owning so many basses ? I used to "collect" things especially when I was doing some antique trading but the only things I seem to collect now are books and every now and then have a clear out to the charity book shop in town. I think this extract sort of sums it up....[/quote] Better to spend your spare cash collecting basses than pouring it down your throat or blowing it down the bookies, I reckon. You can't take the money with you when you go.

[quote name='NancyJohnson' post='287044' date='Sep 19 2008, 09:03 AM']The bridge is different to the original models[/quote] That is a positive thing

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200255465708"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=200255465708[/url] Mmm, green wood filler.

[quote name='Adrenochrome' post='286470' date='Sep 18 2008, 10:09 AM']I don't have a dream bass. My current Peavey millenium AC bxp does everything I want [light, fast, balances perfectly, excellent pups] with just 2 gripes: 1) Fret wear seems excessive - cheap fret wire perhaps? 2) Battery life is appalling but manageable with rechargeable batteries.[/quote] Rechargeable PP3 batteries tend to do poorly in active instruments?

I'd probably have a stable of Gibsons: slotted headstock EB-3 slotted headstock EB-3L Ripper RD Artist Can't see Santa stretching to more than a bridge cover to be honest...

I'm sure this has been said before, but I'm loving the shortscale action right now. I picked up a Squier Bronco for £50 for a laugh (could sell it locally for same) and found it surprisingly playable, even in the state I got it in. I changed the bridge for a 4 saddle job (had to get the drill out to "convert" it into top stringing, drill 2 pilot holes for the mounting and replace one of the saddle screws with a longer one because it wasn't long enough for the intonation I needed!) and I'm hoping to get a lipstick pickup in it soon. All in all I've spent approx £30 on it and although the tuners are a bit crap, they work so I'll leave them for now. I could see myself getting along with this bass for some time. It's great for picking up and noodling away. Might pimp it up with better tuners and a swish new pickguard, but all in all it's been something of a revelation for me. I'm getting ready for my first gig (gulp) in a few weeks and this is the one I've been learning the songs on, so I might even end up playing it on stage. Who would have thought it? Might be tempted to get an Epi EB-0 or equivalent for some shortscale variety