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Oh dear, his mobile's now appears to be cut off. Looks like he's in bother He's probably stuck his head in the sand in response. I wish he could just talk about stuff instead of hiding away, or pretending everything is OK, making people think he's up to no good. Now I feel a bit bad for getting angry with him. I think I'll have to try and contact him via his work, make sure he's OK. Damn it.

[quote name='solo4652' post='384738' date='Jan 19 2009, 10:14 AM']I live 6 miles from him. I've emailed him to say I'd like to come round for a look at the G&L, because I'm very interested in buying it. What happens if I want it? Don't want to jump a queue, if one is forming. What's the etiquette here? Steve[/quote] Fair dos to be honest. Trading at a distance you're always at the risk of someone local doing the deal. No-one here's made a strong declaration of intent regarding the G&L anyway. Go for it. Ultimately it's the seller's prerogative to sell to whoever.

[quote name='88msDelay' post='384597' date='Jan 19 2009, 01:07 AM']Hello to all, Would anyone know if the newer Fender High Mass Vintage (HMV) string-thru-body bridge installed in the 2008 American Standard P-Bass & J-Bass could be used as drop-in replacement for the older string-thru-body bridge installed in the American Deluxe J-Bass? Bridges in these models all have 3-screws. I have an American Deluxe and would like to make this change. The issues I'm struggling with are: 1) The American Deluxe, though having the same length scale (34" or 863.6 mm), has 22 frets while the American Standard only has 20 frets 2) How will replacing the Deluxe's stock bridge affect the scale and subsequently the intonation? I like the newer HMV bridge for it's heavier mass & presumably more stable qualities - supposedly helps with sustain. The saddles also look more durable & finely adjustable. Greatly appreciate if anyone could offer any help. Thanks to all![/quote] First off, number of frets is irrelevant when considering scale length. As long as it's put in the same place (relative to scale length) as the old bridge and the new bridge provides a similar amount of adjustment then you'll be fine. As to whether it's a direct replacement for the old bridge, I couldn't say for sure. Hopefully someone can confirm or deny this authoratively.

It's not worth much, but he wouldn't know that. Of course it's a possibility that he's in some sort of bother, which I hope is not the case - hence putting the feelers out around the family. I have asked him if he's OK, and that if he's in some sort of bother suggested that it would be better to get in touch.

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I'm in a bit of a pickle. Basically I asked my brother to bring a bass up from Manchester for me which I had bought off a BCer there. He was coming up for Christmas anyway so I figured that I would save a bit of money on courier costs. That fell through because my brother kept it at his work locked in a cupboard instead of traipsing it all the way home (it was boxed up, no bag). Unfortunately when he went to get it before getting his train up the road he found that the boss had gone home for Xmas and had taken the key with him. Oh well. He said that he told his boss what had happened and the guy was sorry and was willing to pay for it to be shipped up, seeing as it was his mistake and all that. Fair dos. Anyway, New Year comes and goes and my brother surfaces and says that he's sorting out the courier. I give him my work address because I always get stuff of value/large size sent there. He texts me last Thursday to say that DHL were picking it up from his work the next day (Friday 9th) and that he would text me the tracking reference. Fast forward to Tuesday 13th. No sign of bass or text from my brother. I politely ask him by text if he's got that tracking number. No answer. On Thursday 15th I text him again for an update - nothing. I tried phoning him on Thursday night - no answer. I tried phoning him on Friday 16th - no answer, left a voicemail. My wife has texted him asking what's going on and left him a message on his Facebook. I've let the rest of my family know what's going on in case he speaks to any of them. I don't know what to do. He's my brother, so surely he can't have done the dirty on me? But if he's got nothing to hide then why avoid/ignore me? He smokes, you can't tell me he hasn't had an opportunity during a fag break to text me to at least update me? If he's sold it or pawned it - I may never speak to him again. If it's lost somewhere in DHL land then I'll apologise, but why the delay in getting me the info I need to chase it up? If it got stolen from his work or something then why not phone me right away - it's what any normal person would do, isn't it? My mind is whirring with possibilities, some less pleasant than others. This is what happens when you get left in the dark. If I have to organise a BC posse to go round his work then I will ask, but I hope it doesn't have to come to this.

No scammer is safe from the BC Police!

Interesting suggestions all. In the end I have alleviated (but not completely cured) the problem by lining the top half of the inside of the hole with some 0.6mm maple veneer I had lying around followed by bashing them in with a rubber faced hammer. There's still a little lifting on two of them but it is reduced to about a mm. Happy enough for now but will eventually replace them with better tuners with screw in bushings. Epoxy is tempting but I'm not sure I want to be tied down to press in bushings just yet.

[quote name='Delberthot' post='382260' date='Jan 16 2009, 12:24 PM']Its the offset body logo that you only get on Jazz basses It is a nice looking bass but not genuine - its definitely a Fecker Imprecision[/quote] Hmph, I will not have my poor Fecker Imprecision's name used to describe any bitsa fake bass!

+1 for Machine heads wrong, headstock logo wrong. The seller is also breaching eBay policy (and being cheeky) by saying "ONCE PAYMENT IS SENT BUYER MUST LEAVE + FEEDBACK" at the end - feedback should only be left upon successful completion of transaction. Sadly I think this is the point eBay will be most bothered with. Reported anyway, for both reasons.

Ach, everyone's seen this - my first custom build from 2007: Will take pics of the old Fecker Imprecision (my bitsa bass) later.

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[quote name='bigjohn' post='381064' date='Jan 15 2009, 10:36 AM']I've used masking tape where you've used paper and that has worked before.[/quote] Hmm, I was eyeing up the masking tape, I guess it might be more "grippy" than paper. I'll give it a bash.

I recently acquired an Epiphone EB-0 which I am quite enjoying playing. However while I was giving it a good setup I noticed that the tuner bushings are being pulled out of the headstock under string tension. I took one of the tuners off and not only did it have a slightly slack post which obviously bends down slightly under string tension exacerbating the problem but the bushings themselves have hardly got any grip as it is. I tried a quick fix of wrapping the bushing in thick paper (160gsm) to make it a bit thicker and pushing it in. It helped, but it still rose a little under tension. As far as I can see I have 2 ways to go: 1) fill and redrill the holes or 2) say "sod it" and get some tuners which have screw down bushings. I don't give a crap about correctness or screw holes showing (I'll fill 'em and colour the dowel ends red anyway, it'll be hardly noticeable) so I'm erring towards option 2. Screw down bushings are the way ahead - press fit ones only work if you make the hole the right bloody size in the first place (some hope when some people can't even drill straight) and place your machine heads correctly! Grumble, grumble.

[quote name='rjb' post='380434' date='Jan 14 2009, 04:57 PM']How about a Squier Bronco? [url="http://www.squierguitars.com/products/search.php?partno=0310902558"]http://www.squierguitars.com/products/sear...rtno=0310902558[/url][/quote] +1 for the Bronco - I picked up a Bronco for £50 delivered off eBay and it's a perfectly useable bass. It's not super light though, they're not [i]that[/i] much smaller in terms of bulk than their long scale cousins.

Just thought I'd start the ball rolling by mentioning that I just received an Epiphone EB-0 from Kevin. He packed it extremely well (yards of bubblewrap!) and posted it out real quick. He kept me informed of progress throughout and seems like a thoroughly nice chap. I do believe that this is one of his first sales, and if he keeps this standard up then you should have no worries trading with this gentleman.

Of course I could be flippant and answer your original question - yes the bass has a value

Matt bought my OLP MM3 - paid straight away and was a pleasure to deal with. I would not hesitate to do business with him again.

[quote name='Buzz' post='379286' date='Jan 13 2009, 04:37 PM']I got mine today, in black for my T-bird. I'll 2nd the well built comments, but raise the fact that while I got the saddle tightening allen key, I didn't get the mounting bolt one or the instructions! Huzzah! Gonna have to source an allen key the correct thickness as I've not gone one and thanks to the alignment being slightly off by about a 0.5 mm, I can't hand tighten them either, one's flush but the other is half out. Bummer. I wouldn't mind but with the2 sets of bolts, one's thicker than the other, but the thicker ones have slightly smaller holes for the allen key, I can bodge a screw driver to fit those, the small bodied bolts have larger holes which I can't bodge. Double bummer. Looks proper lush though, and the adjustment is a godsend as either my neck or my bridge wasn't aligned properly when the bass was made, E string is very near the edge of the fretboard.[/quote] If you want to seek out your own, I think it's an imperial size - 3/16". If you can't find one then let me know and you can borrow mine. This is a bit disappointing, it seems their mistake with mine wasn't a one-off

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Great stuff as usual!

Any factory can churn out a Friday afternoon special.

[quote name='BassManKev' post='375704' date='Jan 9 2009, 10:24 PM']i like the black one, dont care much for the other two....that 'bad-ass' comment is a little cheeky![/quote] It is anomalous, because it reminds me more of a Hipshot A style bridge than anything else.

This seems to be the etiquette thread, so I'll post my thoughts here. I'm all for us pooling our collective knowledge and using it to smash the scams of people who are passing something off as genuine when it is a forgery. I derive a great deal of satisfaction from the fraudulent listings being taken down, or for successfully getting in touch with winning bidders before they pay. However, we must remain impartial and level headed. "eBay police" may be a title bandied around in jest, but let's operate more like police and less like a lynch mob. If you suspect that something is a fake, then please stick to the facts - link to the offending item and outline the reasons why you think it's a fake. Try to keep it impersonal, even if you suspect that the seller knows damn well what they are doing. Apart from that, keep your eyes open and keep up the good work.

They're both short scale, that's not the issue here. I'd say go with the Mustang - it has a pickup which was actually designed for a bass (unlike the 6 pole piece pickup in an old Musicmaster) and has a nicer bridge (old Musicmasters have a 2 saddle bridge which is more difficult to intonate properly, whereas I believe the Mustang always had an individual saddle for each string). I can't say with regard to differences in sound but I'd guess that there would be.