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I'm gearing up for my first gig with a new band next Friday. My second gig ever in my life. Basically just practising my butt off. Learning to hold notes better, have fingers more ready with the next note to move faster. Had a good practice session on Wednesday with the band which has put me in a good frame of mind for the gig. Got next week off work too, so should be able to get lots of practice in.

Jamie bought a Hipshot Supertone bridge from me. Paid promptly and all went well.

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Road trip!

[quote name='Sean.Robinson' post='445701' date='Mar 26 2009, 09:20 AM']I never fully understand the last minute bid thing, unless its a phone as your bound to be bid up, the main thing what puts me off though is i always forget [/quote] If you put your max bid down early, it gives your rivals thinking time. Time to make annoying little incremental bids which if they really want it (or are stupid and don't get the concept of maximum bid/budgeting in general) will end up with them getting it, for more than anyone ought to pay for it. Last minute bidding with your max bid eliminates this risk. They don't have time to think, one shot at it. If I'm outgunned at this point then I wasn't going to win anyway.

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='445689' date='Mar 26 2009, 09:04 AM']I've taken to replying "If you'd bothered to bid then I probably would have let the auction run." I should stress that I'm not complaining about the money I've "lost" (erm ... that would be £0.00 then) or about the time I've wasted (less than I've spent typing this). I'm just astonished that so many people would/could be desperate to find a particular item and then, when it finally turns up, adopt a bargain hunter's strategy of only bidding at the last minute. If you want it that badly, then BID![/quote] I always bid at the last minute. The less time you spend at the top, the less time people have to take potshots at you. On the flip side of the argument, I don't harass people if auctions get pulled, c'est la vie.

[quote name='Bassassin' post='444937' date='Mar 25 2009, 01:06 PM']Linky no worky & I can't find it - got an item number? Very interested in this - the last one of these went for a song but I was absolutely brassic at the time. If it's decent, I'll be having a punt if it stays affordable. Just so's you know. J.[/quote] 270363784510

[quote name='thinman' post='444894' date='Mar 25 2009, 12:34 PM']Old problem I'm sure but I have problems with the A string on my MIM Jazz jumping out occassionally and coming to rest nearer the E. I assume the main problem is that the slot doesn't align with the edge of the tuning machine too well or that they assume a certain amount of turns of string to make up that distance (which I may not have). What would you recommend: 1. New nut with deeper slots - the Jazz ones seem quite shallow? 2. Fit a string tree? 3. Wind more turns on the tuning machine? 4. Convince my wife I need a new, really good, bass?[/quote] 3 is the obvious first port of call. 1 and 2 are more labour intensive, and fitting a second tree smacks of quick fix which will also make an extra hole in your headstock. Replacement nut is the way to go if the nut is the problem. Good luck with 4 Oh, forgot to mention, you could try a Hipshot string retainer INSTEAD of the current tree. Get a 3 string variant and put the A, D and G strings through it. [url="http://wiki.basschat.co.uk/vault:hardware:hipshot:string_retainer"]http://wiki.basschat.co.uk/vault:hardware:...string_retainer[/url] Like this, just ignore the G string on this OLP MM3:

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='443588' date='Mar 24 2009, 11:47 AM']The fancy-pants drummer plays fast all the time especially at gigs and because he's in a world of his own most of the time can't jam. Once at a gig 2 or 3 songs in I tried to indicate to him that we were playing too fast he just shouted "Huzzah" at me and played the rest of the gig even faster. He claims that he has no volume knob and so plays too loud all of the time - which is excruciating in small rehearsal spaces and tricky to set up against in smaller venues. He is the only drummer I have ever played with that I don't listen to or have any chemistry with because he doesn't know how to co-operate musically.[/quote]

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I've never spent more than £300 on a bass and on average it's below £200. I then mod the hell out of them. It's all part of the hobby to me. I probably could have afforded a couple of USA built basses by now with what I've spent on mods, but I'm happy with my Squier based Fecker Imprecision for instance - it's got a wicked low action, quality hardware and it's different, not unique but definitely different. So what if the body is made from some ugly, knot infested lump of driftwood? You can't see it under a solid finish

[quote name='AM1' post='443151' date='Mar 23 2009, 09:37 PM']Ahem. [/quote] You seem surprised?

I have a Rockbass Corvette 4. It's pretty nice - got that clean, precise active sound from the 2 jazz style pickups and 2 band EQ, it's pretty light and the neck is reasonably comfortable. It's Jazz width, which I usually don't get along with but the neck is chunky back to front - very much D profile. It's well finished and I've been pretty impressed with it. Having said that, I'm toying with the idea of selling it.

Someone from Traben got back to me regarding my query about the Chaos and the nut width is 41.275mm, which makes it more P than J. That snippet of info just made it more suitable for me, good times.

Harry recently bought an Epiphone EB-0 neck and body from me. He paid promptly and it was a nice, easy, smooth transaction.

Christopher recently bought a couple of bass necks from me, paid quickly and it was an easy, hassle free transaction. No problems here

Someone mentioned Hagstrom already, but I'd say specifically the H-8 8 string is a non American Classic. As well as being one of the earliest (if not the earliest) commercially produced 8 string basses, it's got the celebrity user angle with Noel Redding/Jimi Hendrix and others.

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[quote name='1976fenderhead' post='440353' date='Mar 20 2009, 03:22 PM']Hey is that a Fender neck and some dodgy mod on the bridge for 4 strings? My dad just puts 4 strings on it and sets up the neck for that tension, no need to assassinate it like that... :-D[/quote] No, it's not the same bass - that one is a 1966 Hagstrom H-IIB which was always a 4 string and always had a rosewood bridge. It is being restored currently.

It doesn't look like there's a lot to restore to be honest. You'll almost certainly do further harm its value if you try on an amateur basis. It just adds to the character as far as I can see. Now, if it was like this then the argument is somewhat different: But seriously, don't mess with it, it looks in excellent condition for its age.

[quote name='MoonBassAlpha' post='440255' date='Mar 20 2009, 01:19 PM']I'm nearly finished stripping the finish off a maple neck-through bass. I'd like to finish it in some kind of oil/wax "natural" style finish without building the colour too much, though I realise some change is pretty much inevitable. The bass has little value, so it doesn't matter too much if it turns out badly Any thoughts or previous experiences welcome please. Thanks Jules Also, any good sites recommended for buying screws that were missing when I got it?[/quote] What kind of screws? Axesrus is usually best for little fiddly things because they don't charge postage.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330315544016"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=330315544016[/url] Umm, maybe an original Guild Starfire is worth £2000+, but this isn't.

I wouldn't before you check how much you might get for selling the Ibanez as is and then picking up a Squier VM fretless Jazz or something. If the fretless thing doesn't work out then you'd probably manage to get most of your money back on the Squier (especially if you bought it second hand in the first place) and then you're not much out of pocket. Otherwise you could be left with a bass which you've just ruined the intrinsic value of by ripping the frets out. It's just a thought. If you're resigned to losing the Ibanez anyway and the value aspect doesn't concern you then go for it. Having said that, you could be a fretless wizard and have a the benefit of being fretless on a bass you're already well familiar with. Your call...