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How much is looking cool worth to you? https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1647852875808764

I can't recommend a specific source - I trust you've searched online for "one hole truss rod cover" already?

OP doesn't like wide straps. You're wasting your keyboard's MTBF.

Things have changed a lot in the past 10 years. I firmly believe that the quality at the cheaper end of the market has improved dramatically, whereas the quality at the higher end hasn't as much - not having a dig, in the sense that it had less room to move up in the first place. But I have detected a noticeable squeezing of the top end in this regard which makes the question you're asking now even more pertinent. It's a gut shot to be honest, and sometimes you have no choice - for example if you've got your heart set on something like a G&L L-1000, ASAT or SB-1, your only option is to buy G&L USA because they don't make Tribute versions of those models. But these days I'd have no qualms about taking a Squier over a Fender and trousering the difference, confident in not feeling like I'm missing out on anything. The current Epiphone Thunderbirds are the best T-birds Gibson have never made. It really depends upon the bass you're talking about and what the options are but most of the time, I'd be happy to go with the cheaper option. But if a £1500 bass calls to you and you connect with it, you're not wrong!

Yup, VVV.

Well, turns out I have a little more work to do - I think the bridge pickup volume pot is dodgy because I can still kinda hear the bass through the amp when all the volumes are turned down. Tapping the pickups with a screwdriver revealed that it was the bridge pickup still making noise. Also, touching the pickup casings causes buzz, so they'll need grounded (noise goes away if you touch the pickup casing and the bridge at the same time). So I've ordered some pots. I'm going to completely rewire it - might as well replace all the pots at the same time. Gonna copper shield the cavities and ground the pickups casings as well. Not doing any wiring mods at this time, just rewiring it as per stock configuration.

He's been trying to shift some of this stuff for months. He's asking too much, at least for the one I was keeping my eye on. A slightly rarer finish on a bass which normally can be picked up for around £150 second hand doesn't make it worth nearly £100 more. A shame.

You cannae change the laws of physics...

When it comes to spreading the load, it's go wide or go home really. Also, no-one even notices that we're playing bass (or even there, frankly!) - no-one's going to give a monkey's what strap you're wearing, if that's what's fuelling your dislike of wide straps.

How wide is that strap? How padded is it? From my days of playing 12lbs+ Gibson behemoths I can heartily recommend a Neotech Mega Strap - it has memory foam in the padded part and spreads the weight well. I would advise against making non reversible changes to an old bass from a resale value point of view. Better to move it on than attack it with power tools imo...

LOL! That is one of the most ridiculous things I have ever read. Genuine WTF. So they expect every bass they buy to be set up perfectly for them? They're going to be returning a lot of basses then.

I grudged having to fix it and it made me sad, so I moved mine on.

Don't bother - one of the most disappointing (sounding) basses I've ever owned. For all the cool look, cancelled out by very weak pickups, no oomph.

I wasn't bothered about it until my current rig. It's a bit of a cheat because one is a combo (but what is a combo but a cab which happens to have an amp built into it?) but Markbass Mini CMD 121P IV Markbass New York 121 The matching size and appearance does please me, ngl.

Tee hee

That would be great in theory, but I'm pretty sure no-one but mods and the original author are allowed to edit posts... Happy to keep an eye on it and grass up any sinners to you on your return if that helps?

OK, I'll bite. Why?

Well, that's me crashed out of gear abstinence for this year and it's time for my full confession (although I'm 1 in, 1 out for the year so far, so could be worse). But I have a good excuse - this bass has been living rent-free in my head for nearly 12 years* and I finally snagged one in the finish I wanted. Black and silver ones pop up more often but I've only seen the purpleburst available two or three times in all these dozen years, so seeing as I'm not getting any younger, I decided a bit of carpe diem was in order. It's a three pickup, Les Paul shaped bass. It has three Greco T-bird-a-like pickups and three volume controls. That's it. Hardware is good quality - a Hipshot B style bridge and Gotoh tuners. It's had a life, there are some dings and scuffs in it but it's taken a polish well, the pickups have buffed up nicely and the fretboard enjoyed a drink of lemon oil very much. Lovely, dark rosewood board, yum. S'pose you'll be wanting some pics... It sounds great - I had a blast through my TC Electronic BH250 into headphones and it's got a lot of mid poke about it - might have to boost my mids a bit less when I'm playing this guy! Using the different pickups in different combinations makes noticeable changes to the tone, but it's not quite the same as having a tone knob - I might mod it but I'm not in a hurry. * TWELVE BLOODY YEARS - https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/210350-sorted-greco-3-pickup-les-paul-bass/

Well folks, that's me bowing out. I have just taken delivery of a bass which has been living rent-free in my head for about 12 years. A Greco LGB-700, three pickup. More pics later, but it needs a bloody good clean, new strings and a setup. There will be mucho bass fettling tonight. And in case you're wondering about how I know about the 12 year thing...

Bloody singists, eh? I use one of these for such requests (up 1, down 2 etc.)...

Great gig last night with Nine Lives at the Tolbooth in Ellon, NE Scotland. Small but vocal crowd of folk who were right up for a singalong. Someone even came up to speak to me at half time about my bass, the Reverend having caught their eye - that's a rare occurrence! We put a new (to us) song in the set and played it pretty well, so happy with that too. Got lots of nice comments after the gig, they were a chatty bunch! Dunno if it'll come to anything (because even lovely, polite and enthusiastic drunk people forget stuff), but we did get an enquiry about playing at someone's wedding, they enjoyed the show that much. Gear was the Sire D5 followed by the Reverend Triad into the usual Markbass toan cubes. Footwear by Vans as usual, pink suede this time - sorry, forgot to photograph them!

Buy one. If you don't like it, send it back. Carpe diem! In planetary terms, you're gonna die soon. Convinced?

You really have wandered into the wrong thread, haven't you?

This is savagery of the highest order! Also, I got my hopes up because when I saw the title of the thread, I got excited about a bitsa I made nearly 2 decades ago being back on the open market...

I really think it's sarcasm. Go read it again?