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[quote name='silverfoxnik' post='115967' date='Jan 8 2008, 12:04 AM']He is amazingly cool Definitely agree about the atmosphere of black & white photos....[/quote] Here's a more recent pic of George - doing what he does best....

[quote name='Machines' post='117036' date='Jan 9 2008, 02:56 PM']Yeah - might be getting one for review next month .[/quote] Cool - I bet there'll be a lot of interested Basschatters waiting to read that.... And then maybe a rash of wireless systems for sale on here & eBay?

Ooooh! [url="http://www.ashdownmusic.com/bass/freebass/index.asp"]http://www.ashdownmusic.com/bass/freebass/index.asp[/url]

That will definitely be a DI box - but it's not a Sansamp or any of the other usual suspects that a pro pa company might use (countryman, radial, bbe)... Doubt if it's anything exciting & will be there just to provide a clean bass signal to the pa.

[quote name='Thunderthumbs' post='115977' date='Jan 8 2008, 12:10 AM']Ladies and Gentlemen......we have a winner [/quote] Oh yeah - that's the one! Awesome!

[quote name='mr pablo' post='115956' date='Jan 7 2008, 11:51 PM']Here be a couple o good uns [attachment=4704:lemmy.jpg] [attachment=4705:philiplynott2.jpg][/quote] Gods of Bass!!!

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='115749' date='Jan 7 2008, 08:32 PM'][quote]it's not you that's the numpty, as great as leo fender was, he wasn't really aware of a bassist's needs in the early days, the reason the first fender basses have 20 frets (which means you have just below a 4 octave range in standard tuning, pretty silly) is that he thought they didn't need much range because it was supposed to be a "bass." He also assumed that people played with their thumbs rather than the fingers, so early models had the so called "thumb rest" the wrong way round.[/quote] I can't work out whether or not this post is a p*sstake.. [/quote] Yeah - he was obviously pretty clueless that Leo Fender...

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='115578' date='Jan 7 2008, 05:06 PM']Right now, this: I'm in love.[/quote] Oh yeah. Just wonderful. I've got the full set of these from the eBay listing... spend far too much time looking at them. Ahhhh...

[quote name='steve-soar' post='115725' date='Jan 7 2008, 07:53 PM']Outstanding![/quote] Oh what the hell - George deserves another pic - he's earned it!

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='115659' date='Jan 7 2008, 06:29 PM']That's a pretty rare logo on the headstock of that Telebass....[/quote] Yeah - must be a very early '68 Tele bass to have that variation of the logo... And that dude is, of course, the one and only George Porter Jr. of The Meters. And here's another great picture of him in action....so unbelievably cool.

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='115547' date='Jan 7 2008, 03:47 PM']My strats have... No foil on the inside of this jazz scratchplate I am afraid. That's the next port of call...[/quote] A guitarist friend had terrible trouble with this - every electric he played would start making cracking sounds after playing for a few minutes. It was driving him nuts - so I suggested covering the back of the pickguards completely with self-adhesive backed copper foil shielding - it fixed it for good for him. Definitely worth trying on your Jazz.

It don't get much cooler than this.

[quote name='Beedster' post='115594' date='Jan 7 2008, 05:17 PM']Given the rate of forgery in other antique markets - and the high level of skill required in many of these - the idea that forgeries are not common in the guitar market is perhaps naive, especially given that a couple of dates/signature written in marker pen in the neck pocket is pretty much all that would be required to 'authenticate' a 'vintage' body. The markings in most of my Fenders would be extremely easy to copy and I doubt the original craftsmen would be able to tell the difference if even a half competent forger got to work. Buying a body like that above is a leap of faith unless you REALLY know what you're doing, and I think as has been pointed out above and elsewhere, perhaps even then, at that price, a foolish one Chris[/quote] +100. I know a guy who basically served an 'apprenticeship' in forging antiques...a business that has been going on for centuries. Whenever anything 'rare' starts to attract high prices the forgers will start to gather - unfortunately it's inevitable. Clive Brown has started to sign his guitars under the lacquer or have an impressed stamp added under the pickguard because he'd heard rumours that they were being sold as originals (some muppet even tried to sell two of his own restorations to him as originals!).

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='115543' date='Jan 7 2008, 03:46 PM']Finditonlyhere = Tune-o-Matic in disguise, I think.[/quote] Spot on.

[quote name='Hamster' post='115175' date='Jan 7 2008, 01:42 AM']It really doesn't look right [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VINTAGE-FENDER-1959-PRECISION-BASS-ORIGINAL-BODY-RARE_W0QQitemZ320202080608QQihZ011QQcategoryZ41406QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VINTAGE-FENDER-1959-...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url] C'mon you experts! Hamster[/quote] Could very well be a '59 body (it does have the 'router hump' characteristic of an old Fender body) - but there's no way to conclusively prove that without the original date markings... Maybe if the neck & all the other parts were from a '59 then you could probably safely assume that a refin body was the original body. But like this? You're basically trusting the seller that it is what he says it is.

[quote name='BigRedX' post='114812' date='Jan 6 2008, 05:45 PM']I am definitely interested in the Stroborack especially if you can do a special "Basschat deal" Keep us all informed please![/quote] +1.

[quote name='BigRedX' post='114812' date='Jan 6 2008, 05:45 PM']I am definitely interested in the Stroborack especially if you can do a special "Basschat deal" Keep us all informed please![/quote] +1.

[quote name='bassaussie' post='114154' date='Jan 5 2008, 04:54 PM']I've got a feeling this is a hijacked account scam. Something doesn't look right. Check out the auction in question, then look at his finished auctions. The seller (ie. the real seller) has a style to the way he sets up his auctions, and this one doesn't fit in with those. He's also got a trumpet up, and from checking out other Ebay auctions, it appears the brand, Monette, is a very expensive brand. I'm gonna call bullshit on this one.[/quote] Spot on I would say - a classic account hijack scam. They want shooting.

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='113911' date='Jan 5 2008, 08:34 AM']Hello! There's no definite good or bad years, or a clear watershed when QC slipped. Any bass from any year has a chance to be a dog or a gem... but certain era's have different hit/miss ratios. The early 70s, up to '73/'74 tend to be of similar standard to late 60's (same tooling, staff, materials) which is a good thing. The three-bolt neck (which some people dislike) was introduced in around '74, and around '75 they also started using very heavy northern ash. Many people will tell you that QC began to slip around this time, but it's a very blurry line. Personally, I've played some great (but heavy) later '70s Ps and Js. That said, I'd be cautious about buying one blind. If you try one and it speaks to you... go for it. Of course, the only way to get your ideal bass mentioned above is to build it yourself from parts. Hope this helps![/quote] +100 I'd add that IMHO - from owning & playing a LOT of 70's Fenders, that 1971 & 1972 are the very best years for 70's basses. I think these are actually better than the later 60's ones (68-69) which weren't great years... And I now wouldn't really recommend anything after 1974 if you're looking for a truly great 70's Fender. [i](And of course the great 60's Fenders (59-66) are a completely different league.)[/i]

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='114129' date='Jan 5 2008, 04:22 PM'][b]Oh how I hate that Shouty big text on eBay listings[/b][/quote] +1000!!!

I contacted Lakland direct about buying one of the '[url="http://www.lakland.com/basses/decade.htm"]Decade[/url]' basses (I think they look fabulous) & they were more than happy to supply direct to me in the UK ($2,500 + shipping + duty) - but has already been said, I can't see that you'll ever get 20-25 people to agree on the spec of a custom bass...

[quote name='GremlinAndy' post='107863' date='Dec 21 2007, 09:06 PM']My [i]Peterson Stroborack [/i]arrived a couple of weeks ago. Well what can I say. It's fast, accurate and does a whole load of "[i]sweeteners[/i]" and the like, which are a bit beyond my needs, and is much more accurate yet stable/usable. It also has a neat programmable scrolling message function, which has no reason to exist on a tuner, other than it's a cool effect. It's *the* most fantastic piece of kit, but [u]very[/u] expensive, so unless you have money to burn, I'd stick with my previous rack tuner, the Korg dtr2000 which I keep in my studio rack now. Overview: Looks: 9/10 Build Quality: 9/10 Ease of use: 10/10 (basic use) 5/10 (extended use) Price/Value for money: 5/10 (so expensive and just does the same job as a *much* cheaper unit) Overall: 7/10 (low [b]only[/b] because of price) Andy[/quote] Can I ask where you got yours from please Andy? I already have a DTR2000 in my rack - then I got a Peterson VS-1 for set-ups (2nd hand on eBay from Roger Sadowsky of all people!) - but it's so good that I'm VERY tempted to replace the Korg with a Strobrack.