Kiwi

Gah, its like being asked to choose between your children... I have 8 basses but I bought them for different reasons. If I had to save two, it would be the natural Spector and the Shuker...and the Pentabuzz...OK if I had to save three it would be the Pentabuzz, the Shuker and the Spector. Plus the Alembic because it has sentimental value...In the event of an earthquake or flood I would save four basses...being 1. the Shuker, 2. Pentabuzz, 3. Spector and 4. Alembic...plus 5. 78 Stingray because its too good to leave behind. And the Celinders because they're good too...and the headless Shukerberger guitar...oh I give up.

And this ain't bad either. I can take or leave Jerry Barnes at the best of times but he's really putting out on this one.

Just love this to bits. This is a band in The Zone, the synergy just blows me away. Utterly magical. Zenders creativity with that bassline is awe inspiring.

It's a BC Rich Eagle.

A sunburst 65 sold on NZ trade me recently for $5800. One owner for the last 35 years. It was quite worn across the back pickup due to some pick action but still extraordinary value.

[quote name='tarcher' post='852406' date='May 31 2010, 10:28 AM']Confrontational? Get your head out. Entwhistle was playing solos while Jaco was still in nappys.[/quote] Well, that put me in my place.

[quote name='Buzz' post='852240' date='May 30 2010, 11:42 PM']Well, we are on a discussion forum, seems a shame not to take a point that was raised and discuss it.[/quote] Do you think you can discuss without being confrontational though?

[quote name='Buzz' post='851918' date='May 30 2010, 03:51 PM']I completely disagree with your view of pricing. The reason being is that Entwistle was a member of The Who, who were massive in their heydays and known globally. Pastorius while a very good jazz bassist and did a lot for the instrument, is practically unknown outside of specific music circles. Part of the value of Entwistles' was due to his fame and popularity, Jaco simply doesn't have that and won't command the same price imo.[/quote] er...thanks Buzz...

Nice work sir. What amp is Tom playing through? Sounds remarkably authentic!

I was thinking about this a bit more...I wondered if he'd told the owner he planned on being out of pocket by say...$100,000 to help the Pastorious family to settle the ownership of the instrument one way or another. So it was up to the owner to decide whether to accept the money as a reward for the return of the instrument, or leave the Pastorious family to spent it on legal fees... ...considering that John Entwhistles frankenbass went for 42,000 quid at Southerbys, I don't think $100k is unrealistic for a slice of music history.

Thats a pretty amazing thing to do.

I've seen worse repairs fixed on more expensive basses...I'd agree that neck joint needs looking at first through.

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='847056' date='May 24 2010, 10:47 PM']Do graphite necks eliminate this issue? Other graphite neck bass users seem less than keen to endorse this particular performance improvement.[/quote] I've had a Moses jazz neck with deadspots. Deadspots are caused by the mass of the neck vibrating in sympathy with a played note. However the majority of monocoque constructed (rather than resin) graphite necks are stiff enough for the deadspots to not coincide with notes on the fingerboard.

Does he have any unmarried daughters? With a penchant for Englishmen?

[quote name='E sharp' post='846749' date='May 24 2010, 05:50 PM']Early graphite necks could warp , as graphite has a memory . Steve Smith , who used to work with Bernie Goodfellow , fretted the Stingray for me (it was originally a fretless Modulus neck) , and told me that molecular memory was the reason why a few early carbon necks warped .[/quote] Molecular memory applies to something that has been bent into a form that is different from its original state. A graphite neck is molded out of a resin/fabric composite. There isn't preexisting state for the molecules to bend back into. The fabric conforms to whatever shape the mold is and gets held in place by wet resin. The only exceptions to this form of construction are some of the Moses necks which are made mostly out of carbon dust impregnated resin and can be subject to movement with temperature extremes. But they're still formed from a mold like the other necks. (The Moses Steinberger necks are pretty good though, much stiffer.) I understood that calculating the right recipe for sufficient stiffness in the phenolic fingerboard was tricky. Mistakes don't become apparent until long after the bass has been set up and sold. Status, Modulus, Alembic and Musicman have all had well documented issues with this. Yes...even Rob Green is human!

[quote name='Shaggy' post='846328' date='May 24 2010, 09:47 AM']Any info on the long-term stability of graphite? [/quote] My old Alembic was amongst the first basses ever made with a graphite neck. Seems to be holding up ok

I bite, I claw, I savage, I go for blood, nothing gets in the way of me and my creativity. Unless you have honey roasted cashew nuts.

Never felt neck dive on the Kramers I played.

because they're cold to the touch? I've played a few in my time and agree about the sound though, very warm and clean.

[quote name='duke of prunes' post='845237' date='May 22 2010, 05:48 PM']Hiya. bassist from Cambridge MA USA. found your sight through Happy Jack. hope you don't mind a Yank hanging out.[/quote] Nope, so long as the prunes keep you regular. Welcome to the hive.

You can always run a bit of 1200 grit wet n dry over the back of them like you might with a wooden neck.

Saying wood is better is like slagging off mobile phones in the 80s for being too big and cumbersome. The technology hasn't been refined enough yet. FWIW all my favourite instruments are made from nothing but maple. But I still think graphite is better.

Ahem... ...not necessarily more stable, it depends on the construction. Graphite necks generally do have a snappier tone but body wood plays a greater part in which frequencies are dampened. I refer the honourable member to the statement I made previously... [url="http://wiki.basschat.co.uk/info:tech:use_of_composites_graphite_necks_in_bass_guitar_design"]http://wiki.basschat.co.uk/info:tech:use_o...s_guitar_design[/url]