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  1. lowregisterhead
    That's very nice. I'm not really a P-bass man, but you've got me looking at the Maruszczyk website for twin pickup versions! GLWTS.
  2. lowregisterhead
    Lovely. I have a real soft spot for Ibanez basses from this era - I had a Roadster RS900 and a couple of RS924s back in the day. Just out of interest, just when did the RoadstEr become the RoadstAr??
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    It's a shame - the refin limits its appeal and resale value somewhat, I would think, and not worth 9K anyway IMHO, even if the provenance was proved with a letter or some sort of certification. I was living in West Berlin in '83 when '99 Luftballons' came out, and he was using a Steinberger then.
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    Just stumbled on this again on eBay. On closer inspection of the pic of the build details on the inside of the control cavity cover, it looks like it was originally a mahogany core with a birdseye Canadian maple facing. So definitely a respray, hence the slight rippling and lack of a logo on the headstock. Shame really - I bet the the birdseye maple was lovely. The price appears to have gone up to nearly 9 grand now.
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    Blimey, that's out there! Beautifully made, though. I've owned a couple of Alan's basses in the past, he's a genius with exotic woods.
  6. lowregisterhead
    I don't doubt it. I actually think it's an interesting concept, just slightly bonkers. In the interests of balance, I have several basses, but only one is a four-string, and none of them are Fenders! 😉
  7. lowregisterhead
    Fabulous basses, especially the earlier ones. Exceptional build quality and big, fat tones for days. Also, that's a very reasonable price - and with LEDs as well?? If I didn't already have one, I'd pull your arm off! GLWTS.
  8. lowregisterhead
    "Boss, you know those bodies with the pickup routing in the wrong place, and the bits of purple wood we never used? I'm just going to throw them in the skip." "Hey, wait a minute...!" https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ibanez-Ashula-SRAS7-DEB-Electric-7-String-4-fretted-3-fretless-Bass-Hard-Case/294022605307
  9. lowregisterhead
    Well that would explain it! Can we leave feedback too?!? 😄
  10. lowregisterhead
    Multiple PMs sent, one with an offer. No response. I suppose this could be why the bass still unsold after nearly three years! 😉 It is still for sale, isn't it??
  11. lowregisterhead
    Interesting Mk I with unsubstantiated provenance, no decal on the headstock, and what looks like a rather rippled re-spray... has it got something to hide? I also seem to remember another Wal for sale in Aberdeen not long ago, but attributed to disco band 'Liquid Gold' on that occasion. Even if it's all legit, £8K seems a bit over the top! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WAL-Mk1-Bass-1980s-Geddy-Lee-model-ex-Nena/264784897617 Edit: just found both basses on this website, so perhaps they're both in Aberdeen! https://elitevintageguitars.com/
  12. lowregisterhead
    In 1980, having just discovered Brand X and Percy Jones and not being able to afford a Wal, I ordered a fretless Shergold exactly the same as the one in the ad above. It arrived a few days later, so I picked it up from the music shop and rather unwisely took it straight to a gig. I had a quick noodle in the dressing room and remember thinking "it's got dots on the edge of the fingerboard, how hard can it be??". Once the band launched into the first number, I realised the enormity of the task, and staggered off the stage at the end of the set drenched in the sweat of sheer terror. Great basses though! GLWTS.
  13. lowregisterhead
    I had a few Status basses over the years, all but one with mahogany bodies, and one solid walnut. It always seemed heavier than the others...
  14. lowregisterhead
    Not really. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wal-Type-Fretless-Bass/164510499267
  15. lowregisterhead
    The best quote I could find for shipping to Greece was £35 for *each* speaker, uninsured. Shipping them as one package was over £200 because of the combined weight.
  16. lowregisterhead
    No, sorry. It would be just too expensive I'm afraid.
  17. lowregisterhead
    My old bass! An really excellent instrument - I only let it go because I got Stefan at Bogart to make me a 35" scale version. GLWTS.
  18. lowregisterhead
    Hi Ziggy I've used both, and they are heavier, but the Prolines have noticeably more headroom and heft than the Neos. The high end on the Neos also sounded a lot more brittle to my ears. Definitely worth the extra weight, IMHO!
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    Another reason why I love this site - you get replies like this! That's a great story about how Neil came into possession of the bass. He had only just got it when I met him, so it must have been the result of a liaison in the very same club, Tiffany's in Bridge Street in Newcastle, now long gone, sadly. It was an interesting gig, like Sodom and Gomorrah with red velour seats and plastic palm trees!
  20. lowregisterhead
    This site has an amazing habit of bringing back old memories, often prompted by basses of yesteryear that come up for sale on here. I played a 1960 stack-knob jazz just like this one back in 1981. It was the property of prolific Edinburgh-based musician and actor Neil Hay, who I had the pleasure of meeting when I took over from him in a resident band in a Tiffany's club in Newcastle. He told me about its rarity even then and what a great bass it was, but I'm ashamed to say I was young and foolish and took very little notice, being obsessed with active Japanese basses and trying to sound like Mark King. Well, it was the 80's after all... Sadly, Neil passed away in 1994, and although this isn't his bass, I do wonder what happened to it. Did anyone on here know him?
  21. lowregisterhead
    Great basses, and an amazing price, but I already have one! 🙂 GLWTS.
  22. lowregisterhead
    I bought a GB Spitfire 5 string from Carl. Communication was prompt and very friendly, and he went the extra mile to send the bass to me packed securely enough to survive an earthquake! Buy/sell/trade with Carl with confidence.
  23. lowregisterhead
    I sold Tony my Sei. A very smooth, painless transaction - buy/sell/trade with confidence. Thanks Tony, and enjoy the bass!
  24. lowregisterhead
    No, sorry, sale only.
  25. lowregisterhead
    No neck dive at all, it sits on a strap beautifully. The slim headstock probably helps...
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