surfguy13

[quote name='Langusta' timestamp='1401099380' post='2459944']
gibson produced this model only 3 years, between 1969-1971
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Yes, I understand that, but which year was this bass made? You can check the serial numbers on the pots assuming they haven't been changed

[quote name='ikay' timestamp='1401003999' post='2458891']
[url="http://www.pickguardian.com/pickguardian/Images/Pickguardian%20Neck%20Radius%20Gauges.pdf"]http://www.pickguard...us%20Gauges.pdf[/url]
And yes 7.25"
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Wow! Thanks SO much ikay, can't tell you how much I appreciate the link for the templates. I can now print it out and make one up. Brilliant. Also great to know it's 7.25" radius.

Hi guys

Just wondering if anyone could confirm that the fingerboard radius of my '76 P is 7.25? I'm assuming so.

Is there anywhere I can download a diagram of a radius gauge for a fingerboard rather than buying one? I thought there might be somewhere I can print out the 7.25 curve and then make a gauge from wood using it as a template. Or.........is it just easier to buy one!!!!!

Hi guys

Just wondering if anyone could confirm that the fingerboard radius of my '76 P is 7.25? I'm assuming so.

Is there anywhere I can download a diagram of a radius gauge for a fingerboard rather than buying one? I thought there might be somewhere I can print out the 7.25 curve and then make a gauge from wood using it as a template. Or.........is it just easier to buy one!!!!!

[quote name='Jazzjames' timestamp='1400884099' post='2457988']
Thank you for the offer, but I already have a maple necked P bass. Looks lovely though. Anyone out there that likes the snarky puppy bass sound should get this bass!
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Hi James

No problem at all, I totally understand and it was a long shot anyway. I really do wish you loads of luck with the bass, it really does look like a gem and as someone who isn't a big fan of aged guitars and basses the job they've done on this one is SO realistic. Fender's custom shop seem to have lost the plot with guitars and they all look like someone's gone crazy with a belt sander but the Jazz and Ps I've seen have been really tastefully done. I'm sure this one won't hang around long!!!!

I suppose my old '76 P bass wouldn't be of interest? All original. Lovely chunky neck: https://imageshack.com/a/ZPlQ/1

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What year is it?

[quote name='bobglaub01' timestamp='1400179085' post='2451575']
Beautiful old P-bass,

I prefer a US Lakland for trade
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No problem Ron, totally understand! Good luck with your search and I have replied to your PM.

Lovely Jazz.!

Any interest in a trade? I have a lovely old '76 P bass, original case, original parts etc etc.

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More photos here:

https://imageshack.com/a/ZPlQ/1

[quote name='KingBollock' timestamp='1398952723' post='2439358']
There's a product called Polymorph. It is a plastic that comes as beans and you heat it up in water, then model it to whatever shape you want then leave it to cool and set. Maybe you could use that if you can't find something suitable to cut up as an alternative?

[url="http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/250g-polymorph-n14at"]http://www.maplin.co...polymorph-n14at[/url]
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What an absolutely brilliant product! I really wish I'd known about this for loads of jobs. I reckon it would be relatively easy to make a mould into which this stuff could be pressed. The best bit is that it can be re-heated if you need to tweak it. I think I'll get some anyway!
[quote name='HowieBass' timestamp='1398955765' post='2439412']
OUCH!

Time to get creative then - before I looked for a company to make a cover for you I'd been wondering about vacuum forming - I did an arts degree course at Salford University and we had access to a vacuum forming table... the device heats a sheet of plastic up and then you can mould it over a suitable former on a vacuum table (which could be a shaped block of wood made to the size you need a bridge cover to be). You might think about getting in touch with your local FE colleges or universities and ask if they can help (maybe make it a project for one of their students even LOL). Or even seek out a local car repair shop and see if a panel beater can fashion a metal ashtray for you?
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Another excellent idea.......we have Cambridge just up the road and there's nothing but colleges! One of our neighbours is a teacher at a secondary school and [i]I think [/i]he teaches metalwork, or engineering or something like that so maybe he could get a class to do a project?! Why not, it's worth an ask. Thanks again......

I acted on HowieBass' suggestion and spoke to The Plastic People about the possibility getting them to make me a bridge cover but have just had an email back and.........over £80!!!!! Blimey! Brilliant idea but I think just too much dosh.

[quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1398806661' post='2437896']
How about thick, foamy double-sided tape and some velcro to attach a standard ashtray? As well as adding to the height, it will also help in fast string shifts.
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Another excellent idea! I really do appreciate all the suggestions.....sometimes the obvious solution isn't always as obvious as it should be!!

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1398808309' post='2437928']
Do you do palm muting, though? A cover obviously would prevent this.
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I do palm mute but it's a technique that I'm trying to master. I am a guitarist first and foremost but also play bass so muting is second nature. However, a [b]very [/b]different concept on a bass needless to say! If I go for a bridge cover then muting is out of the window but, if I can find a way of having a cover that's easily removable, and not [i]too [/i]high, like a P bass cover, then it would be a good compromise.

I tend to mute mainly as discreet does, with a pick, but I also use my thumb too.
[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1398928237' post='2439026']
You could try moving your right hand closer to the neck, thus removing your hand from the bridge?
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I have tried this but maybe I haven't persevered enough. On this particular bass I do find it difficult; by moving my hand a tad further away from the bridge I'm finding that I can't mute anything like as effectively and the tendency is to allow my hand to sneak back onto the E saddle and then it's shred city as far as my hand is concerned!! The positives are that as I've been playing mainly guitar for the last 45 years I haven't got into any bad habits, or habits at all really, with the bass so I really do have an open mind to trying anything. I will make an effort to play a touch further forward and see if that improves things.

[quote name='HowieBass' timestamp='1398800793' post='2437787']
Maybe see about getting somebody make a thick plastic ashtray to your specification?

This company [url="http://www.theplasticpeople.co.uk/"]http://www.theplasticpeople.co.uk/[/url] says "Our plastics are suitable for home projects as well as display, design, commercial and trade applications. We supply low cost, cut to size plastic as well as sheets of Acrylic, Perspex, Polycarbonate, PVC, Correx and many other plastics. We bend and shape plastic too, making many different products and bespoke items so if there is something you require please email us your drawing and we’ll reply with a quotation."
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Blimey, that's absolutely brilliant. I can't see that it would be difficult to make and it would be a hell of a lot better to have something made to measure. It would be a doddle to measure and draw what I need. Really appreciate the link and I will get back to you and let you know how I get on!

I did try the ashtray off my p bass just to get an idea and it's a long way off....like HowieBass says, it's the height that's the issue. The difference between a standard p bass bridge and this Badass 1 is considerable. However, I genuinely don't mind what it looks like and when HowieBass mentioned an ashtray that sparked the idea of making a DIY ashtray from just about anything ranging from plastic containers cut to size and gaffer taped together to fit over the bridge to a wooden ashtray made of thin ply. Although there are a number of negatives with the Badass 1 bridge the positive is that it's rectangular so I reckon that even I could fashion something fairly robust that will push fit on/off the bridge. Even something as silly as a golden virginia tin pop riveted together!

[quote name='HowieBass' timestamp='1398784556' post='2437574']
You'd probably have problems trying to fit an ashtray over that bridge wouldn't you?
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Hmmmm...? Never even considered that. Might be worth a try because it doesn't have to look pretty, just functional. Likewise, going with the idea of using the corner of a plastic container to ncover the edge of the saddle, I suppose it may be possible to simply fashion and ashtray from a plastic container. Excellent idea.....!

Thanks Conan, you're right, it's definitely a Badass 1 not a 2. As you say, the 2 is a bit sleeker and more user friendly.

Likewise KingBollock.....that's not a bad idea. Cutting a piece off a plastic container and fitting it round the saddle. Hmmmmm....I shall try that! Many thanks.

I did think of turning the saddles round dustandbarley but I don't think it will work.....I reckon intonation would be a problem.

The strings are pretty stable over the saddles HowieBass....never had an issue. There are very tiny grooves in the saddles, definitely factory unless they have been precision machined, and they act to [i]just [/i]keep the string where it's meant to be. I do like the saddles/action quite high but even if I lowered the saddles I think I would potentially have the same problem.

I really like this bridge...it feels solid and a good lump to rest your hand on. However, I'm just going to have to get this sorted....I'm going to try a corner off a plastic container first and maybe stick ii in place with a small lump of bluetack. If that doesn't work then I'm going to have to file it as Fretmeister and discreet suggested. Bugger! I'll report back as and when I find a fix. Thanks guys and.......any more suggestions warmly welcomed!

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1398779507' post='2437509']
Or you could gaffa tape a bit of mousemat rubber over it temporarily. Not pretty, but less painful.
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Yeah, it works for half an hour or so but it ends up just coming off. I tried masking tape but that just wore through.....the saddles really are incredibly sharp. I usually rest my thumb on the top of the pickup housing but I sometimes use a pick or thumb and that means I need to rest my hand on the saddles. Thanks anyway.....!

Hi Guys

I have been playing a p bass pretty much exclusively for ages now and have just started using my old Martin EB-18 again that has a badass 2 bridge.....well, I [i]think [/i]it's a 2. Anyway, the problem I'm having is that when I'm resting the side of my hand on the bridge the sharp point on the leading edge of the E saddle is literally cutting my hand. No idea why this has never happened before, certainly can't remember it ever happening before. Photo below:

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I am loathe to file the saddle down but it is [i]really [/i]sharp and a pretty chunky mother too. Just wondering if anyone else had experienced this problem? Also, any ideas how to resolve this without filing the saddle? Ta!

Does it have it's original case? Fret wear?

You're not on your own Beedster! I did exactly the same thing. Bought one of these new for about £150 and found that although it could [i]just [/i]be fitted it was too tight to remove without damaging the soundhole. I bought it for a Chris Perkins parlour.

Great price for one of these and they truly sound amazing......I'm sure you won't have it for long and good luck!

Hear what you're saying and would never make an offer via a post but, in an effort not to waste his time or mine, I thought it was OK to simply ask if an offer was something he'd consider or not.

[quote name='gary mac' timestamp='1376994125' post='2181866']
If making this sort of comment/offer, it really should be by pm
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Can you let me have an exact weight? Ideally on digital scales? Thanks.

Willing to consider an ffer?

I guess you don't have the copper plates too?

I assume it[i]'s [/i]definitelya 32gb card and not a 32mb card as supplied new?

Hi Guys

The EB3 sold some time ago and I have been trying toi find the post to confirm it is sold but have failed miserably. I used the search facility which only brought up a 1970 EB3 so I assumed it had been deleted. Sorry.....