I recently installed an EMG GZR passive P bass pickup into my '81 precision which has made it much more enjoyable to play due to the rich punchy tone that wasn't available with the original pickup. It has alnico magnets and was voiced to emulate the pickup in Bobby Vega's 1960s Precison.

At last, an instrument our favorite guitar improver can't make any worse

I wonder whether this is where Ned Steinberger might have got inspiration for the headstock on my CR5M upright?

2 hours ago, hooky_lowdown said:

 I'd be worried about putting flats on the Dano though, and the machine head pegs looks very thin.

LaBella make a danelectro-specific set of flats which are perfect on my longhorn.

LB760FDLHS - 42, 56, 65, 83

I always use a strap as it is just more comfortable when sitting. Each of my basses has its own strap and I don't change the length when going from standing to sitting. My preferences are comfort strapps - I use the XXL ones on my thunderbirds, and decent suede ones (Levys or similar) colour matched to the body for most of the others.

Thanks chaps. I found the option on ebay to cancel and was able to mark it as "buyer requested to cancel" I still had to pay 30p of the PayPal fee out of my pocket and can't do a second chance offer to the other bidder without losing the discounted final fees. Grrrrrrrrrrrr!

I had an unopened set of my previous favourite strings going spare which I listed on ebay when I got the 'Free listing plus Max £1 final fee offer.

Someone bid on them and in the dying seconds someone outbid them by a quid and promptly paid. A short while later they messaged me saying they made a mistake and didn't want the strings as they just realised they are tapewounds not flatwounds even though the listing was clearly titled and the strings were described correctly.

If I cancel the transaction I don't think I'll get back the full paypal fee. Also I've checked the terms of the Max £1 final fee offer and if I offer the strings to the first bidder on a 2nd chance offer, I'll have to pay the full final fee as the offer won't cover it.

How should I cancel the auction & transaction so the winning bidder gets his money back without it looking like I'm the one backing out of the deal - so I can minimise my losses due to this timewaster.

This would be a perfect subject for a reputable guitar improver to convert to a four string for someone with a perchant for giant foam hands

Are those tuners supposed to be bums or titties?

These are fantastic strings - I use the 40 - 90 set on my vintage pro thunderbirds. I’d have snapped these up for my pro-v t-bird, but it sounds like the mishap means the D string won’t fit.

Rather than take the loss on these have you looked into getting a replacement 65? EB list them as being available on their website, so it should be possible to order one.

Don't let a certain "Guitar improver/bodger/ruiner" see this or we might be seeing a rash of six-stringed saz conversions on ebay for fat-fingered saz players with more money than sense, and a corresponding lack of the seven-stringed variety.

It was relisted and someone actually bought it

yes they are:

https://hipshotproducts.com/products/hb3-bass-tuning-machine

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Reversible shaft for treble or bass side installation

You'd need to check there's room on the headstock for the large footprint of these though, I think the HB1s are more like the ones usually used by EBMM:

https://hipshotproducts.com/collections/bass-tuning/products/hb1-bass-tuning-machine-1

Kebab sticks sound like a very good idea - I'll have to try using some next time.

I just use cocktail sticks - cut off the pointy end and jam in as many lengths of the stick as possible in without using glue. Not sure whether its better or worse than any other methods but I've never had a bridge fall off.

Janet Kay - Silly Games

... and the ones with the palm leaves look like they'd be ideal for my ubass

I've used this to get rid of sharp ends when the temperature & humidity caused fret-sprout:

https://www.superdrug.com/Make-Up/Nails/Manicure-%26-Pedicure-Tools/Nail-Files-and-Buffers/Superdrug-Poka-Dot-Emery-Board/p/720751

Protect around the area with masking tape so you don't attack the wood/finish & it should be a straightforward job

That really is a thing of beauty, it looks to be in great condition for the age.

14 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said:

MUST.... RESIST...

You only live once, and you don't know when you might see another for sale. go for it.

Nice!

I had a hipshot BT2 extender/detuner installed on my '81 precision (not currently installed on a bass so I *could* probably be persuaded to part with it.) When installed alongside the original Fender-branded schaller BMF tuners, the extender lined up with the original tuners perfectly. There doesn't seem to be a way to dismantle the Hipshot to remove the key, however I have had success with  'peek' metal polish to shine up nickel-plated tuners that had a fair amount of patina , So if you want them all to match, getting rid of the patina might be an option.

How the hell do you lose a himalaya? To lose more than one is just careless.

SCAM! - see other thread

Definitely a scam:

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This item is only available for fast sale ( Buy It now)THE BUY IT NOW PRICE IS :

United States -------- 2600 USD
Europe --------------- 2350 EUR
Canada --------------- 3450 CAD
Australia------------- 3850 AUD
United Kingdom ------- 2000 GBP

IF YOU ARE READY 100% TO BUY IT NOW FOR ABOVE PRICE INLUDED SHIPPING PLEASE OPEN THE LINK DAILY DEALS

       OPEN DAILY DEALS EBAY TODAY link

https://www.ebay.com.item-3422824924.online/CT/0330.html

The URL to 'buy it now' is NOT on ebay.com but is on the "item-3422824924.online" domain so there is no buyer protection and multiple would-be buyers could in theory send £2000 (or other currency equivalent) and  lose it.

Reported!