evilLordJuju

If you want flats, the labella deep talking are great. Watch that the silk windings on the ball end of some strings don't go over the saddles - labellas are un-silked at that end

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1359586762' post='1957291'] Late '60's, bought from a s/hand music shop in Addlestone for £20, a Vox Clubman bass; very short scale, fragile build[/quote] Bargain price (today anyway). The vox clubman (see mine [url="http://www.vintageguitarandbass.com/vox/bass/Clubman.php"]here[/url]) isn't so bad. I even used it in the studio once. The rest of the session was done with a Les Paul recording bass, and I wanted an opposite to that, so I used it. Sounded great through an Ampeg B15 (but everything sounds great through a B15!) I'll agree they are poor compared to most modern basses, but they are useable. The neck isn't too thin, and despite no adjustable truss rod, you can still have a low action with light strings. The Vox bassmaster ([url="http://www.vintageguitarandbass.com/vox/bass/Bassmaster.php"]here[/url]) on the other hand has a mega-thin neck, and to me is unplayable. Most UK-built Vox guitars do seem to suffer from sharp fret edges, and position marker dots falling out. I think many bad basses are often just badly set up/looked after, rather than being inherently bad.

It's got a "historically accurate 3-point bridge" I wonder why there's no binding on the black one

Wait, is this one [url="http://www.ebay.com/itm/2012-GUILD-STARFIRE-SF-1-BASS-LIMITED-EDITION-2-OF-11-CHERRY-/221180920778"]http://www.ebay.com/itm/2012-GUILD-STARFIRE-SF-1-BASS-LIMITED-EDITION-2-OF-11-CHERRY-/221180920778[/url]?

Holy Mackerel! I wonder how close they'll be to that pic, Would be amazing if they got some Bisonics rebuilt for 2013... but i'm guessing they'll stick some very different hardware and pickups on Still, will be interesting to see

It's happened to me before - the seller used my pics, but did state that they were taken 6 months earlier by the previous seller. That didn't bother me in the slightest, but yes the new seller should really state the facts for any potential buyer to be aware of.

It may be that he's not sure what it is worth, so prices it high, not expecting to sell, and invites offers... Quite a common way to do business on ebay if you really don't know what to ask for something.

yeah, i've bid (half heartedly admittedly) on a few of those Shaftesbury tele basses. Especially the ones with the cream body. What do you think of it as a player? Does this one have a painted back of neck?

definitely not a kalamazoo (see here [url="http://www.vintageguitarandbass.com/kalamazoo/bass/KB.php"]http://www.vintageguitarandbass.com/kalamazoo/bass/KB.php[/url]) as they had old Gibson parts, and different body recesses under the scratchplate. These copy parts appeared on a number of different Japanese EB bass copies... I agree the neck might not be original to the body. Interesting to see a lefty EBO copy though.

Just pm'd you, but for future reference.... I'd say this was a standard UK shop price for one of these. Yes £899 is steep - but shop prices always are. (I never buy vintage basses from shops!) If it started at a pound on ebay i'd expect one to go closer to £600. Having said this, you don't get all the assurances a shop offers. Does it have a case? Original bridge cover? Are the saddles intact? These are not as desireable as the EB series basses, but there are a lot of people that hate EBs; too much mud. Despite having the EB looks, this is a very different bass - single coil pups (no mudbuckers) and no mahogany. A lot of EB haters might find the actually prefer the tone of the SB basses. They were cheaper basses to start with, but were still very well built, and finished. Not bad basses at all, but not really in the same league as an EB3. Personally if I were to spend £899 on a Gibson bass, i'd put it towards a slightly battered EB3 from US ebay. I suspect you could get one close to that price... It all depends on how you feel about buying unseen, and most critically how patient you can be. Yes, all the ones on ebay seem to be $3k, $4k or $5k but i'd bet very few of them ever sell. i'd wait for a deal like this (now gone by the way) [url="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-70-Gibson-USA-EB-3-EB3-4-String-Electric-Bass-Guitar-w-HSC-/330839817106?pt=Guitar&hash=item4d0796fb92"]http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-70-Gibson-USA-EB-3-EB3-4-String-Electric-Bass-Guitar-w-HSC-/330839817106?pt=Guitar&hash=item4d0796fb92[/url] - I haven't had a close look at the above by the way, i'm assuming it's as it seems on a cursory look... seems like a great deal for somebody - early january can give some real bargains! Jules

I tried one yesterday - very underwhelmed by the look and feel of this bass. Nowhere near the quality you'd expect from a Gibson. But it did have a snappy sound, and probably would appeal to people who don't care too much about Gibson's nicer finishes. And baked maple fingerboards.... I don't like them either. They look terrible. But it did sound ok. I suspect many bass players may like these, but anyone looking for something with the vibe of an original G3 will be disappointed

I say make your offer - if they don't accept, fine. Who is to say what is lowball and what is overpriced. There are no absolutes in this.

originals - but all very simple - at the same time definately space to wig out a bit 70s style rock, 45mins ish

I am letting down some friends next year - 2 gigs one in Bedford, one in London, on consecutive days, 12th/13th April. Unfortunately these are quite important gigs for them in decent venues, so I will at least try and find them a dep. I might even be able to do the 12th, so the 13th is the important one. Rehearsals will be in Bedford/Milton Keynes. Paid, but not massively. Rest of the band are gnarly 40 year olds... so if you are also gnarly, reliable and available please get back to me. I am in Milton Keynes and will happily teach you my parts to make things easier...