Woodinblack

Your missing the point I would say. This is a thread for owners and people wanting to get / order basses, but part of the thing of being an owner is also pointing out if something is wrong. I have an elwood as well, and it is a quality item, except the screws, which aren't.

Looking good. Looks a bit like this actually: https://vintageandrareguitars.com/product/1965-fender-precision-bass/

Course they are - they are owned by ebay, they will take a post down the second anyone complains. And RIC complain.

Get a plastic tube, fill it with meths and put the string down it. Seems to work fine

No, it was when I tried to take it out, it just bent and broke. I was trying to put a strap lock on it. After replacing that one I replaced the other important screws with good quality ones. Cost over a £1. And yes, I was a bit surprised.

Glad that it has been sorted out, even if it had been fixed the trust and shineyness has already gone. Took me a bit of a while after the strap button screw sheared off on mine before I was happy again (which I now am)

Really??

I would, but it won't fit on any of the 5 hangers by the sofa, so I will have to make do with the SR1605/5005, Maruszczyk, fireman and Ibanez SA guitar there

Or even a large stage but want to take a backup bass to every gig:

ok - what is the secret thing on the shelf behind the guitar?

Busy weekend. We played at a local nightclub, which we had never played before, and expected to be not good, but turned out, it was actually pretty good. Sunday, we had to play outside at a football club between 3-6. Which, as you know if you are in the south of England, was about OMFG degrees in the shade. Turned out that gig was also good, I think I drank about 10 litres of water though. Normally I would wear clothes, but it didn't seem like a great idea. I do however, still love my fireman bass!

Yes!

Ooh, liking the check. Just like my iceman!

haha - I looked for a video to post my semi acoustic (which is more like a gretch than a gibson), and found this video. Almost the same guitar but mine doesn't wobble like this!

Sent. I would be very angry to have been expected to pay another £90 to send back something to fix their fault, and would have been mentioning the sale of goods act that is european wide. So I admire your calmness in dealing with this issue.

Or me - mine are from Maruszczyk

Its odd that he thinks it looks ok, I haven't seen dots looking that bad. They aren't even flush are they? You only need to look two pages back to find a better example. Or you can stick some glow on stars on an old neck for the same effect.

The black and dark colours look good, not so keen on the sunbursts (but that is true of a lot of guitars). Mind you, that is for old ones, 20 years or so, once they have some life in them, the brand new ones look rather bland and almost fake. Would certainly prefer the Yamaha if I could get a decent one rather than a new gibson, but better would be an older 355 with the varitone. And it should have a bigsby. Even though they are stinky poo, they look the part.

Probably easier to find a cheap fretless I would think Don't get me wrong, the barts are fine in the standard range. Just the nords are in a league of their own. Note that the prestiges have barts too, and the ones in the 5005 I like very much

I personally would take that more something said in jest that didn't really translate well, rather than a sign he didn't care.

Here we are always paid after for a pub gig, or before for a party or wedding.

I tried one, it was fine. Prefer the pickups on the premium. Went to that there London the other day, went in wunjos and bass gallery while my wife was shopping with friends. No one told me there was a SR1705, like the 1605 but gloss.. oh that’s nice

I always wanted a 335, I was seriously tempted to get a 1965 335 a few years ago cheaper than the full new price - for some reason their prices weren't as crazy at the time, probably caught up by now. But playing one for a bit puts me off as they are so awkward and heavy. Those problems are a bit sorted with the 339, smaller bodied, lighter weight, all the advantages. I would say though, as mentioned up there, for half the money they are charging now you can get much nicer guitars.

That is amazing. So much detail work

So much better uncluttered by a pickguard.