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A little harsh but as you wish....

Wonder if anyone here snaffled it?

I may have lit the blue touch paper. Ah well, let's see if there are subsequent fireworks..

Mike bought my Laney Nexus head. A great basschatter and such an easy deal. Offer in, deal done, exchanged amp and money on the same day! What more could you ask for? A credit to BC. Thanks

Graham bought my Shuker P/J. Easy deal and a great guy to deal with. Thanks

His user name is JohnWayne0191 hence the cowboy reference......

Another cowboy seller.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Shuker-JJ-Burnel-Signature-Precision-Style-Bass-Guitar-Signed-By-JJ-Maker-VGC-/194780375701?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l6249&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0 If it didn’t have a 44mm nut it’d be coming home.....

Good old eBay 2nd hand but in perfect condition. I’ve watched 2 recently and they both sold for under £300.

I just thought I may as well add a little thread about the much talked about Tech 21 VT 500. I had been tinkering with valve amps, longing for the warmth and grind that only tubes can give you - or can they? I tried an Ashdown Little Bastard but didn't like it as the tone is very limited. Next was a little stubby which was better but still oddly lacking. Next in was an Eden E300T which was much more like it but then I got tempted by a Laney Nexus 400w tube (all the while the internal walls were starting to deteriorate with the increase in grown up watts). The Eden had to go as the tonal options from the Laney are amazing - as it is itself. However I do find that I need to tinker with the controls for different basses; my 1980 Rick, my Shuker jazz and my bitsa P bass. Needing instant tonal gratification I decided to try the Tech21 VT500 and at £250 for a 500w 3kg head why not? It is fantastic and to such an extent that the other amps are going on the market (including my Eden Metro combo). All 3 of the basses sound brilliant through it without being processed or sounding the same and without having to alter any settings. They each retain their own character which is always a worry with a vintage Rick going through modern amps. The controls are really nifty too. The character dials from flip top to typical SVT to the left and to a fiery driven modern sound to the right (not for me thanks....) The 3 band eq is powerful too, being active you get boost and cut. The drive control is nicely controllable but it's the bite that adds that little extra that cuts through the mix. there's also a blend control to mix dry signal with processed signal. I'm pairing it with a highly efficient Barefaced cab so the 500w at 4 ohms is plenty. All in all it has all the zing I like, it doesn't need much to get a wonderful tone, it weighs 6 pounds and is astonishingly good value for money.

It was and that Eden head was surprisingly good but I've swapped about to a much lighter rig. Tech 21 VT bass does a very good valve amp impression with 1/10th of the weight and I swapped to an 18kg 2x12 Barefaced cab as the Berg had ceramic drivers and was 35kg. There is a theme here as I'm an old fart.....

Had you noticed that the frets are softer steel at all? Mine didn't take a lot of filing to crown them and that did worry me a little as the frets seemed soft. Having said that it's hardly going on a world tour with 6 shows a week...

I’m not sure if this counts as a build (well it most probably doesn’t) but it’s a creation I’ve been hankering after for a while. I have an orange Shuker jazz with reverse headstock, maple neck with block inlays and I wondered if I could create its P bass versioned cousin. I acquired a Mex P body in Capri orange, had a Dimarzio split P pickup, had a black badass bridge, had the pots needed so just bought some hipshot lyte tuners, a black scratch plate and was about to buy an American jazz neck when I decided to challenge myself. Having seen various threads on the merits of Chinese necks, I took a real gamble on a maple neck with black block inlays (real ones) for £59. The challenge to me was “how good can I make a crappy neck”. It came with roller coaster frets but the board was straight and the truss worked both ways so, as expected, it was out with the tools. I levelled the frets, taking a lot off 7 and 9 but did get them level. I crowned and polished the frets and took the sharp ends off and 3 hours later fitted it. It wasn’t pre-drilled and the nut had split so I treated it to a graphtec nut I had too. So far I'm really pleased with the neck. The parts are what they are and exactly what I was expecting but the neck is actually pretty good - up there with the stable and comfortable necks I've played on much more expensive basses. It's not my Shuker for sure but it's not £1000 off it which is the price difference. Body £200, neck £59, pickups value £75, badass bridge £50, tuners £80, other bits £20. What I have is an orange P with a hot pickup and a jazz width neck with block inlays that looks pretty good and plays very nicely. I’m really surprised that the neck adjusted to flat and held normal gauge strings but it has turned out really well. Just wondered whether others had experimented with the virtues of Chinese necks with good or bad results. Anyway, orange (or maybe tangerine) bass No 2 pics attached..... Its big Shuker shaped brother is in the last pic. Not quite the same, perhaps a slightly sun faded anaemic version but it's along the same lines.....

Luca bought an Aguilar hot pickup from me. We had some trouble with Italian customs but Luca was the perfect gent throughout. We both did what we could to get it through customs and all worked out well in the end. Top guy. Thanks

Would being owned by Alan Davey increase or decrease its worth? Just asking...nothing inferred......

Bought a couple of Eminence 10" drivers from Pete. Easy transaction, great condition drivers and well packed. Thanks Pete.

Really he should stop cocking up basses and try redecorating. The room where the bass is pictured has just turned my stomach slightly....

I’m so oar inspired that I’ve decided to copy his work and make a bass from this excellent piece of timber...