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kodiakblair

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  1. kodiakblair
    CITES wasn't a problem then. Norwegian customs were playing safe.
  2. kodiakblair
    Should not matter. The Mexican factory is owned and run by Fender, they set the QC conditions nd decide the parts used. The cynic in me thinks it's deliberate so folks spend the extra for USA.
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    Bought a bass from Hungary, arrived in 6 days with no hiccups. Must have bought 4 or 5 from Germany, 3 to 4 days for arrival. Again no problems. Sent a bass to Norway, not technically an EU country. Forgot to include 3 copies of the customs paperwork and it was tugged for CITES. DHL got in touch both times, printed the extra copies and passed on my declaration there was no rosewood. That caused a 24 delay. Not bad for £24 delivery charge 🙂
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    My intention of buying a slug gun were quashed by 2 pals learning guitar. "You can play bass" they said. Boy down the road was selling one,Commodore semi-hollow. Mine was green,the pots were mounted on a piece of ply as there was a big hole in the body. Stuffed with paper if I mind right 😃 Pickup screws had been replaced by brad nails. Buttons on the tuning pegs were missing,used pliers to tune it's 3 strings. Aye it only had 3 strings. Cost me £1 😲 Folks banned me from using the tape recorder in the music centre so I'd rest the headstock against cupboard door while trying to play along with Jim Gregory's"Play Bass Guitar" book. First amp was a Badger Bassman .
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    You're not a beginner so I'm inclined to believe your thoughts regarding the bridge. The magic tweaking of the truss rod is most times a temp fix. Impresses the hell out of beginners and often they think it's all that's needed for a proper set up. Once they tell a couple of pals you can bet there'll be plenty basses with knackered necks in the future.
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    Bag of goodies arrived from Matt this morning. Top Man to deal with,looking forward to our next bit of business.
  7. kodiakblair
    Audition or Commodore semi hollow with 3 strings,no buttons on the tuners and pickup held in by brads. Cost me £1. With no amp and banned from using the tape recorder in the music centre , I'd rest the headstock against the cupboard door.
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    This very similar listing gives sizes for neck pocket. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Muslady-DIY-PB-Style-Bass-Guitar-Body-Barrel-Sycamore-Wood-Unfinished-Parts-W6C4/113838735528?hash=item1a815140a8:g:jFIAAOSwBJxdPoDU
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    That's because it is too good to be true. They're sold out 😃
  10. kodiakblair
    I would stick the £80 Harley Benton PB-20 on your list. It's a decent P-bass for little money. The £125 JB-75 is another fine bass but weighing 12lb might come as a shock to a beginner. The £90 LA and £100 LA II & Louisiana from G4M look interesting,reckon they get the necks same place as Peavey does for Milestones. The £80 alder body P-bass from DV24-7 deserves a mention. Unless the beginner has a pal with some savvy I'd steer them clear of the used market. Too often I see basses with saddles so far out of whack it'll be out of tune beyond the 5th fret,others will need forearms like Garth to play 😃 The best advice is just buy a bass you can afford.
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    Foundations were alder,ash,maple. Poplar and mahogany were also used. The old Peavey catalogues just put "selected hardwoods" down on the spec sheets. Current spec for Milestone 4 says basswood but I'm sure the natural with maple neck is alder.
  13. kodiakblair
    That's a Milestone IV, the original Milestones were 6 & 12 string guitars. The Milestone II is similar but had a more traditional scratchplate. Vietnam build puts it early 2000's. It was Korea from 94,then Vietnam,on to China before settling in Indonesia.
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    I'm pretty good when it comes to Peavey basses. Does your Milestone have the control knobs mounted on a metal plate ?
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    Sorry @Jimothey ,no idea why I thought I'd get time to install the Noll, my old man had just died. It's on the cards for this weekend 👍
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    Pretty sure I recognise the serial number but not the bass 😃 JG1156 rings a bell for the Wal I sold in Edinburgh back in 1989 but it had a leather scratchplate and the pickups had mini switches built into the surrounds,not on the scratchplate.
  17. kodiakblair
    @fleabag That C4 is gorgeous 🙂 Brilliant basses,released right in the middle of Peavey's creative period.
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    Brilliant. Well chuffed for the pair of you 👍
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    Reverb was bought over by Etsy last month. Maybe it's a new condition for selling.
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    Boot space seats down 959L vs Micra S boot space of 589L. For a small car the storage space in the Citigo is massive.
  21. kodiakblair
    I met up with a TB member last night. His boy is touring the UK and he was over from the US to help with driving etc. Out of the blue he told me he can't stand TB these days. "Too many opinionated Americans with blinkers on" 😃
  22. kodiakblair
    If your browser is chrome just right click on page then hit translate. Think it works the same with other browsers.
  23. kodiakblair
    Massive thread on bassic.de. Thread covers the parts,some mod ideas and plenty of folk just using them. https://www.bassic.de/threads/kurztest-harley-benton-block-800b.14869302/
  24. kodiakblair
    Here's a link to the wiring in the hope it helps, http://www.westone.info/wiring/thunder2abass/index.html BTW I'm jealous,always fancied a T-II or T-III
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    They started using Chinese factories about 12 year back. Modern Player range were all made there.
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