Jump to content
Why become a member? ×

kodiakblair

⭐Supporting Member⭐
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    3,349

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    1

 Content Type 

Everything posted by kodiakblair

  1. kodiakblair
    Can't see it being much of a problem for us Europeans,. Both Guitar Center and Musician's Friend block IP addresses from the EU in case we sue them for selling our details to tele-marketers 😁
  2. kodiakblair
    Rare ? In 34 years I've only tracked down 4 owners of these extended board fretless Maniacs. 1 in Japan (to be expected).1 in Italy,another in Australia (his had a faulty neck and sadly the replacement sent was the 2 octave model). Last one was with a fella in Edinburgh,I never saw any photos he just offered to sell me his 😄 Danny from Bass Japan told me he'd not seen one for years. I was smitten from the second I saw the review in Guitarist mag 😎 If you're interested there's a lad in Birkenhead was the more common but still rarer than hen's teeth 2 octave version for sale. Will I get his details ?
  3. kodiakblair
    Tapes on a P-bass ??? My favourite combo ever since I bought a set of Rotos for £5. OK it was 83 but I was stony broke 😁 If you've also bought Rotos the E is .115.pretty sure it is. There's a school of thought says the nylon will contract over time into the nut slot. Never happened with me,I filed the slot. Another thing I remember about Rotos is they have serious "thump". The thump is more pronounced than the note and takes a bit getting your ear used to it. Could be part of your trouble. La Bellas and the sadly discontinued Status tapes come in standard gauges,also have more notes than thumps 😎 I'd order up another nut if any cutting is on the cards. If you go back to roundwound just put the original nut back on 👍
  4. kodiakblair
    I played safe and stuck mine on FB for £120 😎
  5. kodiakblair
    I'll be surprised, and over the moon, if it reaches £140 🙂 Going to put my luthite body Curbow up for sale this weekend and I thought £90 was the going rate 😄
  6. kodiakblair
    @jrixn1 has or had one. Maybe he'll see the tag and weigh in with his opinion.
  7. kodiakblair
    You're right,with a wee jig Steve could get those holes bang on every time. Probably take less time 🙂 Folks have moaned about the string through holes for years and he takes not a blind bit of notice,you can bet he does it on purpose 😁
  8. kodiakblair
    @The Greek The great thing about the negative comments is Steve's reaction to them, he doesn't care two hoots 😎No reason why he should care, he builds things his way and at his own pace. Enough folk buy them to keep him busy and those folk want see him continue. After the shop fire wiped him out,the gofundme reached 1st goals within days,locals donated tools/materials and he was back in business a month or so later 👍 BTW did you get an Ovation electric guitar vibe from that lower bout ?
  9. kodiakblair
    @Muzz Steve drills the holes like that on purpose and for the same reason he'll fill some splits/wormholes but leave others, they're hand built $100 per string basses !! Wishbasses were built in Steve's shed with the minimum of power tools,they're meant to look rough and ready/full of rustic charm 😎 Even in his new premises with more tools he still builds the same and it works. Most of his customers,the hillbilly folks, could easy buy Chinese or Indonesian gear for less money but it goes against the "MAGA" ethos 😄 Not all are rough and ready,these 3 were exhibits in the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum. The other is a lovely snakewood Lobe over in Vienna.
  10. kodiakblair
    My pal Rick Wilson did the renovation work on the one in the Seattle museum.
  11. kodiakblair
    That's a lovely bit of work from Steve. Seller's asking price is well OTT,shame or I'd make him an offer 😎
  12. kodiakblair
    Pack it in and enjoy your life. You could return refreshed, look how keen Blue is after his 20 odd year break.
  13. kodiakblair
    Great post. If things ever go awry with my Tune Maniac I'll be having a word with John 😎 No mags to worry about, just the piezo.
  14. kodiakblair
    I want bass playing to suit the song. I don't care what bass the fella's playing or his favourite brand of strings . That goes for pub bands and the big names 👍
  15. kodiakblair
    @discreet shipped me a bass this week with UPS. Collected south London Monday afternoon about 4pm,deliverd Falkirk/Central Scotland lunchtime on the Tuesday. Set plenty basses via courier with UPS and never a hitch,once all the way to Ghana. Also DPD were great when a bass got pulled by customs in Norway,they contacted me straight away then dealt with customs. Buyer got his bass next day. When booking a courier,double check addresses/contact details and times. Pack everything secure and stiffen corners with extra cardboard. Print 2 or 3 times the require labels then stick them to each side of the parcel.
  16. kodiakblair
    Buy it 👍 The neck's should be proper P-bass wide but double check, a rogue batch got shipped with 38mm jazz necks. Not too light in weight, decent hardware and cracking set of pickups. The neck's quite slim in profile. Revelation is a UK company so that's another good reason for buying one 😁
  17. kodiakblair
    Couple of folk have mentioned the Revelation RPBX. I'd planned on building a similar bass for ages but sometimes it's prudent just to buy one 😎
  18. kodiakblair

    Sad news @discreet has no P-bass 😱I should feel terrible but his PB-50 plays and sounds too good 😃

    Don't worry  Mark, it's in safe hands 😎

    1. Show previous comments  1 more
    2. Marc S

      Marc S

      Damit! If I had seen that was for sale..... I'd have broken my one in, one out rule.....
      Enjoy it kodiakblair - that's one fine looking P bass :)

    3. SpondonBassed

      SpondonBassed

      So it's not gone South on Discreet after all... it's gone North!

    4. mart3442

      mart3442

      I think Discreet should buy my PB57... Problem solved.... 😀

  19. kodiakblair

    discreet

    kodiakblair replied to discreet's topic in Feedback

    Mark's much talked about PB-50 arrived in Scotland this morning. Conversation went like this Mark - "Dave, I'm thinking of selling the PB. You interested ?" Me - " Give me 24 hrs to shift 22 stone of speakers." then "bank transfer or PP ? " As easy as that 😎 Cheers Mark,hope your next P-bass arrives soon.
  20. kodiakblair
    TI's on the P-basses except for the one with Status tapes,was heartbroken when the tapes went out of production 😭
  21. kodiakblair
    I bought a YOB bass,probably for the same reason as yourself "it's a YOB" 😃 Realised it's a bloody stupid idea 😃 Nobody really cares if you tell them. A newspaper from your D.O.B they can read but a bass built overseas by strangers ? Glad you posted,reminded me to dig mine out the back of the cupboard and punting it pronto 👍
  22. kodiakblair
    Sorry @MGB forgot to post back. I've only had 1 reply. The suggestions were go with UPS or DPD. Link for DPD https://www.dpd.com/nl/business_customers/hulp_en_tools/hulp_bij_het_verzenden/verzend_richtlijnen/omvang_en_volume_gewicht_calculator Cheers
  23. kodiakblair

    Offer of 2 free Peavey cabs was not to be missed. Trouble was cabs weigh 156lbs each and I live on top floor 🙂 Problem now solved,one step at a time 👍 

    1. Show previous comments  9 more
    2. Happy Jack

      Happy Jack

      Borderline insanity: https://www.manualslib.com/manual/120904/Peavey-Specs-Dth-4.html#manual

    3. Daz39

      Daz39

      71Kg - that's my weight?! 80s Roadies must be laid up with back problems in their old age now!

    4. SpondonBassed

      SpondonBassed

      I like massive woofers!  Hooters are cool too.

  24. kodiakblair
    I always think Fenders are like Levi jeans. At the start they were decent and dependable wear for working folk, got "must have,trendy brand" status, then kicked into touch by the designer jeans fad. Now still bought by folks who grew up qwearing them and youngsters being Retro 😃 I'm a Wrangler's man myself 😎
  25. kodiakblair
    It was scratchplate and plectrum when I started playing , It shall remain scratchplate and plectrum until I'm dead 😉 I don't care if folk use other terms,I just wont change mine to make them happy. I also prefer machinehead to tuner though when talking with my old pal I may use tuning peg. He calls a headstock a peghead so not much I can do there 😁
×
×
  • Create New...