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I did my similar no name bass upgrades with no issues the pickup swap from the stock's no names to some duncan designed , hand me downs from a Squire Vintage modified that someone had gone for Quarter pounders ... it plays wonderfully as the neck was already a dream and the pickup and loom / pots upgrade from kiogon meant its a great bitsa now for those gigs where the status should not go. I could not find a pick-gaurd to suit the screw holes are all in the wrong places and as i was looking for a cheap solution didnt want to get a custom one made , so instead i followed somone's suggestion to cover it in sticky back vinyl ... worked a treat ... Here's a couple of quick snaps .... the vinyl peel's off really easy and i have loads spare ... 4 Meter roll was 4 pounds. [url="http://smg.photobucket.com/user/synthaside/media/DSC_0677_zps4aidylbg.jpg.html"][/url] A close to see my slightly less dodgey work with a craft knife and the white gaurd underneath giving a BWB 3 ply kind of effect [url="http://smg.photobucket.com/user/synthaside/media/DSC_0680_zpsggy4utbw.jpg.html"][/url]

Actually i'm looking at the regulations on these wouldn't bass chat come under a small society ... [i]im bored its lunchtime :-P [/i] 3. Meaning of society and local authority lotteries Society lotteries 3.1 Society lotteries are lotteries promoted for the benefit of a non-commercial society. Such societies are organisations that have distinct aims and objectives and meet the definition of a non- commercial society set out in the Act. 3.2 A society is non-commercial if it is established and conducted for charitable purposes, for the purpose of enabling participation in, or of supporting, sport, athleticsor a cultural activity for any other non-commercial purpose other than that of private gain. This seems to require registration but no fee's for that registration unless the lotteries .[list] [*]may in a single society lottery exceed £20,000, [*]or the proceeds of previous lotteries in the same calendar year have already reached or may, taking into account the lottery in question reach £250,000 in one calendar year. [/list] The other caveat is the cost of registering for basschat because its a " REMOTE organisation" looks to be around [b]£40[/b] and at least [b]20%[/b] of the proceeds must go to the organisation in every lottery So .... lets say a £1000 bass would be 50 tickets @ £20 800 pounds of the proceeds would go to the owner of the bass and 200 to bass chat to make it legal. I [b]VERY[/b] much doubt one of the organisers at basschat wants to go to the hassle of registering for a remote operators licence and manage these kind of sales ... and that too many people would be happy losing a 20% cut of the sale proceeds to basschat every time one of these went up ,people would want it rolled into the costs of ticket sale. I'd say this is a non starter and anyone doing it on facebook / other unregistered Charity is actually breaking the law unless they are registering with the gambling commission :-P Source here . http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/pdf/Promoting-society-and-local-authority-lotteries.pdf

I'm pretty much is the same quandary at the moment , I want a jazz bass I love my Bitsa ... but ultimately its reached its best bass it can be , I got a little money from the collect family for birthday and Christmas So i went down to guitar guitar in Epsom because I knew they would have lots of Mim's to try .... Did feel really good I loved the satin neck on the one I tried it felt like a wonderful instrument and it was very difficult to leave without it which we did because I'm more of an agonizer and hate the idea of paying top money for a bass in the shop that after consulting the serial number has been there for 2 and a bit years . Let me put the cat among the pigeons ... and add the other reason why I walked away http://www.public-peace.de/index.php/bass-guitars/maruszczyk/elwood/4-string People are speaking incredibly highly of them I would really really love someone who has some fender J's to do some in depth comparison but the way people talk about them they seem close to american standard quality ??? Price wise once you get that converted from euro's its only 40 quid more than what I was looking at paying for a MIM but you get it shipped and a nice bag and strap ... Im torn.

YES... please

I did just this myself about 6 months back , picked up an OLP mm3 5 string as a part exchange trade on here I'd strongly recommend one of these. i believe there called the olp MM3 cracking basses you can see why they were pulled by Ernie ball , they punch WAY WAY above there weight especially if your more of a passive guy like I am , massive and very usable sound .... and very tight string spaces so if your used to a jazz nut the neck isn't too much of a handful i believe the .string spacing is something like 16mm . I think there definatly around 150-160 2nd hand and totally worth that.

Those are proper pretty I was never a big fan of the original magnum or 2 but the 3 and 4 are right up my alley ... was the the brown or greyburst one ? how long ago are we talking ? , I saw a Brown finish in wunjo's few months back ... but these arent common basses so i wish her luck.

Remember ..its 80 trace watts :-P that equates to twice as many of your non British watts :-P Our rehearsal studio growing up in leafy hounslow >.< , long gone now had a full suite of various trace gear from these BLX to the GP's , I'd even borrow one for gigs where where we needed more oomph ... Ususally i'd swap the BLX for a GP from another room if we were in one of the smaller ones without it . Probably the reason why i stayed with trace later on .

Hah ha ,lovely bass shame about the headstock i've always heard great things about Shine / SAEIN music corporation There's also a rumour they manufacturer Harley Benton for thomman and they really do make great quality instruments from the far east . http://www.saein.co.kr/

Not to be cheeky , but what about this little bad boy im dribbling over in the for sale section http://basschat.co.uk/topic/274804-yamaha-attitude-special-sfg/

I used the Aria SB 400 mentioned here on the Aria website linked under *Rarities/Others* the owner Alain , mentioned on the site lived 3 doors down from my parents growing up and loaned me the bass as he was mainly a guitarist. I Learnt to play on the thing did my first gig on the thing ... had no idea what good bass i had until when i was going of to university, I gave it back to him i'd gotten my Thunderbird as i knew i couldnt take the SB out of london ..The Tbird also seemed cooler to the 18 year old me ... How wrong i was ... should have bought the damn thing off him > .< Nothing has ever compared sound wise to that thuddy SB strung with a set of massive gauge flats from the 80's the SB-400 was passive with a coil tap mini switch, volume and tone pots that were actually usable rather than " off off off > all the TONE

I actually spoke to she who dictates what enters and leave the house gear wise . She said ... "why do you need ANOTHER even if it is 3 pounds ..." So im not driving to slough ... even if it is only 20 mins from my work >.<

I said its NOT " actually 32 scale " ... but to me it feels like more slight instrument .. than say a fender type bass . My bad ' lazy / rushed wording while sneaking post's in at work without spelling and grammar checks . Dont get me wrong i love my SB even if it the poor man's version but to 6'5 of me it can feel a bit small compared to my Jazz , Tele bass or T bird

Just a word of warning Loon ... i'd call these medium scale basses ;-) its not ACTUALLY 32 scale but i'm sure its definitely a slight instrument then again i am a Giant . TRY Before you buy ;-)

The Hartke is a great option , but i'm going to let the cat among the pigeons and suggest this , [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bass-Amp-Behringer-Ultrabass-BX1200-/111829904101?hash=item1a0994eae5:g:2SgAAOSw8-tWUK-F"]http://www.ebay.co.u...SgAAOSw8-tWUK-F[/url] . This is Behringers somewhat naughty copy of the hartke kickback design ... it didn't last ,long as I imagine they got themselves sued , I've owned one for 10 years and they sound just as good as the Hartke its pretending to be ... very punchy and clean . Mines been my living room practice amp that doubles as a powered floor monitor for live use. They are relatively unknown and often go stupidly cheap on ebay and are rated for 120 watt 's, which is plenty for what you are going to need and as my long suffering better half would say. Way way louder than it should be for a terrace house .... Small gig usable especially with its DI and Preamp Bypass even has a useful headphone jack for midnight noodling . Just don't expect it to compete with an 4 X10 and head which its not ... the downside is ... its a bit weighty. full spec's here [url="http://origin.behringer.com/EN/Products/BX1200.aspx"]http://origin.behrin...cts/BX1200.aspx[/url] P.S please SOMEONE buy it to save me from driving to slough and getting another ... im sorely tempted on that advert. edit ..." spelling cleanup "

Browsing Ebay ... saw this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ovation-Magnum-Electric-Bass-Body-/272035988684?hash=item3f569bc4cc:g:T0sAAOSwhcJWOTKd little tear fell from my eye... i always wanted one of those magnum 3/4's in the Greyburst , well beyond my skills as i'm pretty sure its a custom neck pocket and if i recall they had a SUPER weird bridge and complicated PU arrangement. Anyone got a damaged body Ovation Magnum ?? or hates the weird body on there magnum / wants to put it into the later shape.

i did the same ... not sure about it really ...... it looks very odd ... and through body IIRC these hohner werent through body which makes me worry as to why the guy hasn't strung it .

I'm currently taking a punt on a hohner P bass But the bridge is ..... weird ?? anyone got any ideas on what it is doesnt look standard .... ?

Hi all I've finally decided to stick some ashtrays on my Bitsa jazz ... I mocked this up with some double sided tape to make sure i was comfortable playing with them and they work great for me as i favor ... thumb resting on the bridge PU . But i don't want to drill into my bass i'd ideally like a removable solution Ii used some 3m double sided tape and it held the bridge one nicely on and did just the trick but would not adhere to my vinyl / matt scratchplate . does anyone know of a better solution ? lyle / synth

Perhaps the right idea would be one of those old Trace Combo's like a GP7 SMX or something mines rated at 300 watt's .. after all you want the trace sound so why not get a trace, one of these shameless borrowing of someone else's basschat image ;-) [size=4][/size] .

[quote name='Kev' timestamp='1445955122' post='2895676'] Completely agree about those kind of distances, and agree that if the buyer is travelling too then there should be no contribution expected. However, if a buyer in Scotland wants me to deliver their bass to them ( I am in Warwickshire) as they don't trust couriers and they don't drive themselves , offering to do so for petrol money is imo perfectly acceptable. [/quote] To be honest i think that's totally justified If i knew a person who wanted my bass and was willing to travel halfway to do it i'd be fair about it ...When people say from the outset ... Collection Only and there price is barely (adjusted for inflation) 20-40 quid below new price ... I've hit the back tab on there advert and i'm onto the next ad of interest. It'll be there next week ... month year ... and perhaps with a better price tag on it.

The Second hand market is an odd beast ... A item is only worth as much as people are willing to pay for it , but people look at comparable past sales and ebay prices and they remember the price they paid for the item new .... I'm not saying basses depreciate like cars but there's a reason there is a "glasses guide" for a 5 year old car , that pretty much all the dealers utilize. Its a buyers market , people have gotten used to fantastic deals like Thomman's and with shipping for free and a 30 day money back. In a world where you can get a new one for just a little bit more unless an item was exceptional / a great deal,the motivtion to buy second hand needs to both carry the risk that the item isnt quite right and the fact that the goods are used. I'm going to contradict bassman7755 it should be the other way around ... If you aren't willing to ship it ( especially at the buyers cost) ..You must be willing to accept a slightly below market value for your product . I don't mean this harshly or personally but its an interaction of supply and demand. By not being willing to do so you have shrunk your buyers pool to only those who are willing to collect in the immediate area to you , this means that if you live in an area where there is limited interest for a product expect it to not shift.

I've strongly hinted to the other half that for my approaching birthday ... that hotone could sit on my desk and mean i could get rid of my home practice combi ... * what she doesnt know* is it means my 1x15 trace cab which lives at the rehearsal space ... gets to come home instead

Another thing i had my eye on was one of these http://www.thomann.de/gb/hotone_nano_legacy_thunder_bass.htm Its a 5 watt mini bass head ... supposedly it will push 2X10 cab quite nicely ... but its got a very handy headphone jack The reviews seem good and some of the you tube footage sounds good ... anyone tried one .... apparently when the headphones are connected it doesnt shut off the Jack out so you can run it to the front of house "padded " and to your on stage cab simultaneously