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    Bass Direct

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    To the OP... I know Mark cares passionately about his business and his customers and spends a lot of time trying to get things right.

    Like any business, improvement can only be gained by customers offering feedback - whether positive or otherwise - in the correct/most helpful way, so as well as flagging challenges on here why not drop the shop a line and offer feedback regarding your experience?

    Who's your no 1 bass player and why?

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    Posted

    John Paul Jones - hugely talented on the bass and a great all-round musician.

    Always adds to whatever he plays on and always looks to serve the song. Tons of melody and bags of groove.

    No surprise he played on a load of the UK 60s pop tunes - arguably the most 'melodic' era for pop music(?) - which I think he then carried through to his playing with Zeppelin (for me Zeppelin could've been just another heavy rock band of the era if it weren't for John Bonham and John Paul Jones - they gave the band funk).

    It's impossible to really have just one (but that was the question!) - so mentions for Jim Lea, Trevor Bolder, Herbie Flowers, Fred Thomas, Bobby Vega, Max Bennet, Pino, Derek Forbes, Bootsy, Norman Watt-Roy, Wilton Felder, Macca et al - but if one it is to be...

    ... then it's JPP for me.

    SOLD FS (no trades): Fender Custom Shop Precision Pro 2013 SOLD

    in Basses For Sale

    Posted

    Thanks, gents, for the kind words - it's a lovely bass and if I weren't under orders to free up some space then it may not be here (for the older viewers think Mr Barraclough's character in Porridge for a glimpse into the Riva home life!).

    Beedster, yes I'm confident it's 1.5" at the nut but will confirm when I get back later (I'll measure it myself) - if you fancied a trip to Essex there's a B15 Heritage here for you to try it through!

    SOLD FS (no trades): Fender Custom Shop Precision Pro 2013 SOLD

    in Basses For Sale

    Posted · Edited by Old Man Riva

    Hi,

    Up for sale is my Fender Custom Shop Precision Pro in Olympic White.

    It's up at £1,950 (not interested in trades).

    The bass is dated 14th May 2013 on the Certificate of Authenticity.

    Below is an overview (mostly taken from the factory spec. sheet) which is hopefully of help...

    Body: Hand Selected Premium Alder
    Neck: Lightly Tinted Quartersawn Maple,1960 "U" Shape, (Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish)
    Fingerboard: Rosewood, 10” Radius (254 mm)
    No. of Frets: 20 Medium Jumbo
    Scale Length: 34” (864 mm)
    Width @ Nut: 1.50” (38mm)
    Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
    Machine Heads: 1966 Era Paddle Tuning Machines
    Bridge: Leo Quan Badass® II
    Pickguard: 4-Ply Tortoise Shell
    Pickups: 1 Custom Vintage P Bass, 1 Custom Vintage J Bass (Bridge)
    Pickup Switching: N/A
    Controls: Volume 1. (P Bass Pickup), Volume 2. (J Bass Pickup), Master Tone
    Other Features: Pearloid Block Position Inlays,
    Bound Rosewood Fingerboard,
    Jazz Bass® Pickup in the ‘70s Position (1/4” Closer to the Bridge),
    Knurled Chrome Control Knobs,
    Finger Rest in the Lower ‘60s Position,

    The finish is classed as 'relic' and the Fender blurb reads "Built as if bought new in its respective year and played a few times a year and then put carefully away. Has a few small dings, checked finish, oxidized hardware and aged plastic parts". The parts don't look that aged (if at all) but the body does feature checking - hopefully the pics give an idea of the finish.

    It comes with the Custom Shop deluxe black hardshell case and also the Certificate of Authenticity (it doesn't have the strap or cable that are normally found with these basses as these weren't present when I purchased it second-hand).

    I've weighed the bass using bathroom scales and it shows 9lbs laying flat (and 9.2lbs upright!).

    The bass itself is as you'd expect from the Custom Shop range - really well made, beautifully sounding and a delight to play. The reason for the sale is that I'm looking to downsize the number of basses that I have and this is the first to go.

    I'd prefer collection only rather than posting the bass out/courier method.

    I'm in Loughton (Essex) which, for drivers, is just off J26 on the M25, and for tube users is easily accessible via the central line - 15 mins from Stratford, 30 mins from Liverpool Street and 40 mins from Oxford Circus (there or thereabouts).

    I hope the above is helpful but if anyone has any questions please do not hesitate to let me know...










    Uploading Pictures

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Old Man Riva

    [quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1486597687' post='3233235']


    I right-click on a picture within my Dropbox folder and select "Copy Dropbox link". Then I come here and click on the little "image" icon on the editor, which prompts me to enter a link, so I paste the link I copied before, click ok...
    [/quote]
    Thanks so much, really appreciate it.

    Nice bass, btw...

    Uploading Pictures

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Do the sites listed above allow you to copy and paste pics into a thread (if that makes sense?).

    I'm looking to list a bass for sale and I'm dreading trying to get images into the ad - would like the ad to show the images rather than links (unless someone tells me that's not the correct way to do it!) but know nothing about this type of thing at all...

    Squier Classic Vibe 60s Precision

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    [quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1484487297' post='3215792']
    [b]Standard CV bridge is chunky with brass saddles[/b], and you'll struggle to replace it with a vintage style as the hole spacing isn't standard on the CV. But £215 is a great deal![/quote]
    That's the one..!

    Squier Classic Vibe 60s Precision

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    I was in Guitar Guitar Birmingham on Thursday and they had a used CV 60s P-bass in Fiesta Red.

    It was up for £215.

    The previous owner had changed the knobs for muliti-coloured Strat-type plastic ones. The bridge looked a bit more chunky than a 60s bridge, but not being au fait with these models that may be standard for the bass?

    Anyway, for anyone looking for a s/hand one...

    Bowie on TV

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    Posted

    [quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1483797371' post='3210201']
    There is also a nice companion piece here called [url="http://www.bowiewonderworld.com/bowienews/news.htm"]The Last Supper[/url].
    [/quote]
    Thanks for that, wasn't aware of it... really good/nice piece.

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