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I think i agree on the pup position. My 232 is in the neck pozish

Needs an oil and filter change

That is an oddball - like the bustard love child of Status and Teisco. Dont know what the neck pup is, but the bridge is a Schaller 232 Bassbucker, same as in my Paisley bass. You can just make out the original holes for the height adjustment screws, which are now sat between dual screws. so some one has altered that for some reason It's a Springett , same as this guitar

I like the see through jobbie / jazz with slanty neck pup

Indeed, big savings. Trouble is, not everyone will accept TW When i tried to buy a BART pickup in Holland a few weeks ago, and asked if they would take TW ( it's pretty failsafe ) they said no. Couple of years ago i bought an amp from germany and after some emails between us, the finally said ok to TW, but they didnt want to at the start

A set of miniature curtains would seem appropriate. I dont like flaps

I'm big, and you can call me Al, if ya want

We'll carry on reading, if that's ok with you

For the all the years i've been a member ( Bass World , Bass Talk and then Basschat ) probably 12 years or so, i've had 99.99 % no hassle deals . The 0.1 % spoiled it a tad, but alas they even infiltrate Basschat, not just Ebay.

You're under arrest for drawing like a 5 year old.

Of course ! Self promotion is quite legal. I should know

On it's way ! Well mine is, anyways

Call 'em what ya like. Yow the boss. Sash grips ?

I'll take that - what a stunning colour !

I bet it's well made, but it reminds me of other wacky shapes - Prince - Bootsy - just too much for me.

And thanks to you, i'm a few hundred quid lighter after plumping for a Shuttlemax

I just realised how old school bass i am. Those above are horriblus. PS YMMV

That purple is really purple

Dem bones Dem bones etc

XL ? Weakling

Good for him. I really like they way Ed goes about his reviews. Always no nonsense, and no fluff. And he can play damn good too

How utterly beautiful already. Go Go Go !!

For me , what ped said. You get different tones from playing near the bridge and further up the board. If you like tone between the pups, and you use the anchored thumb technique, there's nowhere to anchor, so a ramp fits the bill. I have one on my Basso 4, a nice piece of old ebony

Good speech. Some of those old F's will be investments for sure, but they really need checking out. Though 99% sure if i had that kind of money to spend, i would rather throw it at ACG, or Andy JR or The Gut on here, and i get a bass that's been built with love and passion, rather than what can only be considered a plank

Yes, i guess some old Fenders were special, but i think that's mainly down to the fact they made some rubbish, and the good ones were simply assembled properly. I still believe a lot of prices on old Fenders is based on the fever spreading, to the point were some people are buying old Fenders because they're old. Bit of herd mentality going on somewhere