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Mainly about looks for me. If I have an old looking J/P then a BBOT is fine, totally suits the bass. If I have a more modern looking bass (Fender shaped or otherwise) with fancy pickups and woods then I want a chunky, well designed bridge on there.

Even on most of my more traditional basses I've had a standard Fender style bridge but with a solid block at the back like a Gotoh 201B.

I always thought Badass bridges were pretty ugly though, plenty of nicer high mass designs out there.

Bargain that, I have one of these and love it.

I love Tobias basses but they're long gone as an entity, this is just a shape that Gibson owns. if I wanted a cheaper version I'd keep an eye out for a used Korean Toby Pro from back in the day and stick some high end electronics in there, or just get a K series MTD which is the real budget Tobias.

These do look nice though, it's such a killer shape.

This is £400 if anybody is in Edinburgh and wants to save some £

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/684422607244565/

My mate has just won another prize in the instant win thing, 50p website credit. We're going out later to celebrate.

That's his 4th or 5th win so far.

Do you have a pic of the rod they used? Might help other folk if the owner of the company is being difficult about repairs/replacements.

24 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:

The better ones tell you how many tickets so you can see the do something like sell £1000 of tickets for a £500 guitar. The odds are then reasonable.

My mate only ever goes for the low ticket numbers where the tickets are reasonably priced rather than going for items he really wants. He does use the Marshall as his main amp now but didn't really need/want a new amp, just went for it because his odds were better.

A mate of mine has won a Marshall valve combo and a Squier CV Tele along with a few vouchers.

If this is a top end luthier (Shuker, ACG, Iceni/Zoot, Sei etc) or a popular brand then you may get decent resale value on it, otherwise prepare to be disappointed. Unfortunately the fastest way to lose money on a new bass is to order a custom instrument from a smaller builder, no matter how good the bass is people will always go for what logo is on the headstock.

Even then resale value will plummet compared to the new cost, there's been top end custom basses sold in the Marketplace here for new MiM Fender prices.

My Korean Cort built Hohner JJ Pro also came with pretty much that exact style of neckplate, that was a 90s bass IIRC.

Pm incoming!

1 hour ago, Killerfridge said:

Not to derail, but have we heard any updates with this one, assuming you're talking about who I'm thinking about

No idea, I assume the fella is still trying in vain to get Jon to build him a bass.

Was the first thing I though of when I looked at this thread though!

This isn't a small builder beginning with the letter L is it?

It'll turn up, just don't pay the absolute minimal price you see (the Warwick copies are all over AE at a variety of prices) and expect not to do some work. Will most likely be a workable instrument and a decent cheap platform to practice your fingerboard radius profiling, fret dressing and fine sanding skills though.

A while ago there were some lefty Rockbasses on there for decent prices, I assume their factory is knocking them out on the side with minimal finishing and cheaper hardware, you can buy body blanks on the cheap from there as well along with Warwick 2 piece bridges, build your own Corvette or Streamer!

The carving on this looks rough but could be a nice looking copy with a bit of attention:

What basses have you been offered? Can't really put a price on things without knowing what they are but in general a Jazz/Precision with 4 strings in standard scale will shift no problems. If it says Fender on the headstock then grab that.

Also make sure the nut slots are deep enough, most mass produced acoustic manufacturers tend to err on the side of caution and leave them a little high.

Gone!

Have these going spare, just the 4 saddles themselves so no intonation screws, height screws or springs. Fitted to an old Japanese P copy for a day or so but look too new so went back to the originals.

Can post these for free through my work account so just shoot me a pm if you want 'em. They're 19mm wide.

How many bourbon biscuits can you fit in the neck pocket gaps?

Sometimes it's cool to find a janky old bass and have fun playing it.

I think the SOnic Master software for updating is Mac and Windows only and over USB. There's a new firmware out btw but the release notes don't specify many changes.

After a quick search it seems like he's been listing it since 2019:

https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/336772-maiming-is-too-good-for-some-people/#comment-3687710

https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/338467-one-very-sad-ibanez-mc800/#comment-3711563

https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/415755-good-grief/#comment-4066591

https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/462391-someone-is-deluded/#comment-4702524

Our old German friend, think he's either listed this before (years ago) or this is a different hacked up Ibanez MC. Whichever it is this guy's storage locker must be a musical house of horrors.

Another idea would be to make some from wood that anchor underneath the pickup cover.

You can import pickup rings for a J bass, probably cheaper to make or 3D print some though. There's an STL file here if you have access to a 3D printer or a fellow BCer can help you out:

https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/gadget/jazz-bass-pick-up-ring-bridge

1 minute ago, Rodders said:

Another vote for the Fishman Platinum Pro EQ, I've been using it for just over a year after picking one up second hand. Wouldn't be without it now, the only thing that is slightly annoying is there is no markings on the mid sweep to show frequency range.

I've been toying with the idea of picking up the simpler Stage Pro version so I don't have to lug my board to rehearsals.

I have the Stage as well, it's an ace little thing, no tuner or comp though but the eq is still brilliant.

The Trace 2x8 with Faital drivers is probably a bit more capable, one for sale here: