lemmywinks

+1 on the Yamaha, very wide spacing

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='633302' date='Oct 22 2009, 11:39 AM']I have an arctic white epi t-bird. I look after it and it doesn't have a scratch on it. I know how gutted I'd be if if was damaged like that. I don't lend my insruments out, except for the cheapo squiers which I don't care about, but if I did lend out my t-bird & got it back from a mate in the condition your one came back in I'd expect him to buy me new one and & keep the one he damaged or pay for the gallery to do a proper repair. Asking you to claim on your insurance is ridiculous - he should claim for it on his own insurance if he wants anyone to commit insurance fraud.[/quote] [quote name='Al Heeley' post='633360' date='Oct 22 2009, 12:38 PM']I'd tell him he has to write it off against his own household insurance then use the money to buy you a replacement to the same condition as it was when you lent it to him.[/quote] +! to both of these. My housemate lent his Epi Les Paul (an awesome guitar, best LP i've played including Gibsons) to someone. They got drunk and snapped it. The guy was really honest and apologetic, the guitar shop wrote him a £500+ receipt for it (my mate paid much less) and my mate got the cash after the guy had claimed on his insurance I was gigging a while ago in my old originals band. The bassist of the support band had got drunk and stood on his Jazz copy, breaking the jack socket. I got repeatedly asked to lend him my Warwick, by him, his guitarist and the venue owner. It's amazing how many times you can tell someone to f**k off without them taking note

I have one that will only pick up the E string if you hold it really tight to the headstock Works fine on my classical but struggles with a bass. You can have it if you want, i've got a good tuner on my phone which works fine If you want a good portable tuner the Seiko keyring ones work really well and aren't too cumbersome

Bought some neutrik jacks from stevie at an excellent price. Great guy to do business with with excellent communication, cheers mate!

The VW one is great!

He says colection is ok, there's plenty of pics and the listing seems ok. If you could go round to have a look then it might be ok. I bought a Warwick from a zero feedback buyer with no pics and it arrived safely, that was 1/4 of the price of this though!

That's just what my guitard told me so i wouldn't be surprised if it was bs!

He said collection preferred and acknowledged nobody would be crazy enough to pay postage! I believe Jim Marshall was going through a divorce and bought the Park name (thy used to make valve amps) to safeguard his business from the estranged wife

I don't actually think that's too bad. Quality pickups and pre, Badass and a good case. Probably have a second hand value of £200+ on their own, especially if you could wrangle the original pickups and bridge from him

[quote name='Rich' post='630598' date='Oct 19 2009, 06:16 PM']Blinking flip That's really quite tempting actually..! Would make a good spare/chuck-it-in-the-car rehearsal bass.[/quote] Looking at the spec it's a huge amount of bass for the money. Construction issues would put me off a bit though, if i had the space for any more basses i'd have probably pulled the trigger on this already Looks like a Warwick style adjustable brass nut too? I bet Marleaux aren't too chuffed though!

Here's the 5 string Marleaux style one for £199 [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HK-5-String-Custom_W0QQitemZ120482329024QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item1c0d4e71c0"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HK-5-String-Custom_W...=item1c0d4e71c0[/url]

It does have good hardware and pickup upgrades, plus a nice case. I didn't think the price was that high until i saw the fretboard I always check these types of auctions just in case i see "Made in USA" written on the headstock. Wasn't prepared for this horror story though! I might offer him £176....

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-Fretless-Jazz-Bass-Custom_W0QQitemZ130333545925QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item1e587c15c5"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-Fretless-Jazz...=item1e587c15c5[/url] There's a prize for guessing what he used to get the frets out. I'm thinking a meat cleaver

Didn't shockwave have an HK 7 string? Think he said it was prety good. They do Marleaux style ones, that was the one he had

[quote name='Greene-Mann' post='629729' date='Oct 18 2009, 07:26 PM']I think they look kinda like an obliterated stingray made in an LSD tab dropping "special school"... What a piece of sh*te! any one got any idead exactly what country theyre made in?? For the price theyre asking you can get much better basses...[/quote] For the price they're asking you could get 3 much better basses!

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='629678' date='Oct 18 2009, 06:40 PM']Sharp frets are the worst. Can you imagine some poor young kid after a few hours of playing? Disgraceful.[/quote] Exactly. I thought these were meant for younger players who want quality at a cheap price? The manufacturers are relying on Flea's name to sell an inferior product. I wonder if Flea himself has actually played the production model that ends up in shops? He should be made to gig every inferior one and see how he likes it! I remember a youtube video where he had a tantrum at his bass tech, these basses should put his feet back on the ground!

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/westfield-bass-guitar_W0QQitemZ200395800697QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item2ea8854079"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/westfield-bass-guita...=item2ea8854079[/url] By all accounts decent basses, very cheap too!

Superb! What did it sound like plugged in?

[quote name='alanbass1' post='629360' date='Oct 18 2009, 11:42 AM']I had one bass made to my custom spec's and was very dissappointed with the end result. Probably more to do with the fact that they positioned the bridge for 35" scale and set the frets for 34" and the thing wouldn't intonate until it got sorted - then they damaged the finish! Never again.......[/quote] Was that my Zoot by any chance?

I like OHM

[quote name='peted' post='619577' date='Oct 7 2009, 02:07 PM']I've played a Corvette and Fortress and they were very well built and sounded great. If you're thinking of buying a new Rockbass Corvette, then you might also want to look out for a second-hand Warwick Corvette as the prices tend to be similar and you'll get much more bass for your money.[/quote] +1 on looking for a second hand German Warwick. £250 - £400 is the price the Corvettes and Fortresses go for and they're nicer basses. I have both of those basses and while i liked the Rockbasses the German ones are the ones i'd go for Ahpook's Fortress is sweet though!

[quote name='RichardH' post='628028' date='Oct 16 2009, 04:07 PM']I made a couple of 1watt all tube amps recently - more for guitar than bass, but they sound fantastic, and are plenty loud enough for practice![/quote] They look ace, i want one!