lemmywinks

Yeah it is, i've not had it long at all. Basically i needed a bass which i could leave lying around and not really bother about. Saw that one and sort of convinced myself to buy it! However it's a bit too nice (no chips or anything, shop condition) so i bought a £45 beater as a spare. It's been re-strung and played a few times and that's it

Eek, i could have got that in my lunch hour!

I love my MXR M80. Had an EBS but it was a bit too polite sounding for me. I also a/b'd it with a mates' EBS and mine was quieter and sounded better!

I'm selling the Cort Curbow 5 i got on here a cuple of weeks ago, it's got a new set of Elites on it (there were only 4 rusty strings on when i got it!) and is in great condition. Bought it as a backup but have since got a cheap Jazz to cover that, this was too nice to leave in the van

Luthite body in crazy-ass gold finish
Ebanol fretboard
Bartolini AMK1-4/F Pickup
Bartolini MK-2 EQ, 3 band job with slap contour switch

Both the eq gain and slap are adjustable via trim pots on the backplate.

Would like £170 plus postage (i paid £160 plus postage and had to buy strings for it)
Also have a spare set of Elites for it at £15 too

I think BudgetBassist is selling his for a very good price. They're nice basses, i gigged my housemate's SUB a few times (now belongs to waynepunkdude) and you'll definitely be heard in a band mix. As previously said, a proper Musicman for silly money, there's not much difference between these and a Ray apart from the appearance. Just change that pickguard!

Gone to Mr. 2x18!

It was the opposite for me, i tried a Rockbass Corvette in a shop and thought "wow, nice neck!". Had a quick play on it and was so impressed at the quality and range of sounds it could do that i ordered the German Warwick version there and then (for £150 more )

I have these spare so they might as well go to a good home

There's 4 machine heads complete with screws, the ferrule parts that pushes into the headstock aren't included but apart from that they work fine

Postage is free, cos i'm nice like that!


Ta
Steve

Tbh i'd have the bass with gigbag for £30, anything else would be a bonus

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Nearly-New-Black-Bass-Guitar_W0QQitemZ320405241905QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item4a99a40031&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A10|66%3A2|39%3A1|293%3A2|294%3A50"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Nearly-New-Black-Bas...93%3A2|294%3A50[/url]


£30 BIN includes bass, amp, gigbag and books

Both beautiful basses, especially like the MIM

I quite like it! Not the horrible hacksaw job i was expecting when i clicked the link


Plus it's a Gibson bass, it was never gonna be that good.....

Looks like one of the Magna basses IIRC

EDIT: More like one of these:

[url="http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.allmusicgear.co.uk/images/aria_pro_2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.allmusicgear.co.uk/index.php%3Fmain_page%3Dindex%26cPath%3D2_3&usg=__fw98VlM4svAf-LFRRnmapnN-HGk=&h=350&w=263&sz=21&hl=en&start=2&um=1&tbnid=w6gckwQGkbpLhM:&tbnh=120&tbnw=90&prev=/images%3Fq%3Daria%2Bmagna%2Bbass%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG%26um%3D1"]http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=h...sa%3DG%26um%3D1[/url]


Same shape. I lost track after they started calling nearly all their basses "Pro II"!

I like a nice Jazz but i'm gonna have to go with more modern designs. Although all my favourite "modern" basses seem to be from the nineties.... Must be getting old!

[quote name='bartelby' post='547968' date='Jul 22 2009, 06:41 PM']I paid £150 for it.

I still need to get some flats and knobs for it. New pickups and electronics will follow in the next few months.[/quote]


Christ on a bike, good score!


I've a bass and treble knob cover for a Warwick stacked pot somewhere (black), give us a shout if you need it, i bought it in error so i have no use for it

I tried one of the SG shaped basses a while ago, it was very tidy and the low B was great. Think that had EMGs in it though

Haha, i'm done buying basses for a bit now, still got 2 to sell!

Well, unless i see a real bargain....

Master Blaster by Stevie Wonder
Rappers Delight by Sugar Hill Gang

Loads of old disco cheese have great baslines, I learnt Aint No Stoppin Us Now the other day, top bassline!

A few basses have it like that, on my old Dean it was the same. Meant to give more bottom end to the G and D strings. In the case of my Dean it didn't work!


I also quite like this:
[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Alden-TV-CRUISER-BASS-4-String-Tele_W0QQitemZ180389394194QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item2a000bb712&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A10|66%3A2|39%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Alden-TV-CRUISER-BAS...93%3A1|294%3A50[/url]

Wouldn't pay that for it though

Gonna persuade the guys to cover this now, got them to do Sir Duke so i don't think they'll mind another Stevie tune!

Is there a decent transcription anywhere? Bit of a daunting task to transcribe it myself

Pricey postage and needs a new tuner i think....

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ESP-B-55-5-string-bass_W0QQitemZ200367537843QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item2ea6d5feb3&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A10|66%3A2|39%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ESP-B-55-5-string-ba...93%3A1|294%3A50[/url]

Anyone near Wolverhampton should have a looksee at this:
[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Electric-Bass-Guitar-In-Cream-White_W0QQitemZ220456264236QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item335437a22c&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A15|66%3A2|39%3A1|293%3A6|294%3A50"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Electric-Bas...93%3A6|294%3A50[/url]

Really hope you get that back, it's a lovely bass even without the sentimental value


All the best
Steve

[quote name='BigRedX' post='552875' date='Jul 27 2009, 04:54 PM']..........Even when it comes down to the smaller items - strings, picks, straps even then the choice in store is too small..............

The problem is that forums like this and the internet in general have broadened our horizons when it comes to instruments, amps and other gear, whereas shops seem still in the world of the early 90s, stuck in dealer networks and playing too safe by only stocking what they know will sell.[/quote]


Exacty what the shops are like round here. Out of 4 local music shops i have the choice between Ernie Balls and Rotos, both in only one guage and 4 string only. When i need emergency strings now i go to Cash Converters, they've got sets of cheapies in 2 guages for about a fiver. I don't spend £20 on strings unless it's a brand i want

I remember having a conversation with a shop owner about a yeaa while ago when i was buying a Squier. He couldn't get any in the shop because they were all going to the big online retailers who put in huge bulk orders. I waited a couple of months and he still couldn't get one so i ended up buying online, not his fault at all and i felt a bit sorry for the bloke. He had a sale but the supplier wouldn't even take him into account

I always try to support my local shop but recently it seems like they're trying to squeeze too much money out of customers. I really don't mind paying a litle bit extra but sometimes it takes the cake

Take my recent EUB purchase, in the shop i was quoted £450, found it online in five minutes for £299. Guess who got the money