lemmywinks

Not an SX, slightly differen't shape. Definitely seen it before just can't remember where. That red Jazz is definitely a Sire body though. This is basically the sort of thing MDP would be turning out if he could control himself around a chisel.

Looks too good to be true but if you're local it'll be worth checking out: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/193037920033259/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3A30298d1a-0d8b-45a7-a53e-64c956b5f6ee

Anybody know what factory are these coming from then?

Usually you're contract is with the seller and theirs is with the courier, although this memo doesn't seem to have made it to many online retailers.

Awaiting the headless conversion thread in the build section...

Do you have a link for the gigbag? On the lookout for a cheaper headless 5er as backup and that looks decent. I put the Guyker East clone knobs on mine, looks miles better.

Imagine buying that white electric 12>6 conversion, breaking strings at every gig and taking your pro luthier setup guitar into a local music shop (where only spotty teenagers who know nothing about guitars and can't do setups work remember) to find out what's wrong with it, only to be told "absolutely everything".

Interesting project here, you're quite handy at making stuff IIRC?

Yes I was on the original thread when they first came out. The 1st gen logo is horrible and I'd have no qualms about putting the correct one on myself, certainly wouldn't be buying an entire replacement neck to correct a cosmetic issue which should have been sorted before the basses were even launched.

Should say Sadowsky on it then!

The RSD logo would still be on the headstock so I doubt there'd be any confusion about what it is, plus I doubt Warwick are going to do that for you anyway. Could always ask I guess. To me it's more counterfeit that they sell it as a Sadowsky instead of Rockbass, RSD or whatever yet it doesn't have the Sadowsky logo on there.

Decal here if you fellas want to save some money:

Always quite liked the Prosebass designs, would still quite like a 5 at some point if one turns up. Shame he stopped building as they were a bit ahead of their time IMO, he did a lot of headless variants as well IIRC.

OP has just been on the windup for a while now, stop biting.

I keep everything in my gigbag (Gator Pro Go) and spares in my spare bass gigbag (Gator Pro Go X/Transit), get something with ample pockets/storage options and you can do away with the extra accessories bag. I only gig with a single cable and use 9v adapters with removable plugs to cut down on bulk (TC and Dunlop do 'em), no speaker cables either. I do fit my tablet, preamp, IEM pack and IEMs in there though.

My favourite was the old Kay SG body with some random neck bolted on, made even less sense than that crazy bridge one.

Aye sold.

I like it, reminds me of the old Prosebass/Funnbass we used to see on here

I mean if you can't have a little laugh at the ongoing disaster that is brexit then we truly have no hope. Might start ending all my eBay listings with "Now go away" though.

I'm sure there used to be a stickied thread explaining impedance, if not one needs doing!

I think he genuinely believes he's making improvements to instruments which are otherwise serviceable or would take a little work to get up to standard, when he cobbles odd bits together he most likely thinks he's creating something greater than the sum of it's parts. In truth the guitars he buys in would probably be better with just a proper setup, some shielding and a new set of strings. Where I think it crossed the line is when he described his setups as professional and better than you could get from a shop which isn't true. Basically claiming to be the only game in town if you don't want to get ripped off and want an instrument that plays properly.

Don't think anybody disliked him in the first place, his descriptions can be misleading but overall he's a relatively harmless bloke. Plus his creations provide a unique brand of entertainment you just can't get anywhere else.