lemmywinks

I've had generic Chinese cheapys, Switchcraft and Neutrik fail on me after a short period of time and I've had some last years. Got quite frustrated last year as no matter which one I bought they seemed to fail rather quickly but I've had a Switchcraft in there for a year with no issues. I quite like the locking Neutrik one on my Ibanez, seems very secure but would require a bit of woodwork to retrofit them and probably not suitable for basses with rounded edges.

Looks fine IMO, leave it as is.

Bass Direct lists dimensions and some compatible amps for the mixer bags they sell: https://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Gig_Skinz_Gig_Bags.html I like the Gator bags if they have one of a suitable size.

Ibanez BTB and EHB, Yamaha TRB, Sire M7, MTD K5.

I like that! The coolest small bodied headless is still the Status Streamline though

Do you have photos, are the pads intact? Looks easy enough if so and most repair places should be able to do it. Even if the pads have come off the board then it's still doable, will just require some patch wire workarounds. Rob's Game Repairs (formerly Rob's Retro Repairs) is well thought of on enthusiast groups and can do rework if required. Probably a mail in job really unless you're down Blackpool way: https://www.facebook.com/robsgamerepairs/

Yet another example of someone who has the skills to make a nicely crafted instrument with some pleasing little touches but has absolutely no eye for design when it comes to the lines of the body. So many will put together hand made basses look like melted hot water bottles.

I've bought loads of stuff from AliExpress, had more issues buying from UK eBay sellers tbh.

There seems to be two different individual headless bass saddles on AliExpress, ones like those Guyker units with the turret style knurled knob and some thinner ones with brass inserts and a standard knob. Would be good if you could get the ones Ibanez use on the EHB basses as they're rock solid with loads of travel.

Tbf that's some nicely styled 90s AV tech.

Some cheap old gigbags going for a few hundred! https://www.julienslive.com/lot-details/index/catalog/443/lot/196303?url=%2Fauctions%2Fcatalog%2Fid%2F443%3Fpage%3D2%26catm%3Dany%26order%3Dorder_num%26xclosed%3Dno%26featured%3Dno%26key%3Dbass

Yeah it's generally a bad idea to order anything from AliExpress builders, even the better ones will change their seller names due to spells of poor QC so you have to work out who they are from the storefront. I was toying with the idea of buying one of the headless 5 strings as a backup bass but after figuring out who the seller was and reading some reviews I gave them a wide berth, since then (earlier this year) that seller has changed the name of their shop again.

I have a preamp from an old Cort Hohner I can stick in the post, the one with the LED and trim pot.

I don't even know what it does!

TC BQ250 is £99 as well: https://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/TC-Electronic-Thrust-BQ250-Bass-Head/2M36

That's a bargain. 1002 is the same price and the 502 is £35 as well: https://www.gear4music.com/PA-DJ-and-Lighting/Behringer-XENYX-Q1002USB-Premium-10-Input-2-Bus-Mixer/L8M?origin=product-ads&gclid=CjwKCAiAp7GcBhA0EiwA9U0mttdXVEYlZdYq1UN7WjEQjVNFg2xOxTTOZF3jXyJ62TsE3a-ZFycqnBoC1BAQAvD_BwE https://www.gear4music.com/PA-DJ-and-Lighting/Behringer-XENYX-Q502USB-USB-Mixer/IPI?origin=product-ads&gclid=CjwKCAiAp7GcBhA0EiwA9U0mtt2J6wP3Y6TDZfvfMxw9THy1djEtUH64LfcuPQGxie1btAjGomMwYhoCPwwQAvD_BwE

I use a small USB mixing desk, ideal for home practice. Takes aux in from a computer over the USB cable and also functions as an audio interface, also it's a small mixing desk (obviously!) so can do all the things a small mixing desk can do on top of that. I use a Soundcraft Notepad 5 but you can pick the Behringer Xenys USB models up pretty cheaply used, like the price of a pack of strings cheap. A pair of KZ ZS10 in ears will set you back around £25 on top of that and are decent sounding bass IEMs.

If you contact the builder they'll most likely make you one. Still not saying it's a good idea like!

It's an AliExpress fake so buy it with the idea that you'll definitely get a nice wallhanger, might get something half decent and if you're lucky you could get a good guitar after a pickup swap. A pal of mine has just received a Chibson Slash AFD, looks the absolute nuts if you're into LPs but the fingerboard wasn't radiused properly before fretting so there's a slight hump between frets 7-9. Despite the overall finish being very good (and better than some recent USA Gibsons) they've also managed to mount the neck and hardware slightly off the centre line which is a pretty common thing. Not worth sorting (was £230 after a partial refund), it's a fun novelty guitar that plays ok with a bit of buzz and looks cool on his wall. If that Dan Armstrong copy was closer to £200 it might be worth a punt for a bit of fun.

Was quite fun seeing everybody tinkering around with their SR basses back then, some really cool stuff like the one with the veneer and gold leaf.

Most of his feedback is from buying, there's only 4 from selling guitars this year. I think a lot of his customers (especially the 7/8/12 string conversions) are older beginners who are happy with the price they paid as they think they're getting something that will cater for the initial clumsiness that comes with learning, which to a point they might be. IIRC there was one of his creations for sale on Crack Converters posted on here a while ago which was struggling to sell at something like £60 so I guess when the buyers decide they'd like to move the instrument on they might be less impressed with what its true value is. That's part of the reason I don't like the car salesman vibe about his listings really, they rely on people not knowing much about guitars and unknowingly taking a future financial hit.

A Load/ReLoad single album with the fat trimmed off would have been great back in the day, although I quite liked Load as an album in its own right. Still think that era is the best they've ever sounded in the studio and live.

Double post.

They went from £120, then briefly to £90 then got cleared out at £60 which is when most people on here bought them. I paid £60 for the P and £25 for the Strat which appeared in the window of my local SR a fair bit after the BC gold rush had occurred! Cycled past it on my way to work, went to the cash point and was there waiting when the shop opened at 9am, thankfully my boss understood that a £25 Strat can't be missed and let me come in a bit late.