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TI use round cores on their Jazz Round nickel strings. They are nice and flexi. I love them deeply.

Jas sent me free things. Does it get any better than Jas? No.

[quote name='JPJ' post='1072927' date='Dec 30 2010, 05:38 PM']Resurrecting an old thread I know, but has anybody got hands on with the Rockbass version of the Warwick Alien? Thomann have them at under £500 for the five string version which is really tempting me![/quote] I have no need of one, but they are well phit.

I bought a snare 3 weeks ago. The deal has not worked. It has not appeared and the seller has not yet come up with a tracking number. He originally wanted a bank transfer with promises of instant postage. I refused and said paypal or nothing. He asked for a paypal gift payment to avoid fees. I knew that gift payments had no buyer protection so went with a gift payment and added £5 for fees. The snare did not come so I went onto the PP site to set up a dispute and was told I had not made a goods payment so could not claim my money back. It transpires the the iphone app puts all payments through as gift payments so I could not do an automatic online dispute, I had to talk to someone at PP which is a feat in itself. Just a warning.

[quote name='Musicman20' post='1071297' date='Dec 28 2010, 09:46 PM']Email Strings & Things. [/quote] +1. I have dealt with them several times over 20 years and they have always been superb. Always.

[quote name='Buzz' post='1069116' date='Dec 25 2010, 12:29 AM']There's more risk when shipping outside of your own country. I can't afford to take that risk so I never ship outside of the UK, not even mainland Europe. IF I could afford to take the risk then I'd be quite happy to ship internationally. I expect quite a few people are in similar situations.[/quote] I am not making any argument here, but could you explain why? If you send it with fully tracked + insured service surely it is no riskier than the UK.

I have had some great deals there. I have yet to meet an American I did not like. I just want access to ALL their kit as well!

Hi US people, Sometimes I inflame my GAS by wandering across to Talkbass. I see something which would tickle my fancy, offer the asking price + any extra cost for shipping to the UK and make it clear that I am totally aware that I am responsible for all import duty etc. I have excellent feedback on TB from such transatlantic deals, but the answer comes back "sorry, I will not ship outside the US". Why is this? I fully understand not shipping stuff to well know fraud areas, but I cannot get my head around not shipping to the UK. Surely once the money is in and the package has been dropped off with the courier it is the same as any other shipping for the seller. TIA

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='1067137' date='Dec 22 2010, 07:45 PM']Believe me, it was a whole heap of restraint to not contact the guy about a commission but I'm not going down the route of a custom order for anything that isn't my one and only bass... and that would be a tall order! [/quote] I did a custom order for my one and only for ever bass once. Tragically I did not like it and ended up losing a shed load on re-sale. I would have to be minted beyond to go down that route again.

[url="http://www.italiastraps.com/new-sale-page.htm"]http://www.italiastraps.com/new-sale-page.htm[/url] Arrange with a friend to buy one each and get them for a good price. They are great.

I use bog standard whatever any other string player has with them. That is partly because I am fed up of finding rosin powder in my DB case pocket, but more importantly because I prefer the sound.

A remark you made - Weather Report [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWvSr2g4U34"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWvSr2g4U34[/url]

[quote name='Vibrating G String' post='1062190' date='Dec 18 2010, 01:21 AM']What are you going to do about a bigger 5 string neck with the 4 string bodies neck pocket? Your choice will be very limited in pickups if you want poles that line up with the strings. You may find you have to custom order some which will negate the savings of an off the shelf body. You could do what endorka did and have the routes enlarged a bit. It can hide pretty well if you paint the cavities black.[/quote] I have found a source for a body with 5 string routes so I am good to go. Thanks all as usual. It is good to throw ideas around

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='1061846' date='Dec 17 2010, 05:48 PM']No reply yet. I'll let you know ...[/quote] IIRC it is $5500 ish.

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='1061119' date='Dec 16 2010, 11:01 PM']My fiver has 4 banger sized pups. It currently has awesome Bill Lawrence J45s prior to that it has had Barts and a breif encounter with some surprisingly ok Hohner Jack EMGs.[/quote] I've had a look at the J45s and I am sure they are awsome, but the pole pieces (for me) need to be in standard jazz bass config. I am such a tart that it all has to look right.

[quote name='Vibrating G String' post='1061024' date='Dec 16 2010, 09:35 PM']EMG's use the same shell and lug spacing, actually the same pickup, for 4 & 5 strings. Fender used a number of different sizes for 5's and can be a hassle to find the right one.[/quote] I am such a tart I want exposed pole pieces otherwise it will not look "right"

I am toying with the idea of a 5 string Jazz with a set of Aguilar pickups. If it was a 4 string I could buy the body off the shelf, but the lugs in the pickups are just too far apart, unless someone actually make J5 pickups with the lugs in the same place as those on J4 pickups. Any ideas?

Here is a thread about a luthier making a 6.5 pound Jazz. [url="http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-home-depot/169606-1960-jazzbass-build.html"]http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-home-depot...bass-build.html[/url]