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  1. MoonBassAlpha
    I think particularly chunky rings can wear the neck finish. The Rick I recently bought has relatively no fret wear but a fair bit on the finish of the neck that I can only imagine was caused by finger and thumb rings. A bit odd really!
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    I dunno, I'm guessing it's a bad time of year to sell stuff. I'm asking among my acquaintances first before advertising, but it's not good atm.
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    This is a coincidence! My mate has just got a slightly earlier version of the same thing, about 1970, with the slotted headstock and the neck pickup up against the fingerboard. I'd love to try it, but it's up north and I'm not!
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    Thanks! I stopped using this when I got a Blackstar b. e. a.m. but the Trace is a bit louder, and doesn't have the tons of baked in compression the beam has to use to stop destroying itself! It's very sweet sounding with acoustic instruments with that lovely reverb!
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    I played through one of these in Oxford earlier this year, very loud and sounded great! Glwts!
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    I'm having a clear out of things I'm not using. This is a difficult one to price, on the one hand they aren't at all common, on the other it is full of bumps and dinks. The speaker has been replaced with the nearest current Celestion equivalent, as it had had a drop which detached the original magnet. It has a lovely sounding reverb, and a very useful sweepable notch filter for fixing troublesome frequencies on acoustic instruments. It can be mounted on a mic stand for use as a personal monitor. I used it in the house with electric bass with the bass control turned down. Very usable at wife-friendly volumes! Also comes with a soft carry bag. Just over 7x7x7 inches. Collection only at the moment please, Oxfordshire
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    I wonder if adding a Neodymium magnet on the back of the pickups would give them more oomph?
  8. MoonBassAlpha
    just measured my PJ which comes out at 38.6mm nut width. It's the ebony board FSR one, if that's relevant.
  9. MoonBassAlpha
    I like the baby blue one, was that a limited edition colour? Looks like you need a black one!
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    Bought almost nothing the entire year... until late in December when I got a Rickenbacker 4003 off a drummer pal who got it in a trade. I cleaned it up and fixed the wiring issues (pickups and bridge had been upgraded) but I'm just not getting along with the ergonomics. I'll be moving it on in the new year, and hopefully replacing it with something short scale and fretless.
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    Thanks!
  12. MoonBassAlpha
    @Frank Blank Ooh, that's a very kind offer, where in the country are you? Jabba's designs are amongst my favourite original designs out there, and the craftsmanship looks immaculate!
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    Reminds me of my stripped and defretted Vox standard... Less is more!
  14. MoonBassAlpha
    Good point, this has a rather old and mis-matched set, I really should get a fresh set on!
  15. MoonBassAlpha
    Anyone have strong thoughts on the Seymour Duncan replacement pickups? I've just acquired one with these fitted, but no point of reference. They're both humbuckers, so at least it is quiet. The neck one seems to have quite strong string pull.
  16. MoonBassAlpha
    Interesting photo, I've always felt the Gibson would look larger than a P, but it's quite the opposite! You really need a black Rickenbacker to go with them now...
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    Good to know Frank. I don't own a capo but will rig something up.
  18. MoonBassAlpha
    That's actually a really nice shape!
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    Looking forward to seeing this when you get going. I absolutely love your designs!
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    I'm sure it will rock when you're gigging!
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    It's a lined fretless, also 2 pickups, so moving the bridge wouldn't work without a lot of faff. I'll probably try the capo thing to try it out, but don't see it as a long term solution.
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    Not so much a build (yet, if at all) but a canvassing of opinions. I have a U.S. Masters fretless that I really enjoy playing, but I'm looking to go from 34 to 30 or 30.5 inch scale. I can see 3 options available: 1: get someone to make a neck to fit 2: get someone to remove the head and reattach (scarfe joint?) reshape neck etc and do something about the truss rod 3: find a suitable ish sized neck and make it fit (I don't have much in the way of tools or skills) I do have spare fretted and fretless necks for these but both are 34 scale. I'd love to hear your thoughts!
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    Recently traded Rick 4003 from 04. Duncans and Hipshot
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    I had a Grabber copy branded Melody as my first bass. Mine looked a lot more like pine than that though. It was a cheap thing, but actually sounded OK. This body looks better quality wood than mine.
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    My 74 SG is faded to exactly the same degree, I kinda wish it was still the original colour, but it has rarely lived in it's case. This would make a lovely pair, but I too am looking to thin the herd, and go short scale...
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