BarnacleBob

Singling out Shergolds/Burns (a particular favourite of mine) I cant decide whether I love this or hate it - I definitely don't like the price. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Burns-Flyte-Bass-70s-v-rare_W0QQitemZ320366277730QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item4a97517462&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A1%7C66%3A4%7C39%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A200"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Burns-Flyte-Bass-70s...3A1%7C294%3A200[/url] BB

well I have 5 so far......now who's gonna be next? BB

It was the original plate and just sprayed and was actually starting to flake off. It was a really nice bass and went to MrJim who had tried to buy it the day before I got there with the cash. Apologies to all dibbers. I never understood the star thing. BB

I stand erected! er....corrected, sorry BB

[quote name='xgsjx' post='554361' date='Jul 28 2009, 08:09 PM']Another British Luthier that I mentioned elsewhere is Baileys Guitars. No idea how good they are tho.[/quote] I first heard of them thru the build your own guitar courses they have. No basses on the site tho' [url="http://www.baileyguitars.co.uk/Default.aspx"]http://www.baileyguitars.co.uk/Default.aspx[/url] BB

from the John Birch (who built Slades Super Yob Geetar) website - a nice rickyalike there BB

Sounds tasty! Love block inlays on maple! Are you getting the board bound? BB

They only made about 300-400 flying V basses in total in the early 80s - but it's still no excuse!!! BB Amazed to discover the Flying V guitar was built as early 1956!!! Examples are contenders for the fabled $1,000,000 guitar title.

Nice! If I had the cash to spare......... BB

Clocked that when it went up, it is hideous!!!!! BB

That was the one that looked like a Wishbass, I think. BB

Did Wal ever build a thru-neck, does anyone know? It would have been a custom order but just wondered if they ever did it. BB

50 Quid!!!!! Go on, you know u want to!!!!! It might not be a Squier but still......... BB

[quote name='Lorne' post='553535' date='Jul 28 2009, 08:31 AM']Here's the bass we arranged to be built for Bob Daisley Bob also now owns this 1970 Bass that belonged to Ronnie Lane [/quote] That Bob Daisley set-up looks absolutley cracking in my opinion BB

[quote name='ednaplate' post='553990' date='Jul 28 2009, 02:32 PM']I was in Ged Green's workshop a few months ago and he was building a beautiful red Jazz-type bass with a very unusual bridge/string arrangement which reminded me of the non trem Godin guitars. There is probably a luthers term for it. Very impressive work. Did it go to anyone on here?[/quote] Individual piezos for each string maybe? And that has just given me an interesting idea - has anyone on here had a custom built bass and had the midi pick-up fitted into the bass a la Godin. I remember Wal did one ( or was that thru contacts on the fretboard?)and I think there are a few guitars kicking about with the midi factory fitted. BB

[quote name='spinynorman' post='553788' date='Jul 28 2009, 12:10 PM']"The Ripper. Designed To Rip Your Ears Off" 1974 Classic. Going for the rugby prop forward market, possibly. Now, where's my polo pony. [/quote] Ha Ha the old joke about bringing the Afghan chief a string of poloponys!!! I always pronounced Epiphone like Epiphany and not Eppi-fone. Used to get some funny looks in the music stores.

[quote name='BigRedX' post='553545' date='Jul 28 2009, 08:38 AM']I have an early 60s Burns Sonic Bass, which was my first bass guitar and my main bass throughout the 80s. By modern standards it's fairly poor. Short scale and impossible to get a decent note out of the E strings available for it at the time. There's no truss rod (although I believe there is some sort of neck re-enforcement) so the neck is very chunky and since I've owned it (from 1981) the action has needed to be quite high to avoid fret buzz. I've had to replace most of the hardware as it had worn out and was no longer performing properly - however remember that this bass was already 20 years old when I bought it. On the plus side, from the A string upwards it sounds fantastic, very fat for such a small bass, but bright as well with a little help at the amp. Construction-wise it has one of the best and most comfortable neck/body joins I've ever seen - about 15 years ahead of what the other major bass manufacturers were doing. Plus for me the affordable alternative at the time would have been some PoS P or J bass copy, then you can see that it had no competition. I also owned a red Futurama bass which had a better action and therefore a bit more playable, but didn't sound anywhere near as good, and the more conventional bolt-on neck construction meant that high fret access wasn't as easy as on the Burns.[/quote] My very first bass way back in 76(?)was an old blue Futurama, paid a tenner for it and it was quite repectable. I think my amp was a 60 watt head (with 11 band graphic equalizer believe it or not!!!) not driving an enormous 2 x 18 cab BB

and hes just asking to get that listing pulled!!!! How playable are these 60s British Basses? That one just looks like it will play like a dog but obviously I could be totally wrong! BB

I'm surprised GS didnt stick his toungue in the hole in the headstock BW would have put his kn*b in it but it would have rattled round like a sausage in a wheelie-bin!! BB

Was the Staccato the one with the magnesium alloy neck? I think a big name bass player was connected with this one but i could be wrong. And why in the name of Beelzebubs Balls do people insist in posing perfectly good basses on top of rocks!!! BB

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