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Right, so, here we are, my most recent ebay goody that arrived about a week ago. Since its arrival Ive changed the screws in the strap buttons for fatter deeper screws ( if you look in the repairs and technical section you'll know why I did this) and then I put on some of those plastic disc strap locks that cost me about 2.95 each from my local music shop (yes I probbably over paid for them). Then I got some white pup covers off the bay and replaced the black ones which had a crack in them, and to my annoyance somebody at some point glued these pup covers on, yes glued, every sodding inch of them, it took me about 40 minutes of chisseling away at the plastic with a screwdriver to get them off but eventually did and then I had to reglue on pickup back on to the magnet as it was starting to come away. I then added a thumbrest. I took the scratchplate off to re solder the electrics and give it all a tighten and a clean, theres plenty of space underneath that scratchplate for an active preamp should I decide to get one installed, but I probbably wont. Because of the large cavity underneath the plate the bass has a big bright hollow sound to it. I'm not sure if the pups on it are stock or not but they sound good and loud with plenty of crunch if I want it dialled in so they're staying put. The bridge is heavy duty and reminds me of a schaller crossed with a badass, again Im not sure if its original personally I dont think it is. Paintwork is original and is in good clean condition bar the odd bump here and there. The neck is nicely played in and you can see the skunk stripe wearing away on the back.
I threw on a new set of light gauge ernie ball slinkys and set the action nice and low, theres no fret buzz and plays like a dream. The neck inlays seem to be abalone or peraloid or something, they look quite smart and the neck plate is embossed. So all in all im pleased with it and its a keeper (for now anyways). The only thing I may upgrade next is the tuners, I was thinking about a black set of gotoh's.
Here are the pics

I had one of these, I believe its an SR705 I bought one from the bass cellar about 5 years ago and payed over the odds for it, but being naive to ibanez basses I presumed I was paying a fair price, nice bass good luck with your sale.

Problem solved with a fatter longer screw

Hello folks, ok I got my hohner p bass copy (very pleased with it too) the only flaw is that the strap button or pin doesnt sit very tightly in the top horn, I mean it stays put but I cant get the screw to tighten past a certain point and Im worried one day during a gig its going to ping out of the horn altogether. I took it off and it looks like the strap button has been changed a few times and as a result the hole drilled into the horn has widened and deepened over the years. I would like to know do you think it would be possible to fill this hole and then re drill it? And if it is possible how strong would it hold the screw in once redrilled?
thanks all

Ive played USA peavey's and personally I think they're great, If I ever got a cirrus I'd change out the gold hardware for black but thats the only mods I'd make, I think they sound excellent. Budget range or higher end peavey gets the thumbs up from me.

Heres some fun you could have with it. Being that your in a punk band take it to your next band practice, pull it out of the bag and say "Hey guys from now on im only going to play non fender modern looking five string basses, Im saving up for a BC Rich next!" and watch them all go like this

This is a nice looking "put together" Jazz, unsure as to whether its a warmoth body on it, but the spec is pretty good, even with shipping its about 380 quid or so

[url="http://cgi.ebay.com/Warmoth-Electric-4-String-Jazz-Bass-Guitar-Nice-2563_W0QQitemZ280261440130QQihZ018QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.com/Warmoth-Electric-4-Str...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url]

[quote name='Paul Cooke' post='275028' date='Sep 1 2008, 10:39 PM']erm... you're supposed to do them up real tight with a spanner... not finger tight... and then it pays to check them every few weeks...

I always have the correct size spanner in my gig bag...

not a real spanner though, a thin flat one that came free with a assemble-it-yourself piece of furniture... turned out to be the right size for the schallers so I kept hold of it.[/quote]

I always use them beer bottle plastic thingys you get on big bottles of grolsch, cheaper and you get to drink the beer

IMO, in a word...no, Fender quality control is too hit and miss, Ive played Mexi Jazzes that feel better put together than USA gear, when it comes to fender you're better off just trying a bunch of them be they made in america or japan or mexico until you find that one that feels good in your hands. Having said that the Highway series is a good bang for your buck.

[quote name='BassManKev' post='274755' date='Sep 1 2008, 05:24 PM']if thats a genuine musicman pickup, theres no way that was factory installed

if not, then interesting, but too expensive[/quote]

I think the fender factory made a limited run of about 25 of these, and if I remember correctly he's selling at the price he bought it at. I think given the rarity of it, imo, the price is reasonable.

[quote name='ruztiwarren' post='274531' date='Sep 1 2008, 01:07 PM']Music shops with vintage instruments hanging on the wall for show not sale. My classic is the only music shop in Croydon (I forget the name) which has a beautiful early 70's Fender jazz bass hanging 12 feet up the wall with a "not for sale" sign! It's been up there unplayed for god knows how long gathering dust. Travesty.[/quote]

Is it Rock Bottom?

This has been flagged up on here before, by me I believe

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WHITE-FENDER-PRECISION-BASS-MIJ-MUSICMAN-PICKUP_W0QQitemZ170255488421QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item170255488421&_trkparms=72%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WHITE-FENDER-PRECISI...id=p3286.c0.m14[/url]

Some people were a little unsure of the sort of sound it might put out because of the pup being away from the bridge a'la stingray style, but I think its a nice collectors piece, pretty rare if you ask me

I wont pretend to know much about Ricki copies because I dont, but spotted this one, apologies if its been flagged up already, has a precision jazz pickup combo on it

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VINTAGE-RICKIBASS-GUITAR-70s-echte-Sammlerstueck-SELTEN_W0QQitemZ250288396434QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item250288396434&_trkparms=72%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VINTAGE-RICKIBASS-GU...id=p3286.c0.m14[/url]

Looks pretty smart

That Jazz is a beauty! Nice price too!

[quote name='Stan_da_man' post='274671' date='Sep 1 2008, 02:58 PM']Over 1300 views and still not sold![/quote]

Perhaps look at offering postage? Might get it shifted quicker

[quote name='Master blaster' post='274011' date='Aug 31 2008, 07:19 PM']i agree with the ashdown amps. They just seem dull and not worth the price tag that comes with them
Also i agree with rotosound strings. Tryed them a couple of times and im glad i havent gone back to them.

Also Ibanez, why are they so popular. I owned a SRX (cant remember the number) and it was uncomfortable to play and the sound was pretty uninspiring. As for ibanez as a whole, they're pretty rubbish looking.

And finally any copies of already popular basses. For example why the hell is there so many companies copying fender?[/quote]

Presumably because of the popular design so they know it will sell, only companys like sadowsky and sei think they can do it better, whether they can or cant I dont know as Ive not played either, and at the prices they knock them out at I probbably never will.

Headstock snobbery, i.e those who wont touch a bass if it has a cheap name on the headstock.
Pointy Basses, just a no no for me.
Bass players with the most expensive gear who have little experience or talent

Hello Folks,

After my last ebay adventure that went slightly pear shaped (as you all know) I decided I fancied a go on another vintage P bass, after having sold off my Hondo P I soon started to miss it, its odd how I always go back to the P Bass sound, I might dabble in other basses from time to time such as jazz basses or something with active humbuckers, but I always end up with a P Bass in my hands again, and when I first started playing bass I didnt even like P Basses at all!

anyways here it is







A nice cheap old Hohner precision from the early 80's I would think, bridge looks pretty heavy duty and its quenched my gas for a white on maple bass.....for now! Now I might just have to throw in a new Pup, I'd like to try a Lindy Fralin or a Bare Knuckle pup I think.

I got it for just over 60 quid

When I see these it reminds me of a cross between a rockbass and a vintage v900. Nice bass, very 80's looking

[quote name='bassman2790' post='273359' date='Aug 30 2008, 09:24 PM']I'm not a fan of distorted bass. I much prefer a nice clean tone but the band I play with covers 'Under The Sky' by The Answer. In said song there is a tiny section where everything drops out except the bass. You can see/ listen to it at 2:48 in this [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JL3gIO624X8"]YouTube video[/url]

I've tried to get something approximating this distorted tone using my GT-6B without any success (surprising considering the distortion/fuzz options on the GT-6B). It still needs to carry the weight but with that clipped distortion.

Any ideas what I could use to get this tone?

Cheers[/quote]

Go for an Ibanez pd7 bass overdrive pedal, you can dial in distortion or overdrive without dumping the bass out of your sound as is a problem with the Boss overdrive ODB3 pedal. Plugging it into a guitar metal zone pedal you'll also lose the bass so Ibanez is your best bet.

[quote name='stevie' post='273182' date='Aug 30 2008, 02:19 PM']If the seller escalates the claim you won't get a chance to respond to his statement. I hope you went into plenty of detail when you opened up the dispute. As Warwickhunt said, you learn the hard way.[/quote]

Lost patience and decided to escalate it myself, he wasnt going to respond so I figured why wait? I went in to plenty of detail when I did escalate it, and I have asked for my refund including the money I paid on postage, so I'll probbably be left out of pocket to the tune of 20 quid when I post it back to him, but yes Ive learned the hard way on this one, what a w*nker though, to purposefully and blatantly lie in your auction description.

why oh why do they consistently ruin these basses with those tacky mop inlays everywhere? take away thos inlays and embelishments and you have a nice bass

[quote name='Bassassin' post='272931' date='Aug 29 2008, 11:20 PM']We might have to change the title of the thread to TallyCrap Spotting:

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=260280891144"]Another Melody P copy[/url]

Is the light attracting them or what?

J.[/quote]

That ones even more expensive! And looks to be even cleaner than the other one. So perhaps the other guys one is fairly original, or perhaps they've both had the hardware changed over the years. I think I prefer the dark stained one.

That actually looks pretty good! Josh send it off to the warwick custom shop and get a quote on a build