Bassassin

I strongly suspect he was doing what we car-boot gyppos (and our bin-diving pikey kinfolk) refer to as "lying". Jon.

[quote name='JMT3781' post='1129110' date='Feb 16 2011, 12:04 AM']i wonder where the neck ended up..[/quote] If it was up to me, I could think of somewhere... Looking forward to having it explained to me how he identifies this body as an "Ibanez" Two days ago he didn't seem to have a scooby what it was. J.

Looks like his bass has exploded. [url="http://musical-instruments.shop.ebay.co.uk/Musical-Instruments-/619/i.html?_catref=1&_fln=1&_ssn=prestigeguitars&_trksid=p3911.c0.m282"]In a welter of bull$hit.[/url] J.

[quote name='karlfer' post='1128891' date='Feb 15 2011, 08:50 PM']Calling Jon, Glasgae's only half an hour . [url="http://glasgow.gumtree.com/glasgow/90/72872190.html"]http://glasgow.gumtree.com/glasgow/90/72872190.html[/url][/quote] What's going on with this then - Gherson tennis? Unfortunately Weegieland's a 120-odd mile round-trip for me, which is no laughing matter in a two-ton 2.8 turbodiesel 4x4 urban assault vehicle! That CSL's a a tiny bit closer though. And a bit more Japanese... J.

I have a sweet little Hohner B2A, weighs nothing, takes up no space at all and plays/sounds great. All these new threads about headless basses are really making me question how come I've only got one! Something has to be done... Oh, disadvantages? Well, they look unusual & unfamiliar - and as a couple of responses to this thread indicate, the unusual & unfamiliar can tend to provoke disdain & hostility in some people. Think you can live with that? Jon.

Sold an active pre to Gary, very easy and pleasant transaction, hope to do business again & will definitely catch Dressed To Kill when I get the chance! Jon.

That's the same as [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=119103"]one being modded/restored by a BCer[/url]. Which reminds me - I have an old Jedson catalogue (this bass is a "Model 4457 Two-Pickup Bass" which cost £32.40 new!) and I'd promised ModMachine I'd scan it & stick it on his build thread. I think £200 is a tad steep for this - they usually go for well under a ton. J.

[quote name='steverickwood' post='1127534' date='Feb 14 2011, 08:00 PM']But, and hopefully Bassassin will back me up, I'm an outstanding pillar of the community and assure you it's no dodgy scammer from Shetland. [/quote] Well I dunno about that... But yes, I have known the good Mr Rickwood since he were knee-high to a grasshopper and as far as I know he's always conducted his dodgy scams from Kent rather than Shetland... J.

Always used to park mine between the edge of the scratchplate & the body - helps if a: you play a bass with a scratchplate & b: you don't mind the plate being warped! As I got more mature & sensible, pockets seemed to work best. These days I do have a mic stand thingy, because one song requires a quick change to pick in the middle... Jon.

[quote name='Soloshchenko' post='1127331' date='Feb 14 2011, 05:34 PM']seems to be quite a few new brand fakers hitting the market in the east now. Saw these the other day. The bridge just looks bizarre. [url="http://www.tradetang.com/for-sale/New-Arrival-Rickenbacker-4-Strings-electric-Bass-in-In-Natural/110566-2279012.html"]Rick Copy[/url][/quote] These really are the bum-end of vile Chinese tat, never seen one for real but one turned up on Ebay a year or so ago - the chancer was trying to fob it off as an Ibanez, presumably because of the pickups. J.

[quote name='lemmywinks' post='1127006' date='Feb 14 2011, 01:23 PM']Oh, obligatory pic:[/quote] And I think, the first pic of a maple Auntie Sue! Very nice, almost wish I'd grabbed one myself. Jon.

Interesting - I'm not actually sure! I played bass for 3 years before I got in a proper band, playing its own songs & gigging, so I put bass first. But the reason I got a bass in the first place was because me & a bunch of underage schoolmates had a life-changing night, where we experienced live music & pints for the first time at the same time. As we staggered back home, we decided to start a band and decided who would play what. We never did actually try & play together, but two of us went on to play in gigging bands. Jon.

There were Korean (probably) made versions, which I assume this one is. Seller's a BCer, Steve Rickwood. You could ask him! Jon.

Party like it's 1985: [attachment=72188:B2A.jpg] You know what it is... Jon. Edit: 'Kinell - snap! I thought I was the only person with sufficiently little taste to buy a b/w one!

[quote name='chaypup' post='1126646' date='Feb 14 2011, 07:45 AM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Bass-Guitar-/170602814714?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item27b8b85cfa#ht_500wt_951"]Westone Rail[/url] at a more sensible price than recent efforts. Also, a [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Westone-Quantum-Bass-/170602823959?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item27b8b88117#ht_500wt_951"]Quantum[/url] bass from the same seller. Some one lend me £600 will yer? [/quote] These two are being sold by our very own Steve Rickwood - who I've known since he was just a skinny lad! If I could afford them I'd have 'em off him! J.

[quote name='chaypup' post='1126210' date='Feb 13 2011, 06:17 PM']Good price for a [url="http://essex.gumtree.com/essex/45/73861445.html"]Thunder 1A[/url] in London Gumtree - £65! Someone snap this up! (It's not mine, honest!)[/quote] Oh, definitely would, if he was 397-ish miles closer. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WESTONE-THUNDER-1A-BASS-ASH-BLACK-flight-case-/270704807579"]Unless he's missed a nought off the end.[/url] J.

[quote name='dmccombe7' post='1126168' date='Feb 13 2011, 05:40 PM']Your obviously a Rush fan to pick up on this.[/quote] I've been called worse! Funnily when I first heard Rush (about 1980) I assumed he was a pick player - it took until I actually saw them to suss that he wasn't! I first noticed the one-finger thing when the Exit Stage Left vid was released - there's a brief slow motion clip focusing on his right hand clearly playing up/down strokes with the index finger. I'd guess his "flamenco bass" technique evolved from that. J.