Bassassin

Geddy Lee's been doing this since what - 1974? Jon.

[quote name='BigRedX' post='1126056' date='Feb 13 2011, 03:50 PM']Where did you find that? And if you don't mind me asking how much was it? I've been looking for one (or an Affirma 5-string) for ages. If you find that it's not for you please let me know, as I'll be interested in buying it.[/quote] If Wayne bonds with it, there's a slightly ambitiously-priced blue one on the Bay: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ibanez-EDA-905-Piezo-ELECTRIC-5-String-Bass-/120684194910"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ibanez-EDA-905-Piezo...s-/120684194910[/url] J.

[quote name='sshorepunk' post='1125864' date='Feb 13 2011, 12:31 PM']Gherson jb deluxe! Made for Italian market [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Cool-vintage-JAZZ-BASS-DELUXE-circa-1960s-70s-/270702698895?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3f0723618f"]ebay link[/url] also, found this link [url="http://www.predator500.co.uk/Bass/4713/index-390263758204.htm"]JB deluxe[/url][/quote] Made in Italy by real live Italians! Actually, they're probably dead by now... This one's just up the road from me & I had toyed with the idea of dropping £75 on it if it didn't get any other bids. Doubt I will though. Cheers for the other link, good to see some close-ups. Don't think the pups are original, if they are they must've had badly-trained rodents doing the routing. Really don't like the bodge-job holding the bridge pup in - makes you wonder what sort of mess you'd find where the proper screwholes should be. Ghersons are a bit like buses - haven't seen one for months and then all of a sudden: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180624624425"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=180624624425[/url] Dodgy neck on this one (although a couple of washers under the truss nut might sort it out) so you might have to buy both to get a player! J.

Well, the listing's been pulled now - I think he might have sussed he'd been rumbled, and even tracked this discussion down. It's anyone's guess what the parts actually were, but the body (and probably the neck) is a cheap copy of indeterminate age - plywood or butcher block at best, the black oversprays on the contours are always a giveaway, you never see these on a solid timber body. The neck has a Gibson-type nut, glued-on fretboard and I'd speculate the odd positioning of the tuners is because it's originally had small holes (for the enclosed tuners common on 70s/80s Jap & Korean low-ends) which have been ineptly enlarged. You'll notice the tuners are all spaced differently as a result. As I said, a filthy old piece of burnt plywood junk, not worth more than £50. And if you'd like to discuss it, Mr "Prestigeguitars", that would be an interesting conversation. J.

[quote name='neepheid' post='1124552' date='Feb 12 2011, 12:32 AM']That's why I wasn't concerned about your threats to steal mine - you'll never outrun me [/quote] I wouldn't get too cocky - it's all about stamina, you'll only be able to sprint so far dragging that thing. And it will look great on my wall. Until the weight pulls the wall down. J.

Filthy old piece of plywood junk that's been on fire? £450? Bargain! Sometimes I really want to beat these idiots to death with the rubbish they sell. And I can't work out if this: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VINTAGE-FENDER-FULLERTON-BASS-PICKUP-RED-BOTTOM-81-2-/200575448089"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VINTAGE-FENDER-FULLE...2-/200575448089[/url] ...is wilful bullsh!t or just pig-ignorance. The Japanese factories must have bought several million "Fullerton Red Bottom" J pups because you find these in 90% of JapCrap Js & P/Js. I've got half a dozen of the bloody things sitting in a drawer. Jon.

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='1125399' date='Feb 12 2011, 08:23 PM']Nice bass?[/quote] Nice player, typical skinny Ibby neck, very well-balanced & weighs bugger-all. Basically though, they sound as odd as they look. The combination of piezo & conventional pups is downright weird, the piezo can take some fine-tuning to get it balanced & working properly - but this should already be done on yours. People may, on occasion, point and laugh. J.

EDA905 in Ghastly Gay Orange? Looks like you're copying me, sunshine: [attachment=72012:EDA900.jpg] You want to be careful - next thing you know you'll be upping sticks, moving to Edinburgh & playing prog... Jon.

[quote name='chaypup' post='1125061' date='Feb 12 2011, 03:49 PM']Does anyone know anything about Oakland basses? One [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/80s-Oakland-Fretless-Bass-Japan-Matsumoku-/250772267010?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3a63312002#ht_500wt_951"]here[/url] for sale.[/quote] I know the brand - Oaklands appear on the Japanese home market, and do turn up over here from time to time. They're often quite derivative of Ibanez original designs (Blazer copies are quite common) although the ones I've seen aren't Fujigen - or Matsumoku for that matter. This one certainly has an Ibby look - particularly the headstock & trc. Looks quite tidy but I'd want a better look than those pics before I'd drop £150+ on it. Being neck-through & stripy doesn't make it a Matsumoku. I wonder if Ebay thickies will ever work that out? J.

I built a perspex Precision: [attachment=71956:pink1200.jpg] Tips the scales at 14lbs, kills my back & I can barely manage one song with it. Heaviest bass I can (mostly) comfortably gig with is my old JapCrap Jazzer which is a shade under 10lbs but I'm gravitating towards lighter planks - it's only a matter of time before my Hohner B2A becomes my permanent gigging bass instead of a backup! Anyone want to buy an 11lb Peavey T-40? Jon.

That Aria looks quite tidy for £80. No idea about the "thinner lead" thing, ask him to elaborate! J.

[quote name='chaypup' post='1124671' date='Feb 12 2011, 09:32 AM']Let's all make offers of £34.56...... He has a Westbury guitar for sale at an even more ridiculous price too.[/quote] Bloody hell - what a [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SOUND-ADRIAN-BORLAND-WESTBURY-LEFT-HAND-GUITAR-/270704224852"]wrecked piece of crap[/url]. Am I being spectacularly ignorant in not having a clue who "The Sound" or Adrian Borland are/were? I presume this is why he thinks this garbage should be changing hands for crazy money. J.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WESLEY-5-STRING-BASS-ZOOM-506-II-MULTI-EFFECTS-PEDAL-/270663089780"]Wesley.[/url] You'd need a 24-fret neck for that. Jon.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WESTONE-THUNDER-1A-BASS-ASH-BLACK-flight-case-/270704807579"]Westone Thunder 1-A, Limited Edition, hand-crafted from solid gold and lacquered with angels' tears.[/url] Presumably. J

[quote name='neepheid' post='1124155' date='Feb 11 2011, 06:16 PM']Mine's somewhere between 12 and 13lbs. Be warned .[/quote] Bloody 'ell! Think you've just cured my GAS for one o' these! Jon.

[quote name='gub' post='1123968' date='Feb 11 2011, 03:54 PM']And it sold for £40 this would of been ideal to take the frets off and get me a cheap fretless to get me going with my fretless gas![/quote] You should take a punt on one of these: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fretless-electric-bass-guitar-new-nat-/110646503536"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fretless-electric-ba...t-/110646503536[/url] I think one of the biggest issues with the ultra-budget end of the market is quality control. As we've seen with the Auntie Sues, there are good ones & duffers, and when buying blind online it's pot luck what you end up with. Even if you get lucky and the neck's straight & the bridge is in the right place, then setup is pretty much guaranteed to be crap, and that's an hour or two to sort if you know what you're doing, or £30 odd to your local tech if you're not confident. Personally I've never bought a new bass - from any price range - that was well set-up when I got it. Jon.

[quote name='Conan' post='1123691' date='Feb 11 2011, 11:30 AM']Same goes for truss [i]rod[/i] adjustment... [/quote] Absolutely. Hands off your rod until you're fully trained & qualified, or no good will come of it! J.

[quote name='silddx' post='1123573' date='Feb 11 2011, 09:26 AM']With your left hand, fret the lowest string (the one nearest your chin when playing) at the 1st fret. At the same time, with your right hand thumb, fret the same string at the [b]12th fret[/b].[/quote] Top fret, surely Nigel? That'd be 20th - 24th, depending on the neck in question. You're looking at the overall curvature of the neck - 8th or 9th position being an approximate mid-point. Although I agree, truss adjustment isn't a good idea unless you know what you're doing & how everything works. Jon.

That maple board one - You're quite right - haven't seen one of these come up for a good few years - got an idea a BCer might have nabbed the last one that did... Jon.