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It is a lovely thing and a “cheap” Chinese one off eBay. The seller even sent me photos of a choice of three so I could choose. Took about 2-3 weeks to arrive. I’m so annoyed I put the scratch on it when doing the tuners but the headstock/decal had about 10 coats of wipe on poly on it by that stage but the thought of a complete sand back and starting again filled me with horror on what was always only going to be a relatively low priced bass to sell. I have learnt so much from each build I have done with the biggest ones being……patience and you can never mask too much up lol! This is the current project….my first attempt at spraying a body and matching headstock. It will have a white pearl pickguard and should hopefully be for sale on here in a couple of weeks. The jazz bass below just sold. I’m particularly pleased with the wooden pickguard on this one but it took about 20 coats of wipe-on poly to get it to a point where I was happy to sand and buff and know that it would be durable enough to last with someone playing with a plectrum. -
I am listing my first forays into bass building/modding in this listing and my others. Aesthetically, they may reflect my initial attempts, however, they all play really well. My burnt effect bass guitar with roasted flame maple neck. This bass was built by me using a recycled body and new neck. The body was blowtorched annd then handed sanded with an oil finish. The neck, the pickups, electronics and hardware are new. The body is not perfect but is full of character and asks to be touched. The specs are: 21 Frets Bass Weight 6.7lbs Hand finished oiled body with gloss polyurethane coating. New flame roasted maple gloss neck. I have rolled the edges, dressed the frets and added a Graphtech Tusq nut New Warman P pickups Bloodstone Guitarworks electronics and pots - volume/tone New pickguard with plastic still on New bridge with adjustable string spacing New tuners Schaller style strap buttons New D’addario EXL165 .45 - .105 strings Overall the vibe here is heavy relic (please don’t hate as I know it’s not everyone’s cup of tea!). There is a scratch in the poly on the headstock where I slipped installing a tuner. I have tried to buff out/re-poly but poly is not as forgiving as nitro. It is definitely not a headstock crack!!!(see photo) Again, this bass plays like an absolute dream and I would be happy to keep it in my collection and to gig with it. I put basses together that I hope appeal to the gigging player and these first ones reflect my steep learning curve and are not visually perfect. I hope they represent good value for money though. The bass comes with a new 10mm padded Donner gig bag. Any questions or queries, please message me so I can bore you with more details. I can send more photos as well if you wish. Collection from Fleet, Hampshire and you are welcome to give it a trial play on collection to ensure that it all works and you are happy. I am absolutely open to sensible offers.
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My first foray into modding a bass which I have dubbed “The Paiste Bass “ due to an old Paiste sticker on the rear.. This is an old plywood body that had been rough painted by the previous owner. It had Warlock shaped horns which I have taken off and rounded into a more traditional shape.I have sanded back the paint, oil finished the bare wood and then clearcoated with gloss nitrocellulose. It features a new gloss maple Chinese neck which I have rolled the fretboard edges dressed the frets so they have lovely smooth fret ends. The decal is blended in.with. Polyurethane clearcoat. I can guarantee that there is not another bass in existence like this one. You can see from the photos, which form part of the description, that it has a heavy relic vibe. The action and sound are lovely and it plays far above its price point. It was not created to look perfect but to be a no-nonsense gigging beast that performs brilliantly without the worry of it getting knocked, dinked or dented. I have tried to make it something that really works for the gigging player. It is truly more than the sum of its parts. As I built this bass, I can bore you in great detail with its journey along with photos as well . SPECS: Bass weight 8.7lbs Wilkinson PJ pickups Wilkinson Bridge Bloodstone Guitars upgraded PJ electronics - volume/volume/tone Nitro gloss finish on body Gloss poly Maple neck with rolled fretboard edges No fret wear as neck is new Truss rod fully working Schaller type strap buttons D’Addario EXL165 strings 0.45 - 0.105 Fully set up and intonated ready to go Again, this bass plays like an absolute dream and I would be happy to keep it in my collection and to gig with it. Any questions or queries, please message me and I can send more photos as well if you wish. Collection from Fleet, Hampshire and you are welcome to give it a trial play on collection to ensure that it all works and you are happy. I am absolutely open to sensible offers. -
Anyone bought a cheap (Chinese) neck off eBay?
Silky999 replied to NancyJohnson's topic in Bass Guitars
These are examples of some of the necks I have had from China off eBay. The two sellers I have used are; High End Guitar Neck Store and Guitarpart666. i have never had an major issue with any with the 6 necks I have had so far and they take about 2 weeks or so to come. All have been well packaged and just needed the odd fret knocked down, levelled and or a sharp fret end filed. The Daphne Blue one is a work in progress where I have nitro painted the headstock to match the painted body. It is a roasted maple with black block inlay neck. -
Sean, I had the pleasure of buying your L2000……great bass and a very painless process with you. I have now put an imported Japanese Premium version neck on which is the Jazz Bass width version and works better with my little hands. I agree that I will never see the money back for the neck change but maybe can offset it by selling the original neck or I will keep it to pass on with the bass IF I ever sell it and someone wants to put it back to original. G and L is a very unrated brand and therefore often creates the opportunity to get a fantastic bit of kit at a great price, such as the ones you have sold.
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Anyone bought a cheap (Chinese) neck off eBay?
Silky999 replied to NancyJohnson's topic in Bass Guitars
I have had 3 necks off eBay in the last month; 2 x maple gloss and a flame roasted maple. All three are excellent quality at a fraction of the price of an equivalent source locally. All three were individually less than £100 with the gloss maple about £75. The flame maple allegedly even has SS frets I’ve only fitted one so far but I can honestly say, it plays really well and required a couple of sharp fret ends sorting but that is about it. All three necks arrived quickly and well packaged. With the flame maple one, the seller even gave me a choice of 3 different necks to chose from by sending loads of photos of the 3 options which I was not expecting. I don’t yet have the skill or tools to make a neck so for me this is the best and most cost effective option. I have put poly on the headstock of the flam as I really wanted a high gloss finish. -
I also have Blackstar’s Unity 500 210 combo and ACT 250 extension cab. The 500 on its own will deal with most gigs and has a lovely full sound with some tonal options with the settings. It is not massively heavy and both cabs stacked look quite fetching with the Blackstar logo. It is just a nice and easy bit of kit to work with and has volume behind it/them.
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Thank you for all your advice and comments. I went in a completely un-expected direction and have this coming……without trying before buying…… 2014 G & L Tribute L2000 which was advertised on BC. It has been modded with an East MMSR pre-amp, some switching mods, upgraded tuners and a new nut. I’m looking forward to trying a different style of neck than the SRs I’m used to. Thanks again to everyone that commented
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Brilliant thank you……you have thrown a cat among the pigeons with the Z7 review as I really like the mint one from a colour point of view
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Thanks Terry, I was leaning more towards the Z3 anyway…
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Thanks, I have read about some Sire QC issues as well so it appears to be just luck of the draw and sometimes you get that Friday afternoon bass.
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It’s good to know that I’m not alone in the leap of faith. Does anyone have any experience with the newish Sire Z series compared with the Stirlings? Are they a million miles apart? I watched the Andertons YouTube on them but I’m a little suspicious of their content as they seem heavily pro Sire with some of their previous videos.
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Lozz, thank you. Not worked out horrifically or just “not right”? Did you return them or sell on and any issues if you returned them under the “this is not for me” reason lol
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Folks, Exactly as above…….do you always try play a bass before deciding to buy it or do you sometimes take a leap of faith? I has some serious GAS for either SIre Z3, Z7 or a Sterling Musicman Ray 34. I know there is quite a price difference’s between the Sires and the Stirling but I am lusting after something with the Musicman single pickup vibe. My current basses are all Ibanez SRs so I also understand that there will be some quite profound neck width difference between them. So which one? (can’t afford a real EB version) then would you order it or would you never buy new bass without seeing it it worked for you first?
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I had an SR1820 with the big singles which I really regret getting rid of. I’d have another one in a heartbeat.
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I have just sold my old Peavey VB810 and I am looking to downsize especially in the weight dept for a cab for my Hartke LH1000. It will need to be 4 ohms and I don’t want to risk blowing it so it must be capable of handling a fair chunk of the Hartke’s wattage. I will be using it for smaller stand alone gigs but with PA support for larger so speaker configuration I’m also not sure of but I do fancy a 212 of some sort. It’s for rock and pop 4 piece band. To be honest, I have no experience of cabs other than the more “budget” brands and certainly not the likes of Bergantino, Vanderkley etc. What’s a good bang for buck, decent sounding, lightweight cab maybe 212 in the £500 used range that would be a step up on what I have used before?
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This is my only regret……kit comes and goes which is sometimes a good decision, sometimes bad and the same can be said of bands and opportunities. Time, however, is irreplaceable and unfortunately you only notice the lack of it when it’s running out.
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I have a Peavey VB810 which I I love playing through. Built to be indestructible and heavier than most cars. Got it from Iggy Pop’s bass player so has been around the block a bit.
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Mr Grey’s Jailhouse Jukebox or MGJJ for short playing rock and pop covers.
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British Legion near Wokingham. Tickets in advance only so should be a more refined affair lol.
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Hiram, you lucky devil…..you must’ve got out before the latest pension shambles! Do you miss it or were you in the TJF camp and glad to get out? I can’t wait to go now as work is getting in the way of band practices and gigging lol.
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I love gigging………it keeps me sane and after 30 years of frontline emergency work shows me that there are still good people who celebrate happy events which balances out the horrors and sub humans that I have dealt with. My 3 band mates are from the same line of work and we all say the same thing…..gigging is the absolute polar experience to what we do as a day job. It’s something I do for me and the band is our little gentleman’s club without aprons and funny handshakes. For me, it adds the context to all the practice and I can’t imagine playing bass and not performing.
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Ex-NHS Renault Trafic minibus with Unwin rails and a vinyl floor. Came with 7 individual removable seats but usually only have 3 in the back plus the three up front which caters for the 3 kids and 5 dogs. With all the seats removed, it’s a normal Trafic SWB van. Takes the band PA, some lights, my gear plus the drummer’s kit. It was the wife’s main car until I started to work from home, she loves it and says it’s no more difficult to drive than a big car but kid and dog proof.
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