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  1. Paul S
    Does this work? Edit - Yes! Edit again - that Squier Jag looks superb! What does it sound like? So - you showed us yours, I'll show you mine! My Fender Mustangmaster ®©™ [sharedmedia=core:attachments:168550] Long version of story - I bought this 1978 Fender Musicmaster on eBay quite cheaply - £250! - thought it was my only chance to own a real vintage Fender! After a close inspection I discovered that the line I could see in the body was a a bit of an issue - the body is actually split in the upper bout down to the join and has been badly glued together. Proves the old maxim that anything that seems too good to be true most likely is. Probably unsellable as it is without making a big loss, so I decided to get a Precision pickup put in to beef up the sound - the biggest drawback with the Musicmaster. So off it went to Howard the Bass Doc, who routed out the middle to take the pickup and made a new scratchplate to accommodate it. Made a cracking job of it, too. Sounds great. Not like the Musicmaster, but not like a Precision, either. There is a sweet spot just forward of the pickup that sounds divine!
  2. Paul S
    There you go Mel. Nice, innit! A Bass Doc special. Howard routed for the P-Bass pup (now a Wizard Trad) and made a new scratchplate. I call it my 'Mustangmaster'. Nice thumpy thing it is too. [attachment=168550:mustangmaster.jpg]
  3. Paul S
    I started with longscale and had always played them until a couple of years ago when i bought an Epiphone EB0. Really liked it. Then I got a Fender Musicmaster, liked it even more (now with a P pickup fitted). This year I got my first medium scale and I find this is the most comfortable scale length for me - I now have two and absolutely love them. I still use the others, though.
  4. Paul S
    Will do. I have 2 people interested. I'll leave it until tomorrow morning and if no-one has got back to me I'll let you know.
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    on hold
  6. Paul S
    I have always played with a pick but, for one of my bands, it isn't necessarily the most appropriate sound. I've spent the last year playing increasingly with fingers and it has improved to the point where I am happy with the standard a lot of the time and can get away with it when necessary. I still can't play fast stuff consistently enough with fingers so have to revert to using a pick for that. But overall I still play better - more accurately, better timing and control - with a pick. I think it is worth getting the skill to play finger style, though, so go for it.
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    on hold..
  8. Paul S
    Wizard Trad P bass pickup. Little bit scruffy, has done the rounds. I soldered extra bits of wire to the existing ones as they were a bit short. Sounds brilliant, deep old school woody thump with a bit of grit when pushed. Very similar to the Seymour Duncan SPB1 or Fender '62 reissue Original but voiced slightly differently. Comes with original box, mounting screws are in the lid, I noticed when packing it up. £35 posted, £30 collected from SS7 PayPal gift, bank transfer or cash on collection. ta [attachment=168498:WT1.jpg]
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    On hold...
  10. Paul S
    Here you go [attachment=168483:bt2a.jpg]
  11. Paul S
    Being a cheapskate I'd DIY it - fill it in and stick a bit of black nail varnish over it. I had one of these and really liked it. A B2A with a body or a Jack with a head. Nice woody P-bass tone in there.
  12. Paul S
    Hipshot BT2 detuner. Fits larger bore headstock hole Fenders, Lord knows what else. Missing the ferrule. £30 posted or £25 collected from SS7 PayPal gift, bank transfer or cash on collection [attachment=168480:bt2.jpg]
  13. Paul S
    Hipshot BT7 detuner. Fits the smaller bore headstock holes on some MIJ Fenders, some Squiers, fitted my SBMM SB-14. Anything else is your guess! Light, used condition but no nylon washer - I have been using it with one as shown in the pic without a problem. In view of missing washer £30 posted or £25 collected from SS7 PayPal gift, bank transfer or cash on collection [attachment=168479:bt7.jpg]
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    Hipshot A style Bridge in chromed aluminium (I think - weighs only 130g). Retrofit for standard Fender 5 hole bridge using 3 of the screw holes. Best Fender replacement bridge I have used, it can be adjusted in most dimensions, including sideways. Keyhole access for quick string fitting. Link to hipshot website for specs. [url="http://store.hipshotproducts.com/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=114"]http://store.hipshot...ct_detail&p=114[/url] There is a chip out of the chrome finish as per pics, otherwise light use marks. Comes with fitting screws and allen key (although it isn't a special one) In view of chip, just £30 posted or £25 collected from SS7. PayPal gift, bank transfer or cash on collection [attachment=168477:hipA1.jpg][attachment=168478:hipA2.jpg]
  15. Paul S
    Collection only, Thirsk, Yorks. Could be an absolute steal for someone nearby, these are great basses that rarely fetch their worth. [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hohner-B-Bass-4-string-Bass-Guitar-Fretted-With-Hard-Travel-Case-No-Reserve-/141367669629?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item20ea2b737d"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hohner-B-Bass-4-string-Bass-Guitar-Fretted-With-Hard-Travel-Case-No-Reserve-/141367669629?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item20ea2b737d[/url].
  16. Paul S
    I wonder what this one is like? Stag stuff is usually ok-ish. [url="http://www.normans.co.uk/p-2512-stagg-acousticelectric-guitar-stand-for-2-guitars.aspx"]http://www.normans.co.uk/p-2512-stagg-acousticelectric-guitar-stand-for-2-guitars.aspx[/url]
  17. Paul S
    [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]And a bump! [/font][/color]
  18. Paul S
    I got one of these Quiklok double ones and it is rubbish, one side of the top bent as soon as it nudged against something solid:
  19. Paul S
    Looks like one of the Ibanez Gio models. Lovely looking things, these, but never fetch much - one just sold for £29! Not that good, by all accounts.
  20. Paul S
    I had a SBMM SB-14 for a while. Smaller body like a Sterling, narrow neck like a Sterling. Active 3 band EQ. Very nice bass indeed.
  21. Paul S
    Gifted amateur vs trained professional. I think if someone has a natural aptitude for something they will generally be the one to seek out, whether qualified in that field or not. Perhaps areas such as clinical surgery or dentistry might be exceptions But add the two together - a gifted, trained professional will always manage to make the best job of anything, imo. Examples from my sphere of work - I am a garden designer. On my course there were people who didn't know their Artemisias from their elbows or have a clue about how to use 'space'. Yet they still ended up with letters after their name as the college seemed to think that failing anyone was a reflection on them - so there are a whole raft of trained professional garden designers out there who are totally clueless. I was asked by someone to do a planting plan - he had worked out the design but didn't know about plants. When I visited the plot it was a complicated area with changes in level, awkward views, various issues that made it not entirely straightforward. His plan was absolutely spot on - he could instinctively think about the space, how it should work. Gifted amateur. Then you have someone like John Brookes [url="http://www.johnbrookes.com/"]http://www.johnbrookes.com/[/url] who is pretty much responsible for the modern approach to garden design and was the first to coin the now hackneyed expression 'Garden Room'. I've seen him at work and it is a real treat to see how he approaches a space - everything just flows out of his head in an almost magical sequence. Talent and training - hard to beat.
  22. Paul S
    Thank you Bryan! And, no, it isn't as scruffy as that 'scruffier than a scruffy thing that got scruffy' old thing I sold you...
  23. Paul S
    [quote name='Snarf' timestamp='1406646602' post='2513398'] Recently I started playing in a band with drop D tuning, I'm really not used to this. I bought a d-tuner to avoid any forgetful tuning incidents. [/quote] Sadly de-tuners only increase the speed at which the manoeuvre is carried out rather than increase the chances of remembering to do it... yup, done that! And more than once...
  24. Paul S
    Surplus to requirements. Aria Pro II LEB Laser Electric 'Classic' bass, in black. Matsumoku built in 1985, the 'Classic' model has an 18v active eq, which works like the Thunder 1A eq in that, from a centre indent, it will boost treble one way, boost bass t'other, powered by 2 PP9s. A sort of P/J arrangement of pickups with a central P style split humbucker and bridge Jazz type. 3 position toggle selects the pups. Another toggle gives active/ passive, whereby the active boost/cut becomes a passive tone control. Weighs in at just under 9lbs and is, according to my ruler, 39mm at the nut. 22 frets. Minus side. A bit scruffy here and there but generally ok for a 29 yr old. If it were stripped of hardware and given a good polish it would come up really nicely. Except for two big scratches on the body I have tried to show. Pickup mounting screws - out of the original 6 only 3 remain, plus one wrong one that barely does the job. I mean, they aren't going to fall out, but they aren't held in place as they should be The volume of the bridge pickup is low and when selecting the middle position it is even lower. No idea why but, as I always just use the P pickup, I haven't bothered to investigate. Plus side. A nicely built instrument that, even with just the middle pickup, has a decent range of tones. Sounds huge just rolled off the indent position to give a slight bass boost. Also sounds good passive, though. Neck is gorgeous, as you would expect from a Matsumoku of this vintage. The bridge is really good, a high mass job that is inset into a routed pocket. I have gigged with it and would continue to do so unhesitatingly other than I have too many basses and this one drew the short straw. Currently strung with decent flats. In view of the issues with it, none of which are major, I am asking a very realistic £125 collected from SS7 1LD or £145 posted. Or meet half way or I can deliver a reasonable distance from here for fuel. Bank Transfer, PayPal gift or cash if collected/meet up. Any questions, please ask. [attachment=167881:P1000820(1).JPG][attachment=167878:P1000821(1).JPG][attachment=167879:P1000822(1).JPG][attachment=167880:P1000823(1).JPG][attachment=167882:P1000824(1).JPG][attachment=167883:P1000825(1).JPG][attachment=167884:P1000826(1).JPG][attachment=167885:P1000827(1).JPG]
  25. Paul S
    Nothing special but I will never forget. I was late into music, had my first public gig aged 50 in 2008. I opened the set playing the first notes of 'Gimmie Some Loving' and was as nervous as anything. After about 1 minute the nerves vanished and I discovered that I *really* loved it
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