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[quote name='cd_david' post='309680' date='Oct 19 2008, 10:02 AM']Looks like a pair of saddles pictured from the underside, Maybe 2 strings per saddle type, like a 51 precision?[/quote] [quote name='~tl' post='309681' date='Oct 19 2008, 10:04 AM']They look like saddles for an early Fender style bridge – one of the ones that had two strings per saddle:[/quote] That starts to make sense, I never considered the E/A D/G style early Fender saddles. What's that brass disc then and why the heck won't he post these out?

Maybe I'm just a bit dozy this morning but I can't for the life of me figure out what part of a bass or bridge this guy is selling? [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Set-of-Quality-Bass-Bridges-Suit-P-J-Bass-etc-As-New_W0QQitemZ180298207634QQihZ008QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Set-of-Quality-Bass-...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url] I'm not taking the p*ss, I genuinely have sat looking at these 'bridges' and can only come to the conclusion it's a pair of saddles (in which case they are quite wide and is the brass coloured disc a string guide) or the guy is a numpty (option 3 I'm a numpty) and this has nothing to do with a P or J bass. The puzzling thing is he wants pick-up as he'd rather not post... for a bridge or saddle! Someone put me out of my misery.

Must resist... MUST resist... Nah it's easy actually

Have you spoken to Andy at Wizard? Only reason I ask is that when I wanted pups to drop into my Warwick Infinette there wasn't a pup in the Wizard catalogue (JJ) that fitted, so I spoke to Andy and he quite literally made me one the correct size/shape (cut the lugs off the J pups and joined with a poly strip in the middle). It still ended up costing pretty much the same as if I'd just bought a pair of pups off the shelf.

Bit of a lazy morning so I'm trawling eBay. A classic eBay sale which you can shoot so many holes in that it'd be transparent. Where do you want to start with this 20 watt solid state valve amp from the 70's worth £625+? [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Marshall-Bass-20-Model-5502-20-Watt-Valve-Bass-Amplifie_W0QQitemZ200264781098QQihZ010QQcategoryZ58719QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Marshall-Bass-20-Mod...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url]

Nice try... NOT [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Warwick-Buzzard-Ltd-4-String-Bass-Guitar-High-Polish_W0QQitemZ320311319845QQihZ011QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Warwick-Buzzard-Ltd-...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url]

[quote name='Hamster' post='309026' date='Oct 18 2008, 01:13 AM']It could be a lot worse - it could be a Warwick Hang on though - aren't they made from old coffee tables anyway?[/quote] Oi... watch it!

[quote name='Sean.Robinson' post='308865' date='Oct 17 2008, 07:26 PM']Just had a reply 'hello, I'm in Menstrie,Clackmannanshire about 40 miles from Edinburgh.You can come and collect it anytime.Alternatively I can post it to your address,send me your zip for a postage quote. Regards, Anna' I dont know whether this makes it anymore genuine or not, but it worries me how none of my questions where answered, that said, we now have a Scottish town and a offer to collect whenever i want, shame Scotland is a bit of a jog from Huddersfield without a car.[/quote] Funny how you had a response and you're in Huddersfield yet I'm only an hour and a half to two hours from him and I've had no response... I did however point out to him my fairly close proximity when I emailed!

Why does one pic have a bent-plate metal style Fender bridge and the other pic have a Badass? This looks like a cash-convertors style shop so I can't imagine they have been swapping bits over... pics of two different basses posing as one?

[quote name='ezbass' post='308337' date='Oct 17 2008, 07:59 AM']Highly suspicious, but at that price does it matter? Looks like a cool bass and a new reliced one would cost more than that from Nash, etc.[/quote] Be honest if it is genuine it is worth 'WAY' more than that. Problem is likely to be that the bass doesn't turn up after you buy it! As has been stated it's advertised on the London Gumtree (accepted that it is on the www.) and located in Scotland. Chances are that if the seller is a bit hooky then he'd take your money and offer to post it. Saying all of that, there is no word from the seller and they have as likely as not had a 100 emails from genuinely interested parties and/or BCers and if it is genuine they are suddenly realising what it is worth; if they are a scammer they know they've over-played their hand.

Don't 'assume' that it is the wiring and go buying new bits, it could just as easily be a duff pick-up. Unless you have spares lying around that you can interchange I'd suggest a quick chat with your local repair bloke.

It would appear neither I nor Kev have had a response from the seller and I even offered to collect at his convenience asap as I wasn't that far from him/her.

Horrible, glad you are OK though. Circuit breakers are a must!

[quote name='Annoying Twit' post='306819' date='Oct 15 2008, 07:27 AM']I've noticed that there is a lot of love for badass bridges on this forum. I've looked at pictures of the badass bridge, and they look reasonably similar to the Warwick branded bridge on my Rockbass. It seems a solid piece of cast metal, rather than the "bent metal bridge" sometimes mentioned. I'm not experienced enough to know how long various basses sustain for, but the rockbass seems to sustain notes a long time. I'm not sure if some bassists sustain a single note for a whole chorus or something, but otherwise, the sustain of my bass seems fine. Not that I was planning to swap the bridge. But I'm curious to know whether my bridge is on a par with the badass or not.[/quote] The mass of your bridge V the Badass will affect sustain but the body material/neck/neck joint will have as much if not more impact on sustain so you'd be hard pushed to notice a massive difference. I tried a Warwick Fortress with the normal Warwick 2 piece bridge against a Fortress that I had with a 2Tek bridge (the bridge alone weighs something daft like 3lb) and though there was a difference in tone I'd not like to put my nads on the line and say that it was all down to the bridge or that you could hear with the human ear that the 2Tek sustained longer (though it may well have done). Ultimately I doubt your Rockbass bridge would be superior to a Badass but the difference between them for the money isn't worth worrying about

Sorry if I sound like I'm teaching Granny to suck eggs but... After testing the speaker have you another amp that you could use to establish if the pre and power sections are operating OK? Using effects send and return or pre/power in and outs on the amp (not familiar with the model so not sure what it has) and the headphone socket (?) might help you pinpoint the problem. If none of what I've said makes sense I'll check on-line later today as to what your model has in the way of facilities to test this. Good luck with the speaker test though.

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