Shaggy

As an incurable vintage Gibson-fetishist, it would have to be; Mr. RD Artist IV Sunburst Thunderbird ([i]the lesser known "sleazy" end of Sunset Boulevard[/i]) Gibson EB2 Kalamazoo Recently moved there from Sting Way; only thing was you couldn't tell the houses apart.......

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1967-Gibson-EB-2D-Bass-Sunburst-Finish-EB2-/170555465688?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item27b5e5dfd8"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1967-Gibson-EB-2D-Ba...=item27b5e5dfd8[/url] - same one?

Pure class! Last year I bought a grotty old semi-acoustic guit*r at an antique shop for £30 purely because I liked the p/ups and thought they'd go on some project bass. After a bit of research found out it was an early '60's Broadway (The UK importer Rose-Morris's budget brand; assembled from various Brit - / Italian - / Jap-crap parts. They used Fenton Weill p/ups, and have to say they sound damn good. (In fact I didn't have the heart to break it, so replaced the junk bridge & tailpiece with a Bigsby, stripped off the punk-rock graffiti and gave it a nitro refin. The entire pickguard / pickups / electrics assembly floats above the body - there are no routes into the hollow body at all, which means there's only clearance for a tiny "earphone" type jack socket. Also no truss rod, but the neck is dead straight.)

[quote name='Jigster' post='989221' date='Oct 15 2010, 02:15 PM']here's the 335, just to compound the misery I KNOW it has too many strings, but look at the way the thru neck meets the body, it's sublime [attachment=61424:DSC00132.jpg] [attachment=61423:DSC00128.jpg][/quote] Jeez, I feel your pain with that one - what a beaut! Worst for me, selling a minter '72 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe (gold top) to my brother in the mid-80's for a lousy £200 so I could buy a decent violin (don't ask). I know for a fact it's sat under his bed ever since and the so-and-so won't sell it back for any money. Bass-wise I tend to buy oddball basses, so once sold I never see another. Main regret is an '80's Graham Crook Custom fretless; like a Wal Mk 1 but thru-neck, jazz p/ups (I changed for Barts), gorgeous Sapele body wings. Gone

I honestly read this thread title as "What to do about Nipples?", and now feel mildly let down

[quote name='The Bass Doc' post='979146' date='Oct 6 2010, 09:56 AM']For your delictation an original 1964 Gibson EB3 in the the ultra rare Pelham Blue finish (belongs to a mate of mine and not for sale!). [attachment=60658:IMGP0102.JPG][attachment=60659:IMGP0103.JPG][/quote] Really nice, and strangely modern. Why the hell were Gibson so avant garde with body shapes but so conservative with finishes back then......

Probably the smallest 2+2 headstock I know of (which it's going to have to be) and one of the most attractive is the early Goodfellow shape. You should be able to use the current E & A tuner holes, but with smaller tuners (eg; Schaller M4)

Duncan's one of those like me who've been around on Bassworld / Basstalk / Basschat for ages - but we've never got around to a deal up until now, despite the fact that I used to own his old very lovely '73/'71 fretless P/J Precision (now chez Beedster). Anyway, just bought some Schaller tuners off him, super-smooth deal, great communications and fast despatch, hope to deal with again soon.

Lucky guy - I think my Dad keeps a shotgun under his bed...... See - [url="http://www.vintageguitars.org.uk/EB0.php"]http://www.vintageguitars.org.uk/EB0.php[/url] - the "EB-3" conversion was a very common one back then, makes for a better player but reduces the value; not that I'd guess you want to sell it on anyway. Get an old Ampeg stack or Fender Bassman and you're in blues-rock nirvana!

These are a bit more than MM necks, but quality and specs are Fender-level; truss rod adjust at the heel for one thing; maple - [url="http://www.wdmusic.co.uk/product/Jazz_Bass_Maple_Neck_Unfinished_JM-UF"]http://www.wdmusic.co.uk/product/Jazz_Bass...nfinished_JM-UF[/url] , rosewood - [url="http://www.wdmusic.co.uk/product/Jazz_Bass_Rosewood_Neck_Unfinished_JR-UF"]http://www.wdmusic.co.uk/product/Jazz_Bass...nfinished_JR-UF[/url] Can of nitro spray a tenner, will give you a more authentic finish than poly.

Quite often the one with the most recent strings.

Good to see a Ric 4005 (Klaxons) - shame about the music.....

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SUZI-QUATRO-1970s-ORIG-BASS-GUITAR-FLIGHT-CASE-/350394105897?pt=UK_Guitar_Accessories&hash=item51951dc029"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SUZI-QUATRO-1970s-OR...=item51951dc029[/url] Ah, my first crush, back when she was in leather cat-suits and silver hotpants, wielding an unfeasably huge Tele bass.......... I suppose anyone could do this with an aerosol but probably genuine, although a flightcase it's not - in fact v. similar to my (original) '65 T'bird case which offers the protection of blotting paper. Whilst I was searching for cases, also came across this poor imitator of our own Lysdexia: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rickenbacker-4003-MapleGlo-1989-bass-guitar-hard-case-/130430314958?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item1e5e40a9ce"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rickenbacker-4003-Ma...=item1e5e40a9ce[/url]