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Andy did me a great deal on two pairs of headphones and a whole bunch of cables. He also delivered them to my door. A cracking deal from a top BC'er.

Have you asked John East? I'm sure he would if he could. He was excellent for me when I asked him to make me a special order. And he did so without charging me more!

I've got the fretted version of this model which a very good friend of mine brought back from Japan for me. However there is something astonishing beautiful about the maple fretless. Well done for getting hold of this. If you ever decide it's not for you and want to move it on I'll be first in the queue

[quote name='Colledge' post='864853' date='Jun 12 2010, 12:42 AM']Like the one I have in the for sale section? /shameless salesmanship[/quote] 'Fraid not. The original 2x15 was bigger and had the reflex port flares on the front - like a giant BLX. It was wide and deep. I used to have pictures in an old TE catalogue from the time - sadly long since thrown out in my bass celibacy years. Your cab does look nice though!

[quote name='mep' post='864698' date='Jun 11 2010, 09:10 PM']Never knew these even existed! 1x18 yes, 2x18 is just crazy. A blast from the past of those monolithic stack days.[/quote] I remember this cab. There was a HF 2x10 cab that was designed to go with this. A predecessor to the 4x5 bright box if you like. However they also did a a 2x15 reflex cab at the same time (MkIII-MkIV era) that was even more awesome. It was massive, and the bass it threw out was astonishing! They used to have these on demo in Monkey Business and the old Bass Centre when it at Wapping (and upstairs).

Rarely (if ever) see these nowadays: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VINTAGE-TRACE-ELLIOT-2-X-18-BASS-CAB-SPEAKER-CABINET-/280517367245?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_MusicalInstr_Amplifiers_RL&hash=item41502355cd#ht_545wt_964"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VINTAGE-TRACE-ELLIOT...cd#ht_545wt_964[/url]

Another thing to consider why the seller would not want to reveal the serial - maybe it's stolen. Not to accuse him of being a thief but maybe he's shifting something he knows to be dodgy.

[quote name='BassBod' post='825448' date='May 2 2010, 12:51 PM']I wouldn't do it again. Unless you're very confident and steady handed, have sharp tools and know a bit about carbon/graphite do's and don'ts. The carbon fibre is very thin and brittle - ie the srews only grip 2-3mm of resin, then its fresh air inside the neck, with some foam. The holes have to be counter-sunk to avoid chipping as the screws go in - it all feels a bit high risk on an expensive neck. I did it fine, but its not a forgiving material. I've got a lot of respect for Rob Green, making basses out of that stuff, and to such a high standard. Edit for a PS: I also wouldn't do it again for sonic reasons - way too brittle/hard a sound for me...but lots of people love it [/quote] Thanks for the advice BB and OTPJ. Got some enquiries and some thinking to do.......

Hi, I'm thinking about getting a Status Graphite neck for my EBMM Stingray. Status claim this is easy to fit yourself with their easy to follow instructions. But with the need to makes holes for the tuner fixings (16 in total) the string tree, drill six holes for the neck bolts - I can't help feeling that there's a lot to go wrong here. The neck itself is pricey - I wouldn't want to make expensive mistakes. What's the experience with fitting these? Can you do it yourself? Is it easy as Status claim? Or are you better off getting Status or a guitar tech to fit it? The neck itself costs £336. And Status would charge £110 to fit and set-up the neck. Does their fitting cost sound right? Or is that expensive? Any thoughts greatly appreciated! Derrick

[quote name='littleal' post='824794' date='May 1 2010, 01:16 PM']I found out last week that my new 6 string fretless should be finished by september :brow: So having serious wal withdrawl symptoms, i ventured up to my Dads to borrow his 4 string custom & played along to this backing track (I forgot how seriously funky these things sound) This is straght into the desk with no eq added, bridge pickup solo'd & the tone filter around 2 [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP-DIhMyvwI"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP-DIhMyvwI[/url][/quote] Tasty! Very tasty If I had a Wal. I'd give it to you in exchange for your chops.

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='817994' date='Apr 25 2010, 12:32 PM']Red and black together to the hot connection. On my ray34 this was to the circuit board where the White lead was. The other 3 leads go to ground. On my ray34 this was just to the back of the vol pot. This will give you a pup wired in parallel and this is the standard wiring for a single pup SR. I didn't know any of this either until last night. Hope this helps. I spent ages searching for this info and couldn't find much on line. The wiring diagram can be found on the seymour Duncan website.[/quote] Many thanks!

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='817986' date='Apr 25 2010, 12:15 PM']I did get a reply from carey last night. Although I had wired it back to front I re did it according to Carey's instruction but it sounded the same. After playing it for a while I am happy with the tone. My theory is that the nordy has a tighter low end and this is helping to stop the G from getting overpowered with low end and this helps it cut through. Could be wrong though. It does sound a bit smoother overal so I think it wad worth doing.[/quote] Hi Dave, I've just got a Nordstrand as well - how should it be wired to be faithful to the original MM tone? And when wired correctly, is it in series or parallel? (Shame on me for not knowing ) Cheers, Derrick

[quote name='bassatnight' post='809558' date='Apr 17 2010, 04:49 PM']Bought these two hunnies of E-Bay, a SB1000 and a SB700 Lovely!!!!![/quote] My word Steve, that SB1000 is a stunner - even nicer than mine How much did these set you back? And what made you return to the SBs after your flirtation with the Jazzes and Sadowsky? How's the Wal hunt going?Found anything yet? Derrick

[quote name='basshead56' post='775442' date='Mar 15 2010, 05:37 PM']Apologies for the awful pics but: Behold, The Armada! : Ampeg b500dr, Fender Rt1000 Tuner, Ampeg BSE 410HLF x2 Marshall VBA400, Marshall VBC412 x2 Phil Jones Briefcase Trace Elliot 1524 2x15 cab [attachment=44841:rig_1.JPG] [attachment=44842:rig2.JPG] [attachment=44845:rig4.JPG] [attachment=44843:rig5.JPG] [attachment=44844:rig6.JPG][/quote] I love how you've got to get your rig outdoors to put it all together

Maybe he was drunk when he thought up the filler job as well.

[quote name='benthos' post='741035' date='Feb 10 2010, 02:22 PM']Hi All, Are there any opinions/experiences out there putting a graphite neck on a Stingray? Does this enhance the sound and stability of the instrument or is this largely a cosmetic upgrade? Ideally I'd like to hear the difference between the original and graphite neck, so if anyone knows where I might find some audio clips that would be perfect.[/quote] There's a SR5 with Status-Graphite neck on The Gallery's website right now. Worth a look if you want to compare side by side. [url="http://www.thebassgallery.com/BassProductListingTemplate.cfm?Brand=Musicman&type=Bass%20Guitar&Cat_ID=1"]http://www.thebassgallery.com/BassProductL...ar&Cat_ID=1[/url]