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[quote name='OldGit' post='650765' date='Nov 10 2009, 03:51 PM']Thanks Video killed the radio star on two guitars, bass 'n' drums? Nice one, nice vocal too.[/quote] The whole 2 guitar bass and drums is more out of necessity than anything else! I try my best on the vocal side of things, I'm representing repressed bass players all over the world! You have a very long PM by the way... or at least you should have! Cheers, Jesse

[quote name='OldGit' post='650671' date='Nov 10 2009, 02:27 PM']Happy to do so Jesee, and I can see a few things to do already just looking at your home page for 30 seconds, however, 'cos I've written up a lot of the common problems I've got a set of [s]rules[/s] rough guidelines for this .. Basically I'd like you to read right through this thread first, looking for stuff your website has and needs .. once you've done that come back and tell me your band objectives - for the site anyway - ie what kind of gigs you are after etc.. and we can take it from there.. Happy to do it then but I am sure you'll understand that I don't have time to say the same things to everyone when they are here in the thread already PM is Ok too if you don't want it all out here OG[/quote] Hey OG, Thanks very much, I totally understand what your saying. I'll have a really good look through the thread today, and then send you a PM if thats cool. Much appreciated. Jesse

Hey knowledgeable dudes! Just wondering if you'd care to have a quick look at our site? It's been up for a few months now, and the feedback has been generally positive. However, I'm always looking for new ways to improve, and some feedback from fellow musicians with geeky css seo experience I'm sure would be a big help... and much appreciated! I built the site using a cms called "squarespace". So far I can't see any disadvantages with doing things this way but I could be wrong?! The website is www.thepanoramics.com Cheers! Jesse

Oh and Jack, next time I'll take your advice I promise!

Yep I reckon I paid a bit too much for it.... but then on the other hand, I px'd so much stuff for it that its a bit less straight forward than that. The way I'm looking at it is that I had all this gear lying around that I really don't miss, which I probably wouldn't have gotten around to selling. Even if I had sold it all seperately, I may not have gotten what he gave me for px, and it would have taken ages (plus the extra hassle)! So the deal suited me, even though the price was high (swings and roundabouts and all that!) I'm not planning on selling it unless I ever really need to. I bought it to play, and because I reckon it could be a nice thing to pass on my kids in 20 years (I only have one so far, she nearly 2!) I was wondering what the marks were on the back.... thanks wateroftyne. It would be a shame to be worrying about the frets every time I gig the bass. So I'll take your advice and just enjoy this super instrument! The only wee disapointment is that there was no original case. They seem to be quite expensive on the bay of E.

Thanks I'm very much enjoying it! So much so that its the only bass I want to play at the moment. I might bring it to a guy I know to give the frets a once over. If they are original, is there any chance that I could wear them out by playing it too much? If so, is it the norm just to have it re-fretted, and does this take away from the value a bit? I bought it to play, but I also want to make sure I can get back what I paid for it in a few years should I need to!

[quote name='acidbass' post='537902' date='Jul 11 2009, 02:52 PM']Looks to be in mighty fine condish for a 36 year old bass! If you're that concerned about the frets, it might be worth getting them looked at by a luthier? Perhaps a dress/stone?[/quote] Its not that I'm concerned about the frets as such, just concerned about their effect on the value of the bass, and wondering if I could have done a bit better on the deal!

Ok here are some pics. I left the (original) pickup and bridge covers off, cos thats how I play the bass. She's a beaut. Sounds and plays amazing, and is lighter than my Urge 2 (which I thought was very light!) The only thing that I didn't notice (in my enthusiasm) in the shop was that some of the frets have had some work at some point. I really should have noticed, but this is my first vintage bass. Should the seller have alerted me? I had him go through the entire guitar from top to bottom, taking the neck apart etc and everything looked perfect. I never thought (through lack of experience) to actually look at the way the frets sit into the neck. The guy just said "The frets have plenty of life left in em". No photos of the back of the neck, but its unmarked completely. Also, you can see the previously dicussed holes in the back of the body. I have to say this bass blows anything else I have ever played away quite easily.

I think theyre great. I think you all look very random. I love the drummers look. He looks evil. Cool.

Cool. We'll I'm gunna pick it up today so I'll post a few pikkies on this thread for giggles. I just want to add, lest I'm looking like a complete eejit here.... I'm getting a very good deal on my trade in gear. I'm not about to actually hand over €3000 cash. That would be foolish indeed.

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='536226' date='Jul 9 2009, 09:52 AM']Yes to the 2-hole thing - with vintage Hofners and Kliras sold (originally) by music shops in Germany. It was quite common for well-established music shops to have tin badges, and to screw these to the headstock (either back or front). I haven't seen one screwed to the body, but that might be because I was collecting semi-acoustics. Some have passed through my hands and I found them attractive and interesting ... a bit of extra provenance. Incidentally, I don't recall ever seeing a vintage bass from Germany with a [i][b]sticker [/b][/i]for the dealer or music shop. They used either tin badges or waterslide decals.[/quote] So it may have been a tin badge of some sort? Long gone now though. Just the holes left. What a strange thing to do to a guitar! Oh, and either you guys are out of touch.... or I'm being taken for a ride! In my defense, I'm getting quite a good deal on loads of trade in stuff, so the price isn't really as bad as it seems!

[quote name='The Bass Doc' post='536173' date='Jul 9 2009, 07:28 AM']Everything seems fine but I must admit I've never come across the two hole syndrom - surely a sticker stating the shop that sold it would be sufficient. As for it being a method of hanging the thing up? - that beggars belief. A valuation is best given when there are some good pics around but I'm going to stick my neck out and say £2750 if it's a shop selling it (a private sale I would expect a bit cheaper)[/quote] Bass Doc your almost bang on with the price (it is a shop). They want €2590. I know it is very strange about the 2 holes on the back, but I don't think it takes away much from the bass or anything. It does look like there was something stuck there.... you can kind of see the outline of where some kind of plaque or attachment once was. I wonder if anyone else has come across the 2 hole thing?

Hey folks, I'm just about to pull the trigger on a very nice 73 P bass. Understandably, I'm a touch apprehensive, so I thought I'd take advantage of the vast pool of knowledge here to make sure that I'm not missing anything, and that I've asked all the right questions about the bass before I hand over loooooaaads of money! Its a 73 and is being sold as all original, (without the original case). I've had the guy dissassemble it in front of me, and everything that I could think of seemed to be in order. The pots are original and the soldering perfect, which I suppose means the pickups are original. The neck is straight, and fits beautifully into the body. The pickguard is original. The screws are all of the correct era (how do I know if they're original? Impossible I suppose...) The sunburst finish is very good and the paint is original. It has the correct overspray (shape) pattern where the neck attaches to the body. It is not overly worn, and has only some light cracks in the varnish on the back, and a few very small chips here and there. It has (what I'm told... again.... how do I know?) are the original bridge and pickup cover. The frets look like they've had very little use. I sounds amazing and has a very healthy output. Its nice and light. Its sexy. I can't really think of anything else.... The only potential negative that I can see (and this may not even be a negative) is that there are 2 holes drilled in the back of the body where I'm told there would have been some kind of a plate declaring maybe which shop supplied the bass, or where it was hung from the display wall in the shop. I'm not going to say how much I'm paying, cos I want to see if anyones estimates are close to the actual price... plus I'm trading in quite a bit of gear against it, so the cash price is not so relevant. Thanks for reading, and any input much appreciated! Jesse