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  1. uncle psychosis
    Beautiful. If I had the readies I'd be all over that!
  2. uncle psychosis
    [quote name='Shambo' timestamp='1327326644' post='1509305'] There's nothing pourous about the poly finish on any bass I've ever owned, or the glossy neck, shiney metal and plastic. If residue sits on them, I'll give it a wipe. Do nitro finishes allow smoke through to the wood? Does carbon fibre hold a musty smell when curry is eaten in the same room? I've already said I can understand unfinished wood might retain a smell but personally, I've never even held a bass made of unfinished wood, and if I did I'd be more bothered about the damp sweat and dirt build up in the grain. [/quote] Good luck trying to "wipe off" the stench of smoke from the material inside a case. My mate's hardcase stinks so much you can smell it from several feet away when he opens it. As for the guitars themselves- nicotine stains. That's why smokers get yellow teeth and fingers (even though they wash their hands and brush their teeth a lot more than people clean their basses) Even assuming you can "wipe it off"- It would be like buying a guitar covered in caked on mud or grease. You might well buy a guitar in that kind of nick, but you'd certainly want to pay less for it!
  3. uncle psychosis
    I don't think I could ever spend more than £1k. And even then, it would have to be *really* special. The only things I can see myself buying in the future are a nice jazz and a nice precision- excellent of examples of both can be had new (never mind second hand) for less than £1k too
  4. uncle psychosis
    Man, I'm excited by this. I love shell pink. Can't wait to see more!
  5. uncle psychosis
    I have no idea how experienced you are---but have you considered going to a bass teacher? (an actual, proper bass teacher, not just someone who dabbles a bit). You might find that they are able to help you change your technique a bit to put less strain on your wrist. Even if you're really fastidious about your technique you might find that a second opinion useful.
  6. uncle psychosis
    Free listings on eBay this weekend. Someone buy it and save me the hassle!
  7. uncle psychosis
    The "normal" convention is that an accidental is only cancelled by a natural sign or the end of the bar.
  8. uncle psychosis
    Bump
  9. uncle psychosis
    ***sold***
  10. uncle psychosis
    Good condition, boxed with PSU. Bought new by me last year. Sounds ace but I have my eye on some new gear, so something has to go! £80 posted. [IMG]http://i978.photobucket.com/albums/ae269/uncle_psychosis/IMAG0734.jpg[/IMG]
  11. uncle psychosis
    Ok. I'm still interested but seeing as its January funds are short until payday!
  12. uncle psychosis
    Might give this one a go. Mind you, thanks to 2 Many DJs *this* is how I think it should go... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnuESiOt_yQ[/media]
  13. uncle psychosis
    EHX Octave Multiplexer. Does lower octave / subharmonic stuff. Sounds pretty cool but its not really my thing. Few little scuffs and velcro on the bottom but in full working order. No box. £35 delivered. I'll take paypal but bank transfer preferred. Photo [URL="http://i978.photobucket.com/albums/ae269/uncle_psychosis/IMAG0726.jpg"]here[/URL]
  14. uncle psychosis
    I'm a big fan of "Vintage" (the brand, not the age implication!). I've owned a few of their instruments and all of them were/are superb instruments.
  15. uncle psychosis
    [quote name='Sean' timestamp='1326045410' post='1491535'] Nah, no trades, thanks. [/quote] Curses. I'm interested but need to move some other stuff on first. Just out of interest, does it come with a PSU?
  16. uncle psychosis
    It was a free listings weekend, so he might just be reserving the slots whilst they were still free...
  17. uncle psychosis
    After any trades?
  18. uncle psychosis
    Not sure if this is the right place but I have a request for the mobile version of the site: When I open a thread on my mobile its really hard to navigate pages of a thread. I can go forwards one page or backwards one page. There's no way to jump to either the end or the start of the thread (that I can find). Is it possible to add this kind of functionality?
  19. uncle psychosis
    [quote name='ObscureRyan' timestamp='1325784557' post='1487686'] I can't hear notes by ear. [/quote] I'm genuinely not trying to be funny here...but how do you tell if you're playing the right notes at a gig or not? Its pretty much exactly the same thing.
  20. uncle psychosis
    ***SOLD****
  21. uncle psychosis
    I play a 5 string but I very rarely use the low B string. Consequently I'm thinking of going back to 4 strings---but my current bass is so nice that I'm kind of reluctant to get rid of it! One disadvantage that hasn't been mentioned yet is your right hand muting needs to be better. Muting the extra strings on a 4-string bass is much easier than it is on a 5 (for me, anyway).
  22. uncle psychosis
    [quote name='essexbasscat' timestamp='1325620753' post='1485375'] Nice, very nice. That would fit into my collection very well, but the wallet says otherwise Have a bump on me [/quote] Thanks. Its a great guitar but I just don't have time to play it these days. Too much bass love in this house now!
  23. uncle psychosis
    Fender Japan '62 (reissue) custom telecaster with bareknuckle pickups and hiscox hardcase. Guitar is in very good condition and I am the original owner. I believe that the serial number dates this guitar to 2006. The guitar has been upgraded with Bareknuckle pickups and a 4-way switch to give both series/parallel wiring in the middle position. The neck pickup is a Yardbird and the bridge is a Piledriver. This combination was recommended to me by Tim from Bareknuckle as being very versatile---and it certainly is. It can do pretty much everything except death metal (and with the 4-way switch I reckon you could even give that a try!). This guitar really sounds great but I'm concentrating on bass now so its not getting the love it deserves---its time to move it on :-( Bareknuckle are some of the most highly regarded after market pickups in the world, read more about them here: [url="http://www.bareknucklepickups.co.uk"]http://www.bareknucklepickups.co.uk[/url] The guitar also comes with a Hiscox hard case which is also in great condition. [b]There are lots of photos of the guitar and the case here[/b]: [url="http://s978.photobucket.com/albums/ae269/uncle_psychosis/guitar/Telecaster/"]http://s978.photobuc...tar/Telecaster/[/url] Please note that there is a *small* ding on the back of the guitar near the jack socket (this is in the photographs). Its purely cosmetic, and it really is tiny as the photos show. When you're playing you can't see it anyway! I still have the original pickups. These will be included with the sale. Alternatively if you don't want the bareknuckle pickups I can put the originals back in and we can haggle a bit over the price. I am looking for £600 (or near offer). The only trades I am interested in are for bass guitars---particularly a Fender Aerodyne Jazz or Reggie Hamilton Jazz. I may consider other 4-string fretted basses too. I am based in North West Glasgow but I can travel a bit (within reason) to complete a sale. I am also regularly in Edinburgh and Fife (Dalgety Bay). I am prepared to post the guitar but would prefer to deal locally if possible. Please get in touch if you have any questions or interest.
  24. uncle psychosis
    I'm also interested in this - pretty sure a PJ is my ideal bass... but it does seem hard to find one I can afford!
  25. uncle psychosis
    [quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1325383156' post='1482752'] Honestly, in my opinion, you shoulda decided what you wanted to do, and emailed him asking him for the money, and kept asking for it, then open the dispute as you have. I personally wouldn't have then changed my mind and offered to go halfs, and then recinded on that offer. The fella may only check his emails once a week, got the email about the pickups, and sent the money straight away then found the others... I would be annoyed and offers being changed. Apart from that, go through ebay complaints was right thing to do. [/quote] I agree with this. I don't think you'll have done yourself any favours with the dispute by changing what you asked for either. The best way to deal with an issue like this is to do everything through eBay. Personally I would have sent him one polite request (via ebay messages) to cover your replacement tuners and after that it would have been straight to "item not as described" and let ebay handle it all.
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