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[quote name='iconic' timestamp='1389641333' post='2336492'] Now i've owned a fair number of maple necked bass but never with laquer finish....[/quote] Ha! In my experience it's the other way around: my maple necks have a gloss varnish to them. However..... I do have a 1991 Stingray 5 which has a birds eye maple neck - the front and fretboard have a satin varnish (not glossy but not exactly raw wood either) and the back of the neck is glossy until it reaches the back of the headstock which is also satin.

Depending on your intentions as to this bass - whether it's a keeper as opposed to something you intend to move on in the future - you might consider putting the word out in the Items Wanted section of the forum for a neck. I have a JV - well it was originally a JV, now it's a bitsa as so many parts have been replaced over time - and I also had a shagged neck on it: defretted and then refretted badly so that there was fret buzz all over the place, could never get a decent relief or action set up on it, and to top it all off there was an almighty twist in the neck. Basically completely unrepairable. However thanks to the aforementioned Items Wanted section, I managed to get my mitts on a replacement early 80s Japanese '57 Precision neck. Ok, it's not a real JV neck, but it works! For reference, it cost me £100.

Nice! I've been thinking about a 5 string P for a while, so when is the 'player's review' coming...? Would love to hear your thoughts on how it plays and the sound of a fat B string P-bass style.

Yep,, most definitely Derek Forbes playing a Fender Precision on Glittering Prize - probably through a dirty great big old Ampeg stack.... In fact, maybe through this cab: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/219527-ampeg-vst-rig-derek-forbes-ex-simple-minds-l400/page__p__2288088__hl__ampeg__fromsearch__1#entry2288088 After the New Gold Dream album (when they had a bit of cash, I suppose) Mr Forbes started using all sorts of other basses: Wal, Alembic, Aria, Vigier spring to mind...

[quote name='ben604' timestamp='1386334586' post='2298888'] Surely if it's sturdy enough to be shipped in that in the first place, it'll handle the baggage guys? Any thoughts? [/quote] Try this: pack it up as you would do for your planned trip, and then roll it down a flight of stairs. If it still functions properly after that, it should be okay going through an airport's luggage handling system!

[quote name='artisan' timestamp='1384809041' post='2281050'] i ordered it through Amazon,here's a link . [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Auralex-GREAT-GRAMMA-Great/dp/B000FDU2UK"]http://www.amazon.co...t/dp/B000FDU2UK[/url] [/quote] Being a right tight bastard, you should have ordered one from here: [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Auralex-Great-Gramma-Isolation-Riser/181261075404?_trksid=p5197.m2280&_trkparms=aid%3D333005%26algo%3DRIC.FIT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D319%26meid%3D2836610713268565811%26pid%3D100068%26prg%3D1175%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D2%26sd%3D181261075404%26clkid%3D2836612085513742210&_qi=RTM1575516"]http://www.ebay.co.u...&_qi=RTM1575516[/url] It's 45p cheaper!

Xilddx has one of these, maybe worth dropping him a PM if you want more info. Also, check this link: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/221177-a-first-go-on-the-new-zulu-bass/"]http://basschat.co.u...-new-zulu-bass/[/url]

[quote name='Clarky72' timestamp='1384820175' post='2281245'] I won't buy Markbass for the stupid reason I don't like the look of them, the yellow looks awful to me. [/quote] So I'm not alone then!

A friend of mine has a custom made Nexus jazz bass with a 3 + 1 arrangement. It looks odd in my opinion. [attachment=148753:547825_10150676221934775_1952702073_n.jpg]

See? Rounded... [attachment=148745:Rickenbacker 4003S.jpg]

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1384865342' post='2281538'] But the slab on the stingray has a very rounded profile rather than a razor edge to it. [/quote] And so does my 4003S.

As you can see from my sig I own a number of basses from various manufacturers, so am in a position to compare my Rickenbacker to the likes of my MMs, Fenders, Status etc. Personally, I have no issues with playability of my 4003S. Okay, it is not a 'typical' Ric, in that the upper edge of the body is rounded off as opposed to sharp-edged as found on regular 4001 and 4003 basses. For some, a slab body may be uncomfortable, but you don't hear many players complaining that their slab bodied pre-EB Stingrays are hard to get on with. When playing finger-style, I tend to rest my thumb either on the upper edge of the scratch plate above the neck pickup or on the neck pickup surround itself. No problem. When playing with a pick, I rest my hand on the treble pickup cover. I don't have the option to remove the cover as my Ric has a magnetic Horseshoe pickup, and don't want to tamper with it. No problem. Fair enough, the bridge isn't the most brilliant piece of design work, but personally once it's set up I don't fiddle about with it. No problem. On the plus side, there is an inbuilt rubber mute in the bridge which is very easy to use in my experience - better than the MusicMan mutes which have biodegraded on one of my basses and fallen off of the other. Neck-wise, my Ric has a thinner neck than my MMs and Fenders - I don't own a Jazz bass so can't compare the profile, nut width to a Jazz - and have found that I get much better access to the heel end of the neck due to the fact that it's a through neck. Much easier to play up 'the dusty end' than the basses I have with big chunky ended bolt-on necks. I also have no issues with neck diving, unbalance or weight of the Ric either. See, there are [i]some[/i] BCers who think Rics aren't as bad as they are made out to be.... PS: this is the only Ric I've owned in 30 years of playing, so I'm not some blinkered, drooling Rickenbacker fanboy either.

I have a MusicMan Cutlass - which has a Modulus graphite neck fitted as standard. It is 30 years old. It has no problems.

I bought a speaker cabinet from the very helpful Mr Vinorange, and thought it only right to leave some positive feedback. He was very communicative, very open, and is also one of those people who promptly replies to emails, text messages, whatever you care to throw at him. All in all, a top chap, and one you can deal with with confidence.

[quote name='lojo' timestamp='1384192577' post='2273795'] Some very horrid looking instruments in there, never seen one of those early Rics [/quote] There's one on eBay for the bargain price of $35,000, if you're interested...

Yeah, mine does it too. Usually the blue LEDs come on after a while - and once they are on, if I turn the amp off and then straight back on again they still work. Dunno why though...

I hum whilst playing. Never noticed it until I was 'laying down a track' wearing headphones in the control room of a studio and the rest of the band were giggling at me. Always wondered why my teeth were vibrating when playing....

This! Played finger style over the end of the fretboard with the active circuit switched on and bass rolled full on! [attachment=145877:IMG_0147.jpg]

Have you tried contacting this guy? [email protected]

'Another One Bites The Dust'. I begged my dad to buy me a bass when I was 12, and he agreed as long as I learnt to play that bassline. If not, he told me he would take the bass back to the shop!

Take off the neck and see what date is stamped on the pocket

[quote name='thisnameistaken' timestamp='1377443666' post='2187576'] Nah. High end basses are for middle-aged men with lots of disposable income. The same market that Porsche are in. I've never actually seen anyone gig a Fodera though, maybe it happens, maybe it doesn't. [/quote] I saw a bloke play a Fodera at a gig once. Only for one song,mind you - for the rest of the set he played a Fender. Go figure....

[quote name='witterth' timestamp='1376741406' post='2178549'] I've met Hucknall (to quote Mog of simply red Mk1) "the singing Pig" and trust me that's not irrational. a bit self important. just like Aziz Ibrahim (another one) didn't like him either. ( yes I know, but I do mean it) [/quote] I had an argument with the singing pig in a Manchester pub once. He was a twat of the highest order.