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I would love to see a list of bass luthiers from the UK, I love looking at guitars, and quite possible I may have missed someone great...(would hate to get a bass built and then see a cooler one) please please publish the list

thanks for the input, I saw the prices and thought they looked pretty reasonable as well, especially now sei have apparently put prices up. I have to admit James Leech having a couple is partly the reason for looking at them. He is a great player but as mentioned he does work them hard at shows so they must hold up......descisions descisions.....I still love all the shuker's on here as well, guess i will have to come up with the spec I want and make some calls. thanks again.

Hello all just a quick post regarding Chris McIntyre and his basses. I discovered him after seeing Sikth bass player, James Leech playing is basses. I was just wondering if anyone on the forum had a bass from him or had ever played one? I know he used to build for sei, but was just curious why no-one had a bass from him. Im contemplating a custom build and his guitars look superb, just wanted any info really. Cheers Guys and Gals

This looks absolutely amazing, I really cant wait to see this one progress. Gotta say build threads are amazing perticularly Shuker builds. I really need to get rid of my stingray and have something built....jealousy isnt pretty. Congrats, post as many pics as humanly possible.

Hi all, I have just found out about Ishibashi and was just wondering how people had found dealing with them? They have some seriously lovely secondhand basses in stock and I was interested to know how much tax and postage people paid to get them over? They have a few lovely G&L asats, and a couple of sadowsky, as well as a stunning jazz made for japanese market and they are all seriously cheap. I recomend everyone take a look if you havent already. I am loving the Baccus by the way, they have seriously got their styling down. How do they compare to say the AlteilerZ and Moon basses? just interested as the site has all three. Cheers NJ

That is an absolute stunner. I have heard a lot about these basses and the amazing quality, where can one try one of these bad boys? are there any dealers or shops in the UK or do you have to get them shipped over?

Cheers for the info. Its about 8 years old I think (havent checked the serial) and im the second owner. The pickup poles are really rusty and scabby and a couple protrude out what seems quite a long way. I may just leave it in but i quite like that smooth cover look and rusty pole pieces just irritate me (im a bit obsessive about clean guitars). I hadnt thought about those delano pickups I remember them being very good when i played a sandberg a while back. As for the nut, good suggestion on the adjustable warwick, I didnt know you could buy them. Will definately look into whether it will fit. Brass does seem to be very popular amongst some big players just worried it may make a bright sounding ray brighter. Cheers.

Hi there total newbie here just asking for a little advice on a few mods Im thinking about doing on my stingray. 1. I need to replace the nut on my stingray as its down to the fetboard and was wondering which material to get. Im thinking graphite or brass, but was wondering if anyone out there has either of these on their basses, and how they find them and how they affect the sound. Any other material suggestions would be gratefully recieved. 2. Im thinking about changing the pickup as the pole pieces have rusted and i find them a bit pointy and sharp. i like the idea of a smooth cover (bartolini style). Just wondering if anyone has replaced their stingray pickup and which ones people generally recomend. I have heard Barts are a bit gutless, but interested to hear views on basslines, nordstrands, emg etc. Thanks very much. Nath

Thats a cracker of a bass. i followed the link to the sellers ebay store. Is he for real because some of those guitars are going at silly money. Has everyone had good dealings with him because if so I have my eye on a reissue 53 P. I fancy going for a bit of a Sting vibe. Again lovely basses, how come there is never anything about these models on the fender site?