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  1. Pete1967
    I've done the full weeks course, and I've been in Jon's workshop when a maintenance course was running. If you want to be able set up instruments to a professional standard and not make a complete horlicks of it, it's worth it, definitely. Jon will teach you all the steps for setting up an instrument. Neck removal, fret installation, fret levelling and recrowning, neck refitting, height and intonation adjustments, nut maintenance, neck relief, the lot..... I'd always tinkered with my basses and knew what everything did, but having Jon stand over me and really explain the finer details really took my understanding and abilities to another level.
  2. Pete1967
    [quote name='vmaxblues' timestamp='1361286080' post='1983913'] mind you I think your dating is optimistic at 1892, hell of a condition for a 19th Century instrument! [/quote] Ha... The Japanese always were way ahead with technology...
  3. Pete1967
    aaand.... Sold!
  4. Pete1967
    Jon Shuker. The man's a magician. OK technically he's in Derbyshire, but it's worth the drive (as is the scenery on the way there).
  5. Pete1967
    I guess we've all been there. You make a trip back to visit your parents and you Mum says... "When are you going to take all that stuff in the loft?" "Mum, I left home over twenty five years ago - I don't need it" "Well it's cluttering up the loft - can you take any of it?" "I don't have a clue what's there" "Can you go and have a look" "Oh - OK!" Skip forward... and arrive back home... "Honey - I'm home" "Mwuh" "My mum made me collect some of my old bass gear" "Oh! - What?" "Not much - just two basses, an amp and about 300 Vinyl LPs" Silence - Wife exits stage left. "OK - I'll sell them!" So here is the first. My third ever bass... An all original July 1892 built Westone Thunder 1A, from the Matsumoku factory. It's in very good condition for a thirty year old bird - a few minor nicks but absolutely nothing to see without looking hard and definitely nothing that affects the playablilty. All the electrics work perfectly - no scratchy pots or switches. There's some tarnishing to the knobs and bridge, but that's just mojo.The frets and fretboard are in excellent condition and have just had a full polish. It plays perfectly - currently set up at 2mm at the 12th and not a buzz to be heard - even with roundwound rotos on it. All the tuners work perfectly. I'm pretty confident that you'll not find a better example of this iconic 80'sana. No case, but it does come in the box my second Thunder 1A was delivered in, so you get a vintage FCN guitar box for free! £160 shipped in the UK. Shipping to europe OK, but at a supplement. Cheers P
  6. Pete1967
    Jon writes that the JJ Precision was designed as a robust instrument because JJ is a really strong player. It has carbon fibre reinforcement in the neck so tuning up is unlikely to damage the neck, but it will affect the action and it's nailed on you'll need to adjust the truss rod. 110 is pretty heavy even at standard tuning and you're going to be adding a significant amount of extra tension. If you have any doubt you could mail Jon via his website ([url="http://www.shukerguitars.co.uk/contact.html"]http://www.shukergui...uk/contact.html[/url]) and ask for advice - he's very approachable. Edit - on reading the full thread properly I realise I just said exactly what Brensabre79 said days ago...
  7. Pete1967
    Damn - if only they were black...
  8. Pete1967
    I asked this same question a while back and got the same answer . After 25 years and countless hundreds of pounds spent of buggering around with strings, I've settled on D'Addario XL Nickels. They're definitely 'stiffer' than other brands and give me the combination of punch and twang I'd been looking for, even when drop tuned (up to a tone), and to my ear are better balanced across the set than even the hideously expensive 'boutique' brands....
  9. Pete1967
    [quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1360601885' post='1973139'] Yes, why didn't I think of that. Where do you suggest getting the nitro spray? I think there is somewhere that sounds more like a maker of handbags but I forget the name now. [/quote] Rothko and Frost?? http://shop.rothkoandfrost.co.uk/nitrocellulose-lacquer-s/132.htm
  10. Pete1967
    [quote name='lettsguitars' timestamp='1359991805' post='1963095'] Yea a stiff bristle brush and oil will do the trick. You can remove any build up of crap on the surface with an old fashioned razor blade (chemists). I would recommend finishing with danish oil rather than natural oils. This will add a touch of protection too. [/quote] +1 I've done two in the last month - one being a mate's Martin D15, which was clenched buttocks time - and used exactly this technique (except I used a Stanley blade) with great results.... Scrape, brush, polish. Obviously, work with the grain.
  11. Pete1967
    Funky chops... great playing Cleo. It's good to see that slap bass is finding a wider talent base than middle aged men from the 80's
  12. Pete1967
    Can't really see the pic on my iPhone but try Allparts part number GS-3397-003...
  13. Pete1967
    Yeah - normally I would, but these are so long that I'd have had to cut all of the silk and taper off which means winding the full thickness of the string round the tuning post, and I couldn't have locked the ends in the centre hole which I'm a bit anal about... I just wasn't feeling the love...
  14. Pete1967
    I want to frame this post in some context 'cos I'm slightly embarassed about what I am about to (try to) sell.... A mate asked me to set up his son's bass and put a new set of strings on. The lad is just starting out so the instruction was a cheap but playable set of strings. In a moment of compromised integrity (possibly Jack Daniel's fuelled) I said OK and pressed the order now button on a set of Stagg BA4505 strings. To be fair they're OK if a little unrefined, however they are loooooooong, way too long for the Harley Benton [s]bat[/s] bass I was asked to set up, so I did what I should have done in the first place and got a set of Roto's. So here we have it, a new and unused set of Stagg BA4505 round wound Nickel plated bass stings, perfect for a really long bass...... £6 posted in the UK. P
  15. Pete1967
    Now sold, to a very nice man
  16. Pete1967
    Thanks NGH - she is lovely and I will miss her, but onwards to a walnut, sycamore and ebony fretless And now ON HOLD!
  17. Pete1967
    Thanks for the PMs and posts so far folks - keep em coming Nothing's ever cast in stone in this life so I'd be quite prepared to listen to sensible offers, but the cash is spoken for so no trades please. Also, if anyone fancies a trip to Leeds for a try out I may well be persuaded to help out with the travel costs if you buy it... along with tea, coffee, buiscuits, cake and maybe even a spot of lunch in the pub next door! P
  18. Pete1967
    a day 2 bump....
  19. Pete1967
    I've been asked what the string spacing is... so here it is for all to see. 17.5mm at the bridge. P
  20. Pete1967
    In a moment of severe GAS I've committed to another build with Jon (that's two in progress now) so to keep my ears intact I've agreed to let one of my current stable go. To be fair I don't play out much these days so my current penchat for new custom builds really is a luxury... So my first Shuker is up for sale. I've chosen to let this one go because I bought if from Jon's stock so I have the least emotional attachment, but it will be a wrench never the less. Specs are: 34" Scale 5 String Black Walnut body Cooked burr maple drop top with black pinstripe 5 piece maple and wenge laminated bolt on neck with carbon fibre reinforcement Rosewood fret board - 16" radius Brass nut White side dot markers Medium frets - nickel Gotoh tuners Individual ABM bridges EMG 40J pickup at neck, EMG 40TW pickup at bridge Shuker Mk2 3 band EQ Black hardware I bought it off Jon in 2009 from his stock. I've used it in the studio from time to time and gigged it once (I did say I didn't play out much!) so it's in near mint condition and is actually at Jon's at the moment having a once over so it'll be A1 when the new owner gets it. Because I don't have it immediately to hand I've had to list some 'library' photos of it but as soon as I can I'll get some proper shots done and add them. I'll dig up some sound files too. A new one is likely to set you back at least £1700 I think, so for an extremly low mileage example with full makers service history, £1000 and it's yours. It includes a Hiscox Liteflite and shipping or collection in the UK. I'm happy to meet up or deliver within an hour or so of Leeds. Any questions just ask. Cheers P
  21. Pete1967
    [quote name='Mylkinut' timestamp='1357490537' post='1923389'] Actually, what would be best to sand the paint flat so I can spray a clear coat over it? [/quote] Wet sand with 1500 then 2000 grit wet and dry, or start with 1000 grit if the runs are really bad.... Tip: add a drop (literally) of washing up liquid to the water. Helps to lubricate the water!
  22. Pete1967
    No direct experience, but if it's a clean, clampable break then I'd be tempted to give it a shot with the polyurethane Gorilla Glue [url="http://uk.gorillaglue.com/eng/glues/glue-list/1/8/gorilla-glue.html"]http://uk.gorillaglue.com/eng/glues/glue-list/1/8/gorilla-glue.html[/url]
  23. Pete1967
    I'm not a fan of single cuts usually - but that is lovely...
  24. Pete1967
    Sounds like a winning deal from Jon....
  25. Pete1967
    To misquote Blackadder... do you want a truthful answer or a diplomatic answer? Ok here's both... Truthful = No! Dimplomatic = If it needs replacing then it's really worth trying to find the correct spare to keep the bass sounding as it should because a cheap replacement is very likely to have different tonal and electrical charateristcs which will affect the tone and balance between the pickups a lot, or consider swapping both out for a 'matched' pair of upgrades if funds allow. Looking at your sig I assume it's the Ibby with the problem in which case you might find this link useful.... [url="http://ibanez.com/parts/2004_PARTS/el_bass/list/series_soundgear.html"]http://ibanez.com/parts/2004_PARTS/el_bass/list/series_soundgear.html[/url]
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