W1_Pro

[quote name='Shabbs' timestamp='1487682609' post='3241758'] Perhaps no 2nd chance offers because he's bidding with a second account? [/quote] Controversial.....I have to say though, that bit in the listing about 'checking notes with a scanner' is a bit mental. I'm sure buying secondhand basses is not organised crimes route of choice for passing counterfeit cash.

Up to £700 already. Heading for the stratosphere....

It will!

[quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1486512379' post='3232464'] That does sound interesting, I prefer the older brighter sounding pickups! [/quote]How come Gibson never managed to do this? It beggars belief.

In 1983 I bought my first bass, from a music shop in Cardiff. It was a Precision 'copy'- and I use the term in it's loosest possible sense- which some enterprising previous owner had lovingly painted a fairly passable 'Fender ' logo on the headstock. Possibly the same enterprising former owner had added a second pickup near the bridge. The pickup looked remarkably like a six inch nail with some copper wire wrapped around it. It was £95. There was nothing else within £120 of this, and I had £100, which had taken me AGES to save. Thirty four years later, this is £85 and actually looks like quite a nice bass. Globalisation can't be all bad, eh?

[quote name='Maz LFC' timestamp='1487272905' post='3238582'] The seller messaged me today. It was won by a Ukelele dealer in Yorkshire who has failed to pay for it He asked if I was still interested. I declined, being very glad he didn't take me up on the £1k I offered originally.I told him why, as it is a Roadie and as such far too expensive. I've checked and the dearest Roadie of the 4 sold on eBay last year was £720. One only made £521 and a Series 2 Supernatural in lovely nick made £1119.(bargain). [/quote] The seller must be gutted, he must have thought he was on to a proper result. Those prices for secondhand Jaydee's sound about right to me- and as I said earlier I'm no expert- I would love to get my hands on a proper supernatural.

[quote name='Maz LFC' timestamp='1487174980' post='3237774'] The Roadie is a Supernatural. The JayDee website states that the only Supernatural to have a black fronted headstock is the Roadie. The one on eBay was a Roadie Active which sells for £1455 new as W1 Pro said in the first post. Whoever won it at £1200 clearly had not done their homework and thought it was a full-blown Supernatural. I almost bid on myself and contacted the seller, but luckily he turned down the offer I made before doing the research that I should have done first. He hadn't done anything wrong,just failed to state that it was a Roadie, which he must have known as he bought it new in 1999. Bet he's laughing his head off [/quote] I would be!

Did this ever get finished?

I was following that. Couldn't work out what it was, so thanks for the info! Nice looking bass as it goes.

I thought, perhaps a percussionist? Have triangle, will travel? There must be a gig out there somewhere.....

Thanks Mick, thats kind of you. Maybe it would be best if I just removed my first post, and retired with whats left of my dignity...;0)

Ha! That'll teach me to stick my head above the parapet. The old 'name on the back of the headstock' pic. Don't I just feel a fool. Thanks for the correction Mick.

Evening all, been following this on eBay. [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/272548768270?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT"]http://www.ebay.co.u...K%3AMEBIDX%3AIT[/url] I must say the price is looking very healthy at the mo for the seller. Is this bass a supernatural? Looks more like a Roadie IIa to me- I admit I'm no expert, but paying £1200 notes plus, for a bass that if it is, is on the Jaydee website at £1455 brand new....well thats nuts isnt it?

[quote name='Barking Spiders' timestamp='1485515781' post='3224498'] Essentially not Flea, who do you reckon to be the 'coolest' bassists. By cool I mean those who exude presence onstage with minimal effort and can play demanding basslines without breaking sweat. Kinda like this [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQk0av8L0oY[/media] [/quote] He's got more ASS bins in his rig than there used to be in LA1......

Beautiful. Well done Andy.

Nice. Very nice. I'm jealous.

Looking really classy there Andy.

I do love a bass with prongs.... Fantastic collection Lorne!

Good luck. Watching with interest. Andy's builds have inspired me too, but I'm not sure Basschat is ready for my particular brand of quality carpentry.....

Thanks Basswood. I shall check them out. I usually plug in anyhow, so thats no biggie. Stuart

Hello Folks, Looking for a bit of wisdom and advice. I'm thinking of buying an acoustic bass, I'd like it to feel (and sound) as much like my ShortBass one as possible. Anyone got any ideas where I can get nygut strings in long scale? Or what sort of 'conventional' strings would replicate the feel and sound of the thunder guts on my ShortBass? Needless to say,Aquila don't/won't do long scale strings and my enquiry to Pahoehoe seems to have gone the way of all flesh... All thoughts gratefully received Stuart