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  1. oldslapper
    Isn’t that the point of a sales ad? 🥳
  2. oldslapper
    Research?!? I just get in there before any other bugger does. 🥳 I can understand your frustration though
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    I tend to use this thread as a “heads up” to a bargain as well as a bit of fun. With Jon’s knowledge it tends to be an informative read, as well as spotting a potential “find”. Had two Maya fretless P’s both consistently good. Also there’s not much to get wrong with a fretless P. No frets to bugger up. Only 1 pup, basic controls. No edging on necks that tended to be on old MIJ jazz copies.
  4. oldslapper
    Sorry mate, just responding to previous post. I guess one mans jap crap is another’s diamond as @hooky_lowdown has intimated. My Maya was great build, maybe I have low expectations 😂
  5. oldslapper
    I stupidly sold my Maya fretless exact same as yours, last year. Here it is last summer at a festival somewhere.
  6. oldslapper
    Price drop £279 posted in HSC spare & strings.
  7. oldslapper
    I like playing guitar or bass/double bass. I love playing with other musicians. I’m fortunate enough to play with some wonderful musicians. I’m fortunate enough to be asked to record with some wonderful artists. Most of the gigs I’m asked to do aren’t grotty pubs. Most of the gigs I play I’m driven to. I just don’t enjoy gigging. Playing in front of people, performing, never have done. I don’t think I’m less of a musician, or should have swapped guitar for golf clubs. The reason I started playing was because of the albums I listened to, not the bands I saw. I rarely went to gigs, still don’t. Some people just don’t enjoy gigging. It’s not a disease. 🙄🤪
  8. oldslapper
    No you’re not the only one. I did it for a living and hated it. Great bands, lovely people, but I have no interest in “performing”. I love playing, in particular with other musicians, but find gigging in the uk a major pita. Found my happy place now recording and writing with a variety of artists, often remotely. No more travelling, hanging around, getting on stage at silly o’clock, dressing up, getting home at ridiculous o’clock, being knackered the next day. Having said all this, gigging in Europe is a very different experience for some reason. But then again you get well looked after, hotel near to venue, no driving, catching up on sleep in the bus and money is better. Still have to “perform” and dress up, and it’s only a couple of small tours a year. So bearable.
  9. oldslapper
    No worries. Thanks for letting me know. 👍🏻
  10. oldslapper

    Wife

    oldslapper replied to Merton's topic in Basses For Sale

    Frets? Nice figuring? Hollow body?
  11. oldslapper
    Blimey we’re dripping over ourselves! .... Its lard not to.
  12. oldslapper
    Guys ...dair-y say.. I think we’re milking this.
  13. oldslapper
    Neck heel width is 63.5mm
  14. oldslapper
    Don't know, not herd it......🤪
  15. oldslapper
    I’ll measure it when I’m home later Steve.
  16. oldslapper
    Lots of Interest in the neck So body available @ £180
  17. oldslapper
    Possible Investment opportunity? Rarity value.
  18. oldslapper
    Place bid or make an offer? Maybe someone could offer to finish building the bass? 🤪 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder of course. 😊
  19. oldslapper
    Whole bass is 9lbs. Hope that helps. Cheers John
  20. oldslapper
    Noted sir. 👍🏻 I’ll weigh in a mo and edit post, sorry should have weighed.
  21. oldslapper
    PJ bass put together by young @Beedster of this ‘ere gaff. Weighs 9lbs Neck sourced from USA by Chris, which as you can see had been lacquered at some point, and not finished particularly well at the heel, but never bothered me. Amazing beautiful dark rosewood board with the lovely 62 neck profile (wide-ish, but flatter) very comfy. He Put it together with this PJ configured P body It's been fully shielded, and wired with CTS pots and Tonerider Pickups with V, V, T controls, plus two are push/pull pots which are; A series/parallel on the P pickup volume control for the P pickup (single coil type tone) The other putting both jazz and P pickup in series (full big humbucker tone) The bass plays nicely, great array of tones, balances well and comes strung with flats and in a hard case and some spare strings. I’d prefer to hand over at this stage, either coming to Slappy Towers in Bath, or meet up within a reasonable drive time. I’ll consider postage if there’s no local traffic. I may consider separating neck and body if there are a couple of peeps interested in them. I’m going to say body £180 & neck £120 posted, as long I have both confirmed as wanted. Selling as I only have 2 basses at any one time and my Kramer aluminium does all things fretted and I have an incoming fretless. Any questions do ask.
  22. oldslapper
    I reckon so Mick. Been after a decent unlined fretless and just bought some lovely hide glue for my double bass project.
  23. oldslapper
    Do you ever come over the bridge to Bristol? I appear to be in restoration mode having bought a load of stuff for a double bass restoration. Unlined fretless too!! Mmmm I’d be very interested. Thanks pm. John
  24. oldslapper
    Same scam when I was teaching. “Son (always a son) is over from USA/Nigeria/Burnley/etc for 2 weeks, teach him every day, I’ll pay you in advance, etc etc, give me your bank details and I’ll put the money in there ..like now” Knobs!
  25. oldslapper
    It would appear from this that people prefer no fuss instructional videos. No life stories, histrionics, fannying about, etc.... Mmmm🧐
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