Mykesbass

When I tried out a bunch of Squiers a couple of years back the winners were the CVs rather than the VMs - here's a beaut: [url="http://www.reidys.com/pr/electric-guitars/squier-classic-vibe-p-bass-butterscotch-blonde-12267/?&utm_source=GoogleBase&utm_medium=Feed&utm_campaign=PriceComparison&catargetid=120170320000003002&cadevice=c&gclid=Cj0KEQjwsb-vBRCLj7TvqpGx_MoBEiQALgFGnu9_1HCIlD-67_BHHouxpIJm03gmERJgkJ6W3vpxUBYaAvlf8P8HAQ"]http://www.reidys.co...xUBYaAvlf8P8HAQ[/url]

Hasn't turned up yet, was due yesterday

Absolutely stunning Andy, love the headstock shape and decal - funny how difficult headstocks seem to be for so many luthiers and mass-manufacturers alike.

Apparently Dave Brubeck wrote this to challenge the handclappers and toe tappers: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDB4K5zCcfk"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDB4K5zCcfk[/url]

A bit sad that a seller with a good reputation for selling archtop guitars, and with a user name like his should stoop so low and not hide behind those traditional Ebay "I know nothing" caveats.

BRX is right, it is a Rosetti logo, big distributors for many years.

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1441784411' post='2861647'] Google is your friend. Grant Fox is genuine, and can be reached through Facebook / Twitter / etc. etc. etc. If in doubt, contact him through one of those channels and ask him if this is legit. [/quote] Just googled his email address and got this: [url="http://www.wired.co.uk/events/2015/07/10/fender®-presents-the-american-standard-tour"]http://www.wired.co.uk/events/2015/07/10/fender®-presents-the-american-standard-tour[/url] - looks promising!!

Yes, on rhythm guitar for many years. Those Sammy Nestico arrangement are great. Was lucky to have a brilliant pianist and top double bass player which made up for the dear old boy on drums!

Honda Jazz - is that a new genre, a typo and should have been Hondo, or a car. If the latter, no excuses, get something bigger

[quote name='Andyjr1515' timestamp='1441568411' post='2859938'] Good Luck Interesting project on a bass that has clearly had an interesting life.... [/quote] Thanks for posting Andy - it was actually some of your work that got me interested in a project - although I have no hope of doing something as incredible as your transformations! It sure has suffered, but hopefully under all that abuse is a nice MIJ bass waiting to shine once more!

Just won this on Ebay - been looking for a cheap project for a while, had hoped for something really bargain basement, but felt for £50 this should be a good shout: [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231671093553"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231671093553[/url] Will run a restoration diary to see how my first project (aside from putting together a kit P Bass) runs. Wish me luck!!

2nd hand Cort, Ibanez or Yamaha. Cort GB75 should be in that price bracket and is a lovely bass.

Only other thing I'll add to the excellent advice from Discreet and Lurksalot is to be ready to accept a tone that doesn't sound great up close, but try to use a very long lead to hear it from where the audience will be. What may sound like a tone lacking in bottom end up close can sound great further away.

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1441539717' post='2859589'] They sell a lot of them. Don't ask me to explain that. [/quote] Hadn't thought to check their sold items, but you really amaze me.

It is quite amazing what they put up for Spare or Repair, and the prices they ask, especially in light of the Thomann Deko thread.

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1441489595' post='2859282'] I`ve just told my band I`ve ordered two of them. The silence is deafening................... [/quote] [quote name='Bikenbass' timestamp='1441498328' post='2859367'] Not for long! [/quote] The deafness is silencing...

Bit of chanting on it, is this of any use? - [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVUzojGMGnc"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVUzojGMGnc[/url]

Despite posting the Mustang Sally flow chart I really wouldn't mind playing it if there was a horn section. The one that I really do not want to hear let alone play again is Summer of 69.

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1441059342' post='2855821'] I wasn't meaning to correct you, merely to clarify. The Dearmonds were/are sometimes refered to as Dearmond By Guild too. [/quote] Without this turning in to a thread of apologies and counter apologies, I hadn't taken umbrage

Really sorry folks, first time in many months that I haven't voted - just didn't get time to sit down and plug in! Congrats on the win Lurks!

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1441056930' post='2855797'] Just to clarify ... the 1990s Dearmond Starfire, like the 1990s reissued Guild Starfire, was fitted with the 1970s style Guild humbuckers (these where sometimes known as Dearmond Gold Tone humbuckers). Many people replaced the Dearmond/Guild humbuckers with Hammon Dark Stars which were a re-engineering of the original 1960s Guild/Hagstrom Bisonic pickups. Both the Dark Stars and the Bisonics are single coils, not humbuckers. The recent Guild reissues have a (different) re-engineered single-coil Bisonic. The point of course is that not all Starfire basses are the same. It's probably the case that most, although not all Starfire users, preferred the Bisonics/Dark Stars to the humbuckers. [/quote] Ah, I stand corrected - there is a lot of flexibility in the use of the two brand names out there by various dealers, with some using both names for the one bass.

Playing at The Crown in Littlehampton this Thursday - Aretha Franklin/Janis Joplin flavoured Blues.

[quote name='gareth' timestamp='1441032587' post='2855491'] Short scale = bad sound [/quote] Well that's one opinion...the wrong one of course

[quote name='Roger2611' timestamp='1440944611' post='2854878'] Hi, Anyone out there own and play a Dearmond Starfire bass? I like the look of a semi acoustic bass, I tried an Eastwood Classic 4 but was not impressed with the build quality. I also tried the Gretsch Electromatic and was very disappointed with the one I played. I own a beautiful Dearmond MT77 guitar which is as well built as any Gibson or Fender I have ever played so I am hoping the Starfire will have the same kind of build quality and hopefully sound decent as well? Cheers Rog [/quote] A lot of love for the Guild reissue here: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/248927-nbd-guild-starfire/page__st__30__p__2811583__hl__guild%20starfire__fromsearch__1#entry2811583"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/248927-nbd-guild-starfire/page__st__30__p__2811583__hl__guild%20starfire__fromsearch__1#entry2811583[/url]