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[quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1357827209' post='1929066'] That looks like a £90 children's starter bass. Who would pay up for that? [/quote]I was just looking & thinking - surely that's a kid's bass? Edit: It is isn't it? Surely - (don't call me Shirley)

[quote name='One Drop' timestamp='1353413556' post='1874679'] Hey, if the Foo shits, wear it. [/quote] great line nice one

[quote name='gjones' timestamp='1357486759' post='1923268'] When you're buying secondhand, how do you know whether the MIA bass you're buying is an American Special or an American Standard? Looking at the specs the only visible difference would be the bridge and the tuners. At least the HW 1 had a specific selling point with the nitro finish and the posiflex. Other than they are 'assembled in the good old USA' this model doesn't have much going for it really. [/quote] The American Specials have a 'American Special' decal on the back of the head [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/media_bdbviewer_AR_258878.html?image=6"]http://www.thomann.d...78.html?image=[/url]5

GHS Precision Flats 55-105 & Status Hot Wires 45-105 on P-basses, TI JF344 43-100 on Jazz Bass, GHS Black Nylon TapeWound 50-105 on Fretless Jazz. I've been playing my HW1 P with Status strings today, they are really really flat & smooth, (several months old), sounding just right, excellent VFM. Just fitted a Hipshot D-tuner - works perfectly with the smooth flats Cheerz, John

Hi & welcome from along the road a bit, in East Sussex - Bexhill John

Yep - they're the same people I've used before & recommended, I found one of there tort guards a perfect fit on a MiM P I had a while ago.

Wouldn't it sound awful though? I'm thinking Jacko & Macca

http://www.stewmac.com/tradesecrets/ts0151_polystripping.hzml?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ts0151 Easy

Just heard it - as already said above - liked it - sure it's a grower & yes I thought it a bit slow. The album could be good

I hope everyone who sees it places a bid - that'll p155 them off!

Welcome to the machine young man - it'll be alright - you're among like minded lunatics

Paul bought a P-bass wiring kit from me, great communications throughout & instant payment, a real pleasure to deal with - highly recommended. Cheerz, John

TC Polytune does it all for me - with spot on accuracy & easy to see/great display + robust metal case. Highly recommended

I owned & used a Roland Micro Bass Cube for about a year, plenty of effects/modelling but I found it lacking (a lot) using my passive P-basses. I found it only really usable with an active bass, I liked my Skjold through it. The 'tap - - tap' to set the beat/time for the drum machine drove me mad, could never get the timing spot on, never understood why not fit a rotary 'speed' control? I bought it to keep in the sitting room, ready for the ocassional playing along to the TV or DVD, it never got used bought & sold on here for about £100 IIRC, so if you can get one 2nd hand to try you're not likely to loose a lot should it not meet your expectations. From what I recall - trying Fender amps like the Bronco 40 you might find it the better sounding amp - but worth trying a few in your local shop if you can before splashing the cash. I had a Trace Elliot Boxer 65 a few years back, about £75 off ebay, now they're a decent practise amp Cheerz, John Practise amps are one thing I think you can get a reasonable idea of in a shop environment/music room.

Nice project, I keep meaning to look into valve bass amp kits, does anybody know of any around? Happy building John

Looks great - as long as the seller doesn't live up to his name & you only get 1/2 a guitar Can't say what the tone pot problem is but will be fixable for sure. Cheerz, John

Which pot have you got? The Fender CTS Concentric PN 0019268000 is the usual & it's 2 different pots for a start, 500K nearest the mounting, for tone control & 250K on the bottom for volume. So not suitable for what you're trying toi use as a blend pot.

[b] Guitar Info[/b] [color=#000000][font=Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif][size=3]Your [url=""]guitar[/url] E836318 was made at the Fuji-gen [url=""]Plant[/url] (for Fender Japan), Japan in the Year(s): 1984 - 1987[/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif][size=3] [/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif][size=3]May not be accurate but without a JV serial No. I don't think it can be a 'JV'. Bargain or not - only the buyer will know! It'll cost about £450 to find out after import costs [/size][/font][/color]

[quote name='clashcityrocker' timestamp='1356976481' post='1915980'] Is this biggest bargain ever.? [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1980s-JAPAN-OLYMPIC-WHITE-FENDER-SQUIRE-JAZZ-BASS-MIJ-WITH-TWEED-CASE-PRECISION-/160947080552?pt=Guitar&hash=item2579318d68"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item2579318d68[/url] [/quote] Err? Your link goes to an ebay page of 150 Squier Jazz Basses? Any one in particular? Now it doesn't!! Probably me or my steam powered PC do you mean the white one?

Lovely bunch there Chris back row does it for me too thanks for sharing Have a great 2013, Cheerz, John

@Rick - is it fired up yet? & - have you seen this? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Slab66-Precision-Bass-/281042634686?_trksid=p2045573.m2102&_trkparms=aid%3D555003%26algo%3DPW.CAT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D33%26meid%3D4545094363388886081%26pid%3D100034%26prg%3D1031%26rk%3D1%26 Have a great 2013 John

GHS every time for me I've got a spare set or 2 (new) if you're looking for some? Cheerz, John

Oh yes Very nice Great job