Clarky72

Thanks for the heads up guys, I had no idea about the timing of when you put in the ebay bids, i guess that could explain why I've lost a few things in the dying seconds of an auction and couldn't work out why!! you live and learn eh!

[quote name='Annoying Twit' post='775263' date='Mar 15 2010, 02:35 PM']Good one. It's very cool IMHO that the £17 bass body became your main bass. Even if it's got who knows what aftermarket parts on it, it's still cool! I've got no instrument buying budget at the moment, but I'm still continuing with lowball bids, as I think they're unlikely to come up anyhow. And if I do get a £400 instrument for £100, then I'll just have to ride out the extra couple of months budget recovery. The ebay buying equivalent of crying all the way to the bank I think. Here's a typical lowball from me. Apologies for it not being a bass What's this person doing, making increment after increment, and giving up at £60? Not sure I understand that. Oh, and sorry about anonymising the buying ID. Anyone regular on here who wants to know my buying ID, just PM me. Not sure about making it 100% public on a forum who whoever to see though.[/quote] I never put in any bids until the last few minutes, I just watch items for most of their life. I see things getting bids when there's 10 days to go and it sometimes surprises me why the bids go in so soon...

[quote name='Bloodaxe' post='775289' date='Mar 15 2010, 03:05 PM']Bizarre! It [i]could[/i] be a 600 - the early run did feature a bolt-on neck, but according to "popular wisdom" this became a set neck in 1981 - & this seems to be an '82. [url="http://www.matsumoku.org/models/ariaproii/bass/sb/sb.html"]Catalogue scans[/url] & [url="http://www.prog.rockers.co.uk/sb600.htm"]various photos[/url] don't show the bevel & also seem to have the 16-pole fully-enclosed Humbucker. The "mystery" example does have the ser/par (or possibly coil tap) switch though. I dunno if it's just me, but it looks as though it's got the wider bridge. Definately an oddball, I reckon it's absolutely genuine - but the jury's out on the model. Good price at the moment. Pete.[/quote] Could it possibly be a TSB-550 though? They did have a thru-neck rather than bolt on, and didn't come in the solid black finish, but who knows with Aria... [url="http://www.ariausa.com/images/RS%20Series%201981/rsseries_10_sml.jpg"]Aria[/url] Steve

phew!

[quote name='Tait' post='770670' date='Mar 10 2010, 05:35 PM']people were complaining that maybe non-bassists would join simply to sell guitars and stuff and to discuss non-bass subject, hence making it no longer basschat. your method helps against this how?[/quote] i was just being sarcastic. the off topic stuff is hilarious, but there's no need for a non-bass section of the site, including a non-visible bit. there's a lot of forums for other instruments already out there and they do a perfectly adequate job, there's no need to dilute the basschat brand and include more instruments. widening for more mass appeal happens all over the commercial market, and it just dilutes the original idea and ruins what everyone loved from the initial concept. i work for a very successful video games company and we have made our key music product more mass market every time we release a new version of it, we have pretty much ruined it now and are struggling to bring it back to the original core product that everyone loved in the first place and made us so successful. please dont let basschat go this way...

At least you didn't fall as stupidly as our singer did the other month.... We were playing (don't hate me) Teenage Dirtbag in our covers band. There's a line that goes something like 'my boyfriend's a dick, he' gives a kick' and our singer, showing off to the young girls dancing down the front decided to do a kung fu kick in the air for that line. He jumped up, nice kick, looked cool-ish, then landed on the stage, first foot down landed on a mic cable, which rolled and he slid and fell flat on his back... The song floundered around the remainder of the verse as the the 4 of us stood there doubled up with laughter trying to keep playing the song while he jumped up, dusted himself down, looking bright red with shame and the girls he was trying to impress had since gone and stuck their tongues down some guys throats half our age who didnt fall flat on their back in the middle of a pub... Definitely our funniest gig to date. what a cock.

Then again that Padouk Red SB1000 has been listed 4 times and gone to end of auction with no bids at £700, £650 and now £595. The Walnut SB1000 has also had no bids in the 10 days its been up there too for £850. I think they're asking a a but much for them though... Would you really pay much over £550 for a SB1000??

[quote name='Tait' post='769849' date='Mar 9 2010, 10:22 PM']perhaps if you made the other instruments forum invisible to non-members in the same way off topic is, that would stop the whole problem of alienating people?[/quote] Or alternatively you just ignore everyone that wants to talk about anything other than bass, or off topic important discussions like which brand of baked beans are the best, or whether a meal at midday is lunch or dinner, then that would be best. Lets be honest, none of really like those skinny stringed guitards...

Hang on.... They've even got their own [url="http://www.guittard.com/"]chocolate[/url] too! We only have a [url="http://debrisblog.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/bass.jpg"]fish.[/url] Its an ambush! Man the battlements! The guitards are coming!!!

Can someone please make those guitard players just go away and chat about nonsense somewhere else, how about adultfriendfinder.com, you can all meet up in car parks at night time and be weird together..

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having a good nose still?

[quote name='Annoying Twit' post='767529' date='Mar 8 2010, 07:42 AM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Westone-Quantum-X850-Bass_W0QQitemZ300404450226QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item45f18023b2"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Westone-Quantum-X850...=item45f18023b2[/url] Westone Steinberger copy-ish. The end of the neck where the headstock would normally be looks a bit beat up. Is this a problem? Edit: Dodgy repaint job as well. Could be a bargain for someone uninterested in the cosmetics? Where is Jon?[/quote] Ahh! I wanted one of those so much when I was a kid.... I'd completely forgotten about them! Can't be bad for £1.25! I'm sure you could get that black paint off and restore it quite easily.

[quote name='Annoying Twit' post='766588' date='Mar 7 2010, 12:44 AM']The SB series basses just keep on coming. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Aria-Pro-II-SB-900-bass-guitar-made-in-Japan-1981_W0QQitemZ270542388086QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item3efd953b76"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Aria-Pro-II-SB-900-b...=item3efd953b76[/url][/quote] What on earth's going on, where are they all coming from?? ...and why isn't there the one I want yet! ;-)

[quote name='Bloodaxe' post='766112' date='Mar 6 2010, 03:11 PM']Not surprising given the approaching-top-end price and the bit which says "actives need slight attention" with no indication of what's wrong with them. It [i]might[/i] just be a dodgy switch, or a dry joint, or a duff pot. It also might be the beginnings of the mystery fault that fries the pickup leaving you with a £100 repair bill & a non-stock example. Caveat Emptor at work I feel. Pete.[/quote] Yeah that wouldn't exactly fill me with confidence buying it either. It is probably something serious, or surely he'd have fixed it himself before selling it to get a better sale price? After listing it 3 times he's quite determined to sell it but not so set on making sure it works properly. Avoid like the plague! But the Walnut one that's up on eBay, that's different, it looks in fantastic condition, just a bit pricey at £850...

[quote name='Annoying Twit' post='765483' date='Mar 5 2010, 06:47 PM']£31 quid is an amazingly low price. For anything really. But, while I don't want to be rude, I'm not sure it's the most handsome bass I've ever seen.[/quote] It could actually sound pretty okay for £31, a lot of old Hondos used to come loaded with DiMarzio pickups...

[quote name='Annoying Twit' post='764715' date='Mar 5 2010, 07:56 AM']A perfectly normal SB1000 at a normal price (perhaps high for starting price). Nice grain. Normally I wouldn't post this as it isn't (IMHO) noteworthy, but there seems to have been little MIJ ebay action recently and I'm bored. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Aria-Pro-II-SB1000-bass-guitar_W0QQitemZ270541442549QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item3efd86cdf5"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Aria-Pro-II-SB1000-b...=item3efd86cdf5[/url] PS: Congratulations Clarky72![/quote] That's the 3rd time that SB1000 has been listed on ebay over the last month... the padouk red ones just don't seem to get snapped up as quick! ..and cheers Annoying Twit!

Okay, that's enough to keep me using a lead for now... too many numbers and variables!!

Welcome to Basschat David, you'll be surprised how much you'll learn just from reading this forum, there's some guys (and girls) here with a huge wealth of knowledge and everyone's really friendly and helpful! Steve

I had the pleasure of almost being snowed in at a dodgy motel in Coventry the other week with this chap. We traded basses, and had a great evening chatting about past bands and past basses. The Stingray was exactly as described, in beautiful condition. I'm sure it was actually in way better condition that it was when MM shipped it, it was showroom gleaming. It plays beautifully, sounds immense and I can't say a bad word against Rich. If you get the chance to do a deal with him I'm sure it go smoothly and you'll be happy with the result. Also if you get the chance, check out the car he'll be driving, it will be an absolute classic! Lovin' that Escort mate!! Steve

Thanks mate! I had a great evening chatting with you about bass and past bands etc. We were almost snowed in in a dubious motel in Coventry, I was waiting for Alan Partridge to come wandering in at any minute!! Steve

[quote name='FlatEric' post='762535' date='Mar 3 2010, 08:03 AM']Being a great lover of Aria, spotted your post. Well done, I'm sure you will love it. It is an Elite, not a 900 - I am lucky enough to have both. I have two Elites and I think yours is one of the later ones, as one of mine does not have a serial number, as per yours. Great sounds [i]lovely[/i] to play. I bought a bass off Nick, a few years ago - he has some great gear. These are mine in last year's sun. [attachment=43918:3arias.jpg][/quote] Ah! gorgeous lineup of SBs there... Thanks for the heads up on mine. I just wasn't sure which one it was as it had characteristics of both the Elite and the 900. Initially I was a bit wary as it had no serial, but after reading through the web there seems to be quite a few without serial numbers on them doesn't there. The Matsumoku website is great, but there's a few gaps there still! Cheers!

This Friday we'll be playing Oxford O'Neills, got a certain moderator's lovely lady singing for us too, should be fun. Bring your rotten veg and aim for me. I'm the short ginger rhythm guitarist, I'm definitely not the bassist...