I'm in a predicament, which to choose?..

[Pedro1020]

Ok, so I've been on the hunt for a secondary bass, researching round all over the t'internet and locally...I've listed these mainly & aiming under £300 as much as possible tbh..

A 1978 Musicmaster Bass (£130) cream with black scratchplate, local, needs a complete setup, clean and a replacement E tuner (may put a hipshot D tuner)

A Vester 5 String clipper (thanks who told me the make ) in natural, streamer shape (£250)

Yamaha BBG5 (£280 ono)

or a cheapy MIM jazz

Which to choose? or any preferable basses under [b]£300 [/b]mark, active mostly but the musicmaster has that lovely thin neck & I may (possibly) rout it for active (if I cba tbh) the MIM jazz was a "meh, Ill settle for anything". I'm kinda skint now since purchasing my lovely Streamer Stage 1 & a Vauxhall corsa :blush: so more hours at work

Thanks!

[Sibob]

Where did you see a '78 Musicmaster for £130?????

Si

[Jamesemt]

Two letters 'SX'... next

[Pedro1020]

[quote name='Sibob' post='146552' date='Feb 25 2008, 01:20 PM']Where did you see a '78 Musicmaster for £130?????

Si[/quote]

lol ...but its in a raite state though, so it needs alot of attention..

an SX? I've never tried one tell the truth :blush: *sigh* skipping lectures to try one..

[SJA]

aren't the Musicmaster machineheads non-standard?
I'm pretty sure you can't get a Hipshot detuner in the exact style of the ones on the bass in the bass porn forum.

Edited February 25, 2008 by SJA

[Thunderthumbs]

[quote name='Jamesemt' post='146553' date='Feb 25 2008, 01:20 PM']Two letters 'SX'... next [/quote]
Pedro....I've not got one, but I've heard very, very good things about them as being fantastic value for the money. Get one shipped to the UK for £120. Then mod it to your own specs. Put new pups in, change the bridge, tuners, pickguard. Stick an East J-Retro in (or the like, depending on model).

I'll be after jazz and either a P or PJ when I'm a bit flush again.

Have a chat with OldGit and he'll give you some advice.

[neepheid]

[quote name='SJA' post='146582' date='Feb 25 2008, 02:02 PM']aren't the Musicmaster machineheads non-standard?
I'm pretty sure you can't get a Hipshot detuner in the exact style of the ones on the bass in the bass porn forum.[/quote]

Depends on the age. Later ones used normal fender branded 1/2" post tuners.

'71 MM
later MM

[Perry]

Go for that Jazz, you could always upgrade the PUP's later

[paul, the]

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[Count Bassy]

I'll have the musicmaster if you don't want it. I like a short scale, me.

Clive.

[bass_ferret]

I would be tempted to find a bit extra and go for either the Status Groove or Warwick Fortress fretless that are in the for sale section.

[dub_junkie]

Corvette Standard?

[Pedro1020]

Thanks for all the suggestions BC'ers, but I think I'm gonna go with the Musicmaster. Need a passive sound, plus it'll be a good renovation project.

Pete, I'll have to try out a SX bass, watched some on youtube..they have a good sound

Cheers!

[Pedro1020]

Can anyone tell me if this neck is straight or bowed? can't quite tell, but strings are damn high.

will it need to be adjusted?

[Thunderthumbs]

Pedro mate. Have a look at this [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=13342&view=findpost&p=138864"]thread[/url].

Very good diagram.

[Musky]

I stuck a straight edge along the picture in photoshop, and it looks fairly straight to me. Perhaps a slight concave bow, but as it should be.

[Dr.Dave]

[quote name='Pedro1020' post='147244' date='Feb 26 2008, 01:52 PM']Can anyone tell me if this neck is straight or bowed? can't quite tell, but strings are damn high.

will it need to be adjusted?[/quote]

Looks to me like the action's too high and the pup will need dropping a bit , hard to tell from a photo though.

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

You can't really tell much from the pic, but assuming the releif is OK I'd shim it to keep it high at the saddles, but low over the frets.