Pedro1020 Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Where did you see a '78 Musicmaster for £130????? Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesemt Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Two letters 'SX'... next Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro1020 Posted February 25, 2008 Author Share Posted February 25, 2008 [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.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJA Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 (edited) 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderthumbs Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 [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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 [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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perry Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Go for that Jazz, you could always upgrade the PUP's later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul, the Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=360026982329"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=360026982329[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Bassy Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 I'll have the musicmaster if you don't want it. I like a short scale, me. Clive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass_ferret Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dub_junkie Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Corvette Standard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro1020 Posted February 26, 2008 Author Share Posted February 26, 2008 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro1020 Posted February 26, 2008 Author Share Posted February 26, 2008 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderthumbs Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Dave Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 [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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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