thedarxide Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=300212789201"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=300212789201[/url] I saw the listing whilst looking for something else, and thought that the issues with it could probably be sorted, otherwise I'd get a decent amount of pots and parts for my cash. Bass arrived last night, and I can't find anything wrong with it. In fact, the only flaw I can find *anywhere* is that a few frets on the treble side are peeking out of the binding. So for less than the price of a takeaway I've found myself a steal. It's a really, really, nice bass. If I was really awkward, I'd rather have a reverse headstock, and the neck is far chunkier than you'd expect on an instrument that looks like this. It's got to be one of the fattest I've played. The final thing is, I can't figure out what all the knobs do!! There's definently vol/tone for each pickup, but it seems like the one on it's own is the tone for the bridge, and the one in the middle seems to be some kind of intermediate tone, but there's no cap on the pot and it seems quite subtle. Weird..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Burpster Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Nice one..... Very metal looking axe..! Dont let Bloodaxe see it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJA Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 it's just asking for Megadeth riffs to be played on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1 Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 MB1. "Have you any idea how many kettle leads you could have bought with £26?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Yes, 5.2 apparently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Bagged a bargain by the looks of it Very similar to a Charvel that I had... it was a long L O N G time ago (think Poison, Motley Crue and big hair) honest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedarxide Posted April 8, 2008 Author Share Posted April 8, 2008 [quote name='warwickhunt' post='172234' date='Apr 8 2008, 02:09 PM']Bagged a bargain by the looks of it Very similar to a Charvel that I had... it was a long L O N G time ago (think Poison, Motley Crue and big hair) honest [/quote] That's why I decided to have a punt. I've always wanted a white charvel with a skinny neck (in both directions). This ones neck is far too palm-filling for mega fast '80s metal though. It's not impossible, just not too comfortable, I was playing along to Kill 'Em All last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 [quote name='thedarxide' post='172247' date='Apr 8 2008, 02:24 PM']That's why I decided to have a punt. I've always wanted a white charvel with a skinny neck (in both directions). This ones neck is far too palm-filling for mega fast '80s metal though. It's not impossible, just not too comfortable, I was playing along to Kill 'Em All last night.[/quote] The Charvel that I owned had a very low profile (skinny front to back) but it wasn't skinny in width. I seem to recall it being quite broad luckily I play thumb behind the neck so there was no issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafbass02 Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 sweet looks a bit like my old kaman gtx53 that i started on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulfinger Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 [quote name='thedarxide' post='172014' date='Apr 8 2008, 09:45 AM']The final thing is, I can't figure out what all the knobs do!! There's definently vol/tone for each pickup, but it seems like the one on it's own is the tone for the bridge, and the one in the middle seems to be some kind of intermediate tone, but there's no cap on the pot and it seems quite subtle. Weird.....[/quote] If it´s the generic super-cheap Chinese onboard pre-amp, it should be volume and blend (on top) and a 3-band EQ with the mid control, as you say, doing next to nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha-Dave Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Nooooooooo You may regret that purchase. I bought a Lindo bass & guitar for a uni project last summer. One of the guitar tuners broke as soon as it was tuned, and the bass's truss rod was rusted solid, so when I tried to adjust it, the bolt snapped. I kept them as I only wanted the necks for the project, and as whole instruments they were still way cheaper than any market replacement. Honestly for these, 'how cheap' is too cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalMan Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 [quote name='Alpha-Dave' post='172599' date='Apr 8 2008, 09:07 PM']Nooooooooo You may regret that purchase. I bought a Lindo bass & guitar for a uni project last summer. One of the guitar tuners broke as soon as it was tuned, and the bass's truss rod was rusted solid, so when I tried to adjust it, the bolt snapped. I kept them as I only wanted the necks for the project, and as whole instruments they were still way cheaper than any market replacement. Honestly for these, 'how cheap' is too cheap.[/quote] That'll be the "Minor issues" I suppose it will give you something to torch in the big gig finale if nothing else. I seem remember seeing a Deep Purple / Rainbow concert video where Mr Blackmore was unfortunately followed behind the Marshall stacks by the cameras, to where his tech swapped his strat for a copy that was duly trashed into the empty Marshal stacks loaded with flashbombs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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