Coldflows Posted June 11, 2015 Posted June 11, 2015 My left handed jazz arrived too. Identical to the above except with a tiny chip on the back and one wonkey machine head. Easy fix. I thought it was right handed when I brought it! Oh well. May restring it a la jimi Hendrix and use it as a travel bass. Silly good for the money. If anyone has a right hand they would like to swap however... Quote
Annoying Twit Posted June 12, 2015 Author Posted June 12, 2015 (edited) LH Strat Deko. I suppose I'll post it as I know that there are some southpaws in the thread, although a standard strat isn't very exciting. [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_st_20lh_bk_standard_se_deko.htm"]http://www.thomann.d...ard_se_deko.htm[/url] EDIT: Gone @Coldflows - my PJ5-HTR has a small flaw in the finish around the neck pocket. While these small imperfections can be found in the dekos, given the original price level of these instruments, I'm not sure that justifies the 'deko' status. Personally I think that for my PJ5, the reason that it is a deko is the terrible setup it had. And given that it passed QC at some time, I wonder if someone bought it, fiddled with it and cocked it up, and Thomann decided to sell it as a deko rather than fix the setup. In your case, the tiny chip may be par for the course for a cheap instruments. And how wonky was the machine head? If you've accidentally bought a lefty, then it might be interesting to bung it on ebay for 99p and see where it gets to. (If/when I do this, I'll be saying that it's a deko). Edited June 12, 2015 by Annoying Twit Quote
Fitzy73 Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 (edited) [quote name='Andytre' timestamp='1434017512' post='2795916'] and a picture as proof haha [/quote] my jazz bass with blocks arrived today in work , its looks ok , have not played it or plugged it in yet . full report tomorrow Edited June 12, 2015 by Fitzy73 Quote
Annoying Twit Posted June 12, 2015 Author Posted June 12, 2015 (edited) Dekos all round! <sound of making toasts with wine glasses> Happy NDBD. Edited June 12, 2015 by Annoying Twit Quote
Coldflows Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 (edited) [url=http://postimg.org/image/puks0aqnt/full/][/url] [url=http://postimage.org/]online photo sharing[/url] And [url=http://postimg.org/image/4rkfr85sr/full/][/url] [url=http://postimage.org/app.php]screen shot on windows[/url] Aside from that its incredible for £30. Action is good. Sounds good. If it was right handed I'd keep it and throw in a kaoss pad. Tempting to just break it up for spares and eBay it. The pickups have got to be worth a tenner, body and so on. Edited June 12, 2015 by Coldflows Quote
adamg67 Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 (edited) I don't know if this has been posted already, I searched this topic and didn't find anything for "rss" or "RSS", so apologies if everyone already knows this: If you've got an RSS extension in your browser (or a standalone RSS reader) there are 2 different RSS feeds you can subscribe to from the Thomann "Decorative Guitars and Basses" page, one for new products and one for price drops. I don't think things stay there long enough for a price drop by the look of it, but the new product feed might be useful. Edited June 12, 2015 by adamg67 Quote
Andytre Posted June 15, 2015 Posted June 15, 2015 After playing it a bit more it Turns out my deko had quite a bad dead spot on the D string on the 11th fret luckily Iv had a revelation bass neck in my Wardrobe for about 2 years and it's a perfect fit! Looks pretty good together and now I have a pretty sweet jazz that only cost like £55 quid! (Apologies for the aweful pics I only have an iPhone) Quote
Annoying Twit Posted June 15, 2015 Author Posted June 15, 2015 Nice looking neck there. Given that dead spots aren't uncommon on cheaper basses, I wonder if that was enough to make it fail QC. How did you manage to buy a Revelation neck for about £30 or so? Quote
Andytre Posted June 15, 2015 Posted June 15, 2015 Picked it up on eBay for £25 or something, quite lucky really Quote
kodiakblair Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 Dead spots are fairly common on lots of basses and not just cheap ones. Plenty reading here [url="https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=g%26l+tribute+legacy&oq=G%26L+tr&aqs=chrome.2.0j69i57j0l4.7481j0j4&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=0&ie=UTF-8#q=fender+jazz+bass+dead+spots"]https://www.google.c...bass+dead+spots[/url] Normally on the G though. Moot point anyway as you say the Revelation neck solved it. I'd say you won a watch. £55 all in that's a result. Quote
Annoying Twit Posted June 16, 2015 Author Posted June 16, 2015 All quiet on the deko front. I don't know if this is because there haven't been any new dekos or I've missed them. I'm going to be out late every night this week. I hope that some people will be watching the RSS feeds etc. Quote
bartelby Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 There's been nothing for a few days. Last thing I saw was a 7 string guitar for £22... Quote
landwomble Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 That's why it was a Deco. They accidentally fitted an extra string! Quote
Annoying Twit Posted June 16, 2015 Author Posted June 16, 2015 [quote name='landwomble' timestamp='1434452201' post='2799644'] That's why it was a Deco. They accidentally fitted an extra string! [/quote] Or one too few! Quote
bartelby Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 If I ever see a 7 (or 8) string deko guitar that's available again I'll ,attempt, to get one. Quote
Annoying Twit Posted June 16, 2015 Author Posted June 16, 2015 Some eight strings (as above) have turned up as dekos before. Quote
bartelby Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 [quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1434470467' post='2799949'] Some eight strings (as above) have turned up as dekos before. [/quote] Yeah, it's more the me actually looking at the site at the crucial time, that's the issue. On a different note. I stripped the LH Jazz bass down completely looking for issues. What I found was: Small scratch (20mm or so long) on the back of the upper horn Couple of small (3-4mm diameter) round dents under the finish on the back of the body A few of the screw hole for the pickguard and control plate were a few mill out, causing the screws to go in at a slight angle. Same with some of the screw holes for the machine heads. The G string was cut close to the mark, it only had 1 wrap around the tuner. The routing for the neck pocket and control cavity were a touch on the rough side. On the whole for £37 you can't complain. The screw holes made no real visual difference, you had to get right up close to see. The routing is all hidden, so you wouldn't know and the strings held their tuning well. Quote
Annoying Twit Posted June 16, 2015 Author Posted June 16, 2015 (edited) IMHO, those are the kinds of things that you'd normally find on a £100 instrument. Like the mislabelled acoustic basses (of which I own one), I don't think those make it a deko. I'm not sure what does. Edited June 16, 2015 by Annoying Twit Quote
blablas Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 The hump my 4 string acoustic bass had between fret 10 and 17, a lot of sharp fret-ends and a too low cut bridge were fairly sure the reason mine was sold as a 'deko'. Quote
bartelby Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 [quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1434474006' post='2799981'] IMHO, those are the kinds of things that you'd normally find on a £100 instrument. [/quote] That's what I was thinking. [quote name='blablas' timestamp='1434474772' post='2799989'] The hump my 4 string acoustic bass had between fret 10 and 17, a lot of sharp fret-ends and a too low cut bridge were fairly sure the reason mine was sold as a 'deko'. [/quote] Yeah, I'd say that would qualify properly. Quote
Mornats Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 [quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1434474006' post='2799981'] IMHO, those are the kinds of things that you'd normally find on a £100 instrument. [/quote] I had a fair few of those on a £600 Overwater by Tanglewood bass. Quote
pineweasel Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 [quote name='blablas' timestamp='1434474772' post='2799989'] The hump my 4 string acoustic bass had between fret 10 and 17, a lot of sharp fret-ends and a too low cut bridge were fairly sure the reason mine was sold as a 'deko'. [/quote] I've just taken delivery of one of the LH Progressive 5-string basses, and whilst it's just about playable with a light touch, it really needs a fret dress. Still, for £39 I'm not complaining. Quote
blablas Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 I'm not complaining either, the hump and sharp fret-ends were fixed with a fret level and a crowning & polish session. The hump was less than half a millimeter at the the highest point, it's still in the fingerboard but the frets are level. The low bridge saddle was also no problem, I put a half a millimeter thick spacer underneath it and the string height was okay After all the things I've done to it it's a very good dirt cheap acoustic bass. Quote
pbass67 Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 An acoustic 4string bass and a couple of acoustic guitars up now. . . . Quote
kodiakblair Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 A B-250 in black as well. £33.60 http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_b_250_black_progressiv_deko.htm Quote
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