discreet Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 'Very playable', but 'unable to adjust truss rod'. Would you? I wouldn't. [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/fender-precision-copy-/281603093043?&_trksid=p2056016.l4276"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/fender-precision-copy-/281603093043?&_trksid=p2056016.l4276[/url] That's my first question these days... 'is the truss rod working OK?' If the answer is anything other than 'Yes, fine' then I move on, and you should too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Hell, forget the trussrod, why would you buy a Chinese fake with a huge West Ham sticker on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer of the Bass Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1424344547' post='2695307'] 'Very playable', but 'unable to adjust truss rod'. Would you? I wouldn't. [/quote] If it was very, very cheap and the neck relief was already where I like it I would consider it, otherwise no. I've already replaced one neck due to an ineffective truss rod, and I'd rather not be in that position again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 (edited) [quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1424347508' post='2695348'] Hell, forget the trussrod, why would you buy a Chinese fake with a huge West Ham sticker on it? [/quote] That's always my second question, 'Has it got any stupid stickers on it?' Mind you, if it's good enough for Steve Harris... Actually no - balls to it - Steve Harris has NO taste! Edited February 19, 2015 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlfer Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 THAT'S IT, OUTSIDE NOW!!!! So what if I do have the new, official Mex version on pre-order Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattpt85 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 On the second picture it looks like the rest of the body is done in West Ham colours too. Not gonna buy it but I like that touch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 (edited) [quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1424348385' post='2695368'] So what if I do have the new, official Mex version on pre-order [/quote] Well you've got a sea foam green bass with a tort guard, so no surprises there! Seriously though, each to his own, one man's meat, if everyone liked the same thing, yadda yadda. Apparently some people don't like white basses, can you imagine THAT?? Edited February 19, 2015 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 [quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1424348385' post='2695368'] THAT'S IT, OUTSIDE NOW!!!! [/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chriswareham Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 The truss rod on one of my basses was "inoperative" when I bought it. Only found out when it arrived from Slovakia. A couple of suitably sized washers under the nut at the end of the rod and it was operative again. Don't know whether it would work in this case, as I don't know what the truss rods are like on Fender or Squier style stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I own a bass with no truss rod (although it is supposed to have some type of extra non-adjustable re-enforcement in the neck). There's a little bit more relief in the neck than I would like these days, but considering that the instrument is over 50 years old that's not bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangur Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 This bass is starting at £200 with £50 postage. This guy's on another planet. You can buy a fully working MiM for little more if you look around. I had a wishbass with no truss rod. Anything else, like this, is all a risk. I don't think I'd go for it at this price without knowing more. If it was 75 posted I'd take a punt. Sorry, for whittering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 [quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1424439327' post='2696318'] I had a wishbass with no truss rod. Anything else, like this, is all a risk. [/quote] Sorry, I don't quite understand these sentences. Are you saying that the Wishbass was fine with no trussrod. But that any other bass without a truss rod would be a risk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Wishbasses are designed not to have truss rods. That's different to designing something with a trussrod which then doesn't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 [quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1424531502' post='2697384'] Wishbasses are designed not to have truss rods. That's different to designing something with a trussrod which then doesn't work. [/quote] OK, I see. The truss rod that doesn't work reminds me of the mylespaul.com thread I posted the other day. A Chibson had a fake truss rod. Which was the adjustment hex socket welded to a strange bent piece of metal in the next which was not a working truss rod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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