PaulThePlug Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Deco?.. B Stock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 1 minute ago, PaulThePlug said: Deco?.. B Stock? Thomann still sell B-stock but I haven't saw any decos in about 3 year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 deco? meaning?... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tut Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 33 minutes ago, PaulThePlug said: deco? meaning?... Decoration 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 25 minutes ago, PaulThePlug said: deco? meaning?... 'Decoration only- unplayable' Instead of returning batches of QC fails Thomann would sell the instruments as ornaments 🙂 They went for pennies, I bought a 4 string acoustic bass for £30; it's QC fail was the label saying " 5 string fretless" 😀 It was common to see deco listed on eBay as 'new' for full price, a small "D" stamped into the body and neck put paid to that deception. The deco fad lasted for a wee while then the factories tightened up standards, the few that get through now wind up in Thomann's summer flea market day. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted October 19, 2022 Author Share Posted October 19, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Ralf1e said: Sorry if this offends but look at Crimson Guitars and see how he worked out the weight prob for his daughter. Bored holes in it using common tools we can buy for our drills. Punched it full of holes job done. But then it will neck dive on you. Shave the neck oops not so easy but that will need to be done as well. Saw a video yesterday about these compared to a Squier CV and a Mex Jazz. It was quoted as being too thick. Sound good they all did. Just glad I bought a Squier 70's CV at the weekend not one of the others. Can't speak for anyone else but I don't see anything offensive in that. The Jazz is the only HB bass I've ever had that was too heavy. However if he took out so much wood he made it neck dive that's on him! Edited October 19, 2022 by stewblack 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 On 12/10/2022 at 18:54, paul_c2 said: Sell a bass to pay for the repairs? Oh sorry, have I said something I shouldn't have, accidentally...... Yes …. Those are the words that Stewblack, much like the Knights who say Nii! Must not hear ! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnermo Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 "Vintage caramelized canadian hard rock maple" Fake roasted maple, lovely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 1 hour ago, Ralf1e said: Sorry if this offends but look at Crimson Guitars and see how he worked out the weight prob for his daughter. Bored holes in it using common tools we can buy for our drills. Punched it full of holes job done. But then it will neck dive on you. Shave the neck oops not so easy but that will need to be done as well. Saw a video yesterday about these compared to a Squier CV and a Mex Jazz. It was quoted as being too thick. Sound good they all did. Just glad I bought a Squier 70's CV at the weekend not one of the others. You don't offend at all!! If I tried to take any sort of power tool to a bass then I'm sure the results would be offensive to everyone here. My DIY skills are shockingly bad and mostly just involve swearing at inanimate objects. I'd love to have a go at modifying a bass outside of a few things I can do with a screwdriver, but it's not for me I'm afraid 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamIAm Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 10 minutes ago, Geek99 said: Yes …. Those are the words that Stewblack, much like the Knights who say Nii! Must not hear ! S'manth x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted October 19, 2022 Author Share Posted October 19, 2022 2 hours ago, Smanth said: S'manth x You jest - this exact conversation happened when I mention there were some new Harleys coming out soon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 On 16/10/2022 at 11:45, LeftyJ said: Jazzmaster-based guitars. Maybe a bass version of that? Err... that's what the Jazz bass was originally conceived as! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 2 hours ago, Gnermo said: "Vintage caramelized canadian hard rock maple" Fake roasted maple, lovely! Caramelised = roasted Not fake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 2 hours ago, Geek99 said: Yes …. Those are the words that Stewblack, much like the Knights who say Nii! Must not hear ! You should probably appease him; I don’t think a shrubbery will cut it, but you could lay a trail of cheap effects pedals for him to follow, gloating with delight at each new acquisitions and then taking them off to his lair in acacia avenue, where he enjoys rolling around in piles of them like some demented dragon in a multi-episode fantasy movie about Rings 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamIAm Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 (edited) Such an approach would surely end up like this!? None shall pass (up a new f/x unit) The Black Knight (or stew in this case) ALWAYS triumphs! I do wonder tho if Patsy's coconut horse f/x are available in any f/x systems ... 🤔 S'manth x Edited October 19, 2022 by Smanth 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralf1e Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 (edited) 11 hours ago, stewblack said: Can't speak for anyone else but I don't see anything offensive in that. The Jazz is the only HB bass I've ever had that was too heavy. However if he took out so much wood he made it neck dive that's on him! He didn't have a problem with neck dive that I recal. That was just my observation as to what might happen if you bored large holes into a new guitar or bass Forstner bits will do the job nicely using a drill stand or pillar drill. Not something you want to do to your vintage instrument unless you describe it a radical relic job. Edited October 20, 2022 by Ralf1e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralf1e Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 8 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said: Caramelised = roasted Not fake. Browned off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted October 20, 2022 Author Share Posted October 20, 2022 10 hours ago, Geek99 said: cheap effects pedals Hey! I buy expensive ones too I'll have you know. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 12 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said: Caramelised = roasted Not fake. I've got a bass with with a sautéed neck. It plays like butter. 🙈 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velvetkevorkian Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Just now, Maude said: I've got a bass with with a sautéed neck. It plays like butter. 🙈 Do you get a nice crisp sound? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul Panzer Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 I'm a sucker for matching headstocks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted October 20, 2022 Author Share Posted October 20, 2022 51 minutes ago, Saul Panzer said: I'm a sucker for matching headstocks. Yeah me too. I didn't realise how much I like them, but there's no getting away from it, I love them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralf1e Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 2 hours ago, Maude said: I've got a bass with with a sautéed neck. It plays like butter. 🙈 Do you polish it with creme Brulle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 4 hours ago, stewblack said: Hey! I buy far too many expensive ones I'll have you know. 😛 FTFY 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul Panzer Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 5 hours ago, stewblack said: Yeah me too. I didn't realise how much I like them, but there's no getting away from it, I love them. Part of the reason I'm saving for a pricey custom aged sandberg, they do a matching headstock option (300euro though) that has the same degree of aging. Worn hardware, ciggy burn, scuffed edges etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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