Maude Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 If anyone's after one of these and near Manchester, an orange one has just appeared on facebook marketplace for £250, including Rotosound black nylons so a bit of a bargain. Nothing to do with btw, just thought I'd post it here. Link. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duroc17 Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 Just seen one for resale already in Facebook Marketplace - yellow with tapes - also seen people with same problems as Lobster found. Still tempting tho - will resist as want to put Guild Bisonic on my Aria DMB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 4 minutes ago, Maude said: If anyone's after one of these and near Manchester, an orange one has just appeared on facebook marketplace for £250, including Rotosound black nylons so a bit of a bargain. Nothing to do with btw, just thought I'd post it here. Link. Looks cool with that scratch plate and knobs on it too 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 24 minutes ago, Jonesy said: Looks cool with that scratch plate and knobs on it too Yes, that replacement p/g looks way better IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan63 Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 So someone bought it, spent money on new strings and new pickguard etc.. and is selling after a week or so for less than retail...even if you were in the trade and got it cost that does not make any sense to me, unless after investing time and money it is still a dog or sounds rubbish 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted February 5, 2023 Author Share Posted February 5, 2023 1 minute ago, Aidan63 said: So someone bought it, spent money on new strings and new pickguard etc.. and is selling after a week or so for less than retail...even if you were in the trade and got it cost that does not make any sense to me, unless after investing time and money it is still a dog or sounds rubbish Can't really return it after the pickguard job - looks like it's been screwed in. Not necessarily a dog - maybe they overstretched themselves financially and seeing as it can't be returned, this is their only option. Maybe threw out the stock rounds too. I dunno. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 Maybe they bought the bass on a whim but felt slightly disappointed with it once it arrives. So they changed stuff in the hope that it will somehow feel better - new pickguard, strings etc... but still not bond with it so move it on at a huge loss. I've never once done this myself, of course. Well, maybe once. OK, lots of times. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 (edited) Who knows why it's being sold, I'm just glad I'm nowhere near Manchester. 😁 When I first saw them I thought the orange was the coolest. Edited February 5, 2023 by Maude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grayn Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 I went to check the Manchester bass out, just now. Looks and feels very cool, especially with the Serek style pickguard. Very nice guy selling, who said it had been set up But unfortunately, it had been set up by a friend. The action was really high, yet the A and E strings really buzzed. String winding extended over the nut, on the D & G strings etc. Probably just needs a proper set up but I decided against, in the end. I'll probably get a new one some time, though. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 24 minutes ago, EssentialTension said: I do wish he'd turn his amp up a bit. Top bloke though, really knows his Gibson onions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theplumber Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 (edited) 8 hours ago, EssentialTension said: Looks the part but sounds sh*t..... Edited February 6, 2023 by theplumber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grayn Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 It does seem that every one of these cool little basses comes with a very poorly cut nut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 The new gold foil jazz seems to come with a misplaced bridge as standard. Is QC taking a hit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted February 6, 2023 Author Share Posted February 6, 2023 Shaking my head. These are fundamentals of instrument construction, faux pas committed by factories which have done it correctly for years. Has it been a perpetual Friday afternoon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badscrew Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said: The new gold foil jazz seems to come with a misplaced bridge as standard. Is QC taking a hit? Look at the bridge, the string placement is ridiculous and this is their official marketing photo!!! Edited February 6, 2023 by Badscrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan63 Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 the pickup looks genuinely too small for the string spacing and the pickup position, like they designed it (or bought it in from someone) as a neck pickup for a short scale (like the Epi Newport) and then stuck it in the P position on a long scale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badscrew Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 This is totally an EB3 or Hofner size pickup, not designed for Fender long scale 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnt Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 The Fender has got its own thread, here. It's pretty bad, more than one instrument affected. About the Newport - in the latest demo video I don't hear the pickup phase problem that "Lobster" had earlier. In both videos I hear something odd with the blend knob, however, it seems to "switch" with a sudden volume change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grayn Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 Yet another vid of this little beauty. No mention of awful action or nut but to my ears, it doesn't sound nice. Could be the player though. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 On 06/02/2023 at 12:25, Badscrew said: Look at the bridge, the string placement is ridiculous and this is their official marketing photo!!! In fairness that's a misaligned pickup not bridge. 😂 Other examples seem to be much worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badscrew Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 Yes but they didn't manage to align the strings to at least have the same distance between them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 16 minutes ago, Badscrew said: Yes but they didn't manage to align the strings to at least have the same distance between them Threaded saddle pieces so easy fix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigwan Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 57 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said: Threaded saddle pieces so easy fix. Except there are no retention slots for the saddle screws on the bridge so the bridge pieces will get pulled all over the place. It's a fix that shouldn't be necessary anyway 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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