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Guitars Etc. / Mid-60's Höfner 4560
« on: March 24, 2015, 02:02:21 PM »
Just got this one and did a quick setup. Non-original bridge, and missing the strap buttons and three tuning post bushings. EUR 396... I think I got a good deal.



Here's a very happy me at the post office parking lot... couldn't wait to open the shipping box.


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Other Bass Brands / So I bought another $100 Soviet bass off eBay...
« on: March 20, 2015, 04:43:09 PM »
For $100, how wrong can I go? Guess I'll have to wait until it arrives. It's a Caucasus brand or model name. Never heard of it before.

I assume I will have to change the Soviet DIN output socket to a Switchcraft jack, and possibly the pots. And the strings... got a TI JF324 medium scale flats set ready.

Since the (now) famous Bulgarian-made Orfeus Hebros bass, I developed a liking for this kind of Soviet crap. And with the Höfners, I'm already used to the scale and the narrow string spacing.


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The Bass Zone / Wishbass - the end
« on: February 17, 2015, 04:16:36 AM »
Steve Wishnevsky posted this pic to FB 3 hours ago, wrote just two words: Goodbye Wishbass.

He's OK but the shop is gone and it was not insured.

He's a good person and this is heart-breaking.


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The Bass Zone / McCartney bass solo
« on: February 03, 2015, 11:14:29 PM »

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Rickenbacker Basses / RIC brings back the 4003S
« on: January 18, 2015, 04:09:17 AM »
This time with a neck-thru construction. And an SW model.

http://www.rickenbacker.com/model.asp?model=4003S


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The Bass Zone / I like her style
« on: December 12, 2014, 06:32:14 AM »
What did you expect? Carol Kaye? Tal Wilkenfeld?  ;)

Found this on a local bass forum:


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Bill's Shop: Projects, Mods & Repairs / Microphonic vintage pickups
« on: November 24, 2014, 02:40:20 PM »
The pickups on my 75/77 Jazz are very microphonic. Mid-70's grey bottoms. Any trick other than a rewind? Thx

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Other Bass Brands / Plays like buttah
« on: November 20, 2014, 03:51:05 PM »
1959 Höfner 500/5 on eBay: "The bass plays amazing with good action"



My upright has lower action and it's set up for arco.

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Gibson Basses / Trading for a Gibson
« on: November 14, 2014, 01:17:45 PM »
So I have this late-70's Fender P that I want to sell/trade. The body is stripped to natural, some replacement parts (pickguard, bridge), but not butchered or hacked. It's a decent bass but I have better Fenders. Someone in a local board is offering a Gibson Grabber for trade. It's a natural finish bass and looks original. I am thinking of offering him my P for the Grabber+cash. How much $$ is fair to ask in such a trade? Thanks

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Other Bass Brands / What are the odds of this happening
« on: November 01, 2014, 08:45:31 AM »
So I'm watching Camel in concert at Harrogate on youtube and Colin Bass is playing this beautiful late-70's black Wal Pro. And I'm thinking, I haven't seen one of these for sale in ages. If I wanted one, I'd probably be very frustrated.

An hour later I'm checking eBay and I do a Wal bass search.

There is one just like Colin's. What are the odds?

Then I read the text.

It's Colin's bass!


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