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adamj

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NBGD!
« on: September 27, 2012, 10:09:31 PM »
I got given a bass guitar today!

Yes, its made by Stagg......but it was free!

Had a little play on it already, with old strings on it still feels pretty good, needs a good polish but all the electrics work and it seems to hold tune ok. One issue is looking down on it from a playing position, the strings seem to ever so slightly bow towards the pickups (convex/concave shape? i can never remember). This is a truss rod issue right? seeing as its only for experimenting with i might have a go at fixing this. Also the intonation needs looking at. Still only slight problems so far. The paintwork is unblemished and it even had the scratchplate cover plastic on it still when i got it today. Any recommendations what I can do with it, which arent expensive, besides trading it in for a better one  :lol: ?

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Re: NBGD!
« Reply #1 on: September 27, 2012, 11:01:56 PM »
Feck me, that's a large photo!

I had a dead cheap bass, but I got rid of it - really wish I hadn't.  Even though it was cheap and cr@p, it was still a bass.
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Re: NBGD!
« Reply #2 on: September 28, 2012, 01:02:50 PM »
Can't help with the string issue, but cool guitar, and free isn't too shabby either

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Re: NBGD!
« Reply #3 on: September 28, 2012, 01:17:18 PM »
If the fretboard is concave you need to tighten the truss-rod IIRC.

Good score - as MrBump says, a bass is a bass, and you can't argue with that! Useful thing :)
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