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Interesting @LukeFRC, I was pondering this earlier and while initially coming to the same conclusion, I remembered some of the rather dodgy geezers around here back in the noughties, I could name a few who made your average antique dealer look like a charity volunteer. The problem then was that they were working very much below the radar, or perhaps more accurately, there wasn't a radar. I think the forum is collectively wiser and as the result the guys who deal, most them honestly and legitimately, do so in the open. I've two stories form around 2010 - that I won't repeat as they've done the rounds on here a few times - that simply wouldn't happen today, both in a Minder meets Smiley's People meets Crimewatch kinda way

Just purchased the Xvive A58, everything good so far. They are slightly smaller but thicker than the Getaria 5.8ghz ones I have, but I imagine that is due to the replacable battery capability. Only used for bedrom practice so far but will try them a band practice on Thursday.

I am imagining all around the country there are bass players with a 2m length of black downpipe in their garage, with a little 6" piece sawn off the end

Very elegant! I'm quite keen on doing mine with a TE Elf, but if I'm honest it's because (a) I like the black/green colour scheme (b) it's a nod to the 1990s cabinets that needed a van with a tail-lift which aren't very good reasons and really I should just go with the Gnome and piggy back on your project

I can't help myself, I looked at this and thought that you could print feet that would replace the rubber feet provided and also fit into the dovetail groove. I have to keep away from thoughts of 3d printing, the possibilities are endless.

Just buy ordinary round rainwater downpipe, it's a standard size of 68mm outside diameter and has to be a standard size to use all the fittings. I stick to this or 110mm pipe as they are going to be around for a very long time. I used to specify ready made ports but the availability changes all the time and it put people off building. It also comes in black

I often end up searching for very basic terms like “bass” and just seeing what turns up. You have to scroll through pages of fishing gear and car audio but you get some gems. That’s how I found my Yamaha bass!

Just bought Simon's Ashdown Little Bastard 550. The amp was posted out very quickly and arrived today, very well packaged. Simon's communication was excellent throughout with regular updates. It's positive buying experiences like this that make Basschat my preferred online marketplace. 🙂

I can't even logon at the moment....

Dons back with some Leroy Sibbles

Ah, so tone ISN'T in his fingers

Happy Together - The Turtles

Thanks! £30 for hundreds of pounds worth of software is insane! Their servers really aren't having fun are they? I wonder if tomorrow morning would be a good time to choose more plugins before America wakes up.

I think the days of basschat being a lovely community where people sold on to fellow bass geeks and no one was trying to flip gear have well gone. Though I think we have to be careful with the why, not everything is people selling for profit, sometimes time passes and prices change, sometimes things get more desirable quickly - or other times people are having to sell gear for cash very quickly... I have a Lakland which I tried out and liked but was swithering to buy it or not, the guy was like "I need the cash for a car, it's a good price, please buy it" and came around my house to sell it to be en-route to the car dealers... What I normally do when selling is have two prices in mind. My mates-rate basschat price, and the advertised price, you know what - there's a big chunk of basschatters who will get it at the lower price, but the asking price hopefully scares off any flippers.

Let's Get Together - Jefferson Airplane

Mother and child reunion - Paul Simon

There's one guy on Basschat, who I will not name, that makes a career out of flipping basses. He doesn't even play bass, just lurks in the shadows on forums like this waiting for his prey. He's flipped two basses of mine, one on Basschat and one on Facebook. He impersonated someone else to buy my bass on Facebook.... because I'd blocked him.