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Bought from Ishibashi a couple of times. No issues. First bass I didn't pay any duties on, the second one I did. No idea why as values of each exceeded £800.00. Comms were good, however I'd say that they Ishibashi do/did employ the services of someone with a decent grasp of English. I wouldn't buy anything where there's a broker type thing going on, you know, those adverts on eBay where there's dozens of people in Japan 'selling' the same thing, even though this process is all supposed to be above board there (gawd knows how they navigate the minefield of multiple purchases),

Gorgeous 👌 Great story too! Enjoy.

Will have a look tonight, but I never get the push notifications box on this machine ever (and don't have them on), but I have seen it on the PC on firefox a couple of times.

I was considering the same (defretting a 4 string Jazz) and instead Bernie Goodfellow made me a new lined neck, which feels fabulous. I can swap the original back quickly and easily if I ever feel the need. The new neck was made to his usual impeccable standards and I couldn't be happier with how it turned out.

Yep I’ve decided to go for this approach, some bits - the parts to me that stand out - I’m doing note for note, mainly verse, chorus and some rundowns, the rest I’m near but keeping to the feel.

Agreed

That won't be it, surely. It would belong to the insurance company? You can't just 'lose' something that clearly isn't lost then just get given it to keep. It would be different if the bass had disappeared but we know it still exists and the box has been opened.

Look away - Chicago

Ashdown are a very special manufacturer and Dave is an outstanding guy 👍

Well you'll need to hurry that up then, I think I've found you a drummer😂

Based on the email thread it was 6 October. Got a pair of One10’s and BB2 so spoilt for choice…I still may need to find a was to unobtrusively sneak it into the gear corner. Started by rearranging the speaker stack for less than obvious space after the last gig 🤣

OK, no intentional misrepresentation and your clarification is helpful!. What you stated about component level repair was what I was told by ICEPower themselves. And in my case, at least, the manufacturer was unable to offer out of warranty repair, which is why I contacted them directly to see if they could help. I am accurately relaying what they said to me first hand. ICEPower were actually very helpful considering I'm a consumer and I understand their policy.

I tried that too but the Sterling model was not available via that software hence I contacted the factory direct and gave them the build code for the bass I was trying to replicate. Was too rich for me.

Beautiful. About the only bass left on my bucket / GAS list

The opposite of my experience. Very strange. I got a dollar price, contacted EBMM customer service for shipping costs. They then instructed me to go through the process again on the Custom Design Experience Generator and the price would pop up at the end in pounds. It did, but too many pounds for my liking.

Good for Ashdown’s willingness to support their products and do the right thing. Since you made the same post with the same inaccurate information over at TalkBass, let me add my response to you here: Just to set the record straight, ICEPower modules are not to be repaired at the component level (with a very few exceptions), because doing so voids the safety certification on the module. This is their official policy and most manufacturers using these modules follow it closely. Besides, it’s usually less expensive to replace than repair do to the high amount of highly skilled labor required to diagnose these faults in high technology. Also, replacement modules are available for all ICEPower modules that have been used in the bass amp industry going back to the very beginning. There are no unavailable modules in their product line, so that information is incorrect. Additionally, Ashdown has used ICEPower in some of their lightweight amps.

Ive never had trouble getting things repaired but I deliberately bought amps that can be repaired. Ashdown and Trace Elliott are just made of standard components. Ive had pedals repaired by a local, retired electronics engineer. Ive never had trouble getting a bass repaired.

That’s a pretty impressive list, major high profile bands there.

Hi Everyone - I'm certainly one of those bassists who kicked myself for not buying a Rickenbacker 4005 when they were initially available. I started in music retail in 1980 and worked for a Rickenbacker dealer, and had always had an interest in one of these wide-bodied basses. Little did I know at the time that Rickenbacker actually had some NOS models from the 60's still in inventory. The bass was discontinued in 1984. In hindsight, it's actually a good thing I didn't buy one at the time as I'm certain I would have ended up selling it - not because it wasn't a great bass, but because it would take me decades as a player to really appreciate this instrument. So truth be told, the first time I had a 4005 in my hands was about 20 years ago. It was a Mapleglo '66 that I played at the Guitar Center in Hollywood. Man, the shallow neck was fantastic! The bass played like butter, and was strung with flats (as it should have been.) The killer feel haunted me for years and it certainly became a quest for me to own one. As we're all aware, Rickenbacker reissued the 4005 as the 4005V ("V" for Vintage) in 2024 in 3 finishes - Fireglo, Mapleglo and Jetglo. However, I became aware very early on that Rickenbacker had made 2 in custom finishes - this was confirmed when Eddie's Guitars posted a Rickenbacker Factory Tour video early that year: The custom finishes were British Racing Green and Satin Autumnglo. Rickenbacker had done some special runs of models in BRG over the years (and made a few other custom instruments in this finish as well,) but to see a 4005V in that finish was amazing - I fell in love with it immediately! It would be several months before either of these basses would be available for purchase, but I was determined to continue the pursuit. In July 2024, the bass was eventually sold to a dealer and I purchased it immediately. The 4005V has the same wonderful shallow neck feel just like the original models built in the 60's. The basses come strung with round wound strings which (in my opinion) are a mismatch for these basses - their true character is revealed when strung with flats. I immediately removed the rounds and restrung with a set of TI flats which not only sound amazing, they have the low tension feel like the strings which originally came stock on new Rics. To me, this bass was screaming for gold plates: I'm happy to report I've been gigging with the bass ever since, and it fits wonderfully in the mix with my band. This is certainly not a bass for everyone or every type of music, but if you're interested I wholeheartedly recommend it.😀

My Samsung Tablet will convert photos to PDF and also has some kind of recognition software that makes everything legible. I'm not on it now and can't remember how it does it. (Edit*) I'm using MobileSheets that backs up to onedrive and my phone and tablet are synced. If the tablet dies I can still use the phone in an emergency. Albeit a very limited tiny screen. *Google: https://share.google/aimode/jHPiSmJJIoZhkflmZ