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  2. chris_b
    You could have highlighted the rest of my post.
  3. walshy started following Shipping a bass to Europe?
  4. walshy
    UPS or FEDEX are the only option I use for VBR stuff. Wouldn't trust anyone else
  5. simonlittle
    For anyone wondering these are fantastic instruments and this is a great price. I’m sure the fingerboard damage could be easily repaired by a luthier. If I didn’t have one already I’d be on my way up to Leeds right now…
  6. Mrbigstuff
    Doesn’t make a difference to the end product but does to a lot of customers. Some customers have built up trust with the Mexican product and therefore may feel more comfortable than buying an instrument from Asia. Not to costs and price
  7. simonlittle started following Yamaha SLB300 Silent Bass
  8. Paul S
    Boss WL-50. Performed for every gig and rehearsal without a glitch for 5 or more years until I switched to the Legato bugs. No box but here's the Boss page: https://www.boss.info/global/products/wl-50/ These are just shy of £200 new, I'm asking £100 posted to UK mainland. Alternatively try before you buy in Benfleet, Essex.
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  9. Beedster
    Very interested, do you have any pics of it built up and are you able to courier or it it collection only? Assume electrics are all fine? Chris
  10. PaulThePlug
    Tuner.pdf Instructions I've got the Joyo and Guitar Man Copies / Variants. Bomb Proof and a handy 9v Out, also works from the battery on mine... useful to power a batt-less mini pedal.
  11. Paul S
    £300! Really, this is a top notch bass for the price of a Squier!!
  12. AlexDelores started following Wireless Guitar Systems & Wireless Ears?
  13. AlexDelores
    Any experience using wireless guitar systems alongside wireless IEM systems? We already use Shure PSM300 wireless IEM system and would like to introduce wireless guitars and eventually microphones. Slightly cautious that there would be too much going on and they would interfere with each other? Any thoughts from anyone who’s used/uses both? Also, has anyone any experience with the AKG WMS40 Mini Dual Guitar systems? These look like a good option due to only needing one main ‘hub’ but I’ve had bad experiences with cheaper wireless systems in the past and wondered if anyone can recommend the AKG stuff? Thanks Alex
  14. lowdown
    It didn't for me at first. But it is what it is and like you said, it was a freebie. I had another go this morning and I found it visually ok when adjusting the actual clip gain on any audio file before diving in on any fader:
  15. HeadlessBassist
    Which gives us the tag line of: “Slap-up Curry or Fender Tax..?” 🤔
  16. briansbrew started following Black tuners plus bridge
  17. briansbrew
    Set of Wilkinson black tuners, black bridge, string tree and 3 knobs £22 delivered
  18. Bassassin started following Cheapest Fender or most expensive Squier?
  19. Bassassin
    Buy a body with the timber, finish & routing you want. Buy a neck with the woods, inlays & proportions you want. Buy the hardware & electronics you want. Nail the lot together. Go out for a slap-up curry with the change.
  20. Adememoire started following Yamaha SLB300 Silent Bass
  21. Adememoire
    Yamaha SLB300 Silent Bass bought new at the beginning of lockdown and played extensively since: you'll know what you are looking at! However, I was playing it with a (lovely) swing band in an overheated venue when I fainted, coming to a couple of minutes later with the bass on top me. It survived remarkably well, still fully functional though the fall took out a set of Evah Pirazzi Weich strings and bent a tuning machine, both now replaced so fitted with a set of new as originally supplied Helicore Hybrid Lights. However, the fingerboard did strike the edge of the stage on the way down and this has left some denting (see photograph) - fortunately, it lies midway between the fourth and fifth finger positions so it has no impact on tuning and negligible impact on playability and is barely visible on a stage. However, the bass is priced accordingly. Only selling because getting a replacement tuning machine from Yamaha took so long that I had to buy a second SLB300 to be able to keep playing... Any questions, just ask!
  22. Hellzero
    As @fretmeister said, and of course always document your packing process with photos that you send to the recipient and keep records of all photos of the instruments before shipping for insurance purposes, so you can confirm its condition. I've literally sent hundreds of parcels worldwide with only two problems: A stolen parcel in the unlocked French Post delivery van and a totally damaged parcel by Parcel Force. Both were fully insured and fully reimbursed after a full inquiry. In fact, making a real bomb proof parcel takes a lot of time as nothing must be able to move, and everything must be highly protected. At the moment, DPD has lost a parcel I was waiting and has misdirected parcels so many times that's it's ridiculous. And remember that the cheapest courier is certainly not the best.
  23. Beedster
    Launderette? Hand wash clothes? Don't wash clothes? Priorities @fretmeister, priorities 👍
  24. neepheid
    Reading your message, I just realised my mistake - I was operating the wrong way round. I should have had my rails/fences/guides on the opposite side, so if I wandered, I wandered into the material I was removing anyway, not the stuff I wanted to keep. FFS! What a moron. I really am living up to my username.
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  26. Hellzero
    You can do it perfectly with your router and simple guides locking the motion on the left and right to the desired length of the said router, in just six passes.
  27. Bolo started following Shipping a bass to Europe?
  28. Bolo
    Just hand it to Nguyen on the Oostende ferry and it'll be fine. Expect a call in the future from someone redeeming a 'favor'.
  29. fretmeister
    If I hadn't recently had to buy a new washing machine I'd have probably emailed CC with a cheeky offer. It's so annoying having to replace necessities!
  30. fretmeister
    TBH I think most of the couriers are pretty similar. Apart from Evri. Absolute tossers. Of course Parcel Force won't insure instruments properly even if you buy their own additional cover. Whatever you do, get proper insurance. Third party insurance can be better. Hardcase and then loads of bubble wrap and then a double walled box. Take photos of the entire packing process for future evidence needs. If it's a bolt on, think about taking the neck off to reduce the chance of damage. No matter how you pack it, some jobsworth will claim you didn't do it well enough - so completely over-do it!
  31. Bigwan
    Interesting... I didn't go with the HAZ-03, instead opting for the supplier who advertises his version on the Spector Bass Nation FB page. I'll see what it's like when I get it fitted. Been sitting a while so about time it was in there. After next weeks hols perhaps!
  32. chris_b
    Where the bass is made is irrelevant. The QC is solely dependent on the contract between the factory and the client, and is down to how much the client company wants to spend making each bass, and how well the client polices the build quality.
  33. Hellzero started following Shipping a bass to Europe?
  34. Hellzero
    Trouble free shipping is UPS or FedEx when it comes to international shipping wherever you are located: I know it's more expensive, but you can trust them. DPD wouldn't be my recommendation at all, too many issues with them like parcels touring Europe before delivery, and lost or damaged parcels are their routine.
  35. lemmywinks
    To me the MiM basses were always a bit more of a "proper" Fender. Corona and Ensenada factories are less than 200 miles away from each other, they'll be using woods and other materials from the same source, probably a big crossover in terms of staff (Corona uses a substantial Mexican workforce), using the same or extremely similarly specced hardware etc. In the past parts from MiM Fenders have ended up on USA models and vice versa.
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