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If a selker was willing to sell it at a price under the market value that doesn't make someone who sells the same bass at the market value dishonest or dishonourable. The original vendor might have needed a quick sale for whatever reason. If he was happy to accept an offer, that's that.

I see what you did there 🤣 ....unless you didn't mean it to be, then as you were.

Great that @JPJ! Love a bit of Freebird, always an appreciative crowd in Shotton too, nice one 👍🏼

i was playing for about 10 years before i had any lessons (i started as a g******t and did have lessons when i was starting out) I had weekly lessons and within about a month my bandmates noticed the difference, i continued for a good few years and only stopped when kids came along and i had less time (and a brief period without a job) Find a teacher that you gel with and explain what you want to learn, If i'd gone for online lessons i doubt I'd have put in the practice required and it would have all been a waste of money YMMV obviously, i found that as i was paying for the in-person time every week i was far more motivated to practice. don't worry about the kit you have, IMO getting good technique is more important than how fancy/expensive your kit is, provided it's well enough set up you can learn on any modern bass, the quality of budget instruments is amazing compared to how it was 20 years ago. Matt

Are they? I looked at their site yesterday and today and didn't see this bass for sale. Perhaps it sold instantly.

The WA I've had a while, the Behringers have just arrived.

It was inevitable. I wish them well, but suffice to say I won't be going. Living in a world where Rush exist but without Neil Peart still feels pretty weird to me. Nevertheless, I hope everyone who goes has a great time. One thing you can be sure of is that the musicianship will be on-point.

I'm probably being a bit sensitive, but putting Rush as "Rush" (by which I presume you're suggesting it's not really Rush) is a bit odd. Do you therefore think that the first album, containing several songs which feature on their most recent live sets, is not Rush either as Peart wasn't involved? Rush eh? Constantly dividing opinions 🤣

The holy trio! Unfortunately not the originals. The WA Mutation II I've had since it came out, the Behringer B-Tron III & Octave Divider have just arrived. Only just had a quick play but I'll do an in depth review later next month when I've spent some time with them. Initial impressions, the Octave Divider can be tamed quite nicely. On the Aguilar Octaver, as much as I like it, I can't get a subtle blend, whereas it seems the Divider can be blended nicely. LF and 'down' on the B-Tron is very nice straight out the box. The Mutation I've had a while and is one of my fav pedals.

Thanks for the tip. The one I used is supposed to be reversible, so hopefully it'll be easy to melt, but I'm no expert.

I would have in person lessons in a way classical instrument players approach it. The system is very successful for a reason. I would also take theory grade exams (as in no-playing, just understanding of theory), and do dedicated jazz studies. I've seen it in many classical instrument players - zero to grade 8 within 5 years of a properly structured programme - and then being ready for conservatoire study if wanted. Grade 8 exceeds 95% of bass work so that would set me up to play most things for the rest of my life. Separating the academics of music from art is a well established way of doing it very efficiently. If I won the lottery I'd quit my job and do it now!

If it came here by Parcel Force it's probably still in transit. Only been 30 odd years!

I saw the Scorps on the Blackout tour.

At rehearsal the cover of Eurythmics Sweet Dreams the bass synth sound (preset 2) went down a treat with the guys. * The octaves sound a lot better (keyboard like) when fingered near the fretboard end (over the truss rod port on my Lakland JO5), so with max string movement. Getting closer to the bridge loses clarity, but I guess that's the same for synth pedals generally. * Playing the Interlude B-E section, octave chords sounded really good. * My pedalboard config generated a lot of unwanted background sound, which the band weren't happy with either. So investigating....

The new pedals being the Behringer B-tron III & Octaver divider.

Moved the focus to an owners club, here

With this being the most popular at launch bass-specific pedals for a long time, I'm surprised how little chat there is on BC about it, given how many of us either have them, or want them, or have already sold theirs! * in Sept 2025, I put up with a 2-month delivery with Thomann, then they pushed out out another 2 months then weren't sure. Luckily in Dec, it turned out Bass Direct had some and they delivered within a day or two. * as, of this post, there are 10 sales in the BC effects classifieds. They are going like hot cakes, even second hand - meaning also that some BCers have reasons to let them go. The thread that announced the pedal here... My first early attempt to generate interest (this will be the second and last - someone else may have better luck 😉, but maybe this might prove useful🤞) https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/521054-mxr-bass-synth-sharing-custom-presets-experiences-tips-settings/