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Thank you very much, glad you’re enjoying the bass! 😁

Much appreciated, thank you! 😃

Thanks Bill, if it’s good enough for you it’s certainly good enough for us 👍

Are those ports?

Automatic - Pointer Sisters

That That wouldn't be fun....

I'd take my bass to a store to try some pedals out first hand of I were you. Personally I didn't like the mxr drive/distortion pedals with my Spector or Stingray 5. I do like a Zvex like the distortron, a tube preamp like Verellen Meatsmoke, and am currently having a lot of fun with a RAT pedal.

Sealed cabs will explode obviously so make sure yours is ported. And keep it dry, a good flight case should do.

No problem at all, I used to do this when touring in the '70s. Since our gigs were usually a full week I used to hang them in front of the band if there was available rigging.

If you want a cheap bass that will do the job without any upgrades or extra spending, why not get a used Ibanez SR300. They're not good for the price, they're just good.

A gentleman and a fine fellow indeed! A man who knows how to meticulously wrap a parcel as if it is passing through a war zone. Dave was happy to offer lots of pictures and details even mentioning the tiniest of marks (that I can't see!!) As they say on eBay, A++++++ perfect communications, would recommend.

Depends if you want to risk your name/ legacy or not. If he has enough money to enjoy retirement and pass a bit on, he may not what to.

Been trying to return a shirt, using Evri’s return service. Printed the label Evri emailed me, attached it and took it to two of Evri’s recommended return shops. Both times the very patient staff scanned the bar code over and over again but with no luck. In both instances they tried a number of different approaches to registering the return, even confirming that the email and instructions I showed them were correct. I took it another shop this morning by way of a last resort. Again, no joy. I did the mandatory “Evri chance it’ll get lost anyway” jibe at the top of my voice as I took back off the member of staff. To my surprise a fella behind me said “I’m an Evri driver, let me see if I can help?” We went outside to his van, he took out his scanning device and it registered without an issue. He took my parcel, and issued me with a receipt and a card with his name and contact number on. I checked my emails and there it was, registered as collected and on its way to the depot. Look, it may never see the light of day again, but I have to say that the courier couldn’t have been more helpful and at least I do have some evidence of the return being in the system so have a chance of a refund. I’m pretty sure that he went against Evri policy, so this isn’t necessarily a shout to the company, and no it’s not a £25,000 Wal that’s gone missing, more a nice story…. as you were…

5kg would be the packed weight with gig bag, ie what is on their system for shipping weight, which probably explains the reply

Lots of talk about bass guitars in the hold with an internet search but what about putting a bass cab in there? Anyone done this? Anything to look out for? What could the temperature and pressure do to it? Thoughts? Thanks!!

I'd certainly ask what truss rod they're using now. This bass was made in 2014, I think - I bought it from Quent: manufactured in 2014, so it's an 11 year old bass now. I'd hope they have improved things since then.

They used to be happy to get something out of a box and weigh stuff, but now they don't. I suspect their new massive automated warehouse system would get in the way of wandering over to get one off a shelf. It's a shame but I kind of get it for them - they are probably warehousing hundreds of incoming basses a day. It would need a dedicated team to weight stuff on the way in and stick it on a site like smaller places can do. But it is also why I won't buy a bass from them anymore.

I'd like another Jazz Bass at some point. I used to have one but it didn't speak to me. I realise now that I didn't understand the nuances of how to dial in the pickups for different sounds/occasions - user error. This SBL vid is what has piqued my interest again... @17.40

@acidbass - you might be SOL there. They only seem to do them in black on their own website and seem to use Babicz solo rails on their own basses.