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[quote name='martin8708' timestamp='1359756364' post='1960071'] I'm one of those Luddites who does not have a mobile phone ( shock horror ) I stay in touch with band members by landline and our weekly rehearsal and now even by that new e-mail thingy . All the bands in the 60's 70's and 80's. seemed to survive just fine without a mobile phone . When I have to endure some other person having a conversation on a mobile phone , the majority seem to be entirely without fact or substance , so I'm quite happy as I am . PS , never missed a gig or a rehearsal , I use a calendar . [/quote] whatever works for you, but having a mobile phone does not mean you have to "miss out" on anything you already do. It just gives you other options (if you wanted them). Not every mobile phone user is a slave to it. I have wasted a lot less time waiting for people doing nothing since the advent of mobile phones, as people can keep eachother informed of last minute changes. Nah, I'm not going back to 1970! Not me!

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1359752343' post='1959993'] Yes, I can see how that would be irritating - and it is certainly a bit cheeky - but he is within his rights to try to do it. Guys like yourself will always spot this type of thing and either bring it to the attention of others or offer him what you deem to be a "fair" price knowing what he paid. That is also fair! [/quote] I disagree. I don't think it's fair. If I advertised a... Boss OC2 for £100 when I paid £20 for it (making this up, I am not selling and I wish I had found one for £20), who are you or anybody else to interfere and start saying to others that I should price it lower? If you don't like it, don't buy it. Full stop. In fact, one of the rules in the Sales forum is precisely not to interfere with pricing etc.

[quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1359751846' post='1959983'] OK, so I'm in the wrong about flipping, I have a choice not to buy, I'm not going to get an original 53 P for the £150 or whatever it cost in 1953. My bugbear is somebody buying a P on FEEBay for £665 and putting it on here the next day at £1000. His 7th such move in a year. That is tantamount to trading and sorry, I find it a bloody insult. [/quote] Why is it insulting? I don't know the person you are talking about, but if I noticed the pattern you mention, I would probably feel a bit less warmer towards him/her. Why? Because I like the "atmosphere" in this forum, and pure profit seeking activity without being a contributor in other ways is not what makes me feel warm about someone here. But I would not find it insulting. They are not doing anything wrong.

[quote name='uncle psychosis' timestamp='1359673343' post='1958788'] I don't really see why thats a problem. You buy something, its yours. A seller can ask for as much as they want for something---its buyers who will decide if that price is appropriate or not. Is selling a 50s precision bass for a lot more than its original purchase price a no-no? [/quote] I agree. Anybody can ask for anything they want to. I always have the option of not being interested in their price, and move on. Some people are more motivated than others to make a profit. So what? I don't have to buy from anybody. If I find something I like, for a price I agree with, I don't care whether the seller is going to make a profit of £20 or £200... all I know is the price is ok for me. To expect that others should price things the way I want them to... is, quite frankly, a little arrogant.

[quote name='tedmanzie' timestamp='1359661347' post='1958507'] it seems to be the norm for sellers to request paypal gift or BACS on basschat, or ask the buyer to pay extra to cover fees. i didn't realise the 'gift' had no comeback via paypal so maybe the mods should put some advice as a sticky? personally i think if you take paypal payment you should take the fees as the seller, not the buyer. [/quote] they are all private transactions, there are no "shoulds". Both parties agree to whatever they want to, and that's what you do. In addition, it's certainly YOUR responsibility to know what you are doing. If you use Paypal, find out what it is that you are doing and the rules involved, fees etc. I'm not against having a sticky bringing these issues to the attention of people easily.... but I do not understand how anybody would start sending payments etc without having read the conditions first If they do something wrong because they did not bother... that's only their fault.

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1359644968' post='1958156'] No - it's great. But when all you need is a 'yes' or 'no' from six or seven people, and you have a life to get on with, a group text message wins every time. [/quote] exactly, plus it leaves a trail, and details can be rechecked later without having to call someone or be called for the third time "so, are we meeting at 8 or 9?"

I just bought Chay's Westone Thunder II. Absolute pleasure to deal with, great communication, and the bass arrived almost before I said "I'll take it". Almost Thank you! I'm loving this bass!

[quote name='Jimryan' timestamp='1359737312' post='1959669'] Don't worry, I plan to make sure some goes back into BC. A larger portion to CRUK will gain more interest and a larger following. It's harder to set up a donation thing for BC. Originally I set up a PayPal account which everything could go into and split it from there. A justgiving page got requested so I set one of those up for CRUK, but you can't set up one for BC. One way to go about it, would be to leave all the text and justgiving donations to CRUK (no question about it, once it's done it's theirs) and any cash donations "on the nights" are split 50/50. Also, when its auctioned at the end, then it'll be split with the larger portion going to BC. That sound logical? [/quote] That sounds simple and fair to me

I think split between CR and BC would be fair. What propprtion? I don't know. BUt I think BC should definitely receive part of it.

[quote name='Jimryan' timestamp='1359591236' post='1957376'] Yes dude, it really is. [/quote] I must think now what clothes to wear when it finally gets here!!!

Fat Beams arrived today. VIsually they look very much like the ones in the bass... this could be a winner!

wow, is it really purple??? It must get to Scotland so that I can play it and have lots of pictures taken with it!!!

[quote name='SpaceChick' timestamp='1359543152' post='1956254'] Funny enough, I've just come off the phone from the lead guitarist! I said that we had decided they weren't for us, and he basically said they were planning on looking for another bassist and drummer that was "nearer their skills so they could gig sooner".... LOL!!! It has in equal parts cracked me up (with their own delusions of talent) and pissed me off that he was such a patronising bastard!!! Gosh, my drummer has been playing semi-professionally for 40 years, he's played the Cavern club, he has another band where they do corporate gigs playing £800-£1000 a pop! The man is awesome, and set up our band for some fun, as his corporate band had become too serious with the big bucks and he wanted to get back to doing easy going, fun pub gigs. I'd text my drummer, he has had me in tears laughing, saying how he's now determined to get our old band on the road before they get their band on the road. He said he's come across some egos in 40 years of playing, but that this is the first time he's seen such a wide difference between talent and ego! LOL! I love my drummer I do! [/quote] and even better: steal their keyboard player!!!

[quote name='throwoff' timestamp='1359468720' post='1955181'] Again, been jipped. Spent 1800 notes on that brand new, probably not a BC'er or TBer so has no idea you can get mint Wicks of all types for £600 notes second hand. Probably is honestly confused why noone is bidding when he has knocked £550 off what he paid! [/quote] 1800??? They are about 1300 new! (this is the bolt-on model, isn't it?)

[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1359228231' post='1951982'] Was it the type with conductive adhesive? It saves you having to solder across joints. [/quote] I'm looking for some of this... any idea where to get it from? Most places do not indicate whether the adhesive is conductive or not...

I bought one for my CIJ 75RI back in September or so, perfect fit... trouble is I can't recall where I bought it from! I think it may have been pickguard heaven... http://www.pickguardheaven.com/ I'll try to find out where I got it from.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1359417004' post='1954607'] Thanks mate, sir duke has been dropped for now from the set ! [/quote] it's ok, it's just been added to mine so I'll keep it running I will give it back as soon as you recover. Not if, but when sending you good vibes and stuff

[quote name='danthevan' timestamp='1359316625' post='1953035'] Line 6 G-30 if that's your budget [/quote] +1 another happy user here

[quote name='mckendrick' timestamp='1359218111' post='1951780'] MB1 sirrah... don't you mean if it IS for sale don't post it here.....? If it isn't for sale and he(...[i]he?[/i] Who knows?) just wants an appraisal then here is the right slot, [i]no[/i]? Having said that, if he does just want an appraisal then maybe he should have been a bit clearer, eh? Actually, I'm really confused, so I'm going to take a diazpam and go back to bed. Night-night. [/quote] It was originally posted in the "Basses for sale" subforum, that's why you see those replies. It appears it's now been moved to an appropriate section for a bass that is NOT for sale. A bit confusing, yup. The OP could write a couple of lines and maybe post some pictures (even a link to another forum where he was able to upload pictures - I did that a few posts earlier now) and then maybe there's something people can contribute. However, the way it started... it looked pretty pointless.

[quote name='Gust0o' timestamp='1359197390' post='1951343'] The old ones were DiMarzio. The bit this thing is missing is the old BC Rich how-many-switches?!? pre-amp. [/quote] I'm happy about the lack of switches... I am attracted to them like a moth to a lightbulb, I can't stop fiddling with them if I have them. I'd rather have a couple of basic options and an EQ, taht's all

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1359156749' post='1951073'] Yes, but one bass player for 4 of them. Bass trumps drums. [/quote] how do you know I don't play the didgeridoo in two of them? nah, ok, yeah just bass. and the fourth band's drummer? He plays guitar in two of the bands. There's a degree of overlap among the bands: once you find a group of people who are good musicians, reliable, with good personalities that are fun to be around... I stick with them. It also makes band scheduling easier. ON the other hand, sometimes if one person is unavailable it means it takes down a couple of bands with him.

It looks like it's the same that was on eBay, and you can see more of it here. It looks nice for sure: [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f8/slab66-p-bass-952024/"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f8/slab66-p-bass-952024/[/url]

[quote name='Fat Rich' timestamp='1359128711' post='1950350'] Or if it sounds rubbish! There are some pretty good sounding ply basses out there but somehow they never seem to resonate like a solid wood body. Too gluey, probably. [/quote] my nicest sounding strat was, you guessed it, plywood... too much dogma about this.

[quote name='mingsta' timestamp='1359136521' post='1950602'] Just got involved with starting up a six piece band in SouthWest london (function band doing soul/motown/rnb/pop covers) - great line up, great set list...super excited!!! But we're missing a drummer and so far its proving really difficult to fill the seat. Are drummers a dying breed? I guess its one of the hardest instruments to pick up given the amount of kit needed and practice. Anyone got any ideas for where to look? Is there an equivalent to Basschat out there for drummers? [/quote] I am in 4 bands, two covers and two originals. There is one drummer for three of the bands... so yeah, I think good ones are hard to find!