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Simon sold me a strap, arrived promptly and as described. I'd be pleased to deal with him again. Thanks Simon.

There's at least one Krappy purpose-built Sandman two-string. (I know, I've got it.)

I bought strings from Jake. All as advertised, prompt delivery, all good. I'd happily deal with him again. Thanks Jake

I played cello as a kid. Wasn't bad at it. Noticed I understood things about music that most people didn't. Stopped in my late teens, mixture of other pressures. In my forties, I noticed I thought of myself as musical without ever picking an instrument up. So I guess I got here by embarrassing myself into it.

Some Dunlops definitely do. Or did.

Kim kindly upgraded the loom on the Yamaha I lent him. Nice guy, a pleasant experience all round, and thoughtfully sent a pic of it in action as well It's been an absolute pleasure. Thanks Kim.

Looking at the pics, they appear to be short and curlies.

Nobody will be surprised. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/388847083615

And guitarists wonder why people think they are egocentric.

At least for rehearsal, we used to do most of ours without a mic for the vocalist.

Hm. Is it big enough to store necks and (bass!) bodies in? Looks as if it might be long enough for necks.

They've been trying to flog that for quite a while. Seven or eight years at least. Can't imagine why it's such a problem.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/136088502104?itmmeta=01JZ5D7YWZDJPZQ7JJCTN43BJY&hash=item1faf81bf58:g:47oAAeSwlwJoZEk2&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA4MHg7L1Zz0LA5DYYmRTS30mEmwwNI%2FdE8KplobEchyVSBHkMkFbH6xu173K50j6XYongCtdLzkzjNERCG0HFL6Yj0ZkwN1XKCRXsFYA5OJywOrkylRclO0VCfEls8ke%2B1O6WrP%2Bq1grX14%2FtwtMb6ODIT9%2BGh0LjF5SLn0SxlxbUCSQ48KjnIodsVtJFO33tsl%2FVj5F5urdNvCNmK9KFVSoAjMHi%2F2VXx0VF8lCFto3Dldf5l9OIFXwpeo27QjE3wRAsxJDvLkQ67jegAGtDJpdSj5cSKOJFXXsDY9yXKER%2B|tkp%3ABk9SR9Dun635ZQ

That's pretty nasty.

Today I finally collected the WAV upright I bought from Lawrie - delayed due to my illness. This is probably the fourth time I've traded with him, which tells its own story. Always one of the good guys. Thanks Lawrie!

Chinese PJ-fretless copy, with "Squier" clearly visible on the neckplate. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/267302306487?itmmeta=01JYM17HN9P9GFSS44F0XG1DBJ&hash=item3e3c7582b7:g:MOUAAOSwFMloW6pS&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA4MHg7L1Zz0LA5DYYmRTS30kNmWc5bcXgDIO%2FPsYal5B3rPmhFhiOUHtt6ThUr7dXwnhfFEKKzzQ6opHPrRJ0ONkaQZWk1QS77%2B8Vsz4mCFUnvXkBbwFMpdsKx%2B8gSYryOJ3qGYV%2FffsXjw7RExrBijsEiHZtZXbay%2BqNrvVJkqg%2BrUQQ3OeYIzInjISjpQNJ0gl1%2FcD0Zt37%2BfK%2BysRHE%2B6AZ4QMPX16uGkCxiPQ%2Bg0c3sIpT4vovoyw3EmuSm9ike0mqWZei6%2BNeLrh3xH9T4WnYHjjvG54FnPqn0BdnYxB|tkp%3ABk9SR-KanoH1ZQ

The seller has provided pictures of the bass, and describes it as having cosmetic damage but fully functional. Errr, no. To be fair, it's possible he actually doesn't understand that it's not supposed to be like this. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/286668549376?itmmeta=01JYCTZZGMB1HN04SQP12EXRDH&hash=item42bec6ed00:g:g-QAAeSw1AtoV-I5&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAAwMHg7L1Zz0LA5DYYmRTS30lTgDzPBbALadvFO7aZvxvdRVdqsbPx7XTtxwnIqo1FdQRnrNBTDarYwORSfrgnmuW4we0w4SmNOy1Et92NabOQJ4A08AIL2HeIWKwHef6UWWpdL88cRh4zoEZ1CLR3WGq7vaDZyZjrE1CmC9qKZjDYOH9p4Be2SOz2wZeoLJtS%2BADuG9%2B%2BrUHjisGUQVkSN7nn%2FnulcC9J8tFXZVcxYYQBRlik1NAV8k1s1lhfl9EQMA%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR7j4_5rzZQ

I bought Jay's Bass Amplug. All as advertised, good communication, promptly delivered, sensibly packed. I'd be happy to deal with Jay again. Thanks

If I read this correctly, the bass was never really a usable instrument before, with the neck being so massively out of alignment. Therefore, you have increased the number of playable double basses in the world by exactly one. Kudos to you