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Snarks. I bought one, then the guitarist liked it and bought one, then the other guitarist/drummer wanted one, so I bought another one. Then the mandolin guy from the other band liked it and pinched mine till I took his fave lead hostage, then I bought him one for Xmas... or something like that. We love them.

[quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1456501631' post='2989730'] I like it because I can perv at basses I wouldn't normally look at. I say we leave it as it is. [/quote] I agree. The problem with doing it otherwise is that it becomes a lot of work for the mods. What would happen if you dropped your price across a board boundary (so the boards go "up to £500", and "£500 plus", but you;ve dropped your price from £550 to £475)?

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1456493337' post='2989595'] you've probably got a sailor on your hands... [/quote] Fnarr, fnarr.

I don't mind that, personally, except that (as usual) you can't bow it. It does look overpriced, but I'm not American and I don't get their pricing.

Somebody doesn't get this "auction" thing, do they?

Russ bought some tuners off me. All went well and I couldn't have wished for a cleaner transaction. I'd be pleased to deal with him again. Thanks Russ

Possibly. I need to improve my playing, my reading, etc., and a group to do it would be good. However, I am a rotten player and nowhere near either of you gentlemen, so I am a little unsure...

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1455282181' post='2977752'] I change my right-hand plucking position to adjust the timbre of the notes, but I had never thought about doing this on a string-by-string basis. ... [/quote] Me too.

More pics of the back of the body than the front. Hmm. Though I suppose it won't show the dents... I don't know how easy it will be to clean sweat and other stage grot off it.

Now I have GAS for a chorus pedal...

Status Hotwire should be able to make a custom set. I'm pretty sure they will supply singles too.

It's too gaudy for my taste. And so is the instrument. If I have it right it's a keytar with a mike on it. There is a whammy-style mechanism in it so you can wobble it about. The mike ouput can be treated by the electronics. The ergonomics look OK.

I prefer the blue+white one, at least to look at. At least you can see what that looks like from the other side of the room.

[quote name='mep' timestamp='1456171739' post='2986281'] There is always Gumtree. [/quote] And Preloved.

Close to pointless IMO, because it can't be played with a bow (needs a DB-type bridge and FB, which in turn means a DB-ish angle between neck and body).