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[quote name='Jabba_the_gut' timestamp='1447280774' post='2906441'] I really like that scratch plate!! [/quote] Me too

[quote name='Matt P' timestamp='1447692232' post='2909541'] this looks interesting, it's got one bidder already, is it anyone on here? if not then I might have a punt at this, I've sent him a message asking about the string spacing, this might be a cheap way for me to try out a fan fret bass. Matt [/quote] Not me.

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1447709724' post='2909746'] I think it looks nice from a distance. But that headstock looks awful close up. [/quote]

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1447708417' post='2909729'] I quite like it - missed the opportunity to use "unique" and "rare". [/quote] But it's got 'l@@k' on it, so I'll never even consider it.

[quote name='Maude' timestamp='1447710018' post='2909750'] Mine came in a hard case, second hand from here so I don't know if it was a Yamaha one or one bought after original purchase. I can have a look and see if it's got any labels on it but it's a in our rehearsal space so I probably won't see it until next week sometime. I post back with any news when I see it [/quote] Thank you

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1447682456' post='2909457'] That was my main point. I agree wholeheartedly that Scruton makes some bizarre judgments but I do also think he makes some good points. I particularly liked the line about our fear of silence: [color=#141823][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=4]'[/size][/font][/color]Silence must be excluded at all cost, since it awakens you to the emptiness that looms on the edge of modern life, threatening to confront you with the dreadful truth, that you have nothing whatever to say.' [/quote] Mr Scruton will always believe he has something to say.

I like Status Hotwires. But they do cost more than nothing

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hawkwood-Handmade-5-string-Bass-Guitar-/281857144274?hash=item419ffeb5d2:g:0~sAAOSweuxWR66Z I don't know anything about these, but the Ibanez "inexpensive" fan-fret (SRFF models) seem to run about £700 new. So a start price of £300 on a Hawkwood might be quite good.

An Ashbory might be better for travelling? Less bulky and less fragile.

My Yamaha BEX 4 is no louder than a solid-body, IMO.

[quote name='SICbass' timestamp='1447360379' post='2907115'] I did give a Dean Markley bass-amp that I was no longer using to an ex-student of mine recently. Does that count? [/quote] Probably Even if it doesn't, I applaud anyway.

[quote name='Muppet' timestamp='1446950878' post='2903717'] A lot of semi acoustics are short scale. The. Epiphone Jack Casady is 34" the same as yours so I reckon that's a good place to start. I found the Jack Casady case dimensions on the net. If yours matches , then the case should be good. lower bout - 16.5" upper bout - 12.5" middle (hips) width - 10" body length (bottom to hips) - 13" body length (hips to top) - 8" overall length - 50.5" [/quote] Apologies for somehow missing this. That would be a decent fit - if anything slightly over size. Thank you very much

[quote name='Telebass' timestamp='1447175760' post='2905566'] [/quote] Gibson TR spanner arrived yesterday. Perfect fit. Thank you

[quote name='yondergo' timestamp='1447262889' post='2906270'] Bad news on that Antoria I bought, the neck was pretty badly warped on proper inspection, and the truss rod went after I took the adjusting nut off, just spins inside the neck now. real shame. [/quote] Bad luck

Nice of you

Joni Mitchell - Hejira. New buy. Not sure about it.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1447172882' post='2905523'] Warwick do have a case specially for their Star Bass Semi-Acoustic. I have one. It's not particularly small or light, but it offers excellent protection. [/quote] Thank you; I will look again.

[quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1447104636' post='2904978'] Ah, sorry, they've always looked deeper than that in pictures. [/quote] They are tricky little devils