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[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1412359232' post='2568282'] Prosebass fretless short scale for £250. I don't know how much these go for, but it seems cheap for a UK hand made bass with a known maker. Someone was selling one of these on BC for £350, so this *might* be a good deal. [/quote] Thanks for posting this, I appreciate it. Now all I have to do is find £250 of economies... (and learn to play the thing properly!).

Not yet, but if I don't stop looking at this thread...

Fingerprints...

[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1412547279' post='2569917'] ... I'd suggest some careful thought about insurance and independent proof of the items and their value that you're putting into storage though. Someone on here lost a lot of gear in a storage unit fire and had insurance problems when it came to a claim. I can't find the thread but it wasn't too long ago. [/quote] http://basschat.co.uk/topic/217914-everything-gone-advice-would-be-nice/ http://basschat.co.uk/topic/240008-struggling-to-pick-up-a-bass-these-days/

Ooops... sorry folks. I should have looked more carefully.

[quote name='andybass87' timestamp='1412593397' post='2570137'] seen one on gumtree this morning for a silly price. don't know if I am allowed to post a link or not?? [/quote] Nobody minds when people post links in the eBay forum here: http://basschat.co.uk/forum/40-ebay-weird-and-wonderful/

That's really nice I'm pleased to see the green Westone body with a nice neck on it, it looks great.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Peavey-Dyna-5-string-Electric-Bass-Guitar-/231353593001?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item35ddbfaca9 Looks nice. kodiakblair, how's the slush fund?

Never heard of them before. What are they like? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ALVAREZ-Rare-Bass-Guitar-/271628427319?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3f3e50e037 £500 is out of my reach, but maybe someone out there is desperate for one?

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1412405891' post='2568605'] As this has fret markers, I presume that ithis Westone Thunder 1 is a defret. If that's the case, surely this won't sell for that much. [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Westone-Thunder-1-Fretless-Bass-/231351246027?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item35dd9bdccb"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item35dd9bdccb[/url] [/quote] Looks like you're right. Relisted: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Westone-Thunder-1-Fretless-Bass-/231353685280?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item35ddc11520

I'm thinking I should buy one... they are ludicrously cheap. More to the point, I'm thinking I really shouldn't buy any, because I haven't got the money or the space... but I do want one. Or three...

Tasty

[quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1412511541' post='2569437'] In the seventies, Daniel Wayenberg, famous Dutch pianist, made a major cock-up when performing Johns Cage's piece 4'33" in a tiny French village. Wayenberg and his team drove this large truck/van/lorry into the village centre, unloaded a concert grand and tuned it meticulously before Wayenberg sat down and performed the piece for the villagers, who of course had had ample time to come and see this marvel - seeing as the tuning took some time. However, the egg timer used by mr. Wayenberg was not that dependable and it rang too early, and so the piece only lasted 3'57" before the concert grand was loaded in the truck again and the musician and his team made a hasty retreat, leaving a bunch of flabbergasted villagers who, as can be imagined, had never heard so short a version before. ...and as you can imagine, mr. Wayenberg's hat after this cock-up contained the royal sum of 0'00". [/quote]

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1412252855' post='2567162'] I once helped Alan Gregg of The Muttonbirds load his bass cab into his van. He and I were joking about it. Nice guy. Maybe not a 'name' over here in the UK, but he is in New Zealand. [/quote] He is to me. I emailed him to ask how I should buy the Marshmallow album, in terms of what the best return was for him, and he told me his record company had been very nice to him.

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1412445228' post='2569032'] How about..."Here you go, Mick...I don't need it...let me know when you've finished with it.." [/quote] Take a ticket, I'll call you when your number comes up

Interesting. Double humbucker, then?

Guilty. What can I say...

I'd bet money that's been cut down from a normal-ish body. If I'm right, it'll dive like a pro footballer.

Indeed. I really should not have done that...

Silly number. Many Peaveys. Skinny necks, generally (though I'll never sell the Vox Standard, which has a neck like a treetrunk, and I seem to be much happier with thicker necks on fretlesses). Plus an Ashbory, and a couple of uprights I can't play. Yet.

Okay, that's not going to be there long...

Might be a good deal, if it's in decent nick. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Farida-Bass-Guitar-with-Stagg-20BA-Practice-Amp-/271624247144?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3f3e111768