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[quote name='neepheid' post='1322829' date='Aug 1 2011, 10:24 AM']Of course, they're all going through the same headpiece. Doh. Thanks man See why I don't do this for a living? [/quote] Then maybe you'll listen to my advice about not putting on certain hardware just because you can. Only joking bud, it's your baby, carry on.

[quote name='flyfisher' post='1322841' date='Aug 1 2011, 10:32 AM']...So I said OK the deal's off, at which point they immediately offered the agreed price but I said it was too late. [b]They then offered me a bit more but I still refused.[/b] A deal is a deal but they'd already shown their lack of integrity so they'd blown it.[/quote] I admire your tenacity but that's just daft. No one came out of that looking good.

[quote name='neepheid' post='1322804' date='Aug 1 2011, 10:02 AM']...One question comes to mind - what's the best way of earthing individual saddle bridges? The quick bodge would be a strip of copper shielding foil underneath all four then a wire from last saddle to the cavity, but is there a better, less visible way?....[/quote] You only need to earth one bridge piece Matt. Think about it. Where are the strings attached?

[quote name='Beedster' post='1322466' date='Jul 31 2011, 08:30 PM'].... I'd say if you want retro, SD SPB-1 at around £55 (especially good with with flats), if you want a more general Fender-ish tone go for a stock Fender model, and if you want something more contemporary, possibly an SPB-3 although I find they don't cut through like the standard Fenders.[/quote] +1 And my personal vote goes for the SPB-1 out of that selection.... I also have a penchant for Delano P's.

[quote name='Blademan_98' post='1322603' date='Jul 31 2011, 10:49 PM']But I don't think it's all original as I am sure the frame is off an 1860 painting by Monet....... [/quote] Your kidding. Bloody French supposed "museums", all the bloody same.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1322561' date='Jul 31 2011, 10:13 PM']Well apparently anything he hasnt sold must be worth less so he can sell it all to me cheap [/quote] Ah I've got ya now. I might give the Louvre a bell. I doubt if anyone's made any offers on the Mona Lisa this week... I'll offer them 50p.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1322538' date='Jul 31 2011, 09:51 PM']I wish I could get another one for a grand Rich but I'm pretty sure it would be nearer the 'supposed' amount, Maybe I should email nicks guitars and tell him to sell me anything he has had for sale for a year or more?[/quote] Dude, you've lost me.

[quote name='bassman7755' post='1322287' date='Jul 31 2011, 05:21 PM']....If I offer you for £1000 for your supposed £2000 bass and thats the only offer you get after weeks of advertising it that is what its worth....[/quote] Er... it so isn't. If I don't accept your offer it's still worth £2000... to me. If you bought it for a £1000 then that's closer to what your on about... but it's still only what it sold for, as you may well sell it on for a profit (or a loss). It's worth can only be measured by comparing to others like it and drawing a considered evaluation.

The Grolsch ones improve tone and add sustain too.

[quote name='untune' post='1321872' date='Jul 31 2011, 12:25 AM']Yeah true... it was painted by the luthier who made the body, up in Carlisle I'm still going to get a chrome surround made eventually, if I can find a way! It'll fit nicely with the control plate and the bridge[/quote] It's a shame he's not more local, he'd probably do a basic touch up for the price of a couple of beers. If you get a touch up pen, test it inside your control cavity first, leave it for a couple of days and see if it has reacted with the nitro - give it a good pick with your fingernail to see if it has gone hard.

They are both twats. If he wants it tuned tune the fecking thing.

[quote name='Johnston' post='1321838' date='Jul 30 2011, 11:40 PM']make it worse then Get an angle grinder and take the paint off in random places, gouge a few marks in it etc etc. Put it up on ebay as Expertly reliced . Failing that do what 'e said ^^^^^^^^^[/quote] Ah yes the lucrative [s]bodger's[/s] builder's choice.

[quote name='untune' post='1321842' date='Jul 30 2011, 11:45 PM']Haha yeah, not doing a bad job of making a relic of it before it's even been strung up.... Didn't think of the touch up route, [b]will it matter that it's finished with nitro?[/b][/quote] It may... but you're kind of out of options. Who painted it?

All is not lost. See if you can find a touch up pen from Halfords etc. that closely matches your colour. Scratch out all the burned bits before applying.

Bought a loaded pickguard off Bill. It was couriered the next day. Perfect in every way. Many thanks. Rich.

Ask Neepheid. He's a big fan.

Because it's a Hondo with a Ric decal.

[quote name='tauzero' post='1321573' date='Jul 30 2011, 06:46 PM']Why? If someone inexperienced is bidding, they might not understand the concept of someone else having put in a large bid. To them, it will appear that they're in a bidding war as the other person's bid keeps increasing. I find it perhaps excessively cynical that every time an odd bidding pattern occurs, the immediate response is that it must be shilling. Why, if someone were to sell two identical items using the same photo, one after the other, I suspect there would be some who would be cynical enough to start crying foul.[/quote] Because [b]A )[/b] most of these cheats aren't very bright and with great regularity open up new accounts to scam people with. And [b]B ) [/b]You can never be too careful where money's concerned, so a little suspicion posted in an ebay related subforum is fine, if only to get others Spidie senses tingling. I'm not claiming to be clairvoyant just prudent.

[quote name='The_D' post='1321399' date='Jul 30 2011, 04:03 PM']...Another guy wanted ME to go 10 miles down the road and meet him so he could buy it off me... and why would I do that you plumb?[/quote] Doesn't seem too out of order - you could have taken it for a test drive back to yours and if he didn't want it he could walk home. On the other hand, if he'd asked you to pick him up a pizza on your way over then decided not to buy the car once he'd seen it, then I'd be suspicious and probably a bit narked.

It's got to be this guy....

I set up a guitar one time which (as per my terms where you get a few days within reason to let it settle in and if you're not happy I'll reset it again for free) came back [b]a day later[/b] completely different from how I'd left it and all fecked up. The guy had obviously tried to do some remedial work himself - that's the problem with doing a full set up in front of your customer .. it looks easy. So claims of a setup (like your car MOT certificate) is only reliable for the day it was done.

[quote name='neepheid' post='1321276' date='Jul 30 2011, 01:11 PM']It's either 4 or 5mm (probably 4), definitely metric, just buy a typical set of keys and you should be fine.[/quote] 5's way too big but 4 slops about a tiny bit. (just tried one) I use a metric set similar to this, from B&Q... (first pic I could find... but you get the idea) Don't get a set on a ring... they are a pain in the butt.

I think it's a 4mm (or whatever the "old money" equivalent is)

I think lowballing is fine but it's all about attitude. If they come at you and say "You're price is wrong, I'll give you xyz for it" tell them to poke it. But if they are polite and maybe produce a link or two then their offer will get more consideration and possibly lead to negotiations.