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[quote name='cameltoe' post='993582' date='Oct 19 2010, 02:37 PM']Ok, in that case I'd love to see how it all started out, because at times it seemed like a bit of a lynch mob mentality going on here, and I doubt if the original posters intention was to deliberately defraud anyone! Smart.[/quote] The original title listing was regarding a Fender custom bass (which to be fair the Fender bit was then retracted in the first line of the post) with a parts valuation in excess of £1000. Once this was brought into question it was claimed that the parts were Warmoth and was backed up with prices amounting to the proposed sum. After further probing this claim along with the valuations were later retracted and amended to lesser amounts. It's easy to fall into the trap of mistakingly believing that Nick was subject to a "lynching" by only reading the edited posts. He's only guilty of the noob error of bumming up his bass too far... and on a less bass-centric forum it no doubt might have escaped without such scrutiny. Getting to the bottom of this may seem harsh to some but it has been done with civility (and mostly within the bounds of the forum T&Cs) and in his favour, the OP has met it head on. The net result is that we have a truer listing (I still have reservations) which will protect the less well heeled BCers from making a purchase that they might not necessary have made had they been in full possession of the facts and we have all been reminded of where to draw the line regarding flowery FS threads. Is that such a bad thing?

I'll take that Knockout thingy type PM.

[quote name='Nick449' post='990255' date='Oct 16 2010, 02:40 PM']... I will take in your remarks though and may end up selling it for parts instead, i'll give it 1 or 2 days, but it would be a shame to see this broken up :/[/quote] I agree it would be a shame to part it out. And you might not actually end up getting all that much extra for the used parts and at least you'd only have one shipping charge if you sell it whole.

[quote name='Beedster' post='990100' date='Oct 16 2010, 12:20 PM']Get it quick whilst it's still made by WD [/quote] C'mon Nick it was funny. A little cheeky for a FS thread yes, but pretty hilarious considering the thread's direction. Regarding your comment about price above (I wouldn't comment unless you did first) yes many production basses will go for 3/4 of their retail price but that will usually be accompanied by an assurance or recognition of construction quality as well as the quality of the parts. In reality this is a bass that has been bolted together by yourself from bought in parts (and to be fair you couldn't even remember where you got them, which leaves the seriousness of the build on shaky ground if you know what I mean) you can't really factor in construction/labour time on that unless you have actually made some sawdust or done the paint yourself. Ok you have drilled some holes but drilling isn't exactly time consuming - and in a build such as this, is often where any inaccuracy leads to trouble too. In all honesty I think you may be approaching it's value here but taking into consideration simple little details like the tuners not being fitted as perfectly as they might be as being a potential indicator of the overall level of craftsmanship, I think once/if you go sub 400 it should sell quite nicely. The big lesson here is you [b]never[/b] get back what you put in from a basic bolt-together project. Off the shelf retail parts are priced as replacements and become less economically viable when used in complete builds. The only time it becomes "worth it" is when you do it for yourself or for the love of it and are aware of the hit you will take on resale. Compound that with the fact tha people will think "Why risk good money on this guy's skills when I could spend the same amount on a well known brand/luthier?" and unless you can prove a good skill level you're taking another hit. It might not be fair in a lot of cases but there you go. Of course if you'd started this thread with less flamboyant claims it might have sold before any of us bass nerds picked up on it.

[quote name='ElCapitan' post='989566' date='Oct 15 2010, 07:17 PM']It's a lovely looking bass. I hope the doubters are proved wrong. I'll reserve my judgement until we see the photo.[/quote] Are you ready to stick your neck out now?