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  1. Kev
    Apparently, the Modulus made early necks were a myth (rrp of a modulus neck was almost as much as the rrp of the G Bass), and they are not actually carbon necks as marketed, they have a maple core with a carbon wrap. Still cracking basses for the money of course, but really interesting marketing choice from Peavey; the manual literally says it's a Carbon Graphite neck with no mention of it being mostly wood. Crazy but there you go. Still want it!
  2. Kev
    Witness point, that's the phrase I was after!
  3. Kev started following Dead DarkRay :( , Surely this is a scam? , Fender Active Flea Jazz Bass - Silver (one of approx 250 - 275 made). and 3 others
  4. Kev
    Scam, in so far as I'd bet an awful lot of money that what you receive is not what is pictured.
  5. Kev
    Yeah that's what I mean, so I'm really surprised the competitive price wasn't based on moving lots of units and they're this uncommon. Lovely basses, I always looked at as a bit of a middle finger to EBMM for never giving Flea a sig bass!
  6. Kev
    I can't believe so few of these were made, felt like they were for sale everywhere for years at a relatively low price point for a US artist model?
  7. Kev
    I don't feel like you go to many metal concerts...
  8. Kev
    .125 string, has the zing of a smaller string but enough heft to add weight behind the note. Much, much more importantly than that, the setup on the bass needs to be spot on. Neck as straight as you can get away with, nut cut well. When you string a new string, when just under tension, push down hard at the break angle over the bridge saddle (towards pickup) to create a cleaner break. Makes the world of difference. Experiment with tapered strings too.
  9. Kev
    Yeah this is the 2.0 version, the first one was quite a different beast altogether. I assume the bars were added later on. Don't see many of these about!
  10. Kev
    I think the F# tuning is what many going for a 6 string NG would likely tune to over regular tuning to be fair! But I agree you may want to look at removing the vinyl cover (or at least checking it can be removed cleanly) as its a little niche, don't remember seeing anything like that before!
  11. Kev
    Nice one for accepting the return and being upfront with the new listing, goes a long way to add a sense of trust to the community! Hopefully nothing that a decent luthier couldn't improve. I had a similar issue with a Warwick bass that got fixed up nicely.
  12. Kev
    That must be quite a story, where did they go?! What was the situation with the replacement neck too?
  13. Kev

    Kev

    Respectfully, why is it always the sellers with the highest asking prices who make the least effort with their sales pitches?

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    2. hiram.k.hackenbacker

      hiram.k.hackenbacker

      Yeah I did that too after I posted the above. They seem to come in waves. Not that many to be seen at the moment - which is a good thing 👍

    3. gjones

      gjones

      I suspect it because they're not really bothered if the bass sells or not, because they don't need the money.

       

      I always sell at a realistic price because, if I'm selling, I need the money.

    4. lowregisterhead

      lowregisterhead

      I absolutely agree that lack of info is irritating, but you can always request more pics etc., although it may or may not be forthcoming, of course. What I really don't understand is why some sellers list a bass having seemingly made no attempt to clean it up - gunk, layers of dust, and grease and crud on the fingerboard make me want to heave. Having said that, a few years ago I bought a used bass online from a well-known specialist retailer, and it arrived in a similar condition (which hadn't been apparent from the photographs on their website) smelling like it had spent its entire life in a kebab shop. I nearly sent it back.

  14. Kev
    Seems like an expensive way of doing it, BD used to use and introduced me to a guy based in Coventry for repairs and ive used him ever since, but as long as they do actually reimburse! Surprised EBMM don't have authorised repair shops in the UK.
  15. Kev
    Trying to keep dirty laundry private until it's resolved, or is there another reason why you're having to arrange your own repair for an under-warranty ~£3k bass?
  16. Kev
    Why are Shuker getting involved?
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