Kev

and i'm in the club [URL=http://s75.photobucket.com/user/KevMan69/media/Snapbucket/25A8BD18_zpsa36f5c3e.jpg.html][IMG]http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i287/KevMan69/Snapbucket/25A8BD18_zpsa36f5c3e.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Roscoe Century Signature V

To be honest, i'm not [i]too [/i]hung up about postage when its absolutely necessary. Last month i took delivery of a bass from Germany and it was packed brilliantly and arrived safe and sound. It's just the people that don't take so much care i worry about, and the biggest clue of a seller who doesn't care enough to pack well is one that says it's the buyers risk! The bass i collected today was a Roscoe, so obviously at some point it was shipped from the US without issue, allbeit by the builder!

Basschat just seems to be getting friendlier and friendlier...

[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1373749990' post='2141324'] Ater reading the perils of sending a bass i'm thinking of picking up my new Fender from the U.S. Does anyone know what airport is nearest to the Fender factory and how much the flight will cost taking in to consideration that i will require two seats so that the bass does not get damaged on the journey. I presume that every guitar and bass manufacturer does this otherwise how on earth do they arrive in the U.K. undamaged? [/quote] If your bass gets damaged in the post, Fender will assume responsibility and refund you appropriatley. That's the point of the thread, it should [i]always[/i] be the seller's responsibility, whether that be Fender or Joe Bloggs.

[quote name='Pete Academy' timestamp='1373742311' post='2141206'] f***ing incredible. How can you criticize this??? [/quote] For the reasons people have said? He shows fantastic technique and i actually quite liked it (apart from the multiple-take thing, was the OP being ironic?), but it just isn't everyone's cup of tea. Some songs need a bassist to do their job, and this isn't it.

I love it, sounds fantastic as well, still smiling! Looking through the original purchase documents, this was actually the first Signature model to arrive in the UK (2009 model). Completely immaculate as well

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1373743591' post='2141226'] It's the seller's responsibility to get the goods delivered. If the seller doesn't want to do that then he or she needs to say 'pick up or meet only'. [/quote] You gave that nail a headache.

Straying away from the main point I was making; if the bass is smashed to bits in the post, ultimately it is the seller who should be responsible, whether indemnified by insurance or not. Shipping just shouldn't be 'at buyers risk' Saying that, I travelled halfway across the country today to avoid having a bass posted, despite it costing me at least twice as much.

Roscoe Century Signature V. AAAA Exhibition Myrtle Burl top, Red Spanish Cedar with Ash laminate, Wenge Wedge neck, Pau Ferro fingerboard....I can't stop smiling [url="http://s75.photobucket.com/user/KevMan69/media/Snapbucket/4C2ADEB6_zps3b2f62b3.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s75.photobucket.com/user/KevMan69/media/Snapbucket/A98963EA_zps58bf72d4.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s75.photobucket.com/user/KevMan69/media/Snapbucket/25A8BD18_zpsa36f5c3e.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s75.photobucket.com/user/KevMan69/media/Snapbucket/9C635716_zps9bc3bf66.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s75.photobucket.com/user/KevMan69/media/Snapbucket/72EF735B_zpscbc5fefe.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s75.photobucket.com/user/KevMan69/media/Snapbucket/E9249E23_zps836da01c.jpg.html"][/url] These are iPhone pictures and sadly they represent all that is wrong with cheap cameras! I will borrow the missus' Nikon and take some real photos at some point, these just do not do the bass justice! The grain in both the Myrtle Burl and the Red Cedar is beautiful and the neck is just superb. This is a fantastic bass.

I tried some, loved the sound and feel, but they lasted me only as long a set of regular ernie ball strings. I concluded they were too expensive for what they are.

Wire wool is perfect, just be careful if you have a finished fingerboard. Tape should sort you out though

Done

Increasingly seeing this in the forum and I don't think it's right. Surely as its the seller who knows the preshipping condition of the instrument, is ensuring the bass is packed well and wants to make the sale it should always be their responsibility? I wonder how many online bass shops would still be going if they adverised shipping at buyers risk! Then there is the whole trust issue... 'oh the truss rod worked fine when it was with me, must have been the courier...' etc. I have had a few things damaged in courier when I have sold them and I wouldn't dream of telling the buyer to deal with it themselves! Also, any insurance claim would have to be handled by the sender, so I'm at a loss really. Surely if a buyer wants to offer postage to assist his chance of a sale, he should be responsible?

[quote name='umcoo' timestamp='1373391774' post='2137066'] I've had 2 bubble font Russians, a General Guitar Gadgets clone, EHX Bass Big Muff, W&C Tall Font Russian and the ARC Big Green Pi. Out of the clones, the W&C sounds most like an original green. Saying that, I've never heard anything that sounds quite like an original. Whether that is just me being picky, I can't say. The originals have a boxiness and growl that I've not seen replicated. I'm tempted to try a W&C Box of War. There's a comparison on Youtube that sounds spot-on... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1-ixHywxdg[/media] [/quote] I have one, its is brilliant. I still havn't tried a Tall Font, but i can't see it beating the BoW. It sounds almost identical to one of my old Civil War muff's, and the box is even cooler than the Arc

That Geddy Wal is the stand out, looks superb!

The 2 band you are referring to is a preamp If the pickups are in bad condition or need replacing then barts are a good choice, did you want to replace the preamp as well?