JimBobTTD

Nice. The flame on the neck is also n-i-c-e!!!

Sorry BassBunny - I'll just hop along out of here then! Thangya ver merch

I can't hold back any longer... I think it's Premo to have you here. If you keep up with the bass playing, it could be all Dover for your guitars. If so, you could go over to the classifieds here and sell them. Perhaps to BassBunny - you could end up getting a good Deal from him - that would be Kool and the Gang!

[quote name='Russ' post='560316' date='Aug 4 2009, 05:09 PM']It works the other way around too - in Guitar Center, anything imported from Europe (Warwicks, Marshall amps, Markbass amps, etc) cost a f**king fortune, way more than the US-made stuff. I guess we've got to remember that, for European stuff, we've got it pretty good. [/quote] Would it be cheaper for you to buy a Warwick at retail price, have it sent over privately and pay all import fees than buy one locally? I'd be well interested to see if it really is the same the other way, although the European brands do not have such a huge market share as their American counterparts. And exchange rates have been all over the place this last year. As for amps and the like, there is the different voltages, so I can accept a different price. But sometimes I feel that manufacturers subsidise their US markets by skanking the rest of the world!

Following delivery of a fine SR1205 yesterday, I am proud to present this pair of Ibanez 5 stringers. The SR705 (acquired via the classifieds here last year - thanks Chris!) Those dolls (which I hate) are my wife's interest. That's her in the background. Check out the lovely grain: Nice wear patch above the neck pickup (with apologies for poor picture quality): And now my new SR1205: Maple and wenge neck-through, mahogany wings with maple top Nicely bent mid-controls - thanks to the postal services of the US and/or Sweden! Thanks to Svenska Posten for taking two weeks to get it to me too. 10 out of 10 dogs prefer Ibanez. Poor Rambo is still suffering from allergies, hence the lampshade. Colour looks nice here. It's transparent black - it looks anything from flat black to green(ish), depending on light and angle Could do with a clean - the whole thing is a bit grubby Saying that, the back is so nicely shiny that you can see the pics on our wall on it. I'll give it a clean, put on some new strings and post more pics. The bass sounds great - warm and clear - and feels excellent. I am very happy!

[quote name='EdwardHimself' post='559473' date='Aug 3 2009, 07:10 PM']If you're talking about a rival to thomann as in cheap german musical instrument megastore then actually there is: [url="http://www.musicstore.com/en_EN/EUR"]http://www.musicstore.com/en_EN/EUR[/url] It's sort of the "urban" version as it's actually near the relative civilisation of munich unlike thomann which is in the middle of nowhere I was about to say that if you were really that desperate to get something that's only on sale in the US then there are companies who will buy products for you and have them shipped over even if the shop doesn't allow it. Sod grey imports and that, i mean it must be at least 9/10 nissan skylines that are imported using such methods from japan as they officially export very few to the UK.[/quote] Hmm, kind of. I was suggesting something closer to a European equivalent of Guitar Center, which has been blamed for the death of the small shop and a host of other crimes against music. But they also sell stuff at decent prices. I do have a problem with grey imports. I would rather have US prices at legit UK stores. It might happen...

[quote name='BurritoBass' post='559438' date='Aug 3 2009, 06:32 PM']I agree. So +2 or wherever we're up to!? I'd like either a Resonator bass or a banjo bass. Not easy to get in the UK but one will crop up sometime, maybe on EBay[/quote] I too would like some nice stuff at honest prices. I think it is time for - horror! - a corporate giant to rival Thomann to come along and really push prices down. If it is cheaper to buy at retail prices in the US, import it and pay all duties and VAT etc and STILL be cheaper than the shops, then someone, somewhere, is screwing me over. Of course, there are some entrepreneurial folks who open up establishments (usually online) who do just that. But [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_import"]parallel imports[/url] are not legit...

Thanks. I felt equal parts joy and amazement when my Google search for "s table" gave me not one but many different S-shaped tables.

Hello!

And here is mine!

I just sold a pedal to alexisonfire - the transaction went smoothly the whole way and he is a real gent. Enjoy the pedal - hope to see you around!

[quote name='Rich' post='556080' date='Jul 30 2009, 01:39 PM']Glad you've got your dosh back and a favourable result. BUT. I feel uneasy about the whole idea of eBay telling you to keep the bass. You're getting a full refund, and yes he should be paying all postage costs and so on, there's no way you should be out of pocket, but for eBay to deprive the guy of his property? Surely only a court should be able to do that? I don't like the idea at all. [i]*dons flameproof underpants, awaits flood of "bollox, the bastid's getting what he deserves" replies*[/i][/quote] I fully agree. The courts should decide this stuff, not Ebay. I would suggest handing the bass over to the police, or, better still, handing the bass over to Ebay and telling them to give it to the police. They have, in effect, bought it, as they refunded the money.

[quote name='Clarky' post='555038' date='Jul 29 2009, 02:04 PM']But its not as wide as this! [attachment=29883:003ADS_T...ford_019.jpg][/quote] And he still looks uncomfortable!

[quote name='Clarky' post='552512' date='Jul 27 2009, 01:23 PM']I just ordered one of these [url="http://minotaur.gr/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=28&products_id=52"]http://minotaur.gr/catalog/product_info.ph...;products_id=52[/url] Padded leather about 4 inches wide, looks good quality. If I like it I will put the Mono strap up FS[/quote] That looks nice, but at 11cm wide...that's too much for me. I'm not the scrawniest chap in the world, but there isn't all that more than 11cm between the base of my neck and the edge of my shoulder!

[url="http://www.levysleathers.com/product;cat,113;item,388;Bass-Guitar-Straps-M4GF"]This looks the business[/url]. I'm going to order one as soon as I can find somewhere which has honest EU postage costs!

I've used the EMG BTC. I don't know if I would describe it as unnatural sounding or harsh. I had it in a restoration project. I remember it being very powerful and I kept it mostly flat or just either side of it. Unfortunately, the bass itself (a Burny Mockingbird) was not what I had hoped for shape-wise, so I got rid of it very soon after I had put in considerable time, effort and cash into reanimating it. It sounded [b]awesome[/b], though. It had 2 EMG P pickups, 3-way switch, 2 volumes and the BTC, wired to 18v. I don't think I had it long enough to be able to give a good review of it. If you can get it cheaply, I would suggest giving it a try. I wouldn't pay full whack for it.

[quote name='Bay Splayer' post='552049' date='Jul 26 2009, 09:33 PM'][/quote] But that's what the guy was called! I feel less bad about it now. I shall miss my SRX500, but I won't cry at night or naffink.

I just received a pedal from slobluesine - and a nice smooth transaction it was too. He even included the battery! Cheers John!

It really depends on how much "a few quid" is. Mind you, where I am now, I can only really buy stuff online. Also, almost everything I am interested in isn't made any more and seldom available in the shops.

I just watched a smiling gentleman walk out of my home with [s]my[/s] his Ibanez bass. We had a nice time - he came over, plugged in to my rig (which sounded GREAT) and noodled a bit. He's a guitarist, and this is his first bass, so he gave it back to me to hear me play it. We then talked about basses, about guitars, about music and all that. He gave me some money. It's not that I regret it, not at all. I have a different bass, and the one he has taken had not been used in months. On top of that, I find myself more comfortable with five strings, and that one had four. But it was once my number one bass. We played together in my last ([i]very[/i] short-lived) band. Ibanez SRX-500: Enjoy your new life with Sebastian. We had fun together. And you have helped offset the costs of the new Ibanez SR1205 which is on the way. So, thanks for that. Bye.

Cheers! I'll have a look. I don't think they are easily available (ie reasonably priced), so I am toying with the idea of altering the project.