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I'm sure I've got a redundant pedal or two to contribute...
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What's the next collectable on the second hand marketthen?
neepheid replied to la bam's topic in General Discussion
I'm not angry, I just think it's stupidly overpriced. You may disagree, and that's OK. I'm entitled to my opinion, and if I feel moved enough to do so I will share it. But I took one look at the email that guitarguitar sent through and I said "HOW EFFIN' MUCH?!", out loud. More power to you if you buy one. If I had six grand hanging around to spend on basses, I'd buy five or six excellent basses. This kind of fetish object is an enigma to me. -
I'm not blaming you - I just have a different idea of what I'm prepared to pay for any bass, and these surpass that level by a fair order of magnitude.
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It's absolutely nuts. Bonkers price. Hard pass.
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When I saw the title, I thought/hoped you meant one of these: Shoulda known better!
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What's the next collectable on the second hand marketthen?
neepheid replied to la bam's topic in General Discussion
That, I cannot argue with. -
Classic Aberdeen mentality, thinking it can charge "London prices" for things
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What's the next collectable on the second hand marketthen?
neepheid replied to la bam's topic in General Discussion
It was a joke... does not stand up to scrutiny - what absurdity based jokes do? -
I'm a big advocate of self-sufficiency, at least up to a level of doing basic setup (relief/intonation/action) work. Setup is personal - and it's really not difficult. Of course when you get into territory like what is being discussed here, it's player's choice if they want to stretch themselves and learn these other skills. Me personally I do all my setups, I'm OK with the electronics if it's not too taxing, replacing hardware is fine, and I'm currently at the grinding back ratty fret ends/knocking down proud frets kinda stage. Mostly using improvised tools, because I'm a cheapskate.
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I don't have much data to go on when it comes to Ramjam - the only time I engaged their technical services was over 2 years ago for a full rewire of a bass, which cost £50, which I thought was pretty reasonable at the time. But who knows what it would cost me today, sorry.
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If you don't mind naming names - which local establishment have you been going to at which you have noted the price rise?
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I find a good old wireless walkabout goes down well. I also get up to no good during songs which have long, bassless sections - I pretend to sleep, or I naff off for a sit down and pretend to be on strike. Just clowning around basically. People seem to like it. Plus the basics - engagement with the audience - making eye contact with folk and nodded along with them bopping around - sometimes my hat gets borrowed - let 'em - I don't get precious. And for the final coup de gras - if the police come in for a venue check, be ready to play something like Breaking The Law or I Fought The Law etc...
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Well it is in stock now, so I'm just waiting for them to get around to where I am in the backlog. If they ever do.
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Happy to share a bill with you - there's only 2-3 duplicates on your set list vs. ours
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Also - hello!
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https://www.basschat.co.uk/forum/83-bassists-wanted/ - is the correct forum for this kind of thing - this one's just for saying hello
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I should clarify - they sold out of the thing I wanted when I ordered it. Getting new batches of instruments can take months to get manufactured, not super bothered about it. I'm impressed that the idea that pre-bankruptcy orders would be honoured by the newco has even been floated - had written it off in all honesty. But it might still all come to nothing - that's what I mean by the wait and see.
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Tell you when/if they fulfil my order from September last year...
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The shelf! I had an Explorer bass, am well acquainted with the shelf. It's surprisingly comfortable.
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Something odd about Frank’s Ricky @ Glastonbury
neepheid replied to Grahambythesea's topic in Bass Guitars
Or they could have been replaced? -
Time to move this on. This is a Gear4Music LA Select bass. It is a P bass, with a bound body, 21 fret lightly roasted maple neck. Comes with the originally supplied gig bag (not a fantastic bag, but it's better than nothing). Yes, new, they are £150. But, hear me out - this one comes with the following: A Lace Aluma P pickup Grover mini tuners (the stock tuners were garbage - I wouldn't inflict that on anyone - they went straight in the bin) A triple string retainer The ratty fret ends taken care of I'll even throw in a generic split P pickup if you want to steal the Lace for something else. Would prefer a local sale (ha, Aberdeen, good luck with that), but can post at buyer's expense.
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I say bring your most mental one. Vive la difference!
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Has anyone played a Hagstrom Super Swede?
neepheid replied to HeadlessBassist's topic in Bass Guitars
They've been using the H-expander truss rod since their original Swedish days... http://hagstrom.org.uk/expander_stretcher.htm -
I see what you did there...