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Buy one. If you don't like it, send it back. Carpe diem! In planetary terms, you're gonna die soon. Convinced?

You really have wandered into the wrong thread, haven't you?

This is savagery of the highest order! Also, I got my hopes up because when I saw the title of the thread, I got excited about a bitsa I made nearly 2 decades ago being back on the open market...

I really think it's sarcasm. Go read it again?

You did miss it - sarcasm is dripping off of it. "Misinformation" in this context means "facts which don't fit my narrative".

Ed bought a pickguard from me recently. All done quickly and efficiently with good comms. Cheers!

No, I got my hopes low level elevated there - been waiting for the surf green one to be back in stock for months - would have gladly swapped to a pink one if it meant I could get it now!

Pink version... of that exact bass (no pickguard, reverse P, single volume)?

After indulging this G&L flavoured sidebar, back on topic - Schecter. A vendor I'm well aware of but not much of their stuff matches up with my taste radar. The FSOs they do seem competent enough, with fancy woods and an extra fret or two. When it comes to their own designs, I always thought the Stilletto was a handsome bass, but always admired from afar. There is one (sadly discontinued) bass of theirs I would love to make the acquaintance of at some point - the 4 string Hellcat... I'm a sucker for a triple pickup bass, can't help it

Your separate personalities don't get a vote each, that's not how it works

Who is "we"? Do you mean "I"? Who put you in charge?

I sold my G&L Tribute LB-100 in 4 days...

I've had this bad boy on back order since September last year... https://www.bax-shop.co.uk/right-handed-bass-guitar/fazley-hot-rod-bass-fmh182sg-surf-green-electric-bass-guitar And my project has £150 budget (rule - no used parts), which puts it slightly below what a Squier Sonic P would cost.

I'm getting on great with mine, thanks. Some YouTubers would have you believe that's not possible... all that stuff about the sitting on the lap thing is utterly irrelevant to me because I play classical style when I'm sitting down (as in legs apart, bass goes in the space resting against my right thigh and the bottom of the body resting on my left leg, not the right). Used it live a few times and it's performed brilliantly. Neck is lovely as per Sire usual, generous roll on the fretboard edges so it feels smooth and very premium. Preamp is fine for me, and yes, I believe the neck pickup is noise cancelling (as in two coils side by side). As I've already mentioned, the only things I've done to mine is change the knobs (because I really disliked how lightweight and cheap the stock ones felt) and had a clear pickguard made for it to let more of that glorious burgundy (mist) colour through! RE: the pickup balance, I get what people are saying, except I don't find it's so pronounced on mine, perhaps pickup height might come into play? However, I've found there's a sweet spot on the pickup blend knob just past the detent favouring the neck pickup which sounds great. One final thing - you might not need extra long strings if you want to string through the body - the strings disappear up quite far into the body so you only need about an extra cm of speaking length on the string to carry it off. I used the stock D'addario XLs which came with the bass and re-strung it through the body and it made it over the nut before the taper kicked in.

Gibson 20/20 bass anyone?

Sorry to hear of your woes but glad to hear that you're recovering. Just thought I'd mention that the new Sire models with the 6 designation (V6, P6, M6) which were unveiled at NAMM are designed specifically to be lightweight - based upon their blurb - "The 6-series models are focused on being lightweight (under 8 lbs. based on a 4-string variant) and playable while retaining the signature qualities of Sire's best-sellers. Based on our 4-string samples, the weights are 7 lbs 14 oz and 6 lbs 15 oz." Read your post and thought it might be relevant and of interest...

Hold my beer...

Something tells me that you're not the target market...

There are many reasons why things happen the way they do RE: "upgrades" Take the Babicz bridge I put on my Epiphone Les Paul bass. I was doing the whole "black and gold" thing so was doing gold hardware. Trouble is, you can't get a gold three point bridge for love nor money. Hen's teeth second hand, and Gibson/Epiphone won't sell them to you, despite them being used on a current product (the Rumblekat). So because I wanted the project to finish before I die, I got a gold Babicz bridge. I don't even like the Babicz bridge - I think it's an overengineered, steampunk monstrosity, but at the time it was cheaper than the Hipshot. As for the stock, chrome three point bridge - I gave that FOC to a Basschatter to breathe life back into a Westbury bass whose bridge appeared to have been made from cheese. If I ever was to sell that bass, I would just describe it how it is now and leave it up to the prospective buyer if they agree with the value I assign it. Oh and the last time I replaced a bridge, it was because there was an annoying rattle coming from one of the intonation screws. Probably only an acoustic thing that would not have been heard over the amp, but it still bugged the living excrement out of me (as I do enjoy a lazy boi unplugged noodle).

Well, lucky you

You were doing so well, right up until then end!

As with most things, it depends. Normally I would agree with OP, but a counter example would be if I ever sold my G4M "rat" bass. I mean I'm keeping the Lace Aluma P, but I'm going to leave the Grover tuners I put on it. Not only was that a genuine upgrade versus the stock tuners but the stock tuners were so bad that I chucked them in the bin so that no other bass player ever has to encounter them again. I think I did the ecosystem a favour, personally

How "opposite" is opposite? I'm at a pretty opposite end of the UK by any measure...

I ignore any part of a review which refers to setup out of the box - it's utterly irrelevant. If you go through life expecting every bass you receive to be set up to your exact liking, especially at the price points being discussed here, you're going to be disappointed - a lot. Either learn how to set up your instruments, or stop being a cheapskate and operate within the price points where you would expect this kind of service/attention to detail. I suspect it's used in reviews as a cheap shot just so they can have something negative to say about otherwise perfectly serviceable instruments.

Dealing on here, feedback is the main driver. I'll happily deal in bank transfer with a BCer who has a long and distinguished feedback thread, and being a long time and active contributor is also in their favour. But you're right, there's zero protection, it's all on trust. So if anything feels wrong, insist on something with a degree of protection - Paypal (regular, not Friends and Family) for example. I can only speak for myself, but I have gone to great lengths to be a seller of good standing on here, even if I'm not super prolific. It's not rocket science - take good photos, write accurate descriptions, package items well, and keep the buyer informed as things progress. That's the way to get good feedback.