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I think it depends upon how you express the link. Some work, some don't. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150149812438"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=150149812438[/url] Did that work? Edit: yes it did. So to summarise, put it as [code]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=[/code] followed by the item number

[quote name='EOS650' post='43483' date='Aug 9 2007, 08:37 PM']Well, I hope its ok that I post here. I am not from the UK. In fact, I've never been there. I'm from the US and found this site when looking up some information on the bass. I'm 21 and I'm really new at bass. Been playing only for a month and have a squire J bass with a Fender Rumble 15 Bass Combo Amplifier. I know, not the best equipment, but all that I could afford and I really don't feel like I should be buying the best gear just starting out anyway... I just started taking lessons and a local music shop. I used to play guitar. On and off for almost 10 yrs. Got really bored with that and decided to make the switch and realized bass is 10x more fun than guitar. So...hello![/quote] Welcome to the forum. We don't mind where you're from

[quote name='wazz' post='42903' date='Aug 8 2007, 02:30 PM']Does it include 'in locked unattended vehicle' cover?[/quote] Not sure, I'll get back to you on that one.

[quote name='wazz' post='42898' date='Aug 8 2007, 02:12 PM']I've been meaning to take out a full musical gear insurance policy for ages and a comment in another thread reminded me again. What are your experiences of insurance companies and policies Cheers Wazz[/quote] My girlfriend has a policy with Endsleigh for her sax and wireless microphone setup. We recently added my basses to the policy and it was no bother, I didn't get any questions asked about my custom build either. Best to go into a branch though, they are utter rubbish on the phone. Rubbish as in "she'll be a minute" == "hang up the phone"

[quote name='stanton119' post='42518' date='Aug 7 2007, 04:16 PM']I have quite a complicated set-up and occasionally get electric shocks from anything in the set-up that is metal. I have a mixer in the centre, and attached are as follows: 1. Bass 2. iPod, in dock connected to separate mains supply 3. Laptop, connected to different mains supply and ethernet 4. FX pedal in FX loop of mixer 5. TV, with freeview, ipod, and n64 attached. The shocks usually occur when im in contact with two or more metal things attached to different parts of the set-up, i.e. bass strings and metal laptop. What should I do???[/quote] Wear rubber gloves? Seriously though, something is majorly wrong and I think your best bet is to dismantle everything and put it back together bit at a time to see what introduces the shocks. Test each component in isolation also.

There is likely to be a matt/satin finish of some sort on the neck. To repair this fully, you'd have to sand down the area, the steaming might work or it might not and then you'd have to refinish. A lot of work To be honest, it looks like you'll just have to suck it up and put it down to experience.

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='42378' date='Aug 7 2007, 11:13 AM']Ha ha a fellow granite city loon. If you're [b]un[/b]lucky enough to be passing by the Moorings this Saturday night you'll get a lugful of us rockin the shop. If the Moorings ain't your cup o tea (and lets face it they are shall we say "niche" :ph34r:) we've got Drummonds and The Lemon Tree coming up too. Are you gigging? What do you play yersel?[/quote] I might check it oot on Saturday. I quite like the Moorings, mmm mental Belgian beers. My gear is in my signature. Not gigging, never have done. To be honest I've been a total beginner for 4 years. My girlfriend sings and plays sax in a couple of bands though and she's spurring me on a bit to improve, basically giving me a kick up the backside to practice more. So maybe one day I get GAS like anyone else, and I've really been bitten by the bass building bug. I'm more assembling than outright building at the moment, but there's a 21x14x2" slab of walnut waiting for me to go one better and design my own body.

Welcome (back) to the forum

Nae bad, fit like yersel?

Another sanding session in the workshop and that's the body sanded 180 > 240 > 400 > 600 grit. There's still some slight remnants of dings on the back that haven't quite sanded out, so I'll need to do a bit of filling before I prime the body white. No point in taking any pics, it doesn't look remarkably different, but by god it feels different Oh, and found that I could get a clear scratchplate at WD Music, so that's an option. I am under no illusion about the fact that the existing screwholes won't match up, but I hope the actual shape of it fits OK.

Response to my query: "it has been expertly packed and is in the warehouse ready for immediate shipping, i cannot break the packaging to take photos or check serial numbers. The damage is minimal and has been sorted. i have a hard case and softcase which i will prove with this." Get stuffed.

[quote name='nick' post='41427' date='Aug 4 2007, 10:23 PM']Surely a scamster(?) Interesting feedback profile [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1975-Fender-Black-Stratocaster-bass-guitar_W0QQitemZ200138031279QQihZ010QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1975-Fender-Black-St...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url][/quote] It's the same guy as the '73 P bass in the other thread. I messaged him about serial numbers, better pics and local pickup. Got this pile of tosh back: "it has been expertly packed and is in the warehouse ready for immediate shipping, i cannot break the packaging to take photos or check serial numbers. The damage is minimal and has been sorted. i have a hard case and softcase which i will prove with this." Aye, right.

The usual fake busting questions have been raised (what's the serial number, have you got some better pics, local pickup/cash in hand alright?). I expect either no response or a heap of bull about how their camera is broken and some rubbish spiel about how they can't have someone come round to pick up the bass. You have to be super suspicious on ebay. Too many scammers these days. I got done recently with a 4Gb SD card. Supposedly from the UK, it arrived from Hong Kong, stuck it in my card reader and it had a virus on it! Doesn't work in all my devices. Sure I could send it back to Hong Kong, but for the sake of £20 it's probably best to frame the bloody thing and hang it on the wall as a reminder never to get sucked in again. If it's too good to be true, then it isn't true. FACT.

The "relic-ing" makes me ill

It's back, a little more honestly described this time. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200136864109"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=200136864109[/url] Shame about the price - you can get it new with a guarantee for less than that! [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/fender_sq_vintage_modifiedprecisiontb.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/fender_sq_vintage...precisiontb.htm[/url] DIME BAR?

The other option to consider is a clear scratchplate, but it's a job finding them. I've been neglecting the project of late, mainly because my gf is moving in with me, so we're trying to tackle boxland at the moment. However, one piece of the puzzle arrived the other day: I don't think I appreciated just how big these bad boys are until I put it on the body. BADASS.

Someone's about to lose £2,550

I might be interested in taking a trip down the road...

[quote name='BigRedX' post='38624' date='Jul 29 2007, 09:02 PM']There were some special Epiphone EB basses made with set necks rather than bolt on (Elite?) The general concensous is that they are much better instruments.[/quote] No, all Epi EB-3s have set neck, the EB-0 is bolt.

I love mine.

No word back yet, [i]quelle surprise[/i]

[quote name='thedontcarebear' post='38101' date='Jul 28 2007, 11:34 AM']Not really going to do that to a very early JV Fender Squire am I?![/quote] You didn't mention that part.