neepheid

I think our definitions of "moving on" differ in at least one crucial detail...

"Authenticity"

Instruments are to be played. Any that aren't getting played get moved on. I don't have a specific timescale for it, I tend to have infrequent purges when I take a long hard look at the collection and recall how often the basses are getting played. In tandem with my participation in gear abstinence this year I've recently done an evaluation and I think there are 3 out of the 10 that could be moved on to A) make room and B) build up funds for a massive splurge next year. But bottom line is I don't want to be a hoarder - it's a sin in my book for instruments to sit around gathering dust when they could go to someone else who'll play them and enjoy them.

How to make friends and influence people...

That looks like a lot of bass for very little money. We are so spoiled nowadays.

I do enjoy my obbm speaker cable. I call it the anaconda

Do you not play loud enough to make talking difficult? That's how we solve it

Could be any manner of things. I've got some Hartke branded strings made by not them, which have black silks.

Ass

They've never been available, so I'm hoping for "placeholder, made visible by accident"...

Nope, if you didn't use their thing where the buyer has to scan a barcode/QR code thing when they collect, I think they'll side with the buyer. Sorry.

I wonder if they're thinking about launching some additional colours, or is this wishful thinking/general error on behalf of the retailer? https://www.musicstore.com/en_OT/EUR/Epiphone-Thunderbird-64-Purple-Sparkle/art-BAS0012594-002 https://www.musicstore.com/en_OT/EUR/Epiphone-Thunderbird-64-Brunswick-Blue-Sparkle/art-BAS0012594-001 A blue and a purple? Sounds awesome, I hope they appear!

I wouldn't normally announce this, but I'm letting you know that this argumentative BS thread outlived its usefulness for me some time ago. Unfollowed and out.

Social media is a cesspool. I have seriously minimised my use of it over the last few years, twitter can do one and I only remain on FarceBook to keep track of peoples' birthdays, band reasons, and sometimes I do sell stuff there. Must say I've dodged the worst of the craziness/nastiness, but I've had plenty of chancers/lowballers/tyre kickers, the occasional overpayment scammer. It's a mess. The process is exactly the same but none of these people would act like this if it was an ad in the paper and we conducted business over the phone in the old days. It's like people change into entirely different people online, it's like a switch. Older types like me who remember a pre-(consumer) Internet world and were there at the dawning of it with hope and awe now look on sadly. This is not how it was supposed to turn out

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Nice one, enjoy! I see someone's replaced the normally black plastic pickup rings with chrome ones. A nice wee change from the norm, I dig it.

That's better

Nope - that link is just to the top level of Facebook, in chronological order. Will take the person who clicks it to their own Facebook.

Agree? Here? You're a hopeful soul!

Someone requesting a light bridge? Not something you see every day - usually everyone's about the high mass. What's up with the bridge on the bass just now?

I did same last weekend, got same "you can custom order" type response. I told them it wasn't a good look and they should at least display them and say they can be ordered on request or sommat. Availablity has been crap for months - USA and Tribute

That's a lovely looking example. Something made me chuckle though: Now you can compare other BBs by how much they cost per kg - thanks eBay!

I got you. @Frank Blank - Jabba short scales, fretted and fretless, Ibanez SRC6, QSC K12.2, Grace Design preamp. @rwillett - Ibanez short scale, Fender Jazz bass, Fender Mustang bass, Telecaster, Westone six string, 3d printed guitar, small practise bass amp, small practise guitar amp, Mod Dwarf, various guitar/USB interfaces and quite a lot of software and a fair few laptops as required. I live next door Probably cake as well. @ossyrocks- '73 P bass, '73 J bass, '78 P bass, '87 MIJ P Bass, Fender Bassman 50 (rebuilt from the ground up by Gartone), Bergantino Forte D, TE Elf, Barefaced Super Compact and One10, Fender Rumble 100. @sifi2112 - Vigier Excess 4, Mas26 (x2) sfx D3 preamp Koch ATR4502 poweramp @neepheid - Some and hopefully all of Epiphone Jack Casady, G&L L-1000, Epiphone Les Paul Standard, G&L Tribute LB-100, Sire D5, Reverend Triad, Yamaha BB1200, Harley Benton HB-50, Soloking MJ-1, Epiphone Explorer, Markbass Mini CMD 121P IV, Markbass NY 121 cab @ead - ACG SLG 32" 4-string; "Lee Sklar bass"; Ibanez Grooveline GS104; Yamaha Attitude Special; SBMM Pete Wentz Stingray sig bass; practice amp (with headphones) @Muzz Three or four various Shukers, Dingwall ABZ4, modded BB414, modded Rumble 100, modded Westone Quantum, Helix Stomp, possibly Walkabout and BF cabs if I've got enough room in the car... @peterjam - ACG J-Type 4-string (0096), ACG Finn Fretless 4-string (0122), ACG Harlot 6-string (0240), ESP Ltd B-208FM 8-string, Michael Kelly Firefly 4-string acoustic, Chapman Grand Stick 10-string (deep matched reciprocal tuning), Ashbory Mk2 4-string, Phil Jones Bass BG-110 Bass Cub Combo ... and cake. @GreeneKing - ACG B Retro 5 35”, two Zoot Funkmeisters both 32” scale, one a P with a Noll preamp and the other a J with a John East Uni Pre 5 knob, Cort Elrick NSJ5 35” with Noll preamp, Eich T900, Accugroove Tri 112, pedalboard (?)

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger... I imported a Yamaha BB1200 from Japan last December and it arrived in what I have christened the Ebolabag (TM). I'm still alive, three months later. Buy second hand, you'll be fine and your wallet will thank you too

Did the wet haddock help? Just shim the neck. Sometimes basses are supplied with a shim. Ski jump? Go skiiing then. End of thread.