spinynorman

I think you'd get more for it on Ebay, provided you're ok shipping abroad. People are being very cautious here, understandably, whereas the Australians have a currency advantage ... a £500 bass on UK ebay 2 years ago would have been about 1165 Aus$, now it would be 850.

Out of half a dozen basses I've sold over the past 3-4 years (one of which was a Rebop 5, just to stay in touch with the topic), only 1 went to a UK buyer. The rest went to France, Spain, Italy and more recently Australia, where they seem to have money to burn. If I was looking for another Spector, it would be a Czech one. I couldn't see anything lacking in the Rebop that a US build could make that much better.

Sold Steve a Line6 Backtrack, payment was instant and he's great to deal with all round. Phil

+1 for Interparcel. I generally take the Economy service with UPS through them and it's very reliable. When the UPS man notices you've had a new floor in the hall, you know you've spent too much time on eBay and Basschat.

Japcrap on a silver dish [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Greco-SG-Bass-1985-Fujigen-Japan-Rare-Vintage-Bass-/180560737424?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2a0a423490"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Greco-SG-Bass-1985-F...=item2a0a423490[/url]

It's strange really, people will happily pay a fortune for their Apple iThing made in China. It's only because guitar makers have managed to sell the association of Made in America with quality.

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='952353' date='Sep 10 2010, 11:37 PM']I'd love a fake Squier. I think that putting so much importance on a name written on something is the wrong bit. If people judge how good something was by how good it was, there wouldn't be a problem.[/quote] Well ... if a bass has a Fender or Gibson label on it, that should tell you certain things about it - for example where it may have been made, with what quality of materials, to what standards of workmanship. You may not like them, and there may be variations between one instrument and another, but broadly you know what to expect. If the manufacturer lets those standards slip, as has happened at various times, then their reputation takes a hit. So if Hung So Lo company in China makes cheap basses with their label on, that is ok, they will either acquire a reputation for value (as Rondo and Bach have done), or they won't. If they sell tat basses with Fender and Gibson labels on, and conceal their origins, then how do we know what is going on? It's ok-ish on a chinese web site, as it's fairly obvious what is going on, but it's a wholesale site, so those instruments can find their way to dealers here and onto eBay, and then people get ripped off.

I like the "What's Hot?" tab. Almost everything. The weird thing is there's Squier and Ibanez basses on there that aren't much cheaper than a "Fender". I hope they're real, cos the idea of a fake Squier does my head in.

In American Idiot, I have an insane, irresistable urge to do a cheesey country & western style walk up to the D in the middle of the chorus. I can usually hold out till the guitar break, then I just have to let it go. Probably irritates our guitarist, but he never says. Actually more likely never notices.

[quote name='the_skezz' post='940895' date='Aug 31 2010, 01:04 PM']That said, we do have a Halloween gig where we'll be dressing up as women, so I'll probably be after a dress from a charity shop.[/quote] You're braver than I would be. "Dorriiiis - we've got another pervert in!!!!"

On the rare times I go in guitar shops I come out appalled by the overpriced junk on sale and head back to ebay, where my saved searches are Fender, Guild/DeArmond, Hagstrom and a composite search labelled Japcrap.