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    Is it worth getting courier insurance on a £700 bass?

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    Hi guys, to follow up - I ordered the rip off insurance. If anything happened, it's too big of a risk for a loss I can afford (i'd essentially be bassless! :) ). At least I'll have a better peice of mind now.

    I saved the live chat log where a support representative clearly states I'm covered for all damage up to £100 loss of item £1000. It's fairly well packed so I doubt I'll get any damage, unless they drive a forklift truck over it!

    Cheers.

    Bass or Amp - Where should my money go?

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    [quote name='bigjohn' timestamp='1320084734' post='1422124']
    There's (or was?) a lovely US made Ampeg B100R in the marketplace which I would snap up if I didn't already have a B50R.

    £200 - US made, valve preamp, 15" driver, ported. Lovely thing - even loud enough to play with a drummer. I often use the one at a studio we use. They sound great at low volume too. A future classic. Great / flexible EQ and changing the valve in the pre has quite a profound effect the tone.

    If you're set on a '51, the MIJ ones are the ones I reckon, rather than the Squiers.
    [/quote]

    Good suggestion for an amp, they can be found regularly, cheaply and they are decent! Not sure they can get a MiJ 51 too though. I'd get a squier 51 and change the pickup on it for the budget.

    Bass or Amp - Where should my money go?

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    Personally if you care about tone more than anything I'd invest in a decent amp then buy a cheap bass and install some decent pickups, if you need to replace the pots too they are cheap. If you buy used you can save a heck of a lot, buying new isn't worth it at all unless you're loaded and care about everything being pristine. What's your budget?

    Check the for sale forums here. Used gear here is usually cheaper than the used prices you get on eBay.

    Black stingray 4 - Flame maple neck. £760 including shipping **SOLD**

    in Basses For Sale

    Posted · Edited by CBbass

    [color=#ff0000][size=6]SOLD[/size][/color]

    Hi,

    I'm putting this back up for sale. It's a USA 2001 3EQ stingray bass. Black with the most beautiful flamed maple neck I've seen. Bass is in fantastic condition with very few marks, the build quality is in my opinion custom shop quality. Very tight neck, a lot of fret life left... can't really fault it.

    There are 4 pickguards all with a custom thumb rest fitted which matches the chrome perfectly, it can be taken off too. This has not required any mods to the bass at all, there aren't any marks left either.

    Comes all original with the original hardshell case, bridge key and manual. Strings are high beam heavy chromes which haven't been used too much.

    Price is £760 by paypal or bank transfer (preferred), shipped. Additionally you can pick it up from Solihull in person and pay with cash. Obviously if you aren't in the UK it will cost more for postage, ask me for a quote.

    I am losing out on what I paid for this, only selling to finance a P bass because it gives me the tone I'm after. Bought here from 'dangee' not too long ago (before him, owned by 'Eubassix').

    Thanks.

    [color=#ff0000]EDIT: Just weighed it at 9.7lbs.[/color]

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    Peavey T-40 Basses

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    I've seriously considered getting a T40 a few times as a second bass. I'm a little put off by the weight and it doesn't look too great to me, but you can't go wrong for the price they go for. If one comes up cheap I may have to get it :) .

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