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[quote name='fernandobicho' post='1115422' date='Feb 4 2011, 04:05 PM']ooops forgot.............The spanish and portuguese languages are similar. We, portuguese, can understand well the spanish people... if they talk a bit slower!!!! But in the north atlantic Spain, in Galicia, Santiago de Compostela, Vigo, we can talk and understand each other without problems. I recommend you a visit to Galicia. They are very hospitable (as the Portuguese), and is a very beautiful region. Thanks[/quote] I agree with you, Galicians (Galegos) are really nice, very similar to Portuguese.

[quote name='jsixties' post='1115226' date='Feb 4 2011, 02:22 PM']Not from Spain or Portugal, the great Fernando is from Sweden: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rrCJRYVQGw"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rrCJRYVQGw[/url] Still dreaming with your bass my friend. [/quote] AWFUL joke!!

[quote name='wombatboter' post='1115110' date='Feb 4 2011, 12:57 PM']I was close though :-) Sorry ! (still could understand it although the language is rather unknown to me)[/quote] Written, the two are fairly similar (maybe like Dutch and German, or some of the Scandinavian languages). They sound quite different when spoken, though, especially European Portuguese and Castilian Spanish.

[quote name='wombatboter' post='1115075' date='Feb 4 2011, 12:15 PM']It's amazing how much Spanish one can understand without really knowing the language :-) A question : have you got any idea what you would want for the fretless neck (does it have the dots on the lines or between the lines ?) Muchos gracias :-)[/quote] And Portuguese as well!! (Fernando is Portuguese, as is the post above).

That's a beautiful top on the bass. Really nice looking instrument. With the woods you've used, I keep thinking "This is what a Warwick Jazz bass would look like".

[quote name='wombatboter' post='1040909' date='Nov 29 2010, 10:46 AM']Very kind of you, thanks... bit off-topic but I always preferred to be really very down to earth about my playing. No doubt I can play a bit of bass but I've met so many musicians full of pretention that I always remained on guard whenever that horrible attitude would stick its head up (I'm a receptionist during the day so that keeps everything balanced). Taste and feel is the most important and technique is nice but I've experienced that the sort of bassplaying in the video mostly remains in my living room :-)[/quote] That's the thing I take from your video. You've got the chops, there's no doubt, and I'm actually surprised you think that you're not in a similar league to some of the wizards who show off similar skills. But it's also very obvious that you have a nice feel in your playing - even some of the really fast stuff you were doing still felt "right", like it was meant to be there.

[quote name='wombatboter' post='1040383' date='Nov 28 2010, 08:16 PM']Thanks.. I feel a bit uncomfortable on five-strings (the muting is hard) so I'm selling all my five-strings. About the playing : spend five minutes on Youtube and you see bedside-wonders from Japan to Columbia playing amazing bass-lines. It is véry easy to stay with your feet on the ground when you see these young virtuosos play.. Luckily it's not all about speed but also about taste and making a band groove (that's the hard part) The bass is on hold meanwhile... Never expected it (thought it would disappear from the page in a day and need ten bumps and still) since it's an unknown brand. The sound and the looks seem to speak for themselves..[/quote] WB, first, that's a beautiful bass. Second, you should NEVER feel concerned about your playing. You've got talent absolutely oozing from you, both with technical prowess and a lovely sense of feel. I've watched that video a few times now, and I wish could pull off some of the fingerwork you were doing there, it's excellent.

It's amazing that a bass of this quality is being sold at such a good price yet is still here.

[quote name='Nick449' post='990255' date='Oct 16 2010, 02:40 PM']I do understand the initial suspicions, because i was wrong on a couple of things, but i have put everything right; i've let everyone who was seriously interested know the changes and have re-adjusted somewhat my original post. Every source and price is now correct which is backed up by receipts, so i have no idea why people are still doubtful of some of the sources. I understand that i wouldnt make a profit on this item, but since i paid more than 850 (inc VAT) i still believe 450 is a decent, fair price. I will take in your remarks though and may end up selling it for parts instead, i'll give it 1 or 2 days, but it would be a shame to see this broken up :/[/quote] Hey Nick, seeing as though I kinda started this review of your thread, I thought I should at least add something positive. The parts you've got are all good gear. The fact you have the receipts is also very positive. It's difficult to explain why the value of some of the parts have lowered (ie. the body), but that could be for a variety of reasons - maybe WD source that part from somewhere else, maybe they've lowered the quality, who knows. Personally, I think splitting the bass would be your best option if you want to maximise your return. The only issue there is you'll most likely end up with one or two pieces that might take longer to get rid of, but then, you may reach your target value before they go anyway. I think the thing to learn from this thread is that you need to be as clear as possible in the description from the get go. It's ended up a bit of a train wreck, and obviously people are a little unsure of you because of the confusion. That's not necessarily a comment about your honesty, it's more a reflection of the mistrust that is found on the internet these days. There have just been so many scams pulled on the 'net, people struggle to believe anything that's not 100% substantiated, and once they feel unsure about something, it's very difficult to regain their confidence.