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Took a punt on this Vintera II Early 60's model just under a month ago, the neck shape has took a bit of getting used too, but it's a lovely thing, Fender Ensenada have really upped their game over recent years.

Bought a Ernie Ball neoprene strap off of Iain, great price, nice fella, excellent comms. Thanks Iain.

I can fully appreciate that sentiment.

They must have been in high demand at some point somewhere.

and then one day someone invented an answer to the problem.

It was once used as a weapon of terror!

I'd never noticed before, but my Group III Ernie Ball flats are near enough the same.

I recently bought my first set of these strings, they feel great and are definitely the smoothest flats I've ever used. One thing I was wary of though is, the warning they have on their pack. Only the silk portion of the string should wrap around the tuning post or the string will break. No problem I thought, it never usually is then this....

Strength To Endure - Ramones.

Just like that Fiesta Red Classic Vibe in our Basses For Sale thread. I've been hoping somebody would buy it, as it's tempting me and I really can't justify buying either. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2219533381734448/

IIRC it's their first version of the Stingray, meant to be 100 watts. It's also the first proper, a term I use loosely, bass amp I owned back in 1981, I think I paid £50 for it. I put it through a Marshall 4x15 and gigged it, it coped ok, in a four piece , but once we became a two guitar 5 piece, it was lacking. I don't recall the Red or the Black Hi - Mid - Low push buttons doing very much, maybe they were f***ed, maybe the whole amp was on it's last legs! I replaced it with a 1978 Marshall JMP 100 watt Super Bass head, that was warm and loud, I wish I still had it!

The VM is now wearing it's original Black Pickguard again.

Bass player for The wurzels by any chance?

Not my first by far, but the longest I've owned (2012) of my current crop.

Had a similar DHL fiasco about two years ago. I bought a P Bass via Andertons, ordered on a Satuday morning, delivery Monday, everything to do with Andertons went smoothly, eg order and delivery confirmation etc. Monday comes....Nothing! Phoned Andertons, they confimed it had left via DHL, phoned DHL, "oh sorry we tried to deliver, but there was nobody in", "Lies said I, I've been waiting in, no one has been here." "Oh", she said, "Let me check the system, ah it's in our delivery centre in Exeter, it will definitely be with you on Wednesday." Wednesday comes... Nowt! Rang them again, to be told that they'd sent it back to Andertons. Phoned them, told them not to resend via DHL as they were useless IIRC, it ended up delivered by DPD.