AntWPF

22 hours ago, binky_bass said:

Try listing via the app on your phone, it's a paired down version, much easier to use!

Funnily enough I am trying to do this right now. On here it is only saying eBay will cover up to £50 on a £400 pound item, I see no option for insurance on there either or am I missing or not understanding something?

9 minutes ago, binky_bass said:

The buyer see the cost of postage as per the cost eBay will charge to ship it to them. So if the buyer is in the US they'd probably see postage come in at $100 or so, if in Europe say €45 or so. If the buyer is in the UK, then they just pay your advertised rate. eBay works out the postage dependant of where the buyer is and displays it accordingly. Quite clever really. 

I like that! I do not like how awfully clunky and tricky eBay has become though. I find the whole interface very difficult to navigate and sometimes understand when it comes to the finer detailed options that can trip you up. 

Every day is a school day aye? 

1 minute ago, binky_bass said:

Listed with free postage too... man that's a risk! Personally, I use the eBay international shipping programme, usually I charge £18 to ship a bass, if it goes outside the UK you just send the bass to the eBay shipping hub in the UK then they send it on for you at no extra cost to the seller. They cover insurance once it's in their hands too. eBay can be a bit of a fee minefield, but if you navigate it well then you can avoid unforeseen charges etc.

Corr blimey, wish I had known that. I really struggled to make sense of the shipping fees and ways to do it through ebay when we were putting the listing up. It have so many different options and we just didn't know what to do! Thats mental, so there is essentially no extra charge to ship it abroad if it goes to the eBay shipping hub? Mental aha. 

I appreciate the insight, if only I'd known sooner. Such a shame to rush a sale of a bass I never wanted to really sell, never mind life goes on and there are many other basses in the world. I'll be glad when this poop storm is over. 

On 01/05/2019 at 11:26, binky_bass said:

I'm not sure I understand the above... eBay doesn't charge you if the item doesn't sell, you're then free to relist it for free. Why are you getting charged if it doesn't sell?

Hello, to be honest it was pretty difficult to understand myself even after a lengthy conversation on the phone to somebody from eBay. Apparently due to having a reserve price and a buy it now which never sold on multiple listing I am charged a fee for having it listed with those add ons rather than it just being at auction without them. I had no idea and maybe it was a failure to read some small print when I was in a rush to put it up. Either way £250 later, I am not that impressed. Lesson learnt I suppose.

On 01/05/2019 at 11:28, Marcoelwray said:

I already love it. Unfortunately I'm poor. Or not rich enough....

Ahhh man, me too, honestly. I would be keeping it if I was richer too. *just going to sob in the corner for a while*.

Currently the payment is pending to some lucky guy over in the States OH, Cleveland. Damn I wasn't hoping to send it so far.

Would love for somebody to beat the bid on my eBay, just been seen off something chronic with eBay fees for this bass and others which never sold and the whole reason for selling these was for financial difficulty and my charity, I am devastated. Apparently an easy trap to fall into, with no sale and a £250 fee. Hard lesson learnt. 

This sale is open for me until the time stated above in the title, feel free to take a bid right here. eBay will not be taking this sale if it sales elsewhere and I paid good money for a place here. 

Big bass love! 

4 minutes ago, Iacopo San said:

It's.....beautiful. I have a soft spot for zebrano.

GLWTS

Thank you, me too. In a pretty tight spot though and sometimes the collection has to give.

Thanks for the comment!

A massive price drop to £1200, can and will include the unpictured volume knob and will even through in a rugged mono m80 gig bag that has had fair use however is in full working order with all straps for an extra £50 just to to be safe when posting and so you have a decent case for the bass. 

Happy buying people, don't miss out on this beautiful bass!

Price drop: £400 will ship worldwide, postage not included.

LAST CALL BEFORE EBAY. 

Price drop removed unless you can sway me this weekend. 

Thank you to everybody here for you help and your comments and apologies for not replying to everybody directly. I have been offline for a while and now have the tech power to be back.

This bass is still up for sale, it is lovely and has a well padded Tobias soft case to go with it.

Thank you all for looking.

^^^^IGNORE THAT PRICE^^^^^^
PRICE DROP: £1200
A reluctant sale of one of the most beautiful basses I have owned:

The only issue it has is with the volume knob; when it is set to 0%(Full Anti-Clockwise Turn) it seems to think it is at about 40% volume, then it increases normally until it eventually hits 100%, as it continues to turn it then cuts out, then starts at 0% and finally finishing on the 40% at full turn clockwise.I've never had a knob do this however I imagine it needs a totally new push pull knob. Hopefully that made sense, the volume knob is still usable, it has even been gigged like this a few times. I might fix it however I am completely tied up in my work for the new charity I am launching relating to Musicians and Mental Health, really can't give too much away on that just yet, I will though throughout this forum when I can and where I am of course allowed.

Thank you for looking.

A question for Admin if it gets read; Is there any chance I can change this thread to a different bass? I'd like to withdraw this sale as I have had a change of heart and would much rather advertise my tasty 5 string Fretless Warwick Infinity.

On 11/10/2018 at 20:31, Pea Turgh said:

I played a 4 string version in a shop 23 years ago and I still think of it now!  If only I had the £500 for it back then!!!

I had always been keen on Tobias basses and I wasn't disappointed when I bought this by any stretch of the imagination.

On 11/10/2018 at 20:58, Hellzero said:

The neck is made out of wenge and maple with a rosewood fretboard. The wings of the body are made out of maple.

Thank you very much for the extra info, I wouldn't have 100% known.

On 12/10/2018 at 13:50, TheMuffin said:

For how long were u using this beast? 😁

I have been using this monster since 2013.

On 12/10/2018 at 14:32, Beneath It All said:

Me too; was the 5 string and was called Toby Pro -  one of the best players I ever had, wish I'd been smart enough to swap the pups.

The pick-up swap has certainly been welcomed since I have owned it, it sounds great.

Thank you for all of your comments, the bass is still available.

9 hours ago, littleal said:

It's a tobias pro6 hope this helps, 

Had one years ago, lovely instrument,,,

Thank you that fills in a technical gap. It really is a great instrument and sounds great. Like I say, reluctant sale, will be relieved to see it go to a good home though. 

Lovely start up bass for anybody looking to delve right in.

I have one here for sale, can check if this is still relevent to you. 

Also listed on eBay at auction. 

My lovely Tobias Pro6 I am really struggling to find a specification list for this, which is a shame. What I can tell you is that it is NOT a pre-Gibson Tobias and has had a refit with a set of EMG pickups.

I believe it is purple heart along with what Hell Zero here has identified:

The bass plays and sounds great, it has a closer string spacing then most basses, nothing hugely noticeable though and if anything it helps.

It has some cosmetic damage which is fairly minimal though as I struggled to photograph it. Most of it is on the backside of the body.

It does, have a scratchy volume knob, however, it does work fine on full volume, all the other pots are fine and they are pick up blend, bass boost/cut, treble boost/cut.

It has a pretty trustworthy Tobias soft case included too.

Any questions then please just ask. 
 

Price drop: £400, shipping not included.

Thank you for viewing

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1368566035' post='2078754']
Aha! The iTunes cover art screen saver... Sadly all I can make out for certain is Jazz From Hell (Frank Zappa) and that famous Pearl Jam album

EDIT: Stereophonics compilation?
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The only remotely interesting screen saver that Apple has. I hope there isn't a stereophonic compilation on there.

[quote name='cloudburst' timestamp='1368556007' post='2078548']
Anthony. I think your website looks really good. However, you've made a crucial mistake. It wouldn't be appropriate for me to comment further. I'll leave any response to you, once you've read my PM.

CB
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Cheers for highlighting it dude, it's been resolved.

[quote name='Left Foot' timestamp='1368545250' post='2078311']
Dude,

trial version, you get 28 days to go mad with it. have a look at what it does so you can play about with it once dloaded. Nice
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Yeah your right it's definitely worth having a look at. I'll have a look next week when I have a tad more time.

[quote name='Left Foot' timestamp='1368542462' post='2078248']
I dont know how far along you are with this website or even if it is just a CMS site but if you control the server and can code (or have got someones help) download the trail version of articulate. Its a program (powerpoint add on) used for elearning and can publish interactive slides/quizzes as scorm files (flash based). You can use this to great effect f you think of applying the topic in a creative way. My company used to use it before specialising.

[url="http://www.articulate.com"]www.articulate.com[/url]
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That's looks amazing! It's way out of my budget zone though, I will definitely have a look for something similar though, thank you for bringing this to my attention.

This is the view I'll now have for my videos, I'll swap the chair for a drum stool though and get rid of items such as the snare drum.
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This is how I achieved it, with the good ol' gorilla grip!
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[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1368539386' post='2078184']
I agree with what others have said - that is not a good name for a teaching or instructional resource. Far too confrontational, and likely to put potential visitors off IMO. But hey - it's your project man!
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I think I might put up a note on my home page or somewhere on the site, explaining that name isn't meant in that fashion. It's more to grab attention than anything. Also the idea came from other projects such as 'So you think you can dance?' and 'Betcha can't play this'. It's just one of those phrases that's been heard before.

Not to mention is was a bit of a last minute name for my project proposal to be really honest.

[quote name='argm' timestamp='1368175547' post='2074000']
+1 for a new backdrop!

I assume your Uni has studios & mixing rooms? Why not have a go and film in them?
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My uni does have some fantastic studio facilities, unfortunately I've been a classic slack student and left it far too late. I have found a suitable place to record in my room though, it just has my mac/studio set up and my basses in view all neatly tucked into a guitar rack. I would have used it before but some careful balancing with my gorilla grip and a spare chair in room is needed to steady the camera. +1 for creative camera placement, I'll take a few photos when it's all set up to show you what's I've done to remedy the shoot location!

[quote name='fumps' timestamp='1368178172' post='2074054']
Hi AntWPF

I have to say that your approach is very good, very positive attitude towards the comments above, your doing it right mate, ask for feedback & learn from it.
I like that a lot.

Welcome to Bass chat I believe with your attitude you will become a good addition to the fold.
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Thank you for your positivity and kind words!

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1368183163' post='2074128']
Ant, I think you need to ask yourself what your intended audience may want from your videos, then deliver that. As it is, it's just a riff you are showing me at different speeds, no context, no explanation of what it is or why I should learn it. It's a video of a young fella in his bedroom playing a lick. Also, you are playing out of time in places.

That said, it's a nice little disco lick with a nice tone, but I really need to know what the point of learning it is. What techniques am I developing, what's the melodic and harmonic context, how can I change it for a minor key, etc

Best of luck, keep doing them but think about what your target audience needs, think about a concept, do something Scott Devine, Marlowe DK, et al are NOT doing. How can YOU help us be better bassists, and more importantly, MUSICIANS.
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Thank you for your feedback, I 100% agree with you. I am definitely influenced by that of Scott and MarloweDK but I do agree that I should be doing something different. I've got interesting plans for the next six months, including a number of different services etc. I'm still getting my head around recording infront of a camera and putting the videos together hence the Marlowe type video, I'll keep doing video of that manor but I'll also be adding some nice little additions like I've said.

P.S to everyone in this thread and future readers my website is now up: www.soyouthinkyoucanplaybass.com

I would be eternally grateful if you could check it out and give me any critical feedback on the site, there are a few things I'm aware of such as the font at the moment but please bare in mind this is very much a draft in some respects.

Thank you all for your feedback, I look forward to hearing from you.

[quote name='Coilte' timestamp='1368131624' post='2073723']
Here are some clips that might help :

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[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPVMBPmrblU[/media]
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Fantastic! It already feel more natural, just getting my shoulder used to it, I play 6 string as well so this is even more useful.

Cheers dude.