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  1. molan
    These are great fun little pedals
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    When I first moved to London in 79 we used to go to a pub near Belmont Circle that had random bands on every Sunday night. Billy Bremner used to turn up most weeks and jam with whoever was there. Always sounded great on both rhythm and lead. I swear most people had no idea who he was
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    My beater is a '68 Jazz, sunburst, bound neck, maple board pearl blocks. The burst is faded and has lots of dings and knocks, neck is really nicely worn in and action goes as low as I want. It's worth more than other basses I own but it's the one I care least about in terms of condition and the one I drag out for rehearsals and gigs where looks don't really matter. Also the one I lend to people now and then. Basically it's already 'beaten' so qualifies as my 'beater'.
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    [quote name='eubassix' timestamp='1469529502' post='3098992'] Thanks again Barrie - some really interesting / illuminating background info. Hadn't thought about Thomann - will have to checkout their site ... although doesn't sound a nice way of doing business with existing / established dealer/s. Intriguing re. the YYdlx. itself - sounds like it's Fodera's VW-Bugatti Veyron (I think they cost in excess of £1-million but VW lose money on every one built). Working on a simple + % (and correct me if I'm wrong) that would make the AJ-6 models into the UK in the region of £21 - 29k ?!! [/quote] You'd have to be careful buying a full custom from Thomann because the returns policy may be invalid on any sort of custom order - it's buried in the small print of most standard distance selling policies. A lot of the additional costs on a Fodera are fixed so an AJ would be: Base price $20,250 Ag & Fish duties $125 Shipping $300 Total $20,675 U.K. Taxes and duties $4,825 (approx) Total $25,500 Again there's a huge amount of build time in these but the bulk of it is hidden inside the body - the internal bracing is a work of art
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    [quote name='eubassix' timestamp='1469527262' post='3098964'] Crikey - that's £12,275 on todays rate ! Does it include their case?... I wasn't impressed with the Fodera case(s) TBH. I recall Overwater having a couple of Foderas (back in the old 'Jam Factory' outlet) years ago - was there a dealership more recently? [/quote] Yes, that includes the leather bound case. Slightly higher grade than the one that comes with the Standards but not much different really. They aren't very robust and few people use them for gigging. BassGear was the official UK dealer for about 5 years but had to withdraw from the dealership after Fodera authorised Thomann to sell Fodera into the UK. At one point their Monarch Standard was available at retail at just £50 more than the UK dealer price and with a minimum investment of £3K per instrument it just didn't make any financial sense stocking them The price history of the YY is interesting because they used to be 'too cheap' - the build time on these is much longer than a regular deluxe Monarch because of all the intricate carving. However, they used to sell them at a relatively small premium over the regular deluxe models and were, amazingly, making zero profit on them. Under a new 'front of house' management team the production was restricted to around 6 per year and prices have risen about three times up to today's $12,700
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    [quote name='eubassix' timestamp='1469448494' post='3098332'] Thanks Barrie (although I'm not sure if you meant 'of these' or 'off here ?) - it is an exceptional bass, but certainly should be considering the price !.... although $12,700 doesn't sounds quite as bad as the $22750 - 35000 for the Anthony Jackson 'Presentation' model/s. Only these plus the Mike Pope Viceroy Signature (12,600) come into the 'Fodera Direct Sale only' category, for which you can also expect at least a 9-10 month delivery time (!). [/quote] It should have read 'one of these' That'll be my iPhone autocorrect at work again! UK price on these is now $16,100 including duties, shipping and US dept of agriculture and fisheries payments (I kid you not on this last point!). If there was a UK outlet for Fodera they probably could order one of these but as there isn't any more it would have to go direct to Fodera anyway.
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    [quote name='Kev' timestamp='1469397488' post='3098032'] I'm surprised there are that many rules for taking things with you!! But yes, none of this applies to using the postal service to send items home, which I think is the OPs main query. [/quote] There are lots more rules - this was just a brief summary The import guys are fairly hot on ex-pats returning with goods (either shipped or posted). With a lot of products being cheaper overseas than in the UK it's very common for people to try and 'fund' their move home by bringing things over purely to sell. Jewellery is very common and, unsurprisingly amongst musicians, guitars. I know someone who brought three expensive basses back with him from the US and sold each one for around £1,000 profit over here. As the pedals have been owned and are not intended for sale I'd be tempted to check all the govt regs and maybe post them and make the declaration stuff first. If the import guys decide to tax them it's a nightmare getting the money back
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    Official govt line is: " You can bring in your personal belongings or private vehicle free of duty and tax so long as you: are moving your normal place of residence to the UK only have had your normal place of residence outside the EU for a continuous period of at least 12 months have possessed and used the belongings for at least 6 months outside the EU before they are imported did not get them under a duty/tax free scheme (but see paragraph 5.3) declare them to us as explained in paragraph 3.2 will keep them for your personal use do not sell, lend, hire out or otherwise dispose of them in the UK or anywhere else in the EU within 12 months of the date of importation, unless you notify us first and pay duty and VAT on disposal"
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    I had one of here for a while, stunning basses!
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    That's a great price for one of these outside of Korea. Really nice basses!
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    Damn, that's a good weight. The question now is whether I 'really' need a pair of new Celinders or not. . .
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    How much does the J weigh?
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    I'd get it in to a top pro luthier to look at the frets that are causing the problems. Sometimes a full set up with neck shims etc can reduce the worst of the issues without damaging the resale value of the bass.
  14. molan
    These are great cabs. They had one as the house rig at the Jazz Cafe in London and I've seen some top soul and funk guys there using it and it always sounded really nice.
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    We use Dr Ducks in the shop - it seems to work on anything and lasts for ages! Be sure to use sparingly though
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    For flexibility, starting with a really clean core tone, I'd look at the Demeter integrated head. The 800 is my personal preference but the 400 is very good and it's smaller/cheaper but still with plenty of grunt. I use the 800 for most gigs these days. It happily works with pedals in front of it as well. I generally have a compressor, envelope filter and octaver, sometimes a distortion as well.
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    I'd love to try one of these. I bet it's great fun to play!
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    New order about to go in if anyone fancies anything 😁
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    Is it a 1.75" or 1.5" nut? Generally 1.75" but I had a lovely '72 with a 1.5" for a while
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    Serious class here and a big discount over the new cost (both of these are about to jump in price again because of the exchange rates). Easily portable, light weight and sound amazing. Proper pro level gigging gear 😄
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    Jens Ritter offers a 34.5" as an option on 5's - best of both worlds? Also his 4's are often 33.3" - I love this on a 4. So much so that I have 4 of them 😂
  22. molan
    I really like US Laklands. Different world from the offshore models. Great colour too!
  23. molan
    £36 in stock, free delivery and if you ask nicely you get an extra £1 off for being a BC member http://www.bassgear.co.uk/product/dr-lo-rider-nickel-5-string-medium-45-125/
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    [quote name='rmcki' timestamp='1467360151' post='3083030'] Cheers, just founds some 125's at Thomann [/quote] Looking expensive now following last week's referendum. 10% more than UK price (plus they charge for shipping and lots of UK people offer shipping for free)
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    I've seen 45-125's around. They generally sell faster than the 130's so most people either don't stock the 130 or just order in small numbers
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