Maude

Glasvegas first sprang to my mind too, one of the strongest accents from the UK I've heard on record. I've been listening to quite a bit of Ultravox recently and realised what an influence they must surely have been to Glasvegas. Niall O'Flaherty from Sultans of Ping FC sings with a strong accent but I can't place it. He's from Cork but there's some strong Liverpudlian and Mancunian in there. Toy Dolls also aren't afraid to let their accents shine.

Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere (Carter USM)

On A Rope (Rocket from the Crypt)

Confusion (New Order)

13 Women (UK Renegades, because it's better than Bill Haleys original)

Just don't watch 'Last of the summer wine' before learning the intro to Sweet Child. They are very similar and I once played Summer Wine for fun just to mess with the band.

As I was reading your post detailing all the issues I thought to myself, here we go, another sorry looking 80s natural wood bass. Then I got to the pictures, WOW! It's a stunner, I mean really nice. I'm jealous. 🙂

Coney Island Girl (Fun Lovin' Criminals)

I'll see your Space Raiders, and raise you a 5 pack of Fish 'n' chips.

I'd suggest just going with a fairly standard nickel roundwound, like D'addario 45-100, as it's the most common 'all rounder' type of string. Then put a set of flats on your next P bass you'll pick up in a couple of weeks, steel rounds on the next a couple of weeks after that, then tapes, then half rounds. You get the idea. Oh yes, give it time, it will happen. 😁

Australia (Manic Street Preachers)

Paradise by the Dashboard Light (Meatloaf)

Top of the Pops (The Rezillos)

Burn (The Cure)

If Dave had reported that, "It sustains for dayzz!", then I'd be buying it. Oh yeah, and a foam mute of course.

It's great isn't it!? You can't log in as you may be a robot, but the reply to your complaining about it comes from their robot. Unless of course you are a robot, in which case Skynet has gone active and we're all doomed. "I need your boots, your motorcycle and a new bass guitar!"

At least Dave sounds like he knows his stuff. 👌 DAVE SAYS: "THIS IS A CUSTOM PAINTED BASS GUITAR: THE SOLID WOOD BODY IS IN GOOD CONDITION PAINTWORK AND DECAL ON FRONT ARE NEAT, MINOR NICKS ONLY WORKS FINE! NO ISSUES! WOOD BIT ADDED TO FRONT, DON'T KNOW WHY"

The Bed's Too Big Without You (The Police)

You Know My Name (Chris Cornell)

Bugger, I've been rumbled 😁. It's amazing how people just don't seem to read an advert when they're buying something. Stoopids!

So when can I expect my item? I sent the payment straight away.

Hello (Lionel Richtea)

Windmills of your mind (Noel Harrison)

This is the thing, 99% of the time it'll be fine because most people aren't scammers. But it's when you get caught out that it hurts. I'm far to trusting and generally believe that people are good, but I've been stung for a large amount of money in the past and won't let it happen again. It horrible to have to doubt everyone though.

To be honest, I'm not sure but just wouldn't do it in case. If they are collecting then they can pay cash or a bank transfer. I know some buyers might not have the money and want to buy on credit, which they could do if paying with PP, but I just wouldn't risk it. PP have their rules and if you break them then they don't care if you're being scammed or not, they will follow their rules. Maybe worth looking up whether it would apply to collection only sales, but I've a feeling you could still be scammed as the buyer could claim that you agreed to post/courier the item to them if they paid via PP. For me personally, if anything is being collected then it's cash or bank transfer, or no sale.