sammybee

Marcus Miller MIM/MIJ, 70's Classic MIM (I have both of these & they have the 70's spacing)

[quote name='muttley' timestamp='1400939955' post='2458370'] That's odd. How much duty were you charged? Were the import duty and VAT levied based on the invoice value or some other figure? Some sellers will under delcare goods in the hope that the buyer will get away with not paying any duty. However, HMRC can charge duty and VAT on what they consider is the market value of the item. See section 2.1 in the link I gave above for more info. Disclaimer: I don't work for HMRC but I do import goods as part of my job. [/quote] I recall it was about £20+ quid all in (can't remember the exact breakdown) - thought it was all a bit excessive at the time for a $45 dollar expansion card (market value declared, not declared as gift).

[quote name='muttley' timestamp='1400863752' post='2457734'] Must have been below the value threshold. If the calculated duty is less than £9 then custom s don't bother collecting (just the VAT) ([url="http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsPortalWebApp/channelsPortalWebApp.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=pageTravel_ShowContent&id=HMCE_CL_000014&propertyType=document#P20_1804"]see section 2.3[/url]). [/quote] This is definitely not true, I bought an expansion card for a drum machine from the US - $45 dollars, got charged for VAT and Import Duties & the handling fee.

[quote name='skej21' timestamp='1400851942' post='2457552'] This is a nice little interface. The preamps as you've said aren't really needed but you get 20 in/20 out and the converters are very good... The nice preamps are just a bonus :-) [url="http://www.production-room.com/product-details/Focusrite-Saffire-PRO-40"]http://www.productio...-Saffire-PRO-40[/url] [/quote] I think if you want 20 analogue ins you need to hook this up to another interface via ADAT.

You could easily buy 2x Motu 828 mk2 (firewire), 2nd hand and link them together via ADAT. I just have the one of these, and it is absolutely rock solid. Would give you 20x inputs (with preamps on 4 of those).

Same thing happened to me. Just get a cocktail stick/toothpick and snap it off in the screwhole. Then screw your straplocks in as normal. Hey presto a tight strap lock.

Just bought a lovely Jazz from Dan, very smooth transaction. Great bass and a pleasure to deal with. Thanks once again Dan.

If you are after a stingray, you could do a lot worse than a package deal that's currently in the For Sale section (near the top). If you decide bass isn't for you, you won't lose money on this deal when it comes to resale.

Marcus just bought my bitsa jazz, met 1/2 way, 100% smooth transaction - deal with confidence,