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  1. Macko1968
    ....but not Yamahas. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/YAMAHA-CUSTOM-JAZZ-BASS-/250797756086?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3a64b60eb6#ht_500wt_1156"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/YAMAHA-CUSTOM-JAZZ-B...6#ht_500wt_1156[/url]
  2. Macko1968
    Shonky indeed, a lot of his auctions have been discussed recently. And you're right - he has to accept Paypal as a payment option, usually I'd suspect the seller wanted to avoid the fees but in this case it may be that he wants to negate any protection for the buyer.
  3. Macko1968
    Thanks for bump. I've said it before but nothing from Fender has impressed me as much as these basses since I first played a JV. They feel right, sound great & I would have a really hard time justifying a CS Relic over one of these. The CS relics are better, but £2k better?
  4. Macko1968
    I think the WTX260 is no more & has been replaced by the simpler WTX264 which is Chinese.
  5. Macko1968
    Sold- pending the usuals. Thank you for all the interest & kind comments. I've offered this one a couple of times previously but then changed my mind, it's just not getting used though & the cash would be useful. Sorry, not after any trades. I bought it on here for £725 & have since added some upgrades; Seymour Duncan Antiquity II pickups CTS Pots, Switchcraft jack, orange drop cap & cloth/wax wiring Chrome covers Tug bar Calendar girl water slide decal It's a lovely bass, looks & feels like a well worn Jazz. Weight is 8.6 lbs, it's strung with Chrome flats & a nice low action and it sounds like a great Jazz should. No issues other than a previous owner removed the Made in Mexico transfer & serial number from the back of the headstock - presumably for authenticity purposes but the body is stamped & all the correct Fender markings are present on the neck heel & neck pocket. Oh, it also comes with a hard case that has seen more action than a prozzy in Saigon circa 1970. Prices I hear you say? £625 with the original pickups £730 with the Seymours I can post but will sort out prices if there is any interest, alternatively Teesside is lovely in Spring! [attachment=75767:DSC00813.JPG] [attachment=75769:DSC00817.JPG] [attachment=75770:DSC00816.JPG] [attachment=75771:DSC00818.JPG] [attachment=75768:DSC00814.JPG]
  6. Macko1968
    If you report it to eBay they will remove the other auction. A few years ago a bloke stole my Guitarport advert, word for word, even down to my bloody mobile number!
  7. Macko1968
    That is absolutely awesome & great playing too. Might have to check my finances for this one!
  8. Macko1968
    [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ORIGINAL-1970S-FENDER-PRECISION-BASS-GUITAR-USA-/160562367299?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2562434b43#ht_725wt_1141"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ORIGINAL-1970S-FENDE...3#ht_725wt_1141[/url] Is there anything he won't take that sander to?
  9. Macko1968
    Current Fender pics of the HW1 show no "made in USA" on the headstock.
  10. Macko1968
    Thanks for the input Tom. I've dropped the OP a PM, I'll take it.
  11. Macko1968
    I really have the hots for one of these. Can I ask just how loud it will go without distorting? I'd be using it in the house & studio and want the classic motown sound without having to hit distortion to get decent volume.
  12. Macko1968
    Those pictures look familiar, was this bass previously on BC?
  13. Macko1968
    Only £92 cheaper than this example though; [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ernie-Ball-Music-Man-StingRay-Classic-Bass-Powder-Blue-/110659046866?pt=Guitar&hash=item19c3cb0dd2#ht_5234wt_1141"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ernie-Ball-Music-Man...#ht_5234wt_1141[/url] By the time you add shipping, VAT & duty you'll barely save £150 over Uk street price.
  14. Macko1968
    I sold Lee a Musicman Stingray & asked he give me first dibs if he ever decided to move it on. Good as his word he did just that, let me have it for the same price & sent it back well packed & exactly as it was when it left me. A true gentleman.
  15. Macko1968
    Ross?
  16. Macko1968
    Did this sell? Can't find it listed on eBay or in completed listings.
  17. Macko1968
    [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/STATUS-GRAPHITE-T-Bass-new-model-Graphite-Neck-/250788011533?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3a64215e0d#ht_584wt_1141"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/STATUS-GRAPHITE-T-Ba...d#ht_584wt_1141[/url] £850 looks like a steal.
  18. Macko1968
    [quote name='hellothere' post='1157134' date='Mar 10 2011, 08:20 PM']Seriously paypal can take money directly from your bank account in the event someone wants a refund? I use a bank account that only has around 100 pound in at any one time, unless I'm buying something specific, and I don't have an agreed overdrat. So if they took a refund of say 1500 pound for a bass, when the money was not in the account I'd have to pay huge bank charges aswell I imagine. It's lucky I don't sell anything on ebay but I'm still shocked...[/quote] Almost, Paypal will debit the money from your Paypal account, leaving you with a negative balance which they then ask you to restore by transferring funds into your Paypal account. If you don't restore it they will attempt to draw the money from the account / card linked to your account but obviously you will have been savvy enough to cancel the card & inform your bank to reject any request for money from Paypal. Once Paypal have exhausted that route they send their debt collectors after you. By that point you should have got the FSA ombudsman involved which tends to make Paypal sh*t bricks & back down sharpish. Oh & on the subject of hilarious packing - Once received a Wal Custom in an oversized case & just a label slapped on the outside - it didn't even require a signature!
  19. Macko1968
    4.1lbs????? Surely you mean 4.1 kilos?
  20. Macko1968
    Birds eye maple; I suspect this is plain maple with a bit of playing grime.
  21. Macko1968
    [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Aria-Pro-II-RB-700-Natural-Bass-Guitar-MIJ-80s-whc-/220753088170?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3365e8ceaa#ht_15568wt_1141"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Aria-Pro-II-RB-700-N...ht_15568wt_1141[/url] Yowser!
  22. Macko1968
    Had a new Kay bass many moon sago with the self same bridge on it. No mutes but the extension sticking up between the strings was where the chrome cover screwed on.
  23. Macko1968
    Regretted selling this bass as soon as it left the house. Fate is wonderful thing though, I sold my fretless 'ray yesterday & today Rasta asks me if I'd want this one back. Hell yes!
  24. Macko1968
    Welcome home, my beautiful baby. We shall never part again.
  25. Macko1968
    Now Sold - thanks for all the interest.
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