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  1. alittlebitrobot
    wow. Your girlfriend's right, it is a pretty bass guitar. My girlfriend feels the same about the Stu Zender Iroquai bass. Warwick* really know how to make pretty basses *[sub]in the interests of balance, Spector also make pretty basses.[/sub]
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    Permit a non bass-related anecdote: I had a nice guitar and a crappy old mis-shapen Squier telecaster. (ok, the nice guitar was only an Epiphone but it was a very good one). This sounds silly but I just didn't feel like the Epi had any music in it for me. When I'd pick it up, I'd enjoy the feel and the tone but I never wrote anything on it. Every time I pick up the tele something new comes out. So, like you, I took the notion of selling the Epi but I wasn't sure because it was such a nice guitar. I put it in it's case and put it downstairs where my guitars aren't. Just to see if I'd miss it. Well, out of sight, out of mind. Not once in about two months did I go downstairs to get it. So, I sold it. The guy that bought it loves it, which makes me so happy AND I used the money to buy a midi keyboard and a little Zoom digital 8-track, both of which I'm having a whale of a time with. Sell it.
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    I have the toy version of this (the Grind 6) and even that is a really good bass. I've played a Cirrus 5 and it's the best bass I've ever played, albeit I don't have the experience that most people here have. If not for the fact that I need to move down to a 34" bass, this is pretty much my dream bass Good luck with the sale.
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    [quote name='allighatt0r' timestamp='1379662417' post='2215283'] tr33m4n is being a bit cunning here. We're all using his referral link to enter and therefore giving him an extra entry to the competition whenever one of us signs up....! [/quote] haha, very sneaky. I already entered before this thread, but I made the 'share post' visible only to me so as not to spam my friends on FB. ...I'm not very good at this whole "social" media thing.
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    [quote name='Les' timestamp='1379632616' post='2215209'] Done, when I win it the first grand in cash gets it. cos' it's got too many strings and knobs for me. [/quote] Actually, I'd feel so guilty if I was given a bass like this. Such a massive waste for it to spend it's life being played through a guitar practice amp by some loser farting about in his bedroom. When I win, I'll give it to a supernaturally talented street urchin as his ticket to fame and glory.
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    yeah, I saw that earlier. It just seems incredible that it could be genuine. ...still entered
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    Hello! A Swedish friend of mine has a cat called Chris. I find it hard to believe there could be two Swedish Chrises, so let me just say how impressed I am that a cat can play bass AND speak Swedish.
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    Do you really imagine people would complain about there being [i]too many[/i] photos of this bass?
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    [quote name='Jimmi Clarke' timestamp='1378285307' post='2198019'] Hi, Is the 506 still available? [/quote] same question from me
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    Looks like Jimmi means business
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    [quote name='7enderhead' timestamp='1378967014' post='2207033'] Well, I live over in Austria, so Euros are my native currency... [/quote] haha, sorry. I didn't think to look at your location Well, what would your asking price be in Euros? I must admit, I don't know anything about the 1306. I only recently played an SR506 (and very much enjoyed it) so I'm not familiar with the variations of Soundgears yet. Are the biggest differences between this and the 506 the electronics and the woods? I'm asking because I want to be sure it feels like the 506 I played (body size, body shape, scale length, neck shape, string spacing at bridge and nut). You said the string spacing is 16.5 so it seems like all the other dimensions probably are the same as the 506.
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    oh my... I just checked the exchange rate to Euros. ..not sure if I can do it, but sooo tempted. I'm jealous of whoever gets this
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    [quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1378765144' post='2204556'] Ibanez BTB-7 NT (though I dislike its looks) [/quote] Hey, BassTractor. I just happened to see this on eBay. http://www.ebay.ie/itm/BRAND-NEW-Ibanez-BTB7-Maple-Bubinga-Walnut-Neck-Through-Hardshell-Case-/300963939850?hash=item4612d9460a and check out those import charges... 1745.78 dollars all told.
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    Oh, you know...just the usual. An MTD 635, which I will never own. eg. It helps to keep my GAS manageable.
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    [quote name='cavster123' timestamp='1378438961' post='2200310'] I bought it off a Polish guy living here who had it built for him.The luthier is also Polish[/quote] aha, the Polish connection. That's excellent. The website is fun. Some nice stuff. Some MAD stuff... granite fretboards! We could really do with more importing of exotic instruments so adverts.ie starts looking more like your post and less like an army of Stellahs and Tanglewood Rebel 4ks Thanks for the offer, but I'm looking for a 6 string and my budget is much much less than what you're asking anyway
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    wow, that's crazy... and you're only up the road from me. I'm curious to know how you came to own it. Was it made for you? Being in Ireland makes it hard to find anything slightly out of the ordinary, and buying something without holding it first just makes me nervous, even though I've done it twice
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    That sucks. Sorry to hear that's the reason for selling.
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    [quote name='Harry' timestamp='1378231629' post='2197471'] Don't see these often [/quote] That's true enough. The only time I've seen one of these before was when I saw Tom Jenkinson play a bass with a shedload of switches on it and I wondered where the hell he got it. Really nice.
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    Thanks, Cybertect! That's really helpful, but disappointing.
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    Aha, I didn't realise Ibanez had such a history of this. My fingerboard concern seems so trivial compared to differences in quality of construction. Very odd. Thanks for the info, LeftyJ
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    [quote name='Norris' timestamp='1377865937' post='2192958'] [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/d-c-fix%C2%AE-Plastic-adhesive-Woodgrain-346-8219/dp/B005ELO650"]http://www.amazon.co...9/dp/B005ELO650[/url] - sorted [/quote] Well now I feel like an idiot for not thinking of that. That's all my problems solved for 9.49 +p&p Thanks for your replies, everyone. The general idea seems to be that's just willful scarcity. ...Strange. They must think there's something inherently anti-maple about Europeans. @BigRedX: I know it's easy enough to get the thing shipped but my problem is that trans-Atlantic shipping plus import charges will bring the cost of a 700 dollar bass up to about 1000 dollars. That's about 700GBP/800Euro and, if I'm going to spend that much on a bass, I'd want something more than an sr506. It's just a (admittedly mild) frustration at the fact that there are sr506s around here, and lots of them, but Ibanez couldn't see the point in throwing a few of the maple fb versions into the crates bound for Europe. The other thing is, I just [i]know [/i]the day I give up and buy a rosewood 506 I'll get an email alert from eBay with somebody nearby selling their maple one.
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    holy mackerel, that's lovely.
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