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Chris It was one of those " Meant to happen " things. Had been on the Peavey forum giving some info about Cirrus BXPs where another fella was looking for a Foundation 5 neck.Next thing this was on ebay,I like my black & maple 4 string Foundation so this was a no-brainer. Thought the wall decoration Harley Benton was the best deal I'd get this year needless to say I've had a re-think.

Naw T-bird The program I've been using to re-size pictures has been flipping them. Damn I thought I'd fixed it

At the start of the month I was lucky enough to get another Foundation, a 5 string this time. Bought from ebay for the ridiculous price of £51 it just proves the Peavey Love ain't universal. The seller mentioned a gap at the neck pocket which might have effected the price but if a simple thing like slackening the screws and pulling it back into place puts buyers off god help them when it comes to a set-up. Anyway the seller agreed to me arranging a courier. Then the fun began. 3 attempts in 3 weeks with the seller only free on a Friday then his shifts changed but luckily his landlord said he would be available.It was hellish yesterday when the collection window came and went and the landlord had to go out and me stuck trying to get info while on a building site with no paperwork to hand. Happy ending - unknown to the seller the courier caught the landlord as he was leaving and it finally arrived today. [attachment=172553:Peavey 5 (3).jpg] And cause I knew it was a steal I'd gifted the seller more cash, still is a steal even with that. Another Millennium also arrived on Wednesday,thought this one was going to end badly. Didn't arrived when expected,seller didn't reply and when he did wasn't very forthcoming. Opened a case, he got in touch and it arrived a week late. Well used with scratches and missing knobs and ferrules but a sweet low action,the usual Peavey goodness ripping out it [attachment=172554:Millennium2 (2).jpg]

Keep seeing this and thought something was wrong. The bridge position is off. Compare it to other Warlocks and you'll see what I mean.

York5Stringer Livingroom is 13' by 11', bass accounts for 10' 6" by 2'. Think of the savings made on no furniture I recently found a source for horizontal wall hangers in Singapore, I'm doomed. AT Thomann say " [color=#444444] Decoration without warranty, without money back " on the receipt then have the usual returns policy in t&c. I take this to meanu [/color][color=#444444]14 days as per Euro law on DSR, but no 30 days no question normally offered by Thomann. I bought more out of curiosity, didn't think basses got scrapped over some long frets.[/color] [color=#444444]Gafbass[/color] [color=#444444] [/color][color=#444444]You buying dinner then [/color]

There were no photos of the JB-75. I was buying blind and think I just got lucky. It could just as easily ended up hanging on the wall.

I dinnae half AT. Thanks I'd put one in the wish list for some time in the future. Couldn't pass it up. Hows the BZ 7000 ? Still enjoying it ?

Poor guy must be skint, his prices are set to a level where they should sell. Looks a bargain. I was going to suggest the Harley Benton from Thomann mainly because my JB - 75 model arrived today and if the fretless was as good as that then I'd say yeah. http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_jb_40fl_sb.htm That Ibanez looks sweet though and of course it's a 6'er.

Have no idea why the photos are reversed. Just noticed it. ikay you'll find them here. http://www.thomann.de/gb/decorative_guitars_and_basses.html

Last week in the comments the Thomann non playing basses got mentioned. The reason given was they were damaged stock that were un-sellable. With interest piqued I took a look, being not really interested in acoustic basses the JB-75 caught my attention. 44 euro was the asking price and with a 10 euro voucher to use it was ordered Friday night,arrived today so £35 and 2.5 working days to get here no complaints. I figured it was worth it for parts alone, Wikinson hardware and pickups and D'Addario strings. So out the box I scanned it for faults but couldn't spot any bar 2 tiny Ds stamped on the neck and body,this will be for damaged or decoration,but quite hard to see being at the heel and on the black of the sunburst. Must be a problem with the neck for electrics. Nope plugged in everything works grand and sounds good,not a huge variation in tones but acceptable. So what rendered it unplayable ! Sharp frets down one side, that was all. I've been a joiner for 30 years so if it cut my hand they'd be razor sharp, they're not but enough to snag your hand when going up and down the neck. Nothing a quick fret dress didn't cure. Now I know I got lucky,can't hope that every one sold as unplayable will have as minor a fault, but I'm mighty pleased. Then the day got better there was no room left in the racks so off to Argos for a stand,handed over the nectar card and the girl say " You've enough points to pay for this " Result good solid bass and a stand £35 all in . Yeah I'm smiling and the sun's out too. [attachment=171378:Jazz Bass (1).jpg][attachment=171379:Jazz Bass (4).jpg]

Glad you started this,was thinking the very same thing last night. I seem to do this fairly regular,granted there's more basses than sense here but last night it was the Harley Benton PB-50 strung with nylon. Good solid bass with no-frills before that it was the Retrovibe Evo. Flip side to this is I'm scared to play the old Washburns in case they don't cut it though I've a plan for that. Play the Squier Affinty after that POS they'll still sound good.

I'm with you there Bassman. The Grind is a fabulous bass,I'm lucky enough to have a Vietnamese model and there's no parting with that. Must come clean the GAS ain't cured, not when there's the fretless Tune Bass Maniac somewhere . [attachment=171100:Tune_fretless_Bass.jpg]

I've had a hankering for a fretless Curbow for a while but also anything Peavey takes my interest. So couple of weeks back I'm bidding on a Peavey Zodiac and a short scale fretless both on German eBay. I lose out on both and turn to Basschat where I see a fretless Peavey Foundation had been up for grabs. Yeah I miss that too. Following week it's Tangewood Canyon II fretless and another Zodiac. I pass on the Zodiac but no-ones bid on the Canyon. 2 seconds to go I'm outbid again. Back to Basschat, yet another Foundation for sale. Same result. I'm bearing up well cause the HB 4000 is due. The Tanglewood goes back up due to non-payer, I get it. Then the German fella contacts me Yup another non-payer. The Zodiac is mines. I knew to keep away from the decorative Thomann page but weakened yesterday.£35 for the Jazz bass,couldn't pass it up. Play,parts or to hang on the wall. Happy with any option. But last night,oh last night at 2315 a 5 string Foundation was ending. £26 then £28, 20 seconds I'm in with £32. It arrives week after next. Final price was £52. How can a Peavey go for only £52 ? Seller thinks it's because the neck's out slightly, I think it's cause apart from a few enlightened folk THERE'S NO PEAVEY LOVE. GAS cured with a bang

No half as interesting as how many variations Washburn did in the same line.

I've seen some rubbish appear on ebay, but this takes it to another level. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LOOK-no-reserve-Coldplay-UNIQUE-bass-guitar-rare-hand-painted-viva-la-vida-/131280185273?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item1e90e8a7b9 Now the definition of art is personal. I define this as starting with the letter S. Don't they have a friend who'd break the news to them gently.

That's a steal for the SGC.

Get 2 pairs and try the ones recommended by jazzyvee. After years of neglect I'm left with crap hearing and constant tinnitus. Believe me it's not good.Look after your hearing or you will regret it. I know I do.

Zord We're waiting on Owen's arriving for details like string spacing etc. For the rest my own post on the BZ 4000 or AT's on the 7 string should give you an idea what to expect.