kodiakblair

That has been a great job you've done there Andy. As for the old Concord. I was working on a house in March when the owner unearthed it in the loft to ask " what'd you think ? ". 2 A strings, broken nut held in with Blue Tac, Frets ripped out and never filled, tone pot missing, wiring soldered with Blue Tac and of course the Art work. Told him " No Much !" so he gave me it. Had to sand the paintwork out as I'd no stripper and the Stanely knife carving had to go, 5 hours with the sand paper did the trick. Replaced the nut,frets,bridge,strap loks and tuners then gave it a few coats of wax. Thought was to have a clear scratchplate so scanned the back and tried to match the grain Not too successful but idea was to print out just enough to cover control cavity and hope the Perspex distorted things to hide the contrast. But that's as far as I've got. the nut needs re-cut and the neck tweaked, action way too high. Then again I might sand again and spray it Yellow with white plate like in the Westone catalogue from 82. Thanks for asking Andy

It's been on since start of the week. Was tempted but I've got one in an Ivory White. Belter of a bass just can't seem to gain in value cept when you play one

It is a great job Andy. Now how about this one? Joking of course. It's looking like this at the mo.

I found with the cheap ones from China it was best to use the original screws. Didn't like the squeaks and crack sounds using the new screws. Work a treat though.

Paranoia is coming back. So far I have one showing paid on PayPal but not on Ebay and no word of dispatch. The other is lying " unclaimed" in PayPal. This one the seller sent 4 or 5 emails before the sale then nothing. I'd think if he had the same email problem he'd have been in touch. He's got till tomorrow or I cancel and the 1st one till Monday then I start a case. That's me finished with 1st time sellers. Every other buy has been great, sellers on the ball even when one went missing due to wrong address it was sorted out in a couple of days. Here was me saying these would be my last basses for a while. Definitely my last now.

Dave T I was keeping a eye on both. My own B10 is black and my B105 is red so I wasn't really gaining anything new. Think the later models changed headstock just before they renamed them Axcess or something.

Great job and sounds the business too. You should be proud.

Really nice looking bass. Having one myself I know they're great basses. Strangest thing in bass, everyone who has one says they're great, every review said they were great yet they're cheap as chips. If you can get a even glossy finish like it has now the wine red would look killer. What about the neck would you leave that natural or stain to suit ?

All turned out to be legit. Just me being paranoid. Now I deserve to feel bad for wasting time in paying these folks.

Thanks Howie I'll do that now. I'm feeling kinda bad about this, You with it being the guy's first sales an that. Just want him to get paid and me the bass, everybody happy.

Just wondering what others thoughts are on this. Saw a bass on ebay this morning, good price and postage, so though I'll buy that. Got order confirmation but no payment success one so checked PP. Said it was " uncollected " Ebay say the wrong email address was on the PP details so I asked for another invoice, as they told me to do. Here's what worries me. This new email address is not linked to the sale or even with Ebay. Seems to me like you see a guy that works in a shop and give him £50 saying " Here's £50 for that XYZ, I'll be in tomorrow " You go into shop and say " I gave so'n'so £50 for that XYZ " and they " Who ? " That's the thing how can you prove that the money sent to the other address had anything to do with a sale, Ebay says it's nothing to do with them as it's not through them but that I'm covered by PayPal. Got another one who say use Buy it Now then pay me the couriers fees seperate through PP. Both of these are 1st time sellers. Feedback needed guys

Dave T I was watching that Washburn B10 then at last minute thought " no let it go ". Glad I did now cause I'd have been buying just cause the price was good, already have 2 B10's, a fretless and a 5 string ( B105), B20 as well. Better the young fella got a good bass than fill space here in Falkirk

I'm with the others on the OW. That is a fine looking bass, the Status is no slouch either. Beautiful top on the ACG too.

AT I think Washburn ripped off Tune as much as they could with the ABT series. Extending the neck would have been too blatant so they went with the half measure, and that didn't work. Later they put the B32 out with a PJ just like the B30. Hardly a groundbreaking move, don't think they sold too well, see ABT B10s and B20s for sale just not B30s and I only know of one B32 ( it's in Germany ) .

Yep Howie mines is white with the single Bart. They need something to break the small space. Just my opinion.

With the Curbow body being so small it needs some kind of feature. There's none here. Years back Tune did a model with a pizeo bridge, but so it looked right they extended the neck. The Washburn version didn't And suffered as a result. Same problem with the Curbow, no defining feature. Might be the photo but I'm not awfy struck on the colour,in a pub gig or unless stagelights are great this is never getting seen. Just my 2p

If anyone's interested Cash Generator in Liverpool has two of these for sale. Saw these this morning going for £140 free delivery. I don't work for Cash Generator so I'm not plugging them but if these are as good as the Cort versions some leftie might get themselves a belter of a Bass. http://www.cashgenerator.co.uk/bass/chase-tanglewood-canyon-2-4-string-lh-long-scale-electric-bass-guitar-lp10494 Cheers K.B

Great bass. Toying with getting a Spalted Tanglewood to go with the Cort. Like yourself I've never noticed any difference with the ebonol or the size, shape. I like how though 34" they're so small, I've a Dean Evo short scale that's bigger than the Curbow. That's it next to a Mikro though an they're 28", Still dwarfed by the TeleBass.

Don't know if they've been mentioned but the Westone Concords were Medium Scale and I think the Thunder II was as well, need to check that though. Yep Westone forum says a shortie. Pearl white one in For Sale section just now.

Gotcha AT only mentioned the mockingbird cos was gonna bid £95 at 42 secs then didn't. Looked at some strange things an Ali Baba today, See-Thru with leds, horns carved as snakes, won't post until I hear back from the companies with prices and shipping. Can't do final figures with import costs without them.

The mockingbird deserves to be over £300. It's a Beauty, there was one with Quilted Maple went for £85 or £88 last night on Ebay. Had a wee bit damage on the back but still with £15 postage somebody got a bargain. Chase are selling a Tanglewood Canyon III in Spalted on Ebay just now. £299.99 big discount from the norm of £399. But is it the best looking ? Reminds me of a Curbow and I like Curbows. Fretless looks even better but can't load a picture of one so here's the link. http://www.chasedirect.co.uk/special-sale/tanglewood-canyon-iii-3-long-scale-bass-guitar-4-string Larger image 2 .

That ticks all the boxes ead. If it's neck is anything like my milestone, be a dream to play.

Here's a pic of the sunburst version AT Looks a lot better. I don't understand why they would use a dark stain on the other one, Yet that was the most common version I saw when having a look. Spotted this Stagg on Ebay for £170 BIN. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Stagg-Wooden-Electric-Bass-/291137701399?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item43c928c617 Don't think it's really a great looker though, headstock looks wrong to me

Delberthot at £130 I wouldnae hing aboot. AT and TheGreek it seems like anything at good prices don't get mentioned Seems strange that with so many available below £300, there must be loads sold, reviews are sparse. I mean the market must be huge. I don't think the V10004 looks that good. Just the same as countless others. My Zygote looks different but whether it looks great is down to opinion. But it's £319 so doesn't count in the thread. AT have you saw these Ibanez 5 stringers in Spalted Maple Nice enough in the Charcoal Brown though they do it in Sunburst too. £229. Fair bit of Bass at that money