DoubleOhStephan

Can i change my user name at all? StevieE is crap, I've thought of a better one now 😁

Hey Scott The first thing I'd like to say is, good on you for following through with your idea. I think you genuinely want honest feedback and I'm a huge advocate for giving and receiving feedback as one the best ways to improve at anything. I've treated your videos the same as I would any new YouTube content and hope my comments are taken in the spirit that they're intended. I tried to watch both your videos/vlogs, but the first one... sorry, I only managed about 5 minutes or so. I just felt the first 2 minutes of you sat in the car in the rain, then getting your bike off the car to then being sat on a wall were all a bit pointless and felt like filler. I started clockwatching and getting impatient after about a minute, so by the time you'd starting talking about your wife at around 5 minutes in, I'm afraid to say I lost interest and bailed. Onto the 2nd video. I was feeling a bit guilty about bailing on the first one, so was determined to see this one through to the end, which I did. I feel like the first 20 minutes could have been condensed into just a couple of minutes. It took the best part of the video to get to the point, and unfortunately, once you'd got there it was a bit underwhelming. The biggest thing I felt that was missing was bass related content. If I watch a YouTube channel with Bass in the title, the expectation is that's what I'm going to hear about, especially when the content provider is a bona-fide gigging bassist who builds his own basses(!!!). I mean, you've got stuff to say that I'm gonna be interested in! But, 25 minutes of a bloke saying, I've done a video, you should too, was just disappointing unfortunately, simply because my expectation was so high. I dont mind long format, if I'm doing a long drive or something I actively seek them out. I'll often watch/listen to 1,2 & 3 hours podcasts or vlogs. It just needs to be engaging right off the bat (I'd personally dispense with the intro bits, walking around town or whatever) and cover subjects you know deeply. With all the respect in the world, this is your 2nd vlog and its all about how more people should do vlogs..? The other thing I'd say is, make it so it translates as a podcast. The beauty of them is, you can listen when you're doing something else. A dedicated vlog requires the audience to focus all their attention on it. Having both formats gives the audience options and will also make sure you focus the content to keep it tight and constantly moving (no sipping from mugs or arty establishing shots). All the best with it and good luck! 👍🏻

Right, cos typing "I'm interested" isn't particularly difficult, do we really need that done for us. Its probably an American sales thing,L. You've got a red hot lead, they must be interested to have been looking in the first place. There's no such thing as accidents, close that sale etc... 🙄😁

Ahh right, I hadn't realised that clicking that also sent an IM to Messager. Explains it... 🙄

How I imagine seniors research a guitar on tinternet. 17:15 Tuesday Afternoon. Fred - "Right, what does it say on the top bit?" Ethal "FENDER JAGUAR" (Fred Google Search - FENDER JAGUAR) (Look at Shopping results. Prices range from £500 to £6000) "Which one have we got Ethal?" "I don't know Fred, its red. Is there a red one on there?" "No" "I don't know then. Why don't we take it on Flog It!? That Paul is such a nice man, if they can sell it for us maybe we can afford to turn the heating on over Christmas!" 😢 "But shouldn't we take it to a specialist guitar auction house? After all, that's what anyone who knows anything about vintage guitars would do!" "Shut it Fred, I wanna go on telly, meet Paul and make some dosh!"

What's wrong with wanting to make some money?

Just as what I'd do is irrelevant, to be fair so is what you'd do. The couple made a decision to go on the show which is unarguably wrong. But the point of this thread is that the flogit producers & experts should have shown a bit of care and redirected them to a specialist. That they didn't, simply to make "good" TV is poor form.

I think you're missing my point. I've already said that if you have no interest or experience with (in this case) vintage guitars, how are you supposed to know if the information you're reading is accurate. The internet is full of misinformation about all sorts of things, to expect someone who knows nothing of the subject to mine through all that info to come to an informed decision would require them to approach it from an informed position in the first place. Given this couple fall directly into the target audience for the show and are appearing on the show, you can make a pretty safe assumption that they believe that these Beeb assured experts are fully trustworthy and will have put their faith in them to accurately perform the valuation, just like the show purports to do. That's why I think the producers have show such bad form in this case. They will know their audience better than anyone. You know that the advise from the expert should have been "dunno, specialist auction", so will the producers. What I'd do is irrelevant.

I'm finding it really interesting how the responsibility for knowing if an accurate valuation has given is being placed at the feet of the owners, with the suggestion being they should do their research. But, isn't going to an antiques expert for a valuation doing research? Especially a proclaimed Expert who works for Auntie Beeb, the most trustworthy of all the media outlets who wouldn't see an old couple lose a grand on a guitar just cos it makes good (in the loosest sense of the word) TV. Pre-internet, speaking to an expert was research. Not everyone knows how to mine the Web for useful information and how to differentiate the nonsense from the useful. For me, Flog It is basically The Antiques Roadshow for those who don't say "oh we'll never sell it, it's been in the family for generations and will handed down to our grandchildrens grandchildren." The premis is the same, people have old things that they don't know the value of, so take it to an expert to find out. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Some old cars are worth a lot more than others. For example, classic Fords from the 60s are worth a lot more than comparable Vauxhall from the same era. That's common knowledge to those who are interested in classic cars from the 60s, but I'd waged most folk wouldn't have a clue. Same with vintage guitars, if you don't know your Fenders from Fernandes' you wouldn't be any the wiser. A thousand pounds is a lot of money and if you have no idea of values of vintage instruments, that is easily representative of a valuable guitar.

Boooo!!!

Ooo I'll play!! 😁 I reckon my Spector NS2000/4 falls into that bracket. I bought it cheap about 6-7 years ago (£220) and they're now worth nearer £400-450ish. Given they're pretty rare and hugely underrated, I reckon the only way is up.

@mcnach yeah I'm getting it's the practice thing. Dammit 😜

OK, but I wasn't talking about market value, I was talking about originality, with my disagreement being a repaired pickup with 75% original parts retains more authenticity than a new pickup. Which it does.

If only there was some way you could buy something from overseas without having to actually go there 🤔😂😂😂

I disagree. The restorer will endeavour to use as many original components as possible, including the coil if at all possible, in order to repair the pickup. It will also be rewound to its original spec, not a modern interpretation of that spec. Even if using just 75% of the original parts, it's far more authentic (by which I mean of undisputed origin and not a copy; genuine ((dictionary definition)) than putting in a new unit.

Cause... Effect...

Funnily enough we played that in my last band. It gets a little repetitive after 50 or so play throughs... 😬

Personally, for the sake of authenticity I'd go the rewind route. Theres a fella in East London called Ash who runs Oil City Pickups who's a bit of a pickup genius. May be worth getting in touch with him if that's how you choose to go forward - https://www.oilcitypickups.co.uk/

I've found selling on the Facebook marketplace a bizarre experience. I'll get the "is this still available" message, reply pretty much straight away and then nothing! Jokers 😒 That's a nice bass you're selling BTW, didn't realise they had a 36mm neck though!

Looks lovely, fair play 👍🏻

Thats exactly it, I want it in my locker because in some situations it is just right for the song. Its not always appropriate, I get that, I was listening to a new R&B track the other day and for no discernable reason, the bassist was putting little pops in, seemingly at random. It just sounded crap, these random clanks which added nowt to the song.