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Ah yeah, definitely looks like one of those, not a steal then! Wonder if he knows or not. Has the 60th diamond anniversary badge on the back of the headstock but not the matching neckplate. Did they all come with those that year or was it just the specific anniversary models?

To be fair the USA P Bass with hard case and Badass II looks to be an ok deal providing it's all legit. Neckplate doesn't look to have the F stamp: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-Precision-bass-2006-with-hard-case/193387785595?hash=item2d06cf6d7b:g:TiwAAOSwhQhecldO

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If you're using it with a preamp then a little powered cab would do, Alto TX208 might be worth trying at around £90 new.

I always thought the MkI pickups were fine but the matching preamp was underwhelming, did the switch to the Markbass pre not fix this?

Spotted these in FB earlier, definitely needs to sharpen his chisel before taking custom orders.

As it says, Android and iOS too I think: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.korg.kaossilator.android&hl=en_GB

😂 It's just a Gator Pro Go Deluxe, they're about £90. Great gigbags though.

I would expect they'll be fine, I have Nordstrand pups in my V7 (nowt wrong with the originals, just a set came up cheap on here!) and they work fine with the stock pre so I can't imagine it wouldn't work the other way around. You can just desolder the pickups, jack, grounding and battery wires and the whole bell plate should lift out. There seems to be two versions of their preamp, the earlier one has two boards with a separate blend pot and the newer one is just a single board, I would expect yours is the single board version without all the stray wires hanging around so even easier:

The Thunderclap Newman and Kung Fu Fighting claims check out, not sure about Rocket Man as the backing vocals were supposedly* done by his band at the time. *According to Wikipedia

eBay will refund after the item has been returned, in this case if he collects it then it would be up to the OP whether he wanted to confirm it or not as there is no proof of delivery. It would be the collection item not received scam in reverse. Not that I'm saying he should do that mind, not even with this absolute berk.

If it's cash then screw him, if Paypal then you'll need to accept the return I would think, give them a ring (especially if you have receipts for it to prove it's not fake etc) and see what they say. Did you offer returns in the listing? Btw never accept Paypal for collection/delivery items, you're setting yourself up to get screwed either way as they can just file an "item not received" claim and you have no proof of postage/delivery. However if you wanted you could be incredibly dishonest and collect the item from him then tell Paypal he hasn't sent it as you would have to refund that way after receiving the sax back. Obviously that would be an immoral and heinous thing to do.

Here's what the Sire looks like with the slim EMG knobs btw, much more space between the lower concentric knobs and the neighbouring regular ones.

You might find switching the knobs to metal ones makes it less fiddly, I prefer it. I used standard flat top tele knobs on the regular pots and the slim EMG ones for the concentric pots. A simple but great sounding (and still pretty flexible) alternative might be the Sadowsky 4 knob VTC preamp - two band eq with the VTC circuit (with push/pull) which is essentially an overall treble rolloff. Will cost ye though.

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Mute the other strings when tuning, even small vibrations from surrounding strings can set some tuners off. Also cheap clip ons are usually electronically great but mechanically suspect - they have weak springs on the clamp part meaning they don't pick up the notes as easily. Use your left hand to increase the pressure, they should work ok in a pinch. Some cheap clip ons are better than others, I have a Kliq/Wetune one (also probably sold under a hundred different names) like this which has been fantastic, scored it for £5 new off Facebook too!

For a leftfield solution to noodling around the house and hotel room playing have you thought about a uke bass? I just use my acoustic when I want to spontaneously pick a bass up and play for a few minutes, no cables or anything.

There's nothing wrong with that. Lots of artists crowdfund albums, Marillion were doing this before crowdfunding was even a thing and it's not just old rock acts either - De La Soul did it (the custom thumb drives were great!). I really like the idea as it is an artist interacting with their fan base and involving them with the process, it's removing the leeches from the industry and ensuring we get to enjoy music we would never have otherwise had the opportunity to listen to. In fact I prefer it to the traditional method of bands being signed to a label and paid a relatively tiny wage from their own earnings. That isn't anything like "buy me an expensive bass because I want one", not even in the same universe. Although as I said before if anybody wants to buy me an expensive bass I'm cool with it.

It's not about needs, it's about wants and what they consider to be their duty in upholding the 2nd ammendment/being a patriot/resisting an opressive government/protecting muh freedumz or whatever paranoia based propaganda is doing the rounds this week. They have had the gun fetishism drilled into them from an early age, it's radically different from owning objects which serve a purpose like a kitchen knife or a car.

Also this, they're tiny little peepee men.

America has a dangerously warped view of firearms, it's painful listening to gun nuts evangelise weapons like they are living in some wild west power fantasy where people need to be armed to blast the bad guys. At this stage I don't think stricter gun control would even work over there, they basically need several generations of deprogramming. Interestingly you can legally own the American mass shooters' weapon of choice over here - the AR15 - in 22LR cal, just that nobody really wants one aside from a few enthusiasts and we don't have the irresponsible culture where being seen walking around with a military style firearm is in some way inherently masculine. I held a shotgun license in my youth and used to go shooting with my dad, guns were never something you'd show off or glamorise. In fact it would be seen as childish to do so which is exactly the reaction I have when watching videos like the one above or of the 2nd amendment protesters.

Will you take Lego in px?

Having said that I also like expensive basses and if there's any free ones going I'm down, Marleaux Consat for me if possible. Cheers.

Time to put your big boy pants on and stroll over to the Job Centre maybe?