Burns-bass

Bump!

Bump - now £13.50

Still here, and still a beautiful guitar!

I’ve got a Ultra Bass Mute that never been used. (Wolf Endpin now sold)

Mute is £12.50 including postage

Wolf Endpin is £SOLD

pics below...

This is now on eBay...

Bump. No offer forthcoming. Happy to take £120

When I gave up Cycling properly I sent a huge package of my old gear to a charity that distributed it to cyclists in Africa. Tubes, tyres, wheels, jackets etc.

It was great to know that while my passion had gone, the stuff is built up was used by other people. Perhaps you could get a bit of inspiration doing the same with the old books and stuff?

(I’m not telling you what to do with your own possessions, just saying what helped me!)

These are absolutely fantastic instruments.

I had a similar frustration and, while I'm younger, I've also had a few years where I couldn't be bothered to play. Some days, I still can't.  For about 3 years I spent all my free time cycling, and now play bass a bit now and then. I swapped to upright which is great fun. 

The problem all of these streaming services (and online subscription-based platforms) is that there's little cost to leave them and sign up to a competitor. The simplest parallel here is Netflix. Neither Spotify nor Netfilx own the majority of their content, they license it. At the moment the big push is to gain market share and crowd out competitors, then increase the price to a point where they at least make a profit (instead of losing billions).

It's not revenue that matters to a business in the long-term, but profit. At some point there will be a dramatic shift in the business model (see Uber already attempting to increase costs for example). At this point we will see how consumers react.

Take a look at how eBay cast Paypal aside when the law finally caught up with Paypal and demanded it began operating within the law and dispensing their responsibilities as a processor of financial transactions. As soon as consumers are asked to pay the full cost for the service, we balk at it. It will be the same with Spotify, but another provider willing to lose billions to achieve a monopoly position will be propped up by venture capital and early-investors.

Yes I would. PM with an offer!

Feel free to make me an offer...

Pre-eBay bump. I will also get the guitar frets crowned if it’s a deal breaker.

Sarcasm isn’t dead!

Modern Squiers are brilliant instruments available at a great price. If it plays well, then it’s definitely worth taking a punt. They’re also inexpensive ways to get modding too, and with a few changes (pickups, tuners and bridge) - all of which you can get second hand on here, then you can have a brilliant bass for not much money.

Personally, if you want to dip your toe into he 5 strong world I can heartily recommend a Sire Jazz Bass. They’re a little more expensive, but also wonderfully made.

Agree with the poster above. Nice instruments but they’re really stretching the notion of vintage at £900. At that price you’re about £100 away from a Fullerton reissue of the pre-CBS Precision basses which are wonderful instruments, with US quality.

I’ve got a fair few Jap jazzes and Precisions and had possibly 20. Again. The quality can vary too, so don’t buy on spec but give it a go.

I’m selling (or trading!) my 1989 Fender Stratocaster in classic red.

It’s all original, and in great condition, although it does have some scratches (all of which I have pictured).

This is a Japanese Standard Strat - he equivalent of a US Standard Strat.

This one has been used and you can see the wear on the lower frets. This should be fixable with a re-crown, and I’ve factored this into the price.

There is no case with this, but I can find one if you need one for a little extra.

im based on Bristol and interested in bass trades. I’m not interested in any other guitars.

Now reduced to £350

Cheers!

3 minutes ago, neilp said:

I think your real world must be different than mine. What is this "snack" of which you speak?

They’re like a poor relative of Wotsits.

I reckon if you took a straw poll of the ‘great’ British public the majority would mention cheesy snack than a musical note.

As an old man it’s another reason to shake my head.

To redress the balance I ordered a set of strings on Amazon 10 days ago. After received my confirmation they’d been sent after about 10 minutes it turns out, 10 days later, that they hadn’t.

1 hour ago, neilp said:

16ths are called semiquavers in the real world...

I think you’ll find that quavers in the real world are a processed food snack flavoured with cheese.

This is a fascinating insight into what makes a super-tight live band. I read somewhere that McCartney would rehearse for about a month, and he can (and does) choose some of the best musicians in the world. I'm sure you're sounding fantastic already ,when the adrenaline hits on the night it will be amazing.

Bass heaven - a desert gold limited edition Stingray on the music stand

Bass Hell - a 16 month old baby about to smack it with a TV remote control (I managed to stop her!)

Any interest?

Guess so.

45 minutes ago, EBS_freak said:

I would have said call the police in their ear shot... but given my dealings with the police... waste of time.

It's no a criminal matter, it would be a civil dispute (unless the shop reported the item as having been stolen). Bonkers, I know, but I've been in this situation myself. 

The Squier is a great instrument, but the Sire is a real step up and worth the extra. Only problems I've found so far are the tuners are  bit weedy and the bridge lacks a bit of mass, but that can all be sorted out pretty quickly enough.