Burns-bass

I did get the book and read through briefly but quickly realised it’s not something I have the time to work through or the concepts something that I need to use. I salute you all and wish you the best with your endeavours.

Sometimes wish it wasn't! I remember once putting a wanted ad up for a Wolf Endpin for my double bass. Three days later, one arrived at my door after being sent by someone. That's the Basschat I like. Guy didn't even ask me to pay postage.

I believe instead of flipping, you’ve flopped.

Is that the Andy Manners explorer bass I sold (pointy, cheap, etc.). If so, the buyer and I came to an agreement that it could be sold on in London (at the Gallery) and we split the profits between us. That was BC working well.

Problems always occur in business, it's how you manage them that matters, and he seems to be scoring well. Best of luck to him I say.

Yeah, he seems to be doing really well, he’s had some great stuff in stock.

There’s a guy in Bristol who runs an online guitar shop in Easton. His business model involves scouring Gumtree, Facebook and buying cheap stuff at Gardiner Houlgate. He may make a few quid in his job, but even better, he’s taking unloved instruments and making them playable and used again. Thats the kind of flipping I respect.

This has happened to me several times (and I've done it too) and it's always a nice gesture.

That’s really bad. My view is if you’ve added value, you deserve the premium. (This includes owning something for years, like the Stingray I bought here for £600 and sold for £850 10 years later). I think we all remember the guy who picked up 2 Epiphone basses here for £75 each then advertised them the next day for £350 each.

My thoughts exactly. It used to annoy me, especially when it was clear where items had come from (and what people had paid) but it can be more complex. The economic argument (“it’s worth what someone will pay”) is a truism, and it fails to tackle the morality of doing so. As an example, I was asked by a friend to value the items her deceased husband had acquired. She would have taken what I said was fair. That could have been £100 or £1000. (In the end, I wrote advert text for her and she sold them privately.) Sometimes it’s not all that it seems. I bought a Pedulla from an auction for £900 (I was there to bid on another item which I won, but it’s a handmade mega beast of a bass). Add fees to that (£250), new strings (£75), the tools to work on it (truss rod tool needed to come from the States £20), parts (new bridge adjusters £20) set-up (£100) and the new bass was a little more costly than purchase price. If someone saw I’d paid £900 at auction, selling for £1500 would seem usurious, but it’s probably what it cost me.

These guys build one too https://sineeffect.com/High-&-Low-Pass-Filters-c172981009

Of course, just being set up at the moment. I collect tomorrow.

Im about to sell a Pedulla 6 which is a hand made mega bass but its fretless.

We have a really good band leader who is pretty smart. We only rehearse 3 or 4 new ones at a time and he will always expect us to have learned them. It’s good because we pretty much always will. Doing this means we only rehearse once a month. Helps that we’re all music teachers and a lot of the work we do is on arrangements. If stuff needs to be worked on then we’ll do a dedicated session to focus on certain things. Works really well.

Love that you have a bass room. That’s a man who has won at life. Music sounds good. Very moody, simple and beautifully played.

I may have bought something (I did). Some good bargains especially on the BBs (which is what I bought) and the PA stuff. Given its Yamaha, the stuff will likely be perfect. https://www.yamahamusiclondon.com/Offers/?_gl=1*1k4nnxx*_up*MQ..*_gs*MQ..&gclid=CjwKCAjwjffHBhBuEiwAKMb8pKszUsFJuW8f6fqcYPaSa7BDJ19Kv9pCOMRfVry1PJeWpUO3nmllyBoCaLkQAvD_BwE

I bashed my thumb playing football (at 43, how stupid). A few weeks off won’t harm you. Just don’t rush back and if you feel any pain never play through it.

Speak to the medical professionals. In my experience, doctors are usually pretty helpful if you ask them a direct question. Never crowd source health advice on a forum and never take a chance with your long term mobility. Good luck with the surgery.