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Fair point... I didn't need the Elf, nor the BLX 80 I've got! :-)

I'd looked at that BLX 80 head, as I've got a combo with a noisy amp; unfortunately, mine's tweeter has gone too, so probably not worth spending money on. (And I've got an Elf, so don't really need another amp.)

Looks ace!

One of the photos still shows the crack in the lacquer around the upper cutaway, but it could be taken for a reflection.

I think there's a Report option to say that a seller has used your pictures.

I'm guessing it was typed on a phone...

It's best to start with a blank canvas.

I think those neck plates may have been bulk-produced with that serial number.

I was quite taken by this BC Rich copy which appeared on the "Also viewed" list. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Custom-build-B-C-Rich-Ironbird-copy-4-string-fretless-bass-guitar/282870786790?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D43781%26meid%3Dd2f20eb782ee4c50b4e702e84f6a3815%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D112853900874%26itm%3D282870786790&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851 (Apparently its maker has been certified.)

Looks like someone was trying to turn an SG into a Strat! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1986-Gibson-SG-Special-400-Restoration-Repair-Project/152933008058?hash=item239b8482ba:g:P~8AAOSwA3dYmHlm

I met Mo Foster in the 80s after a Jeff Beck gig (on the There & Back tour) and he also played on Michael Schenker's 1st album (same rhythm section as on the JB album, with Simon Philips).

That was by Bananarama, right?

Well, if it's like today, the trains will be awful, so I'll make the call on Saturday.

I'm in Berkshire, 20 miles West of London and the snow is settling; I'm debating whether to do the 2-mile drive to work! Hopefully things will be clear on Saturday, so I'll be able to get the train in...

"This item is in excellent condition" - except for the fact that the frets have been ripped off with a crowbar!

It's not a Ric - it's a Chickenbacker, probably £250 new (give or take the paint job). (Oh, and I've played my Ric through your amp, and it sounded pretty good!)

Thanks for you hospitality, Andy; it was nice chatting with you and your lovely lady too! (Oh, and the cab was exactly what I wanted, so that was an easy buy...)

Yep - l leave my current job on Wednesday, start a new one on Thursday, and then it's Bass Show on Saturday.

If he wants to sell it he should pull out all the stops.

The seller said he's been told they are really expensive.

I think that disclosure would be good, but it's perfectly alright (and even enhancing) to have had work done by a respected maker/repairman. Dunno what the impact on value would/should be though.

Status were first called Strata, but Fender got on their case, so they re-branded. The Japanese Status pre-dated that, but the seller has confused the two; this one's just a 70s copy, nothing special.