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Whereabouts would collection be from?

I purchased some pickups from Alain - they arrived straight away, were well packaged and a great price.

Thanks!

I have a plentiful supply of degreaser at work which did the trick 

Thanks for the heads up, it's well used but very serviceable for £25

Collection was an interesting experience too - the chap selling it was Kosheen creator Markee Ledge.

I am picking it up shortly :-) 

1 hour ago, Happy Jack said:

Too tight for my agricultural finger style, but that looks like a shedload of bass for the money.

Likewise, shame as I quite like the look of it.

GLWTS 

Can I ask what the spacing is at the bridge?

Pm sent 

For some reason I am guessing that case is from Japan?

A Daisy Rock Daisy bass would look good in there 

Oof, that's blimmin' lush!

2 minutes ago, PawelG said:

The action seems super low though! I bet it plays like butter.

Buttercream, surely? 

Everything is better with cake.

Happy birthday! 

4 minutes ago, mcnach said:

 

I forgot... also, if I use somebody's amp I like to return the settings to whatever it was before I used it.

I was happy to do the same, and remembered them quite easily. (I may have made the odd adjustment when no-one was looking!) 

Dave's a great guy, and a really honest seller.

I may well be interested, depending on dates etc

I once did a pub gig where I had no choice but to use the main act's bass rig. I was told in no uncertain terms not to touch the settings at all which I wouldn't have minded as much if it hadn't been a Hiwatt amp with a grand total of 5 controls!

2 hours ago, BigRedX said:

Are they being sold as "new"?

AFAIAA the only place that you can buy a new Harley Benton Instrument from is Thomas as it is their in-house brand. Therefore I would assume that any HB instruments on eBay are not new and should not be described as such. 

Which he is trying to get around by describing them as unbranded and carefully avoiding photos of the headstock. 

My 'sour grapes' as you describe them are to do with the fact that I was sold a bass described as new with no reference to the true facts as to it's origin. I feel deliberately misled and am trying to help others from the same fate.

5 minutes ago, wateroftyne said:

It’s cheeky. And he certainly shouldn’t lie when asked about the ‘D’.

Truth is, can’t see anything in his feedback from aggrieved punters who’ve bought these instruments.

Absolutely, it is deliberate deceit in fact.

I am one of those who left positive feedback - being at the time unaware of the existence of these models from Thomann. Had I been aware I would have returned the bass.

Are you defending this selling practice? 

99% of buyers are unaware what they are buying.. 

Into 8 Ohms your amp will deliver 375 watts so not quite as bad as you think 

You are a lucky man Andy

Would this be a humble Dumble then?

On 19/03/2018 at 11:46, bartelby said:

I'm also a massive fan of Clint Mansell's film work (also a HUGE Pop Will Eat Itself fan). Pi, Requiem For a Dream, The Fountain, Moon... all amazing...

Moon has a beautiful soundtrack, and is a great film