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    like all Dysons, too damm noisy
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    My first bass was also an EB2, a later one , iirc 1968, blonde, single neck pickup, heavy, high action, lousy intonation, shot electrics, an absolutely beautiful piece of furniture, but hard to play and so not the sound I was trying to make which was reggae played on a JB or PB; paid £150 for it ( roughly 7 weeks dole money back then), complete with similarly battered original case from a guy who worked with my mate at Windows in Newcastle in late 1985 and I swapped it three years later for an nice old cheap archtop guitar with a friend who really wanted it, when I left Newcastle. We lost touch about 15 years ago as I stopped going to London and he never leaves London except to go to see his family in Italy, I hope he still has it. The archtop got stood on by an idiot (me 🙄)
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    Just worth noting these are in stock again at £30, 91 left
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    my package shipped Wednesday with UPS, has arrived in the UK, so I expect to get it on Tuesday
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    I bought some pickups off ThomannUK site yesterday, when I started looking into them were £111 and by the time I bought them after checking prices from other suppliers and checking out reviews they had gone down to £109 so they obviously update the prices pretty regularly, probably daily, as the currency changes; with paypal checkout there's no fees or currency charges you pay in £ Paypal billed me £109 as advertised and charged £109 to my bank account
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    tonight 6 pm UK time, 10am PST https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12mRdvVbHE0&feature=youtu.be&mc_cid=d17d2fd371&mc_eid=4b454bf2ce
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    Gavin sold me a Alien Tidal Wave preamp/DI with power supply, quality Boss power supply not a cheapo, and quickly shipped and well packed super easy transaction, many thanks
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    I used carbon fibre tube, 18mm od 16mm id to fit some into a neck I'm playing with, I still have enough tube left to make another 4 inserts if it's the right size for you
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    Bought Ed's Steve Bailey fretless book and DVD, very quickly dispatched and well packaged, many thanks
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    Many thanks for the interest in this, it is now SOLD
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    I remember Chris from when he cut his teeth on the Tube and the like, doesn't look like he's changed at all
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    James/Jim bought my signature Kala SUB UBass, lovely easy transaction, great comms and very quick to let me know it had arrived safely and he was happy I look forward to seeing what comes out of his guitar workshop 😎
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    The three I saw live late 70's/1980 Rush Thin Lizzy Queen (Liverpool Empire, the best gig I ever saw, at their real pomp with an audience who sang Walk Alone at the band with barely any prompting) and the ones I didn't see Bob Marley and the Wailers(turned down a ticket to Deeside, biggest regret of my musical life), Pink Floyd(brother sold his spare Wall tickets for big money, took a long time to forgive him for that), Weather Report (missed them at Glastonbury as stuck on Guernsey)
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    Been asked about weight sorry I didn't have the details to hand yesterday when I listed but have got it out and tried weighing it this morning - I've tried different scales cheap luggage scale, bathroom scales and post scales (difficult to get a consistent reading on these) and get somewhere between 3895g and 4010g so I'd say 8.8lbs, none of the scales are calibrated/tested and the bathroom scales only read in 0.5Kg increments Nut width is 42mm Fretboard radius is 7.25"
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    I've seen a fretless that I'd like to buy, and since the seller is also selling a fretted P I'll not bother him with trade request so will put this up for sale in the belief of if it is meant to be it will be Fender Precision Bass Made In Japan 1990/91 PB57/500 Two colour Sunburst / Maple. Lovely sounding and playing, player grade, Precision Bass, in good used condition. Purchased from Bass Direct, has great sounding original type '57 pickups with staggered pole pieces. Fujigen built with typical of era quality Japanese parts and build quality. Solid one piece maple neck, truss rod adjustment at heel of neck. Single ply white scratch plate with original pots and capacitor. Condition is Used, no major issues, minor dings and wear as one would expect from a 30 year old instrument; frets, hardware and truss rod in good condition and electrically sound. Since I've owned the bass I have changed the pickguard screws to stainless and fitted Flatwound strings and 4 replacement shorter length bridge height adjustment screws, but have kept the originals and will include those. Instrument is currently set up with a fairly straight neck and low action to suit me. Complete with used Fender ABS hard case in good condition. Includes UK 48 hour courier shipping mainland UK, excluding far SW England and Scottish Highlands and Islands for which there may be an additional cost. You are welcome to come and try the instrument out here in Llanfyllin Any questions please ask, either through pm or by telephone 01691 648011. I have some additional photos saved and can take more if required, though outdoor shots with good natural light maybe difficult given the weather. Thanks for looking
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    Ebay used Fender Bass prices have dropped I think by 10-20% in the last month, MIM Jazz and Precisions go for 300-350, if they are auctions with a low starting price, and most listed with high start prices tend to be pulled before they sell as no longer available so I'd assume they are also for sale on FB or advertised elsewhere so face to face deals for less than advertised Ebay price get done; Telecasters always do seem to be overpriced though, both Squiers and Fender so much so that new Squier FSR Bullet Tele at sub £150 for a well made really playable guitar (albeit thinner body but very resonant) make a lot of sense for instant gratification and incremental upgrading
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    I've been through this once a couple of years ago, I ended up requesting a phone call back from Ebay and explained the situation to them, they looked at the email communications and reinstated the feedback. This was with a big overseas seller and they'd appealed at local level (China) to have the feedback removed, but speaking to an operator actually in the US he agreed it shouldn't have been removed so it was reinstated, but a couple of weeks later I looked and it had been removed again, they were a bigger seller than I am a buyer so they won out - I'm not sure if you can actually talk to Ebay anymore they have made it almost impossible to get customer support you just go round in circles never getting anywhere.
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    something from these guys would do the job https://www.textileenterprises.co.uk/product/ball-loops/ and [email protected] has one of the originals left and would ship to the uk
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    Picture of the damage, the bass was well wrapped in bubble wrap and inside a strong cardboard box and no apparent damage to the box in transit but this cracking of the varnish was evident on first inspection; I thought that the damage, which is slight, just hadn't been declared, I didn't know it had happened in transit; the bass plays fine but John quickly offered to take it back so I returned it to him. I asked @Andyjr1515 opinion if it could have been caused by cold shock as I had tried to be very careful about bringing the package up to room temperature before opening it in the evening, it had been well below freezing here first thing in the morning so the package was very cold when delivered and had been in the workshop which is unheated all day
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    Asked about the Roqsolid cab cover, I keep my cab at work so protects when being moved and keeps the dust off in the workshop, this is the standard Ampguard model with the felt lining; blue binding no pockets or flap covers, it goes all the way almost to the floor with the standard feet fitted to the cab, worth repeating the link https://www.amplifiercoversonline.com/zencart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=102&products_id=8339
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    I was really impressed with the cover, the BC discount and the free cable bag that came with it, I phoned them up and said so, top service. I have blue trim on the cover to match the cab of course
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    surplus piece of port and felt here, you have pm
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    unfortunately that is what the market thought it was worth that day where it was, we have all lost money buying and selling things
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    Facebook generally is more local, if the items that you are selling are collection only on here or ebay they will be harder to shift; I'm interested in your fretless bass but it would take me a day to drive to yours and back so impractical and cost me more than the bass itself, if it was shipping included I'd have bought it, and I bet several others have thought the same yes if buying a £2k bass you'd probably want to travel and try it first but a sub £200 one is just a nothing much to lose impulse purchase if you are serious about selling stuff, on ebay then chose a low start price auction and it will sell for what the market thinks its worth, if you want what you think its worth it needs to be well described, usp and clickbait sales terms, good value, comparable in quality and price to the recent actually sold items of that type and be somewhere populous if it is collect only generally though there are buyers who buy rubbish and fakes at inflated prices
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