BlueMoon

Been there, seen it, done it.............and, bought the T shirt!

John Hartman and Michael Hossack, as a pair.

Doobie heaven!!

I quite surprised myself with a score of 120 (as well or better than 90.88%).

Feeling  proud and wanting to share this using a screen-shot for you, I scored a fat zerooooooo in my computer skills.

Hey ho!!

The Suhr preamp and the pups are a delightful combination!!

GLWTS.

If you can handle the tension and the price, TI flats are surprisingly bright and last forever.

Gator cases are fine. 

I've also found SKB to be OK and, of course, Hiscox. 

7 hours ago, Geek99 said:

Aren’t the Wilson sisters something of a constant presence ?

When they are bored with Heart, they've also done stuff as a duo plus a few others under the name "Lovemongers".

Silly Love Songs?

I kinda think Macca must have written that one on bass, no?

Pm sent

Is this bass sold now?

On 14/01/2021 at 14:42, PeteJ said:

Thanks all. I just ordered an Ampeg overdrive pedal - let's see if that does the job.

Sounds like a good plan. 

Please do report back on your experiences with the pedal, which will no doubt be of interest to others.

2 minutes ago, Al Krow said:

Do UPS owe you £51?

Good luck with that!

Chords and harmonics are rarely played but add a dimension in assessing "zing" and sustain.

Another thread already out there.

11 hours ago, chris_b said:

It weighed a long way north of 12lbs.

Yep............I have one and it is a boat anchor.

I routinely use a ribbed or "squared" car mat under any class D (light) amp to help prevent it  wandering around - or even falling off - the cab beneath. Works for me.

9 hours ago, peteb said:

I've got a Samson unit in my live rack that looks very similar to that (except that it has kettle lead inputs rather than 3 prong plug ones). It does it's job well enough - gives a bit of protection and keeps things tidy. 

Another shout out for Samson. No nonsense and provides a convenient way to prevent a rat's nest in the back of the rack. 

On 09/01/2021 at 14:36, DrBike said:

Not had a basswood bodied bass before, but the it's £70 cheaper 

Light and quite resonant........but dings quite easily in gig situations.

10 hours ago, EBS_freak said:

and yes, there’s an underlying feud in regard to an original member that now wants to stake claim on the name...

Same situation with The Little River Band.

Oh my.......I've just gone all weak at the knees!

10 minutes ago, BigRedX said:

Personally I wouldn't want to buy or sell anything aboard for a good few months until I've seen what others are actually experiencing.

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-55530721

It seems that several others are following this as well.

1 minute ago, Steve Browning said:

The net effect is that the purchase through BC now costs you a lot more.

So it could indeed impact cross channel sales to "must have" items.

Trades presumably increase costs at both ends.

Am I correct in understanding that, while the seller (let's say in the UK) still advertises and sells the (2nd hand) item at the agreed price, the buyer (let's say in Belgium) will be required to pay local VAT on the declared cost and shipping + admin cost? So the cost to the buyer goes up by around 25%.

I think this could hit sales of cross channel BC classifieds on 2nd hand gear, won't it?

1 hour ago, Old Man Riva said:

I bought a ‘65 Jazz from them about six/seven years ago. Gary was brilliant to deal with, he brought the bass over beforehand for me to try. He also spent loads of time before I purchased the bass giving me a lesson on what to look out for when buying vintage instruments!

I’d phoned around a few vintage dealers before buying the bass and when doing so asked who else they’d recommend (not an unfair question!) and Gary’s name came up a number of times as someone to buy from... 

Another shout out for Gary Winterflood. I purchased my '71 Jazz from him around 10 years ago. I've had a few other non-Fender basses from him and each transaction was super smooth. He's very well informed. Last time I dealt with him he even brought the bass from his place in Sussex to my brother's in Essex. 

What about a "new" reliced instrument purchased from a business that declares the VAT?

If the package is declared, but opened for inspection, I'd like to imagine the job of convincing an inspector. "Sure guv, you can see it's brand new!"

I have this very scenario likely to play out in the next few months (UK to EU).