BlueMoon

Same here. I've always been impressed and happy with their service.

Used a phono to USB preamp (NAD, I think). Yes, it takes time and diligence. I prioritised the eclectic or rare stuff first. Then, when I listened to a vinyl LP I would digitise it while I enjoyed the experience. Glad it's done though.

I used to follow the latest hifi developments when magazines were the way to drool and to then drop a load of cash on something that was out of date almost immediately. I broke the cycle when I paired a Quad set up with a pair of Kef 104 ab's I already had. I've gone digital to some degree having now converted vinyl and CD's and use a Bluesound Node 2.

My heart goes out to all those who have been (and still are being) negatively affected by this situation. Nobody asked for it and certainly the feedback from those such as @Jus Lukin and @BigRedX brings it home just how pervasive the knock-on effects can be. I just hope that the worst is over, though I fear it ain't.

Great score!!! Well done. Absolutely stunning basses. Didn't come from the Netherlands, by any chance? I missed out on one of same/similar spec just last week. Enjoy!

Great update, Sam..........here's hoping progress continues apace. Enjoy getting back to some light practice when it's sensible to begin and as advised by your treatment team.

I'm retired so, luckily, it dosen't affect me financially. Our number 2 son graduated a year or so back in "Events Management". You can guess the rest.

Quality gear, great communications, expert packaging and "served exactly as it says on the tin"! An excellent recent transaction with David (aka as @eubassix). Top seller and gent. Many thanks.

Stew: Of the one's that you've purchased as a result, do any of them fit? 😎

And the apparently "dead" E string is a characteristic of these strings, not a manufacturing fault.

I always try to keep a packaging box in the room where I keep my bass cases/bags. My excuse is "I've always got a box ready in case I sell a bass and need to ship it". Mrs Blue Moon seems to accept the logic and is pleased that I'm thinking of selling! Helps when a bass arrives and you don't have the chance to get rid of the original box. Just flatten it and jamb it behind. I make regular trips to the container park and helpfully manage the household trash collection. Double win!!

An MIJ in Candy Apple Red from 1994 is being sold currently at BassDirect UK. Can't see the earth strap, so not sure if it's a 62RI though. https://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Fender_MIJ_CAR.html (I am not affiliated with BassDirect, BTW).

A little bit more expensive for a Jazz, but well in the same ballpark. All depends on specific extras (e.g. Stack knob, painted headstock, res-o-lites, reliced ashtray etc).

OK, that is logical. I didn't realise or think of that context. Enjoy your bass when it arrives!!

I tried my best to share the love for, and put the word out, about the Bacchus Craft Series WL-4 DX in blue available at BassDirect UK. It was my way of fending off the unbearable GAS that I was having, hoping it would be gone the next time I checked. Nobody was up for it.........so it came home to me! A quick switch to Sadowsky knobs (with a line marker) and a set up and I'd say it's the mutt's nuts.

well.......there you go. There was I thinking it was Rutger G. and had no idea. Still a great line ........both you and he deserve a medal, then!!

Interesting @Marty Forrer that you sourced your new bass direct from Japan and via BassJapanDirect (aka Danny Stewart). I've gone down that route previously for an Atelier Z when they were virtually unknown in Europe. With Bacchus, I've just bagged a blue Craft series WL4-DX from BassDirect (UK). Like you, I'm currently awaiting its arrival. These guys in France seem to have quite a big presence, though I don't know them and cannot vouch for them. https://japanguitar-handmade.com/gb/24-basses

Great work @cetera!! and thank you for sharing. So many great selections and you've nailed all of them (including Rio with a plectrum). Voulez Vous reminds me of just what an accomplished musician Rutger Gunnarsson was and thanks to your great cover his, and your, brilliance lives on.

I think Bacchus put this bridge on a flagship handmade Woodline bass. Not sure if that's a ringing endorsement of confidence though. If I were to buy a Bacchus I think I'd go for a conventional set up. Can't see the advantage, frankly.

Great story! Isn't it crazy that, despite Covid and the potential wrath of "wifey/partner", some things have such pull on us bass players! Glad it all worked out for you.

For the Macca tone I use hard felt picks. Aside from that, I generally use Fender medium picks that I've had for donkey's years.