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Does me paying 25% import duty and tax mean that the customs team get great healthcare too?

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Does that include the roughly 25% that will be added when it gets to the UK.
[/quote] unfortunately not!

The bass is now paid for and ready to ship! For the record, the Monarch Classic 4 starts at $4,850 so not really 'that' expensive... you get to choose colour (choice of 4) neck (choice of 2) and pickguard (choice of 3). I added a dropped-d tuner - but it still feels like a 'custom'.

Thanks guys - solid advice. I'm working with their team at the moment on the best options to get my baby home!

Or is this just the cost of doing business and he should Do The Right Thing?

Any advice on getting an expensive bass into the country £efficiently? If someone was planning that. A friend of mine maybe?

Will totally post 1000x pictures. Just trying to figure how to get the baby home!

Fiesta red with rosewood neck, tort pickguard. I used to have a squire P bass in this colour combo and loved it. :-) It's all pino's fault..

I ordered a Monarch Standard Classic back in December - and just got an email from them that it is complete and ready to ship. I really hope it is as awesome as I hoped. I ended up selling 4 basses and a drumkit to fund it - but as I can only play one bass at once, it might as well be a nice one. As for whether it is worth it - hey you only live once so why not have some fun. People are happy to spend £4k on a car (or £40k or £400k), so why not on a bass? How many people bought a BMW when a Kia would have done 90% of the same things?

PM Sent...

My first bass show and loved it. Lots of gear and the live performances were well worth the ticket price. Luckily I have a new bass on order - otherwise I would have spent more time playing with toys! Got a brief chance to play a PJ Sandberg at the PJB booth (white with tort) and it was much, much better than I though. Yikes. Luckily it wasn't for sale! Next year I will be networking more - so many inspirational people.

I don't have a basschat lanyard but I will be at the show on Sunday. :-) Maybe I'll write BC on the inside of my left wrist as a secret calling sign...

I recently sold my '99 American Standard P for quite a bit more than this - these are great basses and won't let you down. Sunburst P bass is THE bass. There's a bargain to be had here!

Just sold Tom a lovely Fender; he paid quickly with a good offer and it was all smooth and cheerful. Great guy. :-)

2x guitars sold - and 2x to go.... who will be the lucky man to take this NR home. It's a beauty and sounds fierce.

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You can buy it also from here if you want. :-)

Sorry for the misunderstanding. My bass is number 547 and is the one pictured on the carpet. The pictures of the bass on the sheet were from the guy I bought it from previously. I always assumed this was the same bass (it was advertised on his website) - but it is now clear that it is a different NR sig. The ebay ad now only contains pictures of my bass. PM me if you would like more info.

There were some pictures of NR sig 878 in my original ad (this bass also had a tugbar) - I have removed those.

That's odd! I must have my pictures screwed up. I'll fix it. Mine is 547. I used some previous photos from the guy I bought it from and never noticed that!

Hey all,

So - for some reason the pledgemusic people send me 2x Jaco DVDs as part of the kick-starter project... one signed and one not signed. So - who wants the unsigned one?

It's new and unopened (still in shrinkwrap) - and is an awesome 2-disc set.

*warning - it is region 0 (USA) so won't work on regular DVD players, but I got it to work on my Mac and then pushed to my TV.

If you don't have this DVD yet - why not?

I'll post to the UK for free!

Steve.

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Price drop! It's now on eBay and I sold the P-bass!

And now SOLD! Instant regret. And I know I will end up buying a 3TSB P-bass soon enough!

Hey Tom1946 - I don't think so. It's a fairly neat end. Quite smooth and very playable. :-)

Got a chance to play this bass again last night and it reminded me what is so great about it.

Made in 1997 to 1965 spec; pickups in the right place give it a real punch. Huge sound, great looks. Reverse tuners give it a cool vibe and the jazz neck is a dream. Balances well and is in great condition. Sunburst finish with Rosewood is the perfect combination if you ask me...

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Here are my 3 completely different Fenders - a 97 CIJ Jazz bass, a 99 American P-bass and a 2012 American Deluxe P-bass.

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Yeah man, totally.