Samuel Burns

Bought a bridge from Aidan. Great contact and a reliable partner. Straight forward, smooth transaction. Highly recommend.

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I bought a pickup from Keith. Everything went smooth; communication, shipping, packaging. Highly recommended! Cheers from Germany!

No seller is off the hook if they packed the item poorly! The courier is there to collect, not to oversee packaging and confirm everything is secure unless hired for such a service. If I, as seller, am a silly billy and throw the bass in a $5 carry case how is the courier or the buyer responsible when the bass gets damaged on its way to the buyer? No offense but I find this simply excuses for insecure sellers to sleep better at nights. You either offer both collection and shipping or just collection. Dan it is no demand. If not clearly stated in the for sale ad "collection only" i will kindly ask the seller if posting would be an option, again "ask" not "demand". If the seller offers shipping I will then politely ask how will he ship? In a Tesco bag, original carton, HSC? I will always pay for the shipping costs, as is my obligation as a buyer. I am still trying to understand if there is a UK law relieving the seller from all liability when he ships an item only when the buyer "arranges own courier"?

I participate in many forums globaly and I have to say this is a british phenomenon. Almost every other ad says "buyer arranges own courier". This has to be the most bothersome thing to do in a sale. And as much I have read the answers of those that practise this, I still can't get it. "Collection only" is understandable, hustle free sale. But "buyer arranges own courrier"...

Yes, just the hex slot is rounded, not the threads. Many "ifs".... Thank you for the input.

@Manton Customs How would I go about pulling the truss rod? I know for sure that the nut is welded onto the rod and it is encased Inside a cylinder if that helps.

So this bass came up for sale near me. It's an Indo, the seller has made clear that the nut is stripped from a professional.... He's asking 150€ (a lot) but I'm going to offer 70€. A luthier localy is asking for at least 350€ without having even seen the bass, so I figured I'd shave the damaged alloy with a dremel and free the cavity then get a replacement screw with an allen head, use loctite or the likes and glue it in place tight. Now this is a dual action rod, which as I've found out, is welded to the nut. I have seen loctite holding many kilos of torque on cars, but I'm not sure wether something like this is possible. I've gotten mixed opinions on FB from luthiers, but thought I might ask the commnunity as well.

Thank you. I was actually going to try and source a decent kit from the UK, because the pricing in Germany is ridiculous! I haven't built anything in a long time, but I have a very good understanding of circuit schematics although my builds where hi-fi amplifiers, pedals, power supplies and in general devices operating with low voltages and currents. My concerns where about how carefully these amps where designed and if people have actually built and operated them sucessfully. I will be having a lot of time off in the coming year and I wanted to put my time into builds that don't take up much space, are rewarding and when finished have a function other than hanging from a wall.

So I actually got a decent deal for the Tour 450 and a 410TVX for £250.The amp offers loads of different sounds, very present in the middle frequencies (found it very unpleasing), surprisingly quiet function I might add. Still messing with it, I'm having trouble having my Ray34 to sound like one through this amp.

To be honest I have never really thought about the legal side of things. I'm not planing on building to sell on, but you made a solid point. I'd have to check with local laws on the issue. Any insights on the actual task at hand? Are these kits calculated to last or not?

I've been toying with the idea lately to build a tube amp from a kit. Has anyone here ever tried one that they can recommend? Are there any tips in general, because I don't want to start something that for marketing reasons is represented as fairly easy. I have some background as a hobby electronic and from technical education in high school so I believe I can finish a kit.

Thanks guys. I'm just taking my time now until I find either one at a reasonable price. I sure as hell will not be paying £190 for them.

I didn't realize it was a 2 week thread until I replied. Have you got the matter sorted?

Take a look at the socket where the battery clips in. Maybe a wire is cut off.

Try checking the neck relief and adjust accordingly.

So what would you recommend?

The Peavy cab comes with the amp. Another option for me would be the Hartke XL's. I'm looking for used gear, since it will be my first rig.

This will be my first rig, thus my dumb questions. My only experience is a PF-500 through a 1X15" Ampeg at the practise room and my own practise amp.