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  1. Basilpea
    Is this still for sale?
  2. Basilpea
    Thanks Ped, I was thinking you could just get it to sort the items not marked as Sold to the top of the list, but I guess you would need some sort of additional status field for that, which may not be possible with this software.
  3. Basilpea
    I may have this wrong, but I thought all the sellers had to do was mark their goods as Sold. If that's the case then even if they all did so we would still have exactly the same problem as old unsold items would still be way back in the listings - or is there more to it than that?
  4. Basilpea
    Thanks for responding Ped. I can understand why it's a good idea to retain the Sold items, and I do sort by date, but that still leaves items that haven't been sold or bumped sometimes several pages back in the search, which necessitates ploughing through the same sold items every time. However from the response so far the answer to my question seems to be YES, I am the only one who finds it a problem.
  5. Basilpea
    This thread has gone into a completely different orbit. My original point was: we currently have 6 sort criteria on the forums (or is it Fora?), some of which are probably almost never used. Would it not be possible to add one more criterion to enable users to separate the Sold items (or those that are marked sold) from the as yet Unsold items? I was hoping for an answer from one of the Administrators of the database, and perhaps anyone else who thought it would be a good idea?
  6. Basilpea
    Hi, I can't be the only Basschatter who begrudges wasting time ploughing through entries in the For Sale forums that are already sold. Would it not be possible to put this in the Sort criteria so we could have all the items not containing the word "sold" at the beginning of the list?
  7. Basilpea
    NOW SOLD. Cannot edit Title.
  8. Basilpea
    Going on Ebay tomorrow. Auction.
  9. Basilpea
    Thanks for the feedback guys. I did get some other quotes from £400 to £1000+ which didn't seem like a great investment, and having claimed over £20k on my house insurance last year for burst pipe damage I didn't want to go down that route either, so I think on balance I made the right choice.
  10. Basilpea
    Hi, I ended up taking it to a local guitar repair workshop who said they could repair it but could not make it perfect. They were right. To be honest it doesn't look an awful lot better after their repair, however it is now sealed and smooth to the touch (believe they filled it with Superglue and sanded it down), and they only charged me £40. If you want to see photos it's now up for sale on this forum.
  11. Basilpea
    That's what I thought, turned out to a lot easier than I expected. Could be your next challenge!
  12. Basilpea
    35" scale, 18mm string spacing at bridge. Nut width is 45mm.
  13. Basilpea
    Up for sale now, this Rick Turner Renaissance is one of the lightest 5 string basses out there at less than 3 Kg (6.5 lbs). It has a new set of the recommended Thomastik-Infeld Acoustic strings on and is in pretty good nick apart from a dent on the top which has been filled and sanded down (shown in photos). Apparently Rob Allen used to work for Rick until he branched out on his own so as you might expect the ethos is much the same as Rob's - quality and simplicity with the accent on the acoustic properties of the bass. Comparing it to my RA's it has more depth and tonal range than the MB2, more like the Deep 5 (although not quite as awesome). Here's a link to the Rick Turner website http://rickturnerguitars.com/renaissance-bass . I bought it secondhand from outside this community so I don't know the provenance. In terms of trading, the only thing I need now is a fretless Mouse to complete my collection. I can post to mainland UK for £30 or I can meet half way within a reasonable distance for the same cost, although free collection would be better. Sensible offers welcome, I'll probably give it a couple of weeks then put it on Ebay.
  14. Basilpea
    Now sold.
  15. Basilpea
    .................Unless you have a fretless Rob Allen Mouse?
  16. Basilpea
    Sorry, I'm not up for a trade as I just have more 5 string basses than I can justify. This one's on ebay, the auction finishes on Saturday, if it doesn't sell maybe I'll do some clips next week.
  17. Basilpea
    This is going on Ebay over the weekend, so if anyone wants to do a deal, sooner might be better than later.
  18. Basilpea
    This is a beautiful bass which I haven't had very long, unfortunately the string spacing is not quite right for me at 16.5mm. This, coupled with the fact I've now bought a replacement, means it's up for sale. Quite stunning to look at, very lightweight, it plays like a dream and the East active controls give a massive tonal range. Complete with Custom case. Here's the full spec: Shuker 5 string Artist fretless 34” scale 45mm nut width, 16.5mm string spacing gentle C carve laminated mahogany neck (mahogany / black veneer 5 piece) ziricote fretless board two way truss rod, carbon fibre reinforcement mahogany scarf headstock figured walnut headstock veneer front and back 2mm side dots on fret position 2mm face dots between G and D string, 12th to 24th fret composite nut satin neck lacquer Schaller M4 lite tuners Mahogany chambered body figured walnut drop top black top edge binding rear 1/2” round-over reduced heel and recessed fixings rosewood inset bridge satin neck lacquer composite saddle Headway Music Audio piezo pickup Seymour Duncan dual coil pickup faced with ziricote East Tone UK Ltd piezo buffer preamp East Tone UK Ltd Uni pre 3 band eq rear flip top battery compartment black hardware La Bella Strings black nylon tapewound Collection from Epsom Surrey, or I can post to a UK address for £30.
  19. Basilpea
    All I need now is a fretless Mouse to complete the set. Anyone know of one for sale?
  20. Basilpea
    Firstly IMHO they are all excellent basses. The Shuker is fabulous looking and does everything it should, the only reason it's not quite right for me is the string spacing is not enough for my long fingers (16.5mm), especially as I play upright quite a bit. The build quality is terrific, the active tone controls have excellent range and there’s plenty of Mwah if you want it. The Rick Turner is amazing - incredibly lightweight, really high build quality and it is great for me with 17.5 mm string spacing. It's totally unique in the design, it has the simplistic ethos of the Rob Allen but the acoustic strings make it feel and sound rather different. The only bass I would ever change it for would be the Deep 5, and I'm still not sure about selling it just yet. I've attached some pics. I see you're quite local to me, PM if you want to give them a try.
  21. Basilpea
    Firstly IMHO they are all excellent basses. The Shuker is fabulous looking and does everything it should, the only reason it's not quite right for me is the string spacing (16.5mm) is not enough for my long fingers , especially as I play upright quite a bit (referring to the bass not me). The build quality is terrific, the active tone controls have excellent range and there’s plenty of Mwah if you want it. The Rick Turner is amazing - incredibly lightweight, really high build quality and it is great for me with 17.5 mm string spacing. It's totally unique in the design, it has the simplistic ethos of the Rob Allen but the acoustic strings make it feel and sound rather different. The only bass I would ever change it for would be the Deep 5, and I'm still not sure about selling it just yet. I've attached some pics. I see you're quite local to me, PM if you want to give them a try.
  22. Basilpea
    A Big brother for my Mb2. I've been hankering after one for some time now, but with Rob's policy now of only making what suits his business, as opposed to what customers dictate (which is fair enough if he is able to do it), and the rarity of secondhand ones available the likelihood of me getting one looked pretty slim - especially considering my very specific requirements (fretless, unlined, min 17mm string spacing). I just thought I would try my luck on the Owners' Facebook page, and lo and behold I got lucky, a great guy in Italy responded, we did a deal and I am now the proud owner of a Deep 5 to go with my Mb2 4 string. I must admit I was slightly twitchy about sending a not insignificant sum of money to a complete stranger in a foreign country, but I trusted my luck to PayPal's compensation policy and bit the bullet. Antonio turned out to be a really great guy and the bass was in my hot little (actually big) hands within a few days and I couldn't be more pleased. Initially the action was too low for me - lots of lovely Mwah but not much attack and rather inclined to buzz on the low B, but a half turn on the truss rod did the trick and all is now great. This now means there will be no real point in having any other 5 string basses, so I'll be selling a couple of very nice ones soon in the form of a Shuker Artist 5 and Rick Turner Renaissance 5. Probably when things have normalised a bit more and hopefully the Bass community will be more comfortable spending money on bass guitars.
  23. Basilpea
    I can't see any way of editing a For Sale post to show it is now sold. Other members seem to be doing it, am I just a dimwit? Another question that arises from this is why is there not a separate category for Sold Items - as it now stands someone looking through items for sale has to plough through all the Sold items as well. Whilst it's nice to be able to reference previous sales to gauge prices, they make it difficult and longwinded to find ones currently for sale. Lastly, I often search the site for a relevant post on a particular subject and am shown no results, however if I search Google it will find one on the site, does the site search facility have a very limited range? Thanks in advance for your help..
  24. Basilpea
    Arrived late to the party, just ordered a copy.
  25. Basilpea
    My trusty Starbass is for sale. Sad to part with it but I just have one too many basses (or so I am told). I could not find a comparable used one sold secondhand so difficult to know the price. Warwick Specs: Warwick RockBass Star Bass, 4-String, Fretless Warwick RockBass Star Bass Maple fretless 4-string electric bass 32" medium scale Maple top, back and sides set-neck construction 3-piece laminated Maple neck with Ekanga veneer stripes Tigerstripe Ebony fingerboard 20" radius 21 positions Just a Nut III Tedur nut width 38.5 mm / 1.5" passive vintage MEC single coil pickups passive electronics controls for Volume / Volume / Tone / Tone 3-way pickup selector toggle switch Warwick machine heads 2-piece Warwick bridge string spacing 19 mm / 3/4" distance E to G string 57 mm / 2 1/4" Warwick Security Locks Warwick RED Strings (42200 M) .045"-.105" Black Solid High Polish finish chrome hardware approx. weight 3.8 kg / 8.4 lbs. incl. Rockbag Student Line Plus RB 20521 B/PLUS incl. hex key truss rod tool Will post to UK address for £20 but prefer collection. Happy to meet half way.
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