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  1. Paul S
    I've just bought something for the USA via Paypal and the seller said the charges were 4%. I'll take him at his word. I believe the credit card charges are variable and it entirely depends upon which one you have. if you have a Post Office credit card there is no handling fee or any extra charges involved for purchases - just a straight conversion from US to UK. You just need to make sure the exchange rate is ok. I always use that when I travel abroad (not cash withdrawals, though). There is a website called 'Money saving expert' that goes into this in some detail, as well as many other things. [url="http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/"]http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/[/url]
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    I don't know if I am reading this incorrectly but there seems to be an implication from some quarters that not using a back up bass entitles you to some sort of badge of merit - better to carry on through the rest of the gig using 3 strings, transposing on the fly, or restringing with your teeth. And that back up basses are for lesser mortals, somehow. I don't get it.
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    Does this work? Edit - yes.
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    How strange. They were there but I couldn't see them when I logged in just now! Edited some more in and now have two lots.
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    Feeler for now to see if I get a response. I bought this to have a 'matched pair' with my Washburn Scavenger bass, which I have now sold, and I don't really have any need for (yet) another 6 string guitar knocking about. A Washburn Raven guitar, made in Japan, Matsumoku factory between 1978 and 1981. This was the 'entry level' model for the Wing Series that included the Hawk, Falcon, Eagle, what have you. It is in pretty good nick for it's age and plays nicely - no particular issues that I am aware of. Build quality is excellent, as you would expect for a Matsumoku instrument. The high end models had a through neck that, I am told, were a little wobbly - this is bolt on and stable as anything. It sounds immense - somewhere in between a Gibson Les Paul and an SG, with a leaning towards the Les Paul. I think these look cool as anything. Here is a link to the Matsumoku info page on them, which tells you all the spec: [url="http://www.matsumoku.org/models/washburn/wing/wing.html"]http://www.matsumoku.../wing/wing.html[/url] Here are a couple of pics [attachment=95039:raven1.jpg] [attachment=95040:raven2.jpg] it would come with a hard case originally used for a Les Paul into which it fits nicely. I will be looking for[s] £175 incl. the case,[/s] just [b]£135[/b] including a soft gig bag, collected from Benfleet in Essex or couriered at cost. [attachment=95039:raven1.jpg] [attachment=95040:raven2.jpg]
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    oops. duplicate, please delete
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    I broke a string last night at rehearsal. Everyone, including me, was amazed. I carry spare strings but it takes a little while to change. I am using the same bass tonight at a gig - if I'd have used a different bass last night the string would have broken during the gig. I'll take a spare from now on - I have a Hohner B2A that doesn't take up much real estate..
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    To be fair to Alex, he doesn't make the claims you mention, the hyperbole is user generated. That is presumably because they are good and people are happy with the product. If you choose not to join the love-in that's your choice but I don't see how you can criticise if you haven't (apparently?) tried one yourself.
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    [quote name='TraceElliotBass' timestamp='1323434911' post='1463314'] Realistically if I was to say get the compact, would using it with the TE15 be ok? I'm just thinking about ££ Thanks again [/quote] I would imagine, but do not know, that a BF Compact would be fine on its own without the TE 1x15. With my old TE rig I had the choice of a 1x15, 2x10 and also a 1x18 - I used to mix and match depending on my mood, the gig and/or the state of my lumbar region. So far I have bought and used only a BF Compact and it has done everything I could ask of it - this with a TC Classic 450 head, not a Trace head. If money were no object I would add a BF Midget for just a tiny touch more top end, more headroom or, really, just to have a bigger looking pile of kit on stage. But, if I am honest with myself, that's just the GAS speaking as the Compact on its own is more than adequate for anything I need.
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    About 15 years ago I became ill with ME and I had a 8 or so year period of my life 'missing' whilst trying to deal with it. Fortunately for me it passed without leaving too great a legacy but it made me appreciate my life and what I have in a different way to before, knowing what a close scrape I'd had with a very different future. One of the things I decided to do, once I became well enough, was to buy a bass guitar - picking up the reigns I put down when I left university back in the late 70s. So, yes, for me a life changing event pushed me into music.
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    I think that's in East Tilbury, the posh bit.
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    Can I please ask - what is the width of the neck at the nut and how much does it weigh? Ta.
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    +1 for the Fender Power Jazz Special - I have one, generally play 70s and 80s classic rock, and it is the absolute business. P/J pups, active with mid-sweep, light-ish P body, beautiful skinny J neck.
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    I used to use a Trace Elliot 1x15 and 2x10 and it was fantastic. Together they weighed around 50kg. I now use a Barefaced Compact and it is also fantastic - seems to cover the same tonal range as the old rig all by itself. It weighs around 12kg I think?
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    Thanks for your input, chaps. So they are pitching against the Epiphone EBO type range? That hadn't occurred to me but, looking again, it makes sense. My guess is that these would be a notch up in quality compared to the Epis and probably on a par with the Westones? I think the neck may be too wide - the Westone/Washburn 40mm wide necks are about as fat as I can get on with and these sound a little wider and perhaps a little thicker, too.
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    Been reading a little about these but can't find much hands on experience - I really like the styling. Does anyone have one - what are they like? Mainly - are they heavy and what neck size?! If they are heavy and have wide necks, are there any Aria Pro basses that are lightweight/skinny necked things? Ta.
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    Theres an 80s Ibanez SR800 in mint condition in the for sale section for under £300. If you can live with the colour (marmite) it has to be one of the better bargains to be had on here at the moment.
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    Actually there is a seriously good bass for sale here at the moment - stretches your £300 a looooong way - a mint 80's Ibanez SR800: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/157909-fs-l280-mint-1987-ibanez-sr800-japanese-4-string-bass/page__st__20__p__1458653__hl__ibanez__fromsearch__1#entry1458653"]http://basschat.co.u..._1#entry1458653[/url] If it were a different colour I'd have this on my rack already. Edit for ridiculous spelling mistake.
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    Sorry, sold a year ago.
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    If it were my £300 I would go for a Westone Thunder IA or IIA and put the change towards my watch. Or (shameless plug alert) buy my genuine 'loft find' Washburn Scavenger, which I have almost certainly decided to part with. It plays like a P-Bass, sounds like a P-Bass (weighs as much as a P-Bass) but doesn't look like one. You'd have even more change to put to your watch, then! Or spend a bit on pimping it - hotter pups and a P-Retro.
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    Sweet

    Paul S replied to dmccombe7's topic in General Discussion

    Sweet Fanny Adams - great rock album. Set Me Free, great rock track. Mick Tucker - one of the best rock drummers ever. http://youtu.be/SW6zZAigmMo
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    Why thank you, kind sir! My BIL has various guitars and the only two I covet BADLY are Gretschs. Not exactly sure what the other one is - a white hollowbody, similar to the Brian Setzer models. Sounds amazing. As does this.
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    I painted one of my basses - first time I have ever tried anything remotely like it since I covered my old Raleigh bike in metallic purple about 40 years ago. Made a right pigs arse of it, tbh, but it is a whole lot better than it was - gone from an appalling orange peel finish candy apple red to vaguely glossy black and the previously badly painted headstock is now natural with a new decal. Ultimately I found it immensely satisfying and, having got so intimate with the various bits and bobs of the bass, I feel I have bonded with it big time. I also feel I have a vastly greater understanding of how these things are put together. I say go for it! You have nothing to lose. Well, other than resale value, self-esteem and perhaps a relationship.
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