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Eldon Tyrell

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  1. These are also ok, but a bit too tall for my taste: https://www.armstrongmusic.co.uk//hardware-parts-c1/knobs-c39/gibson-replacement-knobs-c137/armstrong-music-vintage-50s-tall-speed-knob-set-of-2-usa-fit-and-cts-pots-p23432/s27528
  2. I am also looking for two original knobs for my BB1200. The closest I've found are these. Not exactly the same but quite close (and not too expensive): https://www.armstrongmusic.co.uk//hardware-parts-c1/knobs-c39/gibson-replacement-knobs-c137/armstrong-music-speed-knob-set-of-2-black-usa-fit-and-cts-pots-p1454/s2073
  3. I think you are right. This is the 2016 PDN limited edition. The beautiful roasted bird's eye maple neck and the unmarked ebony fingerboard give it away. Stunning looking bass and so tempting 🤩 GLWTS 👍
  4. No pain, no gain 😉 Took inspiration from the legendary Peter Steel(e)
  5. Preferably a metal strap (and a Spector bass, of course) 😁
  6. Birmingham has ALWYAS been great. Just ask Telly Savalas 😉
  7. Yes, do it - Four your eyes only 😉
  8. Just listen to this awesome song. Hope it helps 😉
  9. I am pleased to see that in the year 2105, Fender is still making PJ basses! GLWTS, time traveller 😉
  10. However, it also said: "but there will still be lots of work to do refining the site so please bear with us over the next few months". So, let's see.
  11. Congrats! A black Spector with gold hardware - cannot get more classic than that. Yes, 34'' scale for a 5 string, dot inlays and the SSD logo probably all mean that it is a NS-5CR, built sometime between 93 and 99. They have their serial numbers inside the control cavity but sometimes they don't have any at all. Definitely a great bargain. Enjoy 👍
  12. I think the Japanese sellers who listed the bass on the bay were drunk as it says "Yamaha BB-XIII" 🙂
  13. BB Fans, saw this on Ebay - BBVIII. Looks cool. Cannot find any info on it on the web. Has any of you played/owned one?
  14. Wow, what a beauty. A MIA Fender P in great condition for a bit more than £800? Great value for money, esp. if you consider what MIJ Fender P's go for (I can see that several are currently selling for £849)! GLWTS 👍
  15. Stuart and Tim collected and dropped off several basses for me (thanks again @walshy). Great and reliable service. Thumbs up 👍
  16. Hope you will find a buyer here in the UK. I recently sold a Stingray Timmy C to a buyer in the US. Well, the local depot here in the UK wanted to know if I had a CITES license. I could convince them that there was no need for one. I also had to send them the commercial invoices again as they somehow had managed to lose them. I only found out about the "missing" commercial invoices after checking the tracking info online where it said that they were waiting for the forms and that they had contacted the seller (i.e., me). Well, they obviously did not contact me and I had to chase them up. Then the US counterparts asked me to fill in a toxic substance control act declaration (TSCA, I guess because of the fretboard glue!), a manufacturer's affidavit (actually this should have been filled in by EBMM but I put in the info myself and I also attached the original invoice from EBMM. Interestingly, after some googling I found out that a manufacturers affidavit is normally used for shipments over $10,000.00. Well, the Timmy C is a great bass but not not THAT expensive ; -), and a foreign shipper declaration. The buyer was also asked to fill in an import declaration and a TSCA form (importer single entry). Looks like these checks came into place as the bass returned to the US where is was made and because the value was above $2500. All in all a lot of hassle, costing me time and energy. So, in short, my advice to you - if someone from the US wants to buy one of your bass that was made in the US (like your Old Smoothie) and that is worth more than $2500 (yours would be slightly below that threshold but I am not sure if shipping costs are part of the value, which could potentially get you over the threshold), then kindly decline it (unless you don't mind filling in several forms and spending lots of time emailing custom officials and people working in depots ; -).
  17. They need a new website and a good inventory management system, esp. as they list stock on their website and on Reverb. Same is true for Bass Direct (but their new website is apparently coming 🤞)
  18. I recently bought a pedal from Arnoldas. Smooth transaction and super fast shipment! Thumbs up 👍
  19. I guess it used to be available for £1450, then it went on sale for £0 (see screenshots in my first post), then it "sold" and now it is book for £1450. It probably was just a technical glitch. Not sure what the laws says if you buy something for £0 and then the retailer says no. Didn't have the time to try it out myself 😉
  20. Well the bass (or, to be more precise, its headstock) got featured on a book from the 90s. So, yes, great bargain indeed 🙂
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