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[quote name='JPJ' post='375780' date='Jan 9 2009, 11:37 PM']Whiskey is an old Irish folk song. As far as I can recall, on the original recording, Phil played acoustic guitar so there was no bassline per se.[/quote] Yep - no bassline. I've seen an old film of them playing on a european tv show and Phil was playing acoustic throughout. A

[quote name='MoonBassAlpha' post='374072' date='Jan 8 2009, 02:17 PM']Hello any Oxfordites. My Duo / occasional trio, The New Moon, are on early doors 8.30? along with Redox and the Pete Fryer Band. We play acoustic, sometimes psychadelic songs, on acoustic guitar and fretless bass, helped out by a bit of flute and djembe here and there. Come and say hello! Sorry for the short notice, we are late subs! Cheers Jules PS Im pretty sure it is free to get in too![/quote] Blimey..... that takes me back. I used to work in the Magdalen Arms about 25 years ago, when there was a games room out the back with pool tables and loads of video games. What's it like now? A

[quote name='Musky' post='374833' date='Jan 9 2009, 10:00 AM']WTF That really takes the biscuit. I don't think anyone with even a basic grasp of the English language would be in any danger of being confused by that. Ebay just seems to make up the rules as it goes along.[/quote] Agreed - and I've traded a few emails with the guy who is selling: he's had it two months apparently, and had it out of the box about a dozen times. If only it wasn't so blue ...... and of course, I think BIN for £90 is a bit hopeful, given that you can have a choice of colour for £115 brand new on t'internet. Good luck to him though - you just need 2 keen bidders who are determined to win it. Nice bass ..... Yamaha's - the Ronseal of bass guitars. A

[quote name='bremen' post='375256' date='Jan 9 2009, 03:14 PM']Nothing on their website (search terms 'sound level', 'limiter' and '70dB') It's a tabloid story, isn't it. Next thing we know, scientists will have discovered that looking at silicone tits for 10 minutes is the equivalent of an hour in the gym.[/quote] Now there is a petition worth signing - free provision of 'specialist DVDs' as a major contributor to the health of the male,and indeed some of the female, population of the country. Perhaps we should try to launch that on the No 10 site? Although thinking about it - maybe there are too many tits in Downing street already. A

[quote name='jake_tenfloors' post='374437' date='Jan 8 2009, 09:02 PM']Ebay would have pulled it! There would have been something written somewhere that ebay didn't like! I had my EBS cab pulled for having another manufactures name in the ad! Jake[/quote] So then...... emailed the seller, who advises that eBay removed the listing with an hour to go, because he had described the bass as being in 'as new' condition, yet had selected 'used' in the drop down menu to describe the status. It looks pretty legit - he bought it from Dawsons in Altrincham, hasn't played it, and just wants to off load it - for as near £90 as poss (BIN @ £90). If only my Mrs would let me buy it...... it would be ideal for the car boot bass I was looking for on the items wanted thread .. especially if I could get it for £60 by way of the auction. Sadly, I have been rumbled.. so I'm under surveillance now. Thanks for all your input - and I quite agree about eBay .... a necessary pain in the arse. A

[quote name='Trace_n_bass' post='374463' date='Jan 8 2009, 09:24 PM']You are now forced to offer Paypal as an option. If you state 'cash on collection only' they will remove it as nowadays Paypal MUST be offered (part of the ebay global takeover policy) He has now relisted as "Payment is by PayPal or cash on collection." Once ebay remove a listing it's as if it never existed. If you look at an item they've listed themselves it will state the reason for them ending early (i.e. no longer available)[/quote] Just to clarify - it [b]originally[/b] stated 'PayPal or Cash on Collection' and I'm pretty confident that hasn't changed. I do think that those who are saying 'pulled by eBay' are right as I can't see how else it could have so quickly and completely dissappeared. I'll email the guy and report back. A

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='374380' date='Jan 8 2009, 07:58 PM']The very fact that you say he was offering collection only, no postage, saying 'cash on collection' etc. may have resulted in eBay ending it as they hate the thought of anyone circumventing their fees and selling privately after the cheap advertising on eBay. [/quote] Just been relisted! 5 day auction - same wording in the advert. Anyone smelling a rat? A [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Yamaha-RBX170-Blue-Bass-guitar-excellent-condition_W0QQitemZ190278981910QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item190278981910&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A7%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Yamaha-RBX170-Blue-B...A1%7C240%3A1318[/url]

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='374359' date='Jan 8 2009, 07:38 PM']As a watcher you wouldn't be notified of anything! As a bidder you are notified if an item is ended early. If it only had hours to go and had bids on then the seller has ended early to the highest bidder or eBay pulled it; you can't 'generally' end an item for no reason if it is less than 12 hrs to go and has bids on.[/quote] Surely it would appear on my watch list as ended? I watch a lot of stuff - to see what it sells for - and it comes up on my watch list as 'ended' with the final price. Even if he sold to a high bidder I would have thought that would have happened here too. Also, I am always notified when the bidding on a 'watched' item is ending soon, with an automated email, and i didn't get that either. Strange. A

did it say in the ad"also selling locally"? If so, then it's been sold legitimately. On the other hand, maybe it was bogus +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ No, & the guy would allow you to pick it up from his house, or meet in Manchester, but wouldn't allow any couriers to collect from his house during the day. It looked pretty legit - but you never know - he had quite a bit of feedback. I wonder if her just pulled the auction in some way because the bids were at £30 with an hour to go. He'd really limited his buyers by only offering collection, but was taking PayPal - which suggested again that it was pretty pukka. I'm confused!!!! A

I'm perplexed and a bit pissed off...... I was watching a bass on eBay - seller just down the road from me - a blue Yamaha RBX, with an auction that finished at 8 p.m. I've been away on biz, but checked my ebay account at 4 p.m. at the airport, and it was still there with 4 bids showing. Just got home and signed in, to possibly have a bid for it, and it's gone from my watch list, no email to say it's been sold etc, and I can't find it on eBay as a live item!?!? What's happened there then? I can't believe the seller would have closed the aucton so near ro the finish - I just don't understand what's happened. If it had been sold, as a watcher, I would have been notified. Any suggestions? A

[quote name='MythSte' post='370545' date='Jan 5 2009, 12:37 AM']I'll Take it!![/quote] Gone!

Bought about 4 years ago from Superfi, but I didn't set it up immediately, and when I did - found it to be faulty - specifically, it plays fine , and then suddenly the signal disappears for about a second - before coming back perfectly. No squelches or skips - just no sound. I returned it and they sent it off to have it repaired - and I was assured that it was 'sorted' when I collected it. Foolishly, I then put it in storage for a few months, only to find that when I tried it when installed again, it was still doing the same thing. Somewhat bloody typically - this was also outside the guarantee period and the shop were totally uninterested - so don't ask me about Superfi!!!!! Anyway - it's sat doing nothing - having been used for about an hour in all it's life. Hers is a link to the Superfi page with details - although mine is black - not silver as shown. [url="http://www.superfi.co.uk/index.cfm/page/moreinfo.cfm/Product_ID/2144"]http://www.superfi.co.uk/index.cfm/page/mo...Product_ID/2144[/url] So, if : i) you want to send it off for repair , or ii) you are a bit handy with this sort of kit, or iii) you can live with the fact that it drops out like this ......you are welcome to it for the price of postage. I don't have the original box, but I have got the instructions and the remote, and it hasn't got a scratch on it. I'm guessing £10 - £15 - depending on how you want it sent. Let me know. A

A sad day, but it's got to go......... Just listed it : [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290287026441"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=290287026441[/url] Any six stringers need a cracking guitar to spend their Chritsmas money on??? Cheers A

This looks interesting. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/gibson-bass-guitar-1961_W0QQitemZ200295125423QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item200295125423&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A7%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/gibson-bass-guitar-1...A1%7C240%3A1318[/url] Is it me - Seems a bit strange to start a vintage instrument at such a low price? A