warwickhunt

[quote name='Manton Customs' timestamp='1429729476' post='2754422'] Be VERY careful defretting it, it will chip! If you haven't done it before it may be best to either do a practice one on rosewood or Maple or pay a luthier to do it for you. [/quote] Agreed! TBH even if you practice on other basses, you'd still likely as not have chips/slivers out of the fingerboard when you defret.

Didn't even look at the body of the ads but yes, they have different serial numbers.

He can end either auction early. It's a bit naughty and tbh he may be hoping the £999 BIN listing will make folks think they are getting a bargain if they pay any less than that... though they'd be numpties to pay that!

[quote name='White Cloud' timestamp='1428850370' post='2745216'] Looks to me like Ovangkol ...that's where my money is going. [/quote] Defo not Ovangkol on a 'W' bass of that age.

[quote name='Marvin' timestamp='1428847829' post='2745175'] They already have targeted this site. There's a ban on the sale of any Rickenbacker or Rickenbacker clones, look-a-likes etc. [/quote] What 'M' said!

Bubinga as they all are BUT the bottom edge is part of the heart-wood of the tree. The 2002 Ltd Ed Corvette was cut with that pale wood through the centre. [URL=http://s54.photobucket.com/user/warwickhunt/media/Ltd002.jpg.html][IMG]http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g119/warwickhunt/Ltd002.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

His Peavey bass rig looks good value at £200-300! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Peavey-Bass-amplifier-and-cab-speakers-/201327418314?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2ee00c9bca

[quote name='aLxbass' timestamp='1428743357' post='2744173'] Looks legit to me also [/quote] Yep, I concede it must be legit but that logo looks poor and unlike the P bass logos that I expect... I'll look up a few more MIM logo in future.

In that case I should never be let loose to buy a Fender! That logo looked as fake as a fake thing and I'd have walked away from any 'Fender' that had a logo like that... you live and learn.

[quote name='AndyTravis' timestamp='1428707269' post='2744039'] Looks like a Mexican Standard Precision to me, the 2008/9 onward version? Double checked, that's just a mexi standard fender. [/quote] I hate to disagree but there is no way that can be a factory applied logo... surely!

Sad the number of shonky Fenders that get plied on ebay. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-precision-bass-/201327376006?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2ee00bf686

Was it one half of the split shaft snapping? I've known two (i.e. I was asked to replace them as I had spares) go in the last 10 years but they were on older instruments. I suppose in the grand scheme of things a handful, even dozens isn't likely to be unheard of as they all take knocks now and again which could weaken them. I've heard of as many other brands where the tuners have stripped etc.

Glad he did the right thing... wonder if he was scammed with it?

So he now knows for sure it isn't genuine... yet he hasn't amended the listing or relisted it!

Now at £350 with 3 days to go!

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]'german warwick bass and finding it tricky to find the one im looking for'... I thought you were looking for something specific; what you meant was 'cheap'! [/font][/color]

[quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1427745590' post='2733846'] It's an Italian-made Melody, 1970s. Jon. [/quote] I thought that you might be able to nail it Jon. Surely anyone paying £330+ will have the savvy to know it isn't a Fender... or is a Melody worth £330+

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1427810902' post='2734507'] I knew that was coming.... [/quote] I was just finishing reading the thread before I was going to point that out! BC... BGM... TB... what does it matter, it's all about the bass!