warwickhunt

[quote name='gareth' post='279906' date='Sep 8 2008, 06:42 PM']Look like i've under-priced this then! [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=20328"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=20328[/url][/quote] Unfortunately if no-one coughs up £1500 then under-priced or not it still sits there looking pretty! In fact looking at how long it has sat on Basschat, you might be better off sticking it on eBay. There are several documented cases of basses going on eBay for a lot more than they were offered on here

My rig, which I like to think is a bit like me... small and perfectly formed (you could equally say 'looking like some sad 70's throwback' )

[quote name='stinson' post='278690' date='Sep 6 2008, 04:22 PM']Here's a crap pic of the new rig [attachment=13045:P1010046.JPG][/quote] Just out of interest do you intend firing the other driver toward the floor or your head. I'm not having a dig I just wondered if you'd just set up that way randomly or if you had a genuine reason for the tweeter being low and the driver firing down over

With regard to what it is worth, I wouldn't expect to be getting the mortgage paid off with the funds An old guy that lives down from me knows I play bass etc and brought by this guitar which he'd been told by someone in a guitar shop was worth (and I quote) "a small fortune". The poor old sod genuinely expected to realise 4 or possibly even 5 figure sums; unfortunately it was a tatty unloved example (neck was twisted, fingerboard lifting and it had no pup or electrics) of an obscure Italian make that research revealed might be worth £300-£600 if it was in mint condition. He left me muttering about going to see an expert in London, tried to explain that the guitar sale wouldn't cover the cost of a sandwich on the train never mind his train fare. I'm not trying to urinate on your bonfire but 'sometimes' people get very excited by rare and unusual finds and expect the kind of figures that get bandied about in the press for *star's* guitars. Saying that, I'd certainly expect you to get a couple hundred quid for it but then again... I'm no expert

[quote name='Matte_black' post='278575' date='Sep 6 2008, 01:41 PM']I've owned a 5 strings example of the real thing... very nice design. 1 piece Saman body (a sort of Mahogany), 1 piece Maple neck with graphite reinforcements, Ebony fingerboard, 1 side-by-side Ibanez magnetic pickup and piezo bridge (single saddles). The bass had a nice set-in construction (pretty close to what I use on my instruments) and had a good unplugged sound. Unfortunately, the piezo wasn't very useful (very harsh and brittle) and the magnetic pickup was pretty cheesy. With a set of Barts it could really be a nice instrument. Had a form-fitted hardcase with green interior. Its price was very high but a used one can be found for €750 or more, depending from conditions and configuration. Not all the basses had the Saman body, I've seen some with figured Maple. I ended up trading mine with a Tobias Growler... maaaaaany years ago. BetaFunk: I know where I could find a fretted 4, if this helps.[/quote] If BetaFunk isn't interested I may well be!

[quote name='Marcus' post='278555' date='Sep 6 2008, 01:14 PM']You know me John..... don't mess around whether buying or selling !!! [/quote] I know... can't believe you haven't picked up a USA Lakkie yet

Hmmm what's the chances of him owning two of them! [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-Precision-Bass_W0QQitemZ330268566996QQihZ014QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-Precision-Bas...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url] Interestingly this one has signatures and more detail!

[quote name='AndyMartin' post='278484' date='Sep 6 2008, 11:08 AM']Ah, I missed that. I've noticed listings for vintage stuff selling on there with the item location as Sherman Oaks with other usernames too, so I guess he must have several identities. Yeah, can't imagine why[/quote] Can't be too many dealers in vintage instruments that host as many images and give almost identical wordings... and from the same town

[quote name='JPJ' post='278196' date='Sep 5 2008, 08:44 PM']By chance, you didn't buy this on a certain forum dedicated to the local music scene in the north east run by a large red headed bloke who impersonates Bernie Marsden at weekends did you? [/quote] Had Mark not taken it then it would have been rude of me not to nip over the water and get it for use as a rehearsal cab

[quote name='AndyMartin' post='278447' date='Sep 6 2008, 10:19 AM']Yeah you can't fault Tune_O_Matic for the quality of his listings. Pity about the personality though [/quote] I thought it looked like T_O_M listing, so he's changed user name then? Wonder why!

Relisted then the relisting is removed by eBay!

[quote name='Hamster' post='278320' date='Sep 6 2008, 12:11 AM']Careful - you're gonna upset several SX owners by that remark! [/quote] P Lease... don't tell me a company 'tries' to look that naff

I'm sure it's just me but I HATE that 'Dale Winton' look on the front of the headstock!

Had one and it is there to bug the f*ck out of you whilst you try to figure out if it is of any practical use... it isn't, ignore it and use your ears.

[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='278055' date='Sep 5 2008, 05:30 PM']Nice idea, nice engineering, but plainly to compensate for the lack of adjustable bridge saddles on acoustics. [b]I also have reservations about how it might affect the integrity of the neck/body joint[/b] and the affect this might haved on tone. Particularly on a bass.[/quote] This is my main concern!

[quote name='OldGit' post='277920' date='Sep 5 2008, 03:26 PM']I'd suggest you don't worry about the venue's finances for NYE unless you are good friends or want to play there a lot. The bar takings will be huge.[/quote] I've done my fair share of them over the years and I was more indicating that if you are going to price a job then you have to be realistic. Some guys on here are throwing four figure sums about (which is valid for large WMC and Corporate events)which your average spit and sawdust local will think is extracting the urine; if you go in with figures like that your 'unlikely' to get the gig and if you do [u]want[/u] the work you've got to price accordingly (whilst getting as much as you can for the effort)