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Beedster

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  1. Completely agree, it's a fantastic resource. For me the Chris Wood workshop was as therapeutic as it was instructive 👍
  2. Thanks Lawrie, I've had it a while and for what you get, it'c cheap (i.e., worth every penny mate)!
  3. Stunned and saddened, only seems five minutes ago I met up with Nick and he kindly invited me and my family to drop by to his house anytime. It was on my to-do list. Sincere condolences to family and friends ❤️
  4. Modulus Flea, extraordinarily versatile, does what Flea did with his but so much more
  5. Needing versus wanting aka the curse of being human in a materialistic/consumerist world 🤔
  6. You've not read the Basschat T&Cs then Phil? Thanks for the heads up re the cabs 👍
  7. Had the pleasure of Jim's company chez Beedster today, lovely guy and extremely patient as we tried to resolve a loose wire issue on the bass he was buying. Can't recommend Jim highly enough 👍
  8. That, in part, is what the Basschat Bashes are for 👍
  9. Last point, do NOT buy from anyone who also sells antiques, an old instrument is not always a good instrument and can cost you a small fortune to make playable
  10. Advice above is good. My tuppence…… Either buy from a respected dealer, or take the bass on approval and have it checked/valued, or buy from a long standing member here. Or as I have done, if you really like the bass, buy for it’s value to you as an instrument and hope you never have to recoup your investment 🤔
  11. I prefer my gear to be over-engineered to under-engineered, OK there may be a price premium but the functional reliability and structural integrity that comes with it is worth that premium. Ever tried breaking a Mesa cab, we dropped a 1516 during the load out a few years back, and I still laugh recalling the singer's "Oh shit mate, I think it broke your car"
  12. Understood John, I’ll happily buy the neck now but am equally happy to wait for a buyer for the body or for the whole thing so you can get it all gone at once 👍
  13. What sort of trades are you looking for John, I've got quite a lot of studio gear I'm about to list, mics, interfaces, some rack gear.....
  14. It's been that way a long time across so many retail sectors, cars, clothing, furniture, it was only a matter of time before it hit music, and in fact has been there a while with some music brands e.g., the Yamaha store in the West End. But why is a brand store selling to the wealthy while Thomann are not? You can spend some serious cash in Thomann et al? Music is, and always has been an expensive game And that's part of the problem, like you we all miss the local music store, but they went under for a reason, we all wanted more choice and lower prices.......
  15. Given the price of some pretty average Fender and EBMMs these days that doesn't seem too bad
  16. The neck on this is stunning, I've been lucky enough to play some amazing fretless instruments from a very Jaco '69 Jazz to 70's Precisions to 80's Wals to 90's Ray's , even an 00's Rickenbacker, all of which had glorious necks, and I still own a 'keeper' Warmoth fretless Precision neck that for me is my ideal neck in terms of profile, radius, materials and feel, but one thing that my ownership of this Status neck taught me was just how much easier it is to pitch a note on a well-engineered graphite fretless neck than on other necks, and just how harmonically full the note sounds (OK, that's two things I know). If I were playing fretless on stage or in the studio (as opposed to for pleasure) I would have absolutely no problem buying this bass just to get the neck back (nothing wrong with the bass it's on I'd just prefer it on a PJ). If you play fretless seriously, haven't tried a Status, and have the budget, seriously, do yourself a favour, you won't be sorry 👍
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