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It's not just about investment, it's also about emotion and sentiment, of getting back in touch with (and possessing) part of your childhood and the dreams you had then. Why do you think YOB (even MOB) basses are such a thing! As a 12 year old a Fender was an impossible dream, hell a Satellite was a dream then (I dread to think what brand my first bass was). I'd sit and look at the ads in various magazine and those images and those dreams got into my DNA. There's no financial or even musical logic here - 90% of the vintage basses I've played are easily outclassed by modern instruments costing 80% less - just the curious logic of emotion.
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FS Modulus Flea Vintage Sunburst 2007 **SOLD**
Beedster replied to Beedster's topic in Basses For Sale
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FS Modulus Flea Vintage Sunburst 2007 **SOLD**
Beedster replied to Beedster's topic in Basses For Sale
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FS Modulus Flea Vintage Sunburst 2007 **SOLD**
Beedster replied to Beedster's topic in Basses For Sale
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FS Modulus Flea Vintage Sunburst 2007 **SOLD**
Beedster replied to Beedster's topic in Basses For Sale
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FS Modulus Flea Vintage Sunburst 2007 **SOLD**
Beedster replied to Beedster's topic in Basses For Sale
Way If things pick up then I'll withdraw it, as well as the numerous other things I'm going to have to sell (I've already sold my Mesa Titan). Problem is that my work until March this year was based largely in France, so we've taken the double whammy of Brexit and Covid. I keep telling myself that it's just bass gear and that I can always buy it again if business improves and we start gigging. I also keep telling myself that what I've just told myself is bollocks and I shouldn't sell any of it in the first place -
FS Modulus Flea Vintage Sunburst 2007 **SOLD**
Beedster replied to Beedster's topic in Basses For Sale
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Business and finance issues, mostly Covid related, force the sale of this and a few other bass-related items, if things change before they sell, then they will be withdrawn. I ordered this from Modulus in late 2007 IIRC, inspired by the identical instrument I'd seen Flea playing....... I'd previously owned a blue sparkle version that whilst lovely, was a little too much of a statement for the type of gigs I played at the time, so wanted the Modulus Flea 'thing' with a more vintage vibe. This fit the bill 100%. I sold it when we were expecting our first child, and as things go on BC, was able to buy it back again from Walshy earlier this year. Its condition suggests that it hasn't been gigged a whole lot if at all, in fact it's pretty much immaculate, with the exception of the obligatory small dink to the very end of the headstock (and it really is very small). I'll need to dig out my old emails/receipts to confirm exactly which PUP/circuit is installed, but as I've said in previous posts, Flea Basses tend to sound like Flea Basses irrespective of PUPs and circuits; lovely fast attack, superb clarity and consistency across the strings and the board, and almost limitless sustain. I'm asking what I paid and the price is firm. I'm not interested in trades or PX, sorry. I'll upload more pics later when the kids/dog are less energetic
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And twice Welcome mate, I assume you don't need the sofa any more?
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Limiting the Length of Threads/Adding new Categories
Beedster replied to Chienmortbb's question in Site Issues and Questions
Depends on how you see the role of mods, on some forums they're there to keep things on topic, here they keep the peace -
Limiting the Length of Threads/Adding new Categories
Beedster replied to Chienmortbb's question in Site Issues and Questions
I agree with the OP. I've found over the last few years that if I want technical information or opinion on bass gear I tend not to see Basschat as my first port of call for this reason. Whilst the community spirit is an upside, the downside is that off-topic banter it can make it very time-intense to find the information that you need. Talkbass is better, but still suffers from the same problems to a degree (although there the problem is more often antagonism between members than community spirit). A lot of threads here also become post after post of action/reaction "I did it and it worked perfectly" followed by "Well I did it and it didn't work at all", which means they run and run without really providing an answer to original question. Difficult one, I guess the mods spend most of their time stopping off topic going bad and policing the marketplace and don't have time to occasionally remind members that the thread is about bass/gear/music and not whatever it has become about. I wonder if some of our more experienced and informed members (and moderators?) spent less time in OT and more time opining on matters bass/gear/music this would be less of a problem -
Sorry folks, to me this is simply 58 pages of flipping ugly basses
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eBay or not eBay now there’s a question..
Beedster replied to Swaffle88's topic in General Discussion
EBay is nearly always safe as a buyer unless you’re unlucky enough to come up against a scammer who sells you a dud, and when you return it, claims you’ve returned a different item. Happened to me two years ago, took a long time to sort and has made me wary of high value purchases there. If I were going to buy a used bass these days it would be on BC or possibly from a reputable dealer -
[SOLD!!!] Moollon J Classic V - NOW £ 1890!!!
Beedster replied to MAURO_ISOLATION's topic in Basses For Sale
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eBay or not eBay now there’s a question..
Beedster replied to Swaffle88's topic in General Discussion
These days most of the bargains on eBay are those listed as 'local collection only', simply because it reduces the market significantly (prohibitively in some places), and also because most people would prefer the bass to arrive by courier than have to drive to collect. Bummer if the item is in Penzance however! -
I completely agree with this, but it relies on the 'if' factor! Yes, if the OP is playing short-scale (and same scale length short scale at that) exclusively then this is a very good idea. I have identical Warmoth fretted and fretless Precision necks and when I play either a lot, the other is generally a lot easier to play also (my intonation is a lot better on my FL Precision neck than it is on my FL Jazz neck, I suspect for this reason also). When I spend a lot of time on either double bass, acoustic guitar or mandolin, my fretless intonation nose-dives.
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This could well be a very happy ending
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I spent the late 1970's and early 80's playing awful basses, truly awful. At that time I could only dream of playing a Fender. So, when I grew up* and decided to get back into bass albeit with a bit more cash, I went after 70's Fenders, and in doing so I made a lot of mistakes. Given that you learn from your mistakes this could be seen as good! The biggest lesson I learned was this: if you don't trust the seller 100%, do not buy the instrument, at whatever price. This is for two reasons; firstly in my experience a significant number of people selling vintage basses are hiding something, either because they got caught out themselves when buying, or because they're trying to sell the bass for a lot more than they paid for it. If you ask the seller (and yourself) the right questions - where did you get it, how much did you pay, do you have a receipt, has it been modified, are there any playing issues, why are you selling - you'll quickly get an idea as to how much you do trust them. Second, if you buy the bass and there is an issue that requires a full or partial refund (and this could be anything from a courier issue to the bass being not as expected, unplayable or fake), the seller's behaviour before you buy is a very good predictor of what it will be like to deal with afterwards, and whilst an issue with a vintage instrument is bad enough given the money involved, a difficult/unethical/criminal seller can make things 100 times worse. I get that you're in a country where these are pretty hard to come by, but I think you'd still be better off waiting for what you want to come up on this forum, which is 99.9% trustworthy, and importing it? Good luck mate * Matter of opinion
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Yep, great advice, there are basses we love to own - often expensive - and basses we love to play - often surprisingly inexpensive. I’ve tried very hard to turn the former into the latter many times, but despite owning some great basses, my two go-to basses, both bitsas, owe me about £250 each.
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QUICK POLL: Terminology smackdown - Pickguard or Scratchplate?
Beedster replied to wateroftyne's topic in Bass Guitars
If you don't use a pic, it ain't a pickguard -
I’d buy the rack case if you fancy selling?
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£113 total taxes/duties on a $2000 bass is a bit lucky, am I missing something?
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Can anyone recommend a PUP selector switch?
Beedster replied to Beedster's topic in Repairs and Technical
Hi guys, especially Dan, thanks for your replies, why I didn’t got straight to John is beyond me. John, I’ll PM you mate. Cheers Chris -
Folks I need a switch to select between P and P PUPs. Smaller the better, as space is limited (which is why I'm not opting for a pan pot). I prefer solder free, not because my soldering is bad, but just because! There's loads for guitars but they all seem to be the big Les Paul type, I'd prefer something small and discrete that retains the essential 'Precision-ness' of the instrument! Cheers Chris