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[quote name='lucaskeys' timestamp='1398887721' post='2438748'] Mr. Letts. Id suggest not letting Bret post on behalf of letsbasses. Also, good luck with your family and business. -Luke [/quote] +1 on family and business, but please, Bret needs to stick to making the tea and be kept away from patronising both existing and potential clients on the internet.

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1398793040' post='2437676'] I really don't know why he did the whole basschat low price deal thing.... what's the point in offering that sort of thing unless you can deliver on it? [/quote] Cashflow?

[quote name='Diablo' timestamp='1398795524' post='2437712'] Basschat is bad. It creates within me an unfathomable and irrational desire for stuff. Especially the For Sale section which I now promise myself to try and avoid browsing. A month or two ago I was partaking in a quiet browse when a PJB Six-Pak combo was on offer. Two days later it was in my truck and going home. Then I decided it was not loud enough so I hacked up my old Laney and used it as an extension cab, which was nice. But, it was always in the back of my mind that PJBAS was calling. Low and behold an 8B cab comes up, but due to wiring differences does not work with a 6-Pak, or it would have been mine. A day later a 9B comes up, it has to be mine! Picked it up today and was talking with Simon who said, "I used to have a 6-pak, sold it though". Turns out it was the very same 6-Pak I now own so the original cab and combo are now reunited in noisy bliss. Rattle your eyeballs with vol on 7, yes please: [attachment=161611:20140429_185424 (Large).jpg] First gig for the setup this Friday, can't wait! Cheers, Rich [/quote] Similar to my DB/EUB rig (M500, 6b and 9b), which is surprisingly good for EB as well. PJB ain't the loudest but the tone is extremely pleasing. Re 8b/9bI really don't get the impedence thing though, surely in the real world impedance is frequency dependent so you should be able to use a 'divisible by 4 cab' with a 'divisible by 3 cab' in practice if not in theory?

Still seems active on FB, chase him there perhaps, or start badmouthing on musician forums him and wait for him to come to you?

[quote name='Rabbie' timestamp='1397506671' post='2424675'] He gotta be pretty Bad or be having a pretty bad day to muck that up. [/quote] +1, even I could do that without messing it up.... Was he a luthier or a bloke who can repair DBs? Theres a big difference, I've come across the latter, and would never take an instrument to one again, no mater how cheap of how quick the repair

I must admit that having initially been in favour of dropping the ban - or at least of seeking a means of doing so with JH - on the basis of a few discussion and this thread I'm pretty much convinced of the logic of keeping it. As has been said, we can buy and sell Rics elsewhere from sites that are far better resourced in terms of cash and legal people on the payroll should things get messy with JH. It's absolutely right that the owners of BC should not risk the sort of crap that could ensue from legal action from Ric, great shame though it is that the threat in question hangs over them.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1397221897' post='2421945'] Tru dat. Page after page of tech stuff and GAS-related posts, but not much about actual [i]playing[/i]. Are we musicians or consumers? Probably both - and more the latter if anything. [/quote] They're bass guitars, there's not much that can be said here about playing them that hasn't already been said here a thousand times. This forum is far more about buying and selling (an ranting in OT) than about musicianship, always has been. Nothing wrong with that, if it didn't have FS and OT it would probably have less than 1000 members, about 100 of them regular posters

[quote name='HowieBass' timestamp='1397287715' post='2422454'] Well the reason would be he claims to be living in Rochdale but the same bass (photo, instrument history and serial number details) is listed elsewhere and is located in Long Island New York [url="http://fenderbass.net/fender-precision-bass-1959-2/14631"]http://fenderbass.ne...ss-1959-2/14631[/url] plus he's listed on a scam alert website listing some other item and claims to be in Chesterfield? [url="http://ebayscamhunter.blogspot.co.uk/"]http://ebayscamhunter.blogspot.co.uk/[/url] [/quote] eBay wouldn't see that as legit really - he could have bought the bass (a bass I bought in Denmark St was on the shops website two years later), and re a 'confirmed' scammer, although it's probably not an issue in relation to vintage basses, there's so much competition for trade on eBay that it's not uncommon for one seller to try to get a rivals' listings removed to improve their own business. You can understand why eBay are a little fussy over this at times! However, they will probably remove this listing anyway, but don't be surprised if it reappears!

What makes me laugh is that the clowns trying to scam us always use the same daft approach in post 2 above, it's almost like they want us to know they're a scammer. You'd think they'd look at a few legitimate listings and try to emulate those?

You'll probably find that same photo elsewhere if you search Google images

[quote name='4 Strings' timestamp='1397245929' post='2422275'] The neck pup on a Jazz sounds pretty much like a P. [/quote] It doesn't, if it did everyone would play a Jazz and the Precision would be redundant.

Simple: Precision + flats + groove = Motown funk

Unless I'm missing something, tightening a neck on which you're getting fret buzz might not be the way to go?