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In the case of selling their precious they are appealing to someone with similar preferences. If they are skiiting about it on a forum it's because they are proud of their efforts. Either way they are right. So your complaint comes down to semantics.
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Easy solution is avoid reading classifieds for non stock items and don't read forums dedicated to improvements of stock consumer items. 'Poof' no more unnecessary grief over what someone else is doing with their stuff or what they call improving that you don't. Simples.
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It's only a modification if it can't be readily put back to stock. Stating as such it is fair warning to the buyer to consider the value to them and potential resale. An upgrade may or may not involve modification. Again the buyer is free to consider the value. It's a major cottage industry swapping pickups. You'll have to come up with a new word that isn't modification or upgrading. 'Swapping' implies like for like with no increase of value, so that's out. Guess what, sellers figured out long ago the best word for it is in fact upgrade.
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Something tells me you never held a job in sales.
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Greenboy Fearless F112 in Custom Colour - *SOLD*
Downunderwonder replied to Platypus's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
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tc electronic bh250 parts query
Downunderwonder replied to dudewheresmybass's topic in Amps and Cabs
The shipping could be quoted either way. Ordinarily the shipping cost would be quoted pre tax to make it simple to write X + Y + Z + shipping +VAT And thus account for the sale the same way, rather than messing around zero rating the VAT on the shipping charge. -
Talkbass forum is superior in this regard. Basses get listed by the number of strings AND left/right handedness. But no scale length. I guess sellers are mostly happy to put it in the title and buyers with eyes spot them and buy them. I find the weird BC bumping display system far more egregious. Put it back to the top every two days, but don't mark it as UNREAD!!!!
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Returning to Pick Playing - Now to get the right tone
Downunderwonder replied to a topic in General Discussion
Step 1, back off the bass on the Marshall. -
Off the top of my head I don't think my inate pitch would be good for better than a semi tone either side.
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tc electronic bh250 parts query
Downunderwonder replied to dudewheresmybass's topic in Amps and Cabs
Tbf I don't know that American authorities have quite got the hang of revenue generation from sales tax anywhere near like the UK. -
Vintage 70's bass guitar - worth getting it fixed?
Downunderwonder replied to dajaphonics's topic in Repairs and Technical
It's been well established by measurement already if you bothered to read the thread. -
Me, no, bargains like those aren't seen here. Maybe I could find a cheap enough bass that could work but amplification doesn't come cheap.
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Vintage 70's bass guitar - worth getting it fixed?
Downunderwonder replied to dajaphonics's topic in Repairs and Technical
Nah. I will walk you through moving the bridge your tomorrow evening if you like. You can take progress photos along the way. It'll be a piece of cake. Need masking tape, drill choices, a sharp pencil, your measuring tape, a clamp or two wouldn't go amiss but not necessary, the correct screwdriver for the bridge screws is essential, toothpicks. -
Ya reckon? There's loads of boutique brands that weren't mainstream 30 years ago. Fancy a Vanderklay or a Verellen or an Aguilar or a Handbox...
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Parallel describes situations additional to dual amplifiers driving discrete cabs off one signal. Parallel is also when two cabs are daisy chained to one amp. Often there are parallel outputs provided on amps for the purpose of not having to daisy chain cabs. The cabs are a parallel load.
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What amp/cabinet/PA for small venue/pub?
Downunderwonder replied to DocTrucker's topic in General Discussion
Philosophically, does one need to experience being far too freaking loud to appreciate being just loud enough? In my musical yoof we were just a bit too loud and we really had to get down on the Marshall stack guy to rein it in. The other guitarist was older and wiser and used a small combo mic'd into the PA. The young guy thought this was the devil's work. My Trace rig was as loud as it would go. The only other way would have been for me to get another cabinet, then we would have been way far too freaking loud for the pub. This is indeed loud enough for a pub. It's lovely when everyone is on the same wavelength. The dancers have enough to get them going and the non dancers can still converse without screaming in each other's ears. The booze flows and everyone has a great time. I used to help out the odd band with sound. One outfit had the whole band piped into the best PA in town in one of the smaller venues. They were very polished with very intricate tuneful in your face metal. One number in and all the faders except vocals were off. They brought in a steady stream of punters who left after one drink. If they had all stayed for two or three drinks the joint would have been hopping. -
Could this be worse than it looks?
Downunderwonder replied to ozzy138's topic in Repairs and Technical
Another valueless opinion: it looks like it has been there awhile. Even though it has apparently gone all the length of the body right the way through it hasn't fallen apart so I am voting paint distress patina also. -
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Downunderwonder replied to ambient's question in Site Issues and Questions
I copped one a few days ago. Yesterday someone complained of theirs with the words oops ''double post'' so should be easy to find. -
Has someone been strapping ducks to otters in your neighbourhood?
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Vintage 70's bass guitar - worth getting it fixed?
Downunderwonder replied to dajaphonics's topic in Repairs and Technical
How I would do it, others may have a better plan so give it a day or so for it to work through: Per previous you want the octave fret nut distance to be in the ball park of your G saddle at well extended position. Check out the current side to side positioning. Hopefully they got that bit right! That gives you a handy guide for getting it shifted straight back. Assuming it's good, lay down some tape straight back each side of the bridge. Then unscrew it and mark your new position for distance on the tape each side. Also lay down another strip of tape under the holes at that position. Now you can poke a pencil through the holes at the new position to give you a nice row of dots on the tape to drill. Maybe tap a small nail into a dot to see how the drilling goes with a dimple to sit in. Drilling advice already given previous. -
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Downunderwonder replied to ambient's question in Site Issues and Questions
It's working but the double posts are back!
