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Anyone ever bought from TradeTang? Been browsing and one or two items are tempting me to have a punt. What about import duty/VAT ?

I left a harmonica on the back seat of my car and some bastard broke in and left another one ! Sorry, not exactly adding to the topic

Yes I'm a badge whore, mine all read 'Guild', 'Gretsch', 'Italia', 'Peavey' 'Cort' etc..... I've got a Fender gig bag, does that count ?

After all these years I'm still a beginner and still live in Bolton and still play sh*te ! Welcome to to the wonderful world of Basschat

[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1363487065' post='2013337'] [/quote] I occasionally have to work in old folks homes/ sheltered accommodation and Constable and Turner are standard issue in these places.

[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1363288033' post='2011165'] A copy of Mr JMW Turner's 'Waves Breaking Upon A Lee' has hung upon my wall these many years. I now feel irredeemably seedy and shall withdraw from public life. [/quote] You have a copy of a Turner on your walls, that automatically bars you from any further contribution to this discussion. And you probably smell of stale piss

[quote name='V4lve' timestamp='1363282915' post='2011046'] [url="http://www.metals4u.co.uk/resources/files/polished-stainless-steel-flat-bar.jpg"]Fretless[/url] [/quote] No good to me, theres no dots on the side. I'm lost without em !

[quote name='Grand Wazoo' timestamp='1362914906' post='2006061'] [url="http://www.blastcult.com/electric-bass-guitar.html"]http://www.blastcult...ass-guitar.html[/url] [/quote] Bloody gorgeous (drop the whammy bar of course), I'm in love ! Then I saw the prices

Would sit nicely next to my silver Italia Tipo methinks

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1360872344' post='1977794'] I've tried it three times now, and on each occasion it has produced the same result - a five string bass in the for sale section [/quote] I'm one of the benificiaries of Conan's experiments (cracking bloke to deal with BTW), I managed to to steal a 5 string Curbow from him My first 5'er and the jury is still out, loving the low B but not sure about the width of the neck. Also had probs with left and right hand co-ordination, right hand hits highest string but left hand frets the string below. Minor stuff that hasn't put me off and I'm certainly keeping a watch on Conan's posts in the for sale section.

So anyone else watch the first episode of 'Story of Music' ? Personally I loved it and I can't wait for the next episode. I loved 'How Music Works' and this seems to be of the same high standard. I suspect that in the years to come Mr Goodall could wind up being the 'Attenborough' of music.

[quote name='TheRev' timestamp='1358203361' post='1934967'] Root - Fifth (below) Repeat. Job done [/quote] I'm struggling to find the tab for that on-line, any ideas ?

[quote name='Gust0o' timestamp='1358205780' post='1935015'] What are they, £1,600 to £2,000? [/quote] Yup. If I spent that on a bass I would have to add an additional £5k-6k in divorce lawyers fees to the price

Ehh.. what was that? Did someone talk about about being an old fart ? Or smelling like one ? Pah, bloody kids with their studs and leather jackets, good enema never did me any harm. Welcome youngster

The only time I tried a Bongo I loved it, both the look and the sound (the price put me right off tho). The Big Al... well it just looks fscking gorgeous and sounded good when I heard Ed Friedland reviewing it (but again, the price !)

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1357550531' post='1924175'] This is why... [/quote] This, no argument. Heart-breakingly beautiful song that would simply sound wrong with frets (would shoot the keys on this version tho).

[quote name='cocco' timestamp='1357475831' post='1923051'] I know beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but that's on fugly bass. [/quote] Yeah, I don't care for 'burst either. Now a cherry red model would be a stunner

[quote name='Rick's Fine '52' timestamp='1356706652' post='1912701'] "Eye of the beholder"......you got that right! [/quote] Looking at your sig i would make a wild stab-in-the-dark guess and say that beauty in your eyes would involve the letter 'F' on the headstock

I'M IN LOVE

Love and peace to all mankind <[i]sound of BC'ers hurling>[/i]

[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1353632006' post='1876906'] That Dan Erlewine is a total charlatan, everybody knows that the way to sort out a dodgy action is to carve great chunks out of the nut and install an aftermarket humbucker....... [/quote] Agree completely ! If you watch the second vid it shows him cutting the nut and there isn't a B&Q needle file in sight ! WTF does he know ?

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&v=1ywCEQVwCDg"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&v=1ywCEQVwCDg[/url] Maybe I should send this link to MDP, maybe he would return to calling himself a bodger after watching it