Machines

This new one really needs a pickguard.

Wasn't it because MusicMan wouldn't give him a signature model ?

It is my understanding that this is not the exclusive income for the potential person being referred to, or that they are not reliant upon it. I have dealt with this seller before and had no problems, but it was 2013 when it was a much smaller operation.

If lemon oil was that acidic wouldn't the lemon dissolve itself ?

If they do a custom version with block inlays and a matching headstock it'd be a bit nicer.

Hmm not bad. About time they did something new with the Skylines - i'm just not sure about that colour.

[quote name='Billy Apple' timestamp='1465671463' post='3070153'] I offered a bass for trade with them and they told me not to bother. Just said I'd easy get more selling private. And I did, about £400 more [/quote] Always the case. You'd have to be pretty desperate or impatient to trade.

[quote name='richardd' timestamp='1465662541' post='3070078'] For what it worth Mark seems a great guy when he is selling you something,But you try to chop something in.An other Mark Appears , [/quote] Trades are harder to bank than cash. It may takes months to shift a traded instrument. From a cashflow point of view it's terrible I expect so making it as profitable as possible seems reasonable.

[quote name='Mudpup' timestamp='1465656278' post='3070005'] i gave my 12year old lad a roasting the other day for not replying to a text from me (just one about collecting him from school) - he insisted he hadn't received it and it came through as we were talking - he genuinely hadn't received it. [/quote] Modern apps like Viber and WhatsApp allow you to see when a message is delivered and also seen. It does require a data connection however.

A cheap tort will look as such. Proper ones seem to have real depth to the pattern and don't look so 'printed'.

My Lakland has done a few gigs but always been very well treated. I've had it for 3 years now and it is pretty much immaculate, so I think whenever the first major ding happens I will not be happy and probably try and repair it (if paintwork). My Precision is 10 years old and I got it 2nd hand, it's also in decent condition but as it's quite common (MIM) and replaceable, I don't feel as precious about it. Also there is somewhat of a fashion for beat up Fenders, which leads on to my Strat. It's a MIJ 54 Reissue with a nitro finish. It's got a few bits missing on the back and sides and I feel no need what so ever to treat it nicely - you'd pay big money for this if done in the Fender factory. I'm not exactly throwing it around, but i'm not as careful when putting back in the stand.

I find boredom is a big factor. At the moment I REALLY want a red Precision with a maple neck. It won't do anything my existing instruments can't but it looks nice. When I take a break from all my instruments I come back to them and I swear they sound better than when I last played them.

Putting my chips down on the offender having debt or addiction problems.

[quote name='pete.young' timestamp='1464995024' post='3064606'] This is theft pure and simple. Call the cops. [/quote] I believe it's obtaining goods via deception. He was given it willingly on a premise of payment afterwards.

Wow. I am more surprised you trusted a total stranger with a few grand than that they disappeared without trace. This should go straight to the Police.

I upgraded my Cort GB75 with Aguilar pickups and it's a massive improvement, however the preamp is still colouring the sound a little which I dislike. I am tempted to remove it altogether and just have a passive bass since there's already £200 of pickups in a £75 bass, I don't fancy another £150 on a new preamp.

I've gone through about 25 instrument in the past 14 years, it has been an expensive but fun journey through many different types of basses until I found out what it is I generally get on with. Every one I have sold has had a good reason for me not using it, and I am sure my acquisitions will slow down a lot now I have such a versatile range I can do anything with. There is nothing I don't love and I can't think of anything i'd swap them for (price relative).

I've gone from 6, to 4, to 5. I like having enough that I sometimes forget I have one and it feels like NBD if it's been a while since I played it. I downsized from 6 as 3 were effectively so low in the pecking order I might as well not have them, so wanted to release some capital. So sold 2 of them with the mind that one of those 3 i'd want again some day (and I did). A 5th instrument was not by choice, but as a gift so no guilt.

Generally both pickups on full, but will solo either depending on circumstance.

That is a massive price range and you can probably buy most things you want 2nd hand. Define what you want and start there (look at new values of £1000-£1800 as indicators). [quote name='FuNkShUi' timestamp='1464689163' post='3061377'] Warwicks aren't popular at the minute. Some of the prices i've seen some German made ones go for are ridiculous. [/quote] I sold my Korean Pro Series for £350 recently - which I think was quite a result considering the Germans go for about that.

My only experiences are a 99 Jazz that was OK, pickups were poor so replaced with Nordstrand which helped a lot. I also have a 2005 Precision which is stock but sounds and plays great. I may change the pickup again but only through curiosity.

I haven't bought it for years, i'm interested mostly in gear reviews and they seem to only have mostly high end £2k+ stuff from the same few brands which is limiting their audience massively. I would love to see some comparisons rather than sycophantic reviews to avoid upsetting the luthier/distributor/manufacturer and never get anything else to review. Then again, it's still running after all this time, so there must be enough of a market for the content, it just doesn't seem to be in 'main stream' players.

[quote name='AndrewJordan' timestamp='1464085563' post='3056370'] We used to cover that when it was current. Good fun to play. I used to sing backing vox, god those harmonies go high! [/quote] I'll be skipping the rapping part but can cope with the rest of it.