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[quote name='ste_m3' post='209459' date='May 30 2008, 10:37 AM']batch-us? Bacchus?[/quote] I always thought Bacchus was pronounced "back-us" since thats how I thought the name of the Roman God "Bacchus" is pronounced.

I have a feeling my pinky sticks out when I'm playing, better watch out for that...... As a side note, what amp are you using? You're Jazz sounds awesome.

You do realise that the concept of breaking Ebay rules revolves around the fact that you don't tell people?

[quote name='metaltime' post='202423' date='May 19 2008, 08:55 PM']what about a sandberg[/quote] I'd love to have a Sandberg or a Clover, as they would be almost exactly what I want, but they are too expensive, and the chances of me finding one used with the stuff I want are slim.

Thanks for the suggestions guys, like I said, I know that expecting all of those boxes to be ticked would just be wishful thinking In reality, I'm not actually too bothered about the pickup config, as long as it can provide the sounds I'm after. Are the "Standard" series Warwicks any good though? I've read some stuff over at TB about people saying how they weren't on par with the other German Warwicks. I'm seriously considering a Spector now, I've played a 4 string Euro and a 5 string Rebop before, and they were awesome. Too bad the only places I've seen them are at Thomann and Sound Control.

[quote name='crez5150' post='200027' date='May 15 2008, 11:17 PM']Sennheiser e845[/quote] I have one of those too, I occasionally use it for recording guitars at home too.

I want to buy a new bass next month, after I finish my exams. Here is an ideal list of stuff I'd like, I'm not expecting everything in 1 bass, but as many as possible would be good. Maple or Ebony board, with anything except boring white dots Neck through preferred, but not really a huge issue Active Preamp (Preferably 3 band) Not a Basswood body 5 strings Decent hardware No weird shapes Good B string 2 pickups- HH or HS At least 4 tuners on the top side of the headstock Figured top Matching headstock veneer Carved heel and good upper fret access Medium string spacing Comes with a case Medium thickness neck, Jazz bass thickness or bigger I play almost everything, I sometimes do some big band/jazz stuff, and I play in a metal band (think Pantera, Metallica, Iced Earth, heavy DT stuff etc.) I also like playing funk by myself. So I'd like something that is versatile, ie. ranging from bright slap bass to growly, punchy metal tones (I really like Rex Brown's tone actually) Here is what I can think of so far: A Yamaha BB series, maybe one of the old ones with the dual humbuckers Old Peavey USA series of some sort Old German Warwick Corvette/Streamer standard Lakland 55-01/55-02 Ibanez SR505/BTB405/ATK Spector of some sort SX 5 string Jazz with upgrades (I really like black binding+blocks on a maple board, and would be willing to sacrifice the other features for it ) Schecter of some sort, I played this Jazz shaped with a flame top and EMGs at Sound Control a few years ago which was really nice, I really should have bought it. Anyone got any other suggestions? I'd probably spend up to a max of £500, and I know I can get most of the basses in the list above for under that (A 55-02 will probably be over though), since I can buy used.

Great forum. This has probably been answered many times before, but what happened to bassworld? I remember I joined just when I started playing a few years back.

You got any lego technic stuff? I'm planning on making pickup winder, and I need a few more bits, like those black rod things.

Peavey Nitrobass or MAX 450 heads are pretty good (they are both the same thing) I got mine for around £100 off the bay, its 450w into 2 ohms, and around 300 in 4ohms iirc

Entered. I dunno how many people have entered this competition, but I'm guessing it can't be that many. If we keep having them, probability will be on our side

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='144747' date='Feb 21 2008, 10:31 PM']Nah - introduced in 1966.[/quote] Ahh. That seller's attitude pisses me off. How can you "not feel like" taking pictures for potential buyers? Either he is confident that he can sell it to someone else for that price, or he has something to hide.

[quote name='lowdown' post='118665' date='Jan 11 2008, 04:37 PM']Did 66's have neck bindings...? Garry[/quote] Hmm, I was thinking the same thing. I thought only the 70s ones had blocks+binding. But hey, my knowledge of vintage fenders is lacking.

[quote name='queenofthedepths' post='141901' date='Feb 17 2008, 02:38 PM']He'd have no reason not to - he'd have his money AND the lego (assuming he's a scammer), your friend would have the money he wanted, and if he withdraws the negative feedback, you won't report him to ebay, saving him a bit of trouble... everyone's happy - he has nothing to gain by holding a grudge against an honest seller. Good luck getting the money from Royal Mail though; I should imagine this would be the hard bit.[/quote] A few years back they lost some film we sent off to developed, and they refunded us £50 IIRC. But I'm sure they'll make it a long drawn out process with xyz forms to fill out etc. but in the end I *should* (Hope) get some money.

[quote name='queenofthedepths' post='141888' date='Feb 17 2008, 02:19 PM']If you can get the money from Royal Mail, tell him you'll refund him once he withdraws his feedback?[/quote] Yes, thats what I emailed him proposing. But like I said, based on his previous actions, I doubt his credibility, so he may get the money and not keep his end of the bargain. But I guess I'll worry about that after I try to get the money from Royal Mail.

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='141879' date='Feb 17 2008, 02:02 PM']You can't be sure he's lying. Stuff does go missing in the post all the time. Does his feedback (received & left) indicate any history of doing this kind of thing? If Royal Mail pays up, I don't think it would be honest to keep the refund - If you pass it on then at least you can add a response to the feedback that a claim was made against the carrier who lost it and a full refund was issued. As the auction said pickup only I'd have either: a)Told him to **** off in the first place and got a free relisting as he wasn't willing to comply with the terms of the sale. or b)Insisted he paid extra for tracked delivery to protect you both.[/quote] He has a lot of feedback, but some of it does indicate similar situations in which he claims he never recieved the item, but the seller has either confirmation of postage or even confirmation of delivery too. My friend made him pay extra for the postage, but I don't think he paid enough for the postage for it to be tracked. I'd love to get the money and refund him, but I have a feeling that he might not actually withdraw or follow up his feedback. I just don't trust him since he even lied in the feedback he left me. And what makes me doubt him more is that he only tried once to find out where he item was, never bothered emailing me again. If I just spent almost £100 on an item that hadn't arrived, I certainly wouldn't just leave feedback without inquiring further. But with or without a tracking label, I have proof of postage so he can't claim I scammed him and never sent it.

Basically, all the way back in February I sold some old assorted lego for a friend on Ebay. Some dude puts in a best offer and we decide to take it. I then hand everything over to my friend, giving the buyer all the details for him to go and collect it (Note the auction said collection only) at this point I thought "well, the worst that could happen is that he leaves me negative feedback" Then the buyer wants to have it sent to him, because he lives in Kent or somewhere like that (In case your knowledge of British geography sucks, its all the way at the other end of the country) So my friend gets him to post him a cheque, paying for postage too. He sends it by Royal mail standard parcels (3-5 days, not tracked) and he keeps the proof of postage. Around 2-3 weeks later, I leave the guy feedback, assuming he has received it since it has been a long time and he hadn't contacted me. Around a fortnight ago (over a month after the auction ended), he emails me asking where the lego is and it if was posted, I show him the proof of postage. Then a few days later, he emails my friend, asking where the lego is, he also shows him the proof of postage. Then, he leaves me negative feedback! [i] Never received item. No reply to emails![/i] I replied to all of his emails, and he replied back saying he would wait! What should I do? I'm planning on filling out a lost mail form from Royal Mail and hopefully getting the value of the lego refunded. (which Is what I got last time they lost something years ago) And getting the guy to withdraw the feedback after I've refunded him. But since I think he is a scammer, I might just keep the refund to make up for hte (totally wrong) negative feedback he left me. Advice guys? Short version- Guy claims he hadn't received an item after it is very likely to have been delievered, leaves me negative feedback without contacting me furthur. thedonutman thinks the guy is lying. what should he do?