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[quote name='Acebassmusic' timestamp='1495399149' post='3303508'] ....and at the other end of the scale..... [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Warwick-Thumb-Neck-thru-5-string-with-hardcase-/272681082362?hash=item3f7d0f1dfa:g:eJYAAOSwj85YNLjM"]http://www.ebay.co.u...JYAAOSwj85YNLjM[/url] Nice bass but £4k ?!? [/quote] Four grand!?!....Hells bells....more front than Sainsburys...

So there's this [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-style-precision-PB-50-relic-vintage-bass/272673782946?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D44293%26meid%3D8bdc8d28b8814ccc945c50eb60569a85%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D5%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D112406961443"]http://www.ebay.co.u...%3D112406961443[/url] Harley Benton PB 50. Apparently relic'ed - looks like some random paint chipping to me. I'm really not getting his pricing strategy. It's BIN at £115 plus a P&P cost of £18.99. A new one from Thoman at todays exchange rate is £93.60 plus £10 delivery. So thats a premium of about thirty quid over a new bass. Have I missed something?

Just read this thread. Amazing workmanship and beautiful woods Ian.

Thats a beautiful job Jez. As a design it's very easy on the eye as well. Lovely!

His pricing strategy is a touch...erm....optimistic? I mean good luck to him like but the last Wilkes Bass I saw sell on here went for less than £300 iirc.

It's worth noting that this guy has a lot of other very old, very nice six strings for sale. So I'd chance my arm and say he's not a scammer. Not sure what to make of that finish though...looks nice, but not...erm...age appropriate?

Thanks all. Scratch it, here I come!

So I'm in the process of attempting a repair like this on the top of my Shortbass. I do have a hole with a separate piece of wood thats actually detached mind you. My plan- gleaned from youtube- is to stabilise the area by glueing bits of veneer across the split from underneath, clamped with rare earth magnets whilst they dry. Then spread a lavish amount of glue over the veneer, and drop in the wood that has come away. Leave to dry. Then, make some similar colour filler with some PVA and sawdust, and fill the cracks. I daresay it won't be perfect- especially with my woodworking skills- but I have hopes it will be playable once more, as these don't seem to be easy to get anymore. Good luck!

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1493468275' post='3288572'] "Better" is subjective. [/quote] If it said 'Wal' someone would have paid him four grand for it.....

That really is lovely. Superb work sir!

apparently it's a Fender. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Fender-BASS-Guitar/192166752860?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D40656%26meid%3Df9121df2bfd74f1a922fb466974d657e%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D192166598000

I hope someone can help with this. I've been scouring the net for one of these- needs to be a white one with the t bird logo- to no avail. I've looked for that Aurora projects lot that have been recommended on here in the past, but they seem to have disappeared. Any ideas anyone? Many thanks Stuart

You have to love the jaunty angle of the pickup. In bad light I daresay you could mistake this for a Thumb....

Challenging build that Andy. In the immortal words of David St Hubbins 'I'm sure you'll pull through with great aplomb' Looking forward to seeing this develop.

I recently bought one of their 'Cats Eyes' branded acoustic six strings, which is Chinese, and I have to say it's a belting instrument. Cost less than £150 IIRC. The precision in the link a couple of posts above is about £850, at todays exchange rate (which is very poor) an off-the-shelf Maruszczyk Jake is about £820. Does anyone have one of each? Which is the better buy?

Bought Ed's Sting Precision reissue. Very good experience and a nice chap. Deal with confidence!

Ahh, house insurance. I had a similar incident a couple of years ago with an acoustic. Tripped, dropped it, buggered up the bottom bout and the binding. The repair plus refinish came in at a rather unpleasant £900. My insurance company, fair play to them, settled very quickly. When I came to renew the next year I found my premium had gone up by..erm..£600 because of the claim...bit of a bummer really...insurance companies, you think they work for you because you pay them. Mmmmmmm.....