Gramski

I wouldn’t expect the likes of Thomman to be checking and setting up basses given their turnover but perhaps I just have low expectations. From previous threads it seems it isn’t just the shipping but the returns are a challenge with Thomman.

Sadly all too appropriate to my waistline as well as the price of bass.

Likewise with Guitar Guitar and I’ve never had a problem getting them to price match. Obviously only an option if they have the item in stock. PMT seem to be closing a few stores; the London one disappeared not so long ago.

Same here; I didn’t end up purchasing the bass but he was responsive to my emails and I would have no hesitation contacting him if I saw another bass of interest.

I suspect you are probably right although it will come down to how many individuals are still looking for one. Given that some stores still have them in stock at £399, it shows that the demand for them new at that price is almost non-existant. Even with free delivery and a 12 month to 36 month guarantee; they are not selling. And they may have flown off the shelves at Thomann at £259 but how many are actually getting played \ used regularly today? How much of the buying was a fear of missing out on something that was a "bargain" even if it wasn't needed (this thread was a frenzy at the time)? In the cold light of day, how much would someone pay for one now? My thoughts, taken with a huge does of salt, @Linus27 - you might just want to see if you can get your money back at roughly £250 - £270 or even push £300 and accept a lower offer if no-one is interested at the higher price? Or you may want to cut your losses and use the funds for something else? Or at those prices, you may decide to keep hold of it. Good luck whatever you decide.

The thread explains how ... social engineering ... tricking people into handing out the information ... but once someone has admin access to a Facebook page, they can just remove the other admins. So having multiple administrators (as was suggested earlier in the thread) doesn't really help unless the hacker is very slow or somewhat sloppy.

Wouldn't the hacker just remove the other admins as soon as they got access?

He does like his Ernie Ball Stingrays - just watch out for the frightening video of Steve Ballmer at the end which seems even more creepy today than it was at the time. He'll be sadly missed (LowEndLobster that is, not Steve Ballmer).

Best to ask each as I suspect they will do it on a case by case basis. When I purchased my Yamaha BB434, Thomman were about £100 cheaper than uk sellers. PMT online and Anderson’s declined to price match but GuitarGuitar were happy to and we got it sorted by email in a couple of hours from me asking to them sending me a custom link. Peach guitar have just put their price up but they do show the weight of each bass and may price match If they decide they need to shift them.

A new version of the Electra - a new colour BS and seems to be active only now (if Bass the World are correct). NEW SONIC BLUE SANDBERG ELECTRA BASSES! - YouTube The creme TT still looks best to me; I've been very tempted for a while as I've only got my P-Bass and is one bass really enough?

How about 9lb 3oz? Yamaha BB Series | BBP34 - Vintage Sunburst - Peach Guitars .. thankfully for your wallet this is sunburst. The vintage white is 9lb 10 oz - Yamaha BB Series | BBP34 - Vintage White - Peach Guitars. Looks stunning. And in the right hands, it also sounds stunning - Sandberg TT vs. Yamaha BBP34 (Video) - Bass Guitars - Basschat

Great videos although I think you'd make a broomstick sing. I'd love to see you with one of either the Stingray or the BBP34 or the Sandberg TT pitched against a budget instrument; pick a Sire, a Squier or a Cort. It would stop me thinking that if buy the TT or the BBP then it would magically make me a better musician. Thanks for these. Always a great watch.

Possibly too late but I had the Gretsch and now have a U5; the U5 to me is far superior. Better balanced, better range of tones and definitely my choice. As ever, ymmv.

No right answer so I'll throw some other thoughts out there though reading through the responses, I do think @Paolo85 makes some very good points. 1. How much will a degree cost? Probably tens of thousands of pounds with the burden of paying it all off over many, many, many years. 2. Will that be a good investment? Will it help get a higher income? A more interesting work opportunity? Will it open doors? Is it required? It might be for teaching but then I'd be careful about going into teaching because of a passion for the subject. Teaching is a lot of crowd control, paperwork, investing in teenagers who don't necessarily want to be there while delivering the same repetitive, relatively low level subject matter. I was a secondary school Maths teacher and I loved the interaction with most of the students, hated most of the parents, got bogged down by the paperwork and then bored by doing the same thing year in, year out. I just couldn't see myself doing the same thing for the next 40 years and headed out to IT. 3. What is your daughters appetite for risk? Is she happy to put tens of thousands of pounds on the roulette wheel and see what comes up? If she is in lowly paid, menial jobs or dreary jobs paying off debts that got her nowhere, will she regret it or just embrace the roll of the dice and keep going? 4. What matters most? Head or heart? Everything above is generally about thinking it out straight but sometimes you just have to follow what your heart tells you. You only live once. Which do you prefer - to regret the things you did that didn't work out or regret the things you didn't do? It isn't an easy decision to make which is why I think @Paolo85 response is a useful one. Perhaps it isn't a decision that needs to be made straight away. Enjoy being young, try things out, see what she enjoys and perhaps things will become clearer. Good luck whatever she chooses.

There is a thread here which may help with options - https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/480215-courier-alternative-man-n-van/