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I have four - one is my workhorse (Ric 4001), one is for rehearsals and ease of portability (Musicmaster), one is fretless (Aria) and one is always in an odd tuning (Washburn, currently in drop C). Although I might end owning another one by the end of the day - curse you, GAS!

oh... I called the Gallery and they didnt have any Gibbos sadly. May go there on one of my other trips, if I decide to get GAS for a Warwick and learn to play slap ill def go to the Gallery for one of them!

Hey Tee! Thanks for the heads up - you know what im looking for, clearly!!! Hehe... I saw they had an EB or two in there last time I visited with a mate (very briefly) the day after a Roger Waters gig at the O2 in March. The staff kinda ignored us at the time because we probably still stank like a brewery and had glazed over eyes... lol. I darent even ask to touch anything in there that day! Ill have a look at that LP bass for sure, theres a few of them knocking around. If I get the time (iver only got about 3 1/2 hrs, pre booked last minute trains and all that) ill go to the Gallery as well... I see its a bit further up in the city than Denmark St so probably another little tube ride.

everyone seems to dislike the Denmark St people dont they, particularly the Bass Cellar? lol I will have a quick look in the Gallery but I doubt they will have what im looking for, but it cant hurt to browse. Are they "The Good Guys" of London bass-selling?

"...just for the entertainment" Hah! lol - will do brummie, thanks. One day to go... hmmm, wonder if ill be spending £1000+ tomorrow? lol

right - train ticket bought so ill be going there on Tuesday... any last tips from you guys / stories / general chitterchatter regarding buying basses down there... or any other wonderful little shops that are hidden away?

Im going there on Tuesday next week - a bit too soon to meet up! doh...

I always take a spare - broke a string once yeaaaaaars ago (A) and took spare ever since. We do the odd song that needs drop D so I tune the spare to drop D.

yeahhh.... im looking at something 2nd hand / vintage. How much success have people had on the haggling front? I mean, im not in a RUSH to buy and ill be sure to tell them that... same thing goes in that I dont particularly want to be ripped off either.

Ill give them a look too. Seriously though, have people definitely had haggling success.... and exactly how successful were you in your haggling? ( I feel all very Life Of Brian when I keep going on about haggling, lol)

Rokas.... cant find them on Google, are they Denmark St based as well? Ta v m

hmmm, interesting thread as I was going to be asking the same thing. Im still looking for a nice EB3 / Les Paul Bass I can spend some money on (have a bit of inheritance and spending quite a bit on a bass is how who left me the cash would like it spent) and it seems LAHHNNDAAAHHHNNN is the only place I can find such things. My question is - are the Denmark St shops "open to haggling"? Theres some nice stuff knocking around there but they overprice things by about 10%. If I could get that 10% removed (ish) then they could have my cash. Anyone had haggling success out there?

all good info - cheers guys!

I assume everyone has had no problems with shipping from America... do I need to hear any horror stories first? (eek!)

Hi guys and gals, Unless I want to pay way over the odds for a 70's Gibson (£1200+) EB or Les Paul im going to have to get one from America, perhaps via EvilBay. How much woudl customs charge on say, a $1200 bass, then the insurance and packing / shipping? USPS service is £87.50 which sounds about right. Cheers for your advice...

I picked mine up for £200 from a local shop, but the finish had been stripped. So its sort of in the right ballpark I guess.

This seems, well, very cheap to me? [url="http://www.hallolondon.co.uk/free_ads/for_sale/audio_music_!85/1965_Fender_Precision_Bass-_Olympic_White_in_london_~178360.html"]http://www.hallolondon.co.uk/free_ads/for_...on_~178360.html[/url]

you Shuker perv DJV! lol - knew you wouldnt be able to resist this thread man! I have to go with thebeat here - the classic Ric "CLUNK" sound does it for me, which is why ive had one for 8 years and dont really play anything else at gigs. Would like a Gibbo EB-3 / LP for that "WOOOZZSHHZZ" fuzz sound though. Everyth now and then. For sh1ts and giggles, y' know.

Dunno if anyone would dig this, but two of my friends run an events company and have managed to get this set up... [url="http://funkin.com/news/media/2008-08-17-masterclass_800x1125.jpg"]http://funkin.com/news/media/2008-08-17-ma...ss_800x1125.jpg[/url] Im going, tickets already bought! Come along if you wanna get your funk on. (Ive asked my pals to make certain that they play Mr Moon, wicked bass track)

No One Knows by QOTSA - new band are doing it. My old Washburn has never been tuned down to C before, bless it! Doesnt know whats happened to itself!