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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!

strange gig last night in Oulton Broad in front of a load of pissed chavs who had been on the sauce all day. Won them over though, hard going to start with, and got to use my singer's '75 P-Bass which was nice!

my old Marshall 12" Bass 60w combo. Wonderful sound... would love that back and use it with the Rick O Sound output and another amp... perhaps my old 1x15" Ampeg combo. They would have been a lovely combination thru the Rick O Sound box

...whats all the fuss about? Ive never used one - to be fair, ive only ever used fuzz as an effect before. Tell me your stories....

one of my heroes and I missed it! My gu*tarist told me about it when I saw him in town yesterday randomly whilst eating chips. Supposed to be quite the comedian apparently?

We use the whole caboodle for most of ours gigs. Can be a bit of overkill in some places. Definitely need backline though, all the drummers ive played with like to hear a thudding bass tone like a metronome on stage, a bit like me wanting to hear the snare and bass drum all the time.

I think the rehearsal thing aint a bad idea though, See how it goes... gotta be worth a punt?