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Several, always loved em.

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1405073789' post='2498532'] I'd be willing to bet that Thomann will send you another set free of charge. Got to be worth an e-mail [/quote] Aye, Thomann service is normally top notch.

Another vote for Wunjo, there is a reason they have gone from one shop to three in a short space of years, quality service.

Shuker is my favourite bass maker in the world and has been for a good few years now, going down the CF route is only adding to that image for me. How I have never owned one is beyond me, one day I will cave to the GAS.

Warwick Strings are shipped to dealers from Warwicks warehouse in MNK, the idea they just have their name on is bizarre.

[quote name='Hutton' timestamp='1405009842' post='2497917'] It doesn't look to be in very good condition. There is also only one pic. Who knows what other issues this bass may have. This may be a fair price. [/quote] You are the second person to say that, I am not sure we are looking at the same bass... The Hardware needs a good polish but the paint looks pristine.

If you can pick up one of the older Schecter Diamond Blackjack Series guitars you will be blown away. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Schecter-diamond-series-blackjack-tempest-with-Seymour-Duncan-JB-and-59-pickups-/231272598448?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item35d8ebcbb0 This is only one on eBay at the moment and over budget but I have seen the more 'normal' tele and strat types go for well under. They all come with - Proper Duncan pickups, Tone-Pros bridges and Grover tuners.

Block inlays?

God they're ugly things. Sound great though.

Yep, standard Fender practice for an anniversary - Release a XXth model whatever it is, possibly more than one so you could have a mexi and a USA version Also during that anniversary put a neck plate with XXth anniversary on every single standard one they make.

Just had a look and the last few on here have been 350-500!

http://www.gak.co.uk/en/stock/secondhand £299 with case... That wont be around long.

Ah the Katana, the bass that gives me more lust than almost any other. Hideously ugly, the worst looking bass in the world in my opinion but my god when you hold one? Ergonomics. It just fits.

I agree with parting it out and checking body markings, it could well fetch far more like that. The headstock shape is bugging me, I am sure I have seen it before.

I think that may well be a home made jobby. The peghead decal looks like those little waterslide letters you get in packs from craftshops, the little number 1 as well maybe indicates this was the first one he did or the first of a planned run? Nice hardware certainly, the string angles from the nut to the heads make me think home made, as well as the machine head angles, they have not all been fitted straight. Only and aesthetic issue but lends more weight to the idea it is a home made one.

Ask and ye shall receive.

This might have been the famous 'we got paid hundred quid for a gig, oh a lock in, oh its 7am, oh the hundred quid is all gone, oh another hundred quid of our own money is gone... lets go home'