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+1 to the above threads. i have to say one thing that gets my goat is when a buyer starts negotiations via PM to buy my item,we get to the point of almost completing the sale then they stop replying to my PM's,if you change your mind then bloody well say so. this has happen with 2 B'C'ers very recently whilst negotiating a trade for my '62 r'i' P bass & it's damn annoying. sorry,rant over

i had an MIM classic 60' jazz bass which was ordered in especially for me. on initial inspection it looked good,however once i got it home & tried to set it up i found the neck was a real mess.the frets below the 15th fret were not anywhere near level,the nut was fitted too far down the neck & cut too deep so the stings were resting on the edge of the fretboard (& digging into the wood). also the neck had a very bad foreward bow that no amount of truss rod twirling would sort out. Fender did eventually replace the whole bass & the new bass was a belter,so i'll not be buying any more basses i've not actually played again,be it MIM or anywhere else. ok i'll shut up now

[quote name='Born 2B Mild' post='399883' date='Feb 4 2009, 01:37 PM']Bring what you are thinking of floggong soon. For you, that means EVERYTHING [/quote] i can't imagine what you mean.

i'm coming damn where's me kleenex. sticker please don't know what i'm bringing-a couple of basses shall i bring my Ampeg ?

hows about this one [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=40101"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=40101[/url]

[quote name='Eight' post='398750' date='Feb 3 2009, 12:47 PM'] Schecter Damien 4. Satin black with black pearl 'Bats'. [b]Black Pearl 'Bats'!!![/b] Must have it! Must have it! Must have it! Must have it! Must have it! Must have it! Must have it! Must have it![/quote] stop fannying about & just buy it you know you want too.

glad you got sorted Clarky. i'm shure that a geniune '62 or indeed a reissue wouldn't have a skunk stripe on its neck either.

"chill out,feel the song & keep it flowing along,but above all DON'T BLOODY SLAP IT." this was the advice i got given by my brother when we formed our blues band 15 years ago as he was big into blues but i'd not really listened to it before. i listerned to a lot of Tommy Shannon's SRV stuff,Jimi Hendrix (especially when Billy Cox was playing bass) & of course Jack Bruce's Cream stuff. also listen to anything by a band called "THE HOAX" their bass player,Simon Davey,playes some really nice lines.

[quote name='OldGit' post='388771' date='Jan 22 2009, 07:23 PM'] How can you resist [/quote]

if you open your shop i wish you the best of luck mate personally i prefer to buy my basses form a shop as i like to make shure the one i'm buying is a cracker (i'm a pretty good judge btw ) where as buying from the net is a lottery as you may get a cracker or a crapper. in the last 3 years i've spent a fortune in local music shops,let me think--EBMM 'RAY / MIA JAZZ / VM JAZZ / MIM P / CORVETTE D'BUCK / CORVETTE FRETLESS / MIM 60s JAZZ / CIJ '51 P / MIA DELUXE P / CUBE 30 / SVT3PRO/ B410HLF + various straps & leads. i think i believe in supporting my local shops - - - good on me

i'm with tBBC,it's all about fun for me & to be honest i can't be arsed to learn how to read music & in my 30 years of playing i've probably learnt all the theory i'm ever going to need,& i didn't have to read music for that. i'm mainly a blues/rock player & have written a fair few songs over the years,although i will admit it would sometimes have been handy to actually "write" the song down on papper correctly but hey who cares ? i'll just stick to playing for fun thanks.

i put my SVT in a 3U shallow gator as i like plenty of air flow round my amp

what a load of sh*te,imho of course

i can't slap to save my life but i can't stand that style anyway (no offence to anybody intended) so thats a no no,but i've noticed all the shop assistants in the world think they're slap masters.so i'll play pretty much whatever comes to mind,altough i nearly always play "Phantom of the Opera" at some point. when i tried my deluxe p bass i lost a whole hour,i've no idea what i was playing but i walked out of the shop a grand lighter but with the best bass i ever played.

[quote name='OldGit' post='387948' date='Jan 21 2009, 10:09 PM']Haveyou read "Classic 90's Randall Bass Heads" and "Bits from a '62 Precision" by Jaco Geddy-Mingus? Lovely pictures [/quote] if you email me some photos i'll get me visa card out

[quote name='Kubs' post='386807' date='Jan 20 2009, 10:58 PM']P.S: I dislike all non-alltube Ampeg amps....worst experience for me was SVT3/SVP Pro :-([/quote] aaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh kill kill kill how dare you ! (just kidding btw )

[quote name='Apex' post='387890' date='Jan 21 2009, 08:18 PM']Thanks for your views, Soulfinger - even if they do add to my confusion. What style(s) do you play?[/quote] not exactly the same i know but i have a cube30 that i use for home practice & quiet band rehersal,i think is a fantastic bit of kit,sounds good too. i play blues/rock & use P & J basses & it sounds great,in fact if it was a bit louder i'd happily use it for smaller gigs.

i agree it's a total rip off but if i was to win euromillions tomorrow i'd buy anyway,but lets face it that aint going to happen. bugger

i spotted this little beauty today [url="http://www.vintageandrareguitars.com/web/our-catalogue/Fender/Electric-Basses/item/5887"]http://www.vintageandrareguitars.com/web/o...asses/item/5887[/url] so i emailed them to find out how much more than i can possibly afford it is, taking offers over £28,000.00 but if i could i would oh why can't i win the sodding lottery

[quote name='benwhiteuk' post='387670' date='Jan 21 2009, 05:15 PM']that sounds painful [/quote] it is but ooooohhhhh its nice

[quote name='thedontcarebear' post='387621' date='Jan 21 2009, 04:34 PM']I just like new things basically, I will admit I buy to make myself happy for 5 minutes before the remorse kicks in.[/quote] +1 hammer----nail----head