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[quote name='icastle' timestamp='1388805178' post='2326357'] So many songs played by so many people. [url="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25601185"]http://www.bbc.co.uk...t-arts-25601185[/url] [/quote] That's really sad news. My first paid gigs were back in the 70s with my Dad's band covering Everly Brothers numbers like Cathy's Clown, and All I Have to Do is Dream. Dad died a couple of years ago so very poignant for me.

Well I'm going to bed now. But it seems to me this thread can be summarised in two paragraphs: - this person is a scammer and might be selling a bass which is not what she says it is... - oh, hang on, she might be a bit of a newbie and not be aware of what a JV Squier is. Let's see if we can screw her and buy the bass for less than it's worth*... *incidentally, we'll have a pop at a Basschat member in the meantime for telling her this is actually a collectible instrument worth significantly more than she thought... hey ho. Let's hope the ebay seller isn't a Basschat member. Night!

[quote name='Steff' timestamp='1388802362' post='2326346'] No, he has told him how much he should sell it for. How is that a honesty? This is pointless. [/quote] This was gjones' first post: "I think it's kosher. The seller usually sells jumble sale tat. I've sent a message to say she's better off ending the auction, giving it a clean and maybe getting a local music shop to restring and test it. That way she's more likely to get top dollar for it. Whether she'll take my advice or not, I don't know.......probably not." Frankly I'm not his apologist, but you can't argue with that post. As it happens, I don't want a JV Squier, and we're clearly not going to agree - so lets agree to differ!

[quote name='Gust0o' timestamp='1388802135' post='2326344'] Looks like a smashing rig and welcome in [/quote] +1. A Ric with an Ampeg is an awesome combination

[quote name='Steff' timestamp='1388800571' post='2326332'] I am a big fan of honesty. [/quote] Then you must be a big fan of gjones' approach? As far as I can can tell, all he's done is tell the seller what she was selling. Or are you suggesting he was dishonest?

[quote name='andydye' timestamp='1388743633' post='2325412'] Welcome! don't mention the 'R' word or the war and you'll do fine [/quote] welcome! use the "R' word as much as you like* - some of us love them! *just don't try to sell it on here...

[quote name='Steff' timestamp='1388799682' post='2326325'] I've said enough to make my point, if you don't wanna read my posts or think about what I'm saying then there's no point of this Peace Steff [/quote] Rest assured I have read your posts, and thought about what you've said. I fear we'll have to differ. Although I remain puzzled at your concern over gjones's honesty... And peace to you too.

[quote name='Steff' timestamp='1388799374' post='2326323'] Yes I am because of everything I've said so far. [/quote] Fair enough. Just seems odd to me that someone is criticised for being too honest.

[quote name='Steff' timestamp='1388796569' post='2326307'] No mate, you aren't criticising gjones, [/quote] You are criticising him then?

[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1388793625' post='2326282'] I'm sure the irony is not only lost on me that most of the negative contributors to this thread would rather carp about other Bassists and musicians who were out playing on NYE (OK, it was recorded earlier) whilst they are sat at home not playing....could be why Swifty can afford a £14k Bass perhaps? [/quote] This!

[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1388792944' post='2326266'] [sub]Well it's not a JV P Bass.....[/sub] [/quote] I've PM'd the seller telling him to check, just in case

[quote name='spacey' timestamp='1388791244' post='2326246'] It was not for sale, it was for open auction and would have sold to the highest bidder, it was at £200 with a full day to go. An average Squire sells for £90, so those in the know, knew and were bidding accordingly. Where does dishonesty come in to it ? [/quote] I haven't accused anyone of being dishonest. The thread title does that by suggesting the seller might be a scammer. Al I have done is commend gjones's honesty in telling the seller what a JV Squier is.

[quote name='Steff' timestamp='1388791360' post='2326247'] Are you sure £500-700 is "the true position"? I'm most definitely not. I think he has mislead her. Caused her to end the auction and because of that a fellow basschater lost a possible deal on a battered JV. That's how I see it. Nothing to do with being honest or dishonest. More like messing up two or more people. [/quote] No -but I am sure she had no idea what a JV Squier is, or how much they are worth compared to a bog standard Squier. She thought she was selling a bit of tat, rather than a collectable instrument. Whatever it's worth, I am not going to criticise gjones for giving her the heads up.

I'm genuinely puzzled by this thread. It started by implying that the eBay seller was a dishonest scammer. When it was established that in fact she had no idea what she was selling, and was likely to sell it at a fraction of what it was worth, a BC member then gets flamed for telling her what the true position is. In essence, the thread accuses the seller of being dishonest, the criticises said BC member for being honest. Most odd...

[quote name='Alfie' timestamp='1388759814' post='2325711'] Reverb on bass can sound good at low volume in your bedroom, but live and in a band mix I have found it to be next to useless, really really crap. Rather than spend in excess of £50 on an effect you might not get on with, but a behringer reverb of eBay for £20 to see if reverb is the effect for you. If it isn't then you can sell it again and you haven't lost out. [/quote] +1 to all of that!

[quote name='Steff' timestamp='1388755887' post='2325639'] I would personally stay out of other people's business especially if I am not interested in buying. Just my thoughts. [/quote] Are you interested in buying it? If not, posting that comment seems a bit self-contradictory.

[quote name='Machines' timestamp='1388685525' post='2324843'] I found Podrick to be very reliable. [/quote] I was about to suggest Trelawney...

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1388753518' post='2325569'] You can bet that if there were a hundred watchers on this item that a fair few of them would have sent messages of some sort to the buyer (whether to gain an advantage or not), several of which would no doubt have alerted the seller to the possible value of the item. In any case correspondence between a bidder, a watcher (or anyone else interested in the listing) and an eBay seller is entirely the business of that bidder or watcher and no-one else's! I'm finding the constant harassment of one member of this parish - for the 'crime' of telling us that he had sent a message and the nature of that message - a bit tiresome to say the least, and not in the spirit of this forum. Who really is 'jealous' exactly, and why? [/quote] +1 It also seems a bit ironic that this thread started by suggesting that the seller may have been a scammer, but then ciriticises a BC member for telling the seller what the bass is actually worth.

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1388606993' post='2324007'] Antiquated communist technology? [/quote] An ironic observation given how often Ric are criticised on here for not allowing Chinese copies

[quote name='Mornats' timestamp='1388271800' post='2320364'] Rickenbacker = Audi (because the owner's a t**t)* [/quote] Isn't this an Audi free marketplace

Pound for pound the Ibanez SR500 gets my vote. An astonishing amount of bass for the money. Unfortunately I can't get on with the stupidly skinny neck!

[quote name='the hand of john curley' timestamp='1388065066' post='2318216'] Apologies! I should indeed have used 'fewer errors' as the errors themselves are countable. If the 'devil may care' remark was aimed at me then I assure you that this is certainly not the case. I made a genuine mistake-albeit ironically, given the topic-as opposed to the truly awful eBay advert! In the meantime.....I'll get my coat! [/quote] Sorry - I wasn't really having a pop, but I couldn't resist in the context of the thread!

A good, although not necessarily cheap, solution is a twin channel pre-amp like this: [url="http://www.tonebone.com/tb-bassbone.htm"]http://www.tonebone.com/tb-bassbone.htm[/url] Also allows you to have different EQs and levels for each bass.

Fantastic work!

[quote name='the hand of john curley' timestamp='1386381119' post='2299632'] I'm a primary school teacher....and most of my year 3 class could put this 'persuasive text' together more effectively and with less errors..... [/quote] Shouldn't that be "fewer errors"?