Harley Benton Deluxe Active Tobacco Sunburst - £80 ONO - *SOLD* £100 North Yorkshire, UK

[rwillett]

Now sold

 

The CFO and I have just come out of a bilateral meeting where a number of topics of mutual interest were discussed. Theses topics included:

 

1. Balance of payments
2. Import / export regime
3. Tariffs

 

Apparently I have imported quite a few basses and guitars into the house and the number of basses and guitars exported has hit an all time low of zero. This apparently means I am running a significant deficit. Due to this deficit the CFO is looking at imposing tariffs of circa 125%, such that a £500 bass attracts a tariff of £640 payable to the treasury, aka her bank account.

 

She presented a number of options that I apparently have agreed to. Not saying anything anything as it could be taken the wrong way, clearly indicated my consent.  She backed this up with leverage of me sleeping in the attic or the spare bedroom, my choice. I have no idea where she got these ideas from, but she has been paying a lot more attention to US news recently. 

 

I explained to her basic economic theory re balance of payments and who really pays tariffs, but I only received a stern look in return. 

 

This is the Harley Benton Deluxe Series active bass. This is a lovely bass but the neck and I don't get on. My thumbs are knackered from rugby and it's slightly too thick and it's painful after 15 mins. I brought it from a fellow bass chatter a few months ago but I have to recognise I need thin necks. So I've built myself an active Jazz with a Fender neck and a John East pre-amp to take it's place.

 

Again it's a great bass and my thumbs do not do it justice. It's in good nick and as with all Harley Benton stuff its great value for money. I paid £95 but will take £80 for it. There is no case per se for it. The pictures make the neck look grubby , thats just the grain.

 

I'd really, really, really rather not post as the postage costs will be high for what are cheap bass guitars. I am happy to meet people within an hour (ish) of Settle in North Yorkshire, I can Leeds or Manchester if necessary during the week as I work there. York is also possible.

 

More than happy to look at swaps or trades. With cash either way, I'm looking for a decent small 6,8 or 10 channel mixer with USB in and out, or a decent FRFR speaker such as Headrush 112, a Boss Katana 100 MK2 combo amp or similar. Or something else that's interesting. I have enough guitars and basses (according to the CFO), so unless it's a 62 Precision or a Strat, that’s not going to fly. I have more IT than I need so nothing on the IT side at all please

 

Thanks for looking

 

Rob 

 

    

 

Edited August 30 by rwillett
Now sold

[PaulThePlug]

@rwillett why no crypto or code in case my enemy sees this and joins the cause...

 

The HB looks a bit of a Monster - Double Trouble...

[rwillett]

I can encrypt it using that exceptionally difficult system ROT13 if it helps you. 

[rwillett]

Both sound great. We're coming down to stay with friends in Deptford in a few weeks. We used to live in Greenwich and kids went to school in Deptford before we moved ooop t'North. 

 

More than happy to bring them both down for you. 

 

Clearly don't want to encourage bad behaviour from you  

[Geek99]

You called the Ibanez a guitar above … Ibanez are perfectly respectable! Why are you insulting them in this way ? 
😳

[rwillett]

Fixed

[Geek99]

…The Ibanez GSR 180 is a great and lightweight guitar, I just had a little noodle on it and its lovely to play….

 

no, may still need the tar and feathers, plus a stout tree

 

 

GLWTS 👍

Edited July 26 by Geek99

[rwillett]

Check your cache

 

[petecarlton]

Very funny post!
 

GLWYSs

[Geek99]

On 26/07/2025 at 20:32, rwillett said:

Check your cache

 

And what if SWMBO has the same caching issue ? Hmm

 

On 26/07/2025 at 20:32, rwillett said:

Check your cache

 

I’ll tell the tree that it’s not going to be under strain any time soon and that it’s okay to create another branch.