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Buy it. Take out all the electronics and replace them with expensive ones. Have it defretted. Then realise the true meaning of "don't need" and "can't play" with the added sting of it no longer being a bargain. That's what I would do!

TBF I'm a bit dissapointed that several BC members seem to be seriously advocating pulling out of a contract you've committed yourself to. If it was another BC member you'd stiffed (might yet be for all anybody knows) I'll bet it would be a different story. 'Man up, pay up and deal with it' would be my advice.

Here’s my new baby soon to be shipped to me. #8554 Pelham Blue NYC Satin.

I don't understand why you put a bid in if you didn't want to buy it. You saw the reserve wasn't met, thought you'd be "safe" with a low bid and ended up winning. What were you trying to achieve? Time to man up and pay the bill, if you don't like it then just sell it. The other members here advocating people pulling out of paying to get of having to buy the thing is a bit sad to see. Dreamers and fantasy buyers who can't or dont actually come up with the money are a total pain, the seller shouldn't have to have their time wasted.

Hah! Depending on its condition, it sounds to me you've potentially bagged yourself a bargain! Time to change the thread title... I've done a very clever stupid thing. Ebay whizz kid struts his stuff bid dilemma Fixed! 😁

Suck it up!! 😃 A new bass is a win, sounds like a good price, play with it then sell it on here for what you paid? 👍

Dreams do come true!! I've finally received the bass I've ALWAYS wanted but never dared believe possible..... a stunning super-Rare US Spector NS2X 'Spectorbird' complete with 9v Haz preamp!! Just "Wow........"!! 😍😍😍😍 Solid 5A quilted maple body, thru neck, US 9V Hazlab preamp, Abalone inlays, heavy duty gold Spector hardware and Gotoh lightweight tuners.... It's almost 7 years old and in absolutely mint condition! Perfection...!!

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I won a lefty bass a few months ago. I paid for it but far too ashamed to pick it up. Beer eh.

It is a legal contract, so as others have said the best thing is to buy it then flog it later. The financial loss should be small, the grief from the missus will abate, you won't have p-d off the sellerand your conscience will be clear. The latter is worth a lot .

I had one of those - I stung them along for about 30 minutes, pretending I was completely computer illiterate (she spent a few minutes telling me which the space bar was) and when she finally said 'And what does it say on your executable window?' I said 'oh, that's strange - it says 'f&*k off'

Formby: Ee! It's turned out nice again!

Don’t act like you weren’t impressed

The right thing to do is buy it as you made an 'offer/contract' with eBay/seller. Play it, if you like it keep it. If not, sell it. If you pay via your credit card, you have a month to sell it/settle your bill. I doubt the financial hit will be too great. Do the right thing, it will make you feel better.

Decide not to go with the aluminium angle, as it would take me a couple of evenings to do. I don't have the time and more importantly, I can't be bothered. I've started working on the blanking plates instead, which gets this project near completion. Drilling the wood brackets first has prevented splitting, so all is good. Have given an initial black spray and when I do the next coat, I'll make sure I spray the screws as well.

Ignore and add 'bitcoin' to your spam filter As a general rule, you should change your passwords on sites you use so they each have a unique code. You can use a password manager to help with that.

That's not how eBay works, if you don't want it don't click on it, not hard really.

/Jumps to feet, bursts into applause/ Maestro ! Maestro !

Yeah, a skill to be honed through practice. I hate talking over the mic so I've worked at it, plus I've worked at ensuring I don't have to do it too much too 🤩

Or a few four and fivers. You never know, you might love it 👍

Ah, you’ve heard me play 5s!

I bought an “as is” 89 SR1000 over the weekend with (potentially) a borked truss rod and blown preamp... from Japan. I think it was the free shipping which pushed me to do it. That and the bottle of wine. Hey, nobody forced me to drink it, so it’s all on me. If you buy it, pay for it and you and the seller get on with your lives. Very simple. I’d love to know what percentage of ebay purchases are fuelled by booze 😂

Think there's a bloke on here selling one..... Or will be soon 😉

I'm still blind in my left eye.

The pic was from when I was assembling that P-Bass. Here's how it looks with the pickguard screws in situ. You can now breathe again.

And another easy one

I do think when it comes to prepping for a gig that far too many bands worry about the songs first and foremost. I think they are just a fragment of the whole. What so often gets lost in inexperienced bands is the other bits that are super important things like:- How to transition between songs How to perform, not just play songs How to cope with the inevitable pink torpedo ups during songs, whether that is equipment malfunction or pilot error How to engage the audience during the set, which breaks down to:- How to engage the audience during songs How to engage the audience between the songs All of this can and should be rehearsed, that is what rehearsal time is for, not simply playing toons together and rocking out. IMO.

Guitarist and Bassist are not currently touring - so they are using hired replacements.

I paid £200 for a lower spec 5 string a few years back. Sold it for £220 though, so that was good (and that didn't include the 3 wraps of heroin that were still hidden in the gig bag when I bought it).

Probably my favourite Glastonbury moment... I'm not familiar with the artist (or the song), but good on him for letting this young lad on stage - and for enabling what happened next. Pure gold.

I'm sure we'd be amazed by the answer !!!

Or do you!!! *tinfoil hat*

We endlessly prune ideas. Last year we worked on a track for 8 months on and off, in the end it just became boring. In some ways that is a great reason to be spending a long time on a track, you see, in my experience, you cant tell what is truly fantastic in a couple of hours, or weeks even. The best stuff we have written we have played for years and years, and its still fun and intriguing to play, although the makeup of the sets have led me in particular to want to add a new set so we can swap things about better. Variety etc etc. Fact is, its good enough material to last. Sometimes you work really hard on something but you lose that initially visceral quality of it that felt so good day 1, or you realise its just a bit obvious. I record every single rehearsal, in full, chop out the best parts and they get saved, everyone is sent every single piece, its a huge huge library of variations and ideas and jamming - literally weeks of it now - that we refer back to and use when thinking about new parts. Again its to be noted that gigs are not necessarily our number 1 purpose, creating music to play at gigs is. So we can spend for ever on a track, before anyone hears it, and if it lasts the course it will be good enough for our audience to enjoy, because its something we are enjoying playing. Having said all of that one of my favourite structures we have goes:- aABABCABCDABCDEBB The track in question is almost 8 minutes long. Too complex? Or clever because it means people get to hear section A 5 times, section B 6 times, section D and E once each and so have an idea whats coming but it keeps changing at the same time. The punters seem to dig it whatever It sounds like this:- https://mistersuperjuice.bandcamp.com/track/frisking-the-whiskers

I got one of these emails on a burner account I used for something ages ago. I asked them to go ahead and release the video... please like and share!

As Ped & others have said, it’s just scareware — all the guy has is your email address. Not even your name.

When I get one of these, I always type "scam" and the main part of the email or phone call title into Google. So far it has always come up with information confirming it to be a scam.

Don't get me started on "Microsoft Support phone calls.....". My F-I-L was only saved by the fact I had installed Mint on his PC, so they couldn't get access to his PC to hack him.

Is it...? 🤔

Square for me. To my eye, they just "get out of the way" visually and don't detract from the headstock itself. Any other alignment draws my eye to the tuners - I find myself looking to see what they are aligned with. Square enhances the headstock shape, in my book.

That is a well known scam email. It is based on the some well known sites being hacked, your passwords acquired and then the hope that you still use the same password now to fool you into thinking they have hacked your system (PS change your passwords). Keep your AV engine up to date (free ones are available) and I recommend the installation of at least a basic software firewall (WIndows comes with one now, Linux always has).

I'm mostly into various styles of rock and metal, but enjoy many styles of music. Hiphop and rap are well outside my comfort zone though. And yet, a producer friend once asked me to play bass on an album by a rapper friend of his... And actually enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Lots of rock and metal influences, that must have helped of course 😅 In the end the rapper decided not to release the album though 😣 Looks like some tracks are still on MySpace: https://resurrect.myspace.com/micgeeband/music/songs

He’s the Jamie Oliver of bass youtubers

I know this guy gets a lot of stick here, but you can see why with this sort of thing!!! Not wearing a mask when using glue will lead to this sort of thing.

another punter and performer at the Star over the years, and pleased this has turned out with the right decision Always reminds me of an article in a Chelsea programme from then chairman Ken Bates, joyously pointing and laughing at the local residents who had objected to the latest rebuilding of Stamford Bridge because they said that the increased capacity would cause excessive noise and congestion on match days. He repeated the planning committee's comments that if you buy a house that is next door to a very well known football ground you have to expect noise and crowds on matchday Picking up on another comment, me and the ex once bought a house that was over the road from a church - didn't really think about any issues that this may cause. No noise issues, but on Sunday morning we often couldn't get our car out of the driveway because Christians park like c#nts