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This is wonderful.  Many, many thanks!

Mmmm.  Tempting, not least because I have a fretless one.  I'll have a think.

On 23/12/2022 at 15:27, Happy Jack said:

I was all ready to post a silly comment when I saw the cricket-ball control knobs and fell in love. 

They seem to make googly eyes at you.  Spoooky.

I couldn't justify anything over £800.  I suppose for an upright I might go to £1000, but I'd probably have to replace my car as well then...

3 hours ago, Paul S said:

Funny how the market waxes and wanes - these come along so rarely and a couple of years ago this would have gone on the first day!  Bump for a 'USA quality bass for less than a Squier'  

Well, four years ago I'd probably have bought it...  Nowadays I'm trying to reduce my bass complement.  Without success, I might add...

I'd have it, but I have too many basses already.  Have a bump instead!

I can vouch for the quality of the cup of tea

GLWTS!

An oldie-but-goodie:

Um, no link?

2 hours ago, lemmywinks said:

Yet another example of someone who has the skills to make a nicely crafted instrument with some pleasing little touches but has absolutely no eye for design when it comes to the lines of the body.

 

So many will put together hand made basses look like melted hot water bottles.

Well, they are in a long tradition...

3 hours ago, NikNik said:

Probably a 'get 'em hooked' listing to wait for the real pix.

Thinking about it, ebay ought to have a two-tier pricing system.

They could call the cheaper ones their "free range".

1 hour ago, NikNik said:

Probably a 'get 'em hooked' listing to wait for the real pix.

That's a poultry excuse, frankly.

Indeed.  I do wonder how fast the bridge will wear though. 

It would help to know where you are...

I bought strings from Martyn.  All went well and I am happy.  I'd be happy to deal with him again (this is my second transaction).  Thanks!

Brian sold me a coat and some shirts.  All went well and I am a happy bunny.  I'd be delighted to trade with him again.  Many thanks - Mike

3 hours ago, lownote said:

I had one.  Sold it.  I am a richard head.

I bought it.  It's not going anywhere, sorry.

Pretty

I don't know, it could be worse...

... he might have finished it.

Song's no more than OK, but the fretless is worth a listen.

Tempted.  Let me have a think and a check on something.

Nice colour

Dean Martin, 'Sway'.  We're going to pick it up again and I've forgotten how it goes.

If I ran eBay I'd make the first picture of any listing uneditable, so you couldn't delete it

1 hour ago, NickA said:

Me too.  Used to lean it backwards against the wall; one night it fell forward, shed it's fingerboard, cracked its bass bar and loss lots of the little patches old basses acquire inside. £1500 repair bill and that was 20 years ago.

 

Probably less of an issue with a small laminate bass.   But why risk it.

Exactly  It's certainly what I'd do with a cello, which is a smaller instrument altogether.