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I don't know the EDB600 but I have got a (luthite) EDC715 (five-string), which is not heavy IMO, and very comfortable because of the body shape. I have no scales so can't measure with any accuracy, but it's maybe a little heavier than my Yamaha BBN5 (five-string) and definitely lighter than my Vox Standard (four-string). Hope this helps.

I bought some Ashbory strings from Ieuan. Good comms, prompt delivery, sensible packaging. No problems whatever, and I'd be happy to deal with him again. Cheers!

Bought a headphone amp from Ade. No problems or issues, good packing, prompt delivery. I'd happily deal with Ade again. Thanks

[quote name='BottomE' timestamp='1323027781' post='1458464'] Yes it was [/quote] Okay, let me rephrase that - you guys were excellent Venue was Blandford Corn Exchange, summer of 1980 or '81? The frontman had yellow hair (not blond), really tight-curled. Very, very exotic-looking, in that place and time - at least to me, I was young and innocent. I vaguely remember wondering at the time why the bass player sounded so English, or maybe so not-South-African.

[quote name='BottomE' timestamp='1322762358' post='1455615'] Welcome mate. I am in Dorset so not so far from you. I played with some guys from SA way back in the 80s. They'd basically escaped the regime and were political exiles. The BBC did a documentary on them, a programme called "Open Space". Anyway i got really excited and when the BBC turned up they didn't want to feature me as i was English Anyway, enjoy the site its informative, funny and annoying all at the same time. [/quote] Was that band called Day One? I saw them in Blandford, they were excellent.

Welcome I'm (also) in Dorset.

Welcome Might be worth pointing out, you will get a lot of people asking "where are you?" in your For Sale threads, so you might want to put a location in your profile. Good luck!

Welcome Are the Pelham Blue EB-0s easy to find? I've never tried (been put off by the comments about mudbuckers) but I have the impression they're not common.

Welcome

I'm not well up on Sandbergs, but this looks interesting: http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/rare-collectors-sandberg-5-string-bass-guitar-serial-no003/92494429 (Disclaimer: nothing to do with me guv.)

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' timestamp='1322148557' post='1447240'] It looks like it has a tight radius on the fingerboard which is carried over to those lovely chunky pickups, so I wonder whether is has some kind of eub capability - or is maybe designed to be bowable. [/quote] That might also explain the rather odd position of the jack socket.

I like "There is no fretweak"

The Only Ones, "The Big Sleep".