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[quote name='LeftyJ' post='1283651' date='Jun 27 2011, 07:36 AM']I've always been intrigued by these when I saw them on eBay new. How does it sound and play, and what is the intonation like with that dead-straight bridge? Also, where are the strings anchored at the bridge? Looks like a very sharp angle.[/quote] Sound is a bit tinny, to my ears. I haven't tried it with anything except the strings it came with. To be honest, I don't know how it plays - I'm not a lefty, I bought it because I wanted to experiment with reversed nut, and rapidly decided that was just going to screw my playing up. (No, I don't know what I was thinking either. Impulse buys are seldom a good idea.) Likewise, I haven't done anything with the intonation; I will check, see what it's actually like. The string angle over the bridge is indeed very sharp, pretty much 90 degrees. The anchoring is at the base of the bridge. I'll put a pic up when I have time.

PM re the Reds

Bump for pics.

It would be easy to modify this for right-handed use with reversed string order; essentially, drill one hole out so that it runs all the way through the body. I may yet do that.

Ministar Basstar 4L lefty travel bass for sale, here: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=142625"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=142625[/url] £70. Cheers!

Withdrawn, because I don't really think it's worth half what I paid for it. ====================================================================== Left-handed bodyless travel bass, very light, wire bout/leg-brace arrangement removable for travel. 34" scale. Bought in a fit of madness a couple of months back, played once so effectively brand new. In original packaging. Not an instrument of great quality, but it may be useful to someone - its virtue is its light weight and ease of transport. Pics at the weekend; in the mean time, it's pretty much identical to this one [url="http://www.amazon.com/Ministar-Basstar-4-string-Electric-Compact/dp/B001FSCEGO"]http://www.amazon.com/Ministar-Basstar-4-s...t/dp/B001FSCEGO[/url] Cost me £135; selling at £70. Would trade straight across for a right-handed version of the same model in decent nick. [attachment=83524:PHTO0008.JPG] In its bag [attachment=83520:PHTO0001.JPG] Bass, bag, three wire parts. [attachment=83521:PHTO0002.JPG] [attachment=83522:PHTO0003.JPG] With leg rest. [attachment=83523:PHTO0004.JPG] With strap legs and forearm rest.

PM re the BR8.

The link comes up blank at Photobucket for me.

You have a PM.

How wide, deep and long is the neck pocket, please? The neck seems to have sold...

I had a look at this last weekend (didn't play it). Sadly, I can't afford it

[quote name='philfromstoke' post='1253167' date='Jun 1 2011, 09:05 PM']Thanks Clarky The link is to my actual bass ! [url="http://www.status-graphite.com/status/frames/bassstockvint.html"]http://www.status-graphite.com/status/fram...sstockvint.html[/url][/quote] I guess yours is the one tagged 269-V, about half way down?

You have a PM.

Location, please?