Kev

I could, but I opted to take the easy option of spending £40 on a piece of bloody rubber and foam to avoid any DIY, may as well have made the thing myself if I'm cutting a wood blank to shape 😅 alas it isn't returnable now so one must make do.

Unfortunately, from the various angles in all 3 photos, it consistently looks like the bridge is a tad too far to the right of the neck, you can see it from how the E string doesn't align with the pickup and the general look of the strings across the neck, but probably most obvious when looking at the truss cover. It's an awful lot of work that is going to be needed to get all of this right, before he lifts a finger I would ask for a full schedule of the works he is doing, if you're insistent on going through with the repairs and not demanding a refund/heavy discount.

In truth, I doubt its doing too much, though I do have thin carpet and a rather "hollow" sounding floor, and i do think the pad is absorbing some of the vibrations if nothing else (first floor flat).

Not really worth it's own thread, but trying to search the answer for this online would be a nightmare so... I have recently picked up a Mesa Walkabout Scout combo for a good price - fantastic bit of kit! All my current gigs run without a backline with IEMs and everything going straight to FoH, but I picked this up in case any dep gig opportunities come up where I do need an amp. However, for the moment, I will just be using the Mesa at home. To try and make that a little more considerate for neighbours, I bought one of these speaker isolation pads, Auralex type knockoff jobbie (https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00SVRLR06), only the one I got is smaller and only just fits under the cab, which I prefer for neatness/space. The problem I have is that the amp is making the platform flex - it is made of rubber rather than wood or similar and as such, having the weight of the amp concentrated on four feet in each of its corners is making it sink and sag at the edges and flex up in the middle, which doesn't look great and can't be good for the pad in the long term. So, I decided to take the feet off the Mesa so that it rested flat on the pad instead. Problem solved. BUT those familiar with the Scout will know that the cab has a downward facing passive radiator on the bottom. Removing the feet means that this radiator is now firing directly into the pad with no clearance. Now, given I will only be using the combo in this way at home, at volumes low enough to not cause an uprising, I can't see this is an issue at all. But I don't really know what a passive radiator does, other than vaguely understanding it helps the main speaker push more low end out of the cab, effectively. Am I right, is this fine to effectively block? Most boring thread you've ever read, eh?

Not acceptable at all, I'd only accept that back if every single issue is resolved and it is in showroom condition. It's brand new bass, and arguably a refinish is already devaluing it.

I doubt it'll be a downgrade, and they're so hard to get hold off, you'd get your investment back. Scratch the itch, itll just eat at you otherwise.

Sometimes I miss my Wal MK2. Sounded incredible, looked fantastic. But it was one of the most uncomfortable basses I've ever played. Horrible neck profile, horrible pickup thumb anchoring, horrible distance between strings and body. If I was rich enough to order one, I'd change almost everything about it (though I think the 5 string version solves a lot of it), but the sound is my favourite raw bass sound by a country mile. For the price? Nah, they're just daft now, and many owners are toxic AF about protecting their value as well (the FB group was a horrid place when I left), I've heard of some actively messaging people selling Wals "cheaply" to tell them to ask for more, so as not to damage their investment. It's a very shrewd move to continue to refuse to sell the electrics separately, as without that exclusivity, I don't think the market would be there.

Just bought a new wireless system from Peter, posted SD next day and arrived the day after as described, can't ask for more. Cheers.

The stripes....but that's just me! Bet its a lovely bass with that pre, would love to hear a straight comparison tone wise between this and an NG.

For private sellers. Business sellers on eBay have to pay the fee.

Given the new ones have climbed to up to £3k plus, many people are now asking £1,500 odd even for their mid 00's basses. Mad, but they are beginning to sell for that so it's getting harder to get anything closer to the £1k mark now. Sires are cool, but are a different prospect really as they are inspired by, rather than the same shape etc. I really fancied one of the Z series models, but the QC issues i've seen put me off a tad. I think the flurry of interest around this is its a Bongo shape, be that a good or bad thing, and there's nothing else readily available remotely like it.