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I'm sure that if a sender meets the requirements exactly it will be fine. But the way the terms are drafted - particularly this bit... 6.2. THE PARCEL INSURANCE DOES NOT COVER: ITEMS SHIPPED THAT ARE SOLD/PURCHASED ON AN ONLINE MARKETPLACE BY INDIVIDUALS. ONLY OFFICIAL BUSINESSES WILL BE COVERED. https://www.secursus.com/en-gb/terms-and-conditions/ Basschat classifieds might be an online marketplace = not covered. Any of us buying and selling as individuals = possibly not covered. - that's most of us banjaxed for a start! But their header of "Payment is done on a case-by-case basis. Our service doesn’t require prepaid credits, and no need to subscribe or commit to a number of parcels. Therefore, it is open to everyone, whether you are an individual or a registered business." Makes it even more confusing. So does that mean individuals are ok but not if they are using an Online Marketplace? What is their exact definition of an online marketplace? That doesn't appear in their list of definitions at all. Ebay will obviously be an online marketplace. But classifieds... does the fact that Basschat requires a fee to sell make it an "online marketplace" different from somewhere else that doesn't charge a fee? That really needs clarification before I'd trust them with something expensive.

Yes.

They won’t pay out. Have a proper look at the terms and then read the reviews.

I've had pretty much all the non-tube MB amps at some point and this is my favourite so far. The EQ centres are quite different to other amps and it works really well. I'd definitely buy another one if it got stolen.

Nice. I was tempted by one of those while I was dealing with the delays in getting my AG1000.

I've just noticed that all the Marcus Miller stuff has been discontinued too. I wonder if MM is moving to a different company?

I think they are slowly swapping over completely to the new product line for anything to do with a cab. So the cabs and combos are all getting discontinued to be replaced by the new stuff. The new stuff looks interesting but I haven't seen any in the flesh yet.

Even some external insurers like Securicas (sp?) have clauses that effectively prevent the cover from working unless it's a business, and they specifically exclude anything bought / sold at auction including online ones like Ebay. Their reviews are awful. If I'm buying - I travel. If I'm selling then I ask the buyer to arrange the courier and pick their own insurance cover. Of course that isn't the be all and end all because I still have to pack the item properly. I always do and I take loads of photos / film of the packing process and send it to the buyer before it gets collected by the courier. That's for instruments. For other stuff I use Royal Mail Special Delivery as the tracking is far better than most couriers and they do offer better insurance terms. For stuff like Class D heads it's no more expensive than a good courier.

Yup. Bass + shipping + import + vat. 25% on top of the bass AND shipping total will be pretty accurate. Do not undervalue it. Firstly, that’s an offence, secondly if something happens to it, the insurance will either only pay the declared value or won’t pay at all.

I’m loving the East preamp. It’s really good.

The revolution is coming!

Courtesy of JoeBass of this parish I now have a lovely new-to-me Sandberg Superlight TT5. Some will know I'm a big fan of the SL basses and I have a 4 string already. I have been looking for a 5 string for ages and this one is a particularly lightweight example at only 6lb 12oz! Under 7lb for a full scale 5 string is amazing. Even Sandberg suggest most of the 5 string superlights are just under 8lb. It balances perfectly and the neck is very comfy. Sandbergs have my favourite necks of all basses. As an added bonus it's got the East J-Retro Deluxe preamp. A massive confusion of stacked knobs and switches. My first thought was "that's coming out and EMGs are going in" but after playing with it quite a lot it now makes a lot of sense. I wasn't a fan of the Sandberg pickups with the stock preamp in my 4 string but with the East they seem to be much better so I'll hold off from ordering my usual EMGs for a while. It now has some Thomastik Jazz Roundwounds on it and I still need to tweak the intonation a little but it's nearly there. However - it will, at some point, get a finger ramp to help with my finger injury (I did warn @Andyjr1515 when he made the last one for me! ), and I will put some stickers on the neck for fret dots. Most of all though - that tort plate is going! Tort is only for the type of pervert that puts pineapple on pizza! I'll get a black one for that classic black & maple look. It will then match my 4 string. #OCD Thanks again to Joe for an easy transaction, and a lovely bass. Next big band rehearsal is in about 2 weeks and we've got a new band leader (not met them yet) but I will be taking this.

There's a huge number of 45mm nuts on 5 strings. I think 47.5mm is less common these days. Anyway - I'd recommend trying a Sandberg TT5 either the regular or the Superlight version if you like a really low weight. My own Superlight 5 is under 7lb / 3.2 kg and it sounds amazing and is perfectly balanced.

Just bought JoeBass’s lovely Sandberg Superlight bass after a meet at the salubrious Newport Pagnell services. Its a great bass and Joe is a gentleman. A hassle free deal. Good to meet you Joe!

Helix is the answer. Run one set of outputs to the powered speaker for your personal monitoring, and the other outputs to the PA at the same time. You'll get every sound you'll ever need out of that. 50s at one end, to Periphery metal at the other - and can swap it with a single button mush. The Headrush powered cab isn't in the same league as the Yamaha and the RCF stuff, but they are a lot more expensive. If the PA is doing the hardwork then you only need the powered speaker to be your personal monitor anyway.

I've tried the Nordy's on other basses and I found them too clanky for my current needs. Great pickups though, but the Aguilars are just lovely. They now do DCB versions of P and J pickups so I'm tempted to get a set for a different bass.

If I'm playing in my jazz big band... then there can be 25 of us and there's very little room to tart about. If it's a rock gig - then I'm all over the place apart from when I'm actually singing. For a little while I had a radio unit for both my bass and for a headset mic for backing vocals and I WAS that idiot who would go to the bar during a song. Top Tip - only do that with a headless guitar as otherwise the comedians in the crowd will flip with your tuning on the way past.

One of the stock sounds is a great normal drive sound. A bit tubey in character, but without the woofy-ness that some valve amps get in the lows. I was really surprised by it - I bought it for the silly sounds, but it is now my main drive pedal too.

I forgive that one - they spell it differently and the say it how they write it. I did see someone on the telly say "Wives Sainttttt Laurentttttt" and didn't get it for a moment. Death is too good for them!

Yeah - but we improved ourselves. The Colonials kept with it. And don't get me started on crossaaaiiiiiinte either.

ickea is the proper Swedish way of saying it. Funny how for some words we use local attempts and for others the original. We don't say "Pari" for Paris. But we do say "Ypres" properly - rather than the American way of saying it as "wipers"

You sir, are a scholar and a gentleman.

You could have fixed the "of" in the title as well. That's giving me the shivers!

Those Aguilars are really good.

I’ve done that. I had a board with a lot of high draw pedals so I had three 20,000mAh packs underneath. Worked great, but was annoyingly heavy and the charging process was a pain in the derrière. I now have a 6m IEC cable instead!