LukeFRC

I thought the whole thing was about taking back control. Wasn't that the point?

Which seems reasonable. So a lot of companies are just going to not bother selling to the UK then. Oddly enough - if a similar company in the Netherlands refused to go along with this UK system and did just shove it in the post with a declaration of value - what would happen? Like I can't imagine the Brexit deal obligeses EU companies to comply with our demands?

Are you suggesting that HMRC have built a digital solution to all this that might actually work effectively? That sounds like a good thing

the other interesting thing for UK businesses selling within the EU now is how distance selling regs works. For example under the EU distance selling regs we could send things back to a shop and legally the shop had to pay the postage. That legal right doesn't exist now. It will be interesting what happens the first time say a German individual buys something from a UK company, and the purchase goes wrong... who's court arbitrates now?

I wonder what that team is making now? I would buy one regardless of what it said on the headstock

Some of the sane guitars as this guy https://www.vintageandmodernguitars.co.uk/products/electric/phils-vintage-guitars/ and if you follow him on Facebook you sometimes see the rest of the stock in The background of videos so pretty sure he’s got them....

Stick the sales receipt including VAT in the case with you- then you can prove it’s age and vat status (and If it’s a relic of a pre CBS fender, that it’s not got Brazilian rosewood In it)

Pretty sure they do across international borders. Especially in relation on people trying to dodge taxes. I don’t like it any more than anyone else, but this kinda relationship with Europe was on the ballot in 2016 and like it or not the side won that means prices go up and we have VAT on secondhand stuff. That’s what ppl voted for, that’s what we have, that’s what we will need to get used to. like you say - we will have to shop secondhand locally

Bass direct have one in currently, for private sales I think @Beedster sold one within the last years or so if you search his threads...

Talkbass has a thread for a item or brand and everyone piles on hyping it up, people who love it say how much they love it and how it's the best thing ever. Here we have a thread about an item or brand and all the people who say they love it say how much they love it and it's the best thing ever, and at some point people who don't love it, or have had issues with it chime in. Sometimes with legitimate points. It's better that way as you get more balanced opinions. The downsides are that it's harder for UK brands to get the hype to really get going and considered as "good" as their US made cousins - but that's a different point. The better response would have been something along the lines of: "Did you sell it cos you actually have an unreliable preamp or pickups @TheGreek - or where you basing it on a few random examples you had heard about online? Was it that the bass just wasn't what you were after?"

I like his '63 in Lake Placid Blue a lot. (not that I can afford a €25,000 bass - esp now there would be 20% VAT on top!)

I think, If you can find one a Japanese 400 series would prob be cheaper. Not that there's many about. Still collecting PJs?

that was brilliant! Right I've got GAS for a BB2024X now! Luckily they aren't common and cost loads

I was going to say that £250 seemed to be higher than I had seen them go for.

That’s a Sadowsky preamp - and the blend is backwards - that’s how Sadowsky does it... idea is that it acts as a mid control (ie you turn it up)

I can’t see the preamp! Take the back panel off and give us a look!

Was just looking at this lovely bass in the For sale section which as well as costing a bit more to bring to the U.K. will also need CITES papers fog the Brazilian rosewood in the fretboard oh joy

I would guess angular preamp

Very nice - I owned 42 for a while too - should have given it more time

But it’s a fair bit cheaper than the 2024 was isn’t it? P34 is £1500 new - I remember the P34 being north of £2k

And is the p34 the series 3 equivalent to the 1024?

bb424x is that the same as the 424 just with a scratchplate?

Anyone able to show pics of the series 2 and 3 basses so I can get my head around what is what?