JimBobTTD

I have an original Ibanez SR1205 - through neck, thing of beauty. There is one on eBay that has been there a while. The price is excellent and, as it has been there a while, you might be able to persuade him to post outside of the US. Note about CITES, though.... The auction is here. You could then change the pickups to EMGs. I did this - a 40P in the neck and a 40DC in the bridge. I have had the bass since 2009. Other basses have come and gone...but this is the one that will be buried with me!

I like old things as it makes me think that they are well-made - the surviving ones have only survived because they are good. I recently bought an antique metronome simply because it is old. I could have downloaded a free app, but I wanted one that was old. For instruments, I like the idea of vintage - for the same reason as above - but the instruments I want were not made back then. So I have a few nice Warmoth basses that were made in the same way...with jigs, semi mass-produced but finished in the old-fashioned way with nitro. I feel that they will age better that way. Snake oil? Possibly. Do I care? Not at all!

Massive thanks!

Love him or hate him, this is great to watch. Fun to watch the Swedish royals pretend to be happy / squirm. Bonus laughs when Sting applauds.

At the risk of sounding like a stalker, it was your picture on the Jazz Bass thread - with the '74 Jazz in front of it - that set me on my journey.

Here... GK MB500Fusion GK 115 & 210 dba compressor On the left: Echolette BS40 2 x Traynor 15” I have not yet played the valve amp in anger or both combined, but I would bet that it rocks. Hard.

If the neck contains rosewood, yes. Edit to add: But I would avoid it. The whole reason rosewood is on the endangered species list is due to China's insatiable appetite for rosewood furniture. If you buy an instrument from there, they will likely forge the documents to avoid needing to have a CITES certificate or just hope for the best. This might lead to your bass being seized by Customs and destroyed, although likely nothing will happen. There was an interesting thread on MyLesPaulForum of a chap whose guitar was held by UPS because the seller in the US had CITES certificates but the buyer did not. The guitar was eventually released. Truth be told, the process was not as monstrous as I had thought. It led to monstrous delays, yes, but nothing worse than that. I do not see how anyone could buy a bass of eBay and have everything arranged within the feedback window, though. Rosewood is endangered, so perhaps we should be looking at one-piece maple necks. I do not see a problem with applying for a CITES certificate and waiting longer. I wanted a Warmoth neck with a rosewood fingerboard. There is no other way of making one without using rosewood. If I just wanted one with a dark fingerboard, there are alternatives that are not considered endangered. Ebony is still considered ok.

Ach...decided to revisit this but do not have the attachment saved locally (perhaps on an old computer). Did anyone save this?

Wow, OK and thanks for the update. Good luck and look forward to hearing all about it! Cheers, Jon Got the neck today. First, I had to wait for Warmoth to get the certificate for export (unknown time...it took 2 months to make everything and get the certificates). Then I called the Swedish Jordbruksverket, who are the folks here who deal with CITES certificates. I made them work for it, going through everything with them on the phone whilst I filled out the form...well, they charge £35 for it, so I feel no guilt. This took longer than it should have (40 days). When I finally got the certificate, I told Warmoth and they posted it to me. A look at the box tells me that plastic window containing documents has been opened and the contents removed. Was this the CITES material? I have no idea. There is nothing on the box to tell me that the whole process I went through was necessary (NOTE: from a legal point of view, it is necessary). Anyway, I have it now, so all is well. Now to wait for the body to arrive, send it all off for painting, and then wait for that to be done. I celebrate the 15th anniversary of turning 25 in January, but I doubt that the bass will be ready in time for that.

The amp has two settings - 5ohms and 20ohms, although the internets say that it can take 4 or 8 on the 5 setting. It sounds very good through my GK 2x10. Very good indeed. No hurry to change cabs, then...but please keep the suggestions coming!

Thanks, Beer of the Bass! I might shoot TKS an email.

Thanks for the tips, gents. Barefaced are certainly on the list...but they are painfully pricey!

TKS are indeed an option. What is putting me off them, though, is that they say their cabs work best with "100-500w amps" or some such. This is a 40w valve amp... I suppose that deep down I know that this is silly and that they will be perfectly fine, but if the maker himself states that it would not be optimal, something tells me that I should look elsewhere!

[quote name='Noisyjon' timestamp='1507373047' post='3385003'] Hi JimBob, A bit of a thread resurrection here but how did you get on with your Warmoth CITES import situation in the end please? ATB, Jon [/quote] I had to apply for a certificate as an importer. This could not be done before Warmoth had sorted an export certificate. I am currently waiting for my certificate. I shall post back when everything has been done.

I have an excellent GK amp - MB Fusion 500, with a valve preamp and SS power stage. It pumps out 500w at 4ohms. I have two 8 ohm GK cabs. The packet sounds great, but it takes up a lot of space at home. At the rehearsal place, I go through the PA. At gigs, there is a backline there with a DI. I have not used my amp in almost two years. I want to sell the cabs for something lighter that would, ideally, take up less space. I have also bought an Echolette BS40...an all-valve amp, 40 watts...a Fender Bassman clone, they say. So...cab recommendations for something relatively lightweight that will sound good with a valve amp or the GK? 5 string. Mostly rock.

[quote name='KingPrawn' timestamp='1506373033' post='3378345'] In advance thank you for listening to my rant. [...] i sent it to the band, got plenty of americanisms etc in return. [...] [/quote] Ha! I shall pinch that.

[quote name='jacko' timestamp='1505731317' post='3373787'] There's a five string on Ebay at the mo - Liverpool based I think. Finishes in a couple of days. [/quote] Link to it is [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Double-Bass-5-string-3-4-size-c-1960-Czech-swell-back-laminated-/162668616952?hash=item25dfce1cf8:g:Y5MAAOSw-EBZtWa1"]here[/url] I went to look for it and thought I may as well put it up

I have experienced something similar. I have an ad on LinkedIn for a German-speaking salesperson. I would say that under 20% of all applications have been from people who have listed an ability to speak German on their CV. What would be good would be a place where people can place ads for themselves, keep them up to date and completely true. Think how great the world would be! "Guitarist, 31, a bit rusty after a 12 year break, wasn't very good before I stopped, looking for a band of which is looking for a new Slash."

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Here is my Warmoth fretless build. Warmoth Deluxe Jazz V body from 2011, Fretless neck from 2015. Minor orange juice incident on the front that has not yet been cleaned away. Photos taken on the dog's sofa with an iPhone and, sadly, almost no photography skills.

Aha, thanks for that. I thought I had read so, but was a little unsure. In which case, this should be a bit simpler. Assuming I have not got the wrong end of the stick, the bass in the states is more expensive than a new one as it will attract import fees. If these fees come to anything above 30% of the purchase price, it will be cheaper to have a new one made (assuming, again, that I have not misunderstood things...the maker is in Spain, right?).

Is this Prat Bass in Spain? Is the 7 year-old bass in Spain? If so, there will be no import charges for them if you are in the EU.

There are a few things at play here. You say that it is 23% cheaper than new. 0.77 + 30% for customs etc = 1 A new one would be 1. Add 30% customs = 1.30 (add more for postage). Bear in mind that it will need a CITES certificate if it is posted and contains wood on the list, such as rosewood. This will likely increase the purchase cost and you will need to sort out some things your end with a slight additional cost, too. If your mate walks in with it, you will not need to get a certificate. Depending on how much it costs for a new one, you could be looking at as much as 1.4 or 1.45 the actual price. The 7 year-old bass at 1.00 does not look all that expensive when you add in everything. But I would say that 23% off (before added costs) is not enough for 7 years of use.

No, to be officially confused, you need to have been granted ISO Nigh No 9029YY9-Eau. What was the bass response like? I would imagine that the guitar amp was nice and loud but not loud and nice.

[quote name='Passinwind' timestamp='1500269441' post='3336510'] The Dutch buyer I mentioned in my last post had to get his own import permit on top of the two separate US permits and the physical inspection I had to deal with. The whole process took just under 4 months. And yes, the bass in question has an Indian rosewood fingerboard. [/quote] Thanks for your answer! This is what I have suspected. The information on a number of (official!) websites is slightly ambiguous, making it seem like it is only needed if you are a company that will be selling it on but, at the same time, making it also seem that you (as a private person) are considered an official importer and, thus, a company.