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This is brilliant, thank you. @DaytonaRik - how does @Len_derby 's offer work for you?

Wow - Trevor Rabin! I saw him supporting Steve Hillage at the Coleslaw in Bristle. About a hundred years ago. I had no idea he was doing this.

Great shape and what a nice bit of timber.

I saw one YouTuber made a spray booth out of one of those plastic thingies lidl sell for putting your tomatoes in. So I can't claim lack of space. Another guy clamped a piece of wood in a bicycle repair stand attached to the body so he could have it just the right height and flat to apply stain. Some clever folk out there.

I 'invented' this once. Or similar. Cycled to a rehearsal room with a travel bass. This thing was virtually weightless in the body, neck dive to vertical. So I filled my water bottle and hung it from the end of the strap.

Bump age, the relay is underway (well the plan is) We can get to Nottingham/East Midlands...

Spoilsport 😞

Really? Come on, you know we're only interested in nosing at the decor and background nicknacks from each others houses.

Oh dear. Trolling and derailling? Sadly while you were losing the plot and getting cross because of a couple of lighthearted comments I was watching and loving the interview. Not everyone will get what you want them to out of life. You might learn a lot by listening to what he says in the interview.

Thank you so much for sharing this. I loved it. Never heard the man talk before but I was spellbound.

Only if the chord is D#m. Mmmmm... melancholic

As I have said there are many reasons and risk hasn't been mentioned. However... I have an acquaintance plays guitar for a living. He has been pulling 60 hours a week at a Hermes depot during the pandemic. Was reprimanded on day 1 for taking too much care of a parcel. Literally told to throw it, there was enough time to walk and place it carefully. He has horror stories a plenty and has vowed he will never, under any circumstances, ever post an instrument again. In his opinion every bass you receive undamaged is like winning at Russian roulette. Now, I have only ever received one package with the contents utterly destroyed so your stats may be quite right.

On the very rare occasions I've had a problem with a Thomann purchase they've been excellent. Hope you get it all sorted soon.

I wish I had painting skills. I would love to change the colour of one or two basses. This makeover is just so good. When I worked on the buildings one brickie I laboured on was very fond of saying (of decorators - a breed he saw as inferior) 'If you can gypsy's kiss, you can paint'. It was just one of many quaint colloquialisms with which he tried to educate me. After witnessing my efforts with a 4 inch distemper brush he advised me to see a urologist.

I have examined my motives as I lie here contemplating another day. No that's not a euphemism. I think the real reason I like the Basschat Relay is because it appeals to my sense of whimsy.

I remembered! It was on Bass Direct. Maybe only Labella say this?

I put it on a 'speak your weight' machine and it said 'one at a time please' I don't know is the honest answer. Bathroom scales I have are horribly inaccurate.

My preference is to drive and meet up, all my BC deals were done this way once upon a time. Unfortunately I can't do this any more. This is just a fun way to avoid the risk and cost of couriers. Also some sellers won't use them (collection only) so before I buy I see if someone can collect for me. I'm not the only one who does it, unfortunately since most of us stopped gigging it's less viable than once it was.

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You were any closer I'd let you have a loan of mine. All I can say is, I've gigged with it. Shame there's no real way to demonstrate 'bassiness' without physically being there. I suppose set up a cup and saucer on a table, vary the distance and see if you can spill the tea.

That's it. That's exactly it. I haven't any either and now I have literally zero desire to buy any. If these basses were a couple of hundred quid cheaper, well maybe you'd get something worth the upgrade but they are like 10, 11, 12 times as cheap. It's crazy. Congratulations and jubilations, now get the pics up.

I can't recall where I read that you shouldn't use flats on a through body string set up...maybe I dreamt it!

Can't remember! I know the very first song I ever played on guitar was Do Anything You Wanna Do by Eddie & The Hot Rods. But when I came over from the darkside I was handed a set of some covers some originals and told to get cracking!

Mr and Mrs Scrumpy have spoken. Thanks Mike, that's the kind of clear, unambiguous leadership this country needs. The good news is that Somerset was pronounced Covid free recently. Not that I have the faintest idea what that means.