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[quote name='gareth' post='1043899' date='Dec 1 2010, 03:09 PM']£2000 to £2500[/quote] Yep - for a really nice example with OHSC - that would be about right.

Sold Rick a Hiscox case. Smooth, easy transaction with great comms. Rick is a fine fellow & highly recommended!

Posted on: May 26 2007, 10:36 PM " +1 on that! I recently imported a 1965 Ampeg B-15N from the US - & paid the 17.5% VAT on top of the duty. I would LOVE to know how you claimed back some of the tax!! " Golden days - when you got more than $2 to £1. Ahhhhh....

Sold for £1K - which is a lot of money - but compared to others amps of that price... The buyer will be a very happy camper for snagging that for what is a bargain price.

And the [url="http://entertainment.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=7022&hdnJumpToLot=1&Lot_No=46029&x=31&y=6"]black & white photo here[/url] actually shows a stack-knob Jazz bass... [link fixed]

There's a [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=98799"]thread here about Audio Kitchen[/url]...

Rare than the rarest thing in rare town - [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230548272703#ht_759wt_1028"]the mythical Matchless Thunderchief[/url]...

If the pickups, electrics & pickguard have had to be replaced then you can pretty much guarantee that sometime in the past somebody stuck in an extra pickup or two - which involved machining out big chunks of wood that have been now been filled & painted over... So IMHO way over-priced for a (very) incomplete re-fin - as a genuine 60's pickguard (with aluminium shielding plate that this bass is missing) + original pickups will cost a lot of money to source. The neck? May very well have had an nitro overspray - which would make it look 'new' & shiny.

There's no way the moulded custom fit earplugs can just fall out - I would say it's not far from impossible. If your head is being shaken that violently then the last thing you should be worrying about is your ear plugs as your neck will have just snapped! Grumbling about paying £165 to SAVE your hearing is just crazy - I struggle to understand how anyone can't see how that is THE best £165 you could spend on any bit of kit.

[quote name='Mikeg' post='1003751' date='Oct 28 2010, 01:54 PM']im going to see avenged sevenfold and stone sour at the plymoth pavilion. ive heard that they play trememdously load. will musicians earplugs reduce the sound quality?[/quote] Quite the opposite in my experience - for me it improves the sound quality at gigs (that's using ACS ER-15 customs).

Harvey Brooks video [url="http://www.cyberfretbass.com/bass-videos/harvey-brooks/super-session/index.php"]Interview....[/url] you might find interesting...

Looks like the full story is here [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=267829"]On a Talkbass thread[/url]

[quote name='steve-soar' post='1001539' date='Oct 26 2010, 07:01 PM']You sir, have made my evening wonderful, thankyou for posting that clip.[/quote] My pleasure! I've actually got that clip on DVD...I'll see if I can find it on Amazon for you if you want?

Great link here - with more photos from the same session at TDPRI [url="http://www.tdpri.com/forum/bass-place/118437-bob-dylan-jazz-bass.html"]Dylan Jazz[/url]

Oh yes indeed - an iconic Jazz image... Here's a truly wondrous clip of Danko playing his Jazz [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_hsp4SBwO4&feature=youtube_gdata_player"]Band in Woodstock[/url] As for this Jazz - the picture was actually a Fender publicity photo - I'm certain it was used in Fender ads in the 60's - so I would think it could well be a Jazz that was given to Dylan by Fender...? Or maybe it was Danko's - that's a cool idea for sure! Would love to hear any more about it!

[quote name='BassBod' post='989949' date='Oct 16 2010, 09:05 AM']Well, you had to be there, man. Or something like that. I'm more surprised that V&R seem to have missed the fact that their Bath closed a few weeks ago......thought that would be worth a mention on the website?[/quote] Their Bath shop has closed?

[quote name='Soloshchenko' post='983236' date='Oct 10 2010, 12:14 PM']Would actually love to work on that bass. The headstock finish nearly brought me to tears! What's going on with the neck colour? Is that dark shade just aging???[/quote] That's not natural - the back of the neck's had some hideous varnish applied to it when the rest of it was painted. It will need everything stripped back to the bare wood to start again... If it's done right it should make a fabulous bass after it's restored. Though the pickguard will be the hardest thing to locate - & then it's big bucks for an original early 60's pickguard in good condition. The repro ones never look right.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260674150851&ssPageName=ADME:B:EF:US:1123#ht_500wt_1156"]WOW[/url]

Had my eye [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170546859569&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT"]on this[/url] for a restoration project as I have much of the missing parts - until it went to over $4K!

[quote name='CHRISDABASS' post='982619' date='Oct 9 2010, 03:33 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sadowsky-Ultra-Vintage-Jazz-Bass-NYC-WOW-/250706565882?pt=Guitar&hash=item3a5f469afa#ht_500wt_1026"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sadowsky-Ultra-Vinta...a#ht_500wt_1026[/url] this is lovely!! i wish i had the cash!! [/quote] Yep - that is one fabulous custom colour!

[quote name='gillento' post='975769' date='Oct 3 2010, 10:13 AM']Sold my TAB Funkenwerk V71DI to Jim. Immediate payment, godd communication. I hope to do business with Jim again![/quote] Thanks Gilles - left some feedback for you as well.

Hello folks, Just bought a lovely V71 DI from Gilles. It was EXACTLY as described. A completely hassle free international transaction - with perfect comms by email. Gilles is a splendid chap & an outstanding member of our basschat community. Highly recommended! Many thanks Jim

Got a good friend in Sheffield who needs a studio monitor repaired - couldn't find anyone on 'the list' for Sheffield... Can anyone recommend a good amp tech in Sheffield please? Thanks!

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='975834' date='Oct 3 2010, 11:31 AM'][/quote] That's my alternative logo sorted then!