BassTractor

Folks, get yer lazy derrières over to that sales thread, and start ordering. It's a wonderful little poster indeed, printed on good, thick and stiff paper. I'm now a very proud owner of two of them (one vertical and one horizontal), and I really wasn't kidding when I mentioned my Picasso and my Dali and compared this to those in a favourable way... Er... yes, I was kidding, but at least I wasn't lying. Now buy this thing.

It's cool, of course, but also sometimes quite tempting. BTW; I don't know if any Classic Vibes exist as fivers, but all Classic Vibes I've had (3 or 4) have been stellar for the money. Reportedly one can buy them untested, as they're really very dependable as well-made, well-playing instruments. Personally, I've seen one or two Vintage Modifieds that were not totally there, but most of them reportedly are. I've not personally met an Affinity that I felt was good enough to buy for picky me, but they too seemed quite OK for the money (though in that price range I went for Yamaha RBX instead as it seemed more well-built)

You're probably right, and this is important when stock gets low, and the last one can vanish any minute. This is why these days I prefer the modern websites that tell you how many are in stock, and where. They're still rare, but I've seen stock numbers reading roughly like: "4 in our webshop, 2 in our London shop, 1 in our Glasgow shop, 20+ at the distributor's (add 2 to 3 days)" Edit to add that I love it when the site has info about whether they have a demo one too.

That reminds me of a trick I've used a few times: to just pose a very neutral question that does not reveal my own knowledge level, and then see the path the seller tries to walk with me, and how much the seller knows and/or lies. In my own shop, I've always asked potential customers about their reference frame and experience level, telling them that this info would help me inform them at the right level. Sadly, while experienced customers would appreciate, there were quite some newbies who preferred to act as if they knew a lot - this effectively damaging their own interests. BTW, it's hard for me as a know-it-all tw*t to decide to suddenly stop being that. One can't plan for the past.

Squire are one of the worst brands available these days. It's a real shame. Then again, how can one be surprised, them trying to cash in on almost copying the name of a really good competitor (Squier). I hope bankruptcy will be their fate.

Unbelievable indeed. I searched the web for a compact jack-to-mains adapter, AND FOUND NONE AT ALL! You'd think that they'd have come up with a patent that is simple and cheap but still well-built enough to take a current worthy of a Darwin Award.

Does "practically everything" include Flux of Pink Indians and Butthole Surfers? I like those.

Of course, but then of course I didn't mean to talk in absolutes but in statistics and only from my own experience going back to the late sixties. IME generally the best service is to be had from specialist shops, but I've had fantastic service from local general music shops and appalling service from a synth and MIDI specialist.

We've seen you belly. Glasses won't help.

So much this. The weird thing is I ordered a cab online from gear4music, and the next day they called me internationally to politely ask whether I would accept a cab with a minor damage to the Tolex, as it was the last one in stock (I knew that when ordering), and they couldn't order new ones anymore (which I also knew when ordering). It was already super cheap, so I accepted right away. The point being that this level of pro-active and friendly service is often hard to find in physical shops. I've had the same polite and friendly service from Anderton's and Bax Music's online shops. That said, IME the service level in physical shops seems to be a roughly linear function of the shops' specialisation level. IOW the general music store that caters for everyone who comes looking for MyFirstMusicalToy is at the bottom as to service and knowledge, whilst specialised synth shops, piano shops, bass shops etc. tend to take care of the customers in a totally different way. BTW, that same shop where we were to fetch the saxophones, during the same period offered this totally new product, and I ordered it instantly based on the shop owner's words. When it arrived, it appeared to be the old version I had been having in my home for several years, so my first words were: "Oh? You know, this is the old version that I already have?!?!", despite my thought that I would accept it, as I could do with two of them. The shop owner then started a rant against me and difficult customers in general, finishing off with the exclamation that bloody foreigners like me had to realise "this is Norway you know!". Of course I made it known to him he himself had said it was the new version and that that was my initial reason for ordering it from it, but that I had decided to accept it despite it being the old version, but that I wouldn't accept it anymore since he went out on a rant about bloody foreigners. I've never returned there.

Thanks for that! Without checking whether I'm right, after following this thread it's my impression that one has to search for the project standings info and the pricing info. In case this is correct, I think that maybe a new thread (or maybe just a new title for this here thread) is in order. and also very clear ordering and pricing info in the OP - should such a thread be allowed by the mod team. At any rate: good luck, and thanks for doing this!

Ha! I only lost 23 seconds!

This is still an awesome project. Will there be extra copies so latecomers to the thread could get one of those?

- Hi, I'm here to pick up the five Yamaha tenor saxes we ordered. - Ah! Here they are, sir. - Huh? What are these? - They're NonameAwful tenor saxes, sir. Great stuff! - What? We specifically ordered Yamaha YTS-62 saxes! - A tenor sax is a tenor sax, sir. - BTW, as you probably guessed, a Yamaha YTS-62 is a very good sax.

Welcome to BC, GT! Have you even had a tutor during this long time, and how long is this long time?

Oh yeah, he just lurvs those upgrades.

Weird they became extinct, now I think of it. I mean, ivory nuts are famously less prone to hypothermia or cold shock than regular nuts are.

My experiences are within Norway, so maybe of limited value, but I deemed it better to tell you anyway. Here, they can be rented (which I feel is kinda expensive) or bought. We bought ours for 800 quid, which was in the medium price range here, and after that investment I found the right M2M subscription and SIM card to equip it with, which cost a mere 2 quid per month, and the data traffic was virtually free. The machine was of a reputable brand, and technically has lasted for 14 years up to now without a hick-up, but a drawback was when the reputable brand dropped it off the updating service schemes - making it almost obsolete overnight. Those 14 years also mean the battery was of great quality. Exchange batteries for these machines are likely very expensive, but one might be lucky and be able to find a machine that runs on standard rechargeable batteries. "Problems" arose only in areas of bad reception/transmission, like some buildings and remote areas, but in that case a good machine has a second system where it stores all the deals and transmits them when it gets back into an area that is covered. In those cases, the operator had to check the identity of the buyer by looking at the card, and maybe making a note of some of the info. The drawback of that second system is that it can't control whether people really have the money in their account. For my firm this meant that we had some routines in stock for the extremely rare cases we thought the customer was trying to trick us. Merch is cheaper than what we sold, but we had the ideal market for trusting people, so that maybe evens it out.

Less than £50 is a steal for a unique lim.ed. work of art. Come to think of it, in fact it's even less than what I paid for my Picasso, Dali and Vasarely silk screen prints! Order, folks! Order!

Basses: vertically in cases in two cupboards in the bedroom, which is besides the living room. One bass on a stand in the living room. All amps and cabs in the living room. All keyboards and drums in the living room. Everything of value with my ex-wife.

Great. Apparently I'm in then. The £300 number is what I'd have to pay here in Norway for an A2+ size print before P&P, so I thought you could do it including P&P for slightly less in the UK. Of course, if your price is cut to the bone due to P&P being calculated for the UK only, then I'd just wire you more money. Simples. Will PM later.

BTW, and I apologise for the technical stuff in a fun discussion, but when I have a bass that is reluctant, three or four anti-clockwise turns on every screw in the neckplate always make it play like butter. Not like a dream though...

Looks terrible on that boy, but happily I'm a lot prettier than him, so I can probably wear it off.

All the shops carry that stuff here in Norway. Here, the brand is called "I Can't Believe It's Not A Jazz!"