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I'm not a huge Paul Simon fan but have the Classic Album series on repeat record on Sky and thought I'd watch the Graceland episode to see if Bakithi was featured at all. He wasn't on that much but it was quite interesting to watch anyway. Not least for the fact that they explained the 'famous' bass solo was recorded in two parts. First section is played normally & then they reversed it on tap to make the second part!

Having been an 'ordinary' member for about 5 years I've just signed up as a 'supporting' member by paying $20. Although the £ is nowhere near as strong against the $ these days I thought I'd try selling a European made bass over there as they are relatively so much higher priced - obviously the converse is true of US made basses. I did get one tentative offer within minutes of posting but no actual sale yet. I'm sure there's a lot of suspicion about trading overseas though. Even the most ordinary basses usually get lots of comments about them but I've had virtually nothing. I've also been a victim of the "there's no way I'd ship internationally" comment from US sellers, even when I've said I'd pay all costs and insurances in advance. Having said that I know quite a few people over here who steadfastly refuse to ship internationally so it's obvious some people just aren't comfortable with it.

Just a quick note about TB and their bumping policy - one reason they need to be quite tough is the sheer number of users and items for sale they have. The number of 'pure' new posts every day in classifieds moves items to page 2 & 3 very quickly. If they didn't impose stricter rules on bumping it would be a nightmare to find anything. However on BC it usually takes a decent amount of time before something falls right off the first few pages and with an odd bump here or there it's easy to get your item noticed without going crazy on the bumpology. I'd be in favour of some sort of loose 24 hour rule but think it's definitely Ok to respond to questions within a post as and when it appears. I do find it a bit odd when there are some listings that sit with the same price weak in, week out & appear on EBay multiple times at the same reserve price with no bidders. You'd think that the person selling might get the hint that either the item is too expensive or that it's simply not very desirable? Personally I'd prefer it if amps/cabs & effects were seperate forums because I rarely think of these together and the simple unit price of each sector is very different - average price of an effect under £100 so much more of an impulse purchse to relieve mild GAS. Not a big deal though as, again, there aren't really that many posts every day so 'clutter' isn't a huge problem (for me anyway).

Floor pedal with access to the tuner & the pre-sets seems a clever little idea. I like the look of the vertically stacked 10's as well, feels like having the upper speakers raised would be really good for stage sound

[quote name='High score' post='377746' date='Jan 12 2009, 02:46 PM']For the money, you should try them. Storage conditions are important but if sealed in the packs and never been on an instrument then they won't be corroded or work hardened[/quote] I did & they seem fine 3 sets of Elixirs for £30, can't be bad eh!

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='376826' date='Jan 11 2009, 03:14 PM']Nah, I know most of the bikers from the biker rallies, LOL! I'll just hire Rick Hulse as my bodyguard [/quote] I wouldn't want to mess with him

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='376821' date='Jan 11 2009, 03:01 PM']Hey Barrie, if I had the money I'd have the Zon VB & the Infinity off you in a flash, but that S2 is a keeper as you can tell! You can prise it out of my cold, dead hands if you like, mate Rich.[/quote] Did I mention I know people who can have other people "taken care of"? Better watch your back Rich, especially if you see large tattooed men on motorcycles in your general vicinity. . .

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='355321' date='Dec 15 2008, 07:57 PM']I can do no better than put up Rob's pics of it from the stock pages... Status-Graphite S2-Classic 5-string through neck with myrtle-wood top, mahogany wings & walnut centre tone block. [/quote] Got to play this one tonight & it's really lovely. I made an attempt to lure Rich with a particularly nice Warwick but didn't get very far Maybe I need to try & tempt him with the Sadowsky or the Zon

Here's mine:

I've been offered some Elixir strings at under £10 for 4 string sets that I reckon are minimum 5 years old ( the box design is different from current ones). Never played & look in perfect condition to me. Can they have lost much in terms of brightness by simply sitting there unused for a long time?