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Agreed. It makes perfect sense if you can order to an American address. I spend half my year in Dallas with work, so mine is waiting for me when I arrive next week. $425 (£339) makes this a decent buy. I could think of a lot of other basses I’d sooner spend £750 on though.

Top man to deal with. I bought a Protection Racket case, and it was a nice, smooth, friendly transaction from start to finish. Highly recommended.

Aah, good choice. Reason I asked is I have a new Rumble 40 here in Dallas which I was going to offer for free. I bought it when I moved into an apartment here but then decided (for the sake of my neighbours) that a headphone setup would be kinder for all involved! Glad you’re sorted.

Did you get sorted with the Rumble 40?

If I don’t get on with mine when it arrives (in November), I’ll bring it back to the UK with me and your son can have it at cost if he’s still interested then.

One of the advantages of spending every other month in Dallas with work is that I have a US address. Just ordered one for $425 (around £335). Worth it for that price - as someone already said, there’s £45 worth of flatwounds on the bass already… Not sure I’d have ordered one if I had to factor in UK shipping though. That puts it in a whole different price point.

Where’s “plays like butter”? 😃

As I'm in the US every other month, I recently discovered the Musician's Friend website, and more specifically, their "Stupid deal of the Day". First day I subscribed, the daily deal was a brand new Sterling Ray 34, reduced from $899 to $450 for one day only. I ordered, it was delivered a couple of days later (with a nice Ray gig bag), and I was surprised how well setup it was straight out of the box. The roasted neck is especially nice. I own a "real" Stingray at home, but this will definitely help with my US noodlings. I was actually surprised how similar the Ray34 is compared to the Stingray, and it made me realise that after 35 years of playing, this was my very first brand new bass! Not sure how useful this website info is to anyone outside of the US, but might provide a bargain or two for anyone stateside.

Ah that's very sad news. I bought and sold and bought again with Nick, and he was always a lovely bloke to deal with. Condolences to his family.

I’d definitely be interested in a BB1200/S.

I just bought BTS7’s Yamaha Peter Hook bass, and I couldn’t be happier. Nice guy to deal with, the bass is immaculate, and a nice smooth sale. What more could you ask for? Thanks Chris 👍