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Well they stopped replying to my emails about it. So I posted on Facebook about it, attaching a screenshot of the tracking that hasn't updated since Wednesday afternoon. They've now sent me a message on Facebook apologising, and offering to refund the shipping charges. The strings are coming from Germany, despite the website saying that they're in stock at shops over here. It's very annoying, I was hoping they'd be here for a gig I have on Sunday. I paid £54 for them, they're £79 at Strings direct, but I think Strings direct have better customer service.

[quote name='crez5150' timestamp='1454674869' post='2971900'] Did you order them online? If so then they are probably coming from Germany as they are a German owned company [/quote] I did yep, I didn't realise they were German. It said they were in stock in branches, which is why I ordered them.

I've ordered stuff off them quite a few times. I just ordered a set of Thomastik flats for my Roscoe. They're a great price there, £54 for a 6 string set, most places charge £70 upwards. Anyway, they were ordered Wednesday lunchtime, instead of just popping them in the post 1st class, they've sent them by UPS. I'm told to expect them early next week. So much for having them fitted in time for a gig Sunday evening. The tracking shows they aren't even in UPS possession yet. Very annoying.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1454638408' post='2971631'] Some people never learn, do they..? I even turned the volume up to 100%..! One day, perhaps, I will understand; one day... [/quote] Headphones ? I really appreciate you listening though, thanks !

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One of my shortest pieces for ages. [url="https://soundcloud.com/an-ending-ascend/8a-1"]https://soundcloud.com/an-ending-ascend/8a-1[/url]

They sometimes also spell the from email address wrong. I had one recently that was from [i]npaypal.co.uk[/i] You had to look closely to see the email address spelling. I was alerted by the fact it was address to dear customer or something, they didn't use my name.

[quote name='mybass' timestamp='1454608765' post='2971333'] it can be forwarded to Paypal as they like to monitor all this stuff....I think Paypal have a link somewhere for this. [/quote] Send it to [email protected] I think Paypal may also know how to spell the word 'tried' too.

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1454607701' post='2971327'] Ooops, that'll be me then...bastards turned me over for £1300 which I did get back from the bank but I did feel like a plonker and it could, otherwise, have been an expensive life lesson... As they say.."no fool like an old fool".. [/quote] Lots of people do. They can be very convincing. I think the main thing to look out for is how the email is addressed, a real email will address you by name. They will also never, ever ask for passwords.

I had a few from tescos bank around Christmas. Just deleted them straight away. I'm amazed that people do fall for these scams though.

I had to learn Frankenstein for an exam last year. That put me off him for life 😄. He is extremely talented, he was playing with Miles at 19 or something !

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1454594178' post='2971157'] though you do occasionally have to deal with some right weirdo's. [/quote] What have I bought from you on Gumtree ?

[quote name='Sammers' timestamp='1454590534' post='2971099'] Hmmm, interesting. The neckplate on my P dates to '72 but the pots are early '71 and neck is Feb '71. Couldn't find a clear dates on the PU's. Surely they wouldn't just have a neck floating around for nearly a year would they? or are neckplate dates fairly inaccurate? [/quote] I don't know, maybe ? Have you read the Fender bass book ? It's interesting.

Just found this. http://fenderbassplayer.com/properly-dating-a-fender-bass

I'm most definitely not an expert, but don't the body and neck have date stamps ? If so you could have a December neck and a January the following year body. What year would that bass then be ?

I prefer to use Gumtree. I sold a pair of Genelec monitors on there last weekend. Couldn't have been easier, the guy drove 130 miles to collect them. It may take slightly longer sometimes, though usually things sell within a couple of days. Just be sure to state cash on collection only. Best of all it's free. Musical stuff I advertise on here, but that's sometimes a bit hit and miss. It's also rather expensive. My annual selling subscription ran out, I couldn't afford £20 so had to pay £7 for one item. The £20 is reasonable, £7 for a one-off advert is expensive though. Facebook is a good place to sell too. I sold my Modulus Q6 via Facebook.

I don't get on with Jazz basses, but in the right hands they can sound amazing. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuY4JP5TcTk"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuY4JP5TcTk[/url]

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1454493844' post='2970172'] Indeed. [media]http://youtu.be/Xq8kElMHn3w[/media] [/quote] [quote name='chardbass' timestamp='1454539842' post='2970739'] I've only ever heard him in this context- plenty of palm muting and that pizz triplet pluck style thing that he has down so well. However I recently saw him online playing as a sideman with Gino Vannelli on his 2014 tour (an uber hero from my youth- his voice just gets better with age). It was really refreshing and bloody good! Garry- you'll love this [url="https://youtu.be/rsiNHxIH7EY"]https://youtu.be/rsiNHxIH7EY[/url] [/quote] Some nice videos there, thanks for sharing them.

Maybe they're not wanting to mess the shop around ? If they live somewhere, and the shop is 100 miles away, it'd be a bit awkward trying to sell privately too. Selling through the shop they don't need to worry about taking credit cards and shipping etc. It's something I was considering when I sold ,my Modulus before Christmas. I was going to use Bass direct, but ended up selling it privately through Facebook.

You do realise that MI5 are probably watching this thread 😊.

I emailed him last night. I always for sorry for people when they're caught out like he appears to have been. Personally I wouldn't ever buy anything like a vintage Fender. I remember that Bass direct got caught out a few years ago.

I'm still loving my shoebox sized, 75 watt, 2 x 4" PJB Double four combo. Horses for courses, as they say . It's perfect for my jazz gigs.