Clarky

Oops me again. Roger and I just did an amp/cab trade in a quite posh services station. As ever, Roger was thoroughly charming and accommodating

but at least he didn't get charged a £20 fee

I have used a Bassmax in the G slot too with good results on my little Kolstein travel bass, which is surprisingly boomy and thumpy for a downsized DB

Its 550W at 4 ohms or 310 at 8 ohms so I have never had a problem with sound level. And I play next to a loud drummer. BC'er wwcringe has played an acoustic electric bass through it and my old Epi 112 cab (8 ohm) and seemed happy at a recent gig so you could ask him for a second opinion. Its very clean for electric bass and you might want to warm it up with a preamp or pedal (Sansamp etc) for a retro Motown or overdriven blues sound Edit: BassBod got there first!

If you could have stretched your budget I would have said my EA Micro. Clean as a whistle and one input specifically voiced for DB piezo, the other for electric. Trouble is I am already losing money on it at £380 (and I bought it s/h only a few months ago)

I think its clearly factual that the fee is putting people off selling from the posts so far. I guess its a different question whether you feel the site offers a great deal more than a marketplace and I for one would happily pay £20 a year just to be a member. Like wateroftyne said earlier, how much do the naysayers spend on beer at the weekend? - £20 a year for unlimited advice, camaraderie, music tips, knowledge is a super bargain in my book but clearly others disagree

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1371414588' post='2113693'] You`ve a fair point there Clarky. I think many of us comment on basses, specially on mates ads, to try and encourage a sale for them, have certainly done so myself. Bt maybe a genuine buyer may not have the patience to read through 2/3 pages of "great bass, if only I had the cash" so then said seller loses out. Maybe a way forward is to discourage this - one for the mods maybe. If it encourages actual sales I can`t think of anyone getting the hump about it. Only post on a For Sale ad if actually interested in buying or making enquiries to see if intending to buy? [/quote] Actually Lozz I was just re-posting the infamous TIM post from a couple of years ago!

THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A SITE FOR BASS ENTHUSIASTS, EXPENSIVE BASSES, CHEAP BASSES, WHATEVER , ALL I CAN SEE IS GUYS LOOKING AT PICS AND MAKING COMMENTS ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, ITS A WASTE OF TIM ADVERTISING ON HERE AS FAR AS I CAN SEE. IS THERE REALLY ANY POINT IN HAVING A FOR SALE SECTION??????

I think the fee is eminently reasonable. I probably spent at least that amount each year on one-off donations as a thank you to BC. I think maybe one other consideration is that some BC'ers (myself included) are thinning the herd down and that obviously reduces trade deals and the pool of potential buyers

"your stating a trade value but you dont want to trade.? " Yeah the ad ad isn't clear but that question by b5 is driven by the software issue

Oh and I apologise for swearing. I was very drunk last night (had to go to a drinks party where I knew noone bar the neighbours) and came in to find my thread being described as redundant. Being drunk and being criticised don't go we'll together!

Example 672: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/210158-cutlass-stingray-black-1984/page__view__findpost__p__2112988 See bubinga5's comment

Great, being redundant is great, call me a f***ing dinosaur

Option 1 in poll amended in light of Cloudburst's comment. Third option also added

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1371305769' post='2112386'] I use luggage scales. They work fine and very cheap. [/quote] but are they good for metal?

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1371303299' post='2112346'] Will it be safe to hang the bass off the tuner ? I don't want to break or bend the machine head . [/quote]its what I do but then I am only ever weighing basses with heavy, solid tuners (Fenders). I would probably be more circumspect if it was a lightweight skinny tuner

Is that Mrs Dingus in your avatar?

And my scales lie