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Permit a non bass-related anecdote: I had a nice guitar and a crappy old mis-shapen Squier telecaster. (ok, the nice guitar was only an Epiphone but it was a very good one). This sounds silly but I just didn't feel like the Epi had any music in it for me. When I'd pick it up, I'd enjoy the feel and the tone but I never wrote anything on it. Every time I pick up the tele something new comes out. So, like you, I took the notion of selling the Epi but I wasn't sure because it was such a nice guitar. I put it in it's case and put it downstairs where my guitars aren't. Just to see if I'd miss it. Well, out of sight, out of mind. Not once in about two months did I go downstairs to get it. So, I sold it. The guy that bought it loves it, which makes me so happy AND I used the money to buy a midi keyboard and a little Zoom digital 8-track, both of which I'm having a whale of a time with. Sell it.

[quote name='allighatt0r' timestamp='1379662417' post='2215283'] tr33m4n is being a bit cunning here. We're all using his referral link to enter and therefore giving him an extra entry to the competition whenever one of us signs up....! [/quote] haha, very sneaky. I already entered before this thread, but I made the 'share post' visible only to me so as not to spam my friends on FB. ...I'm not very good at this whole "social" media thing.

[quote name='Les' timestamp='1379632616' post='2215209'] Done, when I win it the first grand in cash gets it. cos' it's got too many strings and knobs for me. [/quote] Actually, I'd feel so guilty if I was given a bass like this. Such a massive waste for it to spend it's life being played through a guitar practice amp by some loser farting about in his bedroom. When I win, I'll give it to a supernaturally talented street urchin as his ticket to fame and glory.

yeah, I saw that earlier. It just seems incredible that it could be genuine. ...still entered

Hello! A Swedish friend of mine has a cat called Chris. I find it hard to believe there could be two Swedish Chrises, so let me just say how impressed I am that a cat can play bass AND speak Swedish.

[quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1378765144' post='2204556'] Ibanez BTB-7 NT (though I dislike its looks) [/quote] Hey, BassTractor. I just happened to see this on eBay. http://www.ebay.ie/itm/BRAND-NEW-Ibanez-BTB7-Maple-Bubinga-Walnut-Neck-Through-Hardshell-Case-/300963939850?hash=item4612d9460a and check out those import charges... 1745.78 dollars all told.

Oh, you know...just the usual. An MTD 635, which I will never own. eg. It helps to keep my GAS manageable.

Thanks, Cybertect! That's really helpful, but disappointing.

Aha, I didn't realise Ibanez had such a history of this. My fingerboard concern seems so trivial compared to differences in quality of construction. Very odd. Thanks for the info, LeftyJ

[quote name='Norris' timestamp='1377865937' post='2192958'] [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/d-c-fix%C2%AE-Plastic-adhesive-Woodgrain-346-8219/dp/B005ELO650"]http://www.amazon.co...9/dp/B005ELO650[/url] - sorted [/quote] Well now I feel like an idiot for not thinking of that. That's all my problems solved for 9.49 +p&p Thanks for your replies, everyone. The general idea seems to be that's just willful scarcity. ...Strange. They must think there's something inherently anti-maple about Europeans. @BigRedX: I know it's easy enough to get the thing shipped but my problem is that trans-Atlantic shipping plus import charges will bring the cost of a 700 dollar bass up to about 1000 dollars. That's about 700GBP/800Euro and, if I'm going to spend that much on a bass, I'd want something more than an sr506. It's just a (admittedly mild) frustration at the fact that there are sr506s around here, and lots of them, but Ibanez couldn't see the point in throwing a few of the maple fb versions into the crates bound for Europe. The other thing is, I just [i]know [/i]the day I give up and buy a rosewood 506 I'll get an email alert from eBay with somebody nearby selling their maple one.

Hello In addition to SimonEdwards link, you should look at [url="http://scottsbasslessons.com/"]Scott Devines website[/url]. Another good teacher, and it's free.

I've recently posted a thread in the 'wanted' section (this is the last time I'll mention it) [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/215574-ibanez-sr506-w-maple-fretboard/"]http://basschat.co.u...aple-fretboard/[/url] If you want to skip the link, the gist of it is I'm looking for an sr506 with the maple fretboard but I can't find one in Europe.This is apparently a deliberate choice by Ibanez. Now, at this point, I think I'm just going to give up and buy the much more readily available rosewood fb version. I know I've only been looking for a couple of weeks but there is a notable lack of this version even in expired second-hand eBay auctions and old 'buy and sell' sections of European websites (such as this one). Also, just to check, I've looked at eBays around the world and America is the only place that the maple fb model seems to occur. I emailed Thomann about it and they said that version was never sold in Europe. The thing is, even if I can't get one, I'm still curious about this. Why is it that certain models (not specifically the sr506 or even Ibanez) have these geographic limitations? Does anybody know or, if not, does anybody feel like having a bit of a reckon? [sup](edit: slightly concerned about my own marketing strategy now. This thread title may not be the most enticing one this forum has ever seen.)[/sup]

@Discreet These are so cool! 'Smoking Spaceman' is the quintessential robot, I think. It's always disappointed me that there isn't a B-movie with a city being destroyed by a giant one of those. That would make me happy. Thanks BassTractor and SimonEdward! I'm proud that my first thread here was instantly derailed and no mention of bass playing has actually occurred.