jezzaboy

Ta guys. I may have totally the wrong end of the stick here and maybe the guy is genuine but there are so many con artists on GT. Good advice re the paypal.

I posted my Yamaha bass on Gumtree recently. I got a reply from a English guy living in Glasgow, super keen and he wanted to pick it up on Thursday. I couldn`t speak to him on the phone due to his work commitments but got him on Thursday evening. He wanted to come over and get the bass today, Friday and asked for my address. He was coming by train so I offered to collect him at the station and run him back so I didn`t pass on my address. Got a text from him today saying a friend might run him over so could I give him my address, so it saves me coming out to collect him and I give him my address. Around 5 30, I get a text from him saying something has come up but he really wants the bass and could I hold it for 1 week! He says he is willing to transfer £20 to my account to show "good faith" so could I give him my bank details. Alarm bells are now ringing so I tell him no need to send any money, if the bass is still here he can have it. That was 3 hours ago and I have had no reply. It may just be me but he has went from super keen on Wednesday to can`t pick up the bass on Friday and can I keep it for a week and give him my bank details. Does this story sound familiar to anyone? I could be completely wrong and the guy could be telling the truth but the old Spidey sense is tingeling.

P7 for me. Gigged mine last Saturday and it was just dandy. Just because I like a P bass with a Jazz pickup blended in and a lovely slim neck.

Nah nah nah! I`m not having this! Mr Discreet without a P bass in his arsenal? This Jazz bass loving fool is an imposter and I demand that whoever has abducted the real Mr D gets him and his P bass back sharpish!! ( Nice bass by the way)

I am also a jammy bugger having pre ordered at the original price. I don`t think I would have paid £50 for it. Still, Bernie Marsden brought out another book featuring his guitars and the cheapest edition is £99 and the most expensive is £999! There is a interview with Ged in this months Classic Rock mag about the book and other things.

This video popped up on Andertons All about the bass today. It might help or maybe not....

To be honest, I`m not really looking for "a sound" when I buy a bass. I usually just go "ooohhh shiny thing!" and it`s done usually.

I will get some pics up when I change the tuners. The rolled edges make quite a difference, the neck is very comfy, something all basses should have but I imagine it would be costly. The fret ends are well finished as well, no jagged edges anywhere.

And after all the debate about wattage or the perception of said watts, the above post is the most important one. Stew loves the amp. A happy bass player!

So, I bit the bullet and got a Version 2 P7 from Andertons. Good points: Nice burst finish, the neck feels played in and is really comfy, I`m liking the blocks and binding, the back of the neck is super smooth, the range of tones from the pre amp is a s good as ever, weigh is 9.2 lbs. I can`t really comment on the new pickups as I haven`t had the chance to play it loud through my amp as I live in a flat. The following aren`t "bad" just things that don`t suit me. The bridge saddles had to go, I don`t like the look of them so I put on a set of Wilkinson brass saddles, the tuners work ok but again I don`t like the look of them or the feel to be honest so I have a set of Schallers coming in the post, when you adjust the volume control the tone piece of the pot moves along with it: this didn`t happen on the V models as it has a different type of knob. I could have bought a Mexican P bass for £130 odd extra and I still wouldn`t like the tuners and bridge and the Sire has the pre amp with passive option which is my main reason for buying it. Overall, I like it. It is fitted with D`addario strings, I had the saddles and the Schallers are £60 so £545 all in.

Just read Eric Idle`s new book. He was standing somewhere with George Harrison and a guy walked up and astonished at seeing George, he asked him what he was doing here, "everybody`s gotta be somewhere" says George.

Rich is spot on. A while back I bought a V7 and didn`t like the bridge, tuners, knobs and other things about the bass. I sent it back, I don`t think I gave the bass a chance tbh, but earlier this year bought a V3 for £230 and grew to love the bass. The pre amp is really useful when you are playing through supplied back line when you just don`t know what you are going to be playing through. I have been eyeing up a P7 version 2 in Andertons and I think I`m going to order it as I prefer the P bass shape.

Cort basses are pretty cool instruments. They make stuff for g&l, Ibanez and a multitude of others no doubt. Buy it online, try it out and if you don`t like it, send it back. If I was looking for an active bass I would get a Sire. I am seriously looking at a P7 version 2 model in Andertons at the moment at just under £500.

Just sold my P bass to Paul. He is new to the forum but it was a pleasure doing business with him.