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kodiakblair

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  1. Aye they're cheap enough when they do come up. $300 looks about the norm in the states. After getting robbed by paypal's exchange rate this was £330 delivered,damn we live in an expensive country. Even the UK shipping quote was high, I got £48 but Jogi's was 40euro. He split the cost 50/50
  2. Congratulations on the Yamaha. Will be keeping fingers crossed you find the correct knob.
  3. Never saw the Cirrus but I have the exact same G-bass with the black sparkle finish. Was blissfully unaware it was 35" until recently The Cirrus though is a beauty.Would have thought they'd have went with the micro-tilt,it having single saddles.Easier than a shim. I ground down the posts on my BXP Cirrus neck thru to lower the action.That fella's got the Millennium preamp too. Extra sweet
  4. Thanks @alyctes Got to spend some more time with it tonight,pickups are too high below G. You come across many Axecelerators on your travels ?
  5. I was a bit miffed with Parcelforce this week. They're bloody slow and misinform customers. Got a bass from Germany,shipped with GLS. Took 27 hr to travel 1000Km (long way) and passed through 3 depots. Hit the UK and took Parcelforce 30 hr to go half the distance with only 1 depot,was lying in Edinburgh unprocessed for another 12 hours when I collected it. Shame they have the monopoly on international deliveries as they're crap.
  6. [color=#333333]It's happened again [/color] [color=#333333]Another unplanned Peavey. [/color] [color=#333333]On Sunday night a good friend called with some bad news, terminal cancer and less than 3 months to live. This was bad enough but something he said[/color] [color=#333333]that struck a chord. He recently fixed up his 2 motorcycles and we are experiencing unusually good weather in Scotland,sadly he's too sick to enjoy his bikes[/color] [color=#333333]in the short time left.[/color] [color=#333333]Having an almost complete Peavey collection I don't want to run out of time before it's finished. I'd been looking for an Axecelerator but hit some problems,[/color] [color=#333333]GC won't ship used goods overseas,my cousin in America can't be bothered to purchase one for me and a recent one on Ebay.de felt like a scam ! I only know[/color] [color=#333333]one Axecelerator owner in the UK but I'm at a loss as to why they're so scarce. Light weight,low action due to the combination of Peavey neck and micro tilt,[/color] [color=#333333]35" scale so a good B string and 18V preamp.[/color] [color=#333333]W[size=4]ell on Sunday bassic.ch member jogi68 came to the rescue.[/size][size=4] He had a lovely purple 5 string for sale and was happy to ship to Scotland [/size][/color] [color=#333333]So Scotland's Peavey clan has a new brother. Managed about a half hour and I'm impressed,don't normally play 5 strings but the Wilkinson adjustable[/color] [color=#333333]bridge will help if I struggle with string spacing.First Purple bass too[/color] [color=#333333]Enough yakking here's the photos [/color] [color=#333333][attachment=220681:Axcelerator 5 (2).jpg][attachment=220682:Axcelerator 5 (3).jpg][/color]
  7. I've dealt with Music-Point.DE via eBay. Based in Germany. Uwe was a pleasure to deal with.
  8. Just " Many " is the safest way to say it
  9. @alyctes the BXP 34" vs 35" confused me too My Cirrus and Grind are the exact same size,until I measured the frets. Longer frets on the Grind. Never knew the G-bass was 35" until recently,then only cause i read the manual Think I'd notice on a 6 string but not on a 4, from 1st on G to 5th on E is just 6mm longer. On a 6 it could be maybe 12mm Mark The 10lb T-40 is definitely a lightweight,the other 2 are 12lb +. But mind they balance well. Wide strap and a back harness you'd be good to go
  10. Very tasty T-40 came to stay today. In absolutely excellent condition for a 32 year old bass,this my first T-40 with blades just tips the scale at 10lbs. Time will tell if I prefer the blades to toasters. Lovely bass. It was joined by a Custom shop Cirrus. Now I was impressed by the BXP,some folks give them a hard time but seeing you can pick them up for £150 + I'd advise those folk not to eat at Pizzahut ( Dec 2014 Portsmouth, 4 pizza,3 lagers 1 coffee £97),personally I think the BXP is a good buy. The USA adds another inch and an improvement in materials. It's also about 4 x the price. The custom shop adds more refinement with wooden TR and cavity covers,very nice choice of top and the Millennium preamp. This gives you variable mids. I'd heard quite a few American Cirrus owners say this was a good upgrade but with Peavey having very limited stocks and the $127 price tag + shipping and taxes it looked like an upgrade I'd be missing. Not now I won't Over the next wee while I'll string them the same so I can compare my T-40s and Cirri,only managed half hour with each. For now feast your eyes folks [attachment=220114:Todays Peavey.jpg][attachment=220113:Tobacco 40.jpg][attachment=220112:Quilted Cirrus.jpg][attachment=220111:Cirrus neck.jpg]
  11. Never heard of anyone using fake " Peavey" logos. I feel left out
  12. Wow. I remember seeing one get a mention years back in Guitar Player. Wasn't that price I'm damn sure.
  13. Got a set of La Bella flats from Guy. Top Fella.
  14. Absolutely stunning work there Alan, sure to go down a storm at the show. http://www.holygrailguitarshow.com/
  15. Some of the USA custom shop Cirrus had the Millennium preamp fitted and I've heard quite owners who rate it. Last year I think Peavey had less than 40 units left and they were around $117.
  16. Here's my Blueshift II with quite a bit of wear to the finish. Tempted to sand it back and give it a coat of oil. [attachment=219285:Gordy Blueshift (4).jpg][attachment=219286:Gordy Blueshift (9).jpg] Still playing and sounding well.
  17. Wee update. My confidence in Brian was well founded. Strings went last Saturday and were here on Tuesday. Like I said Brian's a Top Man.
  18. Got a set of strings on the way from Brian. Sent me a text just after he'd posted them. Top Man ! Cheers Brian
  19. Big Thank You to Kev. I'm needing to print a logo for my Bass Maniac rebuild so asked him if he'd take a photo of the logo on his. Emailed from his work this morning saying he'd do when he got home and that's just what he did Absolute Gent. Cheers Kev
  20. Got a set of flats from Dan. The fella's first class.
  21. I find myself agreeing with most of the choices so I'll add When 2 R in Love and Never Take The Place of Your Man. Oh and Bob George.
  22. Me too. Desperately trying not to think how good my Foundation 5 would sound sporting these.
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