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Just had an email saying "sorry it was a huge mistake in pricing".Goes on to say they've gave me a quote with the intended price,I wasn't signed up with G4M when I ordered so who knows where this quote got sent. Any body know the amended price ?

@mcnach If you want a fretted one check the Cash Convertors site .

I've heard of experts in both the antique and art world making mistakes so it's a difficult thing. The way it works on Talkbass is pretty messed up. Somebody will pose the question " Is this Real ?" and a whole bunch of folks answer "Fake". Some will give reasons but 90% just pronounce their verdict. Then conveniently ignore follow up posts if taken to task. Afraid I don't have an answer either, I was only voicing my concern. Anyway GLWTS

@KingPrawn All very lauable but who's the "experts" and what qualifys them ? Will they denounce folk based soley on photos ? I don't believe BC has a problem with folk selling fakes but I do believe it's a slippery slope when we have self appointed judges. Just this morning over on Talkbass an ebay seller with 99.7% positive feedback from 4000 odd sales was getting dragged over the coals over what may have been a simple mistake. All on the strength of 1 disgruntled poster.

Fake logos don't faze me in the slightest,if it makes folk feel better about their bass all to the good. I did hear of one fella fitting a 'Made in the USA' neck plate to his MIM,swore it played better

If fear of it falling is the issue and not the handling weight,though if you read the OP's post handling weight was the concern, then you're right nothing short of moving it himself will safeguard against that.

25Kg is deemed a safe weight for 1 person to handle that's why they halved the weight of cement bags. The bags are now so small folks would butt heads if trying a 2 man lift. Building trade is covered by Equality laws, just like farming and catering everybody dropped to the max weight. Potatoes and flour sacks are 25Kg too.

Plenty bubblewrap,and plenty cardboard. Best if you give it 3 layers of cardboard. For couriers use a broker like Interparcel,for an item that size Parcelforce 24 or next day will cost £12. Insurance is about 2 or 3%. Couriers work on bands up to certain weight/size limits, over 25Kg is a problem as is over 1.5M wide. Had 2 basses delivered by Parcelforce last week in a gigbag with no problems,I'll admit to nerves on that one as I couldn't insure them. Unless guitars are in hard cases Parcelforce accept no liability,evevn then the case needs cardboard wrap.Since it's down to the driver any courier can be hit or miss but I've shipped or received 50+ basses in the last few years with no troubles.Sent one to Ghana,only took 6 days Get yourself a quote here https://uk.interparcel.com/

Even when it was explained as 'satire' to them many still didn't "get it". Alien concepts and Americans seem to go hand in hand

Same link was posted on talkbass. Funniest thing ever, lots of indignent 50 year old Americans claiming they would "knock that sucker out" for disrespect

They also don't have any problems doing returns from Australia.Fella on the Harley Benton forum said they just emailed him a shipping label. He re-boxed the guitar,printed the label and handed it in a the post office. Shipping both ways must have cost them a bundle but it's a legitimate busness expense so helps with the tax returns

I've gotta be careful Mark. There's that many rosewood boards here I reckon I'm responsible for CITES not the Chinese furniture industry @tom1946 Will know by tomorrow. I've a control cavity needs to go deeper,didn't get a chance to buy slug tape for shielding yesterday. I'll be at B&Q 1st thing Merry Christmas

Lovely bass. I'm a member of the "want one" list too Merry Christmas

1st mistake Screaming "WOO" at the camera. 2nd mistake Screaming "WOO" at the camera 3rd mistake Screaming "WOO" at the camera

I've ordered many times from them and delivery times have been fantastic. Best was order placed 11pm Sunday, Thomann open 9am Monday and order processed. Bass delivered to my door 1pm Wednesday afternoon TBH there wasn't time to look at tracking details.

They definitely have charm. Since Stephen dosn't use CNC machines and a habit for using reclaimed wood no 2 are ever the same. I've heard from a good few other owners via the FB page and some of his other basses really are cracking,the Lobes & Scarabs are his bread & butter models That said I saw a gorgeous brazillian cherry Lobe,don't know how much time the owner put into it though. That seems to be the secret. One fella I talked to trims his necks down with a spoke shave,from the little contact I've had with Steve W he supports this kind of thing. Had heard he was a bit of a grouch but I've found him pleasant enough and quick to answer questions. If you're ever up this way give me a shout so you can try one.

Great to see them finished Tom Hopefully Santa will give you reason to lose the jigsaw. BTW I picked up a couple of those "guided " template/trimmer bits. Will let you know how they do when I use them in anger

I've my order confirmation email but paypal just says "payment pending".

Had a rammy in Morrisons last Sunday on a 3 for £6 deal. "Sorry,tag was in wrong place." That was end of story. Moneysaver says shops don't have to honour prices. http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=3277262

Don't know how it works in England but up here a shop is under no obligation to sell at the listed price.

Picked a lousy time to check in on BC. It's just cost me £40

It was actually Monday but I've been busy The other week @Billy Apple had 2 Wishbasses up for sale and I've hankered after a Wishbass for a while. If you're unaware of Wishbass they're made in the US by Steve Wishnevsky,he's quite a character With strong beliefs on bass building his motto is "paintbrushes for musicians, some think this just means tools to make music ! Personally I think it means " you add the colour". Steve uses locally sourced timber,doesn't believe in truss rods,isn't keen on frets,doesn't do fancy finishes and offers a very limited choice in pickups.Definitely not the man to see for your dream fanned fret ERB. He also charges $100 per string !! That's right a 5 strng will cost $500,check ebay as he often has sales on. So strong beliefs and limited choices. What does that get you ? For a start,and I'm sure Billy will agree, you don't get some refined instrument with a finish shined on the thighs of dusky maidens You get a bass in it's rawest form. Mainly wood, strings and a pickup.No tone control,Steve's also not keen on active preamp.It'll have rough patches,unfilled holes,splits packed with filler,a corian nut & bridge. Sounds terrible right ? Why would anyone buy something cobbled together in somebody's shed,there was a fire couple of year back destroyed the shed so Steve's in a new workshop now. So why buy one ? Cause they're great Just you and a bass.They have really thick necks but strangely it's comfortable. The maple weighs 6.5lb and the bloodwood 8.5lb. I've never owned a single cut before and reckon I'm off to a good start. They have the "mwah" and sustain thing going on. Not sure what Billy strung the bloodwood with but the maple now has La Bella flats. I'm well chuffed

Interesting to here graphite rods getting a mention. Last year a fella over in the US got excited about his incoming Harley Benton jazz bass,when it arrived one of the tuner screws was squint and he stripped the head trying to adjust it. Sadly the lad suffers from Bi-Polar and this happened on a bad day. Holes werte punched in walls and bass taken outside for smashing. That's when he discovered Graphite Rods in the neck !! £100 basses with graphite rods. Who'd have thought eh

If you're just using hotmail.com click "settings" over on top right. Choose "options" then scroll down to "safe senders" and add basschat.co.uk to the list. I just done that now so will keep an eye on it.