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4 hours ago, Woody1957 said:

I think whoever buys this will get Stung!

Yes - they should call the police.

2 hours ago, rwillett said:

Anybody regularly selling on Ebay will be aware of distance selling regs. 

 

It all comes down to how much hassle they create. I took a company to court over a Bluetooth speaker, nothing nothing nothing until we walked through the door and they settled. Told the magistrate all done and they moved on.

Sure - you'll win, but it is hassle.

An interesting interpretation of a Riverhead interpretation of a Flyte on eBay.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185840185516

That signature must be worth at least £6k.

13 hours ago, rwillett said:

Distance selling regs invalidates the "No returns" claim. They can say what they like, but they can't ignore the law. even though they try to. Local trading standards won't do anything, but a small claim is easy to make. 90% of people in this position will settle out of court.

 

Now whether somebody would take them to court is another issue, but the small claims court fees are quite low and I would suggest that have a 100% chance of winning their case. I'm running something like 4-0 on small claims. over the last 20 years.

 

Rob

9 hours ago, Woodinblack said:

 

The 'no returns' thing on eBay means just no returns in case you change your mind. If there is something wrong, or it is not advertised properly (or there are additional fees) then you can return anyway.

Sure - I don't know if they know that or if they'd try and tough it out.

2 hours ago, Philip Westgarth said:

I have for sale on eBay a Burns Flyte bass guitar body and neck made by Sherwood in the 70’s. The serial number on the neck is 371 and the body is 254.

I've seen that - could be an interesting project, but finding parts could be a challenge.

£450 is a lot for a Chickenbacker. 
If the price doesn’t cover taxes then you’re looking at a possible £100-150 extra for VAT plus duty plus handling fees. 
The seller also states no returns, but what happens if there is an issue?

It’s a no from me. 

How deep is your case, how deep how deep is your case, I really need to know.

A rather literal interpretation of a hollow body.

21 hours ago, Dan Dare said:

 

Probably used it as an oar

It certainly looks oarful.

Darn - if only I hadn't bought one just over a year ago!

@Daz39 I bought mine over the standard one for the colour, plus it's got an extra button that does something!

I'd check out how the Stomp does your clean signal.

I don't think I could have one as a single pedal; I have mine in a loop which can be switched in for effects, but is out of the way otherwise.

2 hours ago, lemmywinks said:

 

 

What's that bass in the background? Thought it was an SD Curlee but I'm not sure the neck pickup orientation is correct.

More of a curly wurly!

It's a shame when you're wishing away 6 months of your life!

I think a compressor might even help a tuner,as it will give a more stable signal.

Some people shouldn't be allowed near power tools, or even a screwdriver.

25 minutes ago, lidl e said:

I played my buddy's and was very impressed.

 

Funnily enough, this was just posted and hus sounds he's getting are killer.

 

 

 

 

The ones with the fake drums louder than the bass really detract from the demo.

Overall the sounds weren't bad and pretty much covered what I'd use it for - a replacement for a load of sounds which can be used for effect rather than as an alwaye-on/preamp unit.

I have mine in a switcher loop so it's out of circuit when not being used.

28 minutes ago, BlueMoon said:

Goodbye tail lift and hello to easier intonation! Great upgrade while maintaining the overall vintage Ric vibe.

🙂

I just fancied trying one out.

If I like it, the mapleglo might get one too.

8 hours ago, Simon C said:

Did it arrive by itself or did it have shaped wood and strings attached to it?😀

It's going to be fitted to my jetglo 2010.

This arrived today.

(Squier)

I hear good things about the Fender Jazz Geddy Lee model, but if I got one I'd have to replace the pickguard, 'cos I don't want to be Geddy.

I'd also consider an Alembic Stanley Clarke, because I have a couple of old albums with them on the cover.

I might consider a Rickenbacker Chris Squire model, but he said they sound nothing like his one and they are way overpriced (they're not actually his bass, folks).

Similarly I'd have one of the Rickenbacker Lemmy models, though I'm not a Lemmy fan but I just like the styling; however they're way overpriced too.

It doesn't look quite right to me, but then the camera shots are like they were done in a hall of mirrors.

That said, this is one of my MIM Precision's headstock.

I have one of these - it's probably the best pedal I've ever owned.

3 minutes ago, Bassassin said:

Looks really tidy. If it was local to me, I'd be half-tempted to make a cheeky lowball offer just out of curiosity.

 

Although I did play one of these in a shop when they were new (first headless I ever touched, in fact) and my initial impression was that it was rubbish. IIRC the guy in the shop apologised & said it "wasn't exactly a Steinberger".

I was half-inclined to make an offer, but I just plain don't get the idea of a headless with regular tuners at the opposite end; I thought the same about a real Kramer I saw a while back.