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Perhaps the seller scared him into it.

It's definitely a much sought-after blue label FENDER PRECISION BASS

I did a spotter bid on that - not sure I need another project, though.

When the SansAmp thing happened, I had contact from someone musicians say they hadn’t been paid for gigs.

Maybe there's two of him!

FYI, an update: a couple of weeks ago I escalated the case with ebay and got a refund of the amount paid and today I received a further refund of the UPS return postage, so I'm at net zero. OTOH, I've not spent much time with the rack and the other power-amp in it, plus I've gone and broken a finger (luckily only my right-hand pinky, but it's still a niggle when I play). On a plus side, I did pick up a rather nice Tokai Strat a couple of weeks ago, which I've had my eye on for a few years, so mustn't grumble...

This is the kind of thing which is handy to take to a Bass Bash!

I tend to use aluminium food trays for this kind of thing and for neck shims - cut strips to size, fold and double-over to required width.

It's a method of damping the open strings.

Show, present, display.

Ah, does BC carry Reverb ads?

Oh yeah... ...oops!

It's a Chickenbacker, plain to see. Bidding went up to over £700 before it was pulled; plenty of folks reported it.

They're called lighters because they make your wallet lighter.

Gumtree is an ebay company, so all is good.

Haha: "Sounds great looks stunning and is already a collector's piece." "I recently had it evaluated and the guy said he was almost too scared to handle it as it is such a lovely example."

This year my plan is to spend more time looking at other folks kit - I always seem to get to the end of the day and wonder where the time went! I'm debating whether to bring 8 Rickenbackers (and the Rickenberger) or a selection of oddments. I should have Ampeg SVP & SansAmp RBI pre-amps in a case with a class-D power-amp, if anybody's interested in contrasting them (however, it would require figuring out how to use the controls on the Ampeg!). Also a note to self: don't forget to check the batteries in any actives!

...so, it does mooer for less?

I've never tried a Hondo Pro, but they do look quite nice.

🙂 Actually, the down octave on the higher notes with my Aguilar Octamizer sounds really good; I think it'll track down to a C. However, the break-up as notes decay would be a show-stopper for me.