silverfoxnik

[quote name='Mrs Tinman' post='308481' date='Oct 17 2008, 11:55 AM']Flippin' heck WD, what a dreadfully scarey thing to happen I'm so glad you're still here to tell the tale, and I'm sure the valuable advice on this thread will save others too [/quote] +1 I've copied this story and all the invaluable advice in this thread onto an email and sent it to myself and the other members in my band so that we can avoid the same thing happening to us. Thanks for sharing the story with us WD and I'm glad that you're OK

Hmm... Not sure I can make this one as I have friends down that weekend from Londinium!! Might need to borrow a cunning plan from WalMan as the opportunity to meet Herbie Flowers is way too good to miss.

[quote name='elom' post='301830' date='Oct 7 2008, 11:26 PM']Too much is when you spend money on a bass that you should be spending on essential things. No matter how fantastic the bass, if you're missing your mortgage payments etc. then you've got things a bit wrong. As has been said before there are loads of decent cheap basses out there nowadays, you don't need to spend thousands. If you've got the disposables though, fair enough.[/quote] Good point! I agree with Jase about buying second-hand if you can get what you're after that way.. And also with Rich that there is a point beyond which the benefits are really just [i]"further aesthetic qualities". [/i] Having said that, it's a free country (apparently), so what people choose to do with their money is up to them and I must admit that I enjoy seeing what inspires Basschatters when they're buying basses. In 1990 when I was far more foolish, I spent £1500 on a very beautiful Tobias Classic 5 from the Bass Centre in Wapping which was an impulse purchase.. First I had to take it back because the pick ups were faulty, then I had the nut changed and then I had different circuitry installed.. Nearly £1800 later I woke up to the fact that the bass didn't make me very happy, didn't enhance my playing and just wasn't for me which is why I was endlessly tinkering with it. In the end, I sold it on and bought a late 70s USA BC Rich Eagle for £400 and was much, much happier.. Most I've spent since then was on a DJ5 here for £800 and my Wal Pro2e which in the end cost me about £700, after I sold on the spare circuitry it came with..

Had a play on a DJ exactly like yours today at GAK in Brighton and sounded fantastic!

Fantastic looking bass and rig.. Had a quick peek at the LowEnd website and looking at their prices, seems like you got a really good deal when you did the trade with the Warwick!

[quote name='stewblack' post='300851' date='Oct 6 2008, 09:55 PM']I assume everyone and his drummer is familiar with [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=uCrO3iVWZE8"]this[/url]? I wasn't until now so here you go.[/quote] Fantastic.. Thanks!

I have a 1984 BC Rich Eagle that has the P/P configuration and it sounds fantastic! Admittedly, the pick ups are nice old vintage DiMarzios but nevertheless, I think there's a lot to be said for that configuration. In this particular case, there is one volume pot for each pick up and one master tone control.. Oh, and it's passive. There are no buzz or humming issues and you can blend the levels of the pick ups any which way you like.. Very simple to use and very versatile.

That looks stunning!! Look forward to hearing it...

I've used ParcelForce successfully to ship to Italy and other European countries 2 or 3 times . When shipping, detune the bass and make sure that the bass is completely protected in something like bubble-wrap. If in a hard case, put something like strong foam or cardboard under the headstock and give the neck as much protection as you can generally. I've always tried to send in a hard case if it's going abroad but have used a gig bag on one occassion and that was fine. If it's a gig bag, then the bass needs to be in a strong cardboard box that is very securely taped up using gaffa tape or similar if you can.. Hope that helps..

Great bass.. Hope this story has a happy ending!!