NikNik

I wonder if it's in Detlef's book? Must look later. Or if anyone else has it?

€25k? Really?

Holy stinky poo!!😃😃

Not a cheapo, then. But nice. Ladybug

Nice basses

At the risk of - briefly - hijacking this thread, why leather? If they were attempting to emulate a GF pup? This is going to cause me an existential crisis.....

I remember Cheesyguitars from years ago, re Czech guitars. But, thanks again for the link and info.

There's stuff in there I've never even dreamed of!

That's awesome! Wonder what the geetar is?

The Four Tops

One for @Bassassin. Some interesting basses and amps on this Italian site! MercatinoMusicale

Leather?? How did I miss that?😆 #Specsavers.

Ah, the days before delayed broadcasts. Speaking of live trainwrecks, does anyone remember that Brit Awards gig in the mid '80s when it went Pete Tong due to Autocue and stage-management failure? I watched that through the gaps in my fingers plastered to my face! I think Mick Fleetwood introduced The Four Tops coming in from stage right and, instead, Boy George walked on from stage right. Willing to be corrected.

Do you reckon these pips were real gold foils?

Been there. Custom bass disappeared en route from Italy. It was never found. I do wonder what happens to all those 'lost' parcels. By 'lost' I mean the ones genuinely lost, and not just nicked!

I am so glad it worked out for you both. I, too, have seen couriers in my area when I am expecting one but sometimes, apparently, there are several on the same route. After my last two disasters with Hermes (the first as a sender; the second as recipient) I am very reluctant to post a guitar or bass again, and certainly not abroad. The last foreign sale was concluded via Reverb and I actually flew out to Hamburg with the bass and handed it over to him personally. Obviously, that's not going got be economically viable every time but it is something I will have to the fore in future. Incidentally, I thought the CITES restrictions on rosewood were now lifted?

This is the more versatile unit. This is what my mate had. I think he paid £500 for it back then. Mini Brute II

Yeh,they were big on the Jazz scene back in the late '80s/'90s. A bass playing mate had one.

I had another look. The saddles appear to be a tad high but not enough to account for that string height. Nobody will touch it at that price. If at all. Poor sod, I wonder if he bought that new?

Two, you say? I thought RIC sorted this issue a while back, unless that rout there is still kinda deep. Could it also be wood that hasn't been dried out properly?

Been looking for a 5050 for a few years now but the only one I spotted was out of my price range at that time. Had a natural 4040 around 20 years back; sold to a mate.

I've seen that done with the insert. As for strings, I always ran 40-95 on Rics. Tempted to post this on the 'Waffensite to watch the apologia.

That's the worst string height I've seen on a Rick with no tail-lift. Neck failure at body join? Hard to tell. Can't see any separation on the back.

You could sail a ferry under that.

Well spotted