Beedster

Ha ha, that OP made me chuckle, as did the fact that he joined, had a rant about Rics and hasn't been seen since 🤔

I quite liked him, he's an odd mix of comfortable and uncomfortable in that video, I wonder if he was simply having a bad case of stage fright in part because he's found himself a little out of his depth doing that interview? I'd happily sit and have a few beers with him 👍

OK, I give in, I'll watch it tonight 👍

Ha ha, I don't think you're alone in owning some of my ex gear mate And that's a bloody nice cab isn't it 👍

That's why I mentioned cognitive dissonance, sink that much cash into anything you have to get something out of it?

I'm assuming it's just a car crash then, I find enough of that stuff on YT inadvertently without having to watch it on purpose 👍

But good for him, we've all gotta do daft things, perhaps he might be hoping that the cognitive dissonance associated with the outlay is going to motivate him 🤔

Buying that particular bass when not being able to play fretless is like me buying a helicopter however....

Come on, save us the time

OK, didn't watch all of it just tried to find sections in which the bass was being played - increasingly a rarity on YT demos - but he seems to not really be an especially competent fretless player, or is that the point of the clip?

Ha ha, amazing how many bassists have said that, only because it has the magic logo I suspect. Does it make a difference, well scientifically it must because everything does (and I doubt it does any harm). In practice however I doubt it makes a whole lot in terms of temperature/humidity regulation, I use it more for two things, protects the board from knocks at gigs and tends to discourage the "Just gonna have a quick play on your guitar" type punter also. While the sock makes little difference though, I expect the case the bass is stored in can. A decent model like SKB will probably offer far more resistance to changes in humidity and temperature than some of the cheaper brands. I use SKB for my studio gear and it's a different league, expensive, but then so are basses and studio gear 👍

Thermal underwear for bass necks

@northcountrybob you're probably aware of all this but I'd not be leaving basses in the cold for too long, and if I had I'd be waiting a decent while, probably around a day or more, before I adjusted the truss rod as doing so before the wood temperature stabilises to the new ambient temperature might bring on a different set of problems. I have a fretless neck that's really susceptible, odd because I have three quite similar necks in that they are maple with ebony boards, but this one neck moves a lot compared to the other two. Generally speaking it stays in the house, it's even got its own fender sock to keep it warm in its case when it does leave the house! As above, some necks just seem to be more prone than others

Flea reputedly fell out with EBMM as the result of their declining to make him Stingrays with graphite necks, which he'd requested as he too had found Stingray necks to move a lot on tour. The result of course was his relatively long-standing relationship with Modulus and possibly one of the best basses money can buy, which is why it's been my avatar for about 10 years now, although I sold my last one during lockdown

And frankly had the O/P posted a photo of the bass in his first post he'd probably be half way to selling it already

I suspect that's as much about the vagaries of double basses - in which a £1000 instrument that's been well set up and well played in can play and sound a whole lot better than a £10,000 instrument that hasn't - as it is about the nature of dealers. But yes, point taken

The problem is that upping the price to cover the dealer's commission might ensure that when it sells you get the money you wanted it also makes the bass less likely to sell in the first place so it's a vicious cycle.

Have a look at the very high number of "Closed" threads in the Sale forums, in 99% of cases they are closed because the item sold 👍

Selling it here will almost certainly cost you the least in terms of fees/commission by comparison with shops or most websites, it will mean that you can check out buyers ahead of entering into a deal (their feedback thread and their posts generally provide a very good clue as to whether you'd want them in your house trying out your gear), and will, at least to a degree, provide you with some support should you have any problems. I've bought and sold a lot of music gear over the years and this is by far the best place in the UK and probably in Europe to do so, especially something as niche as a 4/4 DB. Good luck 👍

Nice work 👍