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I would personally argue that Blink are not quite as big as Green Day, but in terms of star power and fame you have to remember that unlike Mike Dirnt, Mark Hoppus is the front man / singer / face of Blink 182. Personally I think the bass looks great but too pricey for my blood. If it was a few hundred cheaper I'd probably get one.

Not that I know of. I've always assumed its a variant of the Distortron/Box of Rock but 1) thats an assumption and 2) I don't think there's many clones of those either. There is a Pedalpcb board for it, so you could build your own. Musikding sell kits if you wanted. The enclosure is irritating, but I don't mind too much because I use so few effects on bass anyway - so putting a "board" together isn't an issue.

No its an electra VS4, I think one of the earlier ones that are Fender shaped

The bridge in the manual isn't the same as mine, that's why I'm asking!

Can I get you guys to clarify for me? In this picture , as I understand it screws 1-2-3 are used to set the string height, screw 4 is the screw to change the string-to-string spacing and screw 5 (slightly hidden) is to alter the intonation. Sound right? Do any of them need to be 'unlocked' to adjust the others?

Hello, Asked elsewhere but realised this might be a better place to ask. Can anyone tell me what size allen key i need to adjust the bridge on a sandberg? Its an older Electra series, if that matters. Also, any tips for setting up the bridge? Looks like a right pain in the arse.

Hello, bit of a necro bump but does anyone know what size Allen key is needed for a sandberg bridge? Its for a slightly older Electra series, if that matters...

This thread is relevant to my interests. Currently I'm using the Boss Me-90b but I quite fancy something a bit smaller. I'm after very similar tones to you, really so thinking about exactly the same pedals...

Wal Jaydee Status Graphite Overwater Sei Basses Shuker Enfield Ruach BassLab Warwick Sandberg Höfner Mayones Maruszczyk Jerzy Drozd Le Fay Ritter Gus Guitars ACG Pretty sure all of the above are European, many Brits too

I've still to find a bass overdrive I like as much as the zvex basstortion. It's really rather good.

Just read this sad news. Dave came to my house when he sold me a bass, an absolute gentleman --- very generous and we had a right good natter about all things bass. Life really sucks sometimes

I bought a bass from @sPiKi and he shipped it to me in Scotland. Fantastic experience and a credit to basschat - bass exactly as described, super fast delivery, well packed and impeccable comms. Thanks again Brian!

Most things that become collectable usually start off being either rare and/or fragile to start with - if they're ubiquitous and robust then they're just never going to reach big bucks, it has to be something that isn't easy to find, either because barely anyone had one or because all the originals broke. Its pretty unusual for bass guitars to be so fragile that they deteriorate irreperably, so that leaves you with guitars that were either rare to start with, or things that were pretty unpopular so nobody bought them - until someone somewhere made a cool record with them. I'd suggest Fender Dimension basses possibly tick that box, also the Squier 40th Anniversary models is an interesting shout but I don't think they're unique enough to ever get properly collectable. To be honest though I think the naysayers above are correct. The number of collectors is diminishing, not growing. There will definitely be some fire sales in the next decade. Thankfully I've always bought my gear to use and not lied to myself that it's an investment.

Having sold hundreds of items via eBay I wouldn't pay much attention to the Views count. The number of Watchers is the only thing that appears to correlate with sales.