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[quote name='kerley' post='1178297' date='Mar 27 2011, 02:13 PM']... it hasn't sold because the price is too high ...[/quote] That's correct of course but part of what determines the price people are willing to pay is the clarity of the for sale thread, the quality of the pics, the credentials of the seller, etc.

That's not a bass that would interest me anyway but even if it was I would be put off by: 1 Lack of clarity in the original sale post e.g. '2 threads, wrong section, no price... oh dear' 2 Price 3 Neck damage 4 Bad picture of neck damage 5 And, no offence to newbie sellers but, newbie seller Add all those together and that would be a no go for me.

[quote name='SteveK' post='1178238' date='Mar 27 2011, 01:23 PM']Absolutely, consistency of tone being the main reason.[/quote] I agree with that but, also, open strings are your friends as they are four notes that are available in all positions.

[quote name='Thunderpaws' post='1177080' date='Mar 26 2011, 12:49 PM']Ok, Just spoke to the seller on the phone and he is working. I got his contact number from Ebay. He seems like a genuine bloke. He bought guitars in from a website in America as he thought he'd sell them on to make a wee bit money as he wants to start trading. He also brought in Fenders and Rickenbackers. He has sold the Laklands at a loss and is a bit gutted about it. I asked him questions about the bass and where he got them, what they were like to play, serial numbers and the like and he seemed straight up. I am meeting him tomorrow to pick it up half way. He brought them in from something like "Funkin Music" or something. I hope and seem to have got a genuine bargain...he said he needed £700 ish to break even. I'll confirm this tomorrow night when everything has gone right. On the Paypal matter, he had used his email address for eBay then tried to register it with Paypal but couldn't for some reason. He has tried sorting it out with Paypal and will try again.[/quote] Well that all sounds feasible but he does seem to have made a mistake about the market at the present time. He might have got a better price with some proper pics instead of stock pics with the wrong pickup covers and if he'd known that all Skyline Decades have Chisonics. I would say the price is good. I have one of these so I'll be interested to know what you think of it.

[quote name='Thunderpaws' post='1177026' date='Mar 26 2011, 12:03 PM']If it is a fake, how do I tell?[/quote] I doubt it would be a fake. If you were going to fake something I wouldn't have thought it would be a Decade, but if it is we will spot it.

[quote name='Beedster' post='1176968' date='Mar 26 2011, 09:59 AM']Hope it works out, I was sniffing around for a Decade recently and saw that bass. The seller appears to have sold that bass twice before though (unless he's got several, which I guess is possible), so you might want to exercise some caution re payment etc. Good luck C[/quote] I've been dubious about that seller too for the same reason - IIRC there was a thread about it. Ah here it is: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=120091&hl=decade"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...1&hl=decade[/url]. Good luck with it.

[quote name='bigjohn' post='1169773' date='Mar 20 2011, 06:31 PM']Very similar to this [url="http://www.vintagehofner.co.uk/hofner/basses/bas20.html"]Hofner[/url] Except with slightly different pickups. If the serials are sequential, it's older than this one. It's a bit covered in crud, but seems solid enough... I've not plugged her in yet, needs a good clean up and a restring... Is my girlfriends fathers. I never knew he had it 'till this weekend... I've now got it my possession Anyone know anything about em?[/quote] I expect Happy Jack will know, he'll be along soon. Nice inheritance.

I have no recollection of bass not being cool, or of bass being less cool.

Usually no effects. Occasionally Tech 21 VT Bass permanently on Flip Top settings. That's it.

[quote name='acidbass' post='1168633' date='Mar 19 2011, 06:59 PM']A very sad loss. His playing on Shadows tracks such as Temptation and Fandango really inspired me. RIP.[/quote] Sorry to be pedantic but wouldn't those two tracks be John Rostill (RIP) on bass?

[quote name='acidbass' post='1168694' date='Mar 19 2011, 07:41 PM']Thanks for the recommendation. Does Bernie repair and maintain non-GB instruments? Can't see anything on his website. Danny[/quote] A few years ago Bernie Goodfellow repaired a Dearmond Starfire for me but I don't think it was exactly top of his list of priorities.

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='1167797' date='Mar 18 2011, 11:46 PM']... I am FAR more likely to buy a bass from Clarky, Beedster or Bassassin than I will ever be from a stranger ...[/quote] But Jack, that doesn't actually involve a great reduction in the number of opportunites to buy a bass or some related equipment.

I was thinking about maybe getting the fretless version but then I played a fretted one in GAK. It was very very disappointing. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=59067"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=59067[/url]

[quote name='bassmanady' post='1167257' date='Mar 18 2011, 03:09 PM']Sad news,my first bass guitar hero gone R.I.P[/quote] +1

[quote name='purpleblob' post='1164861' date='Mar 16 2011, 07:36 PM']Out of interest what's the tipping point between somebody simply playing bass and being deemed to be a fret w***er ?[/quote] Anything above the fifth fret.

[quote name='Kev' post='1164802' date='Mar 16 2011, 07:00 PM']I wonder how many of the 'Hate it' crowd are any good at it....[/quote] That will be another 'Who gives a damn? Don't you lot have something better to argue about?' poll.

[quote name='Clarky' post='1162345' date='Mar 14 2011, 08:42 PM']Not to me, more medium/low than low tension[/quote] Ok, thanks Clarky

[quote name='Clarky' post='1162274' date='Mar 14 2011, 08:08 PM']Sorry not tried the La Bella's. My only reference are Tru Bass strings which I found unwieldy. These are 'normal' gauges, rather than thick sticks of licorice, so they feel very 'familiar' under the fingers, have reasonable low/medium tension, and sound nice. Impressed so far.[/quote] Do they feel as low tension as TIs?

[quote name='TRBboy' post='1162280' date='Mar 14 2011, 08:09 PM']The D'addario black nylon tapewounds are great strings but just a word of caution; I had them on my jazz bass for a while, [b]and because they're a pretty hefty gauge[/b] they wore the grooves in the nut bigger. When I went back to regular strings my A string was rattling about like buggery in the groove and I had to get a new nut (although I did just play with some card packed underneath it for a couple of years!).[/quote] They are only medium gauge?

[quote name='Clarky' post='1159746' date='Mar 12 2011, 07:36 PM']Um, opened the packet and the silks are dark navy blue. How odd that the colour is different to the ones that wre on show. Matters not a lot of course but just correcting my previous post. More importantly they are on my Tony Franklin fretless now and I like them a lot and certainly a great deal more than Tru Bass strings. So it's a thumbs up from me[/quote] Ok Clarky don't bother answering my question in the other thread. I've got La Bella black nylons on my TF - have you tried those? If so how do they compare? And what's the tension like?

[quote name='Clarky' post='1161423' date='Mar 14 2011, 09:39 AM']... and a non-discounted set of the new D'Addario black nylon tapewounds ...[/quote] Have you tried them yet?

The logo could have worn off - but let's say that's not common.

Answers to all your questions about Gibson basses (and the Mike Lull T-Bird) can be found at the [url="http://bassoutpost.com/index.php"]Last Bass Outpost[/url].

I've done lots of gigs for charity events for nothing at all or for expenses. With a band that no longer exists, one we didn't do was at a local Conservative Club. They phoned and asked do you want to do a gig for charity? Our singer took the call and asked which charity. The charity was the Conservative Club. No, he said, we'll play for £250. Some of us, me included, weren't happy about playing the Conservative Club at all, even for money, but the gig had been booked so we reluctantly agreed to honour it for the aforesaid £250. A couple of weeks before the gig date, the singer phoned the Conservative Club to check the booking. He asked if all was still on and was told yes as long as they didn't manage to find another band in the meantime who would do it for nothing or at least cheaper. At that point they were told to stick it. We haven't heard from them since.

[quote name='Johnston' post='1158197' date='Mar 11 2011, 03:34 PM']It's an EU distance selling regulation thing [/quote] Another advantage of the EU.