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13 for me 👀

Ahh of course

😧 Me too !

I’ve always been reassured by the fact that those who frequent the BC marketplace are a canny bunch and as the rules state, market forces will dictate. With sales ads in general there are always things you see that boil your p155. I’ve had a sales thread completely derailed by somebody posting publicly trying to compare my item to a newer range that wasn’t shall we say ‘eggs for eggs‘ (I should have reported his post but alas didn’t). 🙄 I’ve also seen someone list a bass I sold to them just a few months earlier for several hundred pounds more. Again the canny folk of Basschat tend to remember who’s had what, when, for how long and how much it sold for.

I've never tried to be honest. I've always managed to get a decent price through Interparcel (for basses usually around £25- £30 inc vat shipped within the UK uninsured).

Although I have used TNT without issue when others have arranged their own courier, I personally would always go for UPS. I recently shipped a bass to the west coast of the US. UPS collected it from me at 11.30am on Thursday and it was delivered by 10.00am the following Monday. It reinforced my already high opinion of them. Superb service.

Is that with insurance? If so it may be about right. Also, check the width of your parcel. If you go over 59cm wide eg 130x61x23 it reduces the number of competitive quotes considerably IME.

Go to interparcel https://uk.interparcel.com/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIrIny2fjd6AIVmpntCh0lggXpEAAYASAAEgKt9PD_BwE Enter your details for a quotation and it will bring up a list of providers and prices. I've always found UPS to be very good though others may have a different experience.

Yes, strangely comparable really although a quick google suggests that £1 in 1985 is equivalent to £3.05 today. It struck me as rather odd that the 1x15 combos were more expensive than the 4x10 versions.

Here's a bit of Trace memorabilia for you peeps who are interested in such things. I recently managed to pickup an original MkIV Trace catalogue. Along with it came this price list from Feb 1985 which also lists Status basses.

Very happy to start a feedback thread here on BC for @bdgotoh. Just sold him a Mike Lull bass and in doing so, somewhat fittingly sent it all the way back home to Seattle, WA. Prompt payment and great communication throughout. An absolute pleasure to deal with. Many thanks and enjoy the bass.

Beautifully played. I love this song and bassline. In fact this is definitely one I would add to my 'Songs that cheer you up' selections.

I spent many a Saturday morning looking at and lusting after these in Carlsbro in Nottingham in the late eighties (along with Trace stacks and Birdseye speckled Stingrays of course). Fast forward to about 4 or 5 years ago and I finally got to try one for the first time. A friend of a friend was selling an ‘89 (or possibly ‘88) model and he loaned it to me for a day or two to try it out. I was so disappointed with it, gutted. To me it felt uncomfortable, unwieldy and all just a bit lifeless. I really didn’t like it at all. 😟 But hey, many people love ‘em and the world would be a pretty boring place if we all liked the same gear. If you like them, go for it.

I concur. I had one exactly the same as yours a couple of years back and it really was a great bass. I think if I had another I would reposition the strap button (as others on BC have) to eliminate the tilting forward issue but as you say, it's not overly troublesome.

Sounds like you’ve cracked it Karl, nice one. I only hope it’s not too long before you’re/everyone’s back out there. 👍 EDIT - Obviously trouser flapping capability is a prerequisite of any rig so that's reassuring 😁

Who told you that?? OK it's a fair cop, I did indeed. As you're probably aware I'm a lover of all things old, green and UV illuminated but I have tried many, many other amps (Class D amongst them) alongside the Trace stuff over the years. I was actually toying with the idea of trying a Mesa Walkabout (possibly the Scout combo that came up recently) or trying a D800/D800+ just to see if they hit the spot (I know @karlfer is a big fan of the D800) but when the WD800 came up I pinged a PM off to @waveydavy before I'd actually noticed that it was for a Berg trade. 🙄 Anyhoo, next thing it was for sale and I had first refusal. It's the first piece of Mesa kit I've owned although as you know I almost pushed the button on a M6 when they were on sale at crazy prices a few months back. First impressions is that this is a quality piece of kit. Everything about it, the knobs, the switches (although small) all feel very solid. I've only used it at bedroom levels and tbh I've not messed around with the parametric EQ a great deal. All I've done so far is tried it flat and then with the 'Factory Sample Settings' and I must say that I tried the 'Tube Grind & Punch' setting and that sounded so good I've pretty much left it at that. It sounds superb to my ears through my BF Four10. At volume it's going to sound epic I'm sure but as with the rest of us, it could be some time before I get to try that. ☹️ Not having tried a Walkabout or the D800 I'm not in a great position to comment on the differences, nor am I the most gifted when trying to put across a tone or feel into words but so far I'm very impressed and it certainly sounds to my ears at least that there is some 'depth' to it's sound that I've often found lacking. However I also know that the true test will be in a band setting and at some volume so I'll reserve full judgement until then.

Not quite reggae but when I saw The Selecter at Rock City a couple of years back the bass player was using a Genz Benz Streamliner with a Barefaced 2x15. It sounded immense!

Cheers @bassfan

I have two main 'go-to' basses for home noodling, one kept upstairs and one downstairs. My '81 Aria SB-R80 and '83 SB-R60. Both have plenty of bruises and scars but they feel wonderful and just fit me perfectly.