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Good move 🙂

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It's a bit like a tractor having more horsepower than an F1 car. It's what happens to that power that is more important than how much is there.

I didn't say it was a commission sale, but a fair few on their will be. I've put about a dozen through there over the years and always get a better price after commission than selling privately, plus no hassle posting.

Perhaps. Their balance sheet will decide though.

They've had more than this thread about similar issues and I know they moderately often rush ads online and reuse previous descriptions without proper edits. The owner knows how he's doing business and I've definitely had disagreements with him over things in the past, but I'll keep going there as overall, they have the best stuff out there. And it's just down the road 🤣

Don't forget BassDirect sell many instruments as commission sales. As such they don't set the price (the owner does) and they'd have to seek their permission for any discounts.

I use a moderately sized clean paint brush, brisk movements off the side. Works well in pickup cavities and bridges too.

Yeah I had one, was modded with a double J pickup at bridge. Heavy, not best parts but totally useable.

Looks like someone has mistaken this for a Veblen good.

Looks nice, but it's a long way.

I just bought a damaged B-Stock 6 string from Gear4Music on eBay, broken nut and 'knobs scoring marks in lacquer' that you can only see if you take them off, that was apparently enough for it to be sold for £110 instead of £429. It arrived today, I glued the nut back together and sorted the truss rod out (back bow). It is now utterly fine and i'm sat here wondering why G4M couldn't do that 10 min job and sell it for £275 or something. I intended to make a new nut etc but just wasn't necessary. So yeah here you go a 6 string fanned fret bass, new for £110 that is absolutely fine. I think someone at G4M has sausage fingers.

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Had it a week, so far so good.

I'd have the MM a bit higher than they did, with the bottom coil in the J position. The gap they have between the lugs bothers me though, not sure if that can be avoided however.

I really like this idea. If that MM can be coil tapped as well, even better.

@Richard R Take off the list sorry, that's a kid weekend

Bought a bass from Ted. Nice chap, fair and good for a chat

Shonks bought from me. Good comms, negotiation and quick payment.

Took my RH750 as the studio amp was a 200w Peavey 😫

They're having 4 auditions so spoilt for choice really. Think my playing was not too bad but I think personality will be more part of it. Mine can be quite acidic 🤣. Sounded great, stuck it on the neck pickup and just left it at that.

Ok I'll join the party. Got it Saturday and took it to an audition last night and it was great.

This is the bonus of the Distance Selling Act. Also if something else turns up it's been mis-sold and you have another set of rights for that.

Yeah, I agree most of the new ones are somewhat and the preamp can tame the glassiness but you do lose a bit of presence. The 765 isn't at all however, sounds like a smooth passive Jazz, my current favourite.