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Need to get Dispatches on the case if that program still operates!
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Oil companies... What they've done over the years is complete and utter unfathomable bastardry.
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I've also emailed the auction house just so they have it from multiple sources and don't consider one email to be enough to hold it from sale (which they absolutely should!) Hopefully this gets back in the hands of the owner! I'd still take this up with the Parcelforce CEO email addresses I provided, I'd expect decent compensation is due for the ridiculousness of how this ended up at an auction house! Fantastic spot though...
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😆 Change your tone man, your tone is all wrong, the problem is the tone, if your tone was better your tone would be better... His comments have all the hallmarks of someone desperately trying to sound like they know something but are actually giving away the obvious fact they know precisely nothing! But... go sort out your tone, its your tone making your tone sound bad!
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The End of Tonewood ... or Tone-anything!
binky_bass replied to BassApprentice's topic in General Discussion
You and your crazy, radical ideas! It's so absolutely ridiculous it almost makes sense! -
The End of Tonewood ... or Tone-anything!
binky_bass replied to BassApprentice's topic in General Discussion
That. Is stoopid! At full tension a 6 string guitar probably has north of 180lbs of tension across the strings, not sure I'd want 180lbs of tension to crush my hand! I mean innovation is mostly always cool, but this is foolishness! -
@knicknack [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Get Mark to blanket email the above executive contacts within Parcelforce. I had a similar issues some years ago (bass of higher value as it goes). After a good number of emails back and forth with the above contacts (firm but diplomatic from my side) they eventually offered a 'goodwill' gesture that covered the costs of the lost instrument. They didn't admit any guilt, but their 'goodwill' gesture covered my losses. Worth a go, so long as you approach them with a firm, respectful and diplomatic email and tone of voice, often they do capitulate. Hope this gets resolved. Russ.
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On hold - De Gier BeBop 4-70's - Custom made - 06/2022
binky_bass replied to flaviusm's topic in Basses For Sale
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Anyone heard of Aristides guitars? I first came across them when I went to see Caligula's Horse play at the beginning of last year. Sam Vallen wasn't playing his usual Musicman JP7 and had this incredible looking/sounding red sparkle thing... T'was an Aristides. These thing have really piqued my interest, they've just made a 6 string bass, it looks pretty tasty. Their build technique is really interesting too, worth a look! Also, the things they build are quite out there! The below is a 9 string, headless, fanned, fretless guitar! And this, the 6 string bass I mentioned. Cool stuff indeed. Darkglass preamp with 3 Nordstrand fatstacks, now that has to sound savage!
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Willcox Guitars Saber VL5 Fretless Trades - *SOLD*
binky_bass replied to bigmuff69's topic in Basses For Sale
I had a 6 string Lightwave fretless for all of about 4 days before I traded it for a 9 string fretted ACG with @7string about 400 years ago... I'm not a fretless player, but I remember thinking it was an excellent bass and tempted for a few scary moments about keeping it! T'were it a fretted, it may have remained with me as the ACG has. This is a very good price for an excellent and quite unique thing! -
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Just another reason Reverb's the place to shop
binky_bass replied to jd56hawk's topic in Bass Guitars
I had that exact message too... The email you get that informs you of a message has a button you can click to report a fraudulent message however that link only takes you to the message itself where there is no option to report! Reverb are notoriously terrible at managing spam and scams... They, like most large Internet based companies, employ about 4 people so cannot actually manage incoming spam without an AI based system, and their system doesn't work! Whilst I have successfully sold via Reverb, it is not a platform I can recommend at any level. -
Gentlemen, can we not just agree that ALL music is terrible as are those that play ANY instrument?
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Just another reason Reverb's the place to shop
binky_bass replied to jd56hawk's topic in Bass Guitars
I've always found Reverb an awful place to shop... Almost every seller ups their price to compensate for fees, so if buying from a retailer via Reverb its far cheaper to buy direct. Most of the private sales have stupidly high prices. Its not bad if you are a private seller selling at a fair price as things normally sell quickly in the backdrop of the typically really high prices! -
I think he was more of a Quake man.
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Status Energy Artist 6 £650 excl shipping
binky_bass replied to david1711's topic in Basses For Sale
AI is not a useful tool where you ask it for granular detail on extremely niche topics. It doesnt know how to say 'Sorry, I'm not sure about that, please can you provide more context to guide me' and will spit out whatever it thinks is right positioning it as being factually correct - which it often isn't! The more detailed your prompt into AI, with as much context as possible, will provide a far better response, but still not one to be blindly trusted! However - I have (albeit briefly) played this bass while collecting another bass from David a year or so ago as it is a lovely thing! 😊
