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https://reverb.com/item/6598240-prat-basses-godzilla-c3-wtf-24-24-string-bass-8x3-trans-dark-emerald-green-axe-handler-arc-stand?utm_source=android-app&utm_medium=android-share&utm_campaign=listing&utm_content=6598240-prat-basses-godzilla-c3-wtf-24-24-string-bass-8x3-trans-dark-emerald-green-axe-handler-arc-stand One for you then?

There's only one reasonable course of action here: The BassChat Brawl... We all meet up in a dimly lit carpark at exactly midnight with our basses and engage in a battle royale, smashing each others faces in with our basses until one person walks (crawls?) out victorious, that person shall hence for dictate to all others which bass we must all play. I see this as the only fair way to break this deadlock.

There is genuinely a hint of '6+ string player' prejudice in this place! Who gives a monkey about how many strings we play... Person A wants a 1 string bass, cool. Person B wants a 10 string bass, cool. I just don't understand for a second why anyone would think anything negative about a person for playing something slightly different to them. It does genuinely make me wonder what other things in these peoples lives that they take issue with just because there's a 'difference'... The world is not grey, we are all different, enjoy what you do and allow others to enjoy what they do.

To be fair, you kind of did! 😜

Being honest, what I listen to mostly is quite specific, but that's because I've honed down what I REALLY enjoy listening to over the years and have found a niche I love. That's not at all to say I'm closed to other genres, but I know what really floats my boat and I like exploring that sphere at the moment. Time will likely change that!

Bought a Ibanez case from Julian, super smooth transaction! Met him at a practice room down the road from me, had a chat, parted ways! Can't fault him. Another credit to Basschat!

Did a little trade with Roger, super smooth and easy! Would very happily deal with Roger again in the future, another credit to Basschat!

Also incorrect, Fact: 6 string bass players have 10 hands, each with 1 finger. 6 hands on the left of the body and 4 on the right. No thumbs. Left handed 6 string bass players are a figment of our collective imagination and do not actually exist. Artists rendering:

Opinion is Opinion, fact is fact, by my reckoning @TheLowDown has stated opinion and not tried to push it as fact, so it's valid as their opinion even if I personally don't agree. Now let's all just agree that all 6 string bass players are incredibly handsome and excellent at all things in life and all 4 string players are terrible terrible people, surely that's a fact we can all agree on! 😜

I've also owned 6, possibly 7 of those basses in @Hellzeros post! That 'Fodera 6' was a nice bass though the body edges were so angled and sharp it was incredibly uncomfortable to play.

Another vote for GuitarGuitar, they've recently shown some excellent customer service with an issue I had. Very quick to respond too and didn't hide behind the absolute letter of their warranty policy, they reviewed the issue for what it was and handled it expertly. I've dealt with them in the past a few times and I've always been very pleasantly surprised by their level of customer service.

Needs longer tassels

Apologies gentlemen, but I can beat that too! I flew to San Francisco on a Friday evening, picked up a bass (a 9 string Pac Man Conklin form Jean Baudin) and flew back on Monday morning. On the Wednesday of that week I did a 1100 mile total round trip to collect a Mesa M-Pulse and Powerhouse cab as well as dropping off 4 of my eBay sales on route! My average speed for every hour of that time frame was in excess of 100mph and I clocked just over 12,000 miles total! Beat that! 😜 I've also taken a bus to Belgium to meet @Hellzero and flew to Croatia to meet @basscell ironically for the exact same bass!!

And, may I submit my 13 string bass as a contender for the most stringiest bass in standard bass tunings. (Sold as the fanning made it utterly unplayable!)

Sorry sir, but I have you beat by one on this particular game! 1979 Ibanez Roadster bought buy me. Then sold, and bought back. Then sold and bought back. Then sold and bought back. Two of the sales/re-purchases were basschat folk too! The bass will now remain with me until death, whenever that might be!