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[quote name='Grand Wazoo' timestamp='1322525085' post='1452278']Sheldon has just finished a prototype Super P bass[/quote] Maybe just me, but this variant just seems pointless.

[quote name='Geddys nose' timestamp='1322505078' post='1451770'][url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/progress1979/m.html?hash=item43ab6da6ed&item=290638898925&pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&_trksid=p4340.l2562"]http://www.ebay.co.u...sid=p4340.l2562[/url][/quote] Disgusting.

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1322508388' post='1451847']Surely, if, as you say, the freedom of the market is sacrosanct then if I'm not happy with a price I can negotiate in public, not in private, or stand on a soapbox complaining about the prices. I don't see how you can have it both ways. It sounds like you want this freedom to be only on your terms.[/quote] Sellers are free to avail themselves of the marketplace, advertising goods they posses at the price they determine, so long as they do so within the rules established for the regulation of the marketplace. In that context, stating that the freedom of the market is sacrosanct is completely correct, and there is no double standard being advocated. It's also the case that, for other than auctions, roups and exchanges, it's also common commercial practice to rely on privity of negotiations/contract, so, observing the rules and common practice all comments on price should be reserved for private communications. As far as the current situation is concerned, if you want a change in policy, petition the controllers of the forum.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1322428046' post='1450827']Could just be a noob trying his luck?[/quote] Alternatively, as is all too common, the overly optimistic owner. The one who bought a bass from their local store six, nine, or twelve months previously, paying £1,000, and expects to be able to sell a readily available commodity for £950. (Or, worse, for the full £1,000.) There have been a few of those daydreamers doing the rounds recently, But, it's the seller's call. If that's the price they want, it's the price they ask, and it's the price you pay if they have something you want. It's life in a free market economy.

D'addario and GHS both manufacture double ball end strings with a nickel-plated steel outer wrap. Both manufacture five-string sets, although in limited gauges. Can't recall if either produce a six-string set as standard. Picato also manufacture double ball end strings with a nickel outer wrap, although limited to four-string sets. La Bella certainly produced six-string sets previously, although not sure if it does these days. It certainly supplies various bass manufacturers with strings which are factory fitted. Alternatively, you could investigate Optima, which manufactures gold-plated steel outer wraps in a vast range of gauges and sets (as well as supplying custom sets to order).

[quote name='Blademan_98' timestamp='1322421897' post='1450702']I did go on to say:[/quote] Read what you went on to say before posting. Had no comment worth adding or view worth expressing on that content. Did, however, disagree with your suggestion that it was for members to inform on seller's listings in order to have moderators review seller's pricing, so specifically highlighted, and commented.

[quote name='Blademan_98' timestamp='1322416682' post='1450607']Perhaps it is best to inform a mod and let them point out the error of the noobs ways?[/quote] This assumes the seller is making an error. Just because the seller is asking a price that others here think is unrealistic does not mean the seller is making any error. The owner of an item has the right to ask whatever price they decide, and it is neither the right nor the responsibility of any member or a moderator to comment on or question that, where the seller is adhering to the rules laid down for participation in the marketplace. It is, as with all transactions, the responsibility of any potential buyers to familiarise themselves with the goods and the market value of those goods.

[quote name='krazy_olie' timestamp='1322226373' post='1448202']I have sunbeams on at the moment and they are nice. not necessarily to everyone's taste though as they are quite flexible[/quote] In which case, try Lo Rider Nickels. Sunbeams are wound on a round core and Lo Riders on a hex core. Otherwise, exactly the same wrap materials. Any string wound on a hex core will feel slightly stiffer than it's round core equivalent.

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1322132682' post='1446825']I've sent Mark an email asking for some spacers or springs to lift the p/ups. I'm sure that most people would agree that sinking the p/ups into the body is aesthetically pleasing - just sunk a bit too low on this occassion. Niggling/frustrating/annoying but not irresolvable..[/quote] Do I read this correctly? The guy who built this instrument didn't fit any apparatus for adjusting the height of the pickup? No springs, no silicon tubing, no foam bed? So, if you wanted a super low action, or a super high action, the pickup couldn't be adjusted to suit? If so, then the guy's an idiot. For optimum performance, you have to be able to adjust the height of the pickup. That's electric bass design 101.

Don't know why this lot list items on eBay. Sure, sell lots of small ticket items, but rarely move big ticket stuff.

[quote name='tangodown87' timestamp='1321881999' post='1443974'][I]s this worth doing?[/quote] No [quote name='tangodown87' timestamp='1321881999' post='1443974'][D]oes it give much of an extended lifespan?[/quote] No

Do the strings you're using have a stainless steel outer wrap? If so, switch to a string from the same company, but with a nickel outer wrap. Generally, for an equivalent gauge/design, a nickel string will create a little more volume and a little less brightness.

That's where TIM got to!

[quote name='geoffbassist' timestamp='1321745427' post='1442755']I really don't know much about these early models and just thought it looks cheap.[/quote] Don't let the finish or the ugly scratchplate fool you, these were more ballsy than the later Wals that so many others seem to covet. I'd have this model over the later models every time.

Find the whole subject of "like/dislike" rating of threads to be pointless in the extreme. If you have an opinion on a thread then post in the thread, and add to the discussion.

That finish looks better in reality. Well, it did to me the day I wandered into Sound Control, in Glasgow, and saw three of the two pickup versions lying on the floor, on top of their hardcases. Circa '87, and SC was asking £550 for each. Walked out with mine for £480.

[quote name='warwickhunt' timestamp='1321475524' post='1439728']...technically members can't promote their own listings in the eBay section[/quote] It's not the OP's eBay listing; it's his guitarist mates.