AndyTravis

@Duarte the Stingray EX (Japanese MM) are absolutely bonkers - really nice, I picked one up for @TheGreek about 2 years ago and was so so jealous. If you can find one, you’ll be chuffed - I can’t believe there’s not more of an import market going on for them.

Hahah. We’ll wait until the 66 comes - although it’s with Hermes, so it could be next Christmas

Will see how this 66 turns up - I will be keeping the black in the case if it’s good. The whole thing that set me off was a mates 69 precision...

Yeah - it’s growing on me

We’ll see when it gets here tomorrow - I will obviously post results

Although I will say - it’s been a few years since I’ve had a “vintage” bass - forgot the smell, the old bass smell.

After 23 years of messing about on bass, And owning probably close to 500 basses...I’m slowly realising that I’m a Precision (well, P/J) kind of guy. I started with a Kay Precision copy, got a Yamaha BB300 (a P type) and a Washburn XB-100...in quick succession. This came up for sale @bouvier was an absolute gent to deal with which made the money evaporate from my wallet. I’d been looking at a mates 68/69 and paid particular interest to having a TV logo burst bass with a tort guard. I have sourced a 1966 tort pickguard...god knows how, But also a limelight reissue as a “just in case”. it’s a shade under 9lbs, feels great - going to do a little infill on a chip in the neck lacquer because while it’s not bad - it’s a niggle. but for 45 years old ish - it’s a great player, warm, round - and not a huge neck. Played well out of the case - I’ve lowered the action a spot, just because I’m an incredibly lazy bass player. I’d promised the Flatwounds to @bassfan but even though I “absolutely hate rotosound flats” - these are played in and just right. The Limelight guard isn’t quite right and the screw holes don’t align perfectly - with it being an older bass, I don’t want to drill holes...

@Mudpup that’s absolutely frigging gorgeous

This joke plaid out well...

Erm.

Well, I’ve never quite had a bass packed up like this before. There was enough for 4 basses in the boxes (yes plural) he packed my new (to me) 1970’s Fender in. Throughout the process Patrick was an absolute gent and I’m very pleased I went with his particular bass. Deal with confidence - the man is a hero. Cheers Andy

Sold Mike a Sadowsky, absolute gent throughout even when DPD messed up. Enjoy it mate x

Wish I had a Taylor DD I’d forgotten about 😂

Mark had some MM parts from me - lovely doing business with him. Enjoy!

Maybe they like you more

Nathan bought a Farida Jazz from me - great guy. Paid quickly, patient when DPD took a day longer than expected. Top basschatter! Thanks - Enjoy x

Well...the one collected on Monday arrived today. So small mercies. Hopefully the other two booked on the same day will actually be collected today.

A boba fett bass would do it...

You not buying one then? 😉

They need to leave to go astray. 😂

It’s not that Ped, they’re seemingly operating as normal - they collected one bass when they should’ve collected 2. And not collected a third at all. the reason being they can’t read post codes if there’s not a gap BB129FU isn’t ok and BB12 9FU is. It then took them 2 days to sort it. They announced this issue on the due date for collection, not at the time I booked it 3 days before, nor at the time they confirmed they’d allocated a courier and the collection date. Tgey take that long to rectify it, it means next day rescheduling cannot happen. They Did the same routine on a bass I’m having collected from a fellow bass chatter - confirmation etc, then said DPD couldn’t collect because the address provided was wrong... It wasn’t wrong. There wasn’t a gap in the postcode. Anyhow - just a whinge - obviously bigger issues at hand and nowhere else to be. I just feel I’ve let two buyers down - and frustrated for my own purchase.