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Oh my goodness that birds eye maple! Your photos show this off really well. I saw the listing and was tempted myself. Let us know how the gig goes 😀

Ooh I love the figuring on the body - that's come up a treat 👍

I've dealt with this company and it was a straightforward and hassle free experience - I think chances are good they'll sort out some kind of deposit / part-ex.

We have the NW bass bash to blame - your L-1000 and GreeneKing's L-2500 convinced me to look for something L flavoured. Wants / needs, etc..!

I did not - but thanks, you're right, that's an excellent price. (currently got my eye on an L-1000.. we'll see!)

Cool 😀 there are some low lows there for sure, even though I'm watching an audience recording of the FOH mix, I think.

Their set is on teh YouTubes - lots of vintage P bass goodness 🙂

@Jean-Luc Pickguard Yes I have noticed worse tinnitus during periods of high stress, so I can relate to the “feedback loop”. I’m fortunate that mine is low level and not really disruptive, and probably average for my age. I would add that in my experience earwax plays a part. I spend long amounts of time wearing headphones, as well as ear plugs, and that can move earwax around leading to issues.

I do like the hybridisation of a traditional body with what appears to me like a fairly extreme fan, pickup angling etc. I dig the sunburst one 🙂 Little touches like how the bottom edge of the J pickup meets the pickguard show the attention to detail (try finding a Jazz where the control plate and pickguard align well... not to be found in my house anyway 😆). They're out of my budget, but I don't think the pricing is crazy. I mean you'll have no trouble dropping upwards of £2k on a traditional P if you're so inclined! And we live in a golden era for cheaper basses. Plenty of strokes for different folks.

I think your sticking point might be around “due diligence”. What diligence are you expecting from the buyer? Just to be sure that they like the instrument when the sale takes place? Or do they need to be doing due diligence of your QC? Once we get into “buyer beware” and two week windows etc anxiety levels are going to be rising. Let’s be clear: you seem to be implying that these are early builds and there might be things that aren’t 100% perfect. Fair enough. Especially given your price point. I have no doubt the bass left you with a nice fret job. It’s also plausible to me that a fret may have lifted over a couple of weeks: I was playing a P bass last night that has definitely changed with the warmer weather and become buzzier. And that’s just sitting at home out of sunlight. Your offer to sort the fret is entirely reasonable but if I was your buyer I’d be asking myself - is there anything else I’ve missed? I think that’s where the refund request is coming from and where a bit of reassurance is needed in future.

First and foremost I hope this doesn’t discourage you from moving forward with building basses. I’ve been admiring your daphne blue jazz (but I already have two jazzes 😆). It’s bad luck to have a difficult customer experience out the gate. What I get from your post is that you want the customer to have a nice buying experience but then not have buyers remorse! Maybe you offer one free service, to be redeemed within a year, with each instrument (adjusting selling price accordingly)? Or match whatever statutory obligation for returns/refunds is common? There’s a bit of a reassurance there rather than, for the buyer, this sense of slight anxiety that they’re buying something from a builder who, as yet, is “unproven” - despite what they may feel about the instrument in person on the day. Personally I need a bit of time to warm up to an instrument and decide whether it’s for me. I think this echoes the point about selling a service, which may be far removed from your aim to enjoy building basses and cover your costs. If it were me I’d accept the instrument back irrespective of who’s right and wrong in the situation, offer a full refund, chalk it up to experience, and live to fight another day. Path of least resistance and all that, which may well be better for your heart, if not your wallet.

Welcome aboard!

If anyone is looking for another MJ-1 I've just listed my metallic black one in for sale 🙂