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Also told him he may want to change the price....

Spoke to the lad via message,he said he bought it off e bay as Fender,Said he has changed it now. I did tell him to join here or maybe a facebook forum and ask before he bought if he wasnt sure. I don't suppose we all started as experts lol.

Reported to e bay

Aready reported 2 day's ago and pointed out to the seller what it was. Con man!

Made in Indonesia,Squier Standard p bass.

The nut width was,if I remember fairly slim.Not as slim as a jazz.Never got round to doing the bass up. I was going to uprate the pickups,maybe change the neck for a Mighty Mite. Played it a few times,but as I had a few others,including a Rickenbacker,it just never got gigged. I ended up selling it to a guy in Edinburgh who bought it for his wife who was wanting to learn bass. Thoughts on it? Yes well made,good looking,sounded fine,I had it at a band practise. Worth buying? Deffo...go for it!

Very nice and a very nice Sub 4 bass!

Sorry to hear that JimRodford of Argent ,The Kinks and The Zombies has passed away this morning. Very sad. Great guy and bass player.

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road/Elton John.......Dee Murray,bass.

In my last band both the drummer and guitarist had deps who were sh*t hot. The original guys were good enough players,but both lost focus due to the usual work,family,issues. Their playing started to suffer and the new songs got less and less. As for myself,boredom set in. I believe the singer felt the same. But as we had all become pretty good mates,I decided to leave,as did the singer.The band was finished. Happy to say we are still friends. In our case it just would not have worked trying to replace the guys,we never even thought about it.

That ''f***ing thing''

A few years ago,after a break,I decided to get back in to playing in a band. I bought an old Trace Elliot 1x15 combo. I thought it would be a good idea to pick up an old flightcase for it off e bay.It used to belong to Sinead O'Connor.....or at least,her bass player. There was loads of labels from airlines,etc on it. It had seen a bit of the world. I decided to use it at a small hotel gig in Pitlochry,Scotland. Lifted it out of my van,which I had to bring as it would not fit in my car.Wheeled it along a bumpy pavement and up a ramp,in to the lounge we were playing in. As it was just after 7pm,there were folk having their evening meal. I pushed it between a few tables,to.....I was going to say,the stage,but it was really just a corner in the room. I misjudged and rammed the flight case right in to the back of some old guys chair,causing him to spill his soup. The guy from behind the bar came over and said ''Get the f***ing thing tae f*** oot of here or your no playing!'' Needless to say,I never used it again and it lay,for a few weeks in my living room. After my wife also telling me to ''get that f***ing thing out of here'' I sold it on ebay.

Check this Musicman Sterling Bass,on just now at £18. I had a bid in myself,contacted the seller twice,with no reply. Something not right,so I bottled out. Check out the low feedback score and no info,also,he has been on ebay for years,not bought very much.Or maybe this is the bargain of the century!!

Usually when we hit the stage,with our best song first,setlist,all tuned up and ready to go,it is ruined as we have not told the barstaff to turn off the background music. Trying and get the barstaff to turn it off is a nightmare,as they always seem to be in the middle of serving folk. It wouldn't have been the first time that we have finished the first song,hopefully with clapping and cheers,to find the background music still playing away....

I messaged the seller,to point out that I thought it was an Encore,having owned a few over the years. He said he had had the guitar over 10 years,paid about 300 for it and ''had never been sure'' thats why he had not listed it as a Fender. Went on to say it had been in a couple of shops over the years for set ups and they have never questioned it. Certainly plays and sounds like a Fender. ...Well,as I said,I owned a few of these made in India guitars.To be honest,they are good enough and sound fine. Well built,a bit heavy. I thought after giving him the info,he would have seen that the guitar is worth £40 to about £100 not over £400 that the current bid was.I was hoping he might have altered the listing at least,but no.....Reported it to ebay. Seeing as how he started the bid at £450 and wasn't sure about it being a Fender just seems bull sh*t!

Used to own one of these,an old Encore,I believe,made in India. Not bad at 40 quid,oh..I think someone is in for a shock![attachment=245574:Screenshot 2017-05-18 at 23.51.06.png]

[attachment=245573:Screenshot 2017-05-18 at 23.51.06.png]Messaged the seller,as I used to own a few of these guitars. This is either the made in India,Encore P bass or the Sunn Mustang. Either way,not a Fender and not worth over £400 that some poor bugger has bid!

Tell the guys to get a grip and turn down....don't think the punters want or need an ear bashing!

Noticed recently a lot more buy now prices and not many low stting prices! Yes,I wouldnt want to see my stuff go for next to nothng. Sometimes you have to take a chance though,but where have all the bargains gone! In fairly recent times I have picked up a fair few guitars under £100. There was one the other night,a Vester P bass. Looked the part and it was a steal at £95. I don't really need another p bass at the moment though.

It's Only Rock and Roll by The Rolling Stones. Nice easy song to get levels and settle in to..

Yip,I used to have a Westfield bass in yellow and black. I will give it a go as is,or maybe change the pickups,but at the moment,it sounds just fine!