Annoying Twit Posted January 30, 2015 Author Share Posted January 30, 2015 Not mine. It came in a cardboard box. I think mine was missing the complementary tools that come with new basses too. If I remember correctly, some people have received the complementary tools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UglyDog Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Likewise. Deluxe cardboard box for mine too, mind you for 38 quid delivered I wasn't exactly expecting any frills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted January 30, 2015 Author Share Posted January 30, 2015 Pink guitar gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted January 30, 2015 Author Share Posted January 30, 2015 (edited) LP. Been a while since a bass went up. [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_l_450plus_cherry_burst_deko.htm"]http://www.thomann.d..._burst_deko.htm[/url] EDIT: Gone within 30 seconds or less. It's really getting to a state of having to buy instantly or many items are gone. I owner if putting an instrument in your shopping basket reserves it. Edited January 30, 2015 by Annoying Twit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share Posted February 1, 2015 (edited) I accidentally left my laptop running all night. It seems that at some ungodly hour of the morning (I would guess) a whole load of dekos went up and then disappeared again. Including a five string 'progressive' bass. And what appears to be the most expensive HB instrument that I've seen, the acoustic guitar "Harley Benton CLD-30SCM-CE SolidWood". I don't remember seeing that in the product list before. I'm upgrading my program so that I can check when things are seen. But, I'm wondering exactly what times of the night people at Thomann are working and uploading new Dekos. Did anyone see them go up? Edited February 1, 2015 by Annoying Twit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 AT I heard from a fella in Portugal who checks at 4am everyday,don't imagine he's the only one. I checked roughly once a hour till 4am myself but if they're gone in minutes like usual still would have missed them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share Posted February 1, 2015 4am! It really is hard to buy them, apart from those they have large numbers of (e.g. the acoustic basses) or those that are unfenced (the banjo and the pink guitar). They are often going in seconds, let alone minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubass Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I am tempted by the black acoustic but I'm on early shift next week and my alarm goes off at 4am, normally, perhaps 3-45am this week would be bearable..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted February 2, 2015 Author Share Posted February 2, 2015 Hmmm... I'm not going to be setting an alarm for 4am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubass Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 (edited) Twas in vein this morning, at least I had longer to negotiate the snow. Edited February 2, 2015 by stubass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted February 4, 2015 Author Share Posted February 4, 2015 A number up now including LH 1975 bass. [size=4]http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_jb_75lh_na_vintage_ser_deko.htm[/size] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Finally a bass up an I'm awake. Course I'm not left handed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted February 4, 2015 Author Share Posted February 4, 2015 (edited) There was also a flying v copy. [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_fv430bk.htm"]http://www.thomann.d...ton_fv430bk.htm[/url] And one of their LP copies, the L500 being near or at the top of the Harley Benton LP copy range [size=4][url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_hbl500bk_egitarre.htm"]http://www.thomann.d...bk_egitarre.htm[/url] At £116, still a low end LP price wise.[/size] [size=4]And an acoustic: [/size][size=4][url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_hbjc503ceq_nt.htm"]http://www.thomann.d...jc503ceq_nt.htm[/url][/size] And finally a short scale strat. [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_ms_jr.htm"]http://www.thomann.d...enton_ms_jr.htm[/url] That only costs £36 for the proper version. I wonder how much the deko copy was. There's a bug in my program. It is supposed to record in a file the time that any new instruments are noticed, and it didn't EDIT fixed now. It does seem rather odd that these go up in the middle of the night. Perhaps it's a database thing, with updates of new instruments scheduled then when the site is relatively quiet. Edited February 4, 2015 by Annoying Twit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubass Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Spotted the flying v when I got up for a whizz. £25. If nothing else, it would've looked good on the wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted February 5, 2015 Author Share Posted February 5, 2015 (edited) At least something went up last night. There's now a left handed B-30 bass available which wasn't available yesterday. I woke up at 5:30am, but went back to sleep. There was a very cheap classical style guitar for £10, but I didn't think it worth a post. I'd guess that other instruments went up at 4am or so, but that was all that was left by the time I looked. I'm going to have to look into how I can track what's happening even when I'm asleep. This will probably mean another program running on a server at work to get 24/7 coverage. EDIT: Ah, I think it's the right hand B-30 Natural bass that's reappeared in the list. Wasn't there someone who was interested in the B-30 but didn't want a black one? Edited February 5, 2015 by Annoying Twit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubass Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 I've just taken a punt on the natural b30. Think they went up at around 1am. Yes I did set my alarm There is a photo of the b30 that appears to show a fracture on the heel, I have access to cnc machines so could make a plate if it's unstable. Guess it's just a case of assessing it. Also states that it's unreturnable, but for £43 with postage from Germany, it's surely worth it, for curiosity as much as anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted February 5, 2015 Author Share Posted February 5, 2015 (edited) It's a "D" stamp on the heel. They put that on so that people can't return the Deko items as full price items. (E.g. buy both a deko and a normal one, and return the deko in place of the normal one). I think it is very unlikely that the neck is unstable. While they say it's unreturnable, as you purchased it online you can always return it for a refund under the consumer contracts regulations. [url="http://www.which.co.uk/consumer-rights/regulation/consumer-contracts-regulations"]http://www.which.co....cts-regulations[/url] Edited February 5, 2015 by Annoying Twit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubass Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Ah, good to know. Thanks. If it's a bag of s**t, it'll literally be decoration for my practice room. I'll come back with my assessment in due course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted February 5, 2015 Author Share Posted February 5, 2015 I'll put this here, instead of in the ebay forum. With a rounded off truss rod, is this for decoration only? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bass-guitar-/201278094151?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2edd1bfb47 Harley Benton W60 bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazzyYama Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 It isn't a bass, but I thought I'd give a brief update on the Santos Series C-40SCE Deko. Seemed to have a few dings on the body (splinters of wood rattling around inside), but cosmetically ok, looks nice. At least one of the frets wasn't fully down. I decided to try a preliminary set-up - the neck was fairly flat (with a very faint kink in the wrong direction) so tried to adjust the "two way truss rod" to give a slight bow - this seemed in fact to only offer adjustment in the direction I didn't want, and ended up succeeding in only removing the nut from the end of the truss rod. Given the neck pretty flat this wasn't fatal though, so I tuned the strings up to pitch to see if it might help and it is more or less playable. I'll try and record the sound, interested to hear what the fishman sounds like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Just a thought. Could the time difference between UK and CET or UTC explain why the dekos get listed around 4am as that would be 6am UTC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted February 5, 2015 Author Share Posted February 5, 2015 @JazzyYama. Thanks for the info. I was quite curious about the Santos Series acoustic. But given what you write, I'm a bit put off. If the truss rod doesn't adjust as it should. While that might be what makes yours a 'deko', I'm considering the possibility that it's part of the design of the guitar. I'd like to hear the sounds, both mic'd up and DI'd. I don't know if anyone saw that hippie naturist couple on The Voice, but his acoustic guitar sound was a case study of precisely the sort of acoustic-electric pickup sound that I don't like. @KB - there used to be more dekos going up during the day or at 8pm. They seem to be moving to more and more unusual times. I wonder what the reason for that might be. The B30 Natural acoustic bass dekos seem to have sold out. It's good that one of us got to order one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 @AT I remember last month you posting round about 9pm when dekos showed up on your software,they used to show at 8/9am too. Can't fathom the timings either. I'm only really interested in the HB-60 and they're not listed anymore,the ebay one is a collection only from Tonbridge. Why did he not list it last December,I was working there for a week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted February 5, 2015 Author Share Posted February 5, 2015 (edited) I suspect that the HB60 basses will be back. They probably ordered a batch, and they sold out. Given that their business is selling basses, they'll probably order some more. Edited February 5, 2015 by Annoying Twit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moos3h Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Well, I finally got round to doing something with my Deko. The neck was garbage, so that's gone in the parts bin and I've thrown on one that's off an Aliexpress 'Fender' which is a little better. It's quite a looker now and the body is REALLY good, nice weight and great grain. I should point out that I'm very much NOT the luthier, the neck wouldn't quite fit and I didn't have such tools as a file or sandpaper, so I just stood on it until it went in. Job done. I reckon I could get a job at Fender with that level of technical skill? Anyhoo - it's together, working and I'll take it for a spin tonight at rehearsal to see how it sounds. [attachment=183087:FullSizeRender.jpg] Cheers, James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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