Buy a Warwick bass new for £31

[Annoying Twit]

Well ... sorta.

http://www.thomann.de/gb/warwick_mini_rock_thumb_bass_4.htm

[discreet]

I like the way it says 'not for playing'.

[Annoying Twit]

My son has mice. Maybe we can train them to play one.

[yorks5stringer]

On a similar theme, doesn't look much wrong with this for £54: [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_b_35nt_acoustic_bass_s_deko.htm"]http://www.thomann.d...bass_s_deko.htm[/url]

Edited September 1, 2014 by yorks5stringer

[Annoying Twit]

I've never seen a Thomann 'deco' item that showed the actual damage before. I always assumed they were far more damaged than that.

This fretless acoustic has a strange looking bit of damage in the heel of the neck.

http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_b_30_nt_fl_acoustic_ba_deko.htm

[discreet]

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1409590283' post='2541262']
My son has mice.
[/quote]

Deliberately, or..?

[Annoying Twit]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1409593922' post='2541302']
Deliberately, or..?
[/quote]

Deliberately. It's harder to obtain mice than you might think!

[discreet]

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1409594242' post='2541308']
Deliberately. It's harder to obtain mice than you might think!
[/quote]

I dunno about that - the little bastards turn up mob-handed round here when the weather gets a bit colder.

[Annoying Twit]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1409594335' post='2541310']
I dunno about that - the little bastards turn up mob-handed round here when the weather gets a bit colder.
[/quote]

Are you sure that you haven't confused loft insulation salesmen with mice?

[discreet]

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1409595834' post='2541334']
Are you sure that you haven't confused loft insulation salesmen with mice?
[/quote]

Unless the salesmen have been squeaking loudly and shitting in the cupboard under the sink, then yes, I'm quite sure.

Edited September 1, 2014 by discreet

[LeftyJ]

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1409593078' post='2541288']
I've never seen a Thomann 'deco' item that showed the actual damage before. I always assumed they were far more damaged than that.

This fretless acoustic has a strange looking bit of damage in the heel of the neck.

[url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_b_30_nt_fl_acoustic_ba_deko.htm"]http://www.thomann.d...tic_ba_deko.htm[/url]

[/quote]

Surely it must be more than that! There are also two lefty acoustic basses in stock which they labelled as "DEKO", and they included that same picture of the damaged neck heel (but mirrorred), but they also added in the [url=http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_b_30_nt_lh_decoration.htm]description[/url]:

[quote]Note: The bass can not be tuned to the usual pitch. There is a risk that the strings thomann come loose from the bridge anchoring. [b]Injury!![/b] Strings only slightly tensioned.[/quote]

In my head, I also added "ACHTUNG!" in Adolf Hitler's voice when I came across the "Injury!!" bit.

Edited September 1, 2014 by LeftyJ

[tauzero]

My Thumb with the former GK rig:

[yorks5stringer]

[quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1409831392' post='2543711']
My Thumb with the former GK rig:


[/quote]

Bet that cost more than £31...?

[Annoying Twit]

@tauzero - in that photo, your speaker looks to be even bigger than 15". It makes the bass look short scale. How big is it?

Re: "Dekoware": On the German music forum someone bought a 'Deko' Jazz bass for €45 or something like that. It had some sizeable scratches in the finish, and the bridge needed moving a bit, but it was otherwise OK. He says (if google translate worked properly) that he's going to use it for modding. http://www.musiker-board.de/threads/lasse-thernøe-harley-benton-mastermind.549556/page-22 (see post 439) In the next post in that thread, someone bought an e-traveller guitar which needed the bridge filing down, but was otherwise OK.

[tauzero]

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1409840206' post='2543837']
@tauzero - in that photo, your speaker looks to be even bigger than 15". It makes the bass look short scale. How big is it?
[/quote]

The Thumb is 17" scale (and not suitable for conversion to Ashboryness). And although the GK was a bit more than £31, the Thumb certainly wasn't.

[Annoying Twit]

[quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1409858065' post='2544116']
The Thumb is 17" scale (and not suitable for conversion to Ashboryness). And although the GK was a bit more than £31, the Thumb certainly wasn't.
[/quote]

Ah, gotcha. I didn't realise it was the toy Thumb. I interpreted it as a full size one. Which made my eyes pop out at the size of the speaker on that amp!

[LeftyJ]

[quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1409831392' post='2543711']
My Thumb with the former GK rig:


[/quote]

Wow, they're THAT big? For comparison, that's a 1x12 combo right?

[tauzero]

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1409872457' post='2544294']
Ah, gotcha. I didn't realise it was the toy Thumb. I interpreted it as a full size one. Which made my eyes pop out at the size of the speaker on that amp!
[/quote]

Ah yes, the 24" woofer. And don't forget the big knobs on the amp. Everyone should have big knobs.

[budget bassist]

Well it [i]looks[/i] playable!