ashevans09 Posted January 8, 2009 Author Posted January 8, 2009 [quote name='Josh' post='374153' date='Jan 8 2009, 03:46 PM']Ok that's just stupid fast.[/quote] I know! Still, not complaining And thanks for the info Toasted - blasted Joel an email before posting but just wanted to hear what you guys had to say Hasn't replied yet! Aaaaaaaaaaaaah! Quote
Gwilym Posted January 8, 2009 Posted January 8, 2009 [quote name='ashevans09' post='374007' date='Jan 8 2009, 01:34 PM']The real question is though, do I have it delivered straight here from the US, or since I'm in America next month do I get it delivered to where I'm staying and take it home with me? I did this with my Geddy and avoided tax that way. Either way it's going in an aircraft hold so what's the best option?[/quote] hi Ash, congrats - I'm looking forward to seeing the photos! Re. shipping - I did exactly this back in the summer. I had bass, which I bought from a fellow on TalkBass, sent to my friends place in NY. It arrived the afternoon I arrived from the UK - great timing I went out and bought a decent SKB hard case from Guitar Center, which was over the road, for about $120 The bass/case went in the hold on the way back with no problems (and I don't think there was any way they were going to let me have it as hand luggage), and everything was in perfect shape when I got back home. I'll admit I was a bit nervous about potential damage, but with hindsight I would do it again. Just make sure you have a good sturdy case. The only precaution I took was to not lock the case, I just taped up the locks to make sure it didn't open accidentally in transit. The down side is that doing this you might have to make a decision to ditch the (MTD branded?) case that comes with the bass if it's not sturdy enough. I wouldn't put my MTD in an aircraft hold in the MTD/Zero-G case it came in, even though this was the case that it was shipped in (via FedEx) from the Groove Shoppe when I bought it. However, I think MTD can also supply branded hard-shell cases too? The main reason I did the above was because of a kind offer from the seller of the bass to let me mail it back to him if I didn't like it. This was obviously going to be much cheaper to do from NY than from London. Were it not for that, then I probably would have just had it mailed to London. Also, bear in mind it was almost $2 to the pound back in July, my tax bill would have been a good deal less than it would be now. cheers G Quote
ashevans09 Posted January 10, 2009 Author Posted January 10, 2009 Heya Gwilym, Thanks for the advice man, I did something similar with my Geddy . After talking to Joel and the airline and letting my impatience get the better of me ( ) , I decided to go for the international shipping. That way it's not insured on my side so if (god help) anything does happen I'm not going to be left out of pocket. I'm willing to take the hit on duties for that peace of mind tbh Thanks again for all the interest and help, will post pics as soon as I get my grubby mitts on some. Joel says he'll email some over before he ships the bass Ta' Ash Quote
ashevans09 Posted January 12, 2009 Author Posted January 12, 2009 Well! Finally some pics are starting to trickle through , this is a progress one from Mr. Tobias: It's shipping to Grooveshoppe tomorrow Quote
Josh Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 You'll love it Ash, me and my 635 are rekindled thanks to D'Addario, you just wait until you hear that tone coming through your own amp. Quote
Bassmonster Posted January 18, 2009 Posted January 18, 2009 wow, very nice that. lovin the birdseye maple board Quote
ashevans09 Posted January 21, 2009 Author Posted January 21, 2009 Ah sod, missed the bloody delivery! Quote
Josh Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 [quote name='ashevans09' post='387773' date='Jan 21 2009, 05:31 PM']Ah sod, missed the bloody delivery![/quote] Now that is just pig unlucky. Quote
ashevans09 Posted January 22, 2009 Author Posted January 22, 2009 Good lord. I'm stunned. Just opened it. Pics and slightly more coherancy later Quote
molan Posted January 22, 2009 Posted January 22, 2009 I've just got in from rehearsal playing this one: First time I've been able to use it at any sort of decent volume and in a band environment & it sounded just great and was lovely to play over an extended period Quote
Josh Posted January 24, 2009 Posted January 24, 2009 Come on Ash, quit drooling and put some pics up! Quote
Bassmonster Posted January 24, 2009 Posted January 24, 2009 he's passed out and hasn't come round yet Quote
ashevans09 Posted January 26, 2009 Author Posted January 26, 2009 Aaaaah! Will do, I'll get em up tomorrow afternoon when there's some natural light Quote
Josh Posted January 27, 2009 Posted January 27, 2009 Now the big question Ash, was it worth the wait and the money?? Quote
paul h Posted January 27, 2009 Posted January 27, 2009 One string too many IMHO but absolutely stunning. That's what an MTD should look like. After a brief spell owning a Kingston I am a full zero fret convert. Or I would be if any of my basses had one! Very nice. Paul. Quote
Merton Posted January 27, 2009 Posted January 27, 2009 Now that is gorgeous! Hope it sounds and plays as good as it looks Quote
molan Posted January 27, 2009 Posted January 27, 2009 Nice one Ash - that's at least 2 x MTD 535's in Oxfordshire then Hope you enjoy it! Quote
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