New Bass Day.... maybe... gulp!

[fretmeister]

 

That's how it arrived...

 

No external box. Scared to open it!

 

 

Edited May 12, 2019 by fretmeister

[fretmeister]

 

It seems to be ok - It's actually in tune!

 

And a smidge under 8lb!

 

I'm guessing about I'll save another third of a pound when I get some Hipshots on it too.

[Hobbayne]

Blimey! Who would post a guitar like that? 😡

Nice though, bit of a Dee Dee, Sid vicious vibe to it. 👍

[Cosmo Valdemar]

58 minutes ago, Hobbayne said:

Blimey! Who would post a guitar like that? 😡

Nice though, bit of a Dee Dee, Sid vicious vibe to it. 👍

I've had a bass posted to me wrapped in bin bags before...

[Bigwan]

1 minute ago, Cosmo Valdemar said:

I've had a bass posted to me wrapped in bin bags before...

Me too... only time I've ever posted negative feedback here...

[police squad]

I had a precision shipped from Japan, the neck had been removed and taped to the body, then wrapped in bubble wrap.

 

Worked a treat

[gjones]

Did you have to get a CITES certificate for it (due to the rosewood fretboard)?

[wateroftyne]

1 hour ago, Hobbayne said:

Blimey! Who would post a guitar like that? 😡

A cardboard box would be much stronger.

[TheGreek]

OP knows that the hard case does what it's meant to...

Not that I condone sending a bass like this. Sometimes more IS better.

[fretmeister]

1 hour ago, TheGreek said:

OP knows that the hard case does what it's meant to...

Not that I condone sending a bass like this. Sometimes more IS better.

Not to mention that if an insurance payout was needed a case and a box is often demanded by the courier.

 

Not that this was sent with any insurance - Royal Mail 48 service. £100 cover loss and damage only!

 

Still - I've had a play on my lunch break and it sounds good and seems well set up. I think the strings are 45-105 which are a bit heavy for me as I use 40s so I've ordered some.

The bass is immaculate - hardly looks played at all.

[DarkHeart]

8 hours ago, Hobbayne said:

Blimey! Who would post a guitar like that? 😡

Nice though, bit of a Dee Dee, Sid vicious vibe to it. 👍

I had an Ibanez posted to me in just a hard case, no tape or wrap, when it got to me there was one catch holding it closed!

[Lozz196]

Nice bass, I recently sold one in that colour scheme, didn’t want to but I didn’t (and wasn’t going to) use it in my band. Am still regretting letting it go even though it was the sensible thing to do.

[Bassislife16]

15 hours ago, Cosmo Valdemar said:

I've had a bass posted to me wrapped in bin bags before...

 

15 hours ago, Bigwan said:

Me too... only time I've ever posted negative feedback here...

Bin Bags are fine as long as the bass is cased, bubble wrapped, then bin bagged.

[Delberthot]

A few years ago I received a 1979 Rickenbacker 4000 in a gig bag with a burst zip and a couple of bits of brown tape holding it in

[Doctor J]

I bought a Stingray from here years ago which was delivered in its case, with no box and no cling film, either. There was just a single wrap of brown packing tape and the unlocked latches keeping the bass in as it rattled around the hold of the plane and back of the van.

[TheGreek]

On 10/05/2019 at 20:46, Lozz196 said:

Nice bass, I recently sold one in that colour scheme, didn’t want to but I didn’t (and wasn’t going to) use it in my band. Am still regretting letting it go even though it was the sensible thing to do.

I think that many of us can relate to this.

[spongebob]

I bought a bass on BC some years back, just had the address stuck on the hardcase....it made it! 

Bought one on ebay as a flipper....guy sent it in a gig bag covered in brown wrapping paper, which had all split. Miracle upon miracles......it was intact and blemish free! 

Edited May 12, 2019 by spongebob

[fretmeister]

The bass now has Hipshot Ultralites on it and it now weighs only just over 7.5lb

 

And TI Flats. I tried rounds but on a Precision it's not what I'm looking for. The flats sounds perfect.