Cosmo Valdemar Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 Voting habits aside, anyone who uses "gay" in a pejorative way, as a catch-all insult, is deserving of scorn. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eude Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 4 minutes ago, Cosmo Valdemar said: Voting habits aside, anyone who uses "gay" in a pejorative way, as a catch-all insult, is deserving of scorn. I used to follow him on social medias various, mainly to see if he'd manage to really dig himself out of the hole he'd been digging for a long time, only to see he's dug himself a new one! Unfollowed and blocked immediately. He's clearly just a bad guy, and I'm not bringing voting habits into it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnybass Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 18 minutes ago, Cosmo Valdemar said: Voting habits aside, anyone who uses "gay" in a pejorative way, as a catch-all insult, is deserving of scorn. I had always just assumed he was inept when it came to running a business/building instruments. turns out there are more areas where he's lacking Jonny 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 Oosh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binky_bass Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 He absolutely represents the worst of Britain. I'm sure he's out there throwing bricks at police as we speak. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pseudonym Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 7 minutes ago, binky_bass said: He absolutely represents the worst of Britain. I'm sure he's out there throwing bricks at police as we speak. If his record of actually delivering objects to a destination is anything to go by, he is more likely to be throwing lame excuses. 2 1 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass_dinger Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 14 hours ago, binky_bass said: He absolutely represents the worst of Britain. I'm sure he's out there throwing bricks at police as we speak. Allegedly.... We understand this for what it is - a humourous remark, so full of hyperbole that it is obviously not true. But let's not defame a person who is struggling (and perhaps failing) to maintain his own reputation. I am mindful of the thread about Mick Mason, that had to be pruned of various remarks, so that only the facts remained. Here, the facts regarding Letts are enough to tell the story about his business practices, and personal morality. Yours, taking this thread far too seriously. Bass_dinger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burns-bass Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 21 minutes ago, bass_dinger said: Allegedly.... We understand this for what it is - a humourous remark, so full of hyperbole that it is obviously not true. But let's not defame a person who is struggling (and perhaps failing) to maintain his own reputation. I am mindful of the thread about Mick Mason, that had to be pruned of various remarks, so that only the facts remained. Here, the facts regarding Letts are enough to tell the story about his business practices, and personal morality. Yours, taking this thread far too seriously. Bass_dinger Nah, I think you've got this wrong. It's not humorous or in any way and is calibrated to offend people. Not sure trying to justify this is a good look. But, I agree we should ignore Letts and let SEO do its work. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass_dinger Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 SEO? Search Engine Optimisation, I see. When I did a search for "is Letts Bass any good?", this basschat.co.uk thread was the second result, after Letts Bass own website, with third place being taken by a Trust Pilot review page, showing an average of 2.8 Is that what @Burns-bass meant by SEO doing its work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JottoSW1 Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 (edited) No indeedy not. That was his statistically Remodelled rorschach iq test. The score. Normal for letts ha ha. The basses do not look as though they were made by Ed gein blindfold. A tool and bellend extraordinaire. Which one ? ...... Edited August 6 by JottoSW1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernards Basses Posted November 10 Share Posted November 10 Any news on the bass ? 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieG Posted November 17 Share Posted November 17 On 10/11/2024 at 07:14, Bernards Basses said: Any news on the bass ? Hey all, apologies for the lack of updates. Health and family issues take precedence before bass matters, even for me!🤣🤣 So, Jon Letts has started my bass. He wanted to (and did) leave the glued up neck blank to settle before he did any work to it. But he uploaded a video to YouTube a few weeks ago, showing him doing the neck carve and shaping. He confirmed it is the bass in the comments. I've emailed Jon today (Sunday 17th November) to request some pictures as I believe the body wings and neck are now glued together and it resembles a bass, and when those arrive I will post them here. Cheers all.👍🏻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binky_bass Posted November 17 Share Posted November 17 The man is a master of Bullsh*t, I'd not be surprised if he's just showing you 'stock' photos or videos of past builds. 90% chance he's still shining you on. Hope I'm wrong. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted November 17 Share Posted November 17 48 minutes ago, EddieG said: Hey all, apologies for the lack of updates. Health and family issues take precedence before bass matters, even for me!🤣🤣 So, Jon Letts has started my bass. He wanted to (and did) leave the glued up neck blank to settle before he did any work to it. But he uploaded a video to YouTube a few weeks ago, showing him doing the neck carve and shaping. He confirmed it is the bass in the comments. I've emailed Jon today (Sunday 17th November) to request some pictures as I believe the body wings and neck are now glued together and it resembles a bass, and when those arrive I will post them here. Cheers all.👍🏻 Hope it goes better for you this time and you get something out of this ordeal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAgent Posted November 17 Share Posted November 17 4 hours ago, binky_bass said: The man is a master of Bullsh*t, I'd not be surprised if he's just showing you 'stock' photos or videos of past builds. 90% chance he's still shining you on. Hope I'm wrong. Pretty difficult to have stock or old foto's of a custom order, right? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binky_bass Posted November 17 Share Posted November 17 18 minutes ago, BassAgent said: Pretty difficult to have stock or old foto's of a custom order, right? Depends on how generic the order is, and whether the custom parts of the build are pickups, electronics, tops woods, hardware etc. If Jon is part way through the wood work I expect it'd be fairly easy to share a few snaps of a build he's done previously that's broadly similar to what Eddie is after. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted November 17 Share Posted November 17 Are these things actually any good? Do they play/sound better than they look (appreciating beauty is in the eye of the beholder). Just had a quick skim through his videos on youtube... I'd be well chuffed if my custom build was being dropped multiple times, getting dented along the way. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted November 17 Share Posted November 17 ...and why would you even post such a thing on youtube anyway...? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burns-bass Posted November 17 Share Posted November 17 15 minutes ago, EBS_freak said: ...and why would you even post such a thing on youtube anyway...? He’s still selling instruments. It’s standard practice to show a work in progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted November 17 Share Posted November 17 15 minutes ago, Burns-bass said: He’s still selling instruments. It’s standard practice to show a work in progress. Standard practice in dropping instruments you are building? really? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burns-bass Posted November 17 Share Posted November 17 30 minutes ago, EBS_freak said: Standard practice in dropping instruments you are building? really? I’m not interested in this guy and not watching his videos. Reputable builders showcase their builds in videos, that’s the point I was making. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted November 17 Share Posted November 17 1 minute ago, Burns-bass said: I’m not interested in this guy and not watching his videos. Reputable builders showcase their builds in videos, that’s the point I was making. I'm not disputing that - I'm commenting on him being a builder that is showcasing his building skills by dropping the neck on the floor twice in quick succession and then thinking it's a good idea to post that on Youtube. Strange if you aren't interested in the guy you are lurking in this thread... but there you go! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burns-bass Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 10 hours ago, EBS_freak said: I'm not disputing that - I'm commenting on him being a builder that is showcasing his building skills by dropping the neck on the floor twice in quick succession and then thinking it's a good idea to post that on Youtube. Strange if you aren't interested in the guy you are lurking in this thread... but there you go! I’m interested in the conclusion of the story and hopefully the restitution here. Nobody wants a bass player to get screwed over. On the other hand I’m not wasting my time watching a video by Letts because it could help boost views and encourage some other poor soul to part money for his useless creations. Hope that clarifies my position… 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 On 05/08/2024 at 15:01, Cosmo Valdemar said: Voting habits aside, anyone who uses "gay" in a pejorative way, as a catch-all insult, is deserving of scorn. It's always the ones you most expect. 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted Monday at 14:37 Share Posted Monday at 14:37 Man, that is a lot of wood on the neck in first fret territory. Horrible neck profile near the nut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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