Ali Express, that's definitely not graphite, mate!

[HeadlessBassist]

Nope, definitely not graphite. Can someone pop to China and teach them how to correctly mount Monorail tuners, please?

 

 

[jd56hawk]

Why bother?

People will buy it and say "Just bought this from AliExpress and it's worth every penny!"

I'd like to post this on Talkbass, unless you plan on doing it.

Edited yesterday at 11:51 by jd56hawk

[HeadlessBassist]

Be my guest... Would you like the link?

[tauzero]

I don't see the problem. Nowhere in the description does it say that it's graphite.

 

Those tuners, incidentally, have their pros and cons. Stringing is dead easy, you just put the string through the middle of the knob. Saddle height adjustment is more awkward, you have to screw the actual saddles up and down, like a Warwick Just-A-Nut I. Intonation is also awkward, as the anchor screw is under the string so you have to move the string out of the way to adjust it.

[Bassassin]

To be fair, if it was a 4-string (there doesn't seem to be one) & £100-odd cheaper, it could be the basis for an interesting project.

[hiram.k.hackenbacker]

‘Solid wood quality, fine workmanship, quality guarantee, free delivery’.

 

Well, I guess the free delivery statement could actually be true 😂.

[BassAgent]

On 21/04/2025 at 13:50, jd56hawk said:

 

People will buy it and say "Just bought this from AliExpress and it's worth every penny!"

 

I really and truly will ever understand why anyone would buy a (ripoff) bass from AliExpress. There are a gazillion arguments against buying from Ali, Temu, Shein and the works, and only one pro: 

 

Edited 2 hours ago by BassAgent

[jd56hawk]

I hate to say it, but I have absolutely no sympathy for anyone who gets ripped off...in today's world where one can easily look before they leap via the internet, they get what they deserve.

Right now, I own five basses, I purchased four online without being able to plug in and play first.

I did it the smart way, of course.