There were issues with this transaction, all on my end, concerning the payment. Paypal did not allow me to send payment. I just have to thank Basspounder again for your patience, openness and communication concerning the payment. Many people would’ve reacted badly to this. You remained open, communicative, non judgemental, supportive…you really did everything to make this the least difficult as possible. Basspounder is a truly great human being. Together we found a way to resolve this and I paid him in a different way. Concerning the bass itself, both inside the box itself, then inside the case, Basspounder took so much time and effort to make sure everything is 100% safe and perfect and well packed. I tremendously appreciate this. The bass itself was perfect and exactly as Basspounder described. This TBer is a model for how transactions should be done. I very, very much appreciated dealing with him and would not hesitate to do so again at a drop of a hat. Thanks again, Basspounder!