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Same here. No Strat-talk forum either. They all share the same platform....

Hi all. My wife's double bass has popped the E on a Helicore Pizzicato set. The set's a couple of years old, so my preference is for something used, cheap or free ;) Would need to be posted to New Zealand - happy to pay regular postage and pay by Paypal. Thanks!

Okay, Top length is 42 3/8" and upper bout measured on top is 21". I've always assumed it's a 3/4 size bass, this is the size I intended to buy at the time. Thanks again, John.

Measurements: I'm not sure that I've done this right, but here's what I got with a flacid tape measure lying across the bass. Upper bout: 20 3/4" (measured on back of bass) Lower bout: 25 1/2" Waist: 14 11/16" Front length (from neck block under fingerboard to bottom, not including...

Hi Ken, Thanks for the info to date. I'll get some measurements tomorrow. Is a flexible tape measure the way to go (i.e. lay the tape measure over the instrument so that the tape measure follows the curvature of the top/back)? As far as originality goes, it came to me as a body and neck...

Hi Andrew, I bought this bass from a guy in Christchurch 4 years ago, in two pieces! You may remember the Trade Me listing if you were a Trade Me watcher back then ;) John.

Hi all, I'm a first time poster from Auckland New Zealand. While I'm mainly a 6 string guitarist, I've got an old Fender Jazz bass I play at church most Sundays. So I guess I'm a Sunday bass player. Anyway, my wife has always loved the double bass and a few years back I bought her one that...