Recent content by RedbirdGT

Just shy of 3 years in the making. I have to say the packing job is outstanding and everything met if not exceeded expectations. Nice use of Polyiso foam board to pad the flight case and add more insulation. The flight case comes wrapped in a few layers of foam sheet with tape that is easy to...

Here's the initial set of both flamed maple and quilt maple tops (as I was considering both). In truth, all of these still carried a smaller upgrade charge, so "standard" may not be the best label.

Thanks! Unfortunately that top also required a substantial upcharge. The standard offerings were an absolute disappointment. It made for a very unpleasant surprise considering I had provided examples of the tops I was looking for well in advance of the initial offerings. I expected a much...

FedEx Insurance is $1 per $100, so somewhere in the realm of $100-$120 for insurance depending on what value was actually used. The last time I imported a bass was from the EU in late 2020. Shipping was around $400. I looked up the fuel cost changes over the past few years: Invalid Link...

555 GBP which is just shy of $700 USD given the conversion rate + fees. That's shipping from the UK to the US.

Thank you :) No big deal. A 5% duty is less than the outrageous shipping cost!

Matching cover plate options are pricey, but I couldn't imagine it any other way. This is outstanding. :woot:

Well after only 35 months (5 months past the estimate), this arrived in my inbox: Holy shipping extortion Batman! It just shouldn't cost almost as much as a round trip plane ticket for this to go one way. :rollno:

So Wal HQ emailed me about tuners. I have a MK2 4 on order and since the original M4S tuners have gone away, my choice is between the M4S lite and Grovers that have a similar size, shape, and weight to the original M4S. I'm leaning towards the M4S lite since it should make the bass balance...

$15K + $300 + sales tax because of the B$ "marketplace facilitator" laws. That makes it on the order of $16.5K give or take depending on the state it shipped to. Wow.

Of course, and imitation is the most sincere form of flattery :). I find nothing wrong with options to get close without being out $10K and 3 years. There is nothing like owning an original (why I broke down after years of deliberation), but we have to admit that the current cost of entry is...

What about these from rautiaguitars? Link Removed I was considering this in combination with an AGC EQ-01 as a "upgrade" for an EBMM StingRay a while back.

Thanks! I bought the fretless with every intention of getting it fretted even though there is still a part of me that hates to modify a rare "vintage" instrument. Since I should *eventually* get my fretted MK2 that's on order, I was hoping to enjoy the fretless tone and that would keep me...

Thanks! In an ideal world I would have a second fretted neck (anybody have a spare MK2-4 laying around?). I know this is going to sound sacrilegious to some, but I'm not particularly enjoying the "mwah" tone that's most pronounced on the D and G strings because the fretted Wal tone is what...