I'll try to make this long story short. I wanted a Jazz Bass in Lake Placid Blue. I started checking TalkBass more frequently, and all of the parts I wanted magically appeared within a few weeks. This place really is an amazing resource.
Here's what I did:
1. Bought a Squier Classic Vibe...
Everyday, I take a look at Talkbass Bass Guitar classified. There are literally thousands of listings which are heavily dominated by Fender P's and J's and hundreds of look alike "tuner" basses from Lull, Sadowsky, Lakland, Alleva-Coppolo, and the parts-built clone basses, too. The sellers...
Who are you using to ship your basses? I purchased a bass on here last week, and the owner shipped it USPS from Illinois (to Indiana) starting Thursday of last week……..here it is a week later and……STILL NO BASS!
The expected delivery date was on Tuesday and the USPS tracking website is updating...