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I'm sure the store owner was unhappy about it. I'm not sure what the legalities of it are or are not. I'm not a lawyer, and have no intention of ever becoming one. They are pre-Platonic Sophists for whom logic is an artificial construct with absolutely no connection to reality. Another soapbox to use to scrub down the disintermediated.
Having just wrapped up a week of jury duty I'm inclined to think that any decent corporate lawyer could build a strong case against the young schmuck; and likewise, any good defense attorney could mount a strong defense to keep said schmuck out of jeopardy. If it came down to a trial by jury I'd assume the odds would not be in his favor but only slightly.
 
Having just wrapped up a week of jury duty I'm inclined to think that any decent corporate lawyer could build a strong case against the young schmuck; and likewise, any good defense attorney could mount a strong defense to keep said schmuck out of jeopardy. If it came down to a trial by jury I'd assume the odds would not be in his favor but only slightly.

I think the issue is/was his/her position. Did he/she have a fiduciary responsibility to the store? But it would never see a courtroom I think.
 
I was working on the assumption that he/she was listing the item, then upon a successful sale purchasing the instrument and re-selling it and that he/she was only a clerk at eh store with no executive (fiduciary) responsibility. If he was doing it all under the business umbrella then pocketing the difference, that is a different matter. Likewise, if he/she were the one purchasing used instruments and setting the offering price in the store, he/she is defrauding the store for personal gain. The end result is the same, but the mechanics of it matter; did the eBay lister have a fiduciary responsibility to the store owner?
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Absolutely no idea, (ask me if I care). The schmuck was dead to me once I sealed the sale with his boss.
There's a classic Zevon song that kinda used to sum it all up...

...only now days things have progressed to the point where an unlimited supply of any two of the items Zevon requests negates the need for the third.
 
Cool. IIRC You're a pic player down by the bridge pup. How do you think the Hellborg's will respond to a finger player up by the neck pup? Any insight on where you think they fall sound wise in relationship to D'Addario XL nickel round wounds? (Brighter, darker, gritty, crisp, etc)

So, live that's a good description of how I play, at home upstairs in the practice room I play a lot of finger style, especially when learning/trying new stuff for the band. The Hellborg Sigs really do look like piano strings, they're nicely finished but are a very different tactile than say Ken Smiths. Callous fingertips are a requirement (If you play flats, beware!), and the sound great when you're playing over the neck pickup with, or without the bridge. There's a really strong underlying fundamental note, not like any other strings I've tried - I like them a lot!

The wire wrap is coarse.
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These are Ken Smith Rockmasters on my Lull for comparison, I did have a set of those D'Addario nickel rounds on one of my '76s, I didn't like them, but that's just me.

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So, live that's a good description of how I play, at home upstairs in the practice room I play a lot of finger style, especially when learning/trying new stuff for the band. The Hellborg Sigs really do look like piano strings, they're nicely finished but are a very different tactile than say Ken Smiths. Callous fingertips are a requirement (If you play flats, beware!), and the sound great when you're playing over the neck pickup with, or without the bridge. There's a really strong underlying fundamental note, not like any other strings I've tried - I like them a lot!

The wire wrap is coarse.
xA9sWqc.jpg


These are Ken Smith Rockmasters on my Lull for comparison, I did have a set of those D'Addario nickel rounds on one of my '76s, I didn't like them, but that's just me.

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Jeez! Those would chew my 73 y/o 'delicate digits'-and 52 y/o frets-to shreds.:eek:
 
So, live that's a good description of how I play, at home upstairs in the practice room I play a lot of finger style, especially when learning/trying new stuff for the band. The Hellborg Sigs really do look like piano strings, they're nicely finished but are a very different tactile than say Ken Smiths. Callous fingertips are a requirement (If you play flats, beware!), and the sound great when you're playing over the neck pickup with, or without the bridge. There's a really strong underlying fundamental note, not like any other strings I've tried - I like them a lot!

The wire wrap is coarse.
xA9sWqc.jpg


These are Ken Smith Rockmasters on my Lull for comparison, I did have a set of those D'Addario nickel rounds on one of my '76s, I didn't like them, but that's just me.

EI9RD0z.jpg
Perfect. The Hellborg strings sound like they might be a very good fit for the massively broad tone range of the 2015 bird. My only issue with an overly agressive texture on the string would be slides and other finger noise but that can also be used for effect as well. A good fuzz pedal thrives on string/finger noise. Might just be my go to hard rock/metal bass. We'll see.
 
These are Ken Smith Rockmasters on my Lull for comparison, I did have a set of those D'Addario nickel rounds on one of my '76s, I didn't like them, but that's just me.

EI9RD0z.jpg

These are D'Addario EXL160BT (nickel) med gauge 50-67-90-120 (long scale) which I like a lot. They look similar to the KS Rockmasters. So many string options out there.

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