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  • DaveB666DaveB666 Frets: 85
    I’m Kittyfrisk said:
    DaveB666 said:
    Happy to do that - next question is of course how?
    https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/186340/friend-of-the-fretboard-donations/p1
    Cheers Kittyfrisk!
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  • SlimbertSlimbert Frets: 332
    Almost ready to list a few things, just waiting for a sale to go through to see what I have left. Shouldn't be much longer!
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  • MikeCMikeC Frets: 389
    edited August 2021
    Anybody want a us to uk converter / power transformer (ac to ac) for your US amp? It’s an Maplin model vr 05. Looks just like a mercury model 65.031 that’s on eBay for £49.69. 

    No longer needed as my 1956 fender bassman just came back from the restorer after 6 long months and he kindly converted it to uk power. Sounds awesome. So if anyone has an amp cover for this that they no longer need (it's slightly smaller than a 59 bassman) that would be amazing / unlikely.

    You’d have to pick it up from me in east Finchley, London. 

    Edit: sorry, now gone 
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  • DaveB666DaveB666 Frets: 85
    The charity tenner has now been PayPal'd (is that a verb) to Admin.

    Cheers Guys

    Dave
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  • paulnb57paulnb57 Frets: 2884
    May I suggest when paying items forward you send signed for, the only item Ive ever managed to blag got lost in the post……
    Stranger from another planet welcome to our hole - Just strap on your guitar and we'll play some rock 'n' roll

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  • mikeyrob73mikeyrob73 Frets: 4537
    bumping this as its a shame to lose it 
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  • lovestrat74lovestrat74 Frets: 2198
    I think the thread lost its way a bit. Rather than a 1 in 1 out, it became a bit of a free for all and you lose track of what is going on
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  • 4on64on6 Frets: 83
    edited September 2021
    yes maybe 1in1 out is the way forward. Be a shame to lose something that was such a great idea. 
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  • TTonyTTony Frets: 26143
    4on6 said:
    yes maybe 1in1 out is the way forward. Be a shame to lose something that was such a great idea. 
    Actually, there are a couple of people who had some of my offerings and have maybe forgotten to come back with an offering of their own ... that'd help bring the thread back to life
    :)
    Having trouble posting images here?  This might help.
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  • YorkieYorkie Frets: 934
    Having recently been on the receiving end of a fretboarder's massive kindness, I must say that I am still waiting for a good opportunity to pay it forward and keeping it going. If I understood the spirit correctly (I am not known for 'getting the gist' effortlessly!), this was more about helping someone in need than offering random free stuff? Please correct me if I'm wrong, and don't take my (possibly warped) perceptions as a criticism of any kind.

    Jon
    Adopted northerner with Asperger syndrome. I sometimes struggle with empathy and sarcasm – please bear with me.   
    My trading feedback: https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/210335/yorkie

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  • mikeyrob73mikeyrob73 Frets: 4537
    It was more a case of folks offering up free stuff from their parts box etc then the recipient offers something up and so on 
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  • paulnb57paulnb57 Frets: 2884
    It will always derail a bit as the person offering, will not necessarily wan what is offered back…its a cracking idea though
    Stranger from another planet welcome to our hole - Just strap on your guitar and we'll play some rock 'n' roll

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  • paulnb57paulnb57 Frets: 2884
    paulnb57 said:
    May I suggest when paying items forward you send signed for, the only item Ive ever managed to blag got lost in the post……
    Quoting myself here as a) I owe @TTony and apology as I sett him the wrong house number in my address so sending signed for would have made no difference in this instance, and b) need to thank Tony for being such a Gent, we got sorted on the end
    Stranger from another planet welcome to our hole - Just strap on your guitar and we'll play some rock 'n' roll

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  • RevMattRevMatt Frets: 751
    paulnb57 said:
    It will always derail a bit as the person offering, will not necessarily wan what is offered back…its a cracking idea though
    I think what's being described above is a swap, and actually this thread isn't about making swaps. It's about one person offering something, regardless of what the next person chooses to offer, it's all about the spirit of giving, rather than receiving and a very nice idea it is too 
    Good Traders Profile: http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/58798/ ;
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  • bgmartinsbridgebgmartinsbridge Frets: 2773
    edited September 2021
    Isn't the idea of pay it forward - take something and add something 'decent' back? ;-) 
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  • mikeyrob73mikeyrob73 Frets: 4537
    We all take something from FB ;) 
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  • SPECTRUM001SPECTRUM001 Frets: 1477
    bgmartinsbridge said:
    Isn't the idea of pay it forward - take something and add something 'decent' back? ;-) 
    Could be more flexible than that. Just offer up !!
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  • paulnb57paulnb57 Frets: 2884
    RevMatt said:
    paulnb57 said:
    It will always derail a bit as the person offering, will not necessarily wan what is offered back…its a cracking idea though
    I think what's being described above is a swap, and actually this thread isn't about making swaps. It's about one person offering something, regardless of what the next person chooses to offer, it's all about the spirit of giving, rather than receiving and a very nice idea it is too 
    Agreed
    Stranger from another planet welcome to our hole - Just strap on your guitar and we'll play some rock 'n' roll

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  • lovestrat74lovestrat74 Frets: 2198
    Should really be moved to "Parts £" too
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  • jdbwalesjdbwales Frets: 281
    Just an update on my bits for offer, the singlecoils are gone but I’m due a shift through the parts box in prep for upcoming gigs so will update. I’ve got some Alpha/Gibson pots if anyone wants them, and a killswitch with green button. Will see what else is kicking around on the weekend!
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  • NelsonPNelsonP Frets: 3116
    edited September 2021
    RevMatt said:
    paulnb57 said:
    It will always derail a bit as the person offering, will not necessarily wan what is offered back…its a cracking idea though
    I think what's being described above is a swap, and actually this thread isn't about making swaps. It's about one person offering something, regardless of what the next person chooses to offer, it's all about the spirit of giving, rather than receiving and a very nice idea it is too 
    It's about this, the spirit of giving. We've all got something sitting around,  not being used as much as it should, that someone else might benefit from and that we might not miss that much. Putting it on here is an easy way to make somebody else's life a bit brighter.
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  • NelsonPNelsonP Frets: 3116
    edited September 2021
    Duplicate post, now deleted...
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  • mikeyrob73mikeyrob73 Frets: 4537
    Ok I’m gonna keep this going, set of telecaster pickups pulled from my squier offset tele


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  • NelsonPNelsonP Frets: 3116
    mikeyrob73 said:
    Ok I’m gonna keep this going, set of telecaster pickups pulled from my squier offset tele


    Nice one
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  • joetelejoetele Frets: 944
    Still have an Artec mini-humbucker-sized Filtertron up for grabs, and planning to take the humbucker pickups out of my Bullet Mustang if anyone's interested. 
    MUSIC: Pale Blurs
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  • normula1normula1 Frets: 618
    Anyone in need of a late 70s / 80s Leech 4×12 with 4 McKenzie 75 watt speakers. 8r mono or 2x16r stereo?
    Pickup only from Sheffield for obvious reasons and it comes with a free gravitational field  :)
    my trading feedback: http://thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/115582/normula1
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  • AidanspaghettiAidanspaghetti Frets: 806
    normula1 said:
    Anyone in need of a late 70s / 80s Leech 4×12 with 4 McKenzie 75 watt speakers. 8r mono or 2x16r stereo?
    Pickup only from Sheffield for obvious reasons and it comes with a free gravitational field  :)
    Surely some Vogon Poetry also??

    Give a man a fire and he's warm for the day. But set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life
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  • SlimbertSlimbert Frets: 332
    edited September 2021
    Apologies this has taken me so long. There's loads of reasons for that, but better late than never, I guess. I need to pay it forward for the pickups @TTony very kindly gifted me.

    I'll cover all P+P costs, but it'll be snail mail and I'm probably not going to be able to post anything till later in the week, maybe even next weekend at this rate. Life just won't quit at the moment!

    There's definitely more to come, but here's a few to at least get the ball rolling...

    GONE - 21mm (internal diameter) Dunlop glass slide. Tried to use it then remembered I have fingers the size of a rolling pins, so this is basically brand new.


    GONE - Two single coils. Believe these are from Korean Squier Strats, but no idea why one looks more worn than the other, but almost certainly from different guitars. One has a screw and spring missing. Might have a spare somewhere but I make no promises.

    I've just popped these on the multimeter, and one of them is not showing any reading. Sadly, this freebie is now one 5.6k single coil, and one broken/fixable single coil.

    Apologies!



    Set of 3-a-side right-hand Jin-Ho tuners. Came off a rock solid 2002 Korean Ibanez that I've owned from new. Need a polish, and no screws, but all have collars and washers. These are heavy, well made machine heads!


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  • JtaylorJtaylor Frets: 181
    I'll take the slide if it is still available @Slimbert ? I have been looking at getting one for a while! I'll pop you a dm with my address etc. 
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  • SlimbertSlimbert Frets: 332
    Jtaylor said:
    I'll take the slide if it is still available @Slimbert ? I have been looking at getting one for a while! I'll pop you a dm with my address etc. 



    It's all yours! :)
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