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Author Message fthec Junior Username: fthec Post Number: 12 Registered: 5-2005 Posted on Friday, December 01, 2006 - 1:17 am:    hi all, look at this: link seems to be a nice guy. good luck hilmar (Message edited by davehouck on January 12, 2007) sarsicus Junior Username: sarsicus Post Number: 28 Registered: 4-2006 Posted on Friday, December 01, 2006 - 11:04 am:    I'm going for this for my bass player. We will then have identical Flaming Vs. Wish us luck! sarsicus Junior Username: sarsicus Post Number: 29 Registered: 4-2006 Posted on Sunday, December 03, 2006 - 1:54 pm:    MINE!!!!!!! fthec Junior Username: fthec Post Number: 13 Registered: 5-2005 Posted on Thursday, December 07, 2006 - 9:34 am:    congratulations, I would´ve bought it by myself if I have the money. good luck with. ps i´ve got the 2X15 cab from thomas cu.hilmar fthec Junior Username: fthec Post Number: 14 Registered: 5-2005 Posted on Thursday, December 07, 2006 - 9:35 am:    congratulations, I would´ve bought it by myself if I have the money. good luck with it. ps i´ve got the 2X15 cab from thomas cu.hilmar sarsicus Junior Username: sarsicus Post Number: 31 Registered: 4-2006 Posted on Monday, January 08, 2007 - 9:35 pm:    Thought I'd post a little update- Won this bass for my bassplayer (he doesn't have an ebay account) on December 3rd. Had a buddy in Germany who took delivery of the bass and shipped it to me. He went to 4 different shippers and found that UPS offered the best price at $380!! Crazy, but given the rarity my buddy said go for it. What a noble effort to bring an American handmade back to the states. The bass shipped via UPS on Dec 19 and was in the states on the 22nd. Customs at UPS Worldport held the bass until Jan 2nd. It arrived and the original case had a nice golfball size hole which thankfully went into the strap compartment. The case weighs twice as much as the bass and is way to big for the design. I guess this explains the shipping fees. The thing kicks major butt-very very long, and an excellent match for my own 83 Tremelo V. The neck is flanked by graphite along the body wings which are burl maple top and back over Honduran mahogany core. The neck itself is 2 piece flamed maple, two graphite laminates and a paduak inner laminate. Straight grained Brazillian board, Badass II bridge, Barts with a phase switch! This is the only Flaming V bass with the rosewood "clownlip" inlays around the pickups. Steve at Moonstone makes some very cool stuff...I'm waiting on my Earth Axe to be finished at the moment. Here are a few pics-this bass is 9004 which makes it the fourth of six Moonstone Flaming V basses ever made before the original woodshop fell victim to arson. I'll try to get some more detailed pics soon! (Message edited by davehouck on January 12, 2007) dadabass2001 Senior Member Username: dadabass2001 Post Number: 729 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 5:16 am:    I believe those expressions rate a "Hell, Yeah!" Congratulations Mike davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 4693 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Friday, January 12, 2007 - 5:08 pm:    Cool!