Good afternoon from London and the RCM!

[Steve_M]

Originally Posted by Katie Long

No, that isn't me! Sorry! Nice try anyhow...! No I didn't go to the demo but did buy mine from Chappells ... after haggling them down to 1350!

Has to be done - especially with retailers that are a little complacent!

I think the prices quoted by some retailers in London take the proverbial sometimes. I tend to be fairly aggressive when it comes to negotiation, but it also helps to run a bass forum where people express their opinions about retailers like the Bass Centre, Bass Gallery, Bass Cellar and others quite freely.

Not that I get preferential treatment from those retailers, but they seem a little more prepared to take me seriously when I moan about the prices!

Why did you choose to play bass?

I note from your website that you grew up in Hampshire like me - did you go to school in Winchester?