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  1. OldFenderPlayer

    Who Tours Internationally With A Vintage Bass?

    First, this post is not intended to be about the wisdom of touring internationally with a vintage instrument, but about the chance an instrument with a Brazilian Rosewood fretboard might get flagged under CITES regulations when you go through US Customs. Are there any known artists who...
  2. raphaeld

    CITES rules end for rosewood in musical instruments, official end date announced

    To all dear TBers, were you aware of this update? CITES rules end for rosewood in musical instruments, official end date announced - gearnews.com Asking that as I'm still seeing, in the classifieds, people that refrain from shipping overseas instruments with rosewood.
  3. twinjet

    CITES: A win for the local schools.

    I've seen some posts regarding CITES and what people think about that policy. Just thought I'd share an article that detailed where some of those instruments go. $54,000 worth of guitars donated to Anchorage School District
  4. Don Hergert

    Double Bass Rosewood: DB experiences travelling across international borders?

    I'm faced with a decision about bringing my ca. 1930 Alcoa double bass on a 7-day Alaska/Inside Passage bluegrass jam cruise starting and ending in Seattle, WA, USA. The ship, registered in Panama, will travel through USA, international and Canadian waters. It will stop in numerous USA ports...
  5. JvJazz83

    G&L tribute fretboard wood

    Hello, everybody. I'm concidering buying a G&L tribute L2500 from an overseas seller on ebay. G&L Tribute L-2500 Electric Bass Guitar 5 string + HARD CASE! | eBay I am however a little weary as I'm not sure what kind of Wood this fretboard has. The current Tributes are made with Brazillian...
  6. F Bass VF5 PJ Bass - As New! FBass VF 5 Oly White - perfect
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    For sale F Bass VF5 PJ Bass - As New! FBass VF 5 Oly White - perfect

    Offering up my F Bass VF5-PJ in Immaculate Condition! Specs: 34” Scale Ash Core with Alder Wings Olympic White Finish Matching headstock Tort Pickguard 1-piece maple neck Rosewood Fingerboard* with Clay Face Dots Aguilar P & J Pickups FBass 3-band boost only preamp (V/V/T & B/M/T) bypassable...
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    • Strings: 5
  7. C

    SOLD F Bass VF5 PJ Bass - As New! FBass VF 5 Oly White - perfect

    Offering up my F Bass VF5-PJ in Immaculate Condition! Specs: 34” Scale Ash Core with Alder Wings Olympic White Finish Matching headstock Tort Pickguard 1-piece maple neck Rosewood Fingerboard* with Clay Face Dots Aguilar P & J Pickups FBass 3-band boost only preamp (V/V/T & B/M/T) bypassable...
  8. Canadian APII

    CITES restrictions

    Hi. I am hoping to sell a few basses. Most of them have rosewood fingerboards and one has ebony. All of them are pre 1990 and the rosewood and ebony have not been altered since. Can I export them to the United States? Do I need an export license?
  9. CiaranQ

    Ishibashi and CITES?

    Hey brains trust, Got my eye on a PB70 on Ishibashi, great price. Even with shipping, it undercuts the local sellers by $150-$200 AUD. But, when I contact Ishibashi, they claim they cannot export basses with RW boards outside of Japan due to CITES? How did the local Australian sellers, who...
  10. rojo412

    CITES and wood sourcing, some questions

    So as we've seen, the CITES thing is kind of driving people crazy with species now being considered endangered and thus, you can't make stuff with it... or at least that is what folks are believing. Well, I gotta ask some questions because I have a wood source who is a good friend and he was...
  11. Chrisk-K

    CITES and buying a bass from Japan

    Is it out of the question to buy a bass (with a rosewood fret board) from Japan due to the CITES? There are several very, very gorgeous Bacchus J basses with rosewood finger board at Japanese stores.... drooldrooldrool I've had a chance to play a low-end Bacchus, and it was made impeccably and...
  12. Chrisk-K

    Buying from Japan and CITES

    Has anyone ordered a bass with a rosewood fingerboard after the CITES went effective? I've been drooling over Bacchus basses but am worried if a Bacchus w/ rosewood could even enter the US.
  13. Turnaround

    CITES - What every bass player should know

    This topic has arisen in different threads, but I thought it deserved a thread of its own, since it is so important to musical instrument makers and owners alike. CITES is the Convention for International Trade in Endangered Species. The legislation from it is having a profound effect on...
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  14. bullitproof

    Any CITES horror shipping stories yet?

    Just curious to know if any of you guys had any problem in the past or got a bass ceased at any border due to the CITES regulation. So far, I've received a bass from Japan, one from Brazil and also shipped one to Canada with no sweat. I also know a store who ships overseas constantly and they...
  15. B

    How is CITES affecting buying a bass from Japan?

    Just curious what one should expect when buying from overseas. Are there possibly hidden costs for the buyer when it arrives? Are there delays in shipping? Buying from Japan was pretty easy not long ago, just curious if CITES has made it a cluster.
  16. Mezcalito

    CITES wait times at the Canadian border

    About six weeks ago I placed an order through my local Long & McQuade for a new bass... probably my first new instrument in like 20 years, which makes this situation all the more frustrating. The bass I wanted would have to be ordered in from Fender and would take ~15 days to arrive. OK, fine, a...
  17. G

    CITES and shipping from US to Puerto Rico?

    Any issue? I believe from the verbiage I saw it is ok, as PR is under US jurisdiction, but a lot of y'all know more about this than I do.
  18. 74hc

    CITES and our Church Choir Band

    Some of you may know that I backup the girls choir in our church. It's one of the three choirs our church has, and most of the backup musicians are not the same either (although we sub). The girls choir season ends this month, and sometimes we do a guest exchange with another church during the...
  19. C_Becker

    Fender no longer using rosewood ?

    Sorry if this has been posted before, the search turned up nothing. According to the Andertons website: Fender Announce Transition From Rosewood - CITES | Andertons Blog Fender will be discontinuing the use of rosewood and will be switching to Pau Ferro for the Mexican and Ebony for the...
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