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I don't dream of basses. I own, play and gig the best basses I can find, so every day I’m playing my dream bass. The next bass is always an upgrade, so the next one will be an even better "dream" bass. Currently I'm gigging a Mike Lull PJ5, which I've been playing for 15 years and a Sadowsky RV5 jazz, which I’ve been playing for 9 years. I've seen basses that are just as good, but "just as good" doesn't make the sale. I'm (happily) at the stage were better basses don't come along very often.
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A quick glance at the big US retailers (i.e. Sweetwater, Guitar Center) suggests slim pickings in the budget bass sector outside of Squier and Ibanez. So I would assume there is still space in the market for alternatives in the low end, especially for comparatively exciting brands such as Jet, etc. However this doesn't seem to be in evidence from any of the big retailers, nor does there seem to be a big push to exploit their buying power into developing a cheap house brand such as Andertons have done with East Coast (or, indeed, Thomann/Harley Benton). Or is there some big selling budget line that I'm missing? In terms of consumer sentiment in the US, the sense I get from the news etc is that it's not great, but it's difficult to know how that translates into consumer behaviour. If you have, say, $300 to spend on a bass, do you seek out the best new value, buy used, or save up for something with the F logo? The last observation I'd make is that HB only ever seemed to dip a toe into direct US sales - it was all done through Reverb, so they weren't even operating their own storefront, and I think they only warehoused a selection of models there (that's the sense I get from some of the big YouTubers, anyway). It'll be interesting to see what comes out of NAMM in a few days in terms of budget brands.
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I traded a fretted Lightwave for an Ibanez 805 a while ‘cos I couldn’t find an unlined fretless. And now this. Phewee! Bass Direct had neglected to set up optical system, so I set it up myself, not easy but certainly doable, well if a geriatric can do it……🤷♂️ -
What are your irrational prejudices? I have some bonkers ones...
mike f replied to kwmlondon's topic in General Discussion
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I think most of them are already sold. I found it pretty hard to get answers from them by email when I was asking about my sei
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Just had a quick look on the Bass Gallery website and the prices of the sold Sei basses seem to range from around £1,800 to £3k. Hard to tell whether they were new when sold or not, but they look pretty mint. So maybe prices aren't a million miles from their old price list?
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China hasn't seen much if any downturn in exports to the world, including to the US, over the last year despite the tariffs and political interference, there are plenty of Chinese made US owned brands in the musical instrument industry, so all that seems to be changing is the old brands are losing sales or having to increasingly manufacture abroad, but final QC in US is expensive, so how that model works for some of these companies will likely change, it was part of the final nail in coffin for G&L. PRS have said they will be scaling back their SE production I believe as the market has become saturated and sales reduced with so much used product diluting new sales.
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For Trade - Barefaced 210 - cloth grill
Minininjarob replied to castlemaine22's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
If you change your mind about selling I would be interested. I’m not far from you either.- 1 reply
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Thanks! Be great to get a steer from any folk who have ordered one more recently. I need to pop into Bass Gallery at some point to get some work done on my Spector, so I can maybe also catch up with one of the two gents then.
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Hi all, I'm selling this Hipshot HE6C-3/8 Ultralite D-Tuner X-Tender 3/8 Bass - Black (20680B). I bought this for a parts project but it never got used. Good condition, minor scuffs around the peg and nut. Mouting screw included. £60 Price includes UK postage -
Hi all, I'm probably going to regret this, but after 6 months of consistently choosing other basses with wooden necks, I've resigned to the fact that I should probably move this on to fund other musical endevours. This is the jazz bass version with 20 frets and the default fingerboard radius. This build quality on these are amazing, they feel amazing to play and the fretwork is great. The neck is in great condition, there are a few minor scuffs around the neck pocket from where it was installed (see pics). The neck holes were drilled and tapped by a professional luthier, and fit the standard 4 hole Fender pattern (I've had this on two jazz basses with no issues). More information can be found here: https://klosguitars.com/products/carbon-fiber-bass-neck I've installed hipshot ultralite tuners as I prefer the look of the clover peg heads, this also saves some weight over the stock Klos tuners (around 10g per tuner). I can include the original tuners if you wish. Comes with the original installation tools/screws, and a spare set of slightly longer neck screws that I bought as I was worried about the supplied ones not giving enough thread engagement in the neck - this turned out not to be a problem on the two jazz basses it's been installed on. I'm unsure on pricing on this, but I'm looking for £550 + postage Let me know if you have any questions! For those that are curious, this review best matches my experience with this neck:-
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^This entirely. Not many of those out there and they sound great. -
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Price Drop - £230 or £250 delivered sound fair? -
This crossed my mind, Mick. You can't beat a clean fretboard.
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Indeed. I confess I was being a smartar5e on this occasion. Your post was very helpful, for which thank you.
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I see your point, but while I'm far from an expert in such things, I doubt anything in that price bracket is built in the US using parts built in the US. So "cheap but decent" just won't be a thing for US consumers any more. Will those of us in Europe face rising costs from Harley Benton to make up for the hole in their finances from losing US trade...? Who knows. I don't think anybody wins in this, sadly.
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While the EU will very likely impose retaliatory tariffs on the US I can't see the UK doing the same. It's not a game we can win.
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£25 off!! Trace Elliot Series 6 Compact stack.
Sparky Mark replied to Sparky Mark's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
Agreed Mick, Whilst the SMX series added some useful bells and whistles such as compression and a blendable valve/solid state preamp, the Series 6 has a certain immediate clarity with clout never bettered by Trace Elliot. -
I wonder how much more expensive US brands will become in UK?
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Yep, 'twas my Markbass TA503, that I still own. Thanks for the kind words mate. -
Fender USA Limited Edition Parallel Universe '51 Telecaster PJ Bass
Ninoxxx replied to Sparky Mark's topic in Basses For Sale
A dream .- 1 reply
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