hiram.k.hackenbacker

My SLO was £1900 new in March 2017. Likewise, my Special was £2.2k new in Oct 2018. It will be interesting to see how much they are charging in 2024.

I’m just trying to remember whether the SLO neck was a costed option when I ordered mine. I don’t remember having to pay extra, but I may have misremembered that over time. Although I welcome the availability of options, it will come at a hefty price. I remember trying to order a white Stingray with different coloured hardware. They absolutely point blank refused to do it.

Mmm. SLO’s, but no HS configuration? That Brûlée finish looks 🤢. Talking of which; white pick-up covers on the Candyman also 🤢. In fact, the only one that looks remotely interesting (to me) is the BFR Moonbeam, but it’s not available as a 4 string. I dread to think what the RRP’s will be.

I accept everyone is different, but for me, at that weight, I’d be OK with it as long as the balance was OK. One thing my back will not tolerate is a weighty bass that is also unbalanced. I know you can offset some basses with a decent strap, but I’d rather have a bass that doesn’t have a balance issue. For that reason, I think I’d have to try it in person. Hope it turns out positive for you.

Well, they’ve reached Dingwall HQ. Shipping imminently.

What do you think? I really like mine.

A Dingwall Lee Sklar Mk2 would be perfect. Had a Mk1, but it needed (for me) that third super fatty to move the playing position slightly forward.

Fantastic basses, although fairly hefty. The case with mine weighed considerably more than the bass itself and that’s saying something.

Am I the only one who came here expecting Alembic content? 😎

My friend is not quite sure what the delay is. He enquired with the supplier only this morning and they're not sure either. Just keeps getting put back. My, er, his hands, appear to be tied on the matter 🤷‍♂️.

Asking for a friend: he ordered a bass in the 1st quarter of 2023 and it hasn't arrived yet. Is he out for 2024?

Yeah, I hear ya. I’m not sure how I now stand regarding the 2024 abstinence challenge 🤷‍♂️ Ordered 1st quarter of 2023 and still a no show.

From what BD have said this morning, they still have no definitive date for the Rio's. They did say the date had been pushed back and that they keep asking when they're likely to arrive, but nothing so far.

Unless it happened this morning and they didn't know it was coming, I think it's unlikely. I've been in contact with BD this morning.

I don’t even think they’re that much cheaper. I’ve had a look at shipping options a few times when I’m sending stuff I’ve sold on eBay and the price difference is marginal. Certainly nowhere near what it used to be. That said, our Evri courier is fantastic. She always goes the extra mile. I quite often see her driving about in her car and she lets me know if she’s coming to us or if she has anything for us. Our local drop-off shop is a bit of a nightmare. Parcels everywhere in the aisles and it’s one of those shops that gets full of school kids before and after school as well as lunch times. I’m not surprised stuff goes missing.

Just thought of another one as I was listening to some tunes on shuffle.... Album: The Band by The Band Sequence: Across The Great Divide > Rag Mama Rag > The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

Looks much the same as a previous version to me. Money making p!55 take.

How much did you put down?

Album: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars by David Bowie Sequence: Ziggy Stardust > Suffragette City > Rock ‘m’ Roll Suicide

Album: Clutch by Clutch Sequence: Texan Book of The Dead > Escape from The Prison Planet > Spacegrass

Album: Selling England by The Pound by Genesis Sequence: Dancing with the Moonlit Knight > I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) > Firth of Firth

I would steer away from the G4M kit. I know nothing about them, but the colours won’t do him any favours if he continues his interest in drumming. The Millenium kits however are very good. A drummer in a band I dep for has recently bought one and gigs with it. He knows his gear and he wouldn’t have kept it if it didn’t pass muster. Also sounds good to my ears.

Harsh IMHO, but I don’t make the rules 🤷‍♂️