Kev

The thing I get a little confused about is 8/10 people who use a 5 string do so because they need low notes/low B etc, when of course this isn't a reason at all why you need 5 strings vs 4.

I get the first position thing, and the preference to playing across the neck rather than down it to some (I hugely prefer the opposite for timbre of higher notes personally), but is the low thing just an aversion to setting up a 4 string a different way?

In a big shock, a conversation about 4 Vs 5 is getting heated...

Don't make things personal, play nice, show us that you all can have civilised conversation on this.  If we get many more reports on this, you know how it ends 👍🏻

I've been on strictly 4's only for over 4 years now and I've never looked back.

I play original metal in Drop B tuning BF#BE, which does everything I need.  I rarely use a "G" string as I don't like the timbre of the notes on the thinner wire, so I don't miss it at all, and my hands prefer the narrower neck.  Also, in drop B tuning on a double octave neck, I have every note a 21 fret 5 string in regular tuning has

6 hours ago, jd56hawk said:

Yes, translucent...you can see the grain.

I've seen quite a few nice ones but several that looked pretty bad, indeed.

Might be a good idea to check these out in person...this from someone who owns 12 basses, 9 purchased online.

I'd like to meet the genius who thought this was a good idea just to ask him why they weren't painted Dakota Red instead.

Oof

Last time GAS went that suddenly, Putin began his special military operation 💀

https://www.thomann.de/gb/squier_40th_anni_p_bass_vb_b_stock.htm

Cheeky extra bit off the blonde.

18 hours ago, MungoBass said:

The new website seems to have bought new pricing!

 

Postage for a set of strings was £2 but now it is £5...!

 

Seems rather an excessive increase.

 

Any suggestions for alternative suppliers?

Have to say, if you're going to charge postage rather than build it into your prices, £2 is far too cheap these days.  Non-commercial it must cost at least £3.50-£4.00 these days for a tracked delivery of something like strings, so £5 isn't terrible and is in line with other music retailers.

1 hour ago, Beedster said:

Not easy to sell a DB at the best of times, but absence of photos and whereabouts probably renders it 0% chance  

They did try and attach a file to the sales post but it wasn't an image file, so assume it was an error and the intention was there!

52 minutes ago, pantherairsoft said:

I’m really tempted to list my Bitmap 2 to raise some funds for the Frantabit. I miss my old Frantabit (not that the Bitmap is a slouch!). So painful how much the costs have risen on IE stuff.

Absolutely, I loved Iron Ether gear but now its just eyewateringly expensive compared to what it used to be when he distributed to US stores.  I guess he has his reasons for reducing production to the extent he has, but man its frustrating!  I really wanted the Subterragraph but even new he's asking some $800 for it now, and after import and shipping that stings something fierce!

Would love this xerograph, nicest box he's done for it as well.

I'd be more concerned about the buyer than Reverb, unless he knows a trick to scam sellers on Reverb and eBay have already figured him out??

I've never had an issue with Reverb.  I haven't heard horror stories about them favouring the buyer in dispute like eBay does, so I wouldn't worry about that.  But yeah, i'd definitely want to know more about that buyer before selling to him!

Beautiful thing, SCREAMING for a matte black pickguard!

8 hours ago, tvickey said:

 

No, this will be my third Masterbuilt...  I still have the NT4 that I got from you.  I posted a photo on this thread some months back... it's a studio queen now, and I changed it from BEAD to EADG.   So, this NT5 will give me a low-B on a Thumb once again... and I probably won't gig it either due to the weight but let's see.

Well I feel silly now!!  Haha sorry I didn't recognise the username bud, glad that bass is still with you!  Still can't get over the grain on it  

15 hours ago, tvickey said:

I'd been looking for the right Thumb NT5 for a while now, and then I found this... 2016 Masterbuilt with bubinga, wenge and ebony.  It's supposed to arrive on Wednesday coming from Pau, France.

 

 

This your first Masterbuilt Warwick?  If so you're in for a treat, they're phenomenal instruments and, in my most humble opinion, completely put to bed the idea that the old ones are the best!  Only thing I don't like is the rechargeable preamp, but thankfully there should be a regular 9v adapter in the kit pack so you can change it if you want.

Beautiful bass, congrats!

Beautiful, best example of his work I think I've seen.  What are the body wings made from?

Honestly the coolest basses, would absolutely love one of these!

Oh just watched the videos, its much more gloss than the promo shots make out! That's a shame, I thought the matte look really set it off...

Really like the aesthetics of the purple, how much are these coming in at?

Can I hire out the wall for bass photoshoots please?

But in all seriousness, this bass looks like such a cracking bit of kit for tiny money these days.  I'd have had it weeks ago if didn't have to pay for bread and stuff.

Someone snap this up!

I've used Drop B tuning (BF#BE) on 4 stringers for 4 years to great effect.  I always avoid using a G string wherever possible as I hate the timbre of the note so I don't miss it at all.  In Drop B tuning, I also have every note a 5 string 21 fret bass would have available.  Much prefer to playing a fiver, don't enjoy having to buy custom string sets to suit the tuning properly...

Congrats, what a beast!

Realise it's on hold now, but this is a screenshot of the Ad (price redacted)

The Google translate isn't great but, assuming this must be the same bass, can you expand on the preamp issue and whether this has been repaired?  

So cool! Love the finish, always fancied an old Vigier!

The black area covering the neck pickup mod, can't make out what it is?  Some kind of vinyl sticker or routed plastic/wood?

Also, I think on Google I found a recent Ad for this, in Spanish but I think it suggests the preamp may have a fault??

Lovely instrument!

Appreciate it's just for trade but we do need you to include a trade value/guide price for the bass in the thread title or post, assuming it isn't £12,345? 

Cheers, and best of luck with the trade!

1 hour ago, Wolverinebass said:

Maybe another thought is that has anyone noticed the prices on the Series 23's are all the same? Some don't have LEDs. Or composite fretboards either. So, what is the upcharge for them? In fact, those ones don't have the colour change finishes either. So why are they the same price as the ones which have all the bells and whistles? Curious.

When I looked at it I just figured it was a launch day offer for ones he's already built, and custom orders wouldn't work that way?

Yeah in fairness, that's only 6 basses worth in many cases now.  Not a huge investment if you're building enough, which one assumes you would be if you're considering CNC.

I can't believe they charge that much for CNC.

Sickening.