Kev

Oh its beautiful, love it! Now to rebuild my current live patches around it, I have 2 weeks til my next show, wish me luck! 😅

Looking forward to checking it out, how have they implemented it?? Its a very graphical plugin, which I can't imagine has carried over?

And she's out! Stream on Spotify Would ever appreciate any streams and feedback! Cheers all.

I grabbed them off eBay, perfect for patch XLR stuff, perhaps not robust enough if you're plugging and unplugging a lot? But can recommend for my use for sure! https://ebay.us/m/d6S9yD

Had a great time at the Rock & Blues Custom Show in Derbyshire yesterday! Funny story, you know that delightful chap who likes to scam old people and Facebook marketplace folk? His Queen act dropped out last minute and we filled the slot!

Rather than open a new thread, figured I'd keep it tidier and re-use this one! Peitho - new single out 1st August. If anyone is into the genre and uses Spotify, giving the pre-save a click will really help us out! Cheers https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/awakeneternity/peitho

I literally have no idea what the point of a digital magazine is, when there are so many similar articles online to read for free. But that's just me

I have the exact same relationship with Rics.

I heard they're going to do another run of 1000 of the limited edition ones over Christmas and ask an extra £3k for them, I imagine to cover the factory's winter fuel bills.

I think a good deal of it with the newer 'Rays is the necks. I adore the roasted maple and ebony board, feel fantastic to play. Obviously doesn't apply with these Pino models! But they're very much not aimed at me

Quite a bold statement, no need for dealers? Everyone buys blind? No thanks

Not even a special (though has many of the features), but my 2016 PDN is in a completely different league to any older StingRay I've tried, and the 2018 Special I owned was much of the same. Admittedly I've never played anything pre 1990 odd I don't think, but I can imagine my feelings would be the same. But that's a whole other convo/argument 😅

I really don't think EBMM are pumping out anywhere near as many StingRays as you think they are these days.

Well that's the limited to 10 collectors bass, that's hardly comparable with an old '79. Naturally, MM do not need to market that whatsoever. Which, incidentally, are already sold out on MMs site.

It's £3,499, where are you seeing '79 Stingrays for less than half of that?

I'm broke, but I nearly broke my finger rushing to click on the first link. But of course, it's in Japan and very much not £2.3k 😅

To be fair, maple necks? Used on the very cheapest and the most expensive instruments money can buy.

Obviously varies but around £6k or so? Expensive, yes. Increased in line with the Far Eastern basses, not even close.

I mean, we kinda do? We can boycott and hope it'll change, but it doesn't stop it being normal. I'm far more bothered about Far Eastern bass prices. A Dingwall combustion is comfortably over £2k now, which is insane to me.

Oh look, a price argument thread At the end of the day, we live in a world where Far East built basses can now cost over £2k, so £3.4k for a US bass is, sadly, normal and to be expected. MM signatures are generally well priced compared to the nearest standard model (Pino is £200 more, less than 10%) Obviously the limited to 10 edition one is a collectors bass so a different kettle of fish.

Matched to pinos? Yes. Matched to each other? Not so much. It is a pet hate of mine too, but authenticity is authentic...

6 of the 10 icons already gone. Beautiful basses.