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Traded a bass with Nicolas. Everything went as well one could expect. Bass exactly as described, sent when promised and well packaged. Would happily trade again. Cheers Nicolas Col

Excellent trade. Swift and all as promised. Nice bloke too, thanks John Col

Here are my first thoughts taken from the Enfield - your thoughts thread. Ive just taken delivery of one of their premium models. Its a custom shop Cannon 5 string and I have to say that regardless of the flak thats been aimed at the brand i'm confident when I say it's design is absolutely spot on. To be fair, the flak was based purely on aesthetics as nobody had seen one in the flesh or tried one out. The Super 8 pickup is a revelation, it throws out very high quality tones that are a strong representation, kinda what youd expect and want but with oodles of character that the bass has. Its has depth, warmth and feels alive. Its as far from clinical as you can get. The impressive thing is that everything on this bass is built in house, Martin Simms got jigged up to make everything from the bridge to the knobs, he's even involved in designing the Hipshot machine heads.n Its all very chunky but nicely styled, the tolerances he's used are very tight in the extreme. The use of lights to identify your pickup selection is a new approach and turns out to very useful indeed, completely user friendly that makes mid song changes an instantaneous no fiddling affair, definately not a gimmick. Thankfully there is also no change of vol when switching which leaves you free to play rather than have to turn, look at your amp and wait for an open string note to get a free hand in order to make adjustments. In comparison to other high end basses Ive owned it not only holds its own but feels very fresh and highly capable. The fact that it tips its hat at other english made basses aesthetically isnt something that worries me as the bass has its own visual identity which is also apparent in its feel, sound. I think the bass is fantastic, its very well thought out, made to perfection by craftsmen and very individual. These being the main reasons I was prepared to fork out the rather large pile of dosh needed to own this beauty. I am really looking forward to working with this beast and putting the different settings to good use whilst finding uses for the more obscure pick up variations it offers. The fancy front and side fretboard lights are pretty good fun despite costing as much as a decent used Fender US Jazz, then again a bass like this is probably a once in a lifetime purchase. May as well push the boat out. Good on ya Martin, i'm happy to fly the Enfield flag Col

Here she is folks, very happy indeed. I blabbed enough on the opinion thread I thought I'd better offer a glimpse of the bass itself 😜😛

Ive just taken delivery of one of their premium models. Its a custom shop Cannon 5 string and I have to say that despite all the flak thats been aimed at the brand i'm confident when I say it's design is absolutely spot on. The Super 8 pickup is a revelation in my opinion, it throws out very high quality tones that are a fair representation of what youd expect but with oodles of character that the bass has. Its has depth and is as far from clinical as you can get. The impressive thing is that everything on this bass is built in house, Martin Simms got jigged up to make everything from the bridge to the machine heads. Its all very chunky but nicely styled, the tolerances he's used are very tight in the extreme. The use of lights to identify your pickup selection is very useful indeed that makes mid song changes an instantaneous no fiddling affair, there is also no loss of vol when changing which obviously leaves you free to play rather than look at your amp and wait for an open string note to get a free hand in order to make adjustments. In comparison to other high end basses Ive owned it not only holds its own but feels very fresh and highly capable. The fact that it tips its hat at other english made basses is a good thing in my book but the bass definately has a feel, sound and strong identity all of its own, which I feel are the main reasons you'd be prepared to fork out the rather large pile of dosh needed to get one. I for one am really looking forward to working this beast and putting the different settings to good use whilst finding uses for the more obscure pick up variations it offers.the fancy lights are pretty good fun too ( lazer front and led sides ) Good on ya Martin, i'm happy to fly the Enfield flag Col

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1416964076' post='2615643'] This reminds me of a recent encounter I had.. I ditched my last band, partly for musical reasons and partly for reasons of image. They all didn't really cut it IMHO. I saw an ad from a drummer who was trying to get a band together. I responded and it seemed the drummer was a woman of mature years. No problem with this I arranged to meet up for a drink 'to discuss what we wanted to do' after all, no point in hiring a rehearsal studio if we have nowt in common. I arrived on the night. She was in her 70s. Dressed in jeans, tight t-shirt, flat shoes and an Alice-band on her head. She had long grey hair, ragged in length and bald on top. No teeth and wearing large hoop earrings. She was also clearly a guy. I have no problem with trans folk or any LGTB, but if I'm going to stand next to them on stage they need to be convincing and presentable. I'm still not in a band. [/quote] Did he/she also drive a taxi in Royston Vasey?

Thats a great read. Now i'd like to see the same info for the Metallica machine.