TRBboy

[quote name='Caerphilee' timestamp='1319462239' post='1414314'] Thanks TRB, Where did you pick yours up from?[/quote] I got mine from DV247 in the end, they were one of the cheapest and offered free delivery. I think it was £137(?). Worth shopping around online to see what the best prices are at the moment. I should have also mentioned before that this pedal has a REALLY sturdy, high quality feel to it! Hope you enjoy it if you go for one! I'll have mine at the bass bash if you haven't bought by then and want to try it out. EDIT: Just realised I bought a few other bits at the time; you have to spend over £150 to get free delivery!

Looking good Dave! Can't wait to have a go on it next month!

Any more news Dave?

I LOVE surf green, but the white scratchplate would be the one for me. Tort looks too confusing!

Not bothered about either really. Fair play the designers at Warwick are trying to think of something a bit different, BUT....... you can still do it tastefully! I bet they're mega overpriced too. I think the hardware on the rusty one looks cheap, and the pickup covers look like someone's had a go at them with a can of plastikote! Each to their own I s'pose. I'm sure there are people out there who think they're awesome!

[quote name='Machines' timestamp='1319300596' post='1412495'] Looks like i've scored a major owngoal ! I can't make it - am away with the wife for the weekend, I even knew about it before suggesting the 27th but didn't think about it as it was so far ahead ! Sunday the 3rd Dec anyone ?! [/quote] DUDE!!!

[quote name='steve-bbb' timestamp='1319303230' post='1412545']i can do better than £300 ... squier affinity J - i just picked one up this afternoon from my local music emporium (Sound & Image in Chatham ) for 149 (Used) but apparently you can get them for 200-220 ish new - quite frankly im chuffed to pieces it luvverly and spend the £100 you would have saved towards a hartke and you cant really go wrong[/quote] The bass he bought in the end was £200.

I think the OP took the plunge on that Washburn/status last night.......

I would have thought that the basses would be coming by courier, in which case they would've had to be collected yesterday afternoon at the latest for delivery today........ S&T might have their own vans now, but they didn't a few years ago when I was working in a music shop. I suppose they might have hired a local "Man with Van" but still.... Like others have said, if they were serious about appeasing you by delivering today, they should have sent ANYONE to deliver, which I'm sure would have been entirely possible. If they're BSing you again, it really is appalling.

[quote name='Delberthot' timestamp='1319235469' post='1411830']Have you been in bed or something and missed the 7 page thread on these [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/156531-more-new-fender-models-the-modern-player-series/"]here[/url]? Yay, Fenders or something [/quote] I thought this all seemed a bit familiar, but just assumed it was me losing the plot!

I see you've taken the plunge, falcodub!

I think the concept is okay, but to me it seems like a lot of money for a "novelty" bass. The Aluminium doesn't seem to offer any tangible benefits over a traditional bass, and personally I'd be worried about how it would age; is the aluminium going to start to oxidise and pit after years of (slight) exposure to sweat and moisture?

[quote name='Mudpup' timestamp='1319231268' post='1411738'] [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/157909-fs-mint-1987-ibanez-sr800-soundgear-4-string-bass-price-dropped/page__fromsearch__1"]http://basschat.co.u...__fromsearch__1[/url] Still keen to move it on so make me an offer - i can only say no [/quote] £4.63, a half eaten pack of chewing gum and a button?

Like the idea of the jazz, but the demo vid is a bit of a disappointment; doesn't sound as monstrous as I expected! Surely this design was crying out for an active pre?! I can think of much better basses to spend that money on......

[quote name='deej' timestamp='1319226377' post='1411654'] You can on the clean channel, but its always on when you engage the distortion. [/quote] Oh, I see.

[quote name='Jack' timestamp='1319215095' post='1411478'] Yeah I wish there was either a separate eq for the distortion channel or if we could just turn the colour switch off. As it is, I have it as clean and then colour, don't use the distortion unless I'm using a different (or no) DI, then I just have the MXR set up a distortion pedal only. [/quote] You can turn the colour off can't you?

Just looking on street view at the venue; is parking just on the street out front?

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1319149119' post='1410695']Like TRBboy says, go & try loads out & find one that you get on with. Ibanez are brilliant basses for the money & even better 2nd hand, for £300 you could get something that would give most £800 s/h basses a run for their money. But, would you get on with the slim neck? Only you could know that.[/quote] Ssshhhh! Don't tell him about the Ibanezezezs! I've got my eye on that pink SR800 in the FS forum........ Just wish I had some spare dosh to buy it! That would truly satisfy my cheesy rock bass GAS!

[quote name='Horizontalste' timestamp='1319047690' post='1409351']I'm out, I'm on duty "Doth Sucketh"[/quote] Boooo!

[quote name='birdy' timestamp='1319042173' post='1409275']I hope to come to this but can't commit till nearer the time. If I do come I will bring whatever I still have but pretty definately my Alleva LG4. Steve[/quote]

My advice is just to try as many as you can, it's all down to personal preference. For me, the feel is by far the most important thing. Followed by the sound and then looks. As people have mentioned above though, you just can't go wrong with a Yamaha, and obviously P's and J's have been around for so long for a reason. If I was in your shoes right this second....... I would probably take a punt on the Washburn XB800 with Status electronics that's in the For Sale forum at the moment for £200, and either blow the rest or start a fund for the next acquisition.....

[quote name='Caerphilee' timestamp='1319013245' post='1408777'] Hi TRBboy, Did you get the MXR? I'm thinking of buying one etc. [/quote] Yeah I did go for the MXR in the end, and I'm very pleased with it. To my ears the distortion is pretty aggressive and metally, and it takes a bit of fiddling if you want to try and tame it to get a more overdriven sound. The only other thing is it would be good to have separate eq for clean and dirty, but hey, I knew about that when I bought it! Apart from these minor things, it really is a superb unit, and suits my needs pretty well. As I don't need to use it as a DI box very often I use it in my FX loop and use it bypassed most of the time and have the clean channel set as a clean boost. Great quality sound and pretty compact and simple. No complaints at the moment!

I'll take that as a no then......

Surely it's all down to personal preference guys? Everyone likes what they like, and it's not usually that one bass is better than another (not when we're talking quality instruments anyway), it's just that it works best for you. I've said it before; one man's coq au vin is another man's chicken in a basket! Now put yer handbags down!