neepheid

So, a LPB Jaguar H became available. So I snagged it. Now I'm less bothered about keeping the charcoal one, but if I do get to keep it it's going to be a fun time swapping bits and bobs! No reply from Thomann today - whether that's a good sign (request gone "upstairs") or not (they're ignoring me and hoping I just give up)...

DHL == D!ck Heads Limited

Bad news, pointy bass fans - the Explorer's gone.

TBF the Meteora has stuck around for 6 years now.

Couldn't tell you - mine was A1.

Their house, their rules, I guess. I've stated my case, I guess I'll find out tomorrow what the final verdict is.

While it can have overtones of permission/approval, it can simply mean "doesn't give me a hard time about". From the context of the rest of the post, I'm leaning towards the latter, rather than the former.

I haven't even got as far as that - so far they're reluctant to even consider the course of action, never mind the nitty gritty of the numbers. They replied today to my "was it even considered?" question with "This option was considered, but since the damage was quite severe and may continue to cause problems, we prefer to proceed this way." I've argued back at them that I know what I'm doing, the damage is 100% cosmetic and I'm happy to waive the warranty (if that's what they're worried about), so we'll see what they say. I'm not going to argue the toss with them much longer - there's nothing I can do about it if they stick to their guns. And here was me thinking that it was what the customer prefered that mattered the most...

Again? (Fender Pawn Shop Series Reverse Jaguar)

Pfft, showoff!

Well, to answer your questions the neck is lovely, satin finish on the back, I whizz around on it quite happily. Positions is an interesting question. I fitted a Freeway 10-way switch to give me more options (like combining pickups in series, using the first and third together etc.). My favourite positions are neck pickup only, neck and middle in series, and middle and bridge in series. Note that the second two are only available by modding - the stock five way switch is wired exactly like a Strat - N, N+M, M, M+B, B - all parallel. I am not renowned for my liking of the bridge pickups, but the bridge pickup on the Triad is one of the few that have impressed me.

Is that an open question to the entire Triad crew?

Proof that bass players can indeed count to 4.

Further update - a (useful) spanner in the works has appeared from nowhere. Don't wanna jinx it. More news later in the week...

Update - Thomann have gone straight to return for full refund. Have asked them if they had considered my initial request for a discount. Waiting to hear back.

Geez, have I been living under a rock all this time or what?

I'm still digesting the acronyms!

Yes, and? Is there a point buried somewhere in this sentence?

My guess is that they cut through many layers of BS to just get nice instruments made and in the hands of people at reasonable prices. The insolent upstart market disruptors that they are!

Also, F U very much Fender...

Not yet. Still waiting for Thomann's response. Saturday probably isn't the best day to get admin-y stuff done and they're shut on a Sunday. Maybe tomorrow. Well, today.

I am also in a fortunate position. It boggles my mind when some people report that they have to sneak basses into the house, or hide them under beds, or pretend that they've owned them for a while. I hear stories of pressure applied by partners to give up gigging. All this stuff makes me sad, but glad that I do not experience any of this myself. When I bought my most recent bass, I told my wife about it and her response was "good price"

That is correct, the Sire preamps do indeed have a trim pot. There's deffo one in my Z7, put it that way.

If Thomann lop as decent a chunk off the price as DHL have lopped off the bass, I'll keep it and fix it up. We're not exactly talking megabucks here. Honestly, glueing a few pieces of finish onto a bass is a lot less hassle (to me at least) than going through the arseache of packaging it up again (effin' properly this time so I don't get any blowback) and getting it to wherever DHL can lay their hands on it again.

Boxes were structurally fine (if a little grubby). I think this is a case of insufficent internal packaging - the bass was able to move around inside the box, so I think the box got dropped and the bass bashed against the inside of the box. This was all that was keeping it "tight" inside the inner box: Note the nick of the third cardboard retainer, looks bashed in to me. Foam bag was ripped too. Finish chip was rattling around inside the box.