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I can only think that those retailers have bought on line and are selling them from their shop (which would explain the BD price). 
 

Re the short scale basses, the Tim Commerford video (on the EBMM site and You Tube) gives an explanation of his like for these (along with the mute pads for use with drive, and the ramp). 
 

It’s all good, but I really wanted a natural with black hardware - the fact it has all these other variations is great!! 

1 hour ago, FDC484950 said:

How did the delivery go? Interested to hear whether the EB’s pre-charging of duty and VAT speeds up customs clearance as it seems to have turned up very quickly

1 hour ago, ezbass said:

+1 This should be of interest as pre charging seems the sensible way forward for all sellers (at least large organisations).

Absolutely no problem - in fact I had notifications re shipping and then it was going to be delayed till Monday, but it still turned up yesterday!! 
 

When you order they give you a warning it may take up to four months but they charge you including the shipping and tax but guarantee the price. 
 

I guess it depends how much you want the type of instrument on offer. 
 

On this occasion I guess I got one of the already made batch of instruments!! 

9 hours ago, michele said:

Classy... my favorite among the TC line. Enjoy!

 Where did you get it?

Thanks - these TC signature basses are on line exclusive from the EBMM shop (The Vault), which can be bought internationally 😀

https://www.music-man.com

Cheers guys. It certainly meets expectations! 

My TC Signature StingRay arrived this afternoon. I must say I’m really very pleased with it. 
 

It has passive electronics (series; parallel; single coil pick up settings. Boost on the volume control (or cut if you use it that way round), and passive tone control.

It weighs around 8 lbs, has a nicely figured two piece swamp ash body, roasted maple neck with a very dark ebony board. All the hardware is black, including the hardened steel strings through bridge with mute system.

The sound through my Mark Bass LM3 and 2 x 10 Traveller is great - I think I prefer the series with the tone control around centre. It has a perfect Musicman sound, looks, feels and plays excellently - the neck is, as always with roasted maple and the Musicman oil and wax finish, incredibly slick!! Some photos……

I switched mine and really didn’t like it (on an iPhone 12). This is, in my view, akin to typing a Word document with a black background and white font. 
 

I actually found it quite a strain on the eyes, so would prefer to keep the existing theme (and have reverted to it). 

I think you’re correct on that - just by way of an update I received from UPS global, my bass is now due to be delivered Monday morning (rather than Friday)!! Really looking forward to receiving this and having watched the Vulfpeck MSG performance I’m feeling very inclined to look at compressors again (so good is the sound Joe Dart gets - although part of that is his brilliance, of course 😏😬). I used to use an Aphex Punch Factory (when I used my Ashdown ABM) - I’ve never used one since using Mark Bass. 
 

I also keep looking at that Bongo Crescendo - looks fabulous hmmm 🤔

I’ve just had notification from UPS that mine has shipped!! 😊👍

It seems @Eldon Tyrell we have both chosen the most popular of the TC basses (natural; black hardware; passive; long scale). Last time I looked there were 9 left. However there were plenty of short scales (around 30 of each) - the active short scale is unique to these artist basses.  
 

Have you heard anything re delivery yet? I haven’t. 

5 hours ago, Waddo Soqable said:

Just having noticed being 'promoted' to a gungy green starfish, it represents "proficient" apparently, seems a bit of a downward turn from "rising star" ... What's to come next ?  "Yeah kinda alright-ish" 

I passed the ‘proficiency’ level last week as well - this is the previous proficiency badge I attained…..

Have you taken a look at the amount of power/rating you need to achieve the next level - it’s about double what you have already!!! 
 

There are additional ‘badges’ awarded it seems. I quite like mine, even if the forum level of ‘proficient’ is a bit naff!!

I ordered the passive long scale for several reasons, one being I really wanted a natural Ray with black hardware - but the other thing is the sound from 5:30 in the video in the OP - passive tones with mutes engaged - sounds fabulous!! 

I have ordered a long scale passive one as well (it’s natural ash/black hardware/ebony board). I was going to order a white Bongo and then saw these!! No shipping date for mine yet. 

19 minutes ago, Jakester said:

Yep, I have the GR Mini, and it's great!

I’ve heard the GR Yaris is highly regarded 😁 …….ok, I’ll leave instantly (I’d get my coat if it wasn’t so damned humid) 😂👍

An early one then - I love these old SR5s but this one looks great - I did exactly the same with mine (replacing the scratch plate with a white Pearl one). 

3 minutes ago, Eldon Tyrell said:

Well, when was the last time that stopped us from buying one? 😉 

Lack of space to accommodate them focusses the mind but I agree with the sentiment 👍

Has there been a change to the size of photo which can be uploaded to the site? Seems to be limited to 1 mb or lower, which rules out most up to date phone photos unless significantly compressed? 

1 hour ago, bassace said:

And the bassist was my old school friend Les Hurdle. When I knew him he was getting a great sound out of an EBO with added bridge pickup.

The entire group was sessions players (Les playing on work by Chris Spedding for instance). According to wiki, Spedding used his usual white Gibson Flying V when playing (or miming in the case of TOTP) as part of the Wombles - maybe Les Hurdle had moved on to a Rickenbacker bass for this. Having been asked to write the initial song (which was very successful) and waived his fee, Batt had negotiated an arrangement whereby he could write more songs and he and the band make money from this - resulting in a stream of hits over several years. 
 

According to wiki, on one TOTP the band Steeleye Span donned the outfits as the proper band wasn’t available. 

So folks, this is what the average session musician and writer/producer (or famous folk rock group) might get up to (making money playing music as part of a sort of park keeper/rubbish collector furry creature franchise). Well I suppose Ringo narrated Thomas the Tank Engine, but somehow the roles played by the likes of Carol Kaye, Herbie Flowers (what a great, creative player he is) etc etc always seem more glamorous - I guess they’ve all had to play questionable music, but wonder if any of them performed in quite such silly outfits as this!!! 
 

Now badges - I believe I’m now on level 10 of 14 but only about 800 to go till my next level is achieved 😀

I’m expecting the odds are the site will be updated again and the ‘badges’ dropped before I reach the next level….. even if it’s not done for several years…. 

24 minutes ago, Eldon Tyrell said:

They also released this one:

 

https://shop.music-man.com/ernie-ball-music-man-bongo-5-hh-crescendo.html

Very tempted by this one - though of course I don’t ‘need’ another bass!! 😬

23 hours ago, Stingray5 said:

SR5. That is all.  

What year is that bass @Stingray5? The necks on Musicman basses do darken quite nicely with age and use - but the combination with the white body looks great. Many years ago I saw a Stax musical and the bass player used an SR5 (white/maple) and the board looked like rosewood in some lights, it was that dark. 

44 minutes ago, Waddo Soqable said:

I'd just assumed they'd be costumed "actors" doing TOTP !

I think he was one of the culprits (it probably says on line somewhere which one he portrayed)!! 👍

24 minutes ago, Waddo Soqable said:

You piqued my curiosity there so I checked them out...and fck me, the Wombles had a Rickenbacker bass, who'd have thought..

 

 

Wonder if he's running the bastard stereo through two amps?

Many of the better groups did - isn’t one of those costumed gentlemen the renowned producer and writer Mike Batt (just to disprove the Talkbass and SBL theory the producer will blow a fuse and send you home if you don’t turn up with a Precision). 

3 hours ago, Nail Soup said:

I think we should keep the statuses, but make it more bass relevant…….

The lowest rank could be “Adam Clayton” and the top rank “JJ Burnel”.

middle ranks could include the likes of Geddy Lee.

I can’t see any problems in choosing the player rankings!

Funnily enough I always preferred Brunel’s bridge design to his bass playing 😬 (though I’d confess to having dabbled a little with that Peaches/Beaches part more than once)

(Oo f’ck - I’ve gone from blue star to green star as a result of that merrie jape 😂 apparently I’m now ‘proficient’, only taken me 9 yrs…….what are you on Basschat - I remember being declared proficient quite a number of decades ago 😬
 

18 minutes ago, Chiliwailer said:

Not an easy choice, completely different animals in terms of tone and feel (aside from the obvious that one is a 5er 😂). But both will be a great purchase for sure. 

Yeah quite different. My Classic has TI flats on it - but the Classic Sabre has brand new Elixir stainless Steel rounds - combined with the mahogany body of the Sabre, and roasted maple/stainless frets (so a bit of a forerunner of the Specials - but with a figured roasted neck) - the Sabre is getting most usage followed by the SR4HH with brand new EBMM pink pack nickel rounds!! I think you can see where my current tone choices lie!!! It’s helped by needing to do Tony Levin’s line on Sledgehammer, with an octaver!! 

41 minutes ago, Chiliwailer said:

Not when I have one in the classifieds for under £2k 😂😂😂

 

Seriously, they are top notch. 

Yeah I’d agree - both of mine are HH - originally cost £2299 (a 4 and a 5). I use them a lot along with my Classic Sabre. 
 

That Classic looks nice (no it’s not mine!!) - it’s up for £45 less than I paid new for mine! Mine has birds eye, flame and a bit of quilt in the neck. That colour (coral red) was only available between NAMM 2010 and NAMM 2011 so they’re thin on the ground. As close as you’ll get to a 2 band Classic in fiesta red (one of the members here has the original prototype which actually is called fiesta red 😏)

6 minutes ago, horrorshowbass said:

Guys, anyone own/have owned a US Sub from the 00s? 

Theres one locally for around 600 quid and I have an m2000 i might part ex for it.

I hear they ate heavy, have the old school 2 band eq and aren't far of the US Ray's. I have a ray34 I love to death but its 3eq. Is there much difference or am I buying the same bass again?

I have a US Sub 5 - it’s very light. They probably vary. I’m not sure on price but I’ve heard of others paying that much.

The 2 band makes a certain sound that many struggle to achieve with a 3 band Stingray (I can get quite close with mine - its a question of cutting the mids, in particular). 

Id say they are sufficiently different to be an asset and most people seem to like the tone (they’re poplar bodies and rosewood board). They also seem to hold, if not increase their value. Remember they’re very much a 2 band Ray in cheaper (industrial-like) clothing - if you’re happy with that, I’d say they’re a great bass for the money.