uk_lefty

I've not gone high end as such but I don't get my Stingray out as much as I should for it to be my "main" bass. My early 2000s Kramer that came over imported for less than 250 new is great, I still gig it 18plus years on, it is just comfortable for me. I'm certain to go back to a Sire at some point too because the quality is just so high its crazy. I still love my sound on am old live recording where I was using a very cheap second hand MIM Jazz that I stuck some Bartolinis in. Wish I'd not let that one go sometimes, though it was a bit of a dog by most standards the sound was just what I wanted.

The bass is back! APC overnight delivery, fully insured, competitively priced. However, on unpacking the bass this morning, almost a month after its odyssey around the DPD depots of the country, the knobs are missing! Either the buyer on his "inspection" of a bass he decided he no longer wanted and couldn't pay for even when it eventually got to him, has removed them for reasons unknown, or someone at DPD unpacked the bass and nicked them (far less likely). Thing is, replacement knobs for these have to be ordered from the US. I know because that's how I got them in the first place! So now I've got my bass back after a month I can't list it for sale again as it's incomplete. FFS.

Sires are excellent basses, can't go wrong. But I'd go for the P with Status neck. I've not seen it, don't know the cost, but it's just different and I bet a carbon fibre neck sounds and feels great. You'll always be able to get hold of a Sire. Or a Rev. Get the weird thing!

I saw a lefty on ebay in green and was tempted. The blue is much nicer. And you paid a third less, happy all round

So some of DPDs systems say the bass will be delivered today! Bit of an issue here as it was delivered on 13th October... So Eurosender contact me to say good news, the parcel will be delivered today. On the same email thread where we've already had back and forth on the matter since 13th October. I repeated the whole time line for them and this is Eurosender's response: "... The order was collected and delivered, not successfully but delivered what means that DPD courier, in this case, charging us the transport fee. The refund was rejected by the claims department and our manager, we are sorry for the inconvenience but we can fill out your request. Have a nice rest of the day." So, if a courier organised by Eurosender decides to rake your package and deliver it to anywhere but where its supposed to go they will still keep your money!!! They can't be arsed chasing DPD to get the cost back or doing anything about the complete balls up, just "well it got delivered, yeah to the wrong address but hey, tough sh!t" I won't go as far as to call them crooks, but that definitely stinks!

So, second rehearsal last night. Vocal-wise I am only producing moments. I don't have the opportunity to practice properly, meaning at volume while playing bass and being able to listen to what I'm singing, so it's been more miss than hit. Guitarist knows a female singer, she's keen for this style of music. No ego bruising at all, I'm keen to get her in! A few messages have gone back and forth with her today and she's keen on our ideas list and sent us a list of 80s covers she's done before, 90 percent of which are a perfect fit, some are not so much, but that's OK. Musically getting on well with the guitarist and drummer. The drummer hasn't played a gig in 12 years but he's super solid, I really like the way he plays and he's a good guy to have in a band. He's easy going hut still has an opinion on things, so that's good. Guitarist is very keen, does some stuff great, others I thought he was missing something either in tone or approach but it's still early days and my singing has been shite so I can't criticise at all! It's building up nicely. Hope the singer is the real deal and then we can start building up a set list.

I won't bore you with my DPD story, I've done a thread on it. My local Hermes carrier thinks getting the right village is good enough and has even thrown a parcel in through my living room window while i was out. A parcel for someone on the other side of the village. No idea why they chose my house/ window and then dropped a card round to the correct address to tell them it was with "a neighbour" and my address!! Anyhow, glad the OP got a quick response from the chief of the cretinous delivery company. They're all under a lot of strain at the moment but sadly their internal systems often don't help the people employed to face up to customers and explain what going on. Fingers crossed it turns up late, maybe a bit tatty looking on the box, but fully intact.

Had some back and forth with both Eurosender and DPD. I spoke to a lovely lady at DPD, I really do sympathise with her and her colleagues in customer support. The internal systems don't give them the same info customers have, the depots don't answer the phones, it's a shoddy position for them to be in. Just for sh!ts and giggles DPD today emailed me saying the new delivery date for the parcel is 21st October. The parcel they already delivered on 13th October. The kind lady at customer services did offer to get the parcel back to me after I expressed my incredulity that it was not the very first thing on anybody's lips as they contacted me. I politely declined, I'd rather pay someone else/ be in debt to family in the South West for collecting in person, than have to chase the guitar through DPDs internal workings again.

I had a Streamer LX and the body was flame maple, similar to that one but in a natural finish, not turquoise. All gold hardware, Bell brass frets... Very good quality bass. Was a lovely bass, one I'd love to have a go on again now I'm having a bit of a Warwick Revival due to owning a Pro Series Fretless.

I enjoyed that, no way I could get to that level of technical proficiency, but I admire the skill and the idea to do it.

I've seen far worse videos which must have had a budget 10x 100x or even 1000x more. It really works with the song and the overall style. Top work!

Lefty Warwick streamer LX on ebay in Birmingham, nice turquoise finish I've never seen before

I like the look, looks-wise only its got that EB3 type style to it which I very much like! Seems like you're impressed with the sound too, looks like a great bass for plug in, play, and everything is just right no adjustments necessary

Lovely

Open to advice. Mine's a 3 EQ version. Maybe, because I've always had other passive basses of some sort I've never bothered to try too hard, I just find the Ray to be like an excitable puppy. A Great Dane puppy.

Bought a new US Ray at the end of 2018 for £1895 I think. In the past as a wide eyed youth I'd seen them go new for 750 to 800 and everything in between but the exchange rates, inflation and alloy jet rising costs have pushed the prices up as they have for all instruments. Compared to what else is about in the market I think the Ray's are worth the cost, second hand even more so. I keep a jazz bass too because while the Ray does big and ballsy it doesn't do soft and subtle, it's incapable of it, so as versatile as it is I still think it misses something that a passive J type bass has.

Belated reply from DPD advising that only Eurosender are allowed to initiate a search for a lost parcel and contact DPD via their business channels for resolving issues. When Eurosender won't help and DPD can't find their a*rse with both hands it's an all round sh!tshow

Yeah they've just told me it's my fault so I don't deserve a refund. Also, neither DPD nor Eurosender have even approached the issue of my property being with someone else. Just a quick, "would you like us to send a courier tomorrow to collect it and return it to you?" would help. This isn't Ped's fault though, a company has offered us a discount and we are not obliged to use them, nobody could have known that they'd be this bad. Until there's a handful of us saying the same things.

So I asked Eurosender for a refund. I paid for a service that has not been provided. Here is their response. "Thank you for your email. We regret to inform you that your order was already processed and confirmed. This means that, according to our Terms and Conditions, a refund is no longer possible. After an order is placed, Eurosender is authorized to order transportation services with one of the partner courier companies. The customer expressly agrees to waive the right to cancel the Agreement with Eurosender once the order details are submitted to the selected courier services provider and confirmed for the chosen pick-up date. We apologize for the inconvenience caused. Please let us know if any further assistance is needed." Regardless of their terms and conditions, to retain my money after the service I have paid for has not been fulfilled I think is outrageous, they need to recover fees from DPD and return my money. Anyhow, if this is human error or" sometimes sh!t happens" then this is how they don't help at all.

I once got a drum stick in the back. Tried to play one handed so I could give the stick back. Then another hit me. Then another. Then I turn around to see the drummer and the two sound guys are P!ssing about having a drum stick throwing fight and they were trying to drag me in to it. All because the drummer thought playing Sunshine of your Love was boring!

Thanks. Am going to see if I can recover the cost through them seeing as the delivery was a complete calamity, not Eurosender's fault but they in turn should recover money from DPD.

So almost a month later, lots and lots of time on the phone to DPD after giving up on Eurosender as they wouldn't do anything to help... The parcel, almost one month after sending arrived in its originally intended destination looking like it had been thrown and kicked around a depot. This is 10 days after DPD allegedly arranged a return to sender. I accept human error etc. But there is a fundamental flaw in the way DPD operates: customer services see different information to what you as a customer see on their tracking site, so it's very difficult for them to help you. If you call saying "your site says parcel delivered yesterday, but where?! It's supposed to be with me but its not" they can't even confirm it has been delivered, let alone show you any kind of proof. Worrying when you're sending a 37 year old bass. Their customer services simply seem to say "I can see a new label has been applied to the box today" but they cannot tell you what that means. Customer services always try to ring the depot but the phone is never answered. Trying to redirect the parcel seems to have no effect. A kind lady raised a complaint for me last week, but I have no written record of that, so what does that mean? Lost in the ether no doubt. Customer services do not reply to emails, they stopped replying on their Facebook messenger channel which was at least polite if equally useless as those on the phone. I had to refund the guy almost two weeks ago. He's now got the bass. I have to get it back from him... Will I be arranging via Eurosender or DPD? Absolutely not. With regards Eurosender being a partner to the site or offering a BC discount, I am sorry to say that I don't think I can use them again. They get you a good price and sort things quickly, but if things go wrong they can do nothing. Will I get my money back for the 48hr delivery that took from 22nd September to 13th October? Who knows?!

I had a Bryce bass and it was utter turd. I wouldn't buy anything else with their name on.

My guitarist bought one specifically for one song, the choir setting is great, on guitar at least. Other guitarist has the organ sim pedal and it sounds OK. Haven't used either on bass but will try when i can

Agreed. Synth sounds for bass are just far too wacky. The only way I can describe what I want is a smooth synth sound like in so much 80s music. Yes, I know I could buy a synth and learn how to programme it and play it, but I really don't want to. I want to get those sounds out of a bass guitar.