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I’m selling mine if anyone is interested

Thanks for the advice, I’m just gonna give it a measure and go from there and will check out strings direct

Apologies if this is covered through the thread somewhere. I picked up a string-through- bridge 32” scale bass recently. How do strings with silk ends work with somebody like this, is there enough clearance? I can’t really find the thing I want in a medium scale so might have to buy standard strings but the sink is a concern. cheers

Hi all, I’m back to playing bass after years away of playing guitar and not even owning a bass (sorry). I fired some slinkies on to keep me going but I’m not happy with them. I adore flats (used everything from Chromes to LaBella) but they simply aren’t going to be versatile enough for what I’m doing now. My last bass had Dean Markley Helix on, which I picked up cheap and I enjoyed 1) the smooth feel 2) Not as much top end Not an amazing string but had some benefits I enjoyed. This has led me to looking at pressurewound, either Roto or GHS- any opinion on those? Basically I’m just looking for a worn in sounding round (I think) or simply one that’s darker but ideally, a smoother feel too. Some DR have come up on this end of the search. Appreciate any suggestions, cheers

Hello, On the search for a good short scale I’ve seen one of these locally. Does anyone know much about these? Specially how they play given the “medium” scale, which I believe is about 31.5” and what the value of one would be? I assume being an older Japanese model, they’re going to be pretty good. Any info appreciated. Thanks

There's been quite a lot written on other forums about these which might be worth a look if you want to see what the deal was it's three are. The drive is derived from the SCR-DI which I absolutely love. Thinking about moving on my MXR M80 and my Pork Loin for one

Yes! My main bass is a Rickenbacker 4003 with flats I'm just so used to the feel and sound and how to work with it that I don't often even want for anything else. Played a Fender American Elite jazz bass recently and bloody hell! I don't often like jazz's, I usually don't like round and I don't usually like active basses but it just felt and sounded amazing!

Yes the weak pound is causing everyone trouble but the industry is just as much to blame. Within days of the "brexit" result many manufacturers and distributors increased their prices by around £20 to the trade. This in some cases left some major brands with less than a 10% profit to the retailer. This then resulted in some smaller retailers losing the dealerships on key brands simply because they were unwilllimg or unable to buy the stock at the increased price to make less money. This is one instance where the retailer as the middle man has come off worse. In the rest of the cases the retailer than been instructed by the distribtors new RRP/SSP's which is what is to blame for the silly prices of products and how everyone in this topic feels (which is mirrrored by myself). Less stuff is generally being bought and we all just sit and scratch our heads at £250-£250+ pedals, which is madness. But this is only retailers following instructions on SSP's as part of their agreement. I think brands are generally getting greedy. This was evident with pickups at one point too. Not long ago Seymour Duncan would have been the logical upgrade then other "boutique" companies come along and offer lots of options and a cool brand and very quickly escalate to the same price point. Now every small business making pickups feels they can charge top money. Pedals is clearly going the same way. Most starting points are absolute madness which is why Magnetic and Raygun FX are rarities in value and quality against the over inflation of everything else. Just ranting!

I did at one point play (unplugged) an old one that belonged to Mogwai and currently The Twiglight Sad. Didn't feel like anything special to be honest. The weight is striking as is the cold. The cutaways felt massive (the difference between a Rickenbacker 330 to a Gibson 335 is an example). I too am a big fan of them and would quite fancy one but certainly don't think they are worth the persuit. Saying that, seeing the way the market is going, you're not gonna lose money. Hope this helps