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    Thomann Jerry

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Huge Hands said:

    Based on the Harley Benton thread, I have just pulled the plug on a 5 string MB-5 S (MM copy).  My interest was piqued by the stealth one, but it was not in stock for weeks and I am a rare breed that likes sunburst so went for that.

    I wanted one last splurge before the rules change, but I did have to send a chasey mail for despatch even though everything had been in stock.  It took 4 working days before the order was listed as ready to be collected from them by the courier,.  

    i know it is Christmas, but it still seemed pretty slow to me, especially as they used to be so quick (I remember getting "Left Our Warehouse" messages the same day..  I seem to remember my last order was the same and had to be chased too.  I just hope it gets through to the UK before the end of the month - I don't want to get caught for any import charges! 

     

    Ordered a B-stock MB-5 last Wednesday. Was late Friday when they confirmed it had all gone through and that the shipping process was starting. I then received it on Tuesday (a day ahead of the scheduled delivery date) so hopefully it should be fairly swift...

    Thomann Jerry

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Buying from Thomann and other EU based merchants may well become less attractive to UK punters come the new year anyway given the likely increased costs and delivery times to the end user. Personally I’d be holding fire on selecting a new bedfellow until it becomes clear what’s what if you’re not going domestic.  

    Harley Benton MB-4 Satin Black (REVIEW and SOUND TEST)

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    As there are a few HB MB posts around I wasn’t sure which to post on. Anyway...

    I snagged a B-stock MB-5 SBK which has landed with me today. Playable straight out of the box with a fairly low action, excellent fit and finish, comfortable enough neck (not played a 5er for years so it’ll take a bit of adjustment on my part). The colour is ace and, while I may black out the guard it looks great as is.

    Can only echo the words of others. Stupidly good for the price, and regardless of that just a very, very decent bass.

    Was thinking back to the absolute dog of an Encore P that I learned on almost 30 years ago. Was a combined 15th birthday and Christmas present. It wasn’t far off £100 then. How far we have come...

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    Harley Benton MB-4 Satin Black (UNBOXING)

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    Have to admit I’ve absolutely no need for another bass at all, and particularly given the current state of play and as I’m playing shorties only for band stuff now. That said it’s been years since I’ve had an MM or MM style bass and I can’t find a good reason to not go for one of these and may well do so in the next couple of days. 

    PMT bass sale now. Some real bargains

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    3 hours ago, Combed20 said:

    I bought an Ashdown combo Fri night. Recieved a confirmation email and nothing. Sent an email yesterday morning which bounced back, phoned and was told they would call be back in 30 mins. That was 23 hours ago....

    Anyone actually recieved their order or any further correspondence? 

    Thanks in adv

    I had success, but then I only ordered a used distortion pedal that I collected from Birmingham PMT on Saturday, and a Black Rat hard case, which arrived yesterday.

    Looks like they rather messed this up though. With so much of the listed sale stock being secondhand/B stock their website really should have been up to the task of real time updates with so many ‘one in stock’ items. The lack of this has no doubt caused them a headache and annoyed punters in the process.

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    Your Favorite Bass Cab?

    in Amps and Cabs

    Posted

    Had an Ashdown ABM 414T (4ohm 4x10) a good few years back now and man, that was absolutely exquisite.

    Glass back means I can only do lightweight now, and I must say that my Barefaced Two10 is on a par as my favourite ever cab. Crazy power and superb articulation for such little weight.

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    An octave up pedal that doesn't sound out of tune

    in Effects

    Posted · Edited by mr4stringz

    I think a fully ‘nice clean tone’ doesn’t really completely happen with octave up effects ever in my experience.

    That said, I’ve tried a few, largely as I’m in a bass/drums duo where I’m doing a dual channel thing with one being an octave up with distortion. As a result I don’t use the effect clean much, but when I’ve experimented I’ve found the T-Rex Quint Machine to have the better, more natural clean octave up sound of those I’ve tried. It’s a very capable pedal generally as it does a fifth above and octave down too.

    I’ve also tried the octave up on the Digitech Ricochet (very artificial so wouldn’t recommend if ‘natural’ is your thing, though actually I generally use it for 2 octave up stabs and that’ll always sound synthetic!). Also had the mkii Mooer Tender Octaver for a while. The mkii is still similar to a POG in terms of its octave up sound but still comes some way behind the Quint. YMMV though.
     

    Have heard the TC Sub n Up get some decent props too though haven’t tried one. Yet...

    Alternatives to the Squier Bass VI

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    58 minutes ago, Natexxo said:

    Been reading this topic after finding it on Google and found it very helpful so thanks all! 

    I recently tried an older Squire Bass VI in Canterbury (without the control plate) and loved it, after pining for a Bass VI for a while it has cemented my decision to get one. But now reading about the alternatives on here my decision is being made a little harder..

    @Low End Bee how are you finding your Burns London Bass VI? They're going for a pretty good price on Andertons but without being able to get down to try one any time soon any opinions you have would be great!

    @James Nada do you have any more thoughts on the Harley Benton? That price is amazing and I have heard good things about the build quality relative to the price but haven't spoken to anyone that has had the Bass VI for any real length of time. 

    @BigRedX Have you had a chance to compare the "old" and "new" squire Bass VI's? The one I tried felt good, but I don't know if it was the tighter string spacing as you mentioned or the newer one with more space. The one I tried was a full pick guard and didn't have a metal control plate compared to the ones I see for sale online now so I am assuming it is an older, tighter spaced one. 

    @Dosi Y'Anarchy How are you finding using the Gretsch as a Bass VI? I've been looking at the Gretsch or the Danelectro baritones and "converting" them by buying heavier gauge strings but again, haven't spoken to anyone that has done this over a serious length of time. 

    Thanks everyone for the great insight and for any tips you can give me! 

    Also, don’t discount the Revelation bass vi. They’re stupidly good for the price they can be picked up for (got mine used for about £220 from memory) and are a very capable starting place.

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