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[quote name='jonno1981' timestamp='1368355795' post='2075960'] Are they really going to be selling Sandbergs at £800-£850? That's going to screw over the UK distributor who has worked really hard to build the brand over here. [/quote] Presumably yes, as they are direct from Germany.

I understand an amp is for everyone, but there are so many amps with the same small mid dip its unreal...but because it hasn't become an Internet myth (all Stingrays are one trick ponys etc) no one worries. Check out some of the Gallien amps. Most of them have a similar if not more extreme flat tone. The new MBs have a huge low end, lots if aggressive sizzle, and a dip in the mids. Orange, Fender, even Mesa amps can have it too.

Probably why I got such an incredibly good price on a product two months back...but to be honest, I suspected this and I got exactly what I wanted and very cheap. The warranty isn't with the store anyway; it's with the UK supplier.

[quote name='Gareth Hughes' timestamp='1368313636' post='2075686'] Folks - thanks for all the food for thought. More experiments will continue. I like the bypassing the amp pre and going straight into the power amp idea, but the Streamliner pre really is lovely. There's a softness to it that I'm loving after a lifetime of being a solidstate user. And for that reason I'm finding the Markbass LMK a little too dry sounding now. [/quote] I agree. The tone is very warm. Stunning preamp design.

I don't find the Streamliner to have a large scoop. Maybe a little one all set at 12, but a few clicks and that's out of the way. If a cab has a mid hole, it's harder to get amps to work with it. Good cabs with a nice mid bump: TC RS cabs GK Neo 115/212 Aguilar DB cabs ...apparently the Berg CNs are great for low mid punch.

[quote name='Ou7shined' timestamp='1368269248' post='2075115'] They don't mind sticking the G string a bit close to the edge eh [/quote] Yep, that looks way off.

Could potentially be the start of price wars (those Sandberg prices...wow!) and maybe the sign of what's to come (eg maybe the UK will start having huge superstores owning most the music shops...who knows).

[quote name='phsycoandy' timestamp='1368216048' post='2074661'] Indeed possibly though I don't want to appear like a complete jerk! plus i will be mailing the whole team thanking them for the thoroughly professional way they dealt with my order from start to finish, I cannot fault the process or the product. And when you come to figure what a new metro costs from guitarguitar this was a [b]very[/b] few hundred pounds more all in all, delivered to my door. [/quote] Really?! Crackers. Can't believe they are that good a price. What a great bass.

Seems like a good time to buy to be honest. If Music Store essentially own it, they can undercut like crazy. Have you seen how cheap those Sandbergs are?!

Used Stingray. When I was 13 I wanted a Ray. I got a rubbish copy, but it looked half decent, (awful tone). I still wanted one, then eventually at 18 I landed a job at Virgin Records before I went to Uni, so in my year out I bought a new Stingray. Never looked back to be honest, and I'm 32 now. Still my overall favourite bass guitar. Yes, they are sometimes quite low in price on here, and yes, there are a lot of them. However the very fact you cannot buy a new one for under £1400-1600 (for a new stock, single H, with hardcase, plain headstock) shows that they have recently given them a fairly hefty price increase. Over the years, this will reflect in second hand values. I certainly wouldn't ever sell a mint condition Ray 4 H for under £790 ish. In fact, 2 years back I sold a 10 year old natural Ray H for £850.

Whichever way you look at it, the young lady covering bass lines is 'one to watch'...from looking at her comments, she is new to playing with a plec. I think the Ray 5/Ray in general is the perfect all rounder for covers like this.

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1368119436' post='2073507'] Mr. Nice chap from Lakland replied to say they frequently offer strings to all their UK dealers, but none take them up on it... [/quote] If GG ordered them in, they'd be expensive.

MJ did have some odd tracks though, despite his massive success. I've just listened to the two Bruno albums and I think he is one of the best current/modern male popular artists.

Sadowsky Metro, Mike Lull, perhaps Sandberg? Those Xotics ARE nice, I agree.

Wow!!! That neck!!! Where did you get a PDN 2012?!

Wowwww!

[quote name='mep' timestamp='1367962998' post='2071791'] For all you Locked Out Of Heaven fans, don't forget to check out the cover by the great & lovely Marta Altesa on YouTube. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ox74xe6l2Yg[/media] [/quote] Apart from the obvious, she has some damn good groove. Born to be a bassist.

These are worth trying...trust me: http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/p/912779/ernie-ball-2806-stainless-steel-flatwound-bass-guitar-strings-45-100-group-iii/ The lower the group number, the higher the tension. Group 3s are just about right for me.

[quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1367961029' post='2071755'] he aint that good.. doesnt come close to that genius imo.. [/quote] I doubt the music industry would allow it, purely because there are so many other acts trying to get coverage.

[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1367957951' post='2071669'] I'm sure to shift a bass they are going to tell us anything but we're a bit wiser than to believe all that sales talk i'm sure. I find a lot of forums the same where someone will tell you to 'buy this' and whatever you do 'don't buy that'. Why would anyone listen to someone just because they shout louder than anyone else? I also scratch my head when people post on forums and ask 'should i buy one of these' and 'what colour XXXXX should i buy'. Who XXXXX cares? [/quote] True!!! LIke everyone who said don't use TC RH amps because they have no volume, or that the Genz Streamliner is too scooped. Both pretty much not what I experience when I use them.

Lakland need to get more exposure over here. It seems GuitarGuitar have the full control over it, although Bass Gallery seem to get a few. There was one stage when most large music shops had them.

Interesting bass. Different topic, but I get really wound up with most music shop reviews. Usually 'this is the best bass I've played ever' or 'perfect build quality' followed by a semi average guitarist trying to play bass. Of course its the best you've played, you are trying to sell it.

[quote name='risingson' timestamp='1367951996' post='2071535'] I don't like the fact that he's getting marketed as this new Prince/Michael Jackson-type figure though, because that he ain't. [/quote] I don't think he's that far off being a modern day MJ.

I just don't like the EQ design. Always plenty of Orange bashers, and it doesn't bother me. Again, great service, British company, a lot of the line made here in GB.

[quote name='BigBassBob' timestamp='1367714117' post='2068736'] Took the Tone Hammer 500 on its first gig tonight. It sounded great... and deceptively LOUD [URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/BigBassBob/media/2013-05-04232325.jpg.html][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v155/BigBassBob/2013-05-04232325.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [/quote] Nice! Still love those DB cabs