Musicman20

But why would you even take that bass to a show with that logo?! 

To be honest I'd leave it stock and enjoy not fiddling! I love options but the simplicity is great. I imagine these will retain value pretty well.

I'd like one. I like the simplicity, the stunning figured neck, and the overall aesthetics. It's kinda cool in a weird way.

This reminds me yet again that there is nothing like a proper Musicman humbucker in the sweet spot.

Well, my life was an absolute rollercoaster just after the Stomp came out, so I put it on hold. Even now, in Jan 2020, things are pretty intense, but I picked up a HX Stomp in the Black Friday sales and I am SUPER impressed.

I did own a full fat Helix Floor, but I found it too large, and I just didn't need that much power and control.

Even on guitar, I am finding I have enough processing power, in a tiny box, for what I need.

The quality of the unit is excellent, the sound is great, and the flexibility is so fun.

I have yet to try it with bass, but I can't wait! 

Great work and congrats! Love Boss/Roland. 

I wonder if these are made in the UK for that price?

I don't think I've met one bass player/spoken to one bass player that bought the heavier versions of these cabs. They might be on a blowout soon.

Orange seem to be smashing out lots of new stuff over the past few years. 

Looks like a Mk2 version is on it's way...

https://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Peavey-MiniMAX-MKII-Bass-Head/2VI9?origin=product-ads&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI8IXn1qTE5gIVg7HtCh0xjgE4EAQYAiABEgJ-5vD_BwE

It seems a bizarre concept, but I imagine Roger wanted a change to his life and probably benefitted massively financially.

But, a MIC Sadowsky just seems wrong....for that brand. 

I just hope the prices go down and the quality stays as is. Strange agreement; never imagined this would happen. 

Wow! Congrats. 

Those Strandbergs are incredibly expensive for what they are. 

But the Tech 21, why not! 

3 hours ago, burno70 said:

That's the thing. As lovely as it is - and it really is, you're in custom made bass territory at that price.

The problem is, to get that level of neck figuring you have to pay a lot. I imagine that neck alone is about £500 due to the rarity.

Added to that, IMO only a Musicman sounds like a proper Musicman. You can get very good humbuckers and pre-amps but they are never the same.

Whilst no resale prices are decent, it's a rare Musicman, so it should retain value a lot better than a small builders one off. 

I imagine even Shuker would charge £2.5k for this. 

This lower price might help, plus a choice of 4!
 

https://www.andertons.co.uk/music-man-2019-bfr-stingray-h-vintage-sierra-fretless

I actually think that price is fairly reasonable for a very limited and unique bass.

That 5 string sounds fantastic. 

Fantastic colour....and I love the SR5 shape and pickguard.

You definitely got the good end of the deal!

That paint job is lovely. Leave the red!

I had the same issue with my GP12400SMX. That was the only issue I had with it for years!

10 minutes ago, Kev said:

Unsure if you are being facetious or not, but I was just making the point that it becomes a little tiresome to hear the same complaints over and over with some small successful manufacturers, as opposed to at the very least fresh criticism or feedback on new features etc.  Barefaced is the same and many others.  Nature of the beast I guess as you say!

 

I think you'll see the same for a lot of tech, including manufacturers like Apple.

34 minutes ago, fretmeister said:

In the full fat helix / LT / rack you can split 4 paths if you want. EQ / compress / whatever them all separately and even send them to 4 separate outputs (2 XLR and 2 1/4) as well. Or combine them.

 

I like running the B7K model without a cab at all, but with a parametric EQ, in parallel with a Rat into a GK amp with a cab, and then a third underneath being the brand new SVT4-pro model for deep low cleans.

 

And then with the beauty of Snapshots I can change multiple parameters on everything with just 1 press of a footswitch.

This is why I need a Helix again. 

Unfortunately, despite how interesting it is to see demos, most of the professional demos are paid for. Otherwise, why would they do it, unless they are musicians with financial stability and they just enjoy it...

I've seen Darkglass products jump to higher and higher prices. £400 for a distortion pedal is absolutely INSANE.

They have become 'the' distortion tone for more metal/heavier tones....and personally I think it just makes all basses sound very very similar. It sounds almost metallic and processed. 

The craze is: fanned fret bass, shed loads of Darkglass distortion, normally some sort of dual pickup bass....then the bass riff almost sounds like a djent style guitar riff.

I still prefer Tech 21, if I'm honest.

Also, you can get a Helix Stomp and probably get exactly these tones or close and thousands more. 

Black? Hmmm....not very interesting....should have done something like shell pink.

3 hours ago, Machines said:

And they still are easily attainable for a third of RRP 2nd hand. 

Maybe for now, but as the current prices rest in place for a while, people might want a second hand one and thus demand will rise, which will mean the value could be a little better 2nd hand compared to what it used to be. Same with Rays. You can't buy one for less than 2k ish now. 

P basses are great for digging in!