dave_bass5

[quote name='GreeneKing' timestamp='1318885729' post='1407481']Hang on a minute, are we saying that all 'real' Americans and English folk are white Anglo Saxons? The US and United Kingdom are multi cultural societies and US citizens include a fair few people who originated in Mexico .[/quote] Well my comment was meant as a joke. I put no importance on where or who makes my gear, as long as it works. In fact other than a SUB last year and a Fender P5 (and not including the MIA's I had and returned) I don't think Ive ever owned any other basses made in the USA.

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1318867731' post='1407137'] Which guy? one from the neck making team, or one from the body making team? or the neck finishing department? or the body finishing dept? or the guy who bolts necks to bodies? or the setup team? They probably just got their pay, the bare minimum EB could get them to work for, and went home. [/quote] Just like Fenders MIA, MM are probably made in the USA by Mexicans (not knocking the Mexicans)

[quote name='Ou7shined' timestamp='1318854909' post='1406870'] Good post. I myself can't see the point of buying decent basses of any price anymore as whatever I see I know I can build... I miss bass GAS. [/quote] Same here, although there are a few basses i would like i dont have any GAS at the moment. [quote name='Ou7shined' timestamp='1318854909' post='1406870'] I remember your Fender debacle and that really was out of order but somehow I'm not seeing this on the same scale. I'm sorry.[/quote] I only brought that up to show how i feel about issues, then and now. Mine was just poor CS, this goes a lot deeper.

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1318854479' post='1406856'] FWIW, it's rare for them to have issues IME. [/quote] Agreed. They are generally very good, especially their Cable broadband. I think because it works so well when it does go down its a bigger deal because we arent used it.

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1318852689' post='1406797'] This is the first time I've been able to access the site for nearly 2 days - I've just had fast fibre optic broadband installed & everything else is hurtling along so I don't think the problem is with my computer. [/quote] WOT has posted in another thread that Virgin are having issues. If your on VM then that could explain it.

[quote name='Ou7shined' timestamp='1318852331' post='1406783'] Diff'rent folks, diff'rent strokes. [/quote] That was based on waiting for 7 months, If it was a case of send it back and receive another in a few days then i certainly wouldn't give up on it. [quote name='Ou7shined' timestamp='1318852331' post='1406783'] I'm glad I'm not the only one seeing this from a player's point of view then. [b]I agree 100% that if the customer is not happy with the product (for whatever reason) then they should by all means return it [/b]but "sub par for the money" is subjective, it function's as it should and the "problem" appears to be easily rectified... but this, it seems would not to be an option for Gareth or yourself. £1500 is not a lot to spend on a big brand bass when you are seeking perfection. How much is a decent CS Fender these days? [/quote] To be honest ive seen just how well made much, much cheaper basses are so i personally wouldn't spend £1500 on a bass now. I see no need to, my Squier (with large neck pocket gap now it has a smaller neck on it) is doing just fine. Im happy to put up with the poor neck pocket because this bass wasn't brought for its looks. As some know i had 3 MIA's last year and each had poorly cut out pickup holes. Not all the same but each was worse than any bass i have owned. All were very playable and i do regret sending the last one back. I felt that spending £900 should get me something better. Its only a few pieces of wood that come of a production line but £900 is a lot of money, irrelevant of how much more i could spend. To spend £1500 i think your right to expect perfection, and not settle for less. We've had a few analogies so i wont bother with one here, but do feel that almost any bass (within reason) will be playable with a good set up, its the workmanship and quality of materials we pay a lot more for, and when its this area thats lacking then i think its justified to send it back if your not happy.

Personally i would kick up a stink and go elsewhere. No matter how far MM bend over backwards, Gareth has waited long enough IMO and its already taken 2 weeks just to get a reply from them. This will drag on to long if MM offer to sort him out a new bass IMO, and if another bass is sent who knows what it will be like. Personally i dont think its unplayable at all. I do think its sub par for the money and wouldn't want to keep it, so im with Gareth on that but i dont see any indication (unless i missed it) that its not working as it should.

No argument there, this one has been put together in the dark, that's not acceptable. I was talking more about the principal of taking a body and neck from stock and putting them together to create a bass to the customers spec. I dont think it matters if the neck was made a year before the body, both at the same time etc, as long as the end result is a perfect working bass. I do understand Gareth's issues though, and yes, it sounds like S&T are to blame for this one.

Im on VM and had no problems over the weekend as far as i know. I also noticed the text lag seems to have been fixed on my iPhone 4 now.

[quote name='Darkstrike' timestamp='1318805933' post='1406470'] Funny thing is, people would be pretty much delighted for Fender/dealers to do just this, assuming proper quality. [/quote] Assuming its all put together right i dont see the problem with buying any bass thats been put together to my get the bass i order, after all, unless its a through neck aren't all basses made up of different parts?

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1318835305' post='1406547'] EBMM said they were looking into it with great immediacy! So far, it will have been 2 weeks by Weds. [/quote] 7 months 2 weeks ;-(

Just played the first set of my first gig in 5 weeks. Double birthday party, 18 and 21st for two sisters at a cricket club in Hampton Court. So far everyone has stayed outside so we played an enjoyable first set to no one. Hopefully it will get cold really quickly and we will get our audience.

I have fond memories of both the Westone Thunder 1A and My Ibanez Blazer bass.. Im not sure who they would stack up against todays budget basses but they certainly did the job back then.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1318583485' post='1403917'] Ahh... I thought 'requires elevation' meant stand on a chair, or something... [/quote] Generally right clicking and selecting "run as administrator" will give you the correct permissions although it does help if you are above sea level.

Aren't these basses my by Sue Ryder now.........................

Dont forget Craftsman. my first "real" guitar was a Craftsman Less Paul. All this also bring back memories, all those great shops in Denmark st and Shaftesbury Avenue. The good old days.

[quote name='leschirons' timestamp='1318361107' post='1401207'] Dale farm, Basildon although haven't been able to rent it for a little while now. The site has lots going on and there's a lucky heather shop, and shop for pegs and a really busy take-away service. All roads fully tarmaced. Pets allowed. [/quote] Isnt that the new Haven flagship camp?

The New content button works fine for me using FF 7.0.1 under W7P 64 bit. Just saying. EDIT: Just to Clarify. The New content button seems to be a pre set search button, so if you are on the Members page the new content is just going to show new content for that page/area of the site, not new postings. Same for forums, calendar etc.

[quote name='Beedster' timestamp='1318321707' post='1400367'] on the Mac not much better. [/quote] There's your problem right there :-)

Same here. Working like a dream today, so far. All PC's up to date (even got Flash 64 bit running now)

Did the bass get picked up Gareth?

[quote name='dlloyd' timestamp='1318255843' post='1399733'] Because it's a house forum that was set up as an exercise in online marketing. It's there to promote their own products, one of which is Ernie Ball strings. It's not that difficult a concept: [url="http://www.copyblogger.com/building-your-fan-club/"]http://www.copyblogg...-your-fan-club/[/url] [/quote] Well then that rules out anyone posting anything negative doesn't it? Which is what was said in the first place, even though its the place to "Chat about Music Man Basses". Apparently only if you have good things to say. I'll say no more on this, i have my opinions and experience. I'd still love to own one someday.

[quote name='dlloyd' timestamp='1318252076' post='1399678'] It depends on the issue. When the issue is one of whether Thomastik Infeld flats are better than La Bellas on an Ernie Ball instrument, I think it's fair for them to ask people to take it elsewhere. [/quote] Why, Its connected with their basses so why not talk about it? This is whats so confusing. I can understand if people were bashing their basses, or asking questions that dont have any relevance to EBMM gear but to ask what goes better, or what other people think sounds better with their basses seems a pretty normal question to me. I think this just proves my point. If Gareth was to post any concerns over this on there we all know what would happen.

Very slow for me today. much slower than last week.

[quote name='dlloyd' timestamp='1318245936' post='1399557'] Blocking discussion of other manufacturers' products has, I would imagine, prevented a fair bit of nastiness on the EBMM forums. And lets face it, there are plenty of other places where discussion of replacement parts is possible. [/quote] Blocking owners posting about issues is not really on IMO. The best place to ask for help with a certain product should surely be the manufacturers own forums.