How was Bass Direct in the end?
I love it in there
They are opinionated, that is true.
They are dedicated to bass though. IMO. I ordered a Sandberg California from them. Plus, a Genz Benz rig.
It was a great day. Luke, who doesn't work there anymore, was a top lad. Mark, the gaffer is cool. He knows his stuff. They put you straight. I call Mark the Oracle. I email him alsorts of random questions. He never tells me to go forth, when he could easily.
I went in not long ago to check out 1972 jazz bass, in white with black fret inlays and the guy Marcus, Mark's new chap on the floor, dissuaded me from buying it. As I drove home, I thought "Tosser, I didn't like him." However, with hindsight he was right. My jaunt up there wasn't half as much fun but it made me realise I had gone there on a whim. They knew.
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