RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE

Me neither ! Would like to see the full story ..

I should be in a position to purchase my dream bass this year ( well nothing more than £3k if I can help it !). But what ?? Custom ? Well letts just say I’d rather avoid the uncertainty ! The ‘dream bass’ I used to think of was something like a status s2 in a lovely glossy colour , or old Steinberger trans term , or a Kubricki ex factor in a lairy colour . It seems like I’ve missed the boat on Sims custom paint job for my table top style Warwick corvette . I did think of having an animal shaped bass guitar body such as a dog , cat or rabbit 😬 I like the Warwick dolphin .. a headless style would be the one I think ..glossy airbrushed in the style of a polar bear ! As for electronics , just a passive volume bass and tone knob is enough ! No batteries ! I do have 2 basses that friends and punters used to love ..a Korean made Jack Daniel’s bass ,and a Washburn status . For some reason people were fascinated by them .

I find with the artists mentioned here , what works for me is to watch them sparingly . I’ve watched a basinful of Charles Berthoud , and don’t bother much these days if at all. I was searching for Michael manring the other day to see what he’s up to . Then I found a couple of really nice clips of manring and Berthoud together which was really nice to watch. I do like Davie , and noted he had a battle with you tube which was worrying for him. I saw a few clips of him in different countries trying out basses in his usual humour and that was entertaining for me . Sapko I’m finding grating and not really my bag . Too shouty like an aggressive George formby for my ears . Too clickbaity ! Last of all ..Scott Devine ! I used to follow him a few years back . Very open , down to earth etc . Then the little irritating reminders in the middle of clips to sign up . He just seems to be over the top clickbaity now ! Captions about why 5 strings are crap etc with his face looking at me . I understand that there are trends that these YouTubers have to compete with others incase they miss out ,but not for me so I won’t click on anything like that.I have unsubscribed from a couple of music sites because of YouTubers copying the jokey style of others that are about as funny as James Corden or Russell Brand . It’s a shame that it’s all about algorithms..

I’ll get my coat 😬 ( yes , it’s very old I know )

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For the sake of inflation etc I’d say £2,500-£3,000. For that kind of price today ,you can get a brand new fender with case , candy and in showroom condition. It also takes you into the Rick turner handmade / custom options for example , or Rickenbacker territory., or status graphite . Plus of course used Telecaster ,thunderbirds etc. Back in the late ‘80s / early ‘90s we used to go to the annual music shows at Wembley or Hammersmith. This was a time when I was learning the bass on a more ‘proper’ level ( The time to ditch the firewood beginner bass and slightly upgrade to something more playable ). The best basses I ever played around that time , were the full bodied steinberger and Status models . I knew my Washburn status was a copy of the status ,and that was all ! I always wanted to own one of the real status or steinberger since then , but even back then they were very expensive and out of my budget . Back around then a friend of mine who has a nice synth collection asked me how much a custom bass would cost , and I’d say around £2-3,000. There are a couple of status basses that have recently been listed here for around the figure I mentioned. Very hard to get hold of and in the scheme of things reassuringly expensive . As someone who only messes around at home , I don’t know if I can justify shelling out that kind of money when I can afford to do so ! However , it’d be like having a custom made bass without the guesswork ..

I suppose the first thing to do ,is to post on the local next door website and check local crack converters etc.

Well have you left your reviews on trustpilot and /or the other sites mentioned?? If not , why not ? Do not bother with them on the phone ! Get a full refund ! With that attitude guitar guitar may be gone gone ,and then obliviously wonder why .

In that case you still have time to return it . Go onto those sites and shame them ! Maybe have a look on moneysaving expert or similar for a template to write to them. Don’t be fobbed off on the phone ! Do everything in writing. Cc the head office/ ceo on an email . 🤞you get the desired resolution

I don’t know how many days you have had it , but as I say that is unacceptable on so many levels ..especially the attitude! I don’t know how long you have left to return it , but take it up with your credit/ debit card …and then crucify them on the sites I have mentioned right away !

That is Bs! The bass has come from a bad batch of poor quality control ! First thing I would do if it were me , is to condemn them on trustpilot , farce book , X etc .You could also point them to this topic here ! If you are still in the timeframe , then you have your consumer rights . You’ve done me a favour by mentioning Guitar Guitar , who will be avoided by me in the future . On a slight tangent ; I did post a topic about cort space 5 a couple of weeks ago ,regarding the fluctuating prices. I’ve since seen that the price for the green one has gone down to £679 .However I had a look at the picture and it seems ‘off’ . What I mean by that is it looks like these basses are being churned out by the shed load without much due care and attention imho ..similar to yours ! It’s put me off of wanting one now . If I do go for a 5 string , I’ll choose a completely different brand of headless .

It’d be interesting to hear your version of mustang sally . This tuning is going far beyond beard twitching territory. If I was in a gigging band with a 5 string ( bead) ,I’d be a little put out as more often than not Low B is supposedly enough to deal with lower range of vocals etc . Your vocalist must sound like a dying dog . Having said that, I do like the Warwick vampyre tuning for some reason but it would seem to have very ltd purpose , unless I was in a gigging death metal band etc . Speaking of Warwick vampyre it doesn’t seem to be available anywhere anymore . Maybe lack of demand or price ? The other thing I was wondering is , how many 4 string basses are available down tuned as standard ?

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@Dad3353your explanation has done the job ! Top man ! 🙂

Thanks for that ! It does seem pointless with my post having pictures with no text . It looks so straightforward to delete photos with the x in place in the corner. 😮‍💨 Maybe the Moderators could highlight the fact that images cannot be deleted once uploaded 🤔

On off topic , I retitled my post as Problem Solved Please Ignore ! Can somebody tell me how to delete the post entirely ?? It seems an unnecessary pita to do so. 😮‍💨 Thank you in advance

This is true . Trying to find a fretless one is a lot harder to track down . 🙂

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My first ‘proper ‘ bass amp with cabinet was an OHM . Bought cheap as chips at the time from a friend . Not only was the head amp very big , heavy and bulky . The cabinet could fit a whole road crew inside . My cat used to sleep in it ! Great sound …very loud ! Buzzing windows! That big click sound whenever it was turned on .Mine had a flanger on it , with a foot switch . Times were hard then ,and it was the stone age . Bass players are blessed these days…

I have a couple of things to add .. Imho the status look way better than the Ibanez . That blue just looks uninviting. Looking at the necks of those and the cort space basses, it looks to me that the neck on my Washburn status is better quality 🤔. Are the necks of the Ibanez really that different ?? I have seen people having issues with the Ibanez basses with marks on the neck - plus having issues changing strings causing scratch marks on the neck .Quality control has been mentioned about them . just looking at that last pic of the Ibanez fretless . The tuning knobs look much better placed than the cort space basses ,and Hillman which look awful imho .

Good points ! My Washburn status is a bit deceptive though . Whenever anyone sees that they say what a lovely bass , followed by “ that’s heavy !”🙂

This seems to be the best ,and I’m tempted . Of course I don’t know if I’d have a chance due to the shipping costs etc and whether the seller would ship to uk .