Ander87

well... It's here! will update shortly with some pictures  

Oh! I haven't received anything new aside from our chat some months ago...!

So interested in that chorus, dang… making me sweat here @bassybill

Oh gotcha!! Nice, I’m sure it’ll treat you right!

Ander. 

This one is the one I got…!

the cable im holding is the supply lead. 

On 13/06/2023 at 18:26, BassAdder60 said:

Just ordered the Harley Benton one 

 

Hopefully should be ok 👍 

Came here to say this - only con is they don't have a thick kettle lead, all else is perfect and dead quiet.

Ander.

Alex just bought a strap from me - easy to deal with, quick payment and an all round lovely fella. Would most def recommend!

Ander. 

13 hours ago, lee650 said:

Beautiful Bass, Anders, I had a Sire U5 short Scale for a wile and I was stunned by how good it was, and ie owned a lot of expensive Basses. One of my next purchases (probably early next year) will be a 5 string V5 jazz, I Need to see if they do that colour with a maple board. I have a Sadowsky Preamp pedal, that is just a fantastic thing, adds clarity and fatness with sounding overly (active) I even use it with my Spectors 

Oh, nice to hear Lee! I was tempted but I need to see a pickguard somehow, guess I'm deep in the FSO universe for the last couple years at least... And plus I wanted to get a bass I would want to gig and not sure if the shortscale proportions could threw me off...!

I don't think they have this colour for maple but they've got a gorgeous champagne gold that I was very tempted by - I would've completely bought this would it not be because I already have a maple board on my Precision...:

Best,

Ander.

19 hours ago, Jonesy said:

So, it'll be a medium relic P with a J neck - shell pink over white, tort guard, cream pup covers with a 70s overspray headstock.

 

I love the evil dead so I'm thinking of having 'Boom Stick' with a decal of Ash rather than 'Precision Bass'...….

 

Mark is also installing and relicing a Jag mute for me.

 

Fender make a shell pink case that I really want, but I don't know if A) it's worth it seeing as I generally prefer gig bags and B) it'll just scream 'nick me!'

 

Fingers crossed it'll be with me mid August.

Whoa this is gonna be stunning! pretty cool, especially as we use to see shell pink in the Fender Flea sig, nice to do Precision for a change. The decal will make it more yours yet too

I've had experience with those mutes (in previous pages) and love the mojo of them, actually I may just install it again on my current Precision MiM - they also work better, I think, than adding and removing foam etc and can graduate the intensity of muting too.

Agree on the sentiment of the case, they're great to look at and the wow factor but not practical outside bumpy road trips to studio and storage...

Looking forwards to seeing it my dude!

Ander.

5 hours ago, Jonesy said:

The wait is killing me!!!!

ooooh tell us, what did you ordered? I had to wait a couple months for mine…!

Ander. 

Haha by all means, cheers buddy - that jazz sharper edge is what I’m looking for and I’ve got tons of bass on the EQ if need be, will let the jazz be a jazz of course!

1 minute ago, thisisswanbon said:

It's not as light as the Sandy (which is very light) but it's certainly lighter than the Fender MIM deluxe jazz I had before it!  I wouldn't consider it heavy by any means, but it is the 4 string so YMMV.

 

Not majorly exposed to jazz basses, but don't feel the need to change the pick ups. To me it's fatter than the jazz Deluxe in passive mode, but with a gorgeous high mid punch with both Pups on full. 

 

Your SR special is a dream bass for me!  🤤 but this will definitely feel a safer bet for gigging for you and it'll still do punk rock perfectly!

Aha, thank you! Yes, I got the 4 string version too so I’m hoping that will be light enough for gigs etc. 

interesting on the pickups, I do love a fat type of pickups due to my precision bass background and the genre, so that’ll help massively - good to hear the ‘Fat J Revolution’ pickups the V5R comes with aren’t just marketing but a hint at the character 😂 

Completely agree some Fender can be mental heavy and tbh 9.5lbs/4.3kg is not a demand for a super light bass anyways… I asked Thomann if they could weigh it but no charm. 
 

… if it’s bloody heavy I can order another one to have my pick and then return the boat anchor if any of them is haha

Thanks again!

Ander. 

1 minute ago, thisisswanbon said:

Seriously impressed with mine... headstock takes some getting used to, and a couple on minor QC issues (blemished scratchplate and blemished tuner) that Andertons were very quick and painless with putting right, and I wouldn't expect to be the normal order.

 

Other than that though, killer bass and one of the best necks I've ever played. Every gig now is a challenge whether I chose this or my Sandberg California II VT4 (which is my ride or die for playing comfort) and the sire comes out on top at least 8/10 gigs. I could've bought 4 of the Sire bass for the cost of the Sandberg, too! 

Gah!!! I love it, this is seriously so sexy!! I hadn’t seen any around here on that colour/spec for the V5R. 
 

what’s the weight like? Have you felt any need to change the pickups? 
 

I’m thinking it could become my main gigging bass, the stingray special is likely too precious to expose to crowds in a punk rock gig sometimes…

my only real concern is the weight, I hope it kicks under 9.5lbs. 

Ander. 

20 minutes ago, andruca said:

 

I've just succumbed too, loving my V3. Unfortunately not as good looking as the V5R you're getting  ❤️

 

but you’re blessed with that solid playing my man! I was REALLY considering the sonic blue V3 but roasted maple won me over in the end. 

Un saludo 😉!

Gah, how gorgeous is that - and coming from such a loving home, top fella to deal with!

I liked the V7/V8s but I was less keen on the colours and don’t need active bass this time… and only rosewood missing in my trio of basses which I think it’s fundamental sometimes…!

Ander 

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8 hours ago, Jonesy said:

I played one of their 2nd gen J basses (can't remember which. Sunburst, maple neck with blocks. Maybe a V7?) and was really impressed with it. The neck was very slim front to back and felt great. I'm not usually a fan of active basses, but that preamp was pretty great too.

 

Congrats on your new bass, I'm sure it'll be great. Just hope the wait doesn't kill you, not too long to go now!

Aha! yep I was tempted for the V7/new V8 - Thomann has a B Stock one for £580 which is quite nice against new £700something... but then again with the Capo and my pedals I don't neeeeed an active, and do still want to have the Stingray at work if I need active...

Haha just being dramatic, waiting a week for a bass isn't really the biggest struggle but I'll be hoping it's Thursday instead of Friday  will hopefully test it on Friday at our Slim Jim's rig and report back...!

3 minutes ago, ezbass said:

You can always add a preamp pedal should the need arise, all of my basses have a Sadowsky preamp, in that they go through an SBP2.

Exactly my reasoning mate! My Capo does an awful lot of tone shaping now, it really has made my active preamp redundant really - just a bit of muscle on the bass and treble and my passive basses have punched a bloody lot!

Off topic but that pedal has just changed my sound so so so much, it is shocking - defo my 'one pedal to an island' kind of thing, makes me wonder even whether I need a compressor and I could even live without an extra distortion - I just have it for extra niceness lol but yeah...!

Ander.

Just now, leroydiamond said:

Played a Sadowsky NYC for years and then my brother introduced me to his Sire V7. omg. Seriously impressive instruments in every way other than the weight being 10lb +.

Wow! Yep I find myself missing a punchy jazz tone - didn't want to do active electronics though, and youtube makes the passive Sires sound very authoritative, but what do I know, I know that can be deceiving - worth a try though...!

Also heard that the weights were more of an issue of the gen 1, the v2 seeeeem to have remedied that a bit more and stay around 4kg - hopefully that's the case, long as it's not a boat anchor...!

Ander.

Haha I'm getting really excited, funny enough this is the cheapest bass I've ever bought followed by my Fender MiM Precision so I'm really looking forwards to trying it out.

I know that these 'edgeless' fretboards is the marketing name for rolled edges frets but they do look very heavily rounded, will be interesting to see I reckon - the pictures make for very good finishes but won't be able to judge until it's in my hands I guess.

Such a good price and attractive cab - pity I’ve no need for it, have a bump!

Yes! I was considering regular v5/8 (Thomann has a v8 b stock for £580!) but having the stingray I wanted as much instrument without electronics so I chose passive. 
 

the V3p looked really nice, I could’ve well gone for the Sonic Blue for more colour variation but I couldn’t resist the roasted neck and binding/blocks so here we go again 2 teal basses haha

the hanger is ready waiting;

Best,

Ander. 

True, that’s why I let go of mine cause at the moment I had two other P’s!

To add to that I regret selling my JMJ when they were going for £750 last year everywhere around January. 
 

Great little bass, just butter and rejecting the thought of paying £950+ for them merely 18 months later. The principle of it and that, now I’m on a crusade against that pricing 😂

just very glad I’ve had a shot at keeping my #1 bass, the one I’d do signature if ever brands would come knocking on my door haha - the rest can come and go. 
 

Ander.