Eldon Tyrell

Agree, all cool dudes. However, looks like I have to be the guy who introduces you to the coolest dude of all them all 😎

On 04/12/2020 at 17:36, Eldon Tyrell said:

Some more info about the BBPH. The finish is called "fired red". Really like the sound but still don't like the look of it (you can see what I meant at e.g. 1:13). Such a shame. I had been looking forward to its release for ages and then I just don't like it. Aarrggh. Not my week, lost out on a stunning looking Stingray and then the "fired red" finish downer. Anyway, it is what it is. I am sure they will sell them all. 

 

Looks like I should have bought one. Could have made a nice little profit 🤪

I guess it depends on what you are selling/buying. For example, a Yamaha Peter Hook Signature Bass that cost around £1k new just sold on ebay for more than double. BTW, it is a "standard" one, i.e. not one of the hand signed ones that PMT sold.  

23 minutes ago, Beedster said:

I occasionally look at my own FS listings, some gorgeous basses, and regret not buying them. I'm going to speak to my therapist about it

I don't think I am smart enough to understand that 🤪

• Tool
• Alice in Chains
• Karnivool
• Stone Temple Pilots
• Soundgarden
• Pearl Jam
• Rage against the Machine
• The Tea Party
• Matthew Good
• Moist
• The Afghan Whigs
• Dredg
• Soen
• Tindersticks
• Queens of the Stone Age

28 minutes ago, FinnDave said:

Perhaps your bank was blocking Bass Direct to keep you out of trouble!

Good idea. I should contact my bank immediately. I am sure my better half will appreciate it 😉 

On 15/05/2021 at 19:32, Crawford13 said:

Pearl White with gold is class. 

Agree 🙂

1 minute ago, FinnDave said:

 

Very easy to call in for some strings and walk out with a new bass!!

That sounds very familiar indeed. Looks like I am not the only one. 🙂

Due to the pandemic, I have not been there since Jan 2020. However, that has not stopped me from buying 5 basses since then "thanks" to their website. Maybe I should stop checking it. Maybe that helps. 

1 hour ago, deepbass5 said:

Warned of Trojan on their site, my Browser protection suggest strongly not to proceed to the Bass Direct web pages ???

not had this before as I'm a regular browser on their site. anyone else had this. last two days.

Trojan on BD's website? Well, my HitmanPro does not show that. TBH, the only danger coming from BD's website is that it is costly to visit (i.e., spending money on new basses) 😉 

2 minutes ago, FDC484950 said:

I thought the whole thing was an obvious pi** take?

Exactly. They have a particular type of humour that is clearly not for everyone but it also not meant to be for everyone 😎

I like Joe Dart and I think that Vulfpeck are an interesting band and show what can be achieved in the new social media and online music streaming times. Selling out Madison Square Garden without having a record deal definitely deserves some serious respect.  

36 minutes ago, drTStingray said:

Not far short of the new price then 😬

 

That's what I thought. For £2343.11, you can get it shipped directly from EBMM, including shipping costs and all taxes.

https://shop.music-man.com/ernie-ball-music-man-joe-dart-bass-velvet-natural.html

This one:

Still trying to find one!

On 16/05/2021 at 12:42, ambient said:

Bass Direct.

Same here. Bought three basses (two used ones and one new, between Feb and Apr). Great experience as always 👍

1 minute ago, Paulhauser said:

I see. Pity for that 1977, these are really great basses...

Agree but the new Forte just blew both the 77 and the Forte away 😎

I still have the Vintage Tint Ash Forte and the Mike Starr Euro. Both are in cases though. My only remaining basses "in the wild" are these three:

3 minutes ago, Paulhauser said:

@Eldon Tyrell I'm seeing this and a Forte at Bassdirect. What are you getting? 😉 🙂

No new bass from BD, I am afraid, only clearing our "living"room to make my wife happy. Although, I am still looking for a Stingray Classic, natural finish, maple FB 😉 

3 minutes ago, Paul S said:

I'd rather have a Bounty  

Does that age me?

No, only if you had said "I'd rather have a Marathon" 😉

8 hours ago, TheGreek said:

Inspired by a couple of existing threads. 

What (forgotten) albums will future generations re-discover? I'll go...

Infected - The The
Introducing the Hardline according to Terence Trent-D'arby 
Stop Making sense - Talking Heads
Handsworth Revolution - Steel Pulse
 

 

My concern is that future generations probably won't know what an album is in the first place

8 minutes ago, Doctor J said:

 If anyone is brave enough it would be worth seeing if Sterling would open up about it on their forum 🙂

Well, I am usually brave, but I am not that brave 😉 

13 minutes ago, FDC484950 said:

Ironically MM didn’t “do” endorsee models a while back and was proud of the fact. Tony Levin, one of the biggest proponents of the MM basses and particularly adoption of the SR5, only got a cheap OLP as a signature instrument (although to be fair they did make him a 3-string bass that was destroyed in a fire IIRC). 

Maybe this change of strategy has something to do with Sterling's son Brian being the CEO of EBMM now? Could be.

38 minutes ago, drTStingray said:

I’ve been tempted since it’s been available as well - I might wait and see if the short scale version has a second run - love that white/gold adonised look. 

I'll keep an eye on the Stingray Special HH Kingpin. Hope it will be available via the Vault and also hope that "drop that bling..Kingpin" means that it won't be a blingy bass. Well, we'll know in July. 

8 minutes ago, fretmeister said:

I've heard some European builders use the word "mic" in place of pickup. So I doubt it's actually a microphone in the traditional sense.

Yes, it sounded odd but that's why I found on this forum:

"Plank" von Fritz Rössel auf der Messe gehört | Musiker-Board

Google translate gave me this:

It's called "Plank" and it looks a bit like it - like a wooden plank. And that is probably quite intentional.
He looks totally slimmed down. One-piece body, one-piece neck (screwed), no height aperture, no volume potentiometer. No pickup. ? Not a pickup in the usual sense. What looks like a soap bar pickup in bridge position is actually a microphone, as Fritz says.

I like Joe Dart and I like the minimalistic concept. It only makes sense to get rid of the gigantic volume knob that a lot of people (me included) did not like anyway. Some time ago, someone sold here a "Plank" bass by a German bass builder named Fritz Roessel. I remember saying that Joe Dart should buy it as the bass does not have any knobs at all. Maybe Joe is checking BC? 😉

The Plank bass could actually further inspire the next version of the Joe Dart bass: Get rid of the pickup next!  What looks like a soapbar pickup in the Plank bass is actually a microphone, according to the builder. So, Joe, check it out 😎

5 minutes ago, fretmeister said:

I like the black. Be nicer with a black pickup, but not a deal breaker.

They still don't seem to be selling that model in the UK though, otherwise I'd probably be ordering one.

You can order it directly from EBMM. They now have international shipping for basses from their vault, including the Joe Dart basses (natural and black). Shipping costs are not too bad either. 

Shop Ernie Ball Music Man - The Vault (music-man.com)

52 minutes ago, ezbass said:

If there were no bass, it would just be chat - a place to discuss Indian snacks perhaps?

There would still be a basschat but people would talk about this instead:

4 minutes ago, Paulhauser said:

@Bunion and @Eldon Tyrell I always thought that these 1977 and 79's have clear coating on them, a satin, thin one but still it is not untreated wood or not oil finished. But I might have been mistaken as clearly the wax must have gone somewhere IN...or simply evaporated into air? 

I don't know. What I do know is that after having applied the Feed-N-Wax, the 77 looks better than ever! The colour of the wood just looks more intense. Difficult to explain. So, thanks again @Bunion 👍