Machines

My personal belief that with the rise of 'Buy Now Pay Later' finance options on almost every website, it allows people immediate access to expensive instruments without having to save up. As such, you can up the prices without it seeming as bad. Here's an example on a Stingray 5 Special. The monthly cost of £98 seems moderately bearable, except when you look at total amount payable and APR. But I think instant gratification will win out a lot of the time.

Yeah, not sure why they're SO low though, it's below cost price. Even still, they took a few days to shift about 7 (one left currently !) I've only had low volume try outs with it so far, but it's definitely a big improvement on my Genz Benz tonally. I'm considering replacing my EICH XS112 also, as whilst it's a cracking cab, it's so tiny I have to crouch down to adjust amp settings everytime 🤣.

Bundle all gone, 3 heads left

Spotted this morning a few left of the bundle at £499 but 7 heads left for £349. I went for the head alone as that cab has too much heft for me. https://www.andertons.co.uk/tc-electronic-bass-rig-bundle-rh750-amp-head-k410-cab

Aria Pro ZZ

No need anymore, they just needed the screws tightening 🙄

I'm quite confident that most marketing descriptions on the benefits of any 'fad' are similarly full of stinky poo. I get the feeling that G4M specced it with roasted maple, the manufacturer entered a contract to supply to them at cost of X, but didn't bother with meeting the exact spec, and even tried to lie about it. They're made in Vietnam, which is a fairly new market for guitar manufacturing, especially compared to China/Indonesia/Korea etc.

It is maple with a stain, it's more of a description issue but it's still a normal maple neck. Considering sanding it but may get tricky around the binding.

From website: Neck Shape: Slim D Profile Fingerboard Radius: 14-18" Compound Radius Nut Width: 42mm

It's not too bad as it is compared to the 6, but probably Wilkinson's to keep the price down. No issues in 3 orders for me, but I am in the UK where they are based. It's a mix of damage and bad production. There's a common theme for finishing issues, mostly sanding marks, poor binding, scratches. But the fractured headstock ones were definitely impact/crush in shipping.

Some of you may recall I purchased the 6 string fanned fret Coliseum last year . I sold it a few months ago as I had since bought another 6 string which was more comfortable and the headstock dive was a pain when playing in studio. Well, the prices have since gone up from £299 to £349 for the 6 string, and there's a fair few videos of them now on YouTube. What I haven't seen at all in the wild however, is the 4 string model. It's not fanned fret, it doesn't have a low B and is standard scale so quite unremarkable right ? Gear4Music have had A LOT of issues with QC on these Coliseums, and they added some to eBay in a very sorry state (cracked headstocks and binding falling off worst culprits). I spotted a 4 string model however with what looked like just cosmetic issues (neck bolt routing messy, light scratches on neck)). The price was utterly ridiculous at £125 (Under half of RRP !). So I hit BIN. It arrived today, and whilst it is definitely B-stock, £125 for this is bonkers. It must be well below cost price. I had the 6 before so it wasn't a surprise how it sounded, but still feel like I stole it. Would have paid £269 and still be happy. Will t-cut the scratches, new tuners and this thing is perfect.

I recently bought an M5 4 string. It's really quite the thing, it's really light, has a a great core tone and the EQ just makes more of it. I couldn't see anything else getting near it for less than a grand (this was under £500).

I went for the trans blue, it's almost green in bits looks great.

Up = parallel Middle = single coil Down = series Series is pretty much a louder parallel with more bottom end.

7, and not bothered with guitars yet.

Depending on if I got my lad (odd weekends) i'll come along with: Sire M5 / Yamaha RBXJM2 / GenzBenz Neo Pak / EICH112XS

I can assure you, they do exist.

I really like the 6 string M7, but they're more than double the price. Same pickups, EQ and a maple top ?! I really struggle to see the value there, as the M7 5 string is £655 which seems fair, but the 6 is £949. 300 quid for one more string ? Err no.

I needed wanted to get a more versatile 4 string, whilst my Squier CV 70s Jazz isn't a one trick pony, it's passive and I find myself wanting a bit more from it. I'd been loitering on the Andertons website a few days, the spec of these for the price looking extremely impressive. Watched a few YouTube vids, sounded great too, and as someone who likes playing with knobs, the EQ on this looked great. Well, it arrived on time, and I have to say is not disappointing. The finish is excellent and the wiring cavity may be the best i've seen under a grand. It needed a setup, just bridge saddles lowering and pickups raising slightly. Tone out the box is very Jazz bass, but the coil taps for series/parallel/single coil (outer coils only) make it have a lot more choice. EQ is best used sparingly, bass can be overpowering, but the treble isn't too brittle. I tend to avoid the parametric mids, but there may be something of use there in the studio. The neck is outstanding, the rolled edges are super comfy. It's light, (~8lbs) and balances well seated or strapped. Lots of fun to be had with this, and time to sell the Squier (sorry Mockingbird, you too). Is it blue or green ?! Bridge is very solid, optional string through. Impressive shielding and neat

Well that was weird.

Yes, I think it has in terms of creativity. My band formed during the summer, we had about 6 rehearsals before lockdown v2.0 commenced. Since that, we have been collaborating online and managed to record 2 songs, I doubt we would have achieved that with continual rehearsals. My bass playing hasn't improved technically, however my guitar playing has as i've been writing material on that.

This was through my phone speaker. Pitch was my worst scoring average across participants. Did better in intervals and beat alignment.

Opposite of my experience.