binky_bass

GAK are selling the same pre-amp at over £1800, Thomann at a shade over £500... You could get the full rig with both cabs for £1500 or so, seem remarkably cheap!

I just don't understand people that do that! What's the benefit?? Unless, I suppose, they had one of those £1 sellers fee offers and wanted to secure the offer but didn't have pictures etc. Other than that, inexcusable!! Lol

From personal experiance, I'd use that money to tour a few basses... With the exception of Fodera (massively overpirced in my humble opinion, but they do keep their residual value quite well) you could buy two VERY nice high end basses second hand from here, Reverb, eBay etc. and try them out for a few months, then sell them on and try a few more until you really find what you're looking for, once you've honed in on what you want you can then confidently buy your perfect bass. ACG are great instruments, I'd also put a vote in for a USA Conklin though I'm not sure what you'd get for 3K as they are pricey beasts! Overwater make superb basses too. You could probably find a Wal somewhere for circa 3K, they keep excellent value and sell quickly. Unless you know EXACTLY what you want, I'd lean away from custom made and definitely look at pre-owned, why spend 3, 4, 5, 6+ grand on a bass when you can buy it pre-loved for a third of the cost! Happy hunting sir, let us know what you get!