daveybass

8 minutes ago, lee650 said:

Can't believe this is still here! Its been a staple on my board for ages. Its worth the price for the Fuzz alone, anyone wanting a 3 leaf Doom tone, this gets close 

Its not....😉

3 minutes ago, NikNik said:

Only if you rip p*** out of its lack of QC.

That'll be £2 from you then 😉

1 hour ago, Woodinblack said:

 

You think there are enough people that dislike you enough to do that to you??

There may be one of two who would chip in more than £2 as a show of dislike!!

1 minute ago, snorkie635 said:

I have a Ric with a chip in it if that's near enough? 😁

If everyone is paying for it then I don't mind !!!😝

1 minute ago, RikiB said:

All together it’s at £285 now 🙂

That's brilliant fair play, now if everyone would like to chip in for my 50th in November to buy a Ric then that would be ace...ta

Great to see we managed to get quite a bit for @Basstardz  there were a couple of us who were close to getting done.

Nice one Basschatti (have I just created the word for a collection of Basschatters)

Cheers

Dave

This still here...what is going on?

45 minutes ago, asingardenof said:

Lobster has done a full review now and they sound niiiiice!

 

I was just thinking about a suitable flatwound for it, thanks

Would consider a trade for recording interface or Jazz bass (trade value around £900)

Thanks

Dave

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Welcome to the world of temptation 

SPECS

neck type

EHB59pc Panga Panga/Walnut neck w/Graphite reinforcement rods

top/back/body

Walnut topAsh body

fretboard

Bound Panga Panga fretboardOff-set Abalone dot inlay

fret

Medium Stainless Steel frets

number of frets

24

bridge

MR5HS bridge

string space

18mm

neck pickup

Bartolini® BH2 neck pickupPassive

bridge pickup

Bartolini® BH2 bridge pickupPassive

equaliser

Vari-mid 3-band EQ w/ EQ bypass switch (passive tone control on treble pot)

factory tuning

1G,2D,3A,4E,5B

strings

D'Addario® EXL170-5SL

string gauge

.045/.065/.080/.100/.130

hardware color

Black
 

Perfect condition

Comes with gig bag

Going to reduce to £750 - you'll need to sort out the courier

Reduced to £750 for a quick sale, you'll need to sort the courier

hmmm wasn't sure of the price to sell so will review to £280 posted

Just following on, well happy with mine

Posted to your door, boxed and absolutely brand new and has the Novation carry case as well.

bought for a project which didn’t happen and has been used for about 5 minutes 

Thanks

Dave

9 minutes ago, SurroundedByManatees said:

Mine arrived yesterday.

 

I have to say I'm genuinely happy with this purchase!

 

Build quality is good, even better then I expected. Tight fit and finish, and the neck feels great without sharp fret-ends. The neck feels a bit like a jazz profile to me. Action can be set low without any problems, so that's great.

I expected the tuners to be crappy, like on the cv '70s precision I've owned, but they are better (thicker blades) quality and run smooth. No need to change them so far .

The laurel fretboard looks pretty nice actually, it has some vertical striping that reminds me a bit of the pattern you'll find on some ebony fretboards. Lighter and cheaper though . It looks like it could use a bit of oil, will take care of that tomorrow.

 

Soundwise it's a very interesting bass. Unplugged it's already pretty loud and resonant, which I take as a good sign.

The two pickups provide a lot of sound options. From the YouTube video's I've already heard that these pickups have a lot more presence and articulation, and it's indeed the case. I've owned a Fender modern player telecaster bass once, and it was way more muddy with it's two similar humbuckers.

With the neck pickup solood I'd say it still has a usable sound (you can still go to mud city using the tone knob), warm but still with enough presence. I think it would keep standing in a live situation. It's even a bit twangy in higher registers, very nice with a little bit of added drive.

The bridge pickup solood is nice as well.  Of course a bit brighter, but not thin. When played at the bridge it even does some snarly J-bass bridge pickup like sound. I think.

The both Pickups together sound full with the right amount of grunt and presence. A very usable and pleasant sound that I think could be usable in a wide range of styles.

 

For now I leave the rounds on (they come with Fender strings) as it actually sounds good as is. Though I'm sure some flats would be nice too. I have a set of Fender flats and Thomastiks in the drawer that are already cut for through body shortscale, so will give them a try soon. My feeling says the Thomastiks will be a great match.

 

All in all I can say this is just a well built, comfortably playing bass, with more versatility and presence that you would expect from a bass with these wide range humbuckers. And of course she looks great too.

 

I'll ad some pictures tomorrow. 

 

 

Mine arrived today and totally agree, I love the colour too.

id be tempted to put flats on also- it’s a yes from me

Sounds great, good luck

2 hours ago, MungoBass said:

That neck is a stunner! The rest of it is rather nice too!

It certainly is, may consider a trade for a nice Strat/Jag/Jazzmaster but cash would be ace

2 minutes ago, krispn said:

Sweet didn’t realise shops were getting them this early. I think what’s got my interest is that if the bridge was back in the 34” scale length position the bridge pick up would be in that p bass sweet spot or near enough to it and I think that’s what I liked about the demo I watched. Sounded great for the bridge position which isn’t normally my favourite sound on a j style set up. 
 

Look forward to hearing your thoughts!

Will get them up as soon as I can, the demo definitely sold it for me

Mine is on it's way following a set up with Peach Guitars, should have it Monday or Tuesday - went for the green one

ooooooffff, glwts

And on we go, bought Rob's Harmonic Booster - just as described and turned up as promised.

Cheers Rob

It'll do ok - great looking bass, just a shame about the bloody fees