karlfer

I changed cabs that many times last year they should have invited me to the Christmas do Seriously though, brilliant products and fantastic service. Well done them!

Please don't be a smart arse and check my Ebay deals, as you may find out the bass I have put on here at £999, I bought on EBAY two weeks ago for £675. (no, not me, just giving an example)

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1360578844' post='1972463'] How I miss the days of Howard (The Bass Doc)'s Bass Place in Newcastle. You could doss around all day, plunking about on basses whilst passively smoking 1,000 tabs. It was a social hub. [/quote] Funny isn't it. I've only just twigged this, but as a much younger bloke I used to go there a dozen times a year, from Darlington. Remember one I bought there was a Music Man with a JD neck. Another one I should never have sold on.

[quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1360576443' post='1972411'] Sure fire route to bankruptcy if there is no profit margin! The Gallery has London rental/rates costs plus the cost of holding many hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of inventory let alone the salaries of the staff. If they only ever price matched high volume web retailers (without these costs and with economies of scale) they would soon be in difficulties I suspect. Clearly they make money on items that cannot be price matched (eg, second hand basses or Martin's Sei basses) but even so. Regarding Luke/Karlfer's comments, maybe they should remove the explicit price matching advertising and only conduct this verbally on items on whic there will still be margin involved? But thats their decision [/quote] Clarky, you are right about them removing price match. Unsavoury companies advertise product they don't have in stock, to draw you into communication/sales techniques etc. I would really expect more from The Bass Gallery. The fact that both before and after Alex's email back to me, they were advertising this bass on price match, and advertising it as in stock, leaves a bad taste. If it is a mistake, admit it, remove the parts of the ad necessary and carry on. I am sure it is not intentional.

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1360534482' post='1972060'] nah if you work in a shop, especially a closed door shop like the gallery just having one customer is way way more akward - you don't want to be too pushy or sell, you don't know the person or what they are into or anything - or know what they are after - for something like basses if it were me I would be happier letting the customer have a look and strike up a convo if they wanted- expecting the poor fella to do a starbucks style 'how are you, whats your name' with every idiot who comes off the street is unfair. Yeah they could be better at the banter - but they don't trade on the banter. Hi small independent shop, one of your products was bought en mass by a major chain store competitor so they can offer it cheaper, and they've had their stock for ages to slashed the prices to try and shift it.... will you match that price by lopping off 30% off the price (ie your profit) for me? - no, you don't have any in stock, oh poor show [/quote] Sorry Luke, you are missing the point, which is very unusual for you. They advertise price match. They advertised the bass was in stock. They still advertise price match. They still advertise the bass is in stock. In fact none of the adverts have changed, it just seemed that the only time they didn't have that bass in stock was when I asked about price match. It doesn't matter what field and wether big or small retailer, there are advertising codes. If you have no intention of doing something, do not advertise to the contrary. If you advertise to the contrary, you may have to at least take some criticism. Karl.

Mixed feelings, Martin built me a SEI. Long gone in financially challenged times. Two weeks ago, emailed them re Lakland 44-51. On price match. They were advertising them at £1049, Guitar Guitar at £699. Asked Bass Gallery if they would price match as would prefer to buy from them. Reply from Alex was they had none in stock. strange as they were advertised as in stock, top of the Lakland list of in stock products! Oh, and they still are. Mind it was the day before Geddys Nose's Alembic Epic came up and the rest is history. Still, poor show from The Bass Gallery.

Cracking gig at the Flying Horse in Rochdale, marvellous place that still gets packed out. I rarely venture onto this page, but it was a disappointing night for me. Spent the last two weeks gently working in my only ever new cab, a newly acquired Barefaced S12V. Despite thinking it would be broken in, 1st set farting out with the Yamaha. Cutting bass and mids helped a bit, but not a lot. Second set used my Precision, which in fairness was a good bit better. Neither bass is active. The big disappointment with the P was that I had to increase the master volume around 40% to get the same volume as I used to get with my Schroeder 410BMF. Live and (expensively) learn. Karl.

[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1360357526' post='1969433'] So what? Ringo wasn't an original either. Total respect to you Sir!!! [/quote] Oh yus!

FFS kill me now

Nice, but far too much for bolt neck Arbiter. I also seem to remember Aria managed the word Aria in the UK at the time http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/-/300858481903?roken=W5R9nV

[quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1360356669' post='1969408'] . Oh, sh*t! I thought he was already 19! Now I must go back, apologise and edit my posts. best, bert [/quote] Naaarrggh (translation from Wigan-ese, don't bother old chap )

So reading between the lines SteveK was in The Rubettes? Respect!! with no piss taking. I seem to remember they were all proper session musos and the harmonies were the Poodles Privates.

Congratulations, have a blast and do nothing sensible. Those of us who went before didn't

Think I'm gonna start a Uriah Heep like thread. Thain on bass was just awesome. Sweet Freedom one of the albums of my yoof along with Space Ritual, Death Walks Behind You, Masters of Reality and Yessongs. I love the Carpenters, 10cc and ABBA!

[quote name='Johngh' timestamp='1360267789' post='1967881'] mcnach wins post of the year 2013 and were only in February. [/quote] Yup.

[quote name='bruce@tc' timestamp='1360256398' post='1967559'] [size=4][font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif][color=#000000]Just to follow up on this one.[/color] [color=#000000]What should have happened here is that a collection is made from each customer to send their amp in for inspection and it is returned promptly once "made safe" if in the unlikely case it is one of the tiny number of affected units. All of this is totally done at our cost.[/color] [color=#000000]When James took it into his dealer, the amp was sent off to the service centre correctly by Nevada. However it wasn't tagged as a recall our end hence they and us couldn't locate the amp quickly.[/color] [color=#000000]Really sorry for the confusion and it was totally our fault.[/color] [color=#000000]As I've said previously it's the first time in the company's history that we've ever had a product recall so there were some teething issues relating to everybody being “on message” in the first 24 hours.[/color] [color=#000000]Had the amp been brought into the dealer a day later none of this would have happened in this way.[/color] [color=#000000]Nevada do in our experience have a first class service reputation and have always done a great job for us in the past, so as way of saying sorry for the extended timeframe please get in touch with Roy in the Store when you collect your amp and he'll have something nice waiting for you [/color][/font][/size] [/quote] Not Amanda Righetti is it

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1360253091' post='1967462'] Into the fray, Benthos. [/quote] Nige

[quote name='Antiloco' timestamp='1360247162' post='1967310'] a) It works. It works perfectly. It may not work for you but that's another story. b ) Actually no. I don't need to tell where my ideas come from. Because I don't care in the same way an amateur bass player doesn't get better than he needs to get. The main difference here is that it's not me demanding to be respected in a philosophical forum... but here all amateurs and inmstrument collectors demand their views to be respected as if they were the ultimate truth. I'm very sorry but that's not going to happen. Not until you know more than me in my field. My apologies but that's the way it is and it has nothing to do with peoples value as human beings. It's all about knowing your place....You get that point don't you? It's your urge to know were my thinking comes from so its your job. You have the tools, not me. People use math all the time without knowing the theoretical part. Does it mean they can't use math?... Please. [/quote] It beggars belief that you assume everbody on here is not up to your standard. How on earth do you come to your conclusions? Some of our members WILL be more accomplished musicians than your good self. My assumption. Your assumptions are getting to the laughable stage now.

[quote name='Johngh' timestamp='1360242056' post='1967202'] Nail on head mate. I've been recommended CD's and after buying them I've only played them once because I've thought it was nothing but a din. But the music has moved someone, maybe to take up playing an instrument. Which is brilliant. My favorite saying........You don't listen to music..you feel it. If my ears and brain give the music I hear a big thumbs up...top notch. I won't loose any sleep if i see a guy play bass and there's a little fret buzz or his technique is crap...it's all in the ears...thumbs up or down. I don't really care if some techno bass playing wizzard thinks my playing is crap......I go out with the band, have a good time, get loads of satisfaction when the band locks together and rocks and wait for it...................have fun. I have no desire to be a bass playing wizzard because the music I play don't demand it, and I don't have time to put in as much practice as I should. There are more important things in life. [/quote] No John, THAT is nail on head!

Now stop this, it's all getting silly. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCwLirQS2-o&feature=player_detailpage"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCwLirQS2-o&feature=player_detailpage[/url]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1360235348' post='1967042'] And don't fear the Clowns... [/quote] Please discreet, show us all how to do that kind of thing, it's brilliant

[quote name='Antiloco' timestamp='1360221860' post='1966790'] Please take your hatred somewhere else, we're trying to have a conversation here. [/quote] Not hatred, I would have to care in some way to hate you. Sadly you come across as somewhat blinkered. For the third time of asking, why is your Yamaha bass the best on here? Sorry WOT. saw his wonderful diatribe against you the other day. I just want an answer as to why his Yamaha is the best bass on here.