BassAgent

Every now and then, a "pre-lawsuit Ibanez" or a "lawsuit Greco" pops up on the various used web pages. I've always wondered when those lawsuits were, who filed them and how they ended. Surprise surprise, they never happened. Ever. No lawsuit over the Fender or Gibson designs has been filed against the Japanese manufacturers, nothing was ever settled in or out of a court of law. So. Please stop using those terms. They are wrong.

48 minutes ago, AndyTravis said:

So what we’re saying…(we’ve ended up discussing old Lakland Skyline/shoreline models)

 

(and from looking around No Treble and other sites…)

 

Namm 2026 really hasn’t delivered much to talk about in terms of bass stuff.

 

Bah, Humbug.

 

 

 

 

GOLDEN STINGRAYS

29 minutes ago, Cornwall Steve said:

I have a Cort. I like its build quality but not its bartolini's 

I have several Yamaha 5's. Again, love the build quality but pick up's on some are muddy and lack lustre (RBX and BBN. The older BB's are a different ball game)

I have no experience of Sadowsky. How would you rate them compared with Lakland 55 or G + L Tribute 2500 ( but outside of my current budget 😕)

I've owned both a Lakland Skyline 55-60 and a Sadowsky Metroexpress (the first generation) and would generally describe the Sadowsky as "slimmer". The neck is slimmer, the body is a bit smaller and I think the string spacing is a bit tighter but I never really pay attention to that. I was really impressed with the sustain on the Sadowsky. The preamp is fine, not great but workable.

Get yourself a Cort, Yamaha or a second hand Sadowsky Metroexpress.

9 hours ago, Eldon Tyrell said:

 

I don't like the colour gold. I'm not a Stingray kind of person. It's probably a gazillion quid. But I want that shiny gold Stingray on the right. So bad.

I dig that Aguilar. I have an endorsement elsewhere. But I really dig that Aguilar.

8 hours ago, busccini said:

My p Basses now 

58 p original

64 p original

78 p original

Moollon crazy Finish 

This is the perfect Precision collection. Is that 64 really original? I've never seen a sunburst like that.

New strap button do sound a lot better.

10 minutes ago, Maude said:

I like the harshness of it this year. 

"I walked past a shop and saw a nice bass in the window." 

"Get tae f**k, yer oot!" 

😁

🎶How much is that bass in the window🎵

4 hours ago, neepheid said:

 

This smells like preventative maintenance to me.  Nah, I'd be inclined to ignore this.

I think I am out. I just dropped my fretless TRB of at a luthier to have the fingerboard coated. Or does that count as maintenance?

I'm very much looking forward to those Ibanez Mode basses. I hope to test the 1000 and 1600 for De Bassist (Dutch bass magazine).

Don't rule out the B2. I loooooove those necks. They have the same profile as early 70's Fenders, really slim.

Why the older version specifically?

If I was Jaco, I would've been dead by now.

16 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said:

 

 

Now I have decision paralysis!

My hearing protection is white. Last week I received my new IEMs and they are purple and have my initials on them. Love it.

Excellent question.

And I would also argue that if you do not own a bass guitar now, buying one because you have a gig and can't play without a bass, it wouldn't count as a fail  

1 hour ago, neepheid said:

 

IEMs are not (solely) ear protection.  Ear plugs are ear protection - and definitely allowed.  The choice to go IEMs is the equivalent to the choice to go wireless, as far as I'm concerned.

Hmmm have to disagree there. I'm in bands where going IEM is not a choice. I also do substitute gigs with bands where going IEM is not a choice. These days you have to have IEMs if you do cover band shows. It's a professional necessity.

The difference is only the finish. The vintage reissues have nitro lacquer. The Artist series have a thin poly finish. Someone at Talkbass asked Höfner a few years back:

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I had written to Hofner and had asked what the differences would be between the Artist version and their other German made violin basses? Their answer was clear and concise - it the thin poly finish .

So, as usual, Google AI is wrong.

And Google AI is often wrong.

15 hours ago, BassAgent said:

I am in for Tier 2. I have a De Gier Bebop coming in June but I ordered that last October so it doesn't count. I'm not planning on buying anything else. Amps, cables, pedals, I'm set. For now. My gf and I have agreed that if I buy another bass before I take delivery of my Bebop, one of my USA Laklands has to go. Aaaaaand I don't want that.

Oh and I'm expecting my new IEMs somewhere later this month. But I already paid for those a few weeks ago.

18 minutes ago, TrevorR said:

Well, since I’ve got a Sandberg on order, expected around Easter time, I guess that’s me out before it started!

Basses already on order don't count

Well, as long it's in 2027...

I am in for Tier 2. I have a De Gier Bebop coming in June but I ordered that last October so it doesn't count. I'm not planning on buying anything else. Amps, cables, pedals, I'm set. For now. My gf and I have agreed that if I buy another bass before I take delivery of my Bebop, one of my USA Laklands has to go. Aaaaaand I don't want that.