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  1. BassAgent
    Of course! https://www.paulbelgrado.be Paul is an incredibly nice guy, very humble and an amazing bass player himself. He'll always downplay his own building skills but his basses are fantastic.
  2. BassAgent
    Arriving this week, one of the prettiest headstocks I've ever owned:
  3. BassAgent
    He does! Like this one. I've played this bass and it's bloody brilliant. And this one.
  4. BassAgent
    A few years back, I interviewed Paul Belgrado, a Belgian luthier who makes amazing basses. A bit retro looking and amazing craftsmanship. His basses have always been at the back of my mind somehow. Until last week, when I met him at the Dutch Double Bass Festival. I played one of his basses and was immediately sold. So, somewhere this week, this baby is going to enter my house. Specs: Thermo alder body, maple neck, madagascar rosewood fretboard, TV Jones Thunderblade pickups, Hipshot hardware, pearloid inlay and Luminlay sidedots. It's so light, so easy to play and it sounds so killer. Like a Jazz Bass but just a little bit fatter.
  5. BassAgent
    Yes and no. I've ordered quite a few instruments at Thomann, also for the school I work at and have never had to send an instrument back. Of course you can be unlucky sometimes but Thomann is pretty solid IME.
  6. BassAgent
    Ah yes I saw that bass, that is the bass that you were initially also selling in parts, right? Pretty weird that you were being honest when selling it before and now this...another person trying to get the most out of a sale. Sigh.
  7. BassAgent
    Forgot to post my refin ocean turquoise 1970 Jazz here.
  8. BassAgent
    The Lakland, hands down. Best Jazz Bass I've ever owned. And I've owned a lot.
  9. BassAgent
    That's a Chinese knockoff, possibly AliExpress.
  10. BassAgent
    It's a great pair with the Mustang.
  11. BassAgent
    Correct! It's an SE.
  12. BassAgent
    Added a second short scale to the collection, next to the Mustang. I've always wanted a Höfner Club and finally pulled the trigger on an Ignition SE. I have considered the Contemporary but I wanted a full hollow Club I'm really really surprised by the quality, actually. The finish is immaculate, the frets are really good and it sounds great. I did put some Labella flats on it.
  13. BassAgent
    Yes and no: I received the fiver for a review, and bought the four string afterwards. I can't imagine they've hand picked a fantastic green four string and sent it to me.
  14. BassAgent
    Well, I actually ordered two at the time (a 4 string and this one) and they were equally good. So lucky twice?
  15. BassAgent
    Any second hand Yamaha or Cort. If you want to go new: Harley Benton indeed.
  16. BassAgent
    I have a 5 string from the second batch which is absolutely flawless. Frets are perfect, electronics are great, bridge is perfect, no complaints whatsoever.
  17. BassAgent
    Hm yeah that's also a possibility but I really like the looks of the HB1's, and the body is quite heavy so there's no need for lightweight tuner for better balance.
  18. BassAgent
    I have this amazing USA Lakland Joe Osborn. I love absolutely everything about it. However, I'd love to make it even prettier by giving it lollipop tuners. It carries Hipshot HB1 (reverse) tuners which of course work fine. I have contacted Hipshot if the keys can be replaced, but they can't. I'd have to order a whole set of new tuners from them which in itself is no problem, but they don't seem to offer lollipop keys on the HB1's (only on the HB7's). Is there a drop-in replacement for these tuners with lollipop keys?
  19. BassAgent
    It's funny: recently, I had two incidents of people spontaneously complimenting me on my bass sound. First instance was when I just bought my USA Lakland, which is absolutely fabulous. Second instance was last weekend, when the guitar player of my ABBA tribute said "dude, this bass is amazing". It was my 1970. And I must say: I was actually pretty surprised by how well it worked. Amplifiers can hide a lot of imperfections on a bass, but the real test is playing it with in-ear monitoring, as we do with the ABBA tribute. And the low-mids on this bass are just...oh boy. So phat. So punchy.
  20. BassAgent
    Isn't it great to have a child's toy that sounds thát good?😎
  21. BassAgent
    I wouldn't count on it. Fender hasn't even officially announced it.
  22. BassAgent
    Looks like a spam bot?
  23. BassAgent
    I'm not surprised.
  24. BassAgent
    So apparently, Fender is going to announce a new Vintera series later this year. With this time: -Competition stripe Mustangs -LPB Jazz -Telecaster Bass -VI And: the reintroduction of rosewood instead of pao ferro. https://guitarbomb.com/2023/07/22/leak-fender-vintera-ii-series-is-back-with-rosewood-fretboards/
  25. BassAgent
    That is absolutely one hundred percent Hal Blaine.
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