Bleat

Here is my cheap Artist Guitars PB-2 Precision Bass copy ( with black hardware + DiMarzio upgrades). They are the Australian Harley Benton, except nicer name and nice script logo on headstock. £99 plus a free gig bag, free clip on tuner, free pack of strings, free delivery. They sell a 3/4 version also. These are so good for no money, and with a bit of set up play pretty damn well. They sell some very well priced quality guitar leads and cases also.

No it isn't Ebony. I think they call it an "eco-rosewood", so not sure exactly what it is! It doesn't look a million miles away from my Les Paul which actually is Ebony though! 😎

This is my Beautiful Black Beast Backup Bass or BBBBB for short. It's a £99 Artist Guitars P bass copy now fitted with some black hardware and a DiMarzio P pickup. Killer bass for the money too. 🤘

DHL are the absolute worst. As above don't bother with them! They managed to deliver a bass to a completely wrong location in a different county... never got resolved even when the shop tried to sort it out for me and they had admitted the error.. No attempt to collect from location and get delivered, and I was refunded by the shop in the end. They also managed to damage a load of products beyond salvage for my business not long ago. I was left to chase them after no delivery , no communication. Luckily shop resent more products which finally arrived unscathed.

If Steve Harris played jazz... this would be it.

It really is a lovely instrument, couldn't ask for more in terms of sound and overall quality. 👍

2003 Gibson Les Paul in Tobacco burst.. 2nd one and have bonded much more with this one. £99 P bass copy back in it's bag and sulking in the corner.

I don't think there is such a thing as over or under rated.....just personal opinion and what floats our own boat and what doesn't... Maybe we should all strive to be the sort of bass player we want to see in the world?

Not a fan of the Stingray bass but am massive fan of Cliff's no nonsense solid playing. In fact he did some pretty interesting lines on Back In Black and For Those About To Rock. He's the main reason I took up bass in the first place. He thoroughly deserves this recognition, none more deserving IMO. 🤘

....and don't try and fools us by putting that dodgy looking wig on and pretending to be someone called "Mark Smith", coincidentally a bass player giving lessons too !

There's definitely some sort of bass related bald headed conspiracy going on.

OP: "ok I've located a rehersal room with windows. When shall I book it for?"" Drummer: "Well maybe next month or possibly not...maybe next March, but I guess could be ready in a couple of weeks" OP: " I need a date to make the booking" Drummer "..... what shape are the windows?" OP: " er... sort of rectangle I think" Drummer: " ..agh...sorry mate I need a room with perfectly square windows or my OCD might kick in and trigger the virus" OP: " You don't really want to be in this band do you?" Drummer: " Yeah of course mate...just need to know what we can do about it"

...About 1974 😏

Awesome early Tangerine Dream featuring "Happy" Dieter on bass.... obviously not a Basschat member then. 😄

How about for the easily offended by every thing that we seemingly can't escape from anywhere, not even bloody Basschat now, we call it "kosmische Musik" to keep the peace? There you go...sorted! .

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As you don't say you are looking to "upgrade" regards electronics, types of wood, sound quality brand name etc, then I guess you are just after something that appeals visually and might just feel a bit different and maybe more inspiring in your hands. I would say if you can, try out the Tanglewood Alpha then do so as it may just be the right instrument for you regardless of cost, brand etc. Personally I think they make really decent basses, the Alpha has a nice shape to it, and certainly the old Warrior basses they made are of very good quality. I've had loads of basses and I would much rather have a lesser known brand that just feels and looks great and makes me happy than just going for something that just has the name behind it but doesn't really make me want to pick it up.

Another recommendation for D'Addario Strings. Dunlop and Ernie Balls a close second. 🤘

I would buy a Harley Benton and with the rest I would spend it on cheap hookers, coke and bottles of JD so I could be the proper rock star I should have always been. If I can't play Paranoid properly on that , I'm not going to play it properly on a multi thousand pound coffee table bass either.

For God's sake don't tell him that it's fitted out with Sung Il hardware... !