artisan

well GAK are ordering me a replacement bass direct from Yamaha,i got them to supply a 5 string at the price of a 4 string,so hopefully all should be sorted in a few days.
bloody stressful carry on for a cheap bass though.

And actually made in Germany

Well I just got an email back from them which I'm not to impressed with.
Basically "sorry do you want another one ordering? Or do you want to cancel the order"
That is a almost word for word too.
I guess they're not too bothered about selling me anything.
No mention of the fact I took a day of work to wait in for my delivery or that I paid extra for a Saturday delivery.

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I have spoken to Thomas about your comments & he asked if you were German.
Then said if he knew who you where he would contact his lawyer & pursue the matter.

Thanks guys,I appreciate your comments.
Currently I'm waiting for customer services who are supposedly phoning me first thing this morning!
We'll see what the day brings.

I've just messaged Thomas Shumucker (Duke bass) about this as we are friends on Facebook

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I think you will find that Duke basses are in fact made in Germany.
Where do you get your "information" from ?

Very nice indeed

Thanks guys.
I'm sure they will I'm just pissed off after waiting all week for it to arrive.

I can't get it delivered to work as it's a finance order so they'll only deliver to the registered address.
Oh well

so i just took delivery of my "brand new" Yamaha bass from GAK via Fedex.
i was a little worried that it arrived in a Squire box.
upon opening the box i find my bass wrapped in white plastic sheeting with just a little cardboard shoved in each end of the box - not a good start.
when i unwrapped the bass i find the volume knob has fallen off,the bass absolutely covered in dirty fingerprints,the neck has a back bow & the strings are knackered !
this bass has had some serious playing hammer in the shop,
i'm certainly not a happy camper.
i phoned to complain,but there is nobody in that i can deal with today,so as i bought it through V12 finance i have now logged a full complaint via them.

GAK i am not inpressed.
especially as i paid £20 extra for a saturday delivery
i work 6 days a week & now won't get chance to be home to receive another delivery for 2 weeks.

[quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1477143108' post='3160120']
I really loved the look of the 505 and was gassing for one, until I listened to all the various clips and demos I could find and it was clear that the 305 sounded better and was cheaper!
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Thanks you for that it helped me make my mind up,so I now have a TRBX304 being delivered on Saturday morning.
Hope I like it
Cheers

Thanks guys,I will be ordering one just as soon as I decide which one I want

[quote name='Mr Bassman' timestamp='1477070042' post='3159718']
I've just recently lowered Artisan's action without removing it the bridge.
It can be done by slackening just 2 outer strings at a time, then the 2 centre strings if necessary keeping tension at all times.
Just be careful with the chainsaw!
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And a mighty fine chainsaw job it is too,my bass has never played so good

I really can't decide which of these to go for so would appreciate a bit of help.
I am going to get one of them in either 4 or 5 string,only used for noodling at home & as backup in case my double bass decides to fall to pieces.
the 300 is tempting due to it's cheap price but i'm not too sure on the preamp presets.
the 500 looks temping with a more usual 3 band eq & the active passive option.
i guess the construction & body/neck are the same on both basses ?
i really fancy a Yamaha as i've never actually owned one before but keep hearing good things about them,plus i like the looks of them too.
cheers.

strings now fitted & i'm liking them already

Thanks guys.
My Evah's have just arrived in the post so I'll get them fitted later on.

How are you finding them?
I've just ordered a new set & just hope I like them.
Mr Bassman on here,lent me some obligatos to try,I was going to order a set of them but went Evah instead.

Looks like this will soon be heading to the freezing north.

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OK Ok ok....will you post to Scotshire in the baltic Norf?
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LOL yes I'll send it by ice breaker

what no Rockabilly or slap players wanting a bargain ?
this is almost a give away price folks

[quote name='SubsonicSimpleton' timestamp='1476055750' post='3150945']
This sounds much more expensive than the price tag would suggest, is an easy DIY fit and doesn't need to live on the bass 24/7, it also plays nicely with most amps without need for an impedance matching preamp.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/J-tone-Big-double-Bass-Pick-up-/201498506263
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+1 for J tone pickups
They may be cheap but they are extremely good,I have one on my bass & am very happy with it.

Hartke Kilo
This biggest pile of sh*te I ever owned.
It failed mid 1st set of the 3rd gig in tried to use it at.
Sent back for repair them promptly failed 2 gigs later.
Sent back as rejected unfit for purpose.
I emailed Larry Hartke at the time & he never replied.
Total crap, I would never buy any Hartke gear again.

Well I picked my bass up from Keith's this evening & what can I say.
Bloody hell it's a different bass now,so much easier to play.
Sound wise it is absolutely fantastic,while still having a great punch it now has a wonderful growl too.
The obligatos are a wonderful string & really suit my bass, I think Keith is pretty impressed with the sound too.
We tried it amplified using my extremely good yet mega cheap J tone pickup with very very good result.
I am so impressed with Keith's Acoustic Image amplifier too,it honestly is the sound of my bass but louder,never actually had that before.
I may need one of them sometime

So a massive thank you to Keith for setting my bass up so well, I never realised just how much it needed doing.
It's now so much easier to play, I'm hooked again.
Lovin' that mwaaaa

Keith is a true gent

My bass is now sitting at his place with a new lower action & wearing a loan set of obligatos along with my gut G.
Can't wait to pick her up tonight.
Massive thanks to Mr Bassman

[quote name='Mr Bassman' timestamp='1475435482' post='3145906']
yes Ive found an old set, think the G has snappeed at the peg but we can probably tie a bit of string on and stick it with some chewing gum.


And maybe I could set about your bridge with the chainsaw again
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Haha lol we can just nail that G to the fingerboard
That would be absolutely fantastic thank you so much.
It'll be nice to see you again too
When would you fancy having a go at it.
I'm thinking of maybe trying a bit of jazz too,which is a shock to me