BassApprentice
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I think that kind of sums up what others have said across the internet. They aren't bad strings - just maybe not what you were expecting given the branding. -
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BassApprentice replied to Baloney Balderdash's topic in Bass Guitars
If it's only a temporary injury, you could do worse than a Squier Bronco or Gretsch Junior Jet 2nd hand. -
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BassApprentice replied to Baloney Balderdash's topic in Bass Guitars
I kind of understand what you mean - but they must be seeing how well the JMJ and other mustang models are doing and decided to do a similar model. Don't worry, they still do the mad and wonderful stuff too (I'm sure they would do these in shorter scale too) -
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BassApprentice replied to Baloney Balderdash's topic in Bass Guitars
Alpher making some very tasty looking classic styled basses... -
Great colours. I reckon I'm going to ask Merchant City Music about these, they stock the guitars and now the bass range is wider than 2 models and 3 colours it might work better for them.
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That's a belter of a collection! Especially the two worn ones. On a totally unrelated question - anyone know why they haven't ventured into a 5 string version in the Electra range?
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BassApprentice replied to Baloney Balderdash's topic in Bass Guitars
If that was a 5 string I'd be very tempted -
I noticed the same in Glasgow. A few weeks ago they had maybe 2 shorties and 2 other Ricks. Now 4 shorties.
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So...some Canadian chain has let the cat out the bag. Can't find anything else about them except for this. $1,800 CAD so probably £1,200.
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Earl Pilanz on eBay. You might need to send him the original if he hasn't made one before.
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2 Chameleon paint Status for sale at the same time?! Madness. Maybe one day for me - but lucky buyers whoever gets these! -
So I managed to try one - bit underwhelmed. The body has been scaled down and this thing is *light*. Unfortunately with a full size headstock this is really neck divey sitting down without a strap (with a strap might be different). Next up, the second it was plugged in it sounded overdriven - checked amp then twiddled volume knob and it went dead. Very possibly a dead battery (which would be odd since these are new) or a dodgy pot as it came back to life when the volume pot was just on. Pots aren't level either so yeah, just a very meh experience. Neck felt nice but didn't really get a good go of due to issues above. Everything else felt a bit on the budget side. Tried pointing the problems out to the guy in the shop who couldn't have cared less, even as I tried to make light of it...Must be having a case of the Mondays.
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A very quick comparison between a Z3, a modern Ray and vintage Ray.
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You know what, as limited and expensive as it is, I think it's really cool. Status are winding down, Ken Parker just passed away. Wood and screws is all well and good, but we're seeing less innovators so we should appreciate what they are doing just now. Maybe someone else will pickup the carbon fibre/graphite mantle in the near future....
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Yamaha Guitar Development (their custom shop) do a fair amount of one off models for their Artists. Some cool things and ideas that I would love to see for sale, but Yamaha don't seem to have that as part of their business model https://yamahaguitardevelopment.com/
