BassApprentice

I understand the sentiment, but if there's demand then people will keep on doing it. Some cool paint designs which I guess separates them from others.

Seeing this thread pop up makes me really miss my old L2000 - definitely one I should have found a reason to hold on to... If anyone has seen it (has distinctive discolouration on bottom of the body from an old guitar stand) let me know

Ha, that's the one! I sold it to a friend - had a few chances to buy it back. No idea where it's ended up now.

Nice! I've had two of these across the years and can't fault either of them. Last one was routed for active EQ but the standard passive tone is solid too. I keep an eye out in case one pops up close to me at a good price.

Depends how you plan on going about the refinish - but I used the Montana Gold spray paint on a bass and was really happy with the finish and how it came out. Yes it wasn't a full professional paint job but with a tiny bit more effort in sanding and coats you can get a great finish and the cans of paint are really affordable at about £7 a can. Huge range of colours too.

Not played a full-fat one, but have tried the Metro-Express ones and pretty underwhelming. I do struggle with Jazz basses overall but this felt pretty lifeless and sterile. Of course others will love it and I'm sure the more premium/expensive in the range will have more going on.

Anyone in need of a wee project? Good price for the bones of something

I can't deny I am tempted by the 5 string black sparkle number! RRP will be the deciding factor here

The Stingray-a-like is so close....but yeah they just got caught a bit short there. Maybe it won't look as bad in real life? 😅

I'd tend to agree. If buying from a smaller business (guitar or otherwise) where you might be buying from their open stock then you would hope QC issues would be checked. Buying from warehouse stock you then rely on the manufacturer vs the retailer to do the QC checks. We are absolutely spoilt by the choice and ease of buying we have - but it is always good to get good customer service if things go a bit sideways. Biggest thing is communication, which Andertons seem to have done well this week - next week could be different 😅

Oooft that looks really good, again, for the price. Just a nice combo of design and finish vs other options in the market. Hope it's not a case of this being a small batch being sold at a discount whilst I work out what to sell to get one in the house 😅

I've played the Reverend range a fair few times in Merchant City Music. I reckon if I was in a band I would easily have one as they rock solid and super easy to play and use. I'll stick with my more budget instruments for now, but if the opportunity comes to spend that £800ish on bass they'll be first in line!

P basses are generally the single middle pickups. Most straightforward basses around! P J basses have a split middle pickup and single pickup closer to the bridge. Gives you bit more versatility and a few more tonal options, still easy enough to handle though! Something like this one would be a great place to start! https://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_pj_74ow_vintage.htm

Dipping your toe in the world of guitar/bass is so accessible these days. Harley Benton are the best bang for your buck, and they have a bass in nearly all shapes and tastes.

I get that speaking to someone or actually buying a product will end up at the same point - but that's a crap excuse. I worked in a jeweller and we had price changes all the time that we had to get through to avoid these very situation happening. Or customers complaining the advertised price is different from sale price etc. It's part of the job to maintain and monitor your stock, saying you don't have time isn't good service.

Really odd business practice.... Wonder how they would counter this if asked?

From working in retail recently with a web presence, it sounds like a left hand not talking to right hand situation. Price change online - not correctly relayed to store or Price changed online - someone in store should have changed tag and didn't. When they went to put it through the till the online price probably would have popped up on the till. As other have said, if you flagged this then they would sort it. If you bought it then checked online think you would be due a refund of the difference. EDIT: Just checked PMT - could it have accidentally been priced as a BBP34?

@AJ567Yes it seems so, did a quick search after my post and they don't seem to exist. Weird that there's not an AliExpress equivalent yet either!

No harm in a new set of strings. I doubt they are a mix of flats and rounds. Do they feel different or roughly the same? With a new set at least you know what you are working with and you can keep the older strings for spares!

A Hohner Jack could be had for roughly that depending on condition/seller.

I kind of understand the question and the want. I think the answer is in your original post. Buy a Sub or a Sterling, change the decal and find a proper USA style bridge. Jobs a good 'un. Next option would be to go to AliExpress and find one but there's is absolutely no guarantee on quality going that route.

A metal(aluminium?) neck Sandberg. Their custom shop seems to be doing a lot of cool work these days. Wonder what that would set you back!