BassApprentice

Have a read of this thread. It's just a few posts down 😅

I had an electra VS4 and it was so good. I just didn't want a P Bass and it was hugely impractical and costly to add a MM pickup to it. Fit and finish was Sandberg quality and hardware is exactly the same. I'm as big a fan of the TT shape but it will be very good I'm sure of it.

Happy to collect and organise shipping if the seller can't do that for you @Al Krow 😅

Have to say, it speaks for the quality, quick search of eBay/Gumtree and there are remarkably few used ones available. Considering these are on back order new it means they are being kept!

And that's where I lose interest, the whole thing is the value for money, not the fancy finish.

Every time a Sire thread gets started, my resolve gets slightly thinner....wish the did the roasted maple from the V5 with the active preamp... 😅

This site was suggested in another thread https://guitarandbassbuilds.com/ £110 for a custom routed body seems pretty reasonable!

Solid choice, even if you don't use it too often it's so useful and if you do sell it you won't lose much at all.

Has anyone use the 3" DiMarzio cliplock straps? Quite like the idea of being able to have one strap for multiple guitars

Zoom B1on Super cheap and you get the bonus of an effects pedal as well as a drum machine.

And it's now fitted! I think the original looks better but the lack of adjustability is too annoying. All set up and intonated (kind of). It's sharp down at the first 3 frets, especially on the E so a new nut is in order I think. Also looking at a P90 rather than a classic humbucker, it would still be a humbucker but just in a vintage style cover 😅

Anyone able to help Andy over there?

So I got fed up waiting for a Hipshot vintage to come up used, and I don't want to spend £90 on a new one. So the £10 eBay special from China arrived. Luckily the top two screw holes match the original bridge, just need to drill two more holes. Will finally be able to set the intonation properly! 😅

How much in a rough percentage was it you had to pay? Eyeing up a Harley Benton....

I appreciate you said no MTD but this Kingston satisfies all you ask for and doesn't look too lairy 😅 IMO

Something that has probably come up before, but does Japan house every single bass in the world?😅 OK, I exaggerate. But every time I search for a bass, there seems to be multiple available from Japan or Japan based dealers. Is this actually the case or are they mostly fake ads to direct traffic to eBay pages or other websites?

Thanks both, I'll send off some emails and see what can be done!

So I could go for the Serek - but if there anyone in the UK that would be able to do something similar? I love the way this looks but $175+shipping and taxes makes it quite expensive....Any Suggestions?

Welcome! Super fun and just convenient aren't they? I have two questions for the masses - can you buy that Mustang Bridge or just any bridge from Fender? I've got a Bronco and it's so close to being good, but the intonation is a nightmare with only 2 saddle adjustments. Second - I put a wanted ad up but just in case anyone here has a set of short flats they don't like/need I would be interested. Especially Chromes or Cobalts! Ta

Just spotted this on No Treble - https://www.notreble.com/buzz/2021/01/29/rotosound-announces-single-string-availability/ You can now buy single strings from Rotosound - could be handy if you break one or want to try a slightly different gauge.

They have just released it as a humbucker and it does sound cool in this Gibson - very tempted.

They were definitely a bucket list band for me - Discovery in full would have been such a good concert. Ah well!