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BassApprentice

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  1. Here's a question, obviously going to get a slightly biased response but are Sandberg one of the most approachable guitar companies? I might not be asking quite the right question but they seem to be one of the few companies that you could buy on a shop wall or ask them to make you something very similar to what you tried in a shop for very similar money.
  2. And here's me swooning over the burgundy Sire/Bass Collection.... And I'm in Scotland..... But alas, Covid prevents it. Super cool bass otherwise.
  3. Pretty solid customer service response there.
  4. Already another thread to avoid cross posting!
  5. And there's me thinking, I'm happy with my 4 string basses just now. Oh how naïve 😅 EDIT: A very solid colour selection which is nice to see!
  6. Anyone know of any shops in Scotland that stock Sire? I know I could easily buy online and return if it doesn't work out but would like to try before I buy (in the future of course) 

    1. MNY

      MNY

      I am not 100% sure but it looks like Andertons  have got the UK pretty much sewn up, although there might be one or two other U.K. stockists.  Good luck with your search.

    2. Rich

      Rich

      Yup, from what I can see your choice is pretty much Andertons, Thomann, or secondhand.

    3. BassApprentice

      BassApprentice

      Thought it might be the case. Just looked and there's 262 Sire bass variations! That's mad! 

  7. While the headstock is debatable, don't see much wrong with that. No one else around the £1000 is offering it so....😅
  8. That looks cool! I can see what @LukeFRC means too.
  9. I had a pickup in a old bass that had foam that had melted or broken down over time and became pretty solidly stuck. I just levered it out slowly with a screwdriver/kitchen knife over a few attempts as to not just rip it out. Could be something similar here.
  10. I'll admit - I have no clue who B&G are but this bass looks quite nice if semi-hollow is your thing. The reason I'm sharing as I think the launch/demo video is quite novel - get 3 bass players to all jam using the same bass to give a pretty good idea how it sounds in different players hands. Quite a nice wee jam it is too.
  11. Another fun 5 minutes on the configurator - €1,500....
  12. If someone or the OP wants a good bass - £475 will get you one!
  13. I definitely think a Sandberg is on my shopping list. Would love a soft aged VM 😁
  14. Fair enough, to each their own 😁
  15. Nice, in those photos it looks similar in colour to the Betsy. Reckon I would go for the Sire over the Betsy purely on the reputation alone.
  16. Nudge, there's a 1024 for sale....
  17. I actually like that. I imagine over time it will become less bling as you wear through to the red underneath.
  18. Thanks for that @Mudpup I'm coming round to pink/purple basses so one of these could be on the list. Could you rock the Sire without a pickguard, as in is the routing round the neck pickup neat enough to get away with it?
  19. Seems a very solid review of this bass. Would like to see it next to the Sire in the similar colour and just to see how it stacks up. Always good to have choice around the £500 mark
  20. Not quite LPB but this is blue with maple and blocks https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Overwater-Contemporary-Jazz-Bass-Guitar-Manufactured-By-Tanglewood/184326489881?hash=item2aeab70719:g:070AAOSwCdRe48FG
  21. Glad you're happier with your bass now. But rather than it being a VT VT vs VVT issue, could it have been a capacitor issue in the VT VT and the KioGon loom just had capacitors which suit your sound more? Just a thought 😊
  22. Yeah signature model was the wrong term, custom one off is more accurate!
  23. So...the Miki signature model is basically the same as the newest Flea signature model but in the BB Shape. Interesting.
  24. Ah, the bass I have owned twice and sold twice....stupidly. Bloody great fun and as always, Yamaha quality. Might have to try and hunt one down.
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