BassApprentice

Or this Ibanez Talman? 

Think this bass has some Daddario Stainless Steels on it so it could just be the tension of those is quite low. Apart from that I can't fault it. Great variety of tones and makes you feel like a wizard 🧙‍♂️ 

Just spent the past hour noodling on a short scale Elwood. What a great wee bass - only thing I didn't like was it got a bit farty down the low end if you didn't play really lightly. To others with short scale Maruszczyks - do you find this or could it be the specific strings that were on it?

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Go on, treat yourself to a lovely new(old) bass this Friday!

Nice choice! You can't really go wrong with a Cort. Will suit all types of music. 

Oh and GAS = Guitar Acquisition Syndrome. Horrible affliction that has no known cure 😅

Always annoying not to have a decent music shop any where near!

Any of the basses from the below search would be great.

https://www.bajaao.com/collections/bass-guitars?filters[custom_fields.no_of_strings][0]=5&filters[price][0][from]=20000&filters[price][0][to]=30000&filters[price][1][from]=15000&filters[price][1][to]=20000&limit=36

If I had to pick from that list for 5 String, I would go with the Cort or the Sire - both will be well put together and sound good for all styles.

If you want that 6 String, the Ibanez GSR206B will be good starting point.

If you could save a tiny bit and maybe get to 33,000 Rupees this Ibanez would be ideal.

https://www.bajaao.com/products/ibanez-sr375e-awb-bass-electric-guitar?variant=15488625411

Hope this helps!

And the first one is out on the *used* market £2,150 if you have it lying around!

Neck looks amazing!

Regarding strings - while not cheap LaBella do some very bright Tapewounds. Specifically the White Nylon/Copper Nylons. Zero finger noise but still bright enough. 

Always toyed with an acoustic for noodling but they do take up more room and I am running out of places to hide my basses! 

My first bass was the Squier Musicmaster Vista that I still and my first rig was a Leney Ricther 1x12 combo and 1x15 cab. Glorious. 

Sunday Morning BUMP!

So nipped in to GuitarGuitar to give it a whirl. 

This bass is LOUD. 18V Active circuit and a simple bass treble control gives you loads of bass but not quite as much treble as I would have thought. Didn't get that MusicMan style treble I imagined but still nice. Couldn't give it a proper test as I was using a Rumble 50 while a kid picking out his first bass got the Markbass 2x10 and 1x15 rig😂

Fit and finish - feels like any other high end fender. Nice, I did notice a wee chip at the pickup rout and I would worry how easily damaged the matt finish could be out in the real world. Looks cool as though if pink is your thing, hopefully the pictures show the differences. It is more pink than the road worn Mexican one. 

I compared them and I would say the worn neck on the Mexican one feels nicer but still similar. If you like a humbucker but want a jazz bass and have £1500 ready I'd say this is a good shout. 

Hi all, 

He may be a member here so I apologise if this is poor form to be questioning value. I have a guy offering me a Fender Jazz made of a 73 neck, 75 body and EMG pickups in a trade for my 1984 G&L L2000 which I am selling for £900.

Thing is, I'm struggling to know if I should be asking for any money my way in the trade? What do we think, how close to £900 is this worth? 

Thanks! 

2 hours ago, danweb22 said:

The Glasgow store seem to get all the nice basses (Dingwalls, Mayones etc) 

They do have a very decent selection these days. I can't remember his name off hand but the bass guy in Glasgow knows his stuff and seems to have done some good negotiating to get the too brands to the store. Gone are the days of a single bass wall of Fenders and Ibanez! 

9 minutes ago, danweb22 said:

Ive just ordered one! 

Nice!

I meant to say, there is a pink one in Glasgow, just need to find a minute to go and try it!

Got some trade offers but ideally would like to sell!

And back available again! 

Got a box and packaging ready to go! 

ON HOLD PENDING DELIVERY ARRANGEMENTS 

Or I have penchant for watches - so try me with a trade there if you want  

Also - if anyone has a Chowny SWB Pro Walnut they would be willing to trade I could be open to that....

BUMP for my lovely bass.

Everything work's as it should do. This bass is solid as a rock - will stay in tune for weeks and the resonance is something else!

8 minutes ago, WHUFC BASS said:

That particular model of the Custom was done for a limited run only and for some unknown reason, that included a mid-control and stacked bass/treble pot.

Apologies mine isn't a BTQ, it's a BQC pre-amp which has the concentric pots.

I've not tried the John East pre-amp but the BQC is fantastic. Really impressive and gives you so much more variety in tone. I'm really surprised Spector don't install these as standard.

@Al Krow I *might* have a BQC going unused - I'll have a look today and send you a message if I find it!

Anyone played one yet?

Haven't had an email from GuitarGuitar saying they have them yet

Cort going for the Jack-of-all-trades with this one but I think it looks pretty nice.

£579 all in which seems fair enough.

Edit: Might not actually be brand new but No Treble report it as new so....

https://www.notreble.com/buzz/2019/08/17/cort-announces-the-gb74-gig-bass-guitar/

Erm....No.

But I think you need more than 10 minutes through a headphone amp to (pretend) to understand that 😅

1 hour ago, Cato said:

I live literally about 20 minutes from Bass Direct but I've never been.

The stock I'm interested in is the really high end stuff that I can't really afford and I'd feel a bit weird about going in there just to kick tyres. 

Honestly they don't mind. I went in last year to do exactly that. Apart from London there is nowhere else in the UK that has the stock they have.

I started out trying something I was genuinely interested in and then just started asking to play Ken Smiths and Foderas just to try and understand where that extra £4000 comes from in a bass.