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1 hour ago, Westenra said:

Just curious as I found the BBs to have a very warm/round feel to them which I feel wouldn't work too well with a hi-fi rig but always happy to be proved wrong.

I have a Phil Jones Suitcase (which I would class as a Hi-Fi rig) and recently acquired a BB425 but yet to try them out together. Will let you know how it goes!

So I was browsing Instagram and thus came up.... I'm VERY intrigued by these. 

Cort make great basses and a fan fret 5 should go down a storm at the right price point. What do we think? 

Gonna throw Yamaha in that list. 

The top of the range BB (new or old) will be a very good place to get back on the horse. 

18 minutes ago, MDWagstaff said:

The question is, how long do we have to wait?

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In a dealer? Anywhere between tomorrow and next year 

It's good to see Yamaha pushing forward with new models though. They really are one of the best bang-for-buck brands 

18 hours ago, Horizontalste said:

What took you so long?!?

Enjoy!

THAT'S SO COOL!

To do that, did you have to remove the top layer, draw on it then reapply a top layer? Or just draw, then top layer?

I have some talented friends that could do something similar.....

5 hours ago, Rikki_Sixx said:

Hnnnngh that looks good. I've had a bit of a thing for Yamaha basses the last year or two, especially the pick-ups. Not sure what it is about them but they look really cool! Seeing one in that colour makes me want to play some 80's hair-metal, and I totally mean that as a compliment

What's that monster on the right and why's it so long? (ooh 'eck)

Yeah same, I remember thinking BBs were hella ugly but look at me now! They are lovely, touch heavy, but I'm happy with mine. The clean white is very Charvel/Jackson isn't it 😁

The bass at the end is G&L L2000. Looks massive as it's the only one of the 3 on a stand. Couldn't get it to balance for the photo and I was NOT risking that one falling over. 

The first week back at work is always hard.....so I bought a bass to get me through

In reality I wasn't looking for a new bass but I wanted a BB for a good portion of last year but I thought I had staved that GAS with other purchases, until I played one of the new BBs  I can't quite afford a BB735 but this popped up on Facebook. Haggled a bit and got a good price for it. Turns out the guy had a meeting at a building right next to my flat so got it delivered straight to my door the next day!

It's in A1 condition, original strings feel like they have barely been played. While they aren't the best strings I do like the tension of them so they're staying on for the time being. If you've played a BB you'll understand what I mean when I say: It just works. Nothing fancy, it just sounds massive. Really love the grit you can get on either pick up, wouldn't mind if it was just a touch lighter though.

 Took it to a jam night and got several compliments saying how full it sounded so colour me chuffed.

Now most importantly, PICTURES

Added the Yamaha to the herd yesterday. Took it to a jam last night and it sounded killer apparently. Colour me chuffed. 

Anyone starting to see a pattern emerging 🤔 

Doesn't get much smaller than Phil Jones, 5" speakers in most of their combos

I like the inlays and the loillipops but not convinced by the purple  but I'm intrigued/baffled how Adam Clayton negotiates so many different "signature" models. I get U2 have a massive fan base but is it massive base of bass fans?

Seems to be working on some, obviously some users don't have their locations set so it won't show for them. 

Thanks for that wee fix fellas!

Not an issue per-se but I noticed on our fancy new site that a users location is no longer automatically displayed underneath their username/picture on Sale ads.

While most people put location in sale ads it might be worth adding an extra box on the sale "template" to make sure there will definitely be a location rather than everyone having to ask "Where are you based"

Thanks for all the hard work! It looks great.

I don't have a Maruszczyk, but from reading the Owner's Club thread it seems he's a really helpful guy, maybe another email wouldn't hurt? Or try asking this guy, he's a Maruszczyk dealer and might be able to help? http://basschat.co.uk/user/12765-pierreganseman/

They all look fine and if you think about it, you never really hear of horror stories from budget basses having bridge problems.

Only problem there might be is the finishing as I imagine the QC for checking rough edges which might damage strings is ignored compared to your big brands who will check things more thoroughly.

I've had a couple saying still available when I've "bought" them but later on Thomann confirm that it was out of stock. It's a bit of a lottery but well worth it if you can get one!

So I sometimes keep an eye on the "Deko" section of Thomann to see what passes through, usually stuff sells out before you can blink but I got lucky and managed to snag a 5 string 'Ray-a-like

So started the wait to see if it was as much of a bargain as the price makes it. It arrived yesterday and it took me a few minutes to work out what made it "Deko" worthy! There's one small dent on the back and some odd marks but since it's on the back doesn't really bother me!

Out of the box it was still in tune (granted it was a half step down) which bodes well for the quality of the tuners. I've only noodled around on it for an hour or so but first impressions are very good. I had a SUB Ray 5 earlier this year and I would say the fit and finishing isn't far off that and I think it does the Stingray sound quite well, nice and clanky. It is a bit heavier than the SUB was I reckon, haven't got the means to weigh it but the whole package was apparently 4.7kg so I don't think the bass will be too heavy itself. Not sure how useful the coil-splitting is yet but wiring can be changed in the future. The neck is not for the fainthearted, very club like but unfinished so feels gorgeous to me, no noticeably sharp edges. String spacing is quite tight but I liked that about the SUB and happy this is similar, YMMV. These are just my initial ramblings, I'll probably update this with more pros and cons in the future.

Overall I'm really impressed by my first Harley Benton and for £11 per string I couldn't ask for a better way to scratch the 5 string itch!

(For those wondering, the Deko section seems to get updated daily at any time between 9am and 11am-ish if you are looking for a bargain)

Very, very nice. I imagine your title will attract the attention of some of the resident luthiers so they might be able to give you a better answer.

Just reading the advert again.

[color=#3C3241][font=Castledown, Arial, sans-serif][size=4]"blend pot is broken so it will need replaced. currently it only allows the usage of the bridge pickup but it is only a few quid to replace. I haven't done it yet as I [b]use this bass so much I don't have the time to put it into a shop[/b] and not have it for a few days."

How are they going to cope when they sell it then [/size][/font][/color]

Shall we just say the finish is.....interesting

https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instrument/epiphone-thunderbird-pro-iv-neckthrough-bass-guitar-relic-/1270931061

Just wondering if anyone has/had one of these and could give me an opinion on them? I like the unusual pickup layout and I like the sounds bass players seem to get from MTDs.

Also, if anyone has seen any MTD 5ers in stores in Scotland that would be great. Being able a 35" scale 5er would be good!

Thanks all

In short. No.

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For me: it would depend on the price/style of a bass.

An expensive Jazz style bass would take a knock better than an expensive custom bass with no finish, if you see what I mean.

I currently have no basses in my collection that are pristine so I am worry free

Question, has anyone ordered a Shell Pink bass from Maruszczyk? Currently dreaming up designs and the Shell Pink looks very pink, I would want it closer to the Flea sig. level of pink.

Also, I assume you can have almost any wiring options you want on your bass. Not just the standard V, V, T etc.?

If you can't find an official one. Pretty sure these guys can make you one: http://www.originalscratchplates.com/

Best of luck!

I believe JapanAxe got that very model yesterday. He should be able to help.