RickyV Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 [quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1449435940' post='2923553'] I've done a search, but it appears that Entwistle P and J pickups are only available for four string basses, not five string basses [/quote] That's a shame as they are great value for the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfretrock Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 [quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1449427652' post='2923456'] I considered putting a new bridge on my PJ HTR 5, but I'm not sure it would make much difference. [/quote] Easier set up was the only reason I changed the bridge. Have you tried contacting through the website for 5 pups? Looks like a very friendly guy. [url="http://www.entwistlepickups.com/"]http://www.entwistlepickups.com/[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted December 7, 2015 Author Share Posted December 7, 2015 [quote name='pfretrock' timestamp='1449487024' post='2923862'] Easier set up was the only reason I changed the bridge. Have you tried contacting through the website for 5 pups? Looks like a very friendly guy. [url="http://www.entwistlepickups.com/"]http://www.entwistlepickups.com/[/url] [/quote] I would only do so if I was definite about changing pups right now. I don't feel it's right to ask when I'm not too sure if I'd do it. Various google and ebay searches don't steal time from hard-working people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben4343 Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 (edited) [url="https://m.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_hbz_2004_deko.htm?o=3&ref=mal_a_3&search=1449566996"]https://m.thomann.de...arch=1449566996[/url] [url="https://m.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_jb_40fl_sb_deko.htm?o=7&ref=mal_a_7&search=1449566996"]https://m.thomann.de...arch=1449566996[/url] These went up and sold out in the space of about half an hour, between my regular checks... That fretless looks great. Edit: Anyone luck out? Edited December 8, 2015 by ben4343 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted December 8, 2015 Author Share Posted December 8, 2015 (edited) Absolutely loads went up on the main site, not the mobile site, but then my dreadfully unreliable work internet went down. I don't know how many are left, but there was a fretless jazz bass, 12 string acoustic, fancy CST-24TOL, rosewood tele, HBZ-2004 neck through. I tried to get on here ASAP, but the internet isn't running EDIT: Just checked. All gone. Sorry that I couldn't tell people sooner. Edited December 8, 2015 by Annoying Twit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben4343 Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 Don't beat yourself up, there wasn't much of a purchase window anyway [b]AT[/b]! I was refreshing regularly this morning (both main and mobile), and like I said I reckon it was sub 30 minutes between there not being anything, and them all being sold out! Such a shame, I quite fancy a new Christmas deko... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted December 8, 2015 Author Share Posted December 8, 2015 I'm not sure if they were there when I started my prog, but I think they weren't. Hence, they would have been available when the program told me they were. If I hadn't been in a panic, I might have gone for the fretless Jazz. Maybe. One thing though, this shows that dekos as a concept are still very active. I'm sure there will be other opportunities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CustardFilled Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 Well here's how much Jazz bass £40 or so gets you (apologies for the phone quality pictures)... The deco status presumably derives from the scuff in the finish just above the neck plate, as pictured; otherwise I've not really been able to find anything untoward. It looks great as a whole, and the gold saddles work rather well with the aesthetic. The neck seems good ergonomically, although the wood feels (understandably) a bit cheap to the touch. Never a huge fan of the clangy d'addario strings, but I'll probably sub them out for some Rotosounds when I get a chance. The bridge pickup needs lowering a bit, and both are a bit tinny in quality, but they're not as bad as I was expecting. Am undecided as to whether to sub them out for something like the Entwistles or something a tier or two above. Overall though you can hardly complain for the price. I can't say the scuff bothers me overly, nor probably would it concern anyone if I decided to move it on. A bit of tinkering and it's more than playable, and I think it could actually be a rather good instrument for not a lot of money! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andytre Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 i believe that scuff is the D stamp, clearly someone went a bit overboard with it! did this model come with wilkinson pickups? my sunburst one did and they sound pretty good to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CustardFilled Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 [quote]i believe that scuff is the D stamp, clearly someone went a bit overboard with it! did this model come with wilkinson pickups? my sunburst one did and they sound pretty good to me![/quote] Yep! I need to adjust them a little before I can really comment, but yeah they sound basically fine, perhaps slightly tinny xD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigjas Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 [quote name='ben4343' timestamp='1449568694' post='2924642'] Don't beat yourself up, there wasn't much of a purchase window anyway [b]AT[/b]! I was refreshing regularly this morning (both main and mobile), and like I said I reckon it was sub 30 minutes between there not being anything, and them all being sold out! Such a shame, I quite fancy a new Christmas deko... [/quote] I was lucky this morning and checked in at the right time and bagged one of the 12 string acoustics. I check in to the mobile and desktop sites a few times during the day on my phone. I've been quite lucky recently and got a 5 string fretless and two nylon strung classicals. All have needed a bit of a set up and new strings but they are unbelievable value for money. Jas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisheth Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 There's one I'm eying up right now, what's the quality on these like? Hit and miss? Or are they playable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted December 8, 2015 Author Share Posted December 8, 2015 (edited) [quote name='Bigjas' timestamp='1449598385' post='2925048'] I was lucky this morning and checked in at the right time and bagged one of the 12 string acoustics. I check in to the mobile and desktop sites a few times during the day on my phone. I've been quite lucky recently and got a 5 string fretless and two nylon strung classicals. All have needed a bit of a set up and new strings but they are unbelievable value for money. Jas [/quote] I had one of the 12 string acoustic dekos pass through my hands. I thought it played and sounded fine. Perhaps it felt its price a little bit, but there was nothing seriously wrong with it. It is the only deko I've seen in person that didn't need setup changes. @CustardFilled - that looks really nice. Congratulations. @Fisheth - all three dekos I've bought (one for someone else) played fine once the setup was fixed. Others have had more mixed fortunes. Edited December 8, 2015 by Annoying Twit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigjas Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 [quote name='Fisheth' timestamp='1449603901' post='2925132'] There's one I'm eying up right now, what's the quality on these like? Hit and miss? Or are they playable? [/quote] All three I've had so far have been playable and only have minor cosmetic issues. The finish isn't the best, but for the price they are a bargain and worth a punt. If you get one, just remember how much you paid for it. I have got a very playable, reasonable sounding nylon classical acoustic for the grand total of £19 including postage from Germany. Most people can't see what's wrong with it because the flaws are very minor. I realise not everyone has had the same experience, so it's a gamble, but the odds are in your favour. Jas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockwave Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 About 1/2 of them for me have had playability issues, high frets etc. two have had absolute banana necks that couldn't be sorted. They are sold for decoration so you cant bank on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andytre Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 all but 2 of the 10 iv had (not all for me i promise!!) have been fine build wise just some electrical problems such as dodgy input jacks or a loose wire. the 2 with the most problems were with the neck (high fret or a small ramp in the neck) everything else was sound, ended up giving one neck to AT as i had a spare lying around and the other i got playable after a good setup. I've had quite a ferw that were fine setup wise straight out the box, especially the PB-50 with apart from the dodgy input jack was perfect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 New stock up! https://m.thomann.de/gb/decorative_guitars_and_basses.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andytre Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 in true style the guitars all went in about 1 minute! popped in an order for the Beat bass as a mate wants one, lets see if its successful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted December 10, 2015 Author Share Posted December 10, 2015 (edited) Dekos on mobile site: [url="https://m.thomann.de/gb/decorative_guitars_and_basses.html"]https://m.thomann.de...and_basses.html[/url] EDIT: Only guitars. Standard strat and a 12 string. Nice looking 12 string however. [url="https://m.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_hbd200_12_nt_deko.htm?o=7&ref=mal_a_7&search=1449740083"]https://m.thomann.de...arch=1449740083[/url] EDIT: Very surprised that they are both still available. Edited December 10, 2015 by Annoying Twit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myke Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 [quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1449740044' post='2926335'] Dekos on mobile site: [url="https://m.thomann.de/gb/decorative_guitars_and_basses.html"]https://m.thomann.de...and_basses.html[/url] EDIT: Only guitars. Standard strat and a 12 string. Nice looking 12 string however. [url="https://m.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_hbd200_12_nt_deko.htm?o=7&ref=mal_a_7&search=1449740083"]https://m.thomann.de...arch=1449740083[/url] EDIT: Very surprised that they are both still available. [/quote] Still in stock. Surprising Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted December 10, 2015 Author Share Posted December 10, 2015 [quote name='Myke' timestamp='1449756588' post='2926539'] Still in stock. Surprising [/quote] If I go onto the main site and click through to the individual instrument page, both of them say out of stock. If I click on the mobile site and then click through to the individual instrument page, it says that they are in stock. Weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myke Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 [quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1449756883' post='2926545'] If I go onto the main site and click through to the individual instrument page, both of them say out of stock. If I click on the mobile site and then click through to the individual instrument page, it says that they are in stock. Weird. [/quote] Weird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted December 11, 2015 Author Share Posted December 11, 2015 (edited) OMG look at all the dekos on the mobile site! Sold out in about 10 seconds? [url="https://m.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_hb_35_vb_vintage_serie_deko.htm?o=5&ref=mal_a_5&search=1449829861"]https://m.thomann.de...arch=1449829861[/url] Someone is auto-buying. Same for this: [url="https://m.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_st_62_bk_vintage_serie_deko.htm?o=7&ref=mal_a_7&search=1449829861"]https://m.thomann.de...arch=1449829861[/url] Only one available <1m after notification. PJ5-HTR [url="https://m.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_pj_5_htr_deluxe_series_deko.htm?o=8&ref=mal_a_8&search=1449829861"]https://m.thomann.de...arch=1449829861[/url] Edited December 11, 2015 by Annoying Twit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigwan Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Yup... missed the 50s P again, even with a notification that the site had changed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chienmortbb Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 (edited) There is a 5er in my basket anyone interested? Edited December 11, 2015 by Chienmortbb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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