bonzodog Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Great gig last night and first time I used my new Tony Butler bass. Cant believe how good it sounded through my Hartke rig. Straight out of the box the action was great and inotation spot on. Really cut through the mix and felt really comfortable. I just cannot understand how theses basses are only 200 quid brand new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number6 Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 I have a Vintage V96 (mm copy) and i think the quality for the £££'s is superb. Glad you liked it :-)) always nice when the instruments feel good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 I have the est96a stingray copy and it's a very solid bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number6 Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 [quote name='Geek99' timestamp='1398083527' post='2430200'] I have the est96a stingray copy and it's a very solid bass [/quote] Yep.....thats what i meant i had lol. Anyway......good basses imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mep Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 I have one too. TBH I was disappointed with the suppled strings and a new set sorted that out. The action is great but after a few gigs I'm not too sure about it as a main gigging bass. Something is just missing but I have been gigging my Ray for year's so it's going to sound different and it's not really fair to compare these 2 side by side. I mainly use it for practising. I did have an issue with mine at first due to it's light weight. I though something was wrong and started a thread about it. Still great value for the money though and I'm glad you like yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee4 Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Put flats on it! These are great basses IMO,and I'm happy with mine. I had neck-dive issues,but sorted this with a suede backed strap and by moving the rear strap button to by the top contour. Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip_ Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 i remember when vintage were the only brand doing anything decent for under 200 quid. glad to hear they're still at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzodog Posted April 21, 2014 Author Share Posted April 21, 2014 [quote name='lee4' timestamp='1398113866' post='2430658'] Put flats on it! These are great basses IMO,and I'm happy with mine. I had neck-dive issues,but sorted this with a suede backed strap and by moving the rear strap button to by the top contour. Enjoy. [/quote] Yes thats exactly what I am going to do. I already have a wide strap anyway as I suffer with a prolapsed disc and this helps. I also adore the colour of black on black with a maple neck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzodog Posted April 21, 2014 Author Share Posted April 21, 2014 Can't beat black/black/maple IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassman Sam Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Gear4music have them at £209. That's a lot of bass for the dosh and they only weigh in at 7lbs. GAS attack (again). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Undead Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 I had one of those, it was great! I was very surprised at the build quality for the price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassman Sam Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Mel, you're not making things any easier. It's my favourite colour combo for a pbass too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzodog Posted April 22, 2014 Author Share Posted April 22, 2014 [quote name='Bassman Sam' timestamp='1398121224' post='2430764'] Gear4music have them at £209. That's a lot of bass for the dosh and they only weigh in at 7lbs. GAS attack (again). [/quote] DJM music have them for £205.00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greggo Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 What's the fretwork like on them? My experience of vintages including my own is that although well built and good sounding the fret ends can be a bit sharp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee4 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 No sharp ends on my TB V4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number6 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 [quote name='Greggo' timestamp='1398447486' post='2434299'] What's the fretwork like on them? My experience of vintages including my own is that although well built and good sounding the fret ends can be a bit sharp. [/quote] I had to stone down the fret ends on my Vintage as they were a bit sharp.....i think that was my only gripe about it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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