pierreganseman

well..... many players have proved that freltess can fit anything if played right.... many people have proved to be ass holes over the years.....

I'd advise any one to get in touch with W&T and work something out....as they are bargains. Right up there with top ultra famous builders. And prices are from 2500 euro I think. More or less. Have a look at MTD price list.... or Alembic ... or Fodera. Adamovic...... for 2500 euro at those companies...you don't get anything...... just a big smile .... :-p Yes roland, it was a nice bass and an easy deal...

.... awesome....

To my ears at least... I have have had both, had some status fretless, some musicman fretless. Graphite neck are a bit of a pain, cuz you can hear every single thing on them. If the intonation is even slightly off , you'll hear it straight away (for example less face it, on a jazz fretless unless BADLY out, no one will notice or even care). In my experience too, the problem of graphite neck, is what ever you do it'll sound like a bass with a graphite neck, no way to hide it and make sound "traditionnal". 90% of people out there are looking for something standard when hiring or calling a bassist. And graphite sounding basses are not std in any way... I guess you can expect a stingray with more sustain, and more cutting through etc.... i know it may sound weird but i will almost guarantee that if doing recordings and listening to one and the other. You'd notice tremendous difference.

Well, they are not the same beast. No doubt every thing produced by status is amazingly made etc I am gonna guess you could probably have a 'ray neck by musicman for a bit cheaper.. the main thing , they will not sound even close, sound of graphite vs sound of wood..... just my 2cent

Thx

yes looks matter a lot to many people... to quote the dude from before... blues guitariste are only aware of P basses and J in sunburst lol

I like sexy things yes .....

Hi, just sharing. I haven't played it yet, but it should be with me before the end of November. Specs are : Stained Flame maple top Alder body with mahogany center Highly figure satinwood fingerboard (no its not quilted maple lol) Wood&Tronics Alnico V custom dual coils custom East/W&T preamp with internal frequency presets ash neck The thing about this bass : movable back pick up. You can effectively move the pick up from 70's to 60's to "musicman", to kinda alembic tone all the way back. So i guess about 4 basses.... IN ONE I hear this movable pick up thing, can be adapted to any kind of custom request. [url="http://wtbasses.net/"]http://wtbasses.net/[/url] [email protected] My jaw dropped at 1st time i saw this...... video with soundclips [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jfcZHu6_GQ&feature=youtu.be[/media]

I don't see why you bother with threads like this Barrie lol.... but good on you though...

the book by steve bailey best

The tone hammer is the best head around and will be enough for most things. And will make any bass sound amazing. I use them with one twelve inch Vanderkley or one aguilar SL. When It needs to be properly loud put 2 times 12 together. And that's usually a happy bassist and band. I've had the comment quite a few times from sound engineers : "man that little thing will be enough you think??"... They usually come after the gig saying how phat and big the bass sounded. One comment once was "I've seen Aguilar before, small but it makes your ************* balls shake".... true and best all around head.... I have gone a TH 350 and a 500! abosolute beautiful....

[quote name='darkandrew' timestamp='1383172478' post='2261288'] If an item is sold with a fixed price (ie. not an auction) and at distance (eg. over the internet) in the UK then the transaction is governed by the Distance Selling Regulations. The DSR states that if the buyer changes their mind within 7 working days of receiving the item then they are entitled to return it for a full refund, further the seller is responsible for the cost of recovering the item. Like most bits of legislation, however, there are some exceptions: The DSR do not cover private sales but an item advertised publicly and sold on a public website such as ebay is not considered to be a private sale (and I would assume sales through Bass Chat will be viewed in the same light as they are in a public area of the forum). The DSR do not cover purchases made by businesses. The DSR do not allow for custom made items to be returned (although the seller may accept it back if they wish as an act of goodwill). The seller is not allowed by law to include a disclaimer renouncing the DSR (eg. No returns / No refunds / Sold as seen) and expect the buyer to honour it as this would constitute an unfair contract, the seller is however permitted to advise the buyer at the time of purchase that if they wish to return the item under the DSR then it is at their own cost - if they fail to do this then, as stated above, the seller will not only have to refund the full original cost (including postage) but also have to foot the bill for returning the item. That just about covers the main the points, if you want further information Google "Distance Selling Regulations 2000" [/quote] Right ! :-).... I had no idea ..... thanks for the update P.

i think you've misread what he was saying there - I think his point was that as they sell everything they make the must be doing something right and the critique of them is a bit dull. I don't think his owning four and selling them was a complaint about them - just saying he hadn't clicked. I could say I've owned 4 fenders and sold them all but hope to get another good one one day - it's not a complaint against my appreciation of Fender. anyway…. +100000 and thanks.... Critique of them is just boring and has been seen and done a billion times on talkbass. The whole thing my squier sounds better than my Fodera type of thread..... I won't respond to this thread anymore as its clearly a waste of time. If I need opinions about Fodera I'll go ask Molan / Barrie as he knows his Fodera homework.

[quote name='tedmanzie' timestamp='1383074460' post='2259950'] you aren't responsible for what happens during shipping but you are responsible for sorting it out. if you buy something from John Lewis and it arrives broken do you think you would be happy if they said it's your job to sort it out??! you can state what you like in your advert but that doesn't make it acceptable [/quote] I do agree that english is not my main language so maybe something was "lost in translation", I cannot notice anywhere where I mention that I would leave a buyer alone if anything was to happen during shipping. This thread is about refunding, not damaged item. Yes I do understand that If there if something happens in shipping I am responsible for sorting it out. That is why I ask professional packers to send basses I sell. It is relatively pricey (100 euro on average for JUST packing , custom made for the bass or item i haev in the past sometimes covered this at MY cost to have a happy buyer), but I have never had a single trouble with destroyed basses by shipping companies. I was often "blamed" for taking pictures of dings that buyers would "not seen it if you had not mentioned it" I personally will not refund, I think the buyer has a millions chances to listen to what the pedal does with youtube.Com or I can provide sound clips of any basses. If the Buyer has a change of heart it is not my problem.

And another senseless thread about Fodera being worth it or not bla bla bla..... They sell every basses available within hours.. And the standards all sold out within hours too..... bla bla bla... must be doing something right...... I owned 4, not for me in the end.... maybe one day a full on custom tailored for me.... but not quite yet ;-)

I personally state in all sale that its final and that buyer understand I am not responsible for anything that may happen during shipping. Yes I do understand some people disagree with that. How am I to know what's going on once the item is received? o Unless is it a trusted member who I have done deals with before I will never refund anyone. simple..... ;-)

very loud thing.... should not be a prb...

I have shipped every where. Just make sure the bass cannot move at all inside the case. and loosen the strings. Should be ok..... Many uk Buyers won't ship abroad and its a pity as they are effectively loosing a sale cuz they cannot be bothered... so don't be one of them ;-)

Just get your money back and go your way ... ;-)

good ;-)