LukeFRC

Talkbass has a thread for a item or brand and everyone piles on hyping it up, people who love it say how much they love it and how it's the best thing ever. Here we have a thread about an item or brand and all the people who say they love it say how much they love it and it's the best thing ever, and at some point people who don't love it, or have had issues with it chime in. Sometimes with legitimate points. It's better that way as you get more balanced opinions. The downsides are that it's harder for UK brands to get the hype to really get going and considered as "good" as their US made cousins - but that's a different point. The better response would have been something along the lines of: "Did you sell it cos you actually have an unreliable preamp or pickups @TheGreek - or where you basing it on a few random examples you had heard about online? Was it that the bass just wasn't what you were after?"

I like his '63 in Lake Placid Blue a lot. (not that I can afford a €25,000 bass - esp now there would be 20% VAT on top!)

I think, If you can find one a Japanese 400 series would prob be cheaper. Not that there's many about. Still collecting PJs?

that was brilliant! Right I've got GAS for a BB2024X now! Luckily they aren't common and cost loads

I was going to say that £250 seemed to be higher than I had seen them go for.

That’s a Sadowsky preamp - and the blend is backwards - that’s how Sadowsky does it... idea is that it acts as a mid control (ie you turn it up)

I can’t see the preamp! Take the back panel off and give us a look!

Was just looking at this lovely bass in the For sale section which as well as costing a bit more to bring to the U.K. will also need CITES papers fog the Brazilian rosewood in the fretboard oh joy

I would guess angular preamp

Very nice - I owned 42 for a while too - should have given it more time

But it’s a fair bit cheaper than the 2024 was isn’t it? P34 is £1500 new - I remember the P34 being north of £2k

And is the p34 the series 3 equivalent to the 1024?

bb424x is that the same as the 424 just with a scratchplate?

Anyone able to show pics of the series 2 and 3 basses so I can get my head around what is what?

Wow - there’s a whole kettle of fish.

I don’t know why this would be difficult- you will have to give them a declaration of what they are shipping for you And value, they will then pay any Fees at the customs border and then charge you them before they release the goods to you. possibly the best value for money is french or German Lessons and doing your shopping there!

that looks like Ebay finding a way to take a cut

visually though it does look a wee bit odd on that bass.

I heard Thundercat had to get Ibanez to build him a 6 string to keep up with the parts you had laid down on a 4 string. He was a bit annoyed that someone had pulled the emergency stop chain on the train he was on...

I've had a fretless a few times. I end up sounding just like I do on a fretted but sometimes slightly out of tune, and with more slides. Probably tells you more about my playing than fretless though.

Maple fretboard is going to be harder to do as you will need to relaquer it.