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[quote name='Grand Wazoo' timestamp='1318667798' post='1404876'][u][b]BREAKING NEWS![/b][/u] I woke up on the sensible side of my bed and decided to cancel my order for the Sandberg 5 strings "aged" I simply don't need it. Besides I have another project in the "air" with Mr. Sheldon Dingwall, so... wait and see. Watch this space. p.s.: this is the first time I ever cancel an order, I am embarassed to admit, I've never backed out on a decision before but what's in the pipeline will be more interesting.[/quote] BOOOOOO!!!

I would try emailing Headstock Distribution who are the Ibanez UK distributors. When I worked in an Ibanez dealership they were always pretty good at getting hold of spares. Might be worth a try.

Awesome, can't wait! Just better try to remember how to play now........ Looking forward to trying one of Dave's (Nugget) Firecreek basses too!

Black nylon tapewounds? Adjust the pickup height lower? On my Sandberg I roll the treble right off to get a more rounded, warm tone. Sorry if I'm suggesting obvious things!

WOOOO YEAH!!! Thanks for booking it Nige

Nice review! I love mine too, although I bought it S/H and guess what? The battery box was broken! I just ordered one the same size but better quality off ebay for a few quid though so it's no biggie. They are awesome, awesome basses, I just wish I could afford more!

I think that should be fine for me, but I best check with 'er indoors later...... It should be good fun, hopefully we can gather quite a few of us together! It's my 30th the week after, so feel free to all chip in and buy me a Sandberg Basic Ken Taylor if you like

For some reason the fretboard inlays make me want to say Yamaha (they kinda look a bit like the John Pattituci ones from a distance) so could it be one of the first TRBs or a prototype? That does seem a bit common though, so I guess it's more likely to be an Alembic or something!

Thanks for all the advice guys, but I'm now leaning towards scrapping the project and just saving up/selling stuff to fund the bass my heart truly desires......

Don't currently any basses that have both options but have in the past. Like GW, I found that top loaded had better attack and I preferred the response of the string.

Very poor customer service from S&T by the sound of it! Be persistent. Keep your cool, don't lose your rag, but keep on at them. Ring and ask for updates as often as you feel is necessary. Be aware that they don't HAVE to replace that bass with a new one, if they are able to get that one up to the required standard (although it will probably be easier and better for customer relations to give you a new one!). If you feel that things are not going well and you wish to persue further action, I think there's some useful information about the Sale of Goods Act and the Consumer Protection Act at direct.gov.UK. It should give you some ideas about what to do if it all goes wrong.

Really sorry to hear about your troubles dude, it sucks! Especially after such a long wait! Hope you manage to get it sorted out. Just keep on at them and don't give up! It's a basic breach of the Sale of Goods Act; the goods that they've provided don't meet the expected quality standards. So you want a white bass with two MM 'buckers; do the right thing and buy a Sandberg Ken Taylor in white higloss (and save yourself a load of dosh!) If you don't like it, just give me a shout and I'll gladly take it off you for half of the new price!

As other people have said, I think it depends on your definition of "making it". If you want to earn a living from playing, I think that's achievable at pretty much any age. If you want to top the charts however, I think you need to be young and attractive. Despite the music industry trying to make us believe that everything's a lot more "real" now, I think the "pop" machine driven by the major record labels is just as contrived and pre-meditated as it's always been. I do believe though that you don't necessarily have to be young and attractive to earn a living in an originals band! Although I'm only 29, I have a wife, a son, and a mortgage which all need supporting so I need to be earning a regular wage. Thus I have a tedious day job that pays ok, and I get to rock out purely for fun (and a bit of beer money) on evenings and weekends, with no pressure other than satisfying myself and my audience, and I enjoy it immensely! Personally, I feel that if I had wanted a serious career as a musician, I should have made different decisions at the age of 16 - 18 and gone to music college! That said I have had professional, paid gigs in musical theatre despite not being able to read music! I've always felt that you need to really enjoy what you're doing musically, and everything else is secondary (eg getting paid for it!) Happy birthday to BigRedX too! EDIT: I really enjoy all the playing I do, I'm quite a well respected player locally (been gigging around town since I was 15/16), and I get asked to play in various different projects; I've played with lots of different bands and played at venues all over the country (in the past!); perhaps I have "made it" in some way!

I love it when you've got the perfect sound dialled in, the whole band is REALLY feeling the song and rocking out, and you're all TIGHT as fook!

[quote name='MikanHannille' timestamp='1317755708' post='1394265'] If the venue is somewhere around Worcester and Birmingham, then count me in. (As long as it's on weekends) [/quote] It looks like it's going to be in Birmingham, and probably on a Sunday afternoon as things stand at the moment.

Wow, suddenly it all seems to have come together! When do you think we're looking at?

[quote name='simon1964' timestamp='1317712518' post='1393461'] It depends what you mean by good value! The Seymour Duncan Ceramic is very nice, with a lively MM tone. If its within the budget, the Delano hybrids are fantastic. The active twin coil option gets very close to the classic MM tone, and the coil tap gives you the option of passive single coil Jazz type tone. I've got one in my Shuker IMO they are outstanding pickups. Not cheap though. [/quote] I'm looking for something that doesn't cost the earth but sounds good I suppose. Not sure whether to go for Dual MMs or MM/P on this project at the moment....

Opinions on Alnico vs Ceramic too please!

[quote name='Darkstrike' timestamp='1317683137' post='1393394'] I think the Hipshot bridges are worth it, severely adjustable, very comfy to palm mute off of, and with the quick loading option, which I utterly love.[/quote] Interesting, I've never tried a hipshot! What sort of price are they?

[quote name='Horizontalste' timestamp='1317678875' post='1393346']I'm in. Custard creams or Hob Nobs?[/quote] Awesome! Both.

[quote name='dr Szelma' timestamp='1317677722' post='1393333']you have to apolgize me, I'm from different country. That's the reason sometimes it can be difficult to understand what I mean, but I'm doing my best! In my first language we describe an instrument as a "deaf" if it's rubbish, well, it's very difficult to explain, but you should know what I mean, like saying "jazz bass neck is fast" is very hard to explain but people know what that means. Anyway, depends on West Midlands Bass Bash date I may pop in with my gear We can have a small chat as well We'll (hopefully) come to the UK within first week of November. I don't dis EMG - they're OK, but you have to be aware what are they made for and when you want to use them, I would say 8/10 I'd rather be using passive pickups on Alnico magnets. When EMGs are better than my favourites? For example 1) double thumbing - Victor Wooten style (because of the dimension where they work), 2) playing in places where you have bad electricity - they will be better, 3) another one is adding J EMG pickup to passive P pickup and mixing it - usually I CANNOT STAND mixing them together, my point of view is the only one in a time - but it sounds more less ok mixed passive P with active EMG J. But when they're rubbish? Answer is very easy - every studio situation.[/quote] Well, glad that's all cleared up now......

I'm looking for two good value MM pickups for a potential project, and just wondered if anyone had any suggestions? I've not really had any experience with MM pickups until I bought my Sandberg Basic earlier this year, so any input is appreciated! I don't want anything that sounds crap, but I don't want to spend too much either!