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Well I'd like more....maybe a deluxe but as a self-funded originals artist I have lots of spending to keep up with and not much money coming in from it.

I haven't ordered on yet as I found myself another Dimension Standard so now have a black and a sunburst. If you are needing an as new white deluxe pickguard let me know as it came with one. It also came with a spare pickup selector. I could do with selling them as neither fits the Standard. Note: It seems nuts to have two standards but I love them and can't decide which (if any) to move on.

Thanks, I'm on it.

Hi, I have Fender Dimension Standard V and want to get a new pickguard made.Nothing flash, just plain. Recommendations please? Note: The Standard is an uncommon bass so I am assuming that I will need to get one manufactured

Tonight...wish me luck!

The album launch is Friday 11th of Jan, with two 40 min sets by yours truly and friends. The music starts at 9.00..come on down I also have a cool review. "The tracks are deep, moody and a little darkish some with a menacing feel to them but all telling a tale, some with a hint of ‘Dire Straits’ and ‘Pink Floyd’ pervading through them. Then there is Eddie’s own influence which dominates and which makes this CD what it is - different and very curious, as he adds a certain quality to this CD which makes you start to wonder what is going to happen next. All in all a great CD and body of work extremely worthy of a wider audience" ...Brian Inglis, Jelli records. The full review is here: https://gallery.mailchimp.com/c0e55cfddba4536ab17b16823/files/2bf4042c-6b4a-45a8-b5b7-f7a489ed05dc/20181231_CD_Reviews_pdf.pdf Thanks f9or looking

This Friday 11th of Jan, with two 40 min sets by yours truly and friends. The music starts at 9.00..come on down "The tracks are deep, moody and a little darkish some with a menacing feel to them but all telling a tale, some with a hint of ‘Dire Straits’ and ‘Pink Floyd’ pervading through them. Then there is Eddie’s own influence which dominates and which makes this CD what it is - different and very curious, as he adds a certain quality to this CD which makes you start to wonder what is going to happen next. All in all a great CD and body of work extremely worthy of a wider audience" ...Brian Inglis, Jelli records. The album is here: https://eddiemole.bandcamp.com/releases

Yes that's the trouble, if I bought 4 sets of different strings to try that would be more than the bass cost me 😂 I uses to use 77's in my rock band, then switched to Status half rounds, which I loved but they stopped making them so I switched to Elixir rounds. I have labella flats on my fretless, which I'm happy with but I do like these on this particular bass. They record really nice too.

Brass rings with the same red silk. The silk is "glossy" and an intense red colour. I'm pretty sure that they aren't Rotosound Jazz 77's, as used them in the past and these feel different. Also the 77's have a distinctive silver colour that these are lacking. Following Silvia's suggestion theses look right.

Hi, can anyone tell me what strings these are as I like them a lot? They are on a Sigma acoustic bass and are flats with red silk at both ends

Thanks,that re-affirms that I like the broken in ones, although I do recall that they"fall off the cliff" and loose sonething.

Thanks buddy have a great Christmas...

Cool I got a page in Muzemag (Local SW music mag). 😃

Hi, for info here's a review of my Sigma that I mentioned above. I'm very happy with it.

Yaay I'm on my hols so thought I would share this review. Background: My first Acoustic bass experiment was a bit of a disaster, mainly because of my own unrealistic expectations and my subsequent failure to find the kind of tone that I liked from my purchase. This time round I'm more experienced and informed. The reason I bought another was that I have recently started playing more acoustic music and I wanted to re-explore acoustic bass. My uses are open mic's, jamming with friends on their acoustic instruments and to noodle and inspire my songwriting. My buying criteria were that it shouldn't cost too much, should be able to "plug in & play" and that I should be able to dial in a warm and deep sound that I failed to find first time around. Note: I don't like some of those toppy tones that you can hear on some acoustics fitted with phophur bronze strings. I spent quite a bit of time searching for the right machine. There are a lot of cheap used acoustic basses out there so I decided to home in on basses that were made by companies known for making capable good value acoustic guitars such as Takamine, Tanglewood, Sigma and Cort. I couldn't find many to try out locally so I relied on reviews, sound samples and youtube. I have to say that most that I listened too weren't hitting the spot at all, until I found the vid at the bottom of the Sigma BMC. This became the bench mark for my search and the more I looked the more I kept coming back to this particular model, based on VFM and tone. A couple of weeks ago I snagged one on ebay so here is my review REVIEW: This particular guitar was bought used and plays superbly (anyone identify the strings ?). Cost? New seems to be around £450-500 online. You can half that if you can find one 2nd hand. Build: It seems well made and although small bodied also well balanced so no neck dive. I haven't weighed it but it is nice and light. It is lighter than any of my electric basses and also most of my 6 string guitars. It has decent quality grover tuners and a bone nut and bridge. It has a solid Mahogany top and mahogany back and sides. I think this is what brought me to the guitar as it brings out the bass tones I was hoping for and limits the some of the others that are more suited to 6 string acoustics IMHO. It has a lovely natural satin finish and a great feel. I'm not sure how durable this will be in the long term though. Looks: It is what it is, which is, which is a well made dark brown guitar. There is nothing particularly flashy here but it is all tastefully done. It has some nice detail such as well matched woods and pickguard and black bridge pins that demonstrates appropriate attention to detail. Note: The addition of a more durable finish and black chrome tuners would have nailed it for me. Tone: The unamplified tone is really deep and warm for an acoustic, no doubt due to the mahogony woods and flatwound strings. The sound is consistant up and down and across the neck. It is also very responive to playing style and sounds great with fingers pick or palm muted, which produces a satisfying thud! The Fishman Isys+ pre-amp was a great choice for this guitar as although a relively cheap system if gives a faithful reproduction of the basses tone. The bass and treble adjustments give very useful range of musical sound options. The treble dial is particulary sweet to play with and seems to intoduce some high mids to my ear without annoying backgound noise and the bass adjustment is again very usable, although adding too much bass on stage with any acoustic is liable to give you problems. The Isys "+" adds a bit of luxary in the form of a phase button and tuner in addition to the usual volume controls. Everything is there that I will need Conclusion:This is a budget instrument but my ears tell me this is excellent VFM and a bit of a hidden gem. For those of you who don't know Sigma were set up as a Martin factory in China and Martin produce some of the best acoustic instruments around. Since they split, Sigma guitars have since established their own strong reputation for quality and good value. This is certainly the most pleasing acoustic bass that I have played in terms of tone. Maybe I could find something better if I was willing to spend more money (2K for a Martin?) but I don't see a good alternatives around at the moment or a reason to do so. I'm still trying to figure out why this particular guitar sounds so good. Winner winner turkey dinner! Specifications Body & Bridge Top: Solid Mahogany Back & Sides: Mahogany Size: J-14 Fret, Cutaway Pickguard: Tortoise Finish: Natural Bridge: Rosewood Neck & Fretboard Neck: Mahogany Fretboard: Indian Rosewood Frets: 22 Inlays: Pearl Scale Length: 34" (864mm) Nut: Bone Nut Width: 1.58" / 40.1mm Hardware & Electronics Electronics: Fishman Isys+ (With Tuner) Saddle: Bone / Compensated Machine Heads: Grover Die-Cast Hardware: Chrome