Jellyfish

I think anyone that has had a Sei build for them will tell you that it was worth the money and was one of the best basses they ever played. If you're going to have enough for a high-end bass, my advice would be to go custom.

I can't believe nobody has pointed out the new Yamaha TRBX Range. I had the opportunity to play one recently and, for the money, it's one of the best and most versatile basses in its price range. There are a couple of different models too that should suit your budget equally depending on what amp you've got. Alternatively, as others have said, a BB424X/425X is a good option. We currently have a 424X in our shop for £339 and, as well as being pretty, is also very comfortable to play considering the price.

I've had issues with Hercules stands in the past, so have never bothered trying out their hangers. I currently use an Ultimate Support one after seeing Mark at Bass Direct using them and if he can trust them to put his lovely basses on, I'm sure it'll be fine for me! They stick out a bit more than the Hercules ones, but they fold up while not in use and have the same sort of self-closing yoke on them.

It's one of those things that I now cannot live without.

Can't speak much for others, but my Dingwall (and almost all Dingwall's) has really thin [b]banjo [/b]frets. And I love them.

They'll be exactly the same.

It's funny isn't it... Unless you've actually seen the brand name, you'd assume that it was spelt 'Squire' really. I know I was guilty of that before I saw one in the flesh...

Indeed. I got the new prices through this morning... £48.55 is the new suggested sale price. Quite a hit and it's a bit of a shame, but there are plenty of other brands that will now get a decent share of the coated string market because of this. I've tried both D'Addario EXP's and Rotosound Nexus strings in the past few weeks and have to say that I'm impressed with both for the price.

Their original design was almost spot on, but much like other inventions, there are now a whole host of other options that beat the original in terms of quality and sound, but for a higher price of course. Think you can't beat a Fender? There are hundreds, probably thousands, of custom and off-the-shelf basses from all sorts of companies and luthiers and price points that you haven't tried yet, so that's a bit of a generalisation and I'd urge you to try as many as you can, you might be surprised.

It's difficult at that price range, although I have no doubt that the Tanglewood Rebel's are good basses. If you added £50 more, you'd have much more choice!

A couple more pictures! [b]My fingerboard with slots! [/b]([i]The one on the right)[/i] [i][/i] [b]And the body, with some holes in. [/b] [i][/i]

The luxury of a 'ready-to-go' body, and a nice looking one too! What's the plan?

Not considered a custom build?

[quote name='MB1' timestamp='1371742687' post='2117638'] MB1. The EBay sellers name should give you a clue?. ...It's all in the name! [/quote] Even still, it should feel more than a bit odd...

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1371718282' post='2117217'] Exactly. I find it incredible that some people are asking about where those funds will be spent - as if they would be happy to pay them if they were being used for some things, but would not pay if "their" money might be used for something of which they disapprove. I just don't get that. If we were talking about hundreds of pounds, fair enough - but £20 a year? [/quote] I also find it incredible that people don't seem to understand the sort of audience BassChat attracts on a daily basis in terms of 'viewership'. One of the biggest bass websites in Europe, if not the biggest, and people don't want to fork over £20 for a whole 12 months to be able to sell [b]anything[/b] on here? It's crazy. If you're worried about losing £20, then add £20 onto your next sale. I can tell you now, if someone wants your item, an extra £20 won't make a difference. Worried about your item not selling at all? Then why put it up for sale in the first place if you have doubts? I've also noticed a drastic increase in the quality of the adverts that are now popping up, now that people care if they sell. It's a lot less frustrating trying to look for tidbits of information and going through several links just to get a crappy little picture you took on your phone. Not only that, but there is [i]still[/i] a minority that feel that £20 is somehow a sting to their wallet. What, to support a website with great advice and information, great members, open discussion about music and laughter (mostly at other peoples expense )? The fees are great and, if anything, the quality of adverts have gotten better and the volume of 'I'll see if anyone wants this at a way-too-high-price' sale topics have reduced. It's brilliant.

I used to but a lot of it is your state of mind. I try and go into everything with an optimistic frame of mind and usually everything turns out pretty great.

[quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1371652484' post='2116637'] Should have been The Imperial March. [/quote] I thought about that one, but it's probably the most 'non-cliché' cliché tune I can think of...

Does anyone have any nice sound clips of these? I'd love to hear one properly.

The future Mrs. Jellyfish wants this: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8s3LVHH5Dk"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8s3LVHH5Dk[/url] Can't complain really.

Same thing happened to me when I realised that the reason I love Jamiroquai is because of Stuart Zender!