Musicman20

Nothing sounds quite like a proper Musicman, and I've tried a fair few. I'd look out for a HH or HS second hand Stingray. Also, as soon as that pickup is away from the sweet spot it loses that Ray sound.

The right decision. At the current prices it needs to be WAY better than that.

https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/fender-posts-record-breaking-sales-in-2020 I agree that the prices are now FAR too high for an American Pro (is it II now?) Fender got greedy. Simple as. The lull in the market is coming so I hope they have all prepared for it!

The weight on this new one is insane! Impressive.

Yeah the BD website needs a HUGE overhaul. They have so much gear and we just want to know what is in! The photos are great but it needs a lot of work.

One of my close friends decided to go modern/fairly lightweight and was very interested in a modern Mesa bass amp. Sadly they haven't been available here so he went with Darkglass. I still would like to try a new Mesa.

I've seen some amazing guitar cabs by them recently. I think I might go for one in the future. Hopefully they will respond!

The cases look alright to me. I like the Mono bags. They will save a fortune on shipping costs no doubt.

I think I tried 3-4 Lakland basses in the past, and all of them had issue like this. Looked completely rushed. Definitely send it back.

I'd try the new Source Audio Atlas. They really do know their bass-related effects/

Always a Stingray. If I had a choice to spec one, I'd go for sparkly sherwood green, dark dark dark rosewood board, tort binding, tort guard, probably a HH or HS, with a totally passive option and normal 3EQ option. 4 and 5 string version. The 5 with a birdseye maple neck and fretboard. After that, 4 string P bass, sunburst, tort, rosewood. Done.

Aguilar DB 4x12 (x2)

Still love my Genz amps.

Must admit that looks damn cool. I think these will do well.

That is might impressive, more so the pedal board! I hear JAM pedals make some damn fine gear.

If I need a new bass amp i'll be getting a Genzler.

I have one and I'd never sell it. Unique and incredibly well made.

I actually think that sounds fantastic. Full, gritty and aggressive. Way better than some of that Lobster guys really high end Jazz-like basses that sound a bit....too polite. If there is one thing about Musicman I always rely on, its that they REALLY know how to make a pickup.

This exactly.

That's lovely! As mentioned in the other thread it's more like two P bass pickups!? Edit - this was in response to the other thread! DOH

Oh I didn't realise! I think it looks great. I am a fan of natural Musicman basses. You can't use any old tat for a natural bass as it needs to have some pleasant grain! He's a great player but I don't really listen to him. But I must say his single H tone is more my thing; sounds fantastic! Re: Price - have you seen the c**p Gibson are churning out for £2.5k now?

I honestly think the whole thing has been completely overblown. Now those youtubers are making money from long streams talking about it!

This is what the world has come to!

Awful. I don't have anything against Kiss or Gene, but this seems to be a daft decision. Poor QC again as noticed above. Both of my Gibson guitars cost under £1k and for that price they are worth it. The current insane pricing is just bizarre.

They may as well have just replaced it and took the old one back to review/part out. The time wasted by them has probably cost way more. I think the dealer model is almost dead now. Most of them don't really do anything or even properly sort repairs.