PatrickJ

For if/when you fall off the wagon ...

Welcome to the 2021 Gear Acquisition Thread. The anti-thread to the 2021 Gear Abstinence challenge. Here there are no rules, no prizes and most importantly no judgement my friends! Just a celebration of all that tickles your fancy and the low frequencies. Acquisitions through any (legal) means welcome; buying new, buying used, trades, gifts, part exchanges etc. Post updates, pictures and mini reviews of the gear you acquire through the year and inspire the rest of the BC community.

This An OC-2 in good condition for £65 posted ...

Anyone in on a sweepstake as to which week Andy will pickup a new bass?

In fairness, it would be disappointing if he wasn't raging against the establishment with that username.

I've ordered a few things from GAK without issue, Gear4music on the other hand have messed me around many a time - I won't go anywhere near them these days. These companies always blame the courier, I had an issue with a non bass related present I ordered for my wife at the start of December. Didn't arrive, company fobbed me off with a not our problem its with the courier it will probably arrive some time after Christmas. My response was you chose to use that courier, not me, and me receiving the item on time is part of the service you are providing me. They did give me a full refund in the end after I opened a PayPal dispute but I won't shop with them again.

Last year I did really well. Apart from a SansAmp DI for recording and a Peterson Clip-On Tuner for tuning I didn't buy anything else bass related. I even sold a bunch of guitars and pedals and other stuff I wasn't using. It was a most unsatisfying year! Jan 5 4pm, I'm +1 bass, and happy.

And now this - serious groove

One of the reasons I went for the Ibanez is although the face of the fingerboard is unlined it looks as though the top edge is.

Spotify has been throwing out some real tunes in my Daily Mixes recently and this one popped up yesterday.

I'm all about the gear acquisition threads this year my friend! If the OC-5 hadn't been out of stock every where I would have had one of them by now too.

OK, I've pulled the trigger on an Ibanez SRF 700 Portamento. Should arrive Friday. With the new national lock down going to look at / pick up used gear is not going to happen. The Ibanez has a 120 day free return policy and I got it for a decent price. New year, new gear :woot:

Well, assuming you can play the reference pitch perfectly in the first place

It looks lovely but with all the new lock down restrictions, no idea how I'd ever actually get hold of it.

@TKenrick did a video lesson on how to play Mono's bass groove on that, including that gnarly unison line with the sax.

Looks like the same one that's listed on eBay (for significantly more).

Yes, it's still for sale. I was talking to the @Ted Theodore Logan, III about it over the past few days. I am a fan of Sandberg bases, I own 2 v-series basses already. The problem is it's in Devon, normally not an issue as my parents live there but since I'm in a Tier 4 lockdown area I can't travel west 😥

Current short list Ibanez SRF700 Ibanez SRF700 Fretless Bass, Brown Burst Flat at Gear4music Mayones BE-4 Mayones Be-4 Fretless Bass Guitar natural Amazaque with case | eBay Sandberg TT4 £945 - Pristine Sandberg California Fretless TT4 Passive Jazz (In Two Parts) - Basses For Sale - Basschat

Thanks for the offer but I'd probably pass on the Corvette. I had a fretted GPS 5 string a while ago but it suffered from a bit of irritating neck dive that I couldn't get on with. I wouldn't pass up a Stage One Streamer of semi-hollow Infinity though.

I'd clocked that BE4 on eBay, I've already messaged him to confirm the weight. I like the Spector/Streamer design of it. I had Mayones Jazz bass which was very nice but since I quit that band and haven't gigged since I sold it as I didn't need a 5 string anymore.

Good to hear, it's definitely on the shortlist.

Is that the Ibanez SRF700?

Hi Guys, I'm looking for some 4 string fretless bass recommendations , new or used but no more spendy than 1000 GBP. I've an unlined fretless on loan to me right now and am really enjoying playing it but it's too heavy to be a keeper for me. I can't find much in the way of offerings from the usual suspects of Bassdirect or Anderton's - I'm hoping the Basschat faithfuls can come up with some ideas. I appreciate I could have any bass defretted and that's plan B but a nice ready made fretless would be ideal :). Thanking you in advance .

Update to my wishless. I've now decided that 2021 is going to be the year of fretless jazz so all fretted basses and synths are off the table. Basses A fretless of some kind, sill considering options Amps & Cabs Ashdown Pro-Neo 12" cabs Pedals Boss OC-5 Other I'd like some dual coil pickups for my Shuker J bass, Nords or Barts probably.