Terry M.

Yes brand power is very real. When I got my first ever Fender bass (Mexican 70s classic series) I thought I was floating on air for some reason...and Fender knows this happens so...

Maybe not the most prolific but Doug Wimbish has had flirtations with Ibanez and currently Spector. Not sure who else to be honest. Maybe that was it.

The OP listed him as an exception ☺️

Which Squiers tend to do in my personal experience.

Okay so I've been up all night thinking about this(joking of course). Google didn't bring back any results though 🤔

My thoughts exactly.

This MTD Kingston is being released this year? I'm liking what I see of it so far.

Only with the ceramic pickups and poplar body and place of manufacture it's actually just a Squier rebadged at a higher price point. I would compare these to the Squier Affinty Series based on the ceramic pickups.

Ooh I'm liking the look of that 👀

5 strings. Flat wide fretboard. 19mm bridge string spacing. Parallel frets.I don't do headless basses or white/clear pickguards.

Always had it in my head it was a record label and not a genre 🤔 A bit like Northern Soul is just a certain strain of soul music played in clubs up in the north of England.

I walked away from buying a Fender Marcus Miller V for this very same reason.

Pleased to see the return of Nordstrand Big Single pickups on the Ibanez BTB,this time on the Standard Series. Never ever got on with those licensed non USA "Barts".

With ceramic pickups and poplar bodies these seem a lot like Fender branded Squier Affinity basses to me 🤔

I'll tag along for a reason for this also. I'm a dedicated 5 string player and many tuners don't pick up the low B. Currently getting success with the clip on Snark Super Tight and the Mooer baby tuner pedal. But others I've had have given problems.

That's made my day 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I nearly bought a used MK1 Japanese Yamaha TRB5 off them online but I was too slow 🐌

Sound Affects are based in Ormskirk.

Yamaha BB.

I'm with you on the white pickguard thing. I generally don't like them on any bass. Don't start me on clear plastic ones 🙈

This is it.

The one I tried was also black with the matching headstock.Had blocks but no binding. Shame it didn't work out for you.

As has been said before,they offer you a price you don't like,move on and don't go to Trustpilot just for that. To answer your question,yes I've had a similar experience with PMT and I simply took my bass back into the car and drove home. They don't really want to deal with 2nd items in my experience based on the lowballing I've witnessed personally. They currently have a used Squier Vintage Modified Jazz Bass V on their website advertised as a Classic Vibe 70s and I'd expect them to know the difference based on their size and history. Also they're selling a used Gibson EB5 bass for £1,800 which has confused me seeing as they were sub £1k basses when new and not massively sought after even then.

Ironically I tried a used one last week in Guitar Guitar Epsom that I nearly bought. An older Korean model but it was 11lbs plus!!! How old was your one and where was it made? Based on my personal experience the older Koreans beat USA Fenders.