neil___lien

Does anyone know if there is a supply chain problem with goods coming from asia? I have noticed a lot of Squier & Harley Benton are currently out of stock with several weeks until they are delivered to Thomann. Not so with Sire, who have their own factory/ies. I have also noticed this in other online retailers...

Aaargh.. So no semi hollow? But whyyyyy?!??!

Mine were Pino Palladino & Meshell Ndegeocello.

Hello everyone! Here are mine: got the Contemporary recently & a friend is keeping his 40th Anniversary Jazz for me, so i will have it in a couple of months when i move to France! Can't wait!

It plays really well too!! Really happy with it! And it's also lighter than the Pbass!

Here are mine! - FSR CV60's Precision - Contemporary Jazz HH V - Affinity Jaguar H

Oh oh wait! I can join!! Taddaaaaaaa!!

Haha nah i, in fact, knew exactly where this was going & this is whyi chose to name the polar opposite of what U had...

Obviously an Ibanez EHB1505!!

Hey there! I am also keeping an eye on those & am interested in having more opinions.. i see people who are really happy with theirs, but those who are disappointed are really disappointed lol.. Anyone else cares to chime in?

Welcome!!

Ah f**k.. now i want one.. the Cosmic Blue Starburst looks awesome

So.. it's been a few months & people have mentioned a couple of times how harsh i was in my initial post about the bass. I guess i was writing from a place of frustration & stress.. I mainly play a Cort B4FL these days, but every now and then i will bring out the Jim Harley.. and it's actually a very cool bass. Plenty of mojo. Played it last night & haven't had to tune it again since last month when i put it away. I was considering selling it for a bit of cash as i also plan to move in the next few months from Spain to France, but then again, those second hand platforms here in Spain are horrible & i'd rather give the bass away to a friend here. I am glad i spent the time fixing it, & i am sure he will like it. I've recieved compliments at rehearsals and on instagram or even in this thread about the sounds i was getting out of that bass & playing it last night made me feel i need to make things right by posting about it. It is a great player, with a fast neck, that makes all the right noises, despite the name on the headstock & the negative reviews on Audiofanzine. Obviously, mine has almost nothing in common anymore with whatever came out of the factory hehe... Anyway.. those are my conclusions. Am glad i brought it back to life!

Same here!

It looks so elegant! Classy! Congrats!! I am also a Cort Artisan player (B4FL & B5 Element) and also GASsing hard for an EHB...

Hello everyone! Just read through this thread & i would mention RMI also, although Mark Ramsay is not UK based anymore. He has his own designs but is not afraid to experiment if a customer requests it. I used to own an RMI Quantum Dominic Di Piazza Signature 6-string bass &, while i had it, the BTB846SC, AGBV205A, Swamp Ash Sire P7 5-string & Fame Baphomet were mostly gathering dust. I had to consciously force myself to play them every few days. I eventually had to sell everything off due to... uh... life... but i really recomment RMI... The best way to contact Mark Ramsay is through his Instagram https://instagram.com/mark.w.ramsay?igshid=MmU2YjMzNjRlOQ== He has been doing more teaching & research these days, but he still builds basses if asked politely ;0))

So cool! How is it in terms of ergonomics? What about weight? And how is the sound now that U have fixed the pick-up issue??

I used to own a 6 string version of it. It was a good bass, very versatile within the "modern" realm of bass sounds. Really heavy though. I could achieve a very low action on most strings except for the high C string that had the saddle resting flush on the bridge, which kinda made the string be in the way constantly. Super tight B string due to the 35" scale (or so the experts tend to say), sounded great & chordal playing was very doable. I am no virtuoso though. Ended up selling to finance another more expensive bass. But i do recommend it. I had three or four basses back then & i would constantly play that one.

Aaaargh... cwaaaap.. now i want one!!

Can we assume that other brands such as Cort, Ibanez, Sire etc will also be affected & will have to lower prices to reach their sales objectives? Or is it just an isolated case due to the fact that those are stamped 40th Anniversary and that the anniversaey year is now behind us?

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CwyNgIyMc4q/?igshid=MmU2YjMzNjRlOQ== Another video with my plywood musical shovel :0)))

Nope, i gave it away to a guy who wanted to mod a Bronco... Further down the line when i have money & time i might go back to a through body bridge (the holes are still there), change the pick-ups or ground the poles, & refinish the whole thing Pehlam Blue or Dark Lake Placid Blue.. but that'll probably be in 2024...