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  1. Eldon Tyrell
    Good decision. I always say: only sell a Spector to finance another one. Further, prices for Spector basses will only go up, so your bass will become more valuable too (and solid maple ones are sought after anyway). Another reason to keep it 🙂
  2. Eldon Tyrell
    The Cetera tone maybe? 😉
  3. Eldon Tyrell
    Agree, the Nolly tone was cool for some time but now it is getting a bit annoying (just too many having that tone). Maybe it is indeed time for the Spector Dimension and the Kev tone 😉
  4. Eldon Tyrell
    ...plus handling fees. The last two basses I ordered from Thomann had to go back due to issues, so that would be a bit of an issue with then having to reclaim VAT. Not cool.
  5. Eldon Tyrell
    Oh no, don't tell me that, just checked their website and thought I was about to bag a fantastic bargain 😁
  6. Eldon Tyrell
    The main issue is that the price increase in the US is small (and nothing usual, typical yearly increase) and huge here. As mentioned, will be interesting to see how the new prices will look like in other markets.
  7. Eldon Tyrell
    In fairness to Andertons, another retailer also quoted me £2,899 for the new 4HH Raspberry Burst, so it is not only Andertons. I am sure there are Covid related supply issues, however, how come they keep the price increase in the US pretty low ($100-200) and increase it here by £750-1000?
  8. Eldon Tyrell
    I guess we will pretty much know when we see if the price increase in other big markets (e.g., Germany and France) will be like the one in the US ($100-200) or like here (£750-1000 up).
  9. Eldon Tyrell
    Agree on most points. However, do you think it is S&T's decision or EBMM's?
  10. Eldon Tyrell
    Yes, looks like Spector and Dingwall will go head-to-head indeed. Cool. Will be interesting to see how many people, current Spector bass owners or not, will go for the new Dimension instead of the already established Combustion or NG. BTW, I still think they should have used a different name instead of Dimension. It always makes me think of this one. Sorry, I just cannot "unthink" it 😉 And you won't now either 😁
  11. Eldon Tyrell
    Disclaimer: Sorry if this has been discussed earlier but I cannot check all 21 pages of the thread😉 Seeing custom duties getting mentioned here: I thought we do not have to pay custom duties when ordering from Thomann. Is this not the case? Only VAT and handing charge, no?
  12. Eldon Tyrell
    Cheers. Makes business sense, at least at a first glance: big demand coupled with limited supply = price increase. Economics 101. However, this is based on the assumption that there is a big demand and I am not sure that this is realistic (BTW, having unrealistic assumptions is typical for economics, at least for classical economics ;- ). I think the price hike is just way too much and there are just too many great alternatives on the market. EBMM does not have a monopoly. So, apart from the die-hard EBMM fanboys and girls, many others will just walk away with their money and hand it over to someone else. Well, we'll see.
  13. Eldon Tyrell
    Do you think the distributor (S&T, I guess) is behind the huge increase and not EBMM?
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  15. Eldon Tyrell
    If you want to stay in the EBMM world, you may want to check out the Caprice, EBMM's take on the Jazz bass. I have never played one but I own the Cutlass (EBMM's take on the P bass) and it is a killer bass: very well made, lovely neck (one of the best I have ever played), not too heavy and a P bass sound on steroids. Amazing bass. There is one Caprice on sale here on BC at the moment (in white). Here is a video showing both the Caprice and the Cutlass:
  16. Eldon Tyrell
    Yes, I am not into 5ers, I can hardly cope with 4ers and enjoy playing many AIC songs on 1 or 2 strings 😎
  17. Eldon Tyrell
    Yes, the quality is great and I have some and want some more. However, the previous finishes cost £1,899-£2,099 for the 4H, (there is a great screenshot from Andertons website on the second page of this thread) and now the cheapest is £2,749, followed by £2,899 and £2,999 (all 4H). Interestingly, the price increase in the US was only £100-200. So, what's going on here (literally here - in the UK)?!?
  18. Eldon Tyrell
    Agree, however, the Euro Classic comes as a JJ, only as a5 string through (and with gold hardware)
  19. Eldon Tyrell
    Well, another retailer quoted me £2,899 for the 4HH in the new Raspberry Burst finish. Looks like it is not only Andertons alone having these ridiculous prices. Hope to find out from S&T what is going on here.
  20. Eldon Tyrell
    Well, if they keep pumping up the price by 43%, then we will be there in 3 years 😎
  21. Eldon Tyrell
    Good point. Even the brand new 75th Anniversary US Fender P is only £150 more than the current Fender Pro II (£1849 vs. £1699, Andertons). So, not sure why EBMM thinks that charging £750-£1000 more is such a good idea.
  22. Eldon Tyrell
    Although, the Classic probably won't come back as I posted yesterday: "I did some googling and found this in the EB forum. Dargin from EB customer service wrote back in September: "I don't think we'll make an Old Smoothie or Classic how we used to again. We'll have a limited version of a Classic drop soon and then hopefully we can improve those concepts in 2022." Sounds to me like an even more expensive "new and improved" Classic/Old Smoothie getting released in 2022. Then we will look back at this thread and say: "we really should have bought the new Stingrays when they were still affordable" 😉
  23. Eldon Tyrell
    Good point. They are normally a bit more expensive than the Specials. Guess I better get a used one before these also become unaffordable.
  24. Eldon Tyrell
    Makes a lot of sense. I guess I better get a used one for a decent price before sellers figure out what's going on with the new and crazy prices 🙂
  25. Eldon Tyrell
    Congrats, £2200 sounds like a great bargain now 😉
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