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[quote name='uptonmark' post='362224' date='Dec 23 2008, 06:33 PM']two sets for £31-74,,,,, £15-87 each + p&p [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-sets-DR-MARCUS-MILLER-FAT-BEAMS-BASS-STRINGS-45-105_W0QQitemZ110322361180QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar_Accessories?hash=item110322361180&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1298%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-sets-DR-MARCUS-MIL...A1%7C240%3A1318[/url][/quote] Cheers! They are some of the cheapest prices for DRs that I've seen but you do have to factor in about £3.50 - £4 per set for postage so the £15 a set goal is closer to £19 - £20 per set. Still as I say better than several other retailers, so they are on my 'to check' list.

[quote name='uptonmark' post='362137' date='Dec 23 2008, 04:49 PM']i use DR fatbeams sound great for ages...... and then sound good as new after a day soaking in meths about £15 on e-bay[/quote] When was the last time you got a set of DRs for £15? You must have been re-using the set that you have for a while.

I bought this SSI when it was almost new, subsequently traded it in my search for the ultimate bass and was lucky enough to get it back this year. Ah bliss... now what else can I buy?

[quote name='Ba55me15ter' post='361980' date='Dec 23 2008, 01:53 PM']I rang the Brum shop yesterday and he deffo said he had a [b]placid blue DJ4. [/b] It also sounded like he had a sunburst 55-02 (he reckoned it was a DJ5 but a- it didn't have pickguard and b- the DJ5 doesn't come in sunburst) which was listed at 1199 but he could do me a 'silly price' if I was interested.[/quote] I've never been a fan of LPB and colour does matter to me... why am I such a tart!

[quote name='molan' post='361936' date='Dec 23 2008, 01:18 PM']I bought a batch of Sunbeams from Perfect Bass in the USA. I can't speak highly enough of their service, friendliest most helpful dealer I've ever come across! [url="http://www.theperfectbass.com/explore.cfm?STORE=Y&N=110&SN=345&CT=101a&PG=102905101&W=STORE&P=N&S=1001081&U=1&SS=1&CR=Y"]http://www.theperfectbass.com/explore.cfm?...p;SS=1&CR=Y[/url] Sunbeams currently listing at $22 a set and if you're a signed up TalkBass member they'll add maybe another 10% or so discount. I bought 5 sets and some other stuff and was in the States at the time and they threw in shipping for free. Obviously shipping to the UK will be a factor and VAT & import duties are going to add even more so it might not be worth the hassle now. I did wonder at one point about maybe getting a bit of a BassChat cartel going. If enough people wanted a few sets it might almost have been worth setting something up as they have a huge range of makes and sets available. However the bloody £ is worth a lot less against the $ these days making a bulk order not as attractive.[/quote] Cheers mate, I've emailed them re the cost of 5 sets so I'll check this out.

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='144224' date='Feb 21 2008, 09:39 AM']That's a new one on me. Never seen one before and I bet I'll likely not see another in a long while (steps back and watches for buses). Did J Hellborg have anything to do with the design? I'm sure I remember him being associated with Status and that shape just seems to ring bells with his name attached![/quote] I was confusing it with this early Status/Hellborg bass. Superficially a slimmer body but I suppose nothing like the basses discussed

Hmmm, I thought it was reviewed in a Bassist mag but can't find it anywhere!

[quote name='Ba55me15ter' post='361889' date='Dec 23 2008, 12:36 PM']Don't bother getting excited about the DJ5 - it's long gone. Rang yesterday (and 6 weeks ago when the list first appeared). [b]The DJ4 was still there though[/b].[/quote] Odd I rang a month ago and they said the DJ4's were long gone but offered me a 'discounted' *new* bass, cheaper than RRP but nowhere near these sale prices!

[quote name='crez5150' post='361812' date='Dec 23 2008, 11:24 AM']I vaguely remember it..... definitely something to do with Trace Elliot...... have to have a a look back through my old magazines...[/quote] Ditto from me but I'm not sure about the TE connection; wouldn't dispute it though, as this was around the time TE were diversifying. Time to delve into the 'Bassist' box... I may be gone some time!

[quote name='crez5150' post='361849' date='Dec 23 2008, 11:59 AM']+ 1 on the Hotwires..... and not too expensive!![/quote] [quote name='Merton' post='361850' date='Dec 23 2008, 12:01 PM']DRs are good. Status Hotwires remind me of DRs but are cheaper and British [/quote] Hotwires are 25 Euro (+postage) a pop, I realise that isn't 'too' expensive but it is on a par with the prices I've found on-line for DRs and Thomastiks... or are they available cheaper elsewhere. Sorry, I realise the OP has no limits on cost etc but I'm as tight as a gnat's chuff!

[quote name='LukeFRC' post='361586' date='Dec 23 2008, 12:10 AM']would i be correct in assuming that if you are a selling a bass calling it a 'double jazz' is better than calling it a 'musicman style' or something as it doesnt reference another bass maker directly?[/quote] Good point Luke and probably a lot of truth in that. However, the fact that the [u]original[/u] MM pup (and that shaped pup is synonymous with Musicman so most people call anything that general shape a MM pup) isn't coil-tapped, hence the 'W' (or any other manufacturer) doublejazz can can effectively do a Jazz job when tapped if paired with a separate pup which the traditional MM pup can't... does that make sense?

Most of that stuff is long gone! I rang up about stuff on that *sale* pdf mid-November and the Lakkies, Warwicks etc were gone. There might be the odd one or two items but tbh I rang all of the stores direct and just asked what they had in stock that was in the sale and they had nothing bass wise worth worrying over. They did offer to give a bit of discount on their 'new' stock but it turned out to be about the price you could buy it from anywhere else.

[quote name='BassBod' post='361360' date='Dec 22 2008, 08:19 PM']Second vote for Saitenkatalog - they used to be fair bit cheaper (£17 a set) and I've found their service to be very good. Pickup some Thomastik superalloys while you're at it - my second fav string, like a cross between a DR Sunbeam and a Roto...[/quote] Already using the Thomastik Superalloys! They were only about £12 a set earlier this year but they are now up to £20 as well, otherwise I'd still get the Thomastiks but when they are almost the same price I'll get the Sunbeams.

[quote name='bassaussie' post='361331' date='Dec 22 2008, 07:37 PM']This is a German mob that I've used a few times in the past. They're quite good, I just don't know how the exchange rate will work out for you. [url="http://saitenkatalog.de/shop1/index.php?cPath=397_66_295&sort=products_sort_order&osCsid=qu48gpen9ub29nus6as1dd3goj1r1hno&filter_id=51"]Saitenkatalog[/url][/quote] Cheers, there's nowt in it between them and Thomann really! Bloody economy/exchange rate screwing up my string buying... tsk!