Adee

14 hours ago, obbm said:

Having sold my MM Sterling I now have heavy gas for a short-scale Stingray.  The new USA ones look very nice, especially the Sunburst, but they are going to be very expensive so how is everyone getting on with their SBMM SS Rays?  What weight are they coming in at?  Anyone tried any other strings apart from the stock EBs?

I have the same issue, would love a EBMM Shorty 'Ray but the Sterling is so appealing  at that price, reading the reviews and comments here and on TalkBass they are raving about them !!

Well here's my current stash of short scales from top to bottom ... all superb in different ways

Fender Justin Meldal-Johnsen Mustang -  superb straight forward solid rock bass, feels lived in   /  Warwick SS Corvette - useful 2 band active, punchy and articulate, skinny neck  /  Fender USA Performer Mustang - polite with a good range of tones, the J pup is very usable and adds a lot of definition, lovely to play ... I want to try a Stingray Shorty now!

More that happy with the funny and serious comments as well as the advise, shame Ashdown @Ashdown Engineering seem to think its acceptable and I'm not sure they have taken it as seriously as we'd have expected ...

On 23/08/2020 at 16:05, Cuzzie said:

My comment was poor attempt at humour again - with teething problems they send a tooth, if they make a boob of a Coq-up of your Order.....

Aaah haaa well let's hope they don't send anyone a fur cup ... Ooh dear

Not sure what I expected from @Ashdown Engineering but disappointment is about right, I thought they might want to have them back to examine? But then they probably don't want to touch the filth they sent me either !

22 hours ago, wateroftyne said:

Yep, as far as QC goes, this one takes the crown. I hope they get to the root of the problem and don't brush it off, or they'll have to brace themselves for... well, you know the drill.

Feel a bit brushed off, makes me spew just thinking about it

21 hours ago, Cuzzie said:

I just ordered the last one, I don’t mind if they make a boob, but I hope they don’t pink torpedo it up

I was told they had none left !!??

2 hours ago, Maude said:

Could it have been a disgruntled employee on his last day packaging these? A good squelch around in the ears and throw a surprise in each box, that'll show 'em! 

I guess it could be, who pops an animal tooth in ffs !!

8 hours ago, uk_lefty said:

Was it sold as new or from their B stock clearance? 

https://ashdownmusic.com/products/m-ears-red?_pos=2&_sid=b19bc97a3&_ss=r

Sold as new ... although sold out now

I'll take the Sossies and Jam any day ... I'm still not sure they actually 'got' how hideous it actually was to find bodily discharge and animal parts in a pack they sold as new, that any one had even remotely checked the  obviously returned broken / unwanted product. I've not touched them any further for hygiene reasons ...

@ashdown @Ashdown Engineering care to comment?

2 hours ago, BassBod said:

That’s horrible, and just plain weird?!!

I hope they can explain/apologise in an acceptable way...not that I’m sure that’s possible in this case 😳

They said sorry, gave refund and offered 15% discount off another set ... I'm not so keen or bothered now ... maybe they thought I'd made it up and was trying it on .... Yeah I made up a dog (maybe cat) tooth ffs, like you do !!!

17 hours ago, christhammer666 said:

ive been married to my wonderful wife for 10 years and she is my heart and soul, even if she gave me these id seriously consider divorce let alone APPARENTLY new from a company

Maybe a tad extreme but I agree my skin was crawling for hours after it, whilst apologetic they didn't really grasp how vile it actually was to receive and handle another persons discharge / animals parts especially with the current pandemic climate ...  I love what Ashdown / Meters do but someone took their foot right off the pedal on this occasion

10 minutes ago, Beedster said:

All part of distance selling culture I'm afraid, same thing as in this thread

 

I've not mentioned names but the brand is a lot closer to home than you think unfortunately! I get selling returns is usually OK as long as they are checked and as good as new ...

I ordered some Earbuds last week, new (apparently) reduced, bit of a bargain I 'thought' from the company that makes them.

They came with free ear wax, discoloured parts and the best part a flippin' dog tooth !! (could be cat I guess) how disgusting, obviously someones return with added 'surprise' ... makes you wonder what goes on sometimes. Sealed them up, washed my hands a couple of times ... complained, got apology and refund ... think I'll wash my hands again ...  

19 minutes ago, stewblack said:

The black guard picks up the black edge of the body surrounding the paisley. It also ties the body to the neck via the black blocks. 

The effect of black either side alters how the paisley is perceived by strengthening the background. 

Trust me, taking it off would entirely dilute the effect. 

I know what you mean ... BUT ... I don't trust you 😉 

11 hours ago, thedontcarebear said:

I didn't take the pickguard off when I changed strings, but I can see silver through the thumb rest and pickup cover screw holes - so it must be under there.

Looks amazing but intrigued to see what it looks like with out the pickguard or as @AndyTravis said a clear might just look sooo cool !

Dunlop Cry Baby Bass Wah Pedal ...In very good condition, even the protective plastic covers have not been peeled off !!

5 hours ago, Bobthedog said:

I have a "spare" unboxed polytune I am happy to sell to you. Very lightly marked face, but fully working. PM me if interested. 

PM sent

I've been looking around too and couldn't find any available, if anyone else has one surplus then drop me a message ta Ade

9 hours ago, Jean-Luc Pickguard said:

I own quite a few assorted hercules products. I contacted them after one of my floor stands developed the sticky handle problem and disintegrated, but I didn't even get a reply back from them.

The email I used was [email protected] and [email protected]

If you are persistent then they will replace your item, I had a sticky stand a few months ago, they sent the lower half and I used my existing top half ... dodgy batch aside they are excellent stands

Just stumbled upon some Suzi Quatro 'The Bass Line' Lockdown Videos

She's posted about 34 so far, If its your bag fill yer boots !!

(Not) funnily enough the exact same thing happened to me !

Try emailinging Tim at Fender UK [email protected] very helpful fella that responds very quickly even though he's working from home he sorted a saddle issue on my JMJ

Yep perfect bought !

19 minutes ago, Osiris said:

I'm a pathologically miserable bastard at heart 

 

I can confirm this to be true ... 

Excellent bass and one of the best collection 'arrangements' I have ever read ... but very sensible too !! GLWS

19 hours ago, CameronJ said:

Also, just gonna leave this link here for a well discounted black JMJ Mustang: 

https://guitarvillage.co.uk/products/fender-jmj-road-worn-mustang-bass-black

Didn't think that would hang around long !!!