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[quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' timestamp='1399287699' post='2442709'] ...I went to Andertons a with the cash in hand but was sadly disappointed with the bass. The sound was lovely but the QC was shoddy. They had another in the stock room which I had requested to see but after nearly an hour of waiting I left. [/quote] I tried to arrange a part exchange deal with Anderton's by email. If they had been able to give a straight answer to my emails I would have been down the shop spending money but they just stopped answering. So I'll go elsewhere. Which colours did Anderton's have and which did you try?

[quote name='Billy Apple' timestamp='1399247071' post='2442494'] Yes. Played one in Wunjo the other day. Bloody lovely I thought [/quote] How did it compare with the Coronado?

I'm still using a Boss TU12 which I bought second hand for £8 in I think it was 1990.

My 20-fret bass has 36 different notes (plus some bonus harmonics) and 48 repetitions (excluding harmonics) of notes. There are ten notes that are available in only one place on the fingerboard. I think I counted all that correctly.

[quote name='HowieBass' timestamp='1398707856' post='2436822'] I've gone from years of using steel roundwounds to now only wanting nickel rounds and I won't go back... however, when it comes to flats, steel is just fine (I've yet to see nickel flatwounds anyway). [/quote] Thomastik-Infeld Jazz Flats and Pyramid Gold Flatwounds are both nickel.

[quote name='Kiwi' timestamp='1398341678' post='2433122'] [url="http://janartsguitars.com/index.php/methodology/tonewood.html"]http://janartsguitar...y/tonewood.html[/url] Not sure if this has been posted already but it's fascinating reading. [/quote] That link doesn't work.

[quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1398771563' post='2437381'] I just wish manufacturers/makers would just try and come up with something new. It's always Jazz or Precision bass derivatives and it's not just about shape or pickup configurations. The last truly original bass I've seen was the Deimel Firestar (below) and to be honest most comments were directed at the makers choice of haircut rather than what the bass actually delivered. P [/quote] Very nice, it looks like a Gibson non-reverse Thunderbird.

Have you tried 41"?

[quote name='White Cloud' timestamp='1398597602' post='2435565'] ... the latest trend of using ... flats ... [/quote] Hardly a 'latest trend' when almost all music shops don't even stock them. The trend has been rounds since about 1970 and remains so. There is a minority bucking the trend and using flats; some of us for a long time.

If only ...

Music is not a competition.

I am in a band that plays the B-side: Three Time Loser.

Dan Lakin's website says 'choose any colour' so that would be popular.

Some say it makes a difference and some say it makes no difference. I say about a hundred things make more difference. You'll have to decide yourself. There are many threads on this topic already if you search.

Old Grey Whistle Test version - interview with Kevin Ayers then song at 1.40: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXZw9JF_3j8

[quote name='EmmettC' timestamp='1398505914' post='2434745'] ... Why do so many basschatters delete all the info from their sale thread when it's gone, I think the threads are invaluable when deciding on a fair price for buyers and sellers. [/quote] Yes, deleting is stupid.

Look at the sold prices on Basschat, on eBay, on Gumtree, etc.

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1398377522' post='2433607'] Good point about the strings. Unfortunately I'm a bit fussy. I want an unlined fb and passive elects. Also I'm looking for a something a bit different to that which Gak seem to carry in stock. Thanks all the same. [/quote] Yes, I wasn't suggesting you go to GAK. It was merely one example of 4-strings being much more common than any other number of strings - in any case.

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1398287250' post='2432614'] If I can throw a question in here please. If going for fretless, is it better to go 5 string? I ask because I'm much more at home on a 4 but 4 strings seem hard to find. Is there a reason for this? [/quote] If you play 4 fretted then go same make and model 4 fretless and your muscle memory is in the right place on the fingerboard. I'm surprised anyway that you say fretless 4 strings are hard to find. At GAK for example almost all the fretlesses are 4 string.

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1398154220' post='2430880'] Now there's a thought!! Another amusing Robert Palmer anecdote. I once got his royalty cheque sent to me by mistake. The PRS got my name when a band I was in registered, put two and two together and got five! [/quote] How much?

[quote name='Highfox' timestamp='1398068697' post='2429961'] My herd or gaggle of P's Got them all together in the sunshine. ] [/quote] Nice set.

Thomann have never scammed me.

[quote name='lou24d53' timestamp='1398002312' post='2429395'] I keep reading on here about how good Bass Direct are, but in my experience, they are not the 'holier than thou' retailer they are painted to be on here. I've only ordered online from them twice, but on both occasions, I have had to chase up my order. The first time, it took three emails from me to chase up the correct speakon cable I had ordered along with with a Genz Benz 1x12" Focus cabinet, with me having to send the initial incorrectly sent cable back to them AT MY EXPENSE. The second order, I had to chase up my Darkglass Vintage Microtubes pedal two days after I placed the order, despite being told it would be posted the day I placed it. I'm sure Bass Direct are one of, if not THE, best bass retailers in the UK, but they also are not without fault. [/quote] I've had poor service from Bass Direct too. I've also had very good service from shops that have been strongly criticized on BC. I've also had a bad experience of Guitar Guitar who are praised in previous post.