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[quote name='dood' timestamp='1507739045' post='3387636'] If it's any help, it could be suggested that the members of staff in the actual shop are just as frustrated over the difficulties with the part of the business they have no control over too. [/quote] The attitude I received was only acceptable after I phoned and was quite firm. Via email it was dismissive.

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1507735807' post='3387611'] Did you order on a credit card? Is this something you could take up with your credit card company? Companies tend to be a lot more attentive when the credit card companies come knocking. [/quote] No normal debit. I called to chase and he said refund would be done today. It hasn't.

On a whim I ordered a J&D 1975 Jazz bass (as per http://www.dv247.com/guitars/jandd-jb-vintage-1975-sfgr-bass-guitar-surf-green--201561) last Tuesday, with the website advising 2 working days for delivery. I started tracking the order and noticed on Wednesday it still wasn't shipped. I contacted DV247 and was informed that due to a national holiday in Germany, it would be received Friday and not Thursday, fair enough. I opted to work from home Friday (which requires juggling) and the package was out for delivery from 7am. Roll on 7pm, nothing. I contacted DV247 on Monday and queried this, they advised me to register on UPS and have the package redelivered to a local UPS delivery point (a newsagent less than a mile away) which I did at 11am. As a gesture of goodwill, they generated a £10 discount code for a future order (assumptive that I'd even risk using them again). By 5pm and the redirect request still pending, I contacted UPS. They said they didn't know where it is and to wait. I contacted the newsagent who advised nothing had been delivered at 6pm and the UPS driver had been already but not with my parcel. Tuesday - still nothing, still pending. I cancelled the redirect and at the point of sheer boredom and frustration, asking DV247 to cancel the order which they were fine with. This morning I have an email from them stating UPS have lost the parcel, and they will refund me when they have found it and it is returned to DV247. I have queried this logic, as it is not my problem and why should I wait ? It was never delivered and my contract is with DV247, not their courier. UPS have been pretty useless and cannot track anything in their system any more so than I can on their website. To me, DV247 haven't really taken great ownership of this issue and passed the blame to the courier. I await their response on my last email but thought it better people be aware of this in case they want to order from them in the future.

[quote name='Highfox' timestamp='1506523189' post='3379330'] I was going to mention the ATK's, but never having played one I wasn't sure. [/quote] My ATK does more than a Ray does with the 3 way coil selector. The neck position is unique never heard anything else sound like it. Slightly 4003 perhaps. I may record a demo.

From experience, the Cort basses sound nothing like a Musicman (even my Bongo isn't that close to a Stingray). The closest i've had is an Ibanez ATK, it's killer.

My solution was not to have a main and a backup but rather 2 decent basses. At the time this was a Lakland JO5 and a G&L L-2000 Tribute. So rather than have a backup I just had 2 basses i liked and it didn't matter which one was 'main' for that day.

I know it's a bit more, but i'd be getting one of these: http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/LW_VL5_FR_Amb.html

I've had 4 EBMMs, all 2nd hand and still great.

[quote name='Thunderbird' timestamp='1501667855' post='3346348'] Ibanez ATK series get a lot of love and are supposed to be very MM like [/quote] I have an ATK, it's more of a Stingray. In fact it does a better job of the SR tone than my Bongos do (pickup position the reason).

I rarely run mine on full volume. My usual preference is bass/treb in the middle and scoop the low mids and boost the high.

[quote name='Bolo' timestamp='1501368562' post='3344343'] Double humbucker, maybe a spector legend? [/quote] Not even close.

I have a 4HH, it's brilliant. A 2004 model in graphite pearl, the best sounding and playing 4 string i've ever had. Only reason it's not my No. 1 bass is the 5 string HS I have, but doesn't quite play as effortlessly as the 4. That aside, what else can do a Bongo ? Nothing really, the 4 band EQ I see as the crucial part of it's flexibility. A bass that's as versatile but sounds nothing like it would be a G&L L2000 or M2000.

[quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1501164852' post='3342994'] More basses for sale within a forum. [/quote] Then no. BC has been here over 10 years and established the largest and most diverse independent marketplace in the UK, if not Europe.