binky_bass

So I bought this after a tip posted by @TheGreek in the 'eBay' section. It was advertised as having a truss rod problem - I took a punt and won it for a mere £77. I collected it this morning from a very nice chap called Clive who was only 15 minutes down the road, we had a good chat about basses, I had a little play on his recently acquired Harley Benton 'Stingray' 5 and his Fender Deluxe Precision 5. His eBay advert said 'truss rod problem', now that wasn't strictly true as the bass appears to have had the truss rod entirely removed! The adjustment end of the neck has been blocked up and a stick of graphite has been inserted to replace it. Clive bought it from a local luthier who did the work himself. As much as the neck now cannot be adjusted due to no conventional truss rod, the neck is absolutely arrow straight with a VERY low action. The bass plays perfectly and is in almost flawless condition! With a graphite rod inserted the action will be stable for years to come. So, £77 for a BB425 which is arguably better set up than an 'off the shelf' one and is certainly in 'off the shelf' cosmetic condition, I think I got very lucky here! Cheers @TheGreek! Russ.

I've never used it if I'm honest as I run a Helix Floor and that requires an IEC power lead. It looks like you can plug in anything that runs at 9v 300ma, you can download the manual from the GR website, best consult that! The fact each channel runs at 1400w independently, with channel 2 having a very useful built in overdrive was the selling point for me! Oh, and don't forget the built in tuner! Always good to have one of those.

@Shiveringbass - GR amps are quite transparent, with the EQ section set to flat you'll basically be amplifying the tone of your bass with no real additional colour. If you do use the EQ section, then it can be anything from deep thumping bass to glassy HiFi highs dependent on how you set it. I'm using a GR Dual 1400 alongside a GR AT410+ and am very happy with sound. I tend to lean towards a more HiFi tone, but having played around with it I can certainly get some very woofy lows if needed. The only minor gripe I have is the noise from the cooling fan, this kicks in periodically and while isn't an issue at all when playing, it is noticeable when not playing. If you're happy with the tone of your bass, you'll be happy with a GR amp.

Collecting Saturday morning - Hopefully it'll be fixable!

It's worth £77 is parts all day long IMO. only 10 miles away and as I have a PHEV it won't cost me £5,000,000 in petrol to get it!

Mine @ £77... Damn you @TheGreek!

Certainly not mine... the man is a tool. Lies, misinformation, zero replies to issues. I think there's a good few people that feel the same. If you buy something and there's no issues, then you're OK, if there's even the mildest of issues then prepare for a battle.

It's only down the road from me, so I might lob in a bid. I'm sure anyone bidding on this is very happy you posted it and have attracted additional bidders!

I put a set of the guitar variant of these on my 7 string Reiver and also found rust patches a few weeks in. Definitely some issues with the production of these strings. I shan't be buying again.

My corner of our practice space...

I'll come by too! In terms of what I'd bring: Amp: GR Bass Dual 1400 Cab: GR Bass AT410+ Basses: Binky 10 string, USA Conklin 8 string, ACG 9 string, 3 x ACG 6 strings, Reiver 7 string (geeeetar) Effects: Helix LT Misc: Pinegrove straps, Richter straps etc.

It's a Shergold Marathon Baritone guitar. https://www.shergold.co.uk/simike79.html

If you tried to approach them again and they didn't give much of a hoot then I'd definitely have the same attitude as you! I totally agree that its not worth chasing a business that doesn't appear to value your custom after a second chance. We had a great little shop just a few minutes away, unfortunately they closed down during COVID. They had excellent service and were are extremely helpful, shame more places aren't like they were... As a side note, PMT in Romford have shown some fantastic service on a few occasions, good to see a big business with great service.

I think that way of looking at things will only lead to you missing out. People can have bad days, the salesperson you spoke to might not be representative of the rest of the business - my experience with Peach was very different. If you write off every business you have a bad experience with then you'll just end up limiting your own options. What about giving them a call/sending an email to explain the situation, they might be apologetic and want another chance at your business? Things can go wrong, it's how a business chooses to act when an issue has been brought to their attention that tells me whether the business is one I'd want to do business with or not. Just my two cents!

I don't disagree!

I've been to Peach a couple of times and not had any bad experience personally, perhaps I didn't have the misfortune of meeting the salesperson you did! They're open by appointment only to protect stock I think, they've had a few thefts in recent years including a £10k custom shop PRS so I don't begrudge them that - I would of course begrudge them poor service and a bad attitude as you've experienced. I hope that isn't a sign of how they now operate... On a slight side note, I did have a very nice chat with Mr Paul Reed Smith himself a few years ago at that Peach store, he's an incredible blues player!

Sold an Epiphone Dot to Ash. Communication was great, payment was swift, what more can you ask for! Another credit to the BC community.

Touché - the man does own ALL the Spectors...