Just to echo Molan's comments above, I was over Reading way yesterday, with a bit of time on my hands and called into BassGear. It was great to meet Phil again, in a less manic environment than a bass show! He has some lovely basses in stock and plans to bring in quite a few more very soon. I opted to plug into an Aguilar rig - Tonehammer and 2 x SL112 cabs - Phil brought me a coffee and while he busied himself taking photo's of gear for the website, I tried out some excellent basses.
I didn't buy anything yesterday, though have a feeling I'll be back soon.