BassApprentice

And that's really it. We can say they are underwhelming or there are "better" alternatives for the same or less money but branding is king and these will sell for the above reason.

JHS Pulp n Peel might do the trick

Afternoon, Just got a notification from my bank that I have paid my renewal subscription of £18 for the Marketplace. Swiftly followed 10 minutes later by another notification of £18 to Basschat again, now showing as two pending payments of £18 out of my account. I'll check if they both go through, but thought I would flag it as it could be a wider issue of members being double charged.

I'm now eyeing up my Bitsa P-bass in the corner... I don't really play that much, but tinkering is fun

This looks great! Appreciate you not messing about and just getting stuck right in on a brand new bass 😅 Jealous you have access to all the right tools to do the job pretty quickly and efficiently!

I understand the want to keep everything on home soil and create jobs - but it can't be as simple as just imposing a tariff and there you go. Can only imagine that the people who benefit from this are, once again, the super rich.

For me, it would be different gauge that wasn't available before that draws my attention. If they are significantly more expensive than standard Cobalts, I'd be inclined to try them first then if the gauge wasn't quite right I would look at these.

Reminds of this clothing label 😂

Yes true, I'd missed that the older SB14 used to be active. Both recent releases have been passive but with a price increase....Nice 🤨

Just spotted that SBMM have brought back the Sterling SB14 in Pearl Blue after discontinuing the Natural finish released last year. Always a bit confusing with SBMM, but a nice passive bass I'm sure. EDIT: Forgot to add about the now seemingly obligatory MM tax - RRP $650 = £825.

Nicely done! Who did you use on eBay for the anodised plate?

The only place I've seen it mentioned is on Norm Stockton's social media pages. Nothing else yet, not even TalkBass! @Terry M.

As others have said it's not going to be any different and/or better than a Squier. It's to get an extra £100 out of punters who need Fender on the headstock rather than Squier.

MTD Kingston NS5.

For clicks and visibility. Get the product out there and then get proper reviews (full of slap of course) later in the year.

Reverend Triad 5 Strings. Nice.

I owned an 80s L2000 (which I would love to get back), but they seem really hard to find new in the UK just now. I know GuitarGuitar used to stock them, but after that I don't think they really want to be in the UK market for whatever reason.

And that's the cost saving bit of Sire. Quality of the wooden bits - good. Hardware (on base models) is always a bit lackluster. Will say that that photo looks like a render, which can make angles and proportions look odd. Looking forward to seeing all the various releases that I have no intention of buying! 😆

Shame it hasn't quite worked for you, but so cool you go to try it out in the first place! In the spirit of taking one for the team, since it's such a big bass it probably takes up a lot of room. If you need someone to mind it whilst you look to move it on, I guess I could store it 😂

A Yamaha BB would be a shout, either reverse P or normal depending on your preference. Reverend or ACG for a different look.

Only if you get a set of four pickguards you can switch between 😂

Obligatory @Bassassin tag. Most likely 70s/80s Japanese Fujigen who made instruments for various brands.

Fitted, but it doesn't look bad on the orange or the grey

Agree about the pickguard, it looks passable on some colours, but not the blue. Too many screwholes to fill in if you were to take it off. Close, but no cigar for me.