Raslee Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Mine arrived half an hour ago, no brainer for £60 - very impressed, lovely sky sonic blue, nice rosewood board, fret dressing is nice, neck pocket seems tight, ...even the action is good on mine with no buzzes. I haven't plugged it in yet though All in all though very surprised and happy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjohns Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Who are they shipping these with, out of interest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewm Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 [quote name='sjohns' post='1110763' date='Feb 1 2011, 10:55 AM']Who are they shipping these with, out of interest?[/quote] Mine just arrived via Parcel Farce. Came with a case, strap, lead and two allen keys. Really impressed - it's very playable out of the box. The last P-bass I played was an Encore plank that kicked around our school music room 15 years ago. I'd forgotten how BIG they are. This is a really nice bass for 59 notes. Also just received a tortoise shell scratch plate from ebay, so some light modding is in my future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconic Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 sonic blue NLA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bankai Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 They have sold out of the BLUE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bankai Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 I think I'm going to have to get one of the Ps and then a strat and tele. All three will be beaten very muchly. Can't be having them look shiny can we? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Mine is probably the only faulty one of the batch. The bridge / nut are out of line, and the output is very crackly. I could fix it probably, but they have offered to send a new one and pick it up! If there is a bad one, you can guarantee I will get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjohns Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 [quote name='drewm' post='1110814' date='Feb 1 2011, 11:47 AM']Mine just arrived via Parcel Farce. Came with a case, strap, lead and two allen keys. Really impressed - it's very playable out of the box. The last P-bass I played was an Encore plank that kicked around our school music room 15 years ago. I'd forgotten how BIG they are. This is a really nice bass for 59 notes. Also just received a tortoise shell scratch plate from ebay, so some light modding is in my future.[/quote] Awesome mate, cheers, i shall wait for it to arrive, Looking forward to getting it and modding in the future too myself. Do have the feeling its a great buy for 59 bucks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalmoore Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 (edited) Well my G Tuner was bent, but doesnt affect playability but i gave it a wee hammering to get it straighter (wasn't a severe bend) and the intonanation (sp?) was already near perfect which surprised me but overall i am very impressed, i have tried and tested some P's in my life and hated them all but for the price and quality you cant afford not to get one or two (or three ) of these. Really tempted to buy another and turn it into a P body loaded with two jazz pups with stacked knobs and maybe one day put on a Mighty Mite Jazz neck as i LOVE the feeling of them. EDIT: I just went to get another Blue P and they seem to have sold out... Wonder who will be the first to sell their Blue ryder for a profit? 2nd EDIT: Just emailed the shop asking if they will have any Blue P's coming in, fingers crossed they do and hopefully they stay at 60 quid. Edited February 1, 2011 by Metalmoore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1 Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 MB1. Seems these are more popular than Warwicks at the moment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pikeman Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Just taken the leap and ordered the navy blue one. I feel a new fretless looming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allighatt0r Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 (edited) Just ordered a Navy Blue and sent an email requesting a maple board. EDIT: Has anyone checked out the soldering on these bad boys? Edited February 1, 2011 by allighatt0r Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pikeman Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 [quote name='allighatt0r' post='1110968' date='Feb 1 2011, 01:42 PM']Just ordered a Navy Blue and sent an email requesting a maple board. EDIT: Has anyone checked out the soldering on these bad boys?[/quote] You're just down the road, we'll have to compare them when they both arrive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allighatt0r Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 [quote name='pikeman' post='1110975' date='Feb 1 2011, 01:47 PM']You're just down the road, we'll have to compare them when they both arrive. [/quote] We'll be the East Anglian Dark Ryders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickIronWitch Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 i feel like im missing out on something here. daaayum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Well, the white one I ordered is not available with maple board, they tell me, so rosewood it'll be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewm Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 [quote name='mcnach' post='1111032' date='Feb 1 2011, 02:17 PM']Well, the white one I ordered is not available with maple board, they tell me, so rosewood it'll be.[/quote] Mine's white and the rosewood board looks good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 (edited) [quote name='drewm' post='1111040' date='Feb 1 2011, 02:22 PM']Mine's white and the rosewood board looks good![/quote] white (especially that creamy white, not snow-white) and rosewood does look great, my stratocaster is like that... but I *love* maple boards. I asked whether they expect to have some on maple in teh future... if this bass is any good, and they get maple ones... I'm getting another one. I wanted a cheap bass to leave at my parents' place for when I visit, in Spain, and this would be perfect. edit: got the reply. The answer is no. They are just wanting to get rid off those guitars hence the sale. Tempted to buy anotehr in any colour with maple neck just to swap... if they're any good. Edited February 1, 2011 by mcnach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earbrass Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Any more news/views of the 6-stringers? I don't need another bass, but I could do with a half-decent basic guitar for my studio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
setekh Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 [quote name='Earbrass' post='1111100' date='Feb 1 2011, 03:10 PM']Any more news/views of the 6-stringers? I don't need another bass, but I could do with a half-decent basic guitar for my studio.[/quote] I got the red strat (if you'd like some photos I might get them up in a couple of days) It looks pretty good, the neck is very much straight, the fretwoks is good and the tuners are decent (still in tune after a few of hours of messing around). Can't really comment on the pickups since I played it through the bass pod (which sounds horrible, but I haven't picked up a guitar pod), but output seems good and the pots are OK (no scratching). All in all, a lot of guitar for £60! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earbrass Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 [quote name='setekh' post='1111151' date='Feb 1 2011, 03:43 PM']I got the red strat (if you'd like some photos I might get them up in a couple of days) It looks pretty good, the neck is very much straight, the fretwoks is good and the tuners are decent (still in tune after a few of hours of messing around). Can't really comment on the pickups since I played it through the bass pod (which sounds horrible, but I haven't picked up a guitar pod), but output seems good and the pots are OK (no scratching). All in all, a lot of guitar for £60![/quote] Cheers for that. I fancy one of the black LPs myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewm Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 [quote name='mcnach' post='1111075' date='Feb 1 2011, 02:49 PM']edit: got the reply. The answer is no. They are just wanting to get rid off those guitars hence the sale. Tempted to buy anotehr in any colour with maple neck just to swap... if they're any good.[/quote] It's a shame the line obviously hasn't worked out for them and they're just selling them off to clear stock. Hopefully our rush on the basses will help SR balance the books. You have to applaud their trying something new - beats selling dusty second hand books and clothes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafbass02 Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 I think the blocks were from creative-cuts or something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Vader Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 [quote name='Earbrass' post='1111100' date='Feb 1 2011, 03:10 PM']Any more news/views of the 6-stringers? I don't need another bass, but I could do with a half-decent basic guitar for my studio.[/quote] Yep, my white tele has gone back to the parcel farce depot, as I missed them by 5 minutes... bugger. You did ask for news right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben604 Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 What the hell, Navy with Maple just ordered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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