Clarky Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 I have got myself on the mailing list for BassGear, Phil Nixon's (aka BC'er Born 2B Mild) high-end bass retail venture, as I am awaiting the arrival of an Aguilar TH 500 (Tonehammer) amp. I'm not sure if other BassChatters are aware that Phil is relocating darn sarf (currently he's in Harrogate) and that he has a big relocation sale on. There's some very useful discounts, for example, on BagEnd cabs (£100+ off) and some whopping reductions on the higher end basses he stocks (eg, a grand off a rather pretty Alleva Coppolo two-tone sunburst Precision that Chuck Rainey has had his paws on and £250 off a Zon 5'er). Worth a look IMHO, if only for a bit of porn gazing [url="http://www.bassgear.co.uk/"]http://www.bassgear.co.uk/[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
originalfunkbrother Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Thanks Clarky! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Owww, wish he was also keeping a store up narth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 This is dangerous for me on soooo many fronts! Moving anywhere closer to me is obviously the long term danger but the sale prices on some of the stuff Phil has up for sale are horribly tempting too I've had my eyes on one or other of those Alleva Coppolo KPB4's for a while. The Chuck R one is nice but the [url="http://www.bassgear.co.uk/products-page/alleva-coppolo1/alleva-coppolo-kbp4-custom-black-cherry-metallic-burst/"]crazy metallic cherry burst[/url] is my favourite, looks like fun 'stage' bass to play under bright lights, lol. I really like the Fodera NYC's as well - I 'borrowed' [url="http://www.bassgear.co.uk/products-page/bass-guitars/fodera/fodera-nyc-empire-4-deluxe-trans-red/"]this red flamed maple baby[/url] for a while & loved it The real 'bargains' are those Zon Standards at under £1,000 though. I was at the Yorkshire bas bash and right towards the end of the day someone plugged [url="http://www.bassgear.co.uk/products-page/bass-guitars/zon-basses/zon-sonus-standard-5-burl-maple-top/"]this one[/url] into a little MarKbass combo & it sounded great - everyone left in the place turned slowly round to see who/what was being played & a couple of others tried it & said how nice the Zon / MarkBass pairing sounded: The other thing I'm seriously tempted by is the Bag End powered cabs. I've got a BE 15" & a 10" and I really like them. The idea of one of these with a tiny little 1000w power amp in them sounds great. I think you can plug an active bass straight into one & you're away. Even cooler would be to use something like a Sansamp 3 channel pedal (which I just happen to have sitting right next to me now!) and use that as the pre-amp straight into the cab. I've been looking at the Berg & Bag End powered cabs for a while but they've always been up around the £1,300+ mark. Phil seems to have a few different speaker configs all reduced to £999. Right - where's this month's bank statement. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Aye i got that email a while ago. Might have to unsubscribe from the mailing list as there's not a single bit of kit on that site that i don't want! Someone really needs to snap up the BagEnd 12" at £350, that's a steal. The Bubinga Zon also looks fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 [quote name='lemmywinks' post='1272912' date='Jun 17 2011, 04:25 PM']Someone really needs to snap up the BagEnd 12" at £350, that's a steal.[/quote] Totally agree - I've gigged with just my 10" at pub rock volumes so I reckon the 12" would be a great little standalone cab. Maybe I could go for one and stack it between my 15" & 10" and start building a Bag End pyramid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary mac Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 I'm not even going to look. No further GAS will be tolerated in this household, I've been warned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 I've bought a couple of basses from Phil. Top chap to deal with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Oi! Clarky, NO!!!! YOU shaln't be giving me GAS! Ok, maybe some then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted June 17, 2011 Author Share Posted June 17, 2011 [quote name='xgsjx' post='1272941' date='Jun 17 2011, 04:41 PM']Oi! Clarky, NO!!!![/quote] Its my revenge for you making me thinkaboutpenguengsthinkaboutpenguengsthinkaboutpenguengsthinkaboutpenguengs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimBobTTD Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Curiosity has had the better of me. Where is the shop going to be? I couldn't see on the website (which is full of nice toys). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 [quote name='xgsjx' post='1272941' date='Jun 17 2011, 04:41 PM']Oi! Clarky, NO!!!! YOU shaln't be giving me GAS! Ok, maybe some then. [/quote] LOW BLOW!! Anybody who suffers with GAS is now realing in agony - that just wasn't fair... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 AAAAARRRRGGGHHHHH - GAS cramps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 [quote name='JimBobTTD' post='1272951' date='Jun 17 2011, 04:58 PM']Curiosity has had the better of me. Where is the shop going to be? I couldn't see on the website (which is full of nice toys).[/quote] I don't think it's confirmed yet - I think I saw a message on their FaceBook profile somewhere [url="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001212515302"]http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001212515302[/url] that it would be about 30-40 minutes west of London Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBod Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 That Bag End 12" is just tooo tempting...and I've got car tax this month....and my well paid weekend is looking wet and windy....its not good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 [quote name='BassBod' post='1273187' date='Jun 17 2011, 09:05 PM']That Bag End 12" is just tooo tempting...and I've got car tax this month....and my well paid weekend is looking wet and windy....its not good.[/quote] That oiled birch 15" is a pretty funky standalone cab at £450. Looks much nicer in the flesh than it does in the pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 [quote name='Clarky' post='1272948' date='Jun 17 2011, 04:54 PM']Its my revenge for you making me thinkaboutpenguengsthinkaboutpenguengsthinkaboutpenguengsthinkaboutpenguengs [/quote] Haha, Chris Evans is on TV in the background & just as I read this a penguin appeared on telly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 I'm not looking, I'm not looking. Penguinspenguinspenguinspenguins, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBod Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 [quote name='molan' post='1273216' date='Jun 17 2011, 09:21 PM']That oiled birch 15" is a pretty funky standalone cab at £450. Looks much nicer in the flesh than it does in the pics [/quote] I wasn't even thinking about it... And I won the premium bonds yesterday, but the £25 wouldn't even cover the postage! Hopefully they'll be sold soon, so I won't have to think about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Wow - just saw a message on their FaceBook page that says they reduced a Purple Chili 2x15" Neo cab right down to £325! Seems an amazing for something like [url="http://www.bassgear.co.uk/products-page/bass-amps-cabs/purple-chili/pcb215nt-neo-lightweight-bass-cabinet/"]this[/url]? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 I see Phil has announced the new location now Short walk to Twyford Station which just happens to be about 20 minutes from me - hooray! He told me that quite a lot of business had come from overseas customers who flew into Heathrow so he'll be really close for them. Also got a fair bit of business out of London, & Twyford is only about 40 minutes from Paddington (it's where I have to change to come home from town on the train) and should be under an hour driving from central London too Looking forward to the shop opening & hoping some of the 'relocation sale' stuff is still available He's just lent me a Tone Hammer 500 to try out against my Aguilar AG500 & Thunderfunk TFB550 - spent an hour or so this evening playing them back to back with a series of different basses. Great fun and the TH500 at £600 for such a good tone from a small package is pretty tempting. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted July 29, 2011 Author Share Posted July 29, 2011 I like the TH500. Its a good old school sound - I am not sure the hi fi slappers (you know what I mean) would be so keen, but for meat n potatoes rock and old style funk/R&B its great - I will be sticking with mine PS, good luck Phil, will pay you a visit after the summer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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