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Went shopping for one bass... came home with two!


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I went shopping today in Exeter with the intention of getting a new bass...
Bored with the lack of tonal variety my Tokai offers (which is on the For Sale section if you are interested) I'd decided it was time for a change and I wanted a Jazz Bass!

I saw a few MIM Jazz's about but nothing that really caught my eye so I started to look at Spectors and Warwicks which were well outside my price range :unsure: Hidden in a booth was an Ibanez BTB670 and I couldn't resist having a play as I love the look of through necks. It was incredibly light and sounded great and I was almost ready to part with the cash...

I put some Jaco on in the car this morning to help get me in the bass shopping mood... and I could hear the track "Continuum" in my head... so while mulling over the big decision I suddenly had a great idea. I was going to try a Fretless!

So I wandered over to Mansons where the only Fretless they had was a Squier VMJ.
I played it... and grinned from ear to ear at that fantastic fretless tone :D It was so much fun to play!!!

But I needed a bass for more traditional tunes too... and fortunately there was a fretted Squier VMJ!

Both basses, in spite of their Idonesian heritage, sound absolutely great and play equally as well.
And even better... I had them both for less than the Ibanez BTB! :P



Sure they aren't active, don't have through necks and aren't made of exotic woods. But I like 'em B)

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I went to Mansons today as I was visiting my in laws and we met up in Exeter. Never been there before but great shop. Wall to wall guitars.

Left empty handed as they didn't have what I was after in stock due to taking some stuff to the Bass Show in London but I will definately be back.

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Nices basses! Mansons is a great shop - Adrian (& Ralph) are great guys and have looked after me very well over the years, would recommend them to anyone

Cheers
Dave

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Thanks for the nice comments!

[quote name='GregHughes' timestamp='1330816214' post='1563490']

I went to Mansons today as I was visiting my in laws and we met up in Exeter. Never been there before but great shop. Wall to wall guitars.
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Its a small world... You weren't looking at the American Deluxe and Marcus Miller Jazz's by any chance?

[quote name='Master blaster' timestamp='1330863323' post='1563869']
My credit card seems to like the card machine in mansons.
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Mine too. I always end up buying more than I go in for...


[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1330863711' post='1563875']
You're a very naughty boy! I'd never get away with it. :sad: ;)
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I very nearly didn't get away with it... as the Mrs was with me, I had to make the case as to why I needed two basses on-the-fly.
My attempt at explaining the merits of both fretted and fretless didn't work. But we somehow came to the agreement that if I hang them on the wall then they won't take up floor space :D

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