scoobystig Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 Right guys Where is the best bass shop, real shop with kit in stock not an online retailer I want to go and spend some hours experimenting with new rigs so I want a shop that has real stock from lots of manufacturers for me to try out Played a mark bass rig today at a shop in London, but the only other thing they had was some fender stuff I would like to try some mark bass, tc electronic, hartke and gk kit and see which I prefer I am in Swindon so the closer the better, but I am not worried about travelling Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jellyfish Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 In my humble opinion, Bass Direct, but I live in Birmingham so, naturally, it's the only one I've been to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 The usual suspects: [url=http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Home.html]Bass Direct[/url] near Warwick [url=http://www.thebassgallery.com]The Bass Gallery[/url] in Camden [url=http://www.bassgear.co.uk]Bass Gear[/url] in Twyford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louisthebass Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1376755028' post='2178756'] The usual suspects: [url="http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Home.html"]Bass Direct[/url] near Warwick [url="http://www.thebassgallery.com"]The Bass Gallery[/url] in Camden [url="http://www.bassgear.co.uk"]Bass Gear[/url] in Twyford [/quote] Can't go wrong with any of these - I've done business with all of them, and they're all very good (IMO) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerstodge Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 (edited) Andertons in Guildford is a damn good shop, bit of a trot for you tho. http://www.andertons.co.uk/ Edited August 18, 2013 by rogerstodge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skol303 Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 If you don't mind traveling, then few compare to Manchester Bass Lounge: http://manchesterbasslounge.com/ Drew, the owner, is a genuinely nice guy and really knows his onions. And his basses Just be prepared to come away with a second mortgage - he has some seriously nice gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 I don't know the answer to your question but I can help narrow it down. It isn't in Aberdeen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Apple Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Wunjo in Denmark St, Londinium gets my vote. Lots of stock, very friendly and good prices.. even for central London. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Given your location Bass Gear in Twyford is an absolute must. Also, Wunjo's have taken over the dreadful Bass Cellar in Denmak St. Realy nice people, loads of fabulous basses but not great on backline which they admitted they would always struggle to stock in any depth given the size of teh place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 I've had great service from both Bass Direct and Bass Gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 (edited) Drew at the Manchester Bass Lounge and Mark at Bass Direct are in my experience pretty much the definition of how it should be done. Not had first-hand experience of any of the others. Edited August 18, 2013 by Muzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodyratm Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Mark at Bass Direct is great. Superb customer services Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyonbass Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 If you can hold on 'til Sept 21st, you should get yourself over to the [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/212114-south-east-bass-bash-no7-surrey-saturday-21st-september-2013/page__st__200__p__2179326__hl__bash__fromsearch__1#entry2179326"]South East Bass Bash 2113[/url] Graeme aka japan-axe on here is going from Swindon and has offered a spare seat , and if you look at the thread, you can see a list of all the gear that will be gathered in the one place - ain't no shop with that amount of stock, and pretty much everyone will let you try theirs. I doubt if there is a better opportunity to see/hear/try gear I'll be going if I am not gigging Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 [quote name='andyonbass' timestamp='1376825718' post='2179472'] If you can hold on 'til Sept 21st, you should get yourself over to the [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/212114-south-east-bass-bash-no7-surrey-saturday-21st-september-2013/page__st__200__p__2179326__hl__bash__fromsearch__1#entry2179326"]South East Bass Bash 2113[/url] [/quote] Pffft! What a wait! (well ... somebody had to. I just volunteered) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Bass Gear is great but you sxhould ring any shop you intend to visit to see what they currently stock. If you are looking for high end stock they have some great stuff. They say they are getting a big Berg delivery soon.... but check with the shops. Top end gear can goes out the door pretty quickly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickster Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Another vote for Drew at the Manchester Bass Lounge. Great lineup of basses and a comfortable, pressure-free environment to try them out in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 [quote name='Billy Apple' timestamp='1376822595' post='2179411'] Wunjo in Denmark St, Londinium gets my vote. Lots of stock, very friendly and good prices.. even for central London. [/quote] Yes, I had good service in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobystig Posted August 18, 2013 Author Share Posted August 18, 2013 [quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1376822648' post='2179413'] Given your location Bass Gear in Twyford is an absolute must. Also, Wunjo's have taken over the dreadful Bass Cellar in Denmak St. Realy nice people, loads of fabulous basses but not great on backline which they admitted they would always struggle to stock in any depth given the size of teh place. [/quote] Yep there where I tried out the mark bass rig Lm3 head and traveller 115 and 210 cabs, seriously nice rig and smaller and lighter in total size to what I am using now But they didn't have a lot in their to compare against, would of been nice to stack it up against TC! Hartke and gk offerings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 [quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1376838042' post='2179728'] Bass Gear is great but you sxhould ring any shop you intend to visit to see what they currently stock. If you are looking for high end stock they have some great stuff. They say they are getting a big Berg delivery soon.... but check with the shops. Top end gear can goes out the door pretty quickly [/quote] Berg gear is in transit: CN212 CN112 HD112 NV15 HD210 Aguilar also on the ocean:) SL112 DB410 DB210 DB112 DB115 Maybe more but I can't remember offhand exactly what! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 [quote name='scoobystig' timestamp='1376843107' post='2179821'] Yep there where I tried out the mark bass rig Lm3 head and traveller 115 and 210 cabs, seriously nice rig and smaller and lighter in total size to what I am using now But they didn't have a lot in their to compare against, would of been nice to stack it up against TC! Hartke and gk offerings [/quote] They wouldn't stock two of those three brands I'm afraid - too many bad customer reports about reliability and/or tone quality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 I was in GAK in Brighton last weekend and from memory they had: TC Electric Orange Ampeg Fender Mark Bass Might have had Gallien Kruger too, there was something else in the 3rd room I can't quite remember and it may well have been GK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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