Andyjr1515 Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 [quote name='Harryburke14' timestamp='1452254491' post='2948064'] Does anyone have any experience of buying a bass from Thomann? Juat want to know what they're like for shipping and make sure they don't send a guitar that's bashed up from bad packing and postage. [/quote] My experience has been very good indeed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harryburke14 Posted January 9, 2016 Author Share Posted January 9, 2016 Good to know. Very very tempted by the Sire V7. Price is good, looks very good (can't even decide which colour I like best), and from what I hear, it plays pretty well too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timhiggins Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 I have a V7 from Thomann and its fantastic it came really well packed [a box inside a box with lots of bubble wrap] it played great straight out of the box the finish is spot on and it needed no truss rod adjustment when i lowered the action a touch...i cant fault mine and it plays and sounds on a par with bass's 2 and 3 times more expensive... as others have said Squier vm ,and vibe and mm fenders are great to ,if i were going for a passive bass i would go for one of those but if you want active / passive option with e.q preamp etc. the Sire v7 would be my choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenjames Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 I have one of these on order http://www.thomann.de/gb/marcus_miller_v7_alder_4_awh.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pineweasel Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 [quote name='Harryburke14' timestamp='1452254491' post='2948064'] Does anyone have any experience of buying a bass from Thomann? Juat want to know what they're like for shipping and make sure they don't send a guitar that's bashed up from bad packing and postage. [/quote] I've bought several basses from them. Their packaging is excellent. They did send a duff Fender Jazz once (scratched, misaligned nut slots, etc) but were very responsive when I complained and the replacement was perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harryburke14 Posted January 9, 2016 Author Share Posted January 9, 2016 [quote name='chickenjames' timestamp='1452334191' post='2948891'] I have one of these on order http://www.thomann.de/gb/marcus_miller_v7_alder_4_awh.htm [/quote] The white one looks good. I really can't pick between black, white or sunburst, but I think it will be one of them come payday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odysseus Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 (edited) A 2nd hand Squier Jazz could be a winner - might need to get it set up properly though. Edited January 9, 2016 by odysseus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harryburke14 Posted January 9, 2016 Author Share Posted January 9, 2016 Just stumbled upon a video of Sires other Marcus Miller offering - the M3. The MMs seem ridiculously good for the price point. This of course has not helped me be decisive as to what I order at all, but there you go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubsonicSimpleton Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Go visit your local music shops and spend a bit of time playing their stock - getting on with the neck profile, balance, weight, scale length etc is very important, and although all the recomendations you've been given are likely to be good instruments in themselves, you might find some of them a bit of a culture shock if you've been playing a lightweight 30" scale bass. If you find that the 34" scale instruments are not to your taste, you might want to investigate the decent quality 30" scale basses that are available (Scott Whitley (allthumbs on basschat) is a short scale devotee and has a face book page devoted to short scales that you can find here https://www.facebook.com/shortscalebass - he's probably owned and modded most of the short scales on the market), Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheButler Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 I just bought a Deko Harley Benton Jazz bass. £38 shipped. It had a hairline crack in the lacquer on the back of the body, about 2 inches long. £38! It plays better than most basses I've handled sub-£250. It comes well setup out of the box, D'Addarios and Wilkinson pick ups, which sound great for the money too. I'm very fond of it already, and can see me holding on to it. Even at the full price of £120 (?) it'd be worth it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubbersoul Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Ibanez. I love the look, feel and sound of them . Great value for money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 The Farida or the SCG on this list would be good buys too. Mr BB is a top bloke to deal with too. http://basschat.co.uk/topic/277035-usa-gl-1500-mij-yamaha-trb-4-sgc-nanyo-sb320-farida-p-bass/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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