Wooks79 Posted May 9, 2016 Posted May 9, 2016 Just spotted the squier vintage mod bass VI on there for £244 delivered. Apparently GAK and GuitarGuitar don't even get their stock at that price so can't price match! (They are £360 through them) How is it so cheap? Quote
Maude Posted May 9, 2016 Posted May 9, 2016 Mine was £279 from GAK, was a while ago now though. £244 is definitely cheap Quote
Musicman20 Posted May 10, 2016 Posted May 10, 2016 Hmmm...I've wanted one for ages! How are these as a company for deliveries? Good to deal with? Quote
pineweasel Posted May 10, 2016 Posted May 10, 2016 I bought a Fender P from them late last year. Great price and no problems with the delivery. Quote
gafbass02 Posted May 11, 2016 Posted May 11, 2016 I just pulled the trigger so fingers crossed!! Quote
Musicman20 Posted May 11, 2016 Posted May 11, 2016 Aye I'm close. Selling a cab and ALWAYS wanted one of these....purely because I now cross over into bass/guitar playing land, and the current band is leaning toward a 90s melodic shoegaze type of thing. Perfect timing. Quote
Musicman20 Posted May 11, 2016 Posted May 11, 2016 Looks like it has gone back up (the white one anyway). It was more than likely one off prices for the last one or teo before new stock.....missed it! Quote
cocco Posted May 11, 2016 Posted May 11, 2016 If only I could justify it. I've fancied the squier bass VI since they came out. Quote
Wooks79 Posted May 11, 2016 Author Posted May 11, 2016 Glad I went for it when I did, now back to £323. Quote
BigRedX Posted May 13, 2016 Posted May 13, 2016 Not very impressed with the shipping times... I ordered one pretty much as soon as the OP went up, and got a confirmation first thing the following morning (Tuesday) with a message saying that it would be delivered in the next 2-3 days. Well today's Parcel Force delivery has been and gone with nothing for me, and the tracking information has the bass still stuck in Köln... Quote
Wooks79 Posted May 13, 2016 Author Posted May 13, 2016 (edited) [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1463139837' post='3048920'] Not very impressed with the shipping times... I ordered one pretty much as soon as the OP went up, and got a confirmation first thing the following morning (Tuesday) with a message saying that it would be delivered in the next 2-3 days. Well today's Parcel Force delivery has been and gone with nothing for me, and the tracking information has the bass still stuck in Köln... [/quote] Pretty much the same here, except the DHL tracking ref I have doesn't work for me :/ Luckily I'm in no rush. Only thing I'm wondering, since they put the price back up, is anything gonna get sent out even though the email already says it has? I'll wait and see... Edited May 13, 2016 by Wooks79 Quote
EssentialTension Posted May 13, 2016 Posted May 13, 2016 [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1463139837' post='3048920'] Not very impressed with the shipping times... I ordered one pretty much as soon as the OP went up, and got a confirmation first thing the following morning (Tuesday) with a message saying that it would be delivered in the next 2-3 days. Well today's Parcel Force delivery has been and gone with nothing for me, and the tracking information has the bass still stuck in Köln... [/quote] Which colour? Quote
BigRedX Posted May 13, 2016 Posted May 13, 2016 (edited) [quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1463140248' post='3048928'] Which colour? [/quote] White - looked the best to me and the sunburst was already more money when I went to place my order. Edited May 13, 2016 by BigRedX Quote
BigRedX Posted May 13, 2016 Posted May 13, 2016 (edited) [quote name='Wooks79' timestamp='1463140052' post='3048924'] Pretty much the same here, except the DHL tracking ref I have doesn't work for me :/ Luckily I'm in no rush. Only thing I'm wondering, since they put the price back up, is anything gonna get sent out even though the email already says it has? I'll wait and see... [/quote] Well according to the tracking information that I have the bass has left MP and travelled to Köln from where it is supposed to be exported to the UK. So hopefully it is actually on its way. I don't really mind the wait, but if they say 2-3 days, then I expect it to arrive in 2-3 days. And although I normally work from home, it looks as though I'm going to be out for much of next week, so it would have been good if the bass could have been delivered today when I am definitely in. I might not be in a position to have it redelivered until the following week. Edited May 13, 2016 by BigRedX Quote
EssentialTension Posted May 13, 2016 Posted May 13, 2016 [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1463140918' post='3048939'] White - looked the best to me and the sunburst was already more money when I went to place my order. [/quote] I planned white until I was in GAK and bought black. Good luck with setting it up. Quote
BigRedX Posted May 13, 2016 Posted May 13, 2016 [quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1463141455' post='3048948'] I planned white until I was in GAK and bought black. Good luck with setting it up. [/quote] Thanks! I'll probably start with a new set of strings - what are the recommended round-wounds? I'll add the other stuff as and when I decide they are necessary. Quote
EssentialTension Posted May 13, 2016 Posted May 13, 2016 (edited) La Bella allow you to customize roundwound gauges ... [url="http://www.labella.com/strings/category/bass-vi/"]http://www.labella.c...tegory/bass-vi/[/url] Or Kalium ... [url="http://store.kaliumstrings.com/index.php/electric-bass-guitar/bass-vi-string-sets.html"]http://store.kaliums...tring-sets.html[/url] Edited May 13, 2016 by EssentialTension Quote
Kev Posted May 13, 2016 Posted May 13, 2016 [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1463139837' post='3048920'] Not very impressed with the shipping times... I ordered one pretty much as soon as the OP went up, and got a confirmation first thing the following morning (Tuesday) with a message saying that it would be delivered in the next 2-3 days. Well today's Parcel Force delivery has been and gone with nothing for me, and the tracking information has the bass still stuck in Köln... [/quote] To be fair, you ordered after working hours on the 9th in that case, so would have been looked at for the first time on Tuesday. It in Germany, I know they said 2-3 days but I wouldn't get too upset about it not being here by the end of the week, I wouldn't necessarily have expected it to be. Reckon you'll have it Monday, and under a week's turnaround for an international delivery is decent in my book Quote
gafbass02 Posted May 14, 2016 Posted May 14, 2016 Exactly the same story here. I put my work address and have no rush at all, I owned one before briefly so I know what to expect. Thanks to the op for the heads up. Quote
BigRedX Posted May 14, 2016 Posted May 14, 2016 (edited) [quote name='Kev' timestamp='1463146105' post='3049021'] To be fair, you ordered after working hours on the 9th in that case, so would have been looked at for the first time on Tuesday. It in Germany, I know they said 2-3 days but I wouldn't get too upset about it not being here by the end of the week, I wouldn't necessarily have expected it to be. Reckon you'll have it Monday, and under a week's turnaround for an international delivery is decent in my book [/quote] I expect it will end up being like ordering from Thomann. No matter when you place your order the item(s) will arrive on Wednesday of the following week. Hopefully I'll actually be working from home that day. Edited May 14, 2016 by BigRedX Quote
Wooks79 Posted May 14, 2016 Author Posted May 14, 2016 I phoned to check why my tracking wasn't working... "Dear Customer, thank you for your e-mail and your patient, the shipment was delayed at DHL and they can't explain why. Please excuse the delay." Haha, lucky I'm not in a rush and am patient, just happy to know one is on the way Quote
BigRedX Posted May 14, 2016 Posted May 14, 2016 Looks like mine has arrived in the UK and will probably be delivered on Monday. Quote
BigRedX Posted May 17, 2016 Posted May 17, 2016 Well my Bass VI has arrived. I'll be posting some thoughts when I've had a bit of time to play with it. Quote
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