burno70 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Can't say I'm surprised that GAK didn't have stock in as advertised - unfortunately its not uncommon with online stores these days. I can't believe they would make such a disparaging remark against the manufacturer! You could really harm a firm's reputation making comments like that. What a cheap way of conducting themselves as a business. I've had no issues with these before but this would certainly make be think twice. I mean is this their MO when they advertise without having the stock? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowregisterhead Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 On 09/02/2020 at 19:37, Kev said: It isn't just GAK guilty of it, there has been several times before when I have preordered something at the only store that says In Stock, only to find it isn't afterwards and promptly cancelling, wasting everyones time. Its really misleading practice as they know some people won't bother cancelling and will just wait. I think that's what it's all about - they have the customer's money for weeks or longer until the item becomes available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 I listed my Ibby SR 1825 on eBay to take advantage of their £1 selling fee and put a placeholder in of a stock photo, with a view to putting the funds towards one of the new headless range. Chap today asked me for some proper photos, which I duly took, but haven't uploaded. I love playing this bass! It's got such a great punchy tone and is sub 9lbs and I'm going to have a bunch of seller's regret if I move it on! Guess I'll have to wait for next year until some used headless Ibbys come available before taking the plunge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visog Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Back to the OP with some great tones... 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamdenRob Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Oh dear... caught out telling porkies... 😬 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Well, I hope they take longer to release now, with a new purchase it means I will have to sell something before I can get one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 How are the strings affixed at the (non) headstock? It looks like some kind of screw but are the strings just hacked off just past the screw? Looks sharp/precarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowregisterhead Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 2 minutes ago, FDC484950 said: How are the strings affixed at the (non) headstock? It looks like some kind of screw but are the strings just hacked off just past the screw? Looks sharp/precarious. Looks like they're fed through a loop of some sort at the front and clamped from behind, the excess string then being cut off cleanly. No need for hacking! 😉 At least there's a small projection at the tip to protect the singer from being poked in the ear by any rough ends, should you care about that! Not bothered myself. Most other headless basses don't have that feature, but the option of being able to use double ball ends would have be nice, I suppose. That said, the choice of double ball strings on the market is pretty limited, and they can be pricey. I'd reckon most would prefer to use the brand, type and gauge they're accustomed to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 16 hours ago, visog said: Back to the OP with some great tones... Yep He made it sound like every other bass he uses...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 24 minutes ago, lowregisterhead said: Most other headless basses don't have that feature, but the option of being able to use double ball ends would have be nice, I suppose. That said, the choice of double ball strings on the market is pretty limited, and they can be pricey. I'd reckon most would prefer to use the brand, type and gauge they're accustomed to. Having looked into getting double ball ends for my Hohner B2V, I am happy to not have double ball ends! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreadBin Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Woodinblack said: Having looked into getting double ball ends for my Hohner B2V, I am happy to not have double ball ends! There's very few options out there. Elites or custom made Newtone was about all I could find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Status do double end balls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Also 5 string were expensive. In fact it was cheaper to buy the thing to use ordinary strings and a set of strings than a 5 string double ball end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreadBin Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Cuzzie said: Status do double end balls I had a look, they're surprisingly cheap 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 They are good to, have them in my hohner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 I had a look too. They certainly do a good job of hiding them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 (edited) That’s practically status tho first glance in this world where all that glitters is poo you think the web site is dated, grown to love it now and their stuff is top notch Edited February 15, 2020 by Cuzzie Spring roll fingers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnt Posted February 15, 2020 Author Share Posted February 15, 2020 (edited) The Bass Centre in London offers their Elites strings in double ball ends too. But all of those on the market are fixed 34" scale, so multiscale is off the table straight away. If I get one of these, I'll just trim the strings and feel for any sharp points. If I find any, a couple of taps from a screwdriver handle should sort that out. Edited February 15, 2020 by bnt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 I bought some double ball end GHS Boomers for my Washburn Status a few years back, looks like they may have discontinued them as part of the Boomer range but they still do double ball end bass strings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowregisterhead Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 Update: Andertons are getting a stock of the basses in at the end of this week (allegedly). They're not far from where I live, so when I got my money back from GAK, I went and put a deposit down on a EHB1005MS, so I can have first refusal. If it's not to my taste, they'll refund my deposit. Hopefully they will turn up! I'll report back once I've actually laid hands on one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnt Posted March 1, 2020 Author Share Posted March 1, 2020 They are hitting stores worldwide e.g. this guy has a few videos of himself noodling in a shop in a suburb of Kuala Lumpur. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowregisterhead Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 2 hours ago, bnt said: They are hitting stores worldwide e.g. this guy has a few videos of himself noodling in a shop in a suburb of Kuala Lumpur. Pity he didn't take the time to plug the audio into the camera. The shop acoustics don't make it sound great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 3 hours ago, bnt said: They are hitting stores worldwide e.g. this guy has a few videos of himself noodling in a shop in a suburb of Kuala Lumpur. Watched one of the videos - did little to inspire me to give them my money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnt Posted March 5, 2020 Author Share Posted March 5, 2020 Finally - video of the EHB1505MS in action: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 Hmm. That didn't tell me much about how it would behave when attacked by my meaty mittens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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