stewblack Posted May 26, 2020 Posted May 26, 2020 So another sale prompts another purchase. I thought what are the three big no-no's for me. 1) Maple board 2) Active electronics 3) That Stingray I had. So I went for all three. And it is unreal. Utterly sublime. 4 1 Quote
stewblack Posted May 26, 2020 Author Posted May 26, 2020 5 minutes ago, Lozz196 said: Good thought process, Stew..... Easy to challenge other people's prejudice, your own on the other hand... 1 Quote
BassApprentice Posted May 26, 2020 Posted May 26, 2020 I got one of the 5 string versions at Deko pricing (about £75) when I wanted to see if I liked 5 strings after not having one for years. It was brilliant and only replaced as a Sub 5er came up at a stupid price. Only thing is the bridge is really far up the body so its a big bass. Quote
stewblack Posted May 27, 2020 Author Posted May 27, 2020 13 hours ago, BassApprentice said: Only thing is the bridge is really far up the body so its a big bass. I grew up playing a fairly hefty Aria, so actually don't mind this Quote
Machines Posted May 27, 2020 Posted May 27, 2020 14 hours ago, BassApprentice said: Only thing is the bridge is really far up the body so its a big bass. Looks like that's to accommodate the 24 fret neck without a really deep neck pocket. Quote
stewblack Posted May 27, 2020 Author Posted May 27, 2020 12 minutes ago, Machines said: Looks like that's to accommodate the 24 fret neck without a really deep neck pocket. And access is great all the way up. Quote
Machines Posted May 27, 2020 Posted May 27, 2020 Yeah it looks decent. I've got a couple of 24 fret basses and never get that high, as long as I can get to the 21st easily i'm not bothered (really hard on Precisions and Jazzes). Perhaps they wanted to make it even more different to the standard Stingray copies to avoid any moaning from EBMM. Quote
stewblack Posted May 28, 2020 Author Posted May 28, 2020 The d'addario strings it shipped with sound really rich as well. Just used it for our next lockdown recording, and I cannot fault it. B stock too. Quote
stewblack Posted May 29, 2020 Author Posted May 29, 2020 31 minutes ago, Grahambythesea said: You must have shares in Thomman by now! It's getting silly now. I'm buying the ones I don't want and they're still great Quote
P-Belly Evans Posted May 31, 2020 Posted May 31, 2020 On 26/05/2020 at 19:13, stewblack said: So another sale prompts another purchase. I thought what are the three big no-no's for me. 1) Maple board 2) Active electronics 3) That Stingray I had. So I went for all three. And it is unreal. Utterly sublime. I was just about to pull the trigger on either one of these or the 5 ......... Only discontinued em by the look of it 😮😥 Gutted. Quote
stewblack Posted May 31, 2020 Author Posted May 31, 2020 8 minutes ago, P-Belly Evans said: I was just about to pull the trigger on either one of these or the 5 ......... Only discontinued em by the look of it 😮😥 Gutted. There is something weird going on with HB basses. Thomann seem to be bringing out endless guitars right now but their basses are either vanishing from the site or have really long wait times. I don't know if Covid is a factor, that's what I first assumed. Maybe I'll message them and ask. I will have nothing to spend my money on if they don't get jiggy with more basses soon. 1 Quote
P-Belly Evans Posted May 31, 2020 Posted May 31, 2020 1 hour ago, stewblack said: There is something weird going on with HB basses. Thomann seem to be bringing out endless guitars right now but their basses are either vanishing from the site or have really long wait times. I don't know if Covid is a factor, that's what I first assumed. Maybe I'll message them and ask. I will have nothing to spend my money on if they don't get jiggy with more basses soon. I can play the long game if necessary. I have enough toys to keep me busy. I just have no active or 5 ers in my hareem and 170 quid seems fair dincum to dip my toe in. I do hope they haven't discontinued em though. Quote
stewblack Posted May 31, 2020 Author Posted May 31, 2020 I'd be surprised. The cheaper option is this one which I didn't even consider until very recently. I thought it looked a bit unremarkable. But my goodness it plays and sounds really nice. 1 Quote
P-Belly Evans Posted May 31, 2020 Posted May 31, 2020 52 minutes ago, stewblack said: I'd be surprised. The cheaper option is this one which I didn't even consider until very recently. I thought it looked a bit unremarkable. But my goodness it plays and sounds really nice. Much prefer the look of the stingray copy but could be swayed by playability. Has one got a sleeker neck for example. I will have a look at the specs later. Those active Ibanez 5ers for around 250 look pretty good too. 170 odd for an active five string is just too cheap to argue with though, as I may hate active and 5 strings. Although I have just been playing my fretless (granted with all the distortion, delay and phaser I could muster) and I actually enjoyed it for a while! Quote
stewblack Posted May 31, 2020 Author Posted May 31, 2020 I get you. Even if they were a bit pants, brand new for that money is hard to argue with. But when they play like a dream, well. Quote
P-Belly Evans Posted May 31, 2020 Posted May 31, 2020 1 minute ago, stewblack said: I get you. Even if they were a bit pants, brand new for that money is hard to argue with. But when they play like a dream, well. Oi stop it you nasty man🚫⛔. Please don't fan the gas flame 😂 1 Quote
Jus Lukin Posted May 31, 2020 Posted May 31, 2020 (edited) - Edited March 5, 2022 by Jus Lukin 1 Quote
stewblack Posted May 31, 2020 Author Posted May 31, 2020 Noticed how seldom they get sold on too? Quote
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