Mister RLP Posted June 22, 2020 Author Share Posted June 22, 2020 Found this review yesterday:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYV7vH_ZXmk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 On 19/06/2020 at 22:08, BassApprentice said: Thanks for that @Mudpup I'm coming round to pink/purple basses so one of these could be on the list. Could you rock the Sire without a pickguard, as in is the routing round the neck pickup neat enough to get away with it? I had a 1st generation Sire 5 and you definitely could have it 'naked' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudpup Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 On 19/06/2020 at 22:08, BassApprentice said: Thanks for that @Mudpup I'm coming round to pink/purple basses so one of these could be on the list. Could you rock the Sire without a pickguard, as in is the routing round the neck pickup neat enough to get away with it? Here it is without the pickguard - looks pretty tidy i think :-) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 10 minutes ago, Mudpup said: Here it is without the pickguard - looks pretty tidy i think 🙂 That’s a lot of knobs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassApprentice Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 That looks cool! I can see what @LukeFRC means too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudpup Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 54 minutes ago, LukeFRC said: That’s a lot of knobs Yep 7! Gotta be the knobbiest bass around....Hours of fun :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 (edited) 44 minutes ago, Mudpup said: Yep 7! Gotta be the knobbiest bass around....Hours of fun 🙂 I had 8 once with a acg preamp. No switch though. what preamp is it? and pups changed too? Edit - hold on that’s the sire not the bass collection?! Edited June 24, 2020 by LukeFRC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudpup Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 11 minutes ago, LukeFRC said: I had 8 once with a acg preamp. No switch though. what preamp is it? and pups changed too? Edit - hold on that’s the sire not the bass collection?! Yep its the Sire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Brooks Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 I will be uploading a Betsy review video to my new YouTube channel in the next few days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 11 minutes ago, Mike Brooks said: I will be uploading a Betsy review video to my new YouTube channel in the next few days. In 4:3 Still or 16:9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister RLP Posted August 19, 2020 Author Share Posted August 19, 2020 On 03/08/2020 at 12:03, Mike Brooks said: I will be uploading a Betsy review video to my new YouTube channel in the next few days. Looking forward to this and seeing what you think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Brooks Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Well it took a bit longer than 'a few days'.....trying to run a YouTube channel on your own is a job in itself...! Anyway, I finally got this review out there....there will be some future 'Soundbite' demos as well along the way so keep checking the channel for extra videos. I hope you enjoy this, they really are fab basses for the money. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andermtc Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Thanks for the review. Is anyone else waiting for a Betsy to be delivered? Ive been waiting a while for mine, since early August,, apparently there are none of the correct EMG’s available currently to allow them to complete the builds.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Brooks Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Pleasure, no problem. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andermtc Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 After a long delay I've finally got my Betsy. Ordered back in July and planned for delivery in August it got delayed due to a lack of EMG pickups. Noticed one difference to the original posters in that mine has a plain chrome plate on the back rather than the Bass Centre logo. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 28 minutes ago, Andermtc said: After a long delay I've finally got my Betsy. Ordered back in July and planned for delivery in August it got delayed due to a lack of EMG pickups. Noticed one difference to the original posters in that mine has a plain chrome plate on the back rather than the Bass Centre logo. A Betsy and an Ashdown rig, very Guy Pratt. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus Lukin Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 (edited) - Edited March 10, 2022 by Jus Lukin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 I love the original EMG J pickups. I put a set in my Sandberg. Great J tone and completely hum free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horrorshowbass Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 This or the Sire? That is the question..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassApprentice Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Well, here's the answer. There is almost new Betsy in the sales forum and the Sire is sold out everywhere for the foreseeable 😅 Thomann say they have the Sire available at short notice but almost every other sire is 6 weeks minimum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horrorshowbass Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 1 hour ago, BassApprentice said: Well, here's the answer. There is almost new Betsy in the sales forum and the Sire is sold out everywhere for the foreseeable 😅 Thomann say they have the Sire available at short notice but almost every other sire is 6 weeks minimum. One left in andetons and also in stock thomann Ireland. Not my first rodeo. Like the emgs though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister RLP Posted April 15, 2021 Author Share Posted April 15, 2021 I like the EMGs in my Betsy so much I did think about a a set for my Fender Flea Jazz bass, too. Good idea or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 21 minutes ago, Mister RLP said: I like the EMGs in my Betsy so much I did think about a a set for my Fender Flea Jazz bass, too. Good idea or not? Why not? It’s completely reversible. It’d be interesting to see if the Flea is markedly different from the Betsy once the EMGs are in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister RLP Posted April 15, 2021 Author Share Posted April 15, 2021 31 minutes ago, ezbass said: Why not? It’s completely reversible. It’d be interesting to see if the Flea is markedly different from the Betsy once the EMGs are in. Good point. Question - would the EMGs be compatible with the stack knob controls? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassApprentice Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Don't see why not, it's just a different layout of the same controls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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