RichT Posted January 23 Posted January 23 On 22/01/2025 at 18:02, AlexDelores said: Popped in to my local music shop earlier today and he’d acquired this yesterday… Fortunately for my bank account, he hadn’t had chance to set it up and it had been sat in storage for a while. So, it didn’t blow me away on the spot although it was very nice. Can’t get over how nice the top is on these for the money though 👌 Expand I don't know if it's just some trick of the camera lens, but that headstock looks enormous! 2 Quote
Stub Mandrel Posted January 23 Posted January 23 On 22/01/2025 at 18:02, AlexDelores said: Popped in to my local music shop earlier today and he’d acquired this yesterday… Fortunately for my bank account, he hadn’t had chance to set it up and it had been sat in storage for a while. So, it didn’t blow me away on the spot although it was very nice. Can’t get over how nice the top is on these for the money though 👌 Expand I got an immaculate P10 for 499! [OK not ss] Sires look gorgeous. 4 Quote
Obrienp Posted January 23 Posted January 23 On 23/01/2025 at 11:30, RichT said: I don't know if it's just some trick of the camera lens, but that headstock looks enormous! Expand It’s actually a bit smaller than a standard Fender headstock IMO but that sort of size, which possibly makes it look disproportionate on an SS. 1 Quote
AlexDelores Posted January 23 Posted January 23 On 23/01/2025 at 11:30, RichT said: I don't know if it's just some trick of the camera lens, but that headstock looks enormous! Expand Possibly, I do think that as it’s narrower than a Fender headstock it makes it appear longer. Although I would say it didn’t look big in real life. But, I will say. One of things that I dislike about Sire as a brand is the headstock, not to my taste at all. Speaking of headstocks, I had a look at one of these online and the stock pictures look completely different to this picture of a second hand one I also came across. The headstock looks huge in the 2nd hand pic! 1 Quote
bremen Posted January 23 Posted January 23 That's a weird optical illusion brought on by the parallel lines. Looks as big as the body till you count the segments of garage door, then it looks about half the length of the body. Very pretty. 1 Quote
AlexDelores Posted January 23 Posted January 23 On 23/01/2025 at 15:20, bremen said: That's a weird optical illusion brought on by the parallel lines. Looks as big as the body till you count the segments of garage door, then it looks about half the length of the body. Very pretty. Expand Oh yeah! Thanks, I must remember to take all of my future photos in front of garage doors so I don’t look so much of a short a**e 😂 2 Quote
bremen Posted January 23 Posted January 23 To make your hat look huge and your feet reet petite! 1 Quote
BabyBlueSound Posted January 24 Posted January 24 On 23/01/2025 at 15:14, AlexDelores said: Expand Hey, could you give me a link to this bass? It's fairly hard to find precision short scales, as the search engines just keep dumping the long scales on me, no matter how specific I am in search. Quote
mikebass456 Posted January 24 Posted January 24 On 23/01/2025 at 15:29, AlexDelores said: Oh yeah! Thanks, I must remember to take all of my future photos in front of garage doors so I don’t look so much of a short a**e 😂 Expand I play Kala Uke basses a lot now - problem solved!! 😆😆 1 Quote
AlexDelores Posted January 24 Posted January 24 On 24/01/2025 at 06:39, BabyBlueSound said: Hey, could you give me a link to this bass? It's fairly hard to find precision short scales, as the search engines just keep dumping the long scales on me, no matter how specific I am in search. Expand Sure, here’s the 2nd hand one I found. but, if you want brand new I think Merchant City & PMT sell them… https://www.google.co.uk/shopping/product/1475414785243276044?lsf=seller:283188731,store:667309287994153248,lsfqd:0&prds=oid:18354425857173293485&q=bass+guitars&hl=en&ei=nkaTZ8KGLtGehbIP_pGwiQo&sts=14&lsft=gclid:Cj0KCQiA7se8BhCAARIsAKnF3rxkBEKmTqq_AfOoSkxP5S895HwAkHlY6N0k0i-Hh2WgMi2BQgofZswaAvWvEALw_wcB 1 Quote
AlexDelores Posted January 24 Posted January 24 On 24/01/2025 at 07:53, AlexDelores said: Sure, here’s the 2nd hand one I found. but, if you want brand new I think Merchant City & PMT sell them… https://www.google.co.uk/shopping/product/1475414785243276044?lsf=seller:283188731,store:667309287994153248,lsfqd:0&prds=oid:18354425857173293485&q=bass+guitars&hl=en&ei=nkaTZ8KGLtGehbIP_pGwiQo&sts=14&lsft=gclid:Cj0KCQiA7se8BhCAARIsAKnF3rxkBEKmTqq_AfOoSkxP5S895HwAkHlY6N0k0i-Hh2WgMi2BQgofZswaAvWvEALw_wcB Expand There’s also a black one available if you get brand new. 1 Quote
martthebass Posted January 26 Posted January 26 Thought I’d give the mini Stingray a more retro look… 8 6 Quote
Low End Bee Posted January 26 Posted January 26 I used the Wattplower at a rehearsal for the first time last week. Blimey. It’s a good bass. Cut through and sounded better than anything I’ve played before. Those pickups are HOT and there’s loads of great sounds on tap. Super sparkliness is a bonus. 10 Quote
ezbass Posted January 26 Posted January 26 I heard on Planet Rock that @Bassforradio was going to Leamington Spa to look at short scales (I’m assuming Bass Bros). Did you buy one, Darren? Quote
Rumple Posted January 27 Posted January 27 On 23/01/2025 at 15:14, AlexDelores said: Possibly, I do think that as it’s narrower than a Fender headstock it makes it appear longer. Although I would say it didn’t look big in real life. But, I will say. One of things that I dislike about Sire as a brand is the headstock, not to my taste at all. Speaking of headstocks, I had a look at one of these online and the stock pictures look completely different to this picture of a second hand one I also came across. The headstock looks huge in the 2nd hand pic! Expand I had one of these for a while, solid it on here which I regret as it was rather good. 2 Quote
MichaelDean Posted January 28 Posted January 28 Fresh from NAMM, it looks like Anderton's have got the Hils headless shortscale on their site. Single humbucker, passive, 5 piece neck, stainless steel frets, comes with a gigbag. Should be very light if the guitars are anything to go by, I think some of those have been around 4lbs. https://www.andertons.co.uk/hils-hnb3-headless-shortscale-bass-satin-ivory/ 7 Quote
Aidan63 Posted January 28 Posted January 28 On 28/01/2025 at 15:38, MichaelDean said: Fresh from NAMM, it looks like Anderton's have got the Hils headless shortscale on their site. Single humbucker, passive, 5 piece neck, stainless steel frets, comes with a gigbag. Should be very light if the guitars are anything to go by, I think some of those have been around 4lbs. https://www.andertons.co.uk/hils-hnb3-headless-shortscale-bass-satin-ivory/ Expand Description says fan fret - err no, where are they made ? Quote
ezbass Posted January 28 Posted January 28 On 28/01/2025 at 19:50, Aidan63 said: Description says fan fret - err no, where are they made ? Expand Cut and paste description, another 5 stringer is fanned; not great website work. Quote
scrumpymike Posted January 28 Posted January 28 On 28/01/2025 at 15:38, MichaelDean said: Fresh from NAMM, it looks like Anderton's have got the Hils headless shortscale on their site. Single humbucker, passive, 5 piece neck, stainless steel frets, comes with a gigbag. Should be very light if the guitars are anything to go by, I think some of those have been around 4lbs. https://www.andertons.co.uk/hils-hnb3-headless-shortscale-bass-satin-ivory/ Expand Very interesting that. Doesn't give width at nut, and wonder whether other colours will follow. 2 Quote
Obrienp Posted January 28 Posted January 28 On 28/01/2025 at 23:15, scrumpymike said: Very interesting that. Doesn't give width at nut, and wonder whether other colours will follow. Expand Exactly what I was thinking. 1 Quote
Rocket Queen Posted January 29 Posted January 29 On 28/01/2025 at 23:15, scrumpymike said: Very interesting that. Doesn't give width at nut, and wonder whether other colours will follow. Expand Multiple colours, 4s and 5s: http://hilsguitars.com/56 1 Quote
AlexDelores Posted January 29 Posted January 29 I know beauty is in the eye of the BassHolder… But, that is one ugly bass. 6 Quote
LeftyJ Posted January 29 Posted January 29 Would have looked a lot better without that ginormous pickguard. 1 Quote
Woodinblack Posted January 29 Posted January 29 Could get behind one of those depending on dimensions 3 Quote
BabyBlueSound Posted January 29 Posted January 29 (edited) Damn, I think the truss rod in my Talman shortie is messed up. I wanted to give it some additional bow, as the neck seems a bit too straight. And I can turn the nut to the left alright, it's not too loose, it's not too tight, it never felt like it snapped. But nothing happens. I kept adjusting it over the course of 2 days, I am at a full rotation to the left at this point and I do not observe any changes in the neck bow at all. But it does not show the usual characteristics of a broken rod, like it being completely stuck, or just turning around too losely. It feels like it should, but again... NOTHING happens Might need another trip to the luthier... Edited January 29 by BabyBlueSound grammar 3 Quote
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