ambient Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 On 11/03/2021 at 23:50, jazzyvee said: It's not too far from where I live , may be 1/2 hr drive. I have never had a bad experience there. If I was to say Mark has a fault, then it's the same one as I have, we like to talk, so sometimes when I go there we end up having long chats about the business of bass, gigs etc and that morphs into other stuff. Last year I went there before the official lockdown and we had ended up having a good chat about the impending Covid situation, and I didn't even buy anything. 😂 That was me three weeks ago. I was in the shop talking to Mark, I suddenly realised I’d left my mom sitting outside in the car! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 Is anyone having trouble with the BD website? My Malwarebytes keeps saying there is a Trojan risk and Chrome is also reporting an invalid response. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 I ordered a cab from Bass Direct early PM yesterday, payment was easy, and I received a very nice email within minutes thanking me for my custom, nice experience. Doorbell just rang and it's the bloody cab, I make that around 18 hours from me first seeing it to their delivering it. Absolutely bloody awesome service, especially given the accounts I'm hearing of other (and bigger) shops making a complete mess of things at the moment. Well done Mark and team, and many thanks. Chris 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadHands Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 Still not been to BD, but looking forward to going when I've finished my degree! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 3 hours ago, BadHands said: Still not been to BD, but looking forward to going when I've finished my degree! Leave your cards at home. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadHands Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 4 hours ago, chris_b said: Leave your cards at home. Honestly, I'm genuinely worried about what I might come back with. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldon Tyrell Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 7 minutes ago, BadHands said: Honestly, I'm genuinely worried about what I might come back with. Easy to answer: 1. More basses 2. Less money 😁 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 Still haven't made it there yet. I like to try before I buy, but it's a fair old drive.. (3hrs+ each way) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliwailer Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 8 hours ago, BadHands said: Still not been to BD, but looking forward to going when I've finished my degree! I made the ‘mistake’ of going there when I was doing a distance post grad degree at UoB and went to a study weekend - came home with a lovely 40th Anniversary Old Smoothie to celebrate my 40th birthday and results of my first assignment 😁 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 I've bought a couple of basses from BD. Dispatched in no time and received in a couple of days. It's a great resource for the bass player who is looking for something a bit less less 'run of the mill'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 1 hour ago, Chiliwailer said: I made the ‘mistake’ of going there when I was doing a distance post grad degree at UoB and went to a study weekend - came home with a lovely 40th Anniversary Old Smoothie to celebrate my 40th birthday and results of my first assignment 😁 It’s rare that you escape Mark’s clutches with your bank balance intact. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peejay Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 Just bought some Hipshot HB1 tuners from them and spoke with Mark on the phone. Great guy who always seems to have the time to discuss things. Bought a Nordy MM pickup from them recently as well and very impressed with their service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DylanB Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Another great experience with Bass Direct. I accidentally bought a couple of sets of the wrong strings. I sent them back and BD exchanged them quick as a flash for the correct ones no questions asked, and even ate the cost of posting the 2nd shipment. They’re a really good bunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munurmunuh Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 I've just enjoyed the experience of getting my bass up for sale with them, and the cherry on the cake is that they really know how to capture the delicious subtleties of a good looking pile of wood 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51m0n Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 (edited) 1 cab, 3 basses, 2 amps, 4 straps, 2 fretwrap damper thingies, a couple of sets of strings and a partridge in a pear tree.... Not all have been easy or gone perfectly, but Mark has always worked through issues fairly and as quickly as he can. And yeah both Mark and I love to chat, we've spent hours and hours waffling on 😆 Edited July 31, 2021 by 51m0n Forgot a bass 😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 Just ordered a Vanderklay cover. Got an email response to queries (no “buy” button for my cover online) and all sorted in 3 emails and should be here tomorrow. pretty easy so far. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 9am today… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Currently for sale at Bass Direct 🤷♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigthumb Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 5 minutes ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said: Currently for sale at Bass Direct 🤷♂️ That E string looks dangerously close to the edge. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 4 minutes ago, bigthumb said: That E string looks dangerously close to the edge. It's not in its saddle groove. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigthumb Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Now I see it's not sitting in the saddle grove. Should have gone to SpecSavers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 28 minutes ago, Dad3353 said: It's not in its saddle groove. I saw that yesterday, how on Earth did they miss that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Looks nice that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 I was just gonna say they certainly know how to photograph a bass...shame they didn't pay the same attention to the E string... 😕 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waddo Soqable Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 I had an issue with another very similar MM Sub from them, lovely pics, described as 9/10 condition, but in the event some nasty digs out of the back of the neck, that someone's crudely tried to sand out, was covered in another thread a while back so enough said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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