PaulThePlug Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 With the ease of returns to Amazon... if i were in the market, I'd order 2, keep the preferred, and return tother. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinB Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 Can't find a single review of these anywhere yet. Come on, you lot - someone needs to buy one and report back! The Strats are allegedly anywhere between 6.6lb and > 10lb 😮 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoulderpet Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 On 23/04/2024 at 11:02, PaulThePlug said: Amazon Special... nothing on the Fender Website... This Green Meanie for £175... https://www.fender.com/en-GB/squier-electric-basses/precision-bass/limited-edition-squier-sonic-precision-bass/0373901535.html Crying out for a Kawasaki ZX750RR logo... That would look great with a painted finish black neck 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horrorshowbass Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 Anyone tried one of these? Tempted, reviews say better than affinity series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 5 minutes ago, horrorshowbass said: Anyone tried one of these? Tempted, reviews say better than affinity series Reviews say a lot. The one you get might be good or bad, "better" than an Affinity or "worse". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horrorshowbass Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 This is true Sounds like a bit of a lucky dip quality wise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooky_lowdown Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 1 hour ago, neepheid said: Reviews say a lot. The one you get might be good or bad, "better" than an Affinity or "worse". This applies to any mass produced instrument. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooky_lowdown Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 49 minutes ago, horrorshowbass said: This is true Sounds like a bit of a lucky dip quality wise Also depends on people's opinions on things. Some people have higher standards, and applying those without the context of the price point seems meaningless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 EBMM are getting in on the super-cheapo market too, with the "intro series" Stingrays. They're going to be US$250. https://www.notreble.com/buzz/2024/08/20/sterling-by-music-man-launches-the-intro-series-stingray-bass/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 6 minutes ago, Russ said: EBMM are getting in on the super-cheapo market too, with the "intro series" Stingrays. They're going to be US$250. https://www.notreble.com/buzz/2024/08/20/sterling-by-music-man-launches-the-intro-series-stingray-bass/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinB Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 (edited) I was looking at a Debut as a modding base, but I ended up going for a Sonic instead (£30 more), because the average weights of the Sonics seemed to be lower. Mine came in at 8lb 11oz; not a boat anchor but more than I was expecting. Now that I've hacked a cavity in it big enough for a MM-type pickup, and some weight relief holes under the scratchplate, it's 8lb 4oz, and I should be able to get it down to 8lb with lightweight tuners. Spent about £230 in total so far. Proper alnico pickup and 2-band Stingray pre-amp circuit. Definitely better value than those new passive ceramic pickup Sterlings at £349 Edited August 30 by MartinB Typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkMohawk Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 Having looked at the listing on Amazon, it seems like part of the price is from the digital lessons package they include with the bass, and apparently the body is thinned down from the usual to save even more weight. 100% a first bass type deal, which for the money, isn't a bad thing I don't think. Quality dependant, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jd56hawk Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 Someone said they looked like they're painted with house paint. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkMohawk Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 1 hour ago, jd56hawk said: Someone said they looked like they're painted with house paint. If that's house paint, I should give whoever did it a shout, they did a better job than the slumlord who owns the place I'm renting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 1 hour ago, jd56hawk said: Someone said they looked like they're painted with house paint. Someone's an edgelord (whoever wrote that tripe, not you jd) - what a load of hyperbolic nonsense. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 Saw this video recently where someone was converting a Squier P and Strat into a doubleneck, when he chopped part of the bass body off it revealed a sizeable void in the wood, kinda put me off the cheaper Squiers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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