Woodinblack Posted March 16 Posted March 16 On 16/03/2025 at 09:44, FunkyDude said: Wow, what a beautiful bass? Is this a recent build? The last time I talked to Martin he told me they hardly built any more basses these day! Expand No, pretty sure it is quite old, but I don't know when. it is serial no. 041, so I am guessing that was a while back. 1 Quote
Terry M. Posted March 16 Posted March 16 (edited) On 16/03/2025 at 09:44, FunkyDude said: Wow, what a beautiful bass? Is this a recent build? The last time I talked to Martin he told me they hardly built any more basses these day! Expand Oh dear that doesn't sound great for them 😕 I understood that the Sei brand was their main income source. If that's not the case then fine. Edited March 16 by Terry M. 1 Quote
Terry M. Posted March 16 Posted March 16 On 15/03/2025 at 22:09, Woodinblack said: Haha - maybe not tall enough! I have just tuned it down to F# -> D and it works really well at that tuning! Expand And will getting strings to fit it be an issue? Quote
Woodinblack Posted March 16 Posted March 16 On 16/03/2025 at 11:22, Terry M. said: And will getting strings to fit it be an issue? Expand Nah, sure that newtone will be ok for that 1 Quote
Russ Posted March 16 Posted March 16 On 16/03/2025 at 09:44, FunkyDude said: Wow, what a beautiful bass? Is this a recent build? The last time I talked to Martin he told me they hardly built any more basses these day! Expand That one’s about the same age as mine - 20 years or so. I remember them working on it. I don’t remember much about what they said about the person who ordered it, other than that they were apparently very tall! 1 Quote
FunkyDude Posted March 16 Author Posted March 16 On 16/03/2025 at 11:21, Terry M. said: Oh dear that doesn't sound great for them 😕 I understood that the Sei brand was their main income source. If that's not the case then fine. Expand Not anymore, I am afraid. Martin said they mainly do repair, custom and modification now. Of course, they still build if someone wants one. Also, the commission sales are quite profitable, I can imagine. Quote
Russ Posted March 16 Posted March 16 On 16/03/2025 at 16:04, FunkyDude said: Not anymore, I am afraid. Martin said they mainly do repair, custom and modification now. Of course, they still build if someone wants one. Also, the commission sales are quite profitable, I can imagine. Expand I've still got plans for two new Seis at some point (when the bank balance permits) - I discussed them with Martin not too long ago, so they're definitely still building them, just maybe a few less than they were back in the day. They're going to be a pair of headed 6-string Originals. Not 100% on the electronics setup yet though - either 2xMMs with 4-band EQ (MM Bongo style) or a Wal-esque Turner/Lusithand setup. I think they're on a 18 months to 2 year lead time right now though! 😮 2 Quote
FunkyDude Posted March 16 Author Posted March 16 On 16/03/2025 at 16:09, Russ said: I've still got plans for two new Seis at some point (when the bank balance permits) - I discussed them with Martin not too long ago, so they're definitely still building them, just maybe a few less than they were back in the day. They're going to be a pair of headed 6-string Originals. Not 100% on the electronics setup yet though - either 2xMMs with 4-band EQ (MM Bongo style) or a Wal-esque Turner/Lusithand setup. I think they're on a 18 months to 2 year lead time right now though! 😮 Expand Wow, would love to see them when they are finished. I can imagine they are going to be spectacular! Quote
Terry M. Posted March 16 Posted March 16 On 16/03/2025 at 16:04, FunkyDude said: Not anymore, I am afraid. Martin said they mainly do repair, custom and modification now. Of course, they still build if someone wants one. Also, the commission sales are quite profitable, I can imagine. Expand Okay cool I stand corrected on that. It was something I heard a while back. 1 Quote
Russ Posted March 16 Posted March 16 On 16/03/2025 at 16:47, FunkyDude said: Wow, would love to see them when they are finished. I can imagine they are going to be spectacular! Expand Could be a while - saving up to move back to the UK right now, hence not putting in the order yet. But they're coming, eventually. 1 Quote
eude Posted March 16 Posted March 16 On 16/03/2025 at 18:47, Russ said: Could be a while - saving up to move back to the UK right now, hence not putting in the order yet. But they're coming, eventually. Expand Time to escape the Tango Shit Gibbon? 😁 Time to return to Croydon? Been here in South Croydon for 13 years now, and it's not all that bad... 1 Quote
Russ Posted March 17 Posted March 17 On 16/03/2025 at 20:35, eude said: Time to escape the Tango Shit Gibbon? 😁 Time to return to Croydon? Been here in South Croydon for 13 years now, and it's not all that bad... Expand Pretty much, yeah. This is no place to bring up three kids. Not sure exactly where we’re going to end up, but it might end up being Croydon again. It’s got issues, but it’s close to everything and there’s nicer places nearby! 1 Quote
eude Posted March 17 Posted March 17 On 17/03/2025 at 00:29, Russ said: Pretty much, yeah. This is no place to bring up three kids. Not sure exactly where we’re going to end up, but it might end up being Croydon again. It’s got issues, but it’s close to everything and there’s nicer places nearby! Expand Croydon really reminds me of my hometown, Glasgow, in a good way, no posers, no pretence, and SO much potential. The previous 14 years of government mismanagement, of everything, made a HUGE mess of so many places, Croydon included, but things could be on the up soon. South Croydon hasn't really been as badly influenced by the changes, it's the posh part of Croydon and it's actually a pretty nice place for families, that's where I'm raising mine. Best of luck with it all dude! 1 Quote
FunkyDude Posted March 17 Author Posted March 17 On 16/03/2025 at 18:47, Russ said: Could be a while - saving up to move back to the UK right now, hence not putting in the order yet. But they're coming, eventually. Expand Are you sure you wanted to move back to the UK? 😅 Quote
Russ Posted March 17 Posted March 17 On 17/03/2025 at 11:37, FunkyDude said: Are you sure you wanted to move back to the UK? 😅 Expand We had considered Ireland too, but we're better connected in the UK, there's more work, and definitely more to do from a musical perspective. And if it means I have to put off a major bass purchase for a while, so be it - getting away from here is kinda the priority right now! 2 Quote
Russ Posted March 17 Posted March 17 On 17/03/2025 at 07:40, eude said: Croydon really reminds me of my hometown, Glasgow, in a good way, no posers, no pretence, and SO much potential. The previous 14 years of government mismanagement, of everything, made a HUGE mess of so many places, Croydon included, but things could be on the up soon. South Croydon hasn't really been as badly influenced by the changes, it's the posh part of Croydon and it's actually a pretty nice place for families, that's where I'm raising mine. Best of luck with it all dude! Expand South Croydon has been affected too, for instance, last time I was home, all the good restaurants on South End have shut down, replaced by bad ones, or, in some cases, nothing at all. The rot seems to creep southwards - it used to be that Norbury and Thornton Heath (and isolated areas like New Addington) were the "bad" bits of town, then it was West Croydon, then it was East Croydon and Addiscombe, and it just keeps heading further south down the A23. Luckily, you've still got places like Shirley, Selsdon, Sanderstead and bits of Purley that are still quite nice. Quote
eude Posted March 17 Posted March 17 On 17/03/2025 at 13:58, Russ said: South Croydon has been affected too, for instance, last time I was home, all the good restaurants on South End have shut down, replaced by bad ones, or, in some cases, nothing at all. The rot seems to creep southwards - it used to be that Norbury and Thornton Heath (and isolated areas like New Addington) were the "bad" bits of town, then it was West Croydon, then it was East Croydon and Addiscombe, and it just keeps heading further south down the A23. Luckily, you've still got places like Shirley, Selsdon, Sanderstead and bits of Purley that are still quite nice. Expand Fair point, we're in Sanderstead, and it's not really changed much in 13 years, not negatively at least. 1 Quote
ezbass Posted March 17 Posted March 17 On 17/03/2025 at 14:05, eude said: Fair point, we're in Sanderstead, and it's not really changed much in 13 years, not negatively at least. Expand How is it you were just around the corner from me (I lived in Riddlesdown from 2010-2020) and we never knowingly crossed paths? 1 Quote
eude Posted March 17 Posted March 17 On 17/03/2025 at 15:48, ezbass said: How is it you were just around the corner from me (I lived in Riddlesdown from 2010-2020) and we never knowingly crossed paths? Expand We're actually on the Purley Oaks side of Sanderstead, so probably a mere 10 minute walk or so from where you where! It's madness! 2 Quote
Russ Posted March 17 Posted March 17 On 17/03/2025 at 14:05, eude said: Fair point, we're in Sanderstead, and it's not really changed much in 13 years, not negatively at least. Expand I was in Selsdon/Forestdale for years. I didn't buy an Ibanez bass off either of you back in 2015 or so, did I? I picked it up from someone in Sanderstead... they had a little PJB amp. I do despair that Croydon's once enviable music scene has basically completely died. No more Cartoon, no more Sheep, no more Scream Lounge, no more Scream Studios, for that matter. You get the occasional folky or jazzy band or acoustic singer/songwriter at the Oval, and that's pretty much it. I know Rockbottom still has its rehearsal studios (with all the same amps they had back in the early 90s!), and there's some new place out on the Purley Way near the big Sainsbury's, but that whole scene seems to have basically disappeared. Quote
ezbass Posted March 17 Posted March 17 On 17/03/2025 at 17:13, eude said: We're actually on the Purley Oaks side of Sanderstead, so probably a mere 10 minute walk or so from where you where! It's madness! Expand The Jolly Farmers was a fairly regular gig for my old band, until there was a disagreement. 🙄 1 Quote
eude Posted March 17 Posted March 17 On 17/03/2025 at 17:27, Russ said: I was in Selsdon/Forestdale for years. I didn't buy an Ibanez bass off either of you back in 2015 or so, did I? I picked it up from someone in Sanderstead... they had a little PJB amp. I do despair that Croydon's once enviable music scene has basically completely died. No more Cartoon, no more Sheep, no more Scream Lounge, no more Scream Studios, for that matter. You get the occasional folky or jazzy band or acoustic singer/songwriter at the Oval, and that's pretty much it. I know Rockbottom still has its rehearsal studios (with all the same amps they had back in the early 90s!), and there's some new place out on the Purley Way near the big Sainsbury's, but that whole scene seems to have basically disappeared. Expand Yeah, it's all crumbled away, but it has everywhere. Croydon is still making music though, although less of my kind of stuff. I've barely been an active musician since i moved here, as we immediately had our first kid within months of leaving Clapham. I have had a few jams at the studios on Purley Way though, wasn't too bad actually, but the Hive Room(s) out in Horley is way better. Never owned an Ibanez, or a PJB, so wasn't me 😎 Quote
eude Posted March 17 Posted March 17 On 17/03/2025 at 18:27, ezbass said: The Jolly Farmers was a fairly regular gig for my old band, until there was a disagreement. 🙄 Expand Ah yes, it's a lively place that one! 1 Quote
pierreganseman Posted March 19 Posted March 19 On 15/03/2025 at 14:02, Woodinblack said: Here we go, my new Sei flamboyant. Resplendant in its 43" scale! Expand Sorry dude haha - is that a Typo or your bass is actually 43 scale?? 2 Quote
eude Posted March 19 Posted March 19 On 19/03/2025 at 08:32, pierreganseman said: Sorry dude haha - is that a Typo or your bass is actually 43 scale?? Expand How's the 30" 6er coming along? Quote
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