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NancyJohnson

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NancyJohnson Grand Master

NancyJohnson

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Starts today.

 

I'll admit once the videos start hitting You Tube I'll be planted in front of the TV for an hour each evening.

 

Don't have and real bass expectations to be honest; it's all likely to be rehashes/repackaging of the same old stuff.  I'd like for Gibson to announce the long rumoured reissue of the Thunderbird II and would like some more intelligence on the Sterling Bongo 5HH, but beyond that, no much.

 

 

cetera Grand Master

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Hopes:

 

Epiphone to finally release their G3 and Ripper basses.
GK to finally release an updated RB series.

 

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Cato Grand Master

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I'll probably check out the Andertons youtube coverage when it's over.

 

Dangerous business though when I'm currently GAS free.

 

Dood Grand Master

Dood

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I'm not there in person, but my fellow staff members from Bass Gear Magazine are, so I'm looking forward to seeing some pics appearing in my inbox of kit I'll need to get my lil paws on for my usual in-depth video reviews! 

 

Keep an eye on our Facebook page for posts too.

cetera Grand Master

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2 minutes ago, ossyrocks said:

 

Do you think that might happen? Just askin....

It's been rumoured, for a while....

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eude Veteran

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1 minute ago, ossyrocks said:

 

Do you think that might happen? Just askin....

Wasn't the Legacy Range meant to be the RB?

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cetera Grand Master

cetera

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1 minute ago, eude said:

Wasn't the Legacy Range meant to be the RB?

A new Class D version, yes. But there have been rumours for quite some time about something a bit more traditional.

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ossyrocks Veteran

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16 minutes ago, cetera said:

A new Class D version, yes. But there have been rumours for quite some time about something a bit more traditional.

 

I could get quite excited about that !

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eude Veteran

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16 minutes ago, cetera said:

A new Class D version, yes. But there have been rumours for quite some time about something a bit more traditional.

Oh, very cool!
If they could make a more compact chassis, but keep an old school power stage, that would be marvellous!

I have a Legacy, and I actually like it a lot, since getting the right cab for it, but I do yearn for some old school power goodness, although, my back does not.
Having grown up playing through the 90s and 00s, I miss the comparatively effortless power that we took for granted back then, from properly powerful old school solid state units, Trace and Peavey in my case.

Class D is OK, but what we had before was better, way better actually, just bigger and heavier.

Whoever can really crack the proper power stage in a small box puzzle can have my money!

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Linus27 Grand Master

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I'm hoping that EBS release a small but powerful head, similar to the Gnome, Elf, Bam etc. They could call it Kaida which means little dragon.

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1 minute ago, asingardenof said:

But how will anyone complain about the ugly headstock if there isn't one?

 

Have you seen how far the tuners extend beyond the confines of the bodies?  They're only going to last five minutes etc.

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lemmywinks Grand Master

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56 minutes ago, NancyJohnson said:

 

Have you seen how far the tuners extend beyond the confines of the bodies?  They're only going to last five minutes etc.

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It's a fair point, I wouldn't buy a headless with that level of design oversight.

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BassApprentice Mentor

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13 minutes ago, lemmywinks said:

 

It's a fair point, I wouldn't buy a headless with that level of design oversight.

And that's the cost saving bit of Sire. Quality of the wooden bits - good. Hardware (on base models) is always a bit lackluster.

Will say that that photo looks like a render, which can make angles and proportions look odd.

Looking forward to seeing all the various releases that I have no intention of buying! 😆

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eude Veteran

eude

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34 minutes ago, BassApprentice said:

And that's the cost saving bit of Sire. Quality of the wooden bits - good. Hardware (on base models) is always a bit lackluster.

Will say that that photo looks like a render, which can make angles and proportions look odd.

Looking forward to seeing all the various releases that I have no intention of buying! 😆

The last round of Sire releases, they soft launched first, and then made some tweaks based on user and industry feedback, before you could order them.
They might change the headless hardware to reduce, or maybe even eliminate that overhang, maybe...

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MichaelDean Veteran

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There are new Fender Standard series guitars and basses. Made in Indonesia, presumably the same factory as the classic vibes?

 

There's a few different colours, the Fender link I put didn't work, but they're up at Andertons.

 

https://www.andertons.co.uk/fender-standard-p-bass-mn-black-pickguard--olympic-white/
https://www.andertons.co.uk/fender-standard-jazz-bass-mn-white-pickguard--aqua-marine-metallic/

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PaulThePlug Grand Master

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Odd quote for a bass

9.5” Fingerboard Radius - This versatile modern fingerboard radius offers maximum comfort up and down the fingerboard and works well for both rhythm and lead playing.

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asingardenof Grand Master

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19 minutes ago, Cato said:

Prices have risen so much in the last few years that they've found space for a new range between Squier and Mexican Fender. 

Or rather Squiers for people that want to pay an extra £100+ so they can have a Fender logo instead of a Squier one. 

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