Online shops

[hellothere]

I thought there might be a sticky on this but i couldnt find one so sorry if i've been blind and missed it.

I was wondering if anyone can recommend some good, realiable, uk based websites to buy bass gear from.

Cheers!

[Old Horse Murphy]

[url="http://www.soundslive.co.uk"]http://www.soundslive.co.uk[/url] is my personal fave. Fantastic service, good prices and a great supply of stock

[dos dedos]

[url="http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/"]http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/[/url] is good for bits & bobs (cheap P+P)

[Cat Burrito]

[quote name='Old Horse Murphy' post='784946' date='Mar 24 2010, 06:07 PM']www.soundslive.co.uk is my personal fave. Fantastic service, good prices and a great supply of stock[/quote]

Plus one. Best in the UK

[thepurpleblob]

[quote name='BurritoBass' post='784975' date='Mar 24 2010, 06:41 PM']Plus one. Best in the UK[/quote]

Plus two... consistent positive experiences.

[phil.i.stein]

[quote name='dos dedos' post='784952' date='Mar 24 2010, 06:13 PM'][url="http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/"]http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/[/url] is good for bits & bobs (cheap P+P)[/quote]
+ 1 for stringsdirect. excellent service.

[hellothere]

thanks for the quick replys

[hellothere]

soundslive.co.uk and soundslive.com.

these are the same sites right? one seems like the updated version of the old one.

[Conan]

Again, having used both Sounds Live (which is actually based here in Newcastle!) and Strings Direct regularly, I would unhesitatingly recommend both!!

[Kohpnyn]

+1 on Stringsdirect.
Can't say i've ever used soundslive, for guitars etc I normally use [url="http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com"]http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com[/url]
Everything i've bought has been well set up and arrived in a timely manner. Very good prices as well.

[OldGit]

Three really good real shops who also sell bass things via the internet:

[url="http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/"]http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/[/url]
[url="http://www.bassmerchant.com/"]http://www.bassmerchant.com/[/url]
[url="http://www.thebassgallery.com/"]http://www.thebassgallery.com/[/url]

[dave_bass5]

[quote name='Old Horse Murphy' post='784946' date='Mar 24 2010, 06:07 PM'][url="http://www.soundslive.co.uk"]http://www.soundslive.co.uk[/url] is my personal fave. Fantastic service, good prices and a great supply of stock[/quote]

Yep, just got my SBMM Ray34 from them. Cheapest i could find on line and it arrived in very quickly.

Also another vote for stringsdirect. I get all my strings and bit form them and i always get them the following day.

I used to really rate Thomanns but due to the exchange rate (i think) they are quite pricey now, although they off very good service. Probably the best i have had on line.

[ThomBassmonkey]

[quote name='Kohpnyn' post='785078' date='Mar 24 2010, 08:08 PM']Can't say i've ever used soundslive, for guitars etc I normally use [url="http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com"]http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com[/url]
Everything i've bought has been well set up and arrived in a timely manner. Very good prices as well.[/quote]

You must be one of the lucky few. I've had a nightmare with these and after several posts on the forum, you're the first person I've seen say they have good service.

[Kohpnyn]

[quote name='ThomBassmonkey' post='785557' date='Mar 25 2010, 10:01 AM']You must be one of the lucky few. I've had a nightmare with these and after several posts on the forum, you're the first person I've seen say they have good service.[/quote]

I don't know what customer service is like - never had to deal with it.
I've ordered a fair amount of stuff though, and the only problem i've ever had was a danelectro guitar took about 2 days more to arrive when it was snowing last year.
Obviously if they've got a reputation for being terrible, feel free to ignore my recommendation. I'm only speaking from personal experience.

[dougal]

The ones I use regularly:

bassdirect
dv247.com
stringsdirect.co.uk
Thomann (but as pointed out, the exchange rate isn't in our favour at the moment)

[Bankai]

[quote name='Old Horse Murphy' post='784946' date='Mar 24 2010, 06:07 PM'][url="http://www.soundslive.co.uk"]http://www.soundslive.co.uk[/url] is my personal fave. Fantastic service, good prices and a great supply of stock[/quote]
I ordered some of my new kit here and was very happy with the service and turnaround times.

[Marvin]

[url="http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/"]GAK[/url]
[url="http://www.gear4music.com/"]Gear4Music[/url]

Wife bought my Christmas present from GAK and said they were excellent.
I've only used Gear4Music for small inexpensive items but never had any complaints.