hellothere Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Horse Murphy Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 [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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dos dedos Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 [url="http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/"]http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/[/url] is good for bits & bobs (cheap P+P) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 [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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepurpleblob Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 [quote name='BurritoBass' post='784975' date='Mar 24 2010, 06:41 PM']Plus one. Best in the UK[/quote] Plus two... consistent positive experiences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil.i.stein Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 [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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellothere Posted March 24, 2010 Author Share Posted March 24, 2010 thanks for the quick replys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellothere Posted March 24, 2010 Author Share Posted March 24, 2010 soundslive.co.uk and soundslive.com. these are the same sites right? one seems like the updated version of the old one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Again, having used both Sounds Live (which is actually based here in Newcastle!) and Strings Direct regularly, I would unhesitatingly recommend both!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kohpnyn Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 +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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 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] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 [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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomBassmonkey Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 [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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kohpnyn Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 [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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougal Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 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) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bankai Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 [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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 [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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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