Bass central

[vince a]

Just received a second one from them in a week's time . . . quick, knowledgeable, friendly, courteous, bent over backwards for me . . . great prices if you "talk" to them!

I will do business with them again!

 

[IvanBassist]

I bought a Dingwall ABZ, 3 sets of Dingwall strings and a Mono strap from Ed and he was more than helpful considering I live in Peru. Bass Central is a great store.

 

[chadhargis]

I bought my G&L L-2500 from them. Great to deal with. Gave me a good price and the bass shipped out to me same day.

 

[JeffplaysBass]

I bought a Custom Flea bass for around $2,600 and then sold it a year later for $1,200...Great people to buy from, I would buy again from them!!

 

[drbakker]

You will not be disappointed working with Bass Central.
And in the unlikely case there is a problem, just let them know and they will fix it.
Great guys, all of them.
I have bought all kinds of gear, basses, amps, etc from them. All good experiences.

 

[bassdog]

Very good. When I bought an MTD a few years ago, I asked the guy (Beaver?) if he would look at a few and pick the best one for me. He said he would. Don't know if he actually did but the bass was great. Bob

 

[jlepre]

And in the unlikely case there is a problem, just let them know and they will fix it.

Unfortunately, they ALL can't be fixed. They sold a limited edition EBMM that I had on hold, and there were none to be found in their inventory. They tried to work out a "KILLER" deal on anything else in the store, but could only give me an addition 10% off.

 

[f64]

Wow, a lot of puppy dogs, balloons and sunshine being spewed here. What I don't get is why they consistently show web pricing 20% to 25% above market. I've gotten to the point of not even including them in the review process of new purchases. Yes, I get the calling them concept but my first review is done via web pricing and emails. Ironically they handle most of what I've purchased in the last 5 years or so: Lull, Alembic, Roscoe, Smith, etc... I just can't get past the margins. Yea I hear they are stand-up to deal with and that is definitely worth paying a little more for. I know I have many times not gone with the lowest price to have that piece of mind that I'm dealing with a decent distributor. I just can't get past their prices. Even their special sheet pricing is 10% to 15% higher than market.

 

[grendle]

I live about 15 min from them and go there quite a bit. Always excellent service, and just down right cool people.

 

[iskbee]

I live in Toronto Canada I've purchased 4 basses from BC in the past 3 years like most have said they are the real deal , I'v always gotten great deals , discounts , reduced shipping etc. They are my go to bass shop Beaver and crew you got my business for life.

Cheers

 

[ghoulbug]

Wow, a lot of puppy dogs, balloons and sunshine being spewed here. What I don't get is why they consistently show web pricing 20% to 25% above market. I've gotten to the point of not even including them in the review process of new purchases. Yes, I get the calling them concept but my first review is done via web pricing and emails. Ironically they handle most of what I've purchased in the last 5 years or so: Lull, Alembic, Roscoe, Smith, etc... I just can't get past the margins. Yea I hear they are stand-up to deal with and that is definitely worth paying a little more for. I know I have many times not gone with the lowest price to have that piece of mind that I'm dealing with a decent distributor. I just can't get past their prices. Even their special sheet pricing is 10% to 15% higher than market.

I know what you mean. I'm just glad I didn't get my butt flamed for my previous post.

However, I just can't think of another site that has as big an inventory as BC. ThePerfectBass, the only other site I know of that gives out Talkbass discounts, has apparently stopped restocking basses and has moved onto a geetar store, and sites like Sweetwater seem too close to GuitarCenter for my liking.

 

[SJan3]

Well, I purchased 4 basses and amplification from them and all was well, UNTIL, I received an instrument I didn't care for. I'd say they did NOT make it that easy to return. Certainly not a "no questions asked" scenario. Based upon how I was treated, I did not ask for an exchange but rather a REFUND. I got REFUND with ATTITUDE. I went elsewhere for my purchase.

 

[JimmyM]

beaver and dave are my bros. they can do no wrong imho.

 

[faulknersj]

Sounds like 99% rave reviews for basscentral + the Jimmy M seal of approval. www.thebassplace.com is one of my favorite shops to do business with. They are as straight up and honest as I've found.

 

[Blazeman]

bought a EDEN cabinet from them
excellent service!!

DITTO!

 

[steve f]

I went back and forth by email with one of their guys trying to make up my mind about a bass order and after a bunch of emails they got fed up with my indecisiveness, gave me some attitude and I took my business elsewhere.
I will admit that I can be hard to please and slow to make up my mind... but I've not had the same experience with other retailers.

 

[Kipaste]

I have to add to the praise. I was looking for a bass in a specific wood combination. All my questions were answered promptly and well. Turned out the wood combo I wanted wouldn't be available for a while and they even offered to make a video about the differend wood combination one they had.

I decided to wait for what I originally wanted, but I must admit it made feel like a complete douche and I almost wanted to buy from them simply because the service was on a whole differend level compared to anything I've come across on my own continent. I don't know if this is business as usual in US, but it sure isn't over here and it impressed the hell out of me.

Also after shipping and these insane euro VAT's, the prices still end up way below what even the biggest german music superstores can do. And unlike the german "GC's", they actually obviously know what they're doing when it comes to basses.

I doubt I'll ever buy a new bass from Europe again.

 

[Rockmusician]

I haven't purchased anything from them but I've heard they are great to deal with.

 

[Andy Brown]

I've bought three from them and have another on order. Beaver and Grasshopper are great to deal with. I would highly recommend.

 

[lindseyp]

I'm planning on buying a bass from basscentral.com. Has anyone purchased a bass there and how was the service?

Ordered this build through them:

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Later, visited the store, spied this, called back a week later and bought it over the phone:

Beaver Felton is THE guy to speak to at Basscentral. If he's busy, call back later. Nothing against the other folks, but Beaver is the one who took me seriously.