Yet another 'Bought a new bass today' thread!

Sounds like a great bass! I wish there was a store like that in my area that had inventory. Every store here has only what you see. Hopefully I will be getting a new Stingray soon. Post some pictures so we can see the real beauty!

 

Can I have it?

 

Great!

Have you got to try it out w/ a band yet?

 

Everyones getting Sterlings an Stingrays...I don't get it I tried to like them. Just didn't work.

Though, the Peal Blue/Black PG/Rosewood is really attractive looking, especially with a black or matched headstock. Plus, they have the SR5 elctronics, which are pretty cool.

 

Congrats on the new Sterling, MW.
Doc

 

Congrats on your new bass!!!!

I'm with you. I have a love/hate relationship w/MM's. I love the way they play & feel, but I never like the sound I get from tham in a band situation.

IMO, that is the BEST color in the MM line!!!!
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The same thing would cost me about £1300.

That's $1917

 

there should be a whole new forum for showing up new basses

 

Congrats Matthew!

See, I'm with Brendan and Nino (especially Nino). LOVE the way the look, play, and feel...but I don't like the tone.

 

Yep PanteraFan, I was thinking exactly the same.

Pearl Blue sounds nice. Enjoy it!

I didn't realise you might get different taxes that applied locally! (And yes I know it is a big place!) So some states are cheaper to live in than others??

 

I hear that . Every time someone over here gets a new bass I dread to hear the price. It seems like we're getting ripped off on every purchase. Even thing made in the UK are cheaper/the same price over there. BUT I always get a smile when I hear them talking about Wals because second hand here they are only £900 - 1200 ($1,327.68 to 1,770.24) for a newer model 5 string! But new they are £1800ish ($2,655.36) last time I talked to them (a few years ago). The highest extreme seems to be Lakland where they sell for £1800 ($2,655.36) new or more for the 5 string .

BUT since I had a friend start working in a music shop I found that you can get massive discounts if you ask/haggle and are ready to buy - not just looking. When I bought my Jazz I got the sunburst r/w for £700 ($1,032.64) more than £100 off the normal shop price.
What I have learned is always haggle and speak to someone who can authorise the price cut and see what else they are willing to throw in.


Matt

 

Yep. Sales tax varies from state to state, and a lot of cities add 1% - 3% as well. I can get 1 1/2% cheaper sales tax in some suburbs than I get in Dallas proper.

Also, a lot of states have a state income tax too, while Texas does not - One of the many reasons that I live there.

 

Damn, I thought I was the only one on this planet who didn't care for them! I have company, yay!

I too tried to like them, I really tried, but with their repulsive looks, clunky feel, so-so tone and hefty price tag ($2000+ around here), i just couldn't do it.

 

Yeah, but states that have income tax don't have sales tax.

Wow Oysterman...I wouldn't pay more than $800 for a Musicman, let alone $2000!!!!

 

That's what the price tags say, but I bet they have some, eh, "headroom" in their prices... They MUST have!

 

Where did you get that information?

Just at a quick glance I found that California, New York, New Jersey, and Rhode Island all have both state income tax and state sales tax.

 

Not in Illinois and New York, at least. Some states get the rev'nuin' goin' any way they kin...

BTW, Matthew: if the out-of-state entity you're buying from has a location in your state, you have to pay your state's sales tax. This was the result of much whining on the part of the (mostly Southern) states which don't collect state income tax.