I'll start this off by saying that the customer service here is absolutely amazing. I must have emailed them 3 or 4 times and got a response near immediately.

The bass is really something else. Admittedly, I've only played 2 other P-Basses, the Fender Player plus and the Player. But the Player costs around £700, and the Player plus £1000, and it is worth noting that the Player does not come with a gig bag.

This bass is all round better than the Fenders. A smoother satin neck, beautiful red, ebony fretboard that looks sublime, and a sound so powerful you'd think it was active.

This is the first bass I've had around this price range that has been nearly perfect. It is perfectly intonated down to the 20th fret and the nut is cut perfectly. It also came packaged extremely well.

As for the downsides, the machine heads are of quite poor quality and must be quite heavy as the neck dive is significant, they're imprecise when tuning.

Nothing related to the bass but I wasn't a big fan of the flatwound Bass Centre strings. I'm guessing they must have been dipped in something because they were smooth but caused friction on your fingers. They sounded good though, although I swapped them for my LaBella's.

Overall, for £650 including VAT, I don't think there's a better bass out there at this price.

The Blockhead Bass that arrived was exactly what I expected based on the website. I am in the US and it arrived very quickly and the courier tracking was excellent.

I would happily buy again, but I'm not allowed any more basses. I already have a Betsy, which everyone loves.

Elites were my go-to string choice for many years, but I decided to see if the grass was greener with a couple of sets of US strings, billed as a premium string with added depth and longevity.

Those strings faded quicker, and lacked the sonic purity that the Elites possess. I love Elites for their definition and hi-fi sound. The more you punish them the higher the definition. They oooze bass and don’t need as much tonal shaping as other strings. They are the only strings I will use. From subtle poised fingerstyle especially, the mwah rolled off top end to the most percussive of slaps and pops, these are your go-to strings. If you want to summon the gods with your tone, re-string with these beauties, you won’t regret it.

Wonderful instrument! Good service, no complaints!

This instrument is top quality, I would definitely recommend this to any bassist, you won't want to put it down.

I aquired an almost new, left handed model in salmon Pink that had only been used by a good friend of mine from new on just one session (I won’t name names) and he sold it to me when he was done because he mainly plays guitar. He’d had it fitted by the Bass Centre with Elites Flatwounds.

I play a few different basses, but mainly Fender Precisions, sometimes Rics, sometimes Hofners.
This bass came to my attention, and after some guidance and inspiration from the man himself, Bruce, on Facebook, I decided to try it out and also leave on the flatwound strings (I’ve always used round wounds).

Wow, what can I say? This thing is amazing!

The neck is the most comfortable you can possibly imagine, the weight and feel is like an old favourite pair of gloves, and the sound... Jeezus H, this thing is a monster! The power from the output is amazing, and the tone is sublime. The stainless flatwounds almost have the same growl as rounds, but with more refinement, and it pops from a live mix with absolute ease.

I’m hooked.

I tried it at a gig last night for the first time... Boom!! Even one of my hardened critics at the show said that it sounded amazing. I love it, and I hope this helps anyone interested in buying one of these to take that chance and try it... you won’t be sorry!

The only thing I noticed was the D and G strings don’t quite line up exactly with the pickup pole peices, but this doesn’t in any way affect the sound or the output, the pickups work absolutely perfectly.

I’m extremely happy with this bass, and am looking forward to one day trying it with Elites roundwound strings... but until then, the flats are killing it

The bass arrived yesterday and I am just over-awed at the quality of it. Not just the construction quality, which is sublime (and it's strange how we fawn over such things as neck profiles and finishes!), but also the colour. I wish I could either bottle and drink, or dive right into, or both?!

I haven't done a full test of it yet (it's a busy week for me with various Easter related things with the kids) but I plugged it into my "fly rig" (essentially my Line 6 HX Stomp and other peripherals) and I don't think I've ever played or heard such a responsive bass - Every nuance is picked up, the notes are as clear as a bell plugged in, or not plugged in, and of course the pickups are beyond compare; I'm glad they're still being sold by Martin Sims because the tonal options for me are endless.

I loathe carrying 3 or 4 different basses to gigs, rehearsals, studio work etc, and I think those days are beyond me now with the Powerhouse, who I have already dubbed Ruby; it really will save a lot of time and effort, and of course, I'll enjoy showing her off to everyone and demonstrate the mystery of the Super Quads! That's not to say that my Betsy will be demoted, mind you - both basses are of excellent quality and craftmanship and I could pretty much go on forever about them (and often do).

I've never met (veteran Bass Centre tech) Chris Ward, but he just seems to "get me" - both Betsy and Ruby have had his eye over the setup and both play sublime. In my more mature years, I'm less of a digger inner and more of a player, and both guitars are perfection. Andy Corns (who is Gary Kemp's guitar tech and lives down the road from me) will have a lot to live up to when he gets these in his mitts (when he finally has space, isn't away, on tour etc etc etc!)

I'm due in the studio on 13th April, and in the meantime, I will keep telling people to stop buying F**d*rs and to start buying Bass Collection basses - supported strongly by my Bass Centre cap, which I will wear at EVERY festival I'm at over the summer!!

Thank you so much.

I been using Elites strings for almost 3 years and the sound of them is perfect, amazing with a P Bass.