Inspired and encouraged by our 30 years of experience and communication with professional players and customers throughout the World, The Bass Centre is proud to present an all-new Bass Collection for the 21st century.

From the authentic sounds, eye-catching looks and period-accurate appointments of the Jive, Power and Detroit Basses, to the cutting edge PowerHouse, the sleek, small bodied Speakeasy and the revival of the unique, rubber string Ashbory Bass, you simply won't find better attention to detail, build quality and expertly set-up instruments at this price point.

Affectionately known as "a few basses we built with our mates", the British Bass Masters series extends the award-winning Bass Collection range with an exciting selection of artist-inspired instruments that pay tribute to a galaxy of Brit bass all stars, including several long-standing Bass Centre customers and friends.

With decades of dedicated brand knowledge, the Bass Centre offers superlative customer service and comprehensive stocks of the complete NS Design range at the BEST prices in Europe, with FREE SHIPPING to the United Kingdom and selected EU mainland destinations on all instruments.

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Sublime
26 March 2024  |  Mark

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.


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Excelente strings
18 March 2024  |  Oscar

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


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Great strings at a great price
13 March 2024  |  Tavis

These are lovely feeling and sounding flats for a great price. In my opinion you can't go wrong.


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Incredible tone! Incredible value!
10 March 2024  |  Julie

I bought this bass because I needed a true P-Bass tone, but I loved the idea of a thinner neck and the old school bridge for easy string spacing adjustments. The included flatwound strings were a bit heavy for my liking so I swapped on some lighter EB Cobalts and after some adjustments for neck relief and intonation the bass is perfect.

I mean, it's perfect.

I play a lot of Queen and the notes on the upper frets are true everywhere. I can reach them without contorting myself. The output from string to string is even. There are no dead spots on the fretboard. It is comfortable and balanced. The pickup is a monster and I rarely have it all the way up.

I'm just so pleased with this bass and my hat is off to Bruce Thomas and Bass Centre for putting together such a high quality instrument for under $700 USD. Out of my four basses, this one is the best.


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Great product / Fast delivery
05 March 2024  |  Oleksii

Great product. meets all expectations. Fast delivery.


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Excellent bass
01 March 2024  |  Peter

I love my new bass. Great looks, excellent setup. I feel like a better bass player with this in my hands.


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Tonally perfect
12 February 2024  |  Robert

The perfect bass tone has been a neverending quest. Over the years my setup has evolved, but bass strings have remained a disappointment. I went for Elites for my 6 string with the hope that they'd become the missing link. They did. I'm really pleased, and I'll happily make these my string of choice.


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Fantastic
06 February 2024  |  Chris

Great Service! Great Strings!