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I'm in Lancaster up North near the lakes -
Bump for this lovely bass
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Played this last night and it has an incredible sound like a jazz on steroids, the fretless is so nice to play - nails the Jaco sound on the bridge pickup, lots of 'mwah' !
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[quote name='The fasting showman' timestamp='1404384202' post='2492082'] Hi Ash, I enjoyed the thread you attached. This is off at a tangent somewhat. Around 10 years ago I owned a mid '60s B15N...it had a few issues (like most vintage gear that has come my way!) but had an after market alnico JBL 15 in it. I remember thinking what a nice cab it was, it had the slot ported reflex design with the double baffle I think. What with all the info available could there be any mileage in doing a portaflex cab replica in Vox cosmetics? Could be nice with an AC50 driving it and at least then there's all the homework done by other people as to what current Eminence would work in that cab type. All the best, Martin [/quote] Hi Martin, how you doing? Thanks for the info. My second plan of action was to keep the original cab as is and get a more modern cab and 'pimp' it with Vox speaker cloth etc. to retain the look. There are plenty of nice lightweight cabs out there with suitable vinyl finishes - I admit I had thought of using a Markbass however and just leaving it as is - that would be a meeting of old and new to make the purists wince wouldn't it?
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By the way with regard to the Soundlab speaker in your original posting, these aren't great speakers as others have suggested and would be very different from the original speaker both in terms of build quality and sound. You would also need to adapt your cab to fit it. Look elsewhere if you want something to better what you've got. Cheers
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I'm having the same problem, my speaker cab is an earlier Vox 18" from '64 - the amp is a very loud AC50 and they are an original set. The 18" sounds great at low volumes but is underpowered for the amp ( I suspect it was used in a pair) I believe the original Celestion speaker is only rated at 50 watts. Been looking at the Fane Sovereign range which cost around £125 for the 18" and state they are suitable for bass guitar in small enclosures. If anyone has a 100 watt Celestion 18" knocking around I'd be interested though. Added a picture of my Vox stack and the type of Celestion. There's a good site about Vox Foundation cabs here - http://www.voxac50.org.uk/index_07.htm Very interesting thread by the way.
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It's gloss black plays and sounds great!
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Here is a complete one off, a Gordy (the Gordon half of Gordon Smith guitars) Blueshift double neck bass. This was a custom bass built for a customer in 1985 by Gordon Whitham in Manchester. The bass comes with its original case and although a hefty beast it balances well and is comfortable to play ( but not recommended for 4 hour sets! ). As far as I can tell the bass is original and has Schaller hardware and passive pickups. There are two outputs so the bass can be played through two separate amps and there is a push pull pot to switch it through to a single output with a toggle to switch between the necks. The electrics feature coil taps separate volumes for each pickup but no tone control. The fretless neck is lined and plays beautifully - currently strung with new Picato flats 45 - 100. The fretted neck is also excellent and strung with Rotos. Both necks are in excellent condition with a narrow Jazz like width. The finish is satin and the grain shows through nicely. It's very prog and very eye catching! The bespoke soap bar pickups are powerful and punchy. This is a nice custom bass with a bit of UK vintage history behind it. No trades as I have my eye on something else. Pickup preferred but if you want to arrange a courier I can do that too.
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Oh dear the vintage GAS has got me again so today I'm offering this virtually brand new, boxed and cased Gibson Midtown Standard. http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Bass/Gibson-USA/Midtown-Standard-Bass.aspx I bought it because for years I wanted an Epiphone Rivoli/Gibson EB2. Guess what? Less than a month after I buy this I have the opportunity to buy a vintage one! I got it from Thomann as part of their 'blow out' deal hence the low price. It comes with all the case candy and trussrod tool, I'm also including a very high quality leather strap in keeping with the vintage vibe of the bass. It's pictured wearing flats but I'll put roundwound strings on ( the flats are really nasty old ones that I liked for the thump ) if sold. The action is nice and low as I had it tweaked by my local luthier and intonation is spot on. I also had a thumb rest professionally fitted as it provides a more comfortable right hand position. It's in excellent condition as it has remained cased and smells of brand new Gibson! Construction and finish is top quality - it sounds fantastic and has a surprising array of tones thanks to the combination of thumping mud bucker and honky bridge pickup. I'm looking for a sale only and would prefer pickup unless the buyer wants to arrange their own courier. No offers - if the bass I want goes I will withdraw this. Cheers!
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[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1404245002' post='2490809'] Nice finish...graphite neck will make this mega desirable...people will be asking about weight...should sell quickly [/quote] And indeed I just did ha ha!
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Hi Marcus Again I like that what's the weight of the bass like please?
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You mean this - http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=54s3386KZVI
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I have some Shergold screws knocking about but think they won't fit that. I'm sure you'll find something suitable.
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Great please do - what size screws do you need for them?
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Got it playing great now - I've just bought a vintage Marathon pickup so I may wire it to this to see what it sounds like.
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Clearer pics of the body -
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'Thick as a Brick' a concept album taking the mick out of concept albums. Great playing throughout and brilliant lyrics. Brilliant band.
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[quote name='Gweedo' timestamp='1403966567' post='2488163'] You ain't getting that in my car mate...can barely fit that fireplace/frying pan/office desk/zepplin of a bass in as it is! [/quote] Welcome to the forum Mr Gweedo I thought you were supposed to be at work?
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I agree with the idea of more watts = more headroom but I do feel the older amps were over engineered and under rated (in wattage terms). There are a lot of churned out high rated amps that don't really deliver what (watt!?) they promise. I do think a lot of it is about how speaker technology has come on. An old valve amp through a modern cab can still push air albeit a little more polluted!
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My Vox AC50 seems as loud as my Markbass combo but very gritty sounding through the old Foundation cab. Putting the Vox head through the Mark combo speaker makes you realise how powerful these old amps really are. Despite the humble power rating. My Markbass is the best amp I've ever owned but I wonder if it will be working as well as a 1964 Vox in 50 years time. I guess modern power ratings are a bit meaningless ( like government stats on unemployment figures ) and seductive. Loud is loud despite what it says on the label. First decent amp I owned was a Trace AH150 that could shake the rafters of any club in East Lancashire and a university or two!
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Cheers guys - good advice!
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The original speaker is a Celestion and there are no rips or damage however it's rated at 50 watts so obviously unless you stack 'em it's not going to take 50 watts of valve amp! I'm thinking of replacing it with a more contemporary 18" - any suggestions? Here's a pic of the type installed. Once I've got it sorted I'll attempt some sound clips
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Here's my old faithful Hartke 4 x 10 Transporter cab. It's the one with aluminium speakers and puts out 300 watts into 8ohms. It's not too heavy and sits on 4 castors to wheel it around. It's finished in carpet which is quite scruffy but everything works as it ought to. Sounds loud and punchy. Bought as an extension to my Markbass so rarely used or pushed. You'll need to pick this up as it's big! No trades sorry - unless you have an 8 ohm 18" Celestion or Fane speaker knocking around
