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Bump and possible trade for an Orange Terror bass head -
SOLD 1992 Music Man Stingray BlueBurst Flame Maple Neck
ash replied to james's topic in Basses For Sale
Very very lovely looking bass - don't usually like a bass in blue but that's a great colour! -
[quote name='Gust0o' timestamp='1404935408' post='2497206'] Kin hell, Ash - another lovely bass from you! [/quote] I'm only selling because I've seen a vintage EB2 and that's been a dream bass of mine for years. Sadly no bites yet - plan B is to 'pimp' it with black hardware replacing the mud bucker with a a Model 1 Dimarzio plus a Grabber pickup at the bridge!
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I reckon about 9lbs it balances really well too.
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Vintage Analog Synth - Need A Tech (North-East)
ash replied to Marsy's topic in Repairs and Technical
I got my totally knackered Wasp synth fixed by Ben at Cyberwave EMS cost £100 and he replaced parts and set it all up - best money I've spent as most of these old things are very quirky circuit wise and I'm quite handy with a soldering iron - here's a link if you use him tell him I sent you. http://www.vintagesynths.co.uk/ Edit - he's not local to you but I did everything via courier and it all worked fine. Let us all know how you get on the Quartet is one of the synths I would love to own again. Good luck! -
Hi what are the dimensions of the cab and is it the 8ohm version? -
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78 Jazz going cheap if anyone lives near Skelmersdale
ash replied to molan's topic in eBay - Weird and Wonderful
I saw it the owner said it weighed over 10lbs so I decided to save my back! -
Bump for a beast of a bass!
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Checkout his user name!
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Excellent job there really look the part - maybe worth informing the Shergold forum about these replacements?
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Willing to post it ? Cheers -
What a lovely example of a classic bass - dare I ask the weight?
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I'm in Lancaster up North near the lakes
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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!
