KK Jale

I am in love with my Terror (especially through the still-amazing-to-me Midget) but there have been occasions - okay, venues - where I could use a weeny bit more EQ control.

The current solution is to set the Terror to preferred settings (bass 4, mid 7, treble 5) but also to use a Headway preamp (which I already had) to fine-tune out some lower mids and add a hint of upper mids:



Very pleased with the results so far!

Arrow-shaped headstock plaque means it's '50s, not a '46, which would have had a T-shaped logo... and it's a Model B, not a Deluxe BD, which would have a flip-top cover over the headstock.

*pedant mode off* Still, not a bad price for a bakelite in the UK even though the '30s string-throughs with the 1.5" pickup are the ones to have.

**okay, pedant mode really off**

First time I've seen this mag. Very comprehensive and interesting review of the Terror, and as Alex says, all kudos to Orange to have those 4/8 ohm power ratings confirmed - and even exceeded.

Also, useful info on the Terror's minimal tone stack. I've started using a Headway EDB-1 preamp into mine for subtle EQ tweaking... seems to work really, really well.

Here's mine... 1915 Gibby A1. Found it at a vintage show in Dallas many years ago. Really should play it more...

Fret-King do two… blue labels series Esprit 4 or green label Europa IV.

[url="http://www.fret-king.com/europaiv_spec.html"]http://www.fret-king.com/europaiv_spec.html[/url]

Rupert at [url="http://www.bearstraps.com/"]http://www.bearstraps.com/[/url] in Deptford, London will do any of his straps in custom length.

They're very traditional - mostly plain one-piece, '60s short pads or buckle adjust types in black or brown, though he does sometimes do one-offs.

Ultimate quality, and great prices. A 5.5cm-wide plain leather handmade strap is £24!

Totally recommended.

Mystified by John Entwistle at No 1. Obviously a great band, obviously a steam train of a player, but compared to the soul greats... it just doesn't stack up.

Mind you the Ox topped Guitar & Bass's best bassist poll of a few years ago, and that was a readers' postal vote.

JV '62 Jazz with the big Fender, small Squier logo. Hen's teeth. Glorious neck. £450. Hesitated. Dickhead.

I'm not sure Wunjo's is exempt from Denmark St disease... they sold a mate of mine a Gibson L-00 acoustic that was actually a re-badged Kalamazoo, as should have been obvious to them from the ladder bracing and lack of truss rod. In that case the money wasn't too bad, but I think it's buyer beware everywhere in the guitar market these days.

[quote name='Jamesrt2004' post='1274440' date='Jun 19 2011, 09:45 AM']No offence but you're techs a noob, what cools it is static pressure rather than cfm, and most cfm are lying anyways [/quote]

Oh, I'm not offended, I couldn't tell 'static pressure' from a rolling doughnut, but I'll be sure to tell my guy he's a noob and shouldn't do stuff like this

Here's another of Norm's stash, currently on the 'bay...

...the highest-priced non-artist Fender I can remember seeing...

[url="http://tinyurl.com/68jyqx2"]http://tinyurl.com/68jyqx2[/url]

+1 for Roqsolid.

I ordered a cover for a Barefaced Midget online last Sunday evening… come Thursday, it was at the door. Amazingly good turnaround!

Though p'raps not [i]quite[/i] as thickly padded as I'd hoped, it's really toughly made, and perfect in terms of size.

I asked for the baffle board-pocket option (the cab being cloth-grilled) and was relieved that Roqsolid got it on the correct side (as noted above, the Midget has an off-centre carry-handle).

Actually with a thin board inserted in place the handle opening is pulled just a few mm's off-centre… and I'd say the size of the handle opening could do with being a tad more generous anyway… but it's no problem.

Overall... recommended.

Well, Gilmour uses Evidence Audio, and I don't think he's quoted as an endorser by them, though I might be wrong on that.

His tech Phil Taylor told me they don't just freeze the instrument leads - they freeze everything in the chain, right back to the mains cables

Two other very well-regarded options, but not so close to you, are...

[url="http://www.simscustom.com/"]http://www.simscustom.com/[/url] (Ashford, Kent)

[url="http://www.manchesterguitartech.co.uk/"]http://www.manchesterguitartech.co.uk/[/url]

[quote name='gafbass02' post='1258496' date='Jun 6 2011, 03:46 PM']Wow. You sure do know a lot about me just from that. Presumptuous much.[/quote]

Hmm. My intended gentle joshing obviously came over as sarky arsiness. Not the first time. Sorry!

Yes. Because you have decided to believe that ultra-thick speaker cables make a difference even over such short distances, and have already invested in some, you will hear a "difference", and you will play better, and thus attract both fame and fortune.

[quote name='molan' post='1257834' date='Jun 5 2011, 09:33 PM']Damn, the place with the '59 only has 2 of the buggers!

Anyone want to guess a price?[/quote]

No Oh, okay. I'd guess somewhere just south of $20K...

Dreamboat stuff.

Strange… I heard back very quickly via the info@ email address with an invitation to call and discuss.

Agreed! After re-valving, my TB gives a sound I simply don't want to change.

A guitarist friend whose ears I trust (full-time pro since the ’60s) came up after Sunday's gig and waxed lyrical about about my just-finalised Terror/Midget combination.

"It's just so… so…" he said, waving his hands about and making vague shapes in the air, "… well, it's just so [i]round[/i]."

Result

[quote name='Beer of the Bass' post='1249197' date='May 29 2011, 02:17 PM']It looks like a relative of this amp;

[url="http://www.chambonino.com/work/miscguitar/misc18.html"]http://www.chambonino.com/work/miscguitar/misc18.html[/url]

So I guess it might have been labelled Gem.[/quote]


The winner!

Here's a Gem Saturn B50... obviously very close...

[url="http://img1.classistatic.com/cps/bln/110516/735r3/5273ja8_23.jpeg"]http://img1.classistatic.com/cps/bln/11051...5273ja8_23.jpeg[/url]

[quote name='Bucket Head' post='1248342' date='May 28 2011, 03:43 PM']looks like it more man but all the tuners are all on the same side of the head stock and the head stock is more fender sized, know i meeeeeeen?[/quote]

Judiciously circumventing your admittedly inspiring vernacular, my final guess is an Ibanez TR50.

I remember a magazine interview with JJ Burnel back in the day...

Journo: Why do you prefer maple-fingerboard Precision basses?
JJ Burnel: Because they bounce better.

Ibanez ATK?

[quote name='dood' post='1246292' date='May 26 2011, 09:38 PM']Best I can do is some HTML code online that points to this post:

[url="http://uk.yakaz.com/posts/000fteplvhf4qncc?p=wIqvWYvEt%2Fmmt71hRivpr7Wozx3mgr6HQ%2FO8xEYQ0BIUvn6VZimls1REhSDjsClEtqPrzA3Hqg91N5C7RT9isF4VikPsgKSLa8UzxCgswsttkmYHtMZ9i2xq9S1rROiZGYnz9gCqmf1FXDfRxoMdaFWMX3F4VhztbtchOr6QXzXVXVid"]http://uk.yakaz.com/posts/000fteplvhf4qncc...tchOr6QXzXVXVid[/url]

which appears to be a cached page from ebay:[/quote]


Here's the full eBay ad....

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Valve-Tube-Guitar-Amplifier-/300553487670"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Valve-Tube-Guitar-Am...r-/300553487670[/url]

Been racking my brains on this one. Logo rings a bell... but stumped.

Veeery interesting. Your JV Jazz is historic. My Precisions are but a humble JV1 '57 and a JV2 '62. I didn't realise before that covers disappeared with the logo change (I seem to recall a big-Fender-small-Squier J with no cover holes - that I missed, alas - but maybe t'was an anomaly, or I'm mistaken).

Pretty nuts to be talking about these when we could be discussing real '52 neck profiles but, hey, I'm just chipping in where I can

PS Bad news. The excellent Mr 99ster uses the black and white Elvis pic...