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[quote name='andy67' post='18781' date='Jun 16 2007, 01:16 PM']hey paul used to have an swr 750x with the preamp valve.. what an amp, articulation of sound was supreme but unfortunately forme it was problematic from the moment I got it! so it went back and I got the ampeg svt 3pro and I love that soooo much it has 3 preamp vales, 2 drive valves and solid state power section... everything I have experienced and discussed with others relating to the dominator is - incredibly awesome! fantastic valve heads/amps that are far louder than their 20 watt rating....[/quote] That's really helpful, thank you!

I swear I find out about a new brand of bass every day. Congrats Andy, she's a beaut'.

I've been doing some homework on available modern valve gear. The reoccurring manufacturers are: Hartke, EBS, Ashdown, Eden, and some TE and Peavey - which all seem to emulate or have 'valve sound'. A brand that keeps popping up that I wasn't expecting is SWR - often fitted with valve pramps. I know valves are beneficial in different ways but I didn't think SWR were associated with warm tubey loveliness. Is is my misconception that SWR gear is clean, clinical or angry? Oh, this one looks like a nice little, reasonably priced setup: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Peavey-T-Max-500watt-Valve-Bass-Stack-SWR-low-Reserve_W0QQitemZ150131443082QQihZ005QQcategoryZ58719QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Peavey-T-Max-500watt...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url] Only a pre-amp though. --- Does anyone have any thoughts on WEM gear? I've seen the dominator head - it's only 20 watts so it could be quite nice at home.

I have a P-special (jazz neck, jazz pup, gold pg, vintage pups). I'm going to fit covers, thumb rest and re-paint it in either a dark chocolate brown or vintage white. That should make it look pretty old-school.

As for brains this object does in order to pledge is not the good people should diddle, stupid, it is the string cable 程数.

99ster comes with my full recommendation. I bought a couple of things at a fantastic price and received them very quickly. Great comms too! Cheers Jim, paul.

Despite the SG being one of the most iconic and styalised shapes in modern music, yours looks very unique. Well done sir.

What.. you mean I can't say be ? grrr I'm trying to say be Why oh why wont it let me say be ? dammit. Ill catch it off guard. *cough* be *cough* a be c bumble be

[quote name='99ster' post='16012' date='Jun 12 2007, 01:31 AM']Hi Paul, Looks like Joe has some: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=1389"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=1389[/url] So they're yours if you want them. I'll PM you with info... Cheers Jim[/quote] Paid for. It's about time my bass got sexay

Hey Will - It's great to see an old Peavey cab. The silver dust caps make me weak at the knees paul.

Hello BCers, I've only had three transactions as of this post so I don't expect it to be overflowing with attention - but I figured it's best to start early. Anyhow, tell me if it was a buy or a sale and if you think I did a good job...(or didn't) Cheers, paul.

I'll admit to not knowing either - this might help: [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tweeter#Types_of_tweeters"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tweeter#Types_of_tweeters[/url] --- I always figured bass bins are bass cabs designed for PA systems. Am I right? Can you just use them for bass? paul.

[quote name='Bassassin' post='15385' date='Jun 11 2007, 01:11 AM']A Shaftesbury: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=002&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=120130590110&rd=1&rd=1"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...p;rd=1&rd=1[/url] Apparently the fact it's been touched by some talentless oxygen thieves is a point of interest. J.[/quote] Oh! That one's near me. Makes a change.

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='15781' date='Jun 11 2007, 06:01 PM']Did the bass have a reserve? This is why I originally asked if anyone had any experience of how a bidder could bid himself up! I've watched enough eBay sales to think that this one is fishy. As has been pointed out it could be an inexperienced eBayer or someone bidding post drinky-poos. At the end of the day if it is shill bidding and that's the way that the seller wants to market his bass then that's up to him. Though £800 isn't an unreasonable amount, I won't be taking the bidding up higher.[/quote] If it had a reserve it would say 'reserve met'. Perhaps he took it off after bids were placed - although I'm not sure you can do this. - But I suspect this is what he's done. That way you can reach a price of £800 with only one bidder when the reserve may have been about £810 [quote name='paul, the' post='15134' date='Jun 10 2007, 04:34 PM']That's a beaut' of a bass from a 'wat of a seller. He's not good enough for your money. I've seen a few of those basses, another will come up soon.[/quote] And I stick by it.

[quote name='philbillbass' post='15724' date='Jun 11 2007, 04:53 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180127677545&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:middle:uk"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...hlink:middle:uk[/url] Just wonderin how much this bass is worth he doesn't give the letters at the start of the serial number so unsure how old it is, looks good tho![/quote] Well 'worth' can be very subjective. But if you want an idea of how much you should expect to pay for this bass; here's one that sold recently: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-Precision-Bass-Japan-1986-1987_W0QQitemZ150127803734QQihZ005QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-Precision-Bas...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url] So on that and that alone the starting bid wouldn't be a bad price. Although there are things to keep in mind with the bass that I've linked to: 'pickup only' and the mind numbing appearance of the description. [quote name='Hamster' post='15775' date='Jun 11 2007, 05:52 PM']At the moment, IMHO it's worth nothing. The serial number doesn't look right - a bit blurry and fuzzy? Ask the seller for a close-up of the serial number. It's just a bit toooo clean for a 16+ year old bass that's been gigged for 10 years. Hamster[/quote] Hah, yea. Assuming it's genuine. But it [i]looks[/i] good to me.

[quote name='ZPQ' post='15757' date='Jun 11 2007, 05:20 PM']When I've wanted to increase my max bid (when I can't be near a pc at the end of the auction), the actual bid doesn't increase until someone else bids - have you any info about this validated bid malarky? I'd have expected it to sit at £5.50 until someone else put in a higher and pushed up the price. I've never seen someone (like bidder 2) be able to outbid themselves - increase their max bid but not force the actual price up.[/quote] Oh yea. - I'm confused then, I don't have much experience with private bidding so I'm too ignorant to debate. Was there a reserve that he took off after bidding?

Wow, that sounds great. I wouldn't be able to do it for travel but I highly recommend it to anyone who can. Any media of Stu I've found online or through P2P has been a gross injustice to the man, he blew me away when I saw him live. He's really funny and friendly as well.

[quote name='Hutton' post='15425' date='Jun 11 2007, 08:46 AM']I know this thread is coming to an end but I thought I might make a case for the MIA 62 reissue as being a possibility. Like a few here I was dissappointed to learn that Bravewood were not making basses anymore. However, as it was known that I was on the lookout for a 60s P I was speechless when I was presented with a 62 MIA reissue when I left my last employment. The bass is absolutely brilliant. I love it and will set my German Shepherd on anyone who tries to remove it from my cold dead hands. [attachment=602:Precision1.JPG] And just in case! [attachment=604:PA180030.JPG][/quote] That bass is beautiful. Can't wait for the white to age. And it's great to see a dark neck on a RI again. My P-special is practically light brown.

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='15431' date='Jun 11 2007, 09:19 AM']Y'see, I'm sure Bravewood guitars play fine'n'dandy, I seem to be the only person in the world that thinks their body relic-ing is terrible. Do all their customers really ask for them to be relic'd as if they've done three sets a night for thirty years in a termite colony? Just wonderin'.[/quote] They look great to me, and very realistic. Maybe my brain is gone rubbished`

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='15416' date='Jun 11 2007, 08:26 AM']How can you tell that from the information available? All we know about Bidder 2 is that he (or she, of course) has completed between 10 and 49 transactions, having signed up to eBay sometime between June'05 and June'06. Worst-case scenario: He has bought 10 cheap CDs so as to get some feedback rating. Alternative scenario: He has bought 25 vintage Fender Ps and Js, and sold 24 of them. We just don't know, do we?[/quote] Of course I can't be certain, maybe I'm just being cynical. Although I'm quite sure of myself in this situation.

As a bit of a throwback hippie, I think the flower's kind of sweet. But I don't like the funny shaped body. The bass seems a bit unsure of itself.

[quote name='dlloyd' post='15649' date='Jun 11 2007, 03:22 PM']No, but I have a Masters degree in Obviousology... [/quote] Never heard that one before

[quote name='NJW' post='15689' date='Jun 11 2007, 04:13 PM']thats absolutely terrifying. Imagine getting lost in the woods, only to find a huge orgy of dwarves and wizards, all playing bass riffs through ashdown mini stacks, naked, and making magic and stuff.[/quote] Yea, yea. I got 'lost', that's what happened.

It might be all OK. I can understand why he's done it. If it's bought and the transaction is smooth and successful he'll save about £65 on Ebay fees. How do those folks at Ebay sleep at night? Oh yea! - In silk tapestries of exquisite black and gold that are custom woven by doves and dodos dressed as page boys and chimney sweeps.

[quote name='99ster' post='15332' date='Jun 10 2007, 11:03 PM']OK Paul they're yours if Joe doesn't want them...! Thanks.[/quote] Oh give [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=1454&hl="]WFG[/url] a chance to reply first. He bothered to create a wanted post. I'm third in cue. Never mind, I'm in no hurry.