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  1. la bam
    So lucky to find this this week! Picked it up and straight down the practice room!! In absolutely lovely condition, recently revalved and comes in custom case too. Sound wise I didnt really know what to expect. It has lots of eq - bass, lo mid, hi mid (pull switch), treble, deep,, and high. It's quite scooped with everything at noon, but roll the bass back and put the treble up and it's a gorgeous sound. It took me a good few hours to find the tone I was after (as usual not much tweaking needed from flat it turns out) and it just began sitting really nice in the mix to the backing tracks. It isnt a SVT. In fact it sounds absolutely nothing like an SVT, for those of you who were wondering. It's more like a solid state amp with a bit of that 3D sound and warmth to it, but much nicer. It quite similar to my big gk 550. After a few hours I whacked the backing track right up and really dug in. THATS when it comes to life. Gorgeous tone there. And the big bonus - it's only 20 something kilos, so much much easier to move than an svt or any of my previous valve amps. Even in it's hard case it's a decent lift. Very happy purchase!
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    Open to offers, (not trades), thanks. Obviously due to weight its collection only, thanks. Grab a bargain. I'll also include x4 sovtek 6650s as spares. I'm not sure of condition as they came with the amp, but they're there for free if wanted.
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    Still available, thanks.
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    It seems bizarre to me. Almost like they're trying to decimate the business.
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    For anyone wanting to scratch the 300w all valve itch without losing a fortune, I'm selling my svt clone, the 300w bugera bvv3000w for half the price of a used ampeg svt and a third the price of a new one. Very close in every way, sound, style, weight, heft. Worse comes to the worse you could sell it on easily at what you bought it for....
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    Thanks to stillllllll not being allowed to work, I'm reluctantly selling a lot of kit again.... Up for grabs is my recently acquired and long listed after Bugera BVV3000 SVT clone. It's in decent good condition and sound out of this world. So much like an SVT I think they were stopped from making them. I have taken the amp to the tech who used to look after lots of Ampeg gear and specialised in SVTs and he said its sounds fantastic. He did extend the valve legs/prongs as they were moving slightly when playing affecting the bias causing an issue which he fixed. All is great now. This amp also has the auto biasing feature where theres no need to worry about taking to a tech every valve change. It's quite easy to carry due to the top handles (but it's still a 30kg valve amp) and has very substantial rubber feet so travels well in transport. Glorious sound. Good price (£1000 less than a new svt). And a rare amp. What's not to like. Pick up Leyland Lancashire.
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    Being the weakest member is a real good thing imo as long as your attitude is correct. It encourages you to drive, work and strive to be better. To enjoy it more and see the chance you've got. To be enthusiastic and really want it. When it's the opposite end of the scale it's easy to become complacent, irritable and dismissive and potentially throw away a good thing.
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    So much stuff I'm looking forward to trying....I might just swap like a mad man every week which I used to hate guitarists doing! Gallien Krueger Fusion 550. Gallien Krueger Fusion 800S. Bugera BVV3000. Electron Green Fender Precision. Spector Holoflash Legend 4. Orange bass collection entwistle tribute.
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    Sold.
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    I think to have an active account (which allows you to buy or sell) you have to have those details with them.
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    I've had the "you're now not allowed to buy or sell" email as I wouldnt give them my bank details. Absolutely no way is any third party site like ebay having access to all my bank details and permission to deposit and withdraw at will, what they like, when they like. And that's before even mentioning the safety aspect of them having the details on file ..... which every big business seems to loose every few years in a hacking attack...
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    I saw this early this week. I dont know anyone who has gigged one though. On paper it's a great deal.
  13. la bam
    Lancashire I'm afraid!
  14. la bam
    Good luck! We are after an 80s keyboardist too at the moment -- nightmare to find one!
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    I made the decision after lockdown to be in as many bands as I could feasibly manage, and enjoy all the experiences i could. All will turn out for the best for you in the end. Keep your options open.
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    Hi all, These have come out of a new bass collection power bass (great basses). Only removed as I tried some gzr emgs. Hardly used. Great p bass tone. When removing i did remove the foam and springs, but i will include what i salvaged. Also i cut the bridge earth wire, so you'll need one of those, but if it's a straight swap you can just leave the one in from your existing pick ups and solder it to these pots. For clarity, these dont come with knobs, but i can include some at request. £35 delivered.
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    Hi all, I'm having a huge clear out before everything restarts again and anything I've not used goes. This is a brilliant, brilliant pedal. It takes a bit of getting used to, but when you do its superb. Basically an Ampeg svt emulator. A very very good one. I've had them all - Ampeg DI, scr, Helix stomp and vt di and this is hands down the best. Comes boxed, in excellent condition - just a very slight ink slit on the p of the peg writing. Note - it does not come with an adaptor. £110 delivered.
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    The thrill is in the chase. Even when we find the perfect tone, we pretend we havent, just so we can buy and experiment with more gear...!
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    I could be tempted to part with it, as my gk is my main amp. This was just for the odd jam and to scratch the valve itch.
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    Yeh, me too. I always keep an eye open, but thought they'd all long gone. So I'm happy to have got this one.
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    No, I think the tech said it was always happening even when using the jacks, but the Speakon fuse reacted more quickly and recognised the issue and therefore deliberately failed.
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    Just gave it a proper loud 2 hour blast at the studios. Flippin great sound!!!! Very, very very SVT. Very happy. Now, just got to sit here an hour to let it cool down before I can move it!
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    Had it checked by a guy who used to be a top ampeg tech. He said the amp sounds great and is built great too. The main issue turned out to be the valve prongs were a little too short to connect 100% solid all the time so they were slightly moving and causing arcing in the end which did the fuses in. All fired up and sounding great now.
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    Picking it up from the techs today. Theyve fixed it, so should be all singing and dancing by this afternoon!
  25. la bam
    I still want an ampeg svt classic or svt 2. Even though I know I dont need one, or want to lift one, or have the maintenance on one.... but I still want one.
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