Shockwave

PRS bass IV

ieuanmacey was awesome to deal with, Paid a deposit on a PA and waited for a week weeks til i got the remainder ready. great guy to deal with! Cheers.

PM me or an admin with his username ASAP.

Hey guys. Due to a quick bit of fast Pming from Joegarcia and some frantic logging into ebay whilst on my PS3 i am now the owner of this. I was originally looking for a SVP-PRO but bought this on a whim. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ampeg-SVT-IIP-Bass-Preamp-Preamplifier-All-Valve-VGC_W0QQitemZ180450810407QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_MusicalInstr_Amplifiers_RL?hash=item2a03b4da27#ht_552wt_1167"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ampeg-SVT-IIP-Bass-P...7#ht_552wt_1167[/url] Seems like its in good condition. Is that about the going rate for them? Just wondering what you lots experiences are of it. What sort of valves did you use to get a nice Ampeg grit/break-up sound? Any problems? I'll be running it through a Crown XS-700 Power amp, Mono bridged at 1900 Watts RMS and Barefaced Vintage. Cheers!

[quote name='uzzell' post='691113' date='Dec 21 2009, 11:26 PM']Not sure what the shop will charge for it but hopefully find out tomorrow, what would be a fair price do you think? I've never seen one before so have no idea what sort of price they go for second hand.[/quote] I got the smaller version the Twin for the equivilant of around £150-200, i have seen quadras go between 300 and 500.

I would love one, if you buy it and dont get on with it, let me know! Cheers. Rob.

Mate, you dont even want to know about the interesting queries i have had about my Ampeg, and it still aint sold! Seems to me, the more a bargain something seems to be, the more picky and arsey and tirekicking the potential buyers become.

[quote name='bigthumb' post='686586' date='Dec 16 2009, 05:41 PM']Please dont tar all Finnbassers with the same brush. [/quote] I said a similar thing over there about BC'ers a while back.

[quote name='alexclaber' post='686427' date='Dec 16 2009, 03:46 PM']but you went from cheery emails to one "haven't received the cab yet" email and then stopped replying to my emails updating you on when it was sorted, when it had been boxed up and when it had been sent. The first I heard from you that you'd even received the cab was when you sent me a link to this thread.[/quote] By that point you had just told me that you forgot to put into the right screws for the handles, which was a day after i posted the cab back at my cost. If you had remembered beforehand then i wouldnt have had to post it back, saved the money and all i had to do was put in larger screws. I guess i just lost my patience and temper. My way of dealing with it is to go silent on the matter. Rather then go a bit nuts via E-mail.

[quote name='alexclaber' post='686399' date='Dec 16 2009, 03:19 PM']Yes, there was a serious QC problem with the first cab's handles. But I refute that the cabs are flimsy,[/quote] I think i should have stated that i would be surprised that they would take as much external abuse as traditional cabs. My fault i am sorry. [quote]And regarding the service nightmares, I don't have tons of stock sitting around and if Rob had done as I'd originally suggested and waited for me to get a replacement to him before I collected the original problem cab then he'd have not only saved himself that shipping cost[/quote] Thats what i would have done, had you not say you could get a replacement to me out that same week. [quote]but also those wasted hours fiddling with the cab himself (bear in mind that doing so would arguably void any legal warranty) and not had those many days when he didn't have a cab at all.[/quote] But you yourself in that initial reply to my e-mail after i said i had a problem with the handles said that you were sending out replacement parts to me, you also stated that you were sending the appropriate instuctions so i could fix it myself. you didnt suggest to just send it straight back until after i spent hours fiddling with the cab and reported my findings. [quote name='alexclaber' post='686399' date='Dec 16 2009, 03:19 PM']If a similar situation ever happens again (which probability dictates it has to at some point) then I shall insist: 1. Don't try to fix it yourself. 2. Wait for a replacement to arrive. 3. Let that same courier take the original cab away.[/quote] Probably a good idea

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='686383' date='Dec 16 2009, 03:04 PM']I haven't been a mod for months. Keep up. I just think if you'd spoke to Alex before all this, he might have advised you to wait for the speakers to loosen up, first. Amongst other things.[/quote] Yeah look a couple of posts back, already apologised, keep up I already acknowledged that the speakers need loosening up, so that part of the review can be disreguarded as i already admitted. As to how i handled the other things, well that a difference of opinion. REMEMBER GUYS, The replacement cab is fine! Alex has been very accomodating, It was just unfortunate that the original cab had problems which Alex himself has admitted to. Its just a bit unfortunate the thread has blown out of proportion, which i admit i am largely responsible for. But i have to defend my actions, i felt like the general forum populace should have been aware of the ENTIRE transaction. Even if Alex tried everything to rectify the situation, i still would have mentioned the initial problem, as it wouldnt have been an honest review otherwise. Besides, if it wasent me that brought it up then someone else would have eventually. People should remember whilst i am a moderator, i am also a normal guy too, and people should view this review as from the point of view of a normal forum member.