PaulKing

BTW ... what 50's stick bass you got?

Yeah, I never knew until a couple of years ago, someoe said 'hang on, I know what that looks like...' and I went 'DOH!!!' Only solace is that it was well and truly altered before I got my hands on it. I only know of one other, in the USA I think. It was posted on Talkbass.

[quote name='Mr Bassman' post='1198905' date='Apr 13 2011, 11:30 PM']I'm curiously interested, would yo ship to Yorkshire? I don't think I could get excited enough to drive down 200 miles & back but for a few quid for a courier I might take a chance. Have you any pics of the neck, scroll, back & front? cheers Keith[/quote] Yep mate, I'll post details shortly. I did have a slideshow on ImageShack but it seems to have disappeared. Pics coming...tonight.

Hi both. I'm in West London, just a couple of stops down the M1 from North Sheffield ;o). Yes, it can be bowed, there's an arch to the aluminium bridge, and the bevelled fingerboard gives enough separation to the strings. Not as marked as on a DB, but it's there. I think 'interesting beast' is damn good description. It's interesting, rather than much good. It's awkward to play, has a buzz in the pegbox that I can't sort, and the sound from the pick up is ... e-bassy. It's NOT a Stagg, or an SLB. But it's a cool bit of British memorabilia, and probably a serviceable EUB with some work. I'm not selling it very well am I!? But I can't help thinking an EUB fan might kind of like it for interest's sake.

[quote name='baboom' post='1195849' date='Apr 11 2011, 03:45 PM']I'm potentially interested in the preamp (unless TNIT needs it for the pickup of course!) - but couldn't figure out which model it was? Maybe I was just being daft with google...[/quote] It's this one.. [url="http://www.kksound.com/trinitypreamp.html"]K+K Trinity Preamp[/url]

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='1195096' date='Apr 10 2011, 09:37 PM']Hey man I'll have the rockabilly thingy... PM-ing Edit: Hang on this requires a stereo preamp - do you have the K&K stereo preamp for sale?[/quote] You got it. The Twin Channel pre-amp I've listed goes with the Rockabilly Plus. Match made in heaven!

[b]SOLD May 2011[/b] EUB fans. I've just pulled the trigger on another vintage plywood upright, so the house is a bit crowded. I'm considering letting go of a bit of EUB history. I've got the remains of one of the rarest and most sought after EUBs, 1968 Ormston-Burns, British made less than a dozen ever built. Sadly, bodywork altered beyond recognition by a previous owner, now further frankensteined by me before I knew what it was. Still, neck, scroll, pegs, fingerboard, bridge, pick-up all original, what's left of body is original wood (!) with replacement controls, lump of wood I added as an upper bout (very hard to hold steady without it), and a home made spike. Sadly, no sign of original scratch plates or controls. It works, though in my opinion sounds rough. Especially with Innovation strings on, which don't drive the mag p/up very well at all. I use it as a silent practice bass. With some love it could easily be returned to a very serviceable vintage EUB. Amplified, the old Burns pickup gives really warm upright tone, though also picks up a lot of body and finger noise - you have to play clean! It all works... Originals looked like this ... this one sold for several £1000s a couple years back. So here's a feeler ... anyone interested in inheriting this collectors curio? OK, I read the rules: To a collector: £150

I have to fund another bass purchase. I can't beat an Underwood pickup, so time to clear out these bits of kit, all in good working order: [b]*** SOLD *** [/b]K+K Bassmaster Rockabilly Plus (Bassmax / Clicky p/up combined to single stereo jack) - [b]£50[/b] [b]*** SOLD *** [/b]K+K Golden Trinity (Bassmax / Golden Bullet microphone combined to single stereo jack). Requires 9v phantom power from preamp like K+K below - [b]£70[/b] (this is an awesome set-up for low volume. Most natural sound I ever heard for easy recording ... dunno why more jazzers and blugrassers haven't tried it) [b]*** SOLD *** [/b]K+K Trinity Twin Channel blender preamp (single stereo input, single blended mono OR separate clean mono output options) [b]- £50[/b]