molan

I had a great SVTII (non-pro) for a while. Absolutely loved it but couldn't lift the bloody thing, lol. It came in at 125lbs in the Mesa Boogie shock rack it came with!

[quote name='JimBobTTD' post='1272951' date='Jun 17 2011, 04:58 PM']Curiosity has had the better of me. Where is the shop going to be? I couldn't see on the website (which is full of nice toys).[/quote] I don't think it's confirmed yet - I think I saw a message on their FaceBook profile somewhere [url="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001212515302"]http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001212515302[/url] that it would be about 30-40 minutes west of London

[quote name='lemmywinks' post='1272912' date='Jun 17 2011, 04:25 PM']Someone really needs to snap up the BagEnd 12" at £350, that's a steal.[/quote] Totally agree - I've gigged with just my 10" at pub rock volumes so I reckon the 12" would be a great little standalone cab. Maybe I could go for one and stack it between my 15" & 10" and start building a Bag End pyramid

This is dangerous for me on soooo many fronts! Moving anywhere closer to me is obviously the long term danger but the sale prices on some of the stuff Phil has up for sale are horribly tempting too I've had my eyes on one or other of those Alleva Coppolo KPB4's for a while. The Chuck R one is nice but the [url="http://www.bassgear.co.uk/products-page/alleva-coppolo1/alleva-coppolo-kbp4-custom-black-cherry-metallic-burst/"]crazy metallic cherry burst[/url] is my favourite, looks like fun 'stage' bass to play under bright lights, lol. I really like the Fodera NYC's as well - I 'borrowed' [url="http://www.bassgear.co.uk/products-page/bass-guitars/fodera/fodera-nyc-empire-4-deluxe-trans-red/"]this red flamed maple baby[/url] for a while & loved it The real 'bargains' are those Zon Standards at under £1,000 though. I was at the Yorkshire bas bash and right towards the end of the day someone plugged [url="http://www.bassgear.co.uk/products-page/bass-guitars/zon-basses/zon-sonus-standard-5-burl-maple-top/"]this one[/url] into a little MarKbass combo & it sounded great - everyone left in the place turned slowly round to see who/what was being played & a couple of others tried it & said how nice the Zon / MarkBass pairing sounded: The other thing I'm seriously tempted by is the Bag End powered cabs. I've got a BE 15" & a 10" and I really like them. The idea of one of these with a tiny little 1000w power amp in them sounds great. I think you can plug an active bass straight into one & you're away. Even cooler would be to use something like a Sansamp 3 channel pedal (which I just happen to have sitting right next to me now!) and use that as the pre-amp straight into the cab. I've been looking at the Berg & Bag End powered cabs for a while but they've always been up around the £1,300+ mark. Phil seems to have a few different speaker configs all reduced to £999. Right - where's this month's bank statement. . .

These do look interesting - looking forward to seeing how much they are going to cost

[quote name='jphilauren' post='1266882' date='Jun 13 2011, 03:14 AM']Some Heavy Blues, we just finished our CD [url="http://www.reverbnation.com/throwdown"]http://www.reverbnation.com/throwdown[/url][/quote] I got a half empty glass and a full throated bottle of the blues

100 Club is surprisingly cheap - loads of good old school vibe about the place too

[quote name='Rick's Fine '52' post='1264463' date='Jun 10 2011, 10:38 PM']I'm selling a '55 at the mo, not a gold guard yet though. [/quote] Slightly too old for me, very, very nice though

USA J Standard prices are all over the show & I think there's a fair amount of 'luck' involved in terms of timing. If you stick one up for sale and someone is particularly after that colour then it'll sell quickly. At other times a near identical bass can sit for ages because people just assume another one will come along soon I reckon somewhere around the £600 mark would be a decent estimate for a US J in good nick with a bit of movement upwards because LPB & rosewood board is a cool colour combo. The last few USA J's to sell on the Bay went for : £650, £625, £572, £557, £460 - the last of these was, IMHO down to the fact it had crappy pics, a refusal to ship and not brilliant copy! Personally the Ultra J's would add to desirability for me but you may not get their full worth if you sell them with the bass. They ought to help it move quicker though

[quote name='Rick's Fine '52' post='1264161' date='Jun 10 2011, 05:17 PM']She's not alone.... [attachment=82282:Trio_of___58__s.jpg] Gold guards are sooo hard to photograph, they never look right??[/quote] Looks like you have too many there Rick, might as well have a bit of a clear out & sell a few off cheap

[quote name='Rick's Fine '52' post='1264154' date='Jun 10 2011, 05:11 PM']Here's my '59, it also has all the original case candy, tweed case, original strap, original cable, '58-'59 catalog, and the original 1958 fender bass manuals (Vol1 & 2). The blondes are rarer though, the rosewood neck version even more so, although the maple ones are nicer IMHO. Click to enlarge... [attachment=82281:58_bass_candy.JPG][/quote] That's another beauty Rick!

[quote name='Sibob' post='1262717' date='Jun 9 2011, 02:18 PM']I wasn't too far off then...just the wrong way round lol. Would have thought the matching headstock would commanded more bunce Si[/quote] I think the other one is virtually 'as new' and even has all the original case candy!

Interestingly the hang tag bass was described as "Norm's personal favorite" It therefore carries a $40K price tag (£25K). The matching headstock model is $25K (£16K).

Such a great player AJ. I saw Fodera had an Anthony Jackson Presentation bass available this week as a customer had a medical problem that meant he couldn't play it. It was a 'fully loaded' version with titanium bridge and truss rod - these babies sell at $24,000 new and I'm sure this one would have been pretty close to that price. . . . . .It sold in under 30 minutes from when it was first listed as being available.

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='1259398' date='Jun 7 2011, 10:17 AM']This bass is completely awesome. It's naturally quite aggressive, but rolling the tone back makes it go all mellow and round. It'll be back in my mitts one day. [/quote] I'm loving that 'tone rolled back' sound at the moment

[quote name='molan' post='1257834' date='Jun 5 2011, 09:33 PM']Damn, the place with the '59 only has 2 of the buggers! One of them has the matching headstock too. This is the other one: Anyone want to guess a price?[/quote] Come on then people - I now have a price quote on the baby with the hang tags, anyone want to take a punt? I'll give you a starter & say it's more than $20K (that's about £12,500). . . I've also asked for a price on the matching headstock model (my personal fave) so let's take some estimates on that one too

[quote name='Musicman20' post='1260480' date='Jun 7 2011, 11:00 PM']Is Bass Gear moving to London? Im sure I read that in the email?![/quote] I think it's within easy striking distance of London, circa 30 mins I think

[quote name='Sibob' post='1259173' date='Jun 7 2011, 12:04 AM']C = 1.75 width at the nut B = 1.625 A = Jazz width (whatever that is...its late lol). Your '78 J will have an A neck But as mentioned earlier, those C necks tended to be have a more shallow depth than the B necks Si[/quote] Thanks Si - I knew you'd have the answer

Is there a nice, simple guide to Fender neck widths? I've seen a '63 with a C stamp on the neck but it means nothing to me

[quote name='BassBod' post='1259076' date='Jun 6 2011, 10:33 PM']Actually....now you mention it, a powered Bag End 15" in the naked wood finish and an Alembic preamp. Sod the weight - that would be just about perfect.[/quote] Love it - what a great little combo that would be!