2x18

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/shaftesbury-bass-guitar-1970_W0QQitemZ180351637277QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item180351637277&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A10%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/shaftesbury-bass-gui...A1%7C240%3A1318[/url] Shaftesbury Semi-acoustic --- But beware sellers poor feedback! Will.

Just bought a superb Vintage Squier SQ P-Bass from Paul! A real gentleman to do business with, great Comms, and very rapid and secure delivery. Regards Will.

Shaftesbury bolt on neck! [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Shaftesbury-Bass_W0QQitemZ110381759983QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item110381759983&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A10%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Shaftesbury-...A1%7C240%3A1318[/url]

[quote name='4-string-thing' post='471084' date='Apr 23 2009, 09:03 PM']Hi All, I'm fairly new here, so forgive me if this has been discussed before. I bought my Fender Precision S/H in about 1979 (I wasn't old enough to drive to the shop, so it was before July 1980, this much I can remember) and I'm not really sure exactly how old it is. Is there an accurate way to date the old girl? From what I've read elsewhere, serial numbers seem to be a bit hit and miss (its S861577, if that helps) Cheers, Mark kinton.[/quote] Hi Mark Its supposed to be "S" for the seventies and the first No for the year so yours should be a 78, but you do find a fair amount of variation depending on when the parts were actully assembled etc. Will.

[quote name='Bobo_Grimmer' post='468658' date='Apr 21 2009, 03:37 PM']I'm off work at the mo after an op. Have spent most of the day playing my acoustic in the garden as it's a real nice day. I've just popped in the house to have a bit of lunch and i get an email news letter about some audio stuff and i stumbled across this bass amp by TC Electronic's. [url="http://www.tcelectronic.com/rh450.asp"]RH 450[/url] There's a couple of video's and stuff. i don't know what they sound like yet but it's got some really interesting features that i thought might be of interest. [/quote] Got my Rebelhead 450 a few weeks ago and it still brings a smile to my face. The 3 presets are a very good feature and it also has a very good compressor and the best tuner I have ever used.(even better than my previous Korg DTR2000 tuner and that takes some beating! ) Will.

Yep the good old days! Started playing bass in mid 60s with A Leeds band called " the Prey " We used to do a lot of Beatles numbers cos our Singer/ Rythm guitar Ernie was a dead ringer both in looks and sound for the Late Great John Lennon and it was Ernie who tought me how to play Bass. Our last Drummer, Pete used to play with a band called " The In Crowd " and they had a minor hit with the song of the same name Started of with a solid Hofner bass and progressed to a white Vox Phantom then a Baldwin Burns semi-acoustic and finally a nice fireglo Ricky 4001 ( bought for £125.00 ) My first amp was a small Linear valve amp through a home made 12" cab but I soon changed that to a Marshal 50 and Marshal 18" cab and ended my gigging days ( I joined the Merchant Navy )in the very late 60s with a Vox head and Matamp 2 x 18 Cab ( Guess where I got my Sig.? ) We used to do all the top pubs and clubs in the Yorkshire area. The Star and Garter and The Wykebeck in Leeds were full week gigs-- every night for a week, Couldnt do that now! Some of the Yorkshire clubs were massive at that time especially in the Mining areas Our transport was an old Ford Thames van that regulary broke down on us. Will.

What a great guy to deal with! Grahame bought my Status Valve amp and arranged all shipping. A real pleasure to do business with you Mate! Regards Will.

Found this interesting U.S.A. site with a vast range of parts. Not tried them yet though! [url="http://www.grguitars.com/parts_5bass.htm"]http://www.grguitars.com/parts_5bass.htm[/url] Will.

Or if you can find one John try a Fender Stu Hamm Urge Bass -- Small body and very light! Will.

Shaftesbury Faker [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VINTAGE-196OS-SHAFTESBURY-BASS-GUITAR-ORIGINAL-CASE_W0QQitemZ110376264297QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item110376264297&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A10%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VINTAGE-196OS-SHAFTE...A1%7C240%3A1318[/url] Will.

This might Help [url="http://www.rockofthenorth.f2s.com/"]http://www.rockofthenorth.f2s.com/[/url] Go in to Other pages and then Venues! Will.

Sold Jack my DBX compressor in a nice smooth easy transaction! A pleasure to do business with! Will.

Go for shielding paint... stick a few coats of that on and you'll have a fantastic looking job which should eliminate the unwanted hum quite nicely. It's easy to get into all the nooks and crannies too. Good luck! ---------------------------------------------------------- Where do you get the Shielding Paint from? Will.