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This is brand new, unused, still in the original packaging. Nice bag and well padded.

Internal dimensions are approx. 50cm x 32cm x 10cm. 

Price includes postage.

Rob

I'm letting this go finally, as my "little rig" is now a BF One10 and a GK Legacy, therefore it is now surplus to requirements. It's a fantastic little setup and has held its own in situations where it shouldn't have for something so small. These amps sound really great too, I mean very good indeed. The cabs are very capable and at 400w (8ohms) will take a standard Class D head without breaking a sweat.

The amp is in excellent+ condition (no marks at all), in the original packaging and box, including the padded bag and mains lead. The cab is very good+ condition, no issues, sounds great and comes with a fitted cover.

Shipping is in addition, and would be £10 for the head and £20 for the cab (Parcelforce 24 insured). But happy for anyone to collect or meet up within a reasonable distance and time from Morecambe.

Head & cab - £420

Head alone - £180

Cab alone £260

Rob

2 hours ago, Hellzero said:

Seems like fake news to me as it's announced nowhere else...

 

Or a huge scam as full payment is asked for orders...

 

Wait and see.

My local music shop have just posted on Facebook about it. Hiscox have written to them informing them of the closure. 

Hi, 
 

Old Fender amps can tolerate an impedance mismatch very well. 100% either way is fine and you won't notice much difference in the way it performs.
Depending on your volume requirements, you could swap the speaker for something modern and more efficient (and much lighter), but it's worth checking what's in there already.

Personally, I would be looking at running the amp through a new cab. There are lots available now that would bring the best out of that amp.

Rob

On 12/05/2025 at 19:02, PaulWarning said:

it's a bit late in the day for us to do that, unfortunately, but there's local young band, sounds like the Jam, Sharp Class, who plan go out as a covers band called Sounds of the Suburbs, last I heard anyway

 

The bass player bought my MIJ PB-62 reissue when they came to play a gig in Morecambe. Nice chap.

3 hours ago, dmccombe7 said:

Nice bass gear. Is that the 6x10 cab and what do you think of it ?

Dave

Hi Dave,

No it's the 3x10. Same height and width as a SuperTwin, but slightly shallower front to back, which is great as it slides under the boot cover in my estate car. I've heard the 6x10 in close quarters and they are great, but I can't imagine me ever needing something that big. The 3x10 has been just perfect in any setting so far. I've had the 12" BF cabs but I just don't get on with them in the same way I do their 10's.

Rob

We had a lovely gig last night, in what must be a unique venue, The Heron Theatre, Beetham, Cumbria. It's a grade 2 listed building in a small village, run as a charity entirely by volunteers. It serves a large rural catchment around south Cumbria where there aren't really many other venues of its kind. It was sold out well in advance at £15 a ticket. Great people to work with, nice dressing room, free tea, coffee & beer! 

We ran our own PA but spent the time to get the sound right and it really did sound great in the room as well as on stage. The audience loved it and many of them told us so. They are booked up June 2026, but we'll get another date after that.

Rob

I haven't tried enough amps to be certain there is a difference, but my main gigging amps are old school solid state affairs. If I carried on I would have to use the "H" word, so I won't.

I'd like to try one of those some day.

Rob

56 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

Well spotted , I’ve been looking and it appears that they stopped using the stepped one in late 65 

This is a new one on me.

But, I've been through as many basses as I can be bothered to look at on Andy Baxter's site and I think I agree, but it got a bit hazy after so many.

What did strike me though, was that if they did have the "step" or "notch" (we need to decide how to describe this), they had a full set of them. There are no examples on Andy Baxter's site of basses which have a mix of both styles.

1 hour ago, bigthumb said:

Big thanks from me too! It was a great day and I wish I could have stayed just a bit longer. So many cracking basses.... 

It was good to meet you today. and the big surprise for me was how much I loved your Gibson Ripper! I've never played one before.

Rob

2 minutes ago, GreeneKing said:

What a great day. Thank you Rob and all who came along. 
 

Some lovely basses too. 

Yes!

It was indeed spendid. Thank you Rob for organising again. I regret not taking any pictures though!

Does anyone have any pics?

Rob

1 hour ago, andytoad said:

Well the 70's pickguard fell through as a possible scam, so still on the lookout!

 

I'm on leave this week, so will drop it off to my usual luthier for a refret. Looking forward to the eventual outcome! 🙂

Shame on the pickguard. I forgot to let you know that the polish & cleaner arrived the other week, thanks for sending it back.

Rob

44 minutes ago, rwillett said:

I've arranged for a special tea delivery for @ossyrocks from Farrers Tea & Coffee merchants in Kendal, they're sending a local van just for me, and a local dairy farm has helped chip in with milk.

 

Marvelous, thank you sir! 🤣

I expect to be there around 10 ish

There are a couple UK guys who can fake guitars to the point where they are indistinguishable. It's not a recent phenomenon either. I was looking at guitars produced by Clive Brown 25 years ago that were absolutely convincing. I owned a vintage 60's Strat "refinished" by Clive Brown which another luthier gave me the willies about and I disposed of it quickly to a Jeweler in Portsmouth. He once pulled out a "58 Strat" to a bunch of assembled dealers (I was present), and they all gawped over it until he revealed it was actually a JV Squire he had completely done a make over on. Richard Henry can tell you many stories of the number of "all original" Fenders which appeared in Music Ground (he used to work there) having passed through the hands of Clive Brown. It's always been tawdry, and the main culprits are still at large. 60's is a minefield, 70's seems much more safe as they haven't moved on to those yet.

I could use two extra stands if anyone has any spare and can throw them in their car.

My blues band played a new festival last night. Great stage, excellent PA and lighting, and very well run in terms of the sound. The guys were really good at their job.

However, it was a brand new festival, I would say intended to be a very big event with thousands in attendance. But....there were not a lot of people there, and they are still desperately trying to sell tickets for the rest of the weekend. I think the organisers are going to take massive bath on this one. 

We were very grateful to those who did come and see us, especially @rwillett and his partner Zoe (credit to Rob for the photo).

'73 P bass, GK Legacy 800 (DI'd), TE Elf 2x8.

Rob

1 hour ago, rwillett said:

The sound is excellent 

Thanks for coming Rob! The sound on stage was pretty good too. For anyone interested, I ran my P bass into a GK Legacy 800, through an Elf 2x8. The GK DI ran to FOH and back at me a little bit in the monitors.

14 minutes ago, Belka said:

 

They didn't - as I think I mentioned, slab boards were phased out in '61/62, and didn't show up again until 1984. That neck is in no way authentic. I'd guess Warmoth/Allparts with Fender Pure Vintage tuners.

Blimey.

Now I want to see if it has been stamped at all.

25 minutes ago, Belka said:

When he shows the headstock. Clearly a slab.

I have two '73 Jazzes here and neither of them have a board like that. Mine are clearly thick veneers and follow the radius of the board which results in a slight curve in the rosewood at the headstock end.

I'd like to know when Fender started putting slab boards on Jazz basses in the 70's......

If I were going into a project like this, I would want to make sure it was a success, and therefore I would not want to cut any corners, otherwise it might end up a waste of money.

For me, there are two people who come to mind, Dan Whitelock-Jones in Liverpool, and Martin Garton in Edenfield. Both could build you what you want and it be a very high quality amp.

The Ceriatone amps are actually very good (I've had 5 of them), and you could always order the kit without transformers and source better ones elsewhere. So that's an option, but I doubt either DWJ or Martin would build it for you. Nick at Ceriatone would build it though, and ship it without the transformers which you could get added here. Many options.

Rob

3 minutes ago, Beedster said:

 

 

....and which shows what a minefield this space can be, having experienced some very descriptions of vintage instruments when I was buying my '64 - all documented elsewhere on this site - it does make me wonder how many people out there have paid a lot of money for a now cherished vintage Fender that is simply not a vintage Fender, often because the (reputable) shop took the easy route and were less than rigorous in inspection and verification. In this case looks like bass Direct haven't taken the easy route. 

The Harrisons and Music Ground have released many dubious and fake guitars into the wild over their long and illustrious careers.

PM sent

We have a gig tomorrow for the very first time in the town where I actually live!

23 minutes ago, SurroundedByManatees said:

The fact that this is still presented as a '63 Precision Bass 😂

 

1963 Fender Precision Bass – rebuild and refinished (Olympic White) https://reverb.com/item/88599010?utm_source=android-app&utm_medium=android-share&utm_campaign=listing&utm_content=88599010

 

 

That's actually hilarious! 

I was there too!

It's was our 4th time seeing them. Amazing band, with a very talented and wonderful vocalist.

It's the first time we've seen them at The Brewery (their first time there I think), and I don't think the sound was as good as our three previous gigs, but it was still ok.

I really liked everything Dave Jones did on bass, except perhaps his solo, which I found a bit hard to understand.

Yes, highly recommended.

Rob