beastie

Get your bass to a expert 

Martyn Baily in Essex carries  aaa grade bridges in stock and will make it with adjusters I have two of them they are smoth as silk on adjustment under tension .they are not cheap but you get what you pay for 

On 28/10/2018 at 10:05, geoffbassist said:

I’m a big fan of Martyn Bailey. His work is superb! 

I can 2nd that Geoff 

i am very fortunate that Martyn is an hour drive from me 

he does same superb work for players from all around the world at all levels  

A really nice guy to deal with His set ups are fantastic get your self an adjustable bridge made by him is a must for all basses 

Recieved from Daryl Mxr Choures perfect as discriped 

Great Coms Quick delivery 

pleasure to deal with 

gary

Is this still for sale as well

Hi is it still for sale 

Hi are they still for sale

Martyn Baily at sible Headenham in north Essex is fantastic repairs and builds 

Go on take the plunge to lovelyness its all about the bass

Hi all i have up for sale my EBS TD660 including Rack case and 2 x 15 EBS HALF CABS @ 4 ohms + Roqsolid covers for the Speakers.

The Amp  is 14 months old been gigged once sat in studio for the last 6months in its rack case which is included with the sale the case is 3u. A rackmount tuner of 1u can be fitted above the amp in the case 

This is a fantastic rig as the amp will go down to 2ohms deleivering full power into the EBS cabs.Here is the blurb from ebs

THE EBS TD660 BASS AMP IS THE AMP IF YOUR GIGS REQUIRE YOU TO EMBRACE ALL STYLES OF MUSIC OR PLAYING STYLE. THAT'S WHY IT IS OUR MOST COMMON AND POPULAR AMP AT THE WORLDS LARGEST RENTAL COMPANIES, AND HAS SERVED COUNTLESS MAJOR ARTISTS ON TOUR.

EBS TD660

• Input Impedance 1 Mohms
• Frequency Response 35 - 20.000 Hz
• Maximum Compression Ratio (Compressor) 3:1
• Tone Controls 
  Bass +/-15 dB @ 100 Hz
  Middle +/- 12dB @ 50 - 3.000 Hz, Q=0.5
  Treble +/- 15 dB @ 6 kHz
  Bright -0/+12 dB @ 10 kHz
• Drive Gain Range 0 - 34 dB
• Drive Type Solid State or Tube (ECC 83)
• Speaker impedance 2 - 8 ohms
• Continuous Output Power 
  Dynamic Output Power 660 W RMS @ 2 ohms,
  Continuous Output Power 540 W RMS
• Dimensions (W x D x H) 19" x 14" x 3U (48cm x 36cm x 13cm)
• Weight 12 kg / 27 lbs

A Working horse for pros. EBS TD amps have served lots of major tours - in a wide range of genres over the years. It is the most common EBS amp featured on the World's major backline rental companies, known for it's powerful sound and great controls, that lets you dial in different sounds easily.

Natural and true. With incredible tone; natural and true, it reflects the character of the instrument and personality of the musician extremely well.

660 W RMS. With 660 W RMS pure output power it will always rock the house. It is a Tube/Solid Statehybrid bass amp where the tube warms up the sound and adds a nice natural compression when engaged. 

Full control. The Character filter is a quick fix to a great mid-scooped overall tone. If you want to go beyond that, the EQ section gives you complete control over your sound, within a few seconds and a couple of tweaks, you can go from Jaco-style to reggae-style - and anything in between.  

Some of the features include:

A clever “Notch” function can help you identify and scoop out frequencies causing unwanted feedback with the Frequency control. 

The almost noiseless Bright filter controls the highs almost like a volume control for your tweeter.

The Drive can be set to Tube Mode (to connect the tube) and Boost Mode (to boost the whole frequency range) when turning up the Drive.

The onboard XLR output sends a perfectly balanced line signal to front of house or a studio mixing console without the need of an external line box. 

Extra features. On the back you’ll find the Effects Loop, including a Mix level control to blend the effects with your sound. A Tuner output to connect a tuner rack unit easily. A  Line out, in case you need the power from another amp to drive a second pair of cabinets. The Filter Remote Inputs to connect the RM-4 footswitch that lets you switch on and off Character, Filter Bypass, Drive and Mute from front of stage.

The cabs are sound excuse the pun with no issues but no longer made by EBS Roqsolid covers come with the cabinets 

Reason for sale i have recently took a new direction and iam playing doublebass and have a Genz Benz and Gallen Mb800 I use know with a couple of greenboy cabs only reason for sell is to purchase another bass

will consider trade but iam only looking for one of Fender's American Originals 50's bass in sunburst.

thanks for looking

Gary   

Thanks all some really useful info coming back 

Going to have a look at one with my Double Bass 

thanks everyone 

Thanks for that I will have to try one out

Hi. Just wanted to know how reliable they are and sound quality and how user friendly they are

regards

gary

Pmd

Any one know anything about the little Ninga 1000 watt head 

Thanks for that because they are two different instruments need to be able to separately adjust output volumes 

Thanks everyone know you got me thinking 

Hi all I have a delima 

i have a Double Bass and a electric bass that I want to run into one input on my amp .the idea is so I can have a floor pedal that gives my two separate lines with both guitars plugged in so when playing live I can swoop the instruments over inbertween songs without having to adjust the front of house pa or amp no pre amps or preferred 

gary

Just got a reply from Jason at Blast cult 3months after my original email saying sorry for the delay
Got a price for a blast cult at last
Don’t know how to tell him had a duke bass built and delivered at a third of the price from Thomas at Duke Bass
Also further communication (Advise) from Thomas within an hour of me messaging him
That’s what you call a service

Thanks everyone for your advice it is much appreciated.
I’am going to get a fearless 2x12 and run it into a Calvin 2000 watt power amp then into My rockabilly pro .
I also have a EBS micro bass preamp which I would like to try but that will mean finding additional pickups any suggestions as it then gives me a back up if needed

Gary

Hi fellow Bass men and ladies
After a bit of help I am looking at replacing my amp and cabs to give me more headroom .
I currently use a EBS TD660 with two 15inch EBS Half cabs running at 2ohms gives me 600watts
I need to keep the overall volume on the amp below 12 o clock on the main volume control so the amp does not start to colour the sound .
I use the rockabilly pro pre amp with my Duke Bass great sound but the cabs and the amp are not powerfull enougth
I notice a lot of the pros are useing Ampeg SVT Heritage with 8x10 cabs Ampeg cabs but they are also going into a massive pa
It seems that 10 inch speakers are the norm with Double bass .
Size is not a proplem so two 4x10 cabs are a single 8x10 is ok but there is not a great deal of Top end amps and cabs with a big wattage out there .i don’t want to go down the slave amp route
The other option is to go into a powered monitor and then into the pa which ours is rated at 4.5k
Has any one got any suggestions I only come up with The TC Blacksmith 1600 Watts the DB 751 900watts the new Vanderkley Amp I think is rated at 1200watts
Speaker wise two Vanderkley 4x10 Bareface 8x10 Donot like the Aquila’s Cabs had them before
The music we are playing is old school jive ,stroll ,Brian Setzer type of vibe in. 6 price Band so there is a lot going on in the mix
Any suggestions and ideas are welcome
Regards
Beastie

Hi does anyone know if blascult are still making there one4five bass
I have emailed them tried phoning them and left messages on Facebook with no reply

Thanks for your help guys
I have one of them rockabilly basses from gear for music fitted with a rockabilly pro pick up system and rockabilly red strings
Not the best of basses to play slot of dead notes the a string seems quieter then the rest going to put a multi band compressor in front of the amp to try and sort it out
Tye bass is anvsnimal to play horrabale neck got more divers in the fret board than in my front hedge stay away they are awful
It's only the strings £120 pick up preamp £200
And my EBS TD 650 And 2 EBS cabs making it sound good
Going to look at the Duke Basses in junction with Blast cult preamp and pick up system

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Not really instruments aimed at rockabilly players.

I had a go on artisan's Duke when he was selling it but couldn't raise all the cash to buy it at the time, very nice bit of kit indeed - you can get them from thomann who stock a couple of models or custom order from the guy who makes them in Germany through bassico.eu - I was very impressed by both Dukes I've played (another basschatter was kind enough to loan me one for a couple of weeks) they are excellent professional standard ply instruments.
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Hi all I am looking to find out if there are any uk based manufactures off double bass in the U.K. Who make basses for the rock and roll / rockabilly market
Looking for something along the lines of Blast cult or king basses
Really like the blast cult
basses but if anything goes wrong with it it would have to go back to them in the states to much Afro
Got about £5000 to spend

hi all trying to find a stand which i can put my cab on with the amp ontop if possable adjustable n height not havin a lot of luck at the moment locating one
anyone found something i do not want it to kick back it needs to sit perfectly flat
gary