Prosebass

[quote name='squire5' post='211279' date='Jun 2 2008, 06:28 PM']I'm wondering if anyone has heard of White Horse bass combos.I was watching one on Ebay recently.it was an 80 watt job which would do me for in a 2-piece folk/country duo.It certainly looks the part,but I was not sure,as I've never heard of them.[/quote] Hi Gear for music sell them through Amazon for £88.00 + £10.00 postage but nobody has posted any reviews. I would surmise that it is a branded product produced in China or Korea maybe and for the money is probably OK. It depends on whether you are bothered about a brand name or not, and bear in mind it may be an 80 watt model but no figures are given for speaker efficiency or distortion levels on the amp. The Laney RB2 is a few quid cheaper but only 30 watts with a 10" speaker. Personally for £98 with delivery I would risk it. You can always sell it on if it turns out to be a lemon ,which is unlikely. For £160 I bought a Peavey 160 watt head and a Hartke Transporter 2 x 10" 150 watt cab, good old ebay !!! Also depends on budget obviously but you do not need to spend a fortune to get a good sound. If you buy one let us know what it is like.

This one has stumped me for years...hope someone can help When I was much younger in about 1979 my wonderful parents bought me the bass amp of my choice for my 16th birthday. I trundled down to the legendary SAI in Coppull near Chorley and purchased a huge Yamaha setup secondhand for £250 ( a lot of money then) The cab was about the size of a Marshall 4x12 but deeper, it was grey, had castors on and massive silver metal edging strips. It was fitted with 3 of Yamaha's own 12" 50 watt 8 ohm bass speakers and also contained the 150 watt into 4 ohms power amp. The head was a 2 channel pre-amp with sliding 5/6 band equalization controls and 5 pre-set contour buttons.The front was angled. It weighed a ton and was awesome. Being an electrical engineering apprentice after a couple of years I re-wired the speakers to 2 ohms, shook the house to pieces and blew the power amp within a month. I ended up fitting 2 of the speakers in a cabinet and bought an Orange Valve head, the Yamaha was left in a mates garage and was forgot about in 1982 .I think his dad threw it away. I have searched the net but can come up with nothing.....any ideas on the model ? I would love another one now.

Thanks to all for the welcomes , I'll soon be posting some of the first builds so you can all tell me what you think. Just to be getting along heres a little something I put together last week to raise more cash for my venture, also got a couple of Westones but I don't really want to part with them...! Spec Indonesian Jazz Standard neck and body Dressed and polished frets Wilkinson passive pickups High mass "Gotoh" style bridge John East Jazz Retro Active Cavities shielded This thing sings now ....and for a lot less than a Mexican Standard. [attachment=9280:Jazz003.jpg] [attachment=9279:IMG_0563.jpg] [attachment=9278:Jazz002.jpg]

[quote name='neepheid' post='211167' date='Jun 2 2008, 03:43 PM']Welcome to the forum. I'll be keeping tabs on the progress of your enterprise.[/quote] thanks for the welcome neepheid..... how do you rate the Artec pre-amps as I import a lot of their stuff at the moment ?

Hi to everyone my name is Paul Rose and at 45 I have been playing bass on and off for 30 years. I am in the process of getting a new name into the bass guitar industry that being eastwind-guitars. Will soon have a web site and ebay shop open for business. I aim to provide the best value for money basses / spares available anywhere, having a combination of bought in and hand crafted necks and bodies in various price ranges. I would be more than interested to hear what people want from a bass and any ideas you may have kicking about. I am a big Jaco fan but never try to emulate him.....go with your own style is what I say. My style has often been described as "strange" . Other influences are Pino Paladino, Stanley Clarke , Doug Wimbish, John Paul Jones, Alphonso Johnson ............ Not in a band, been a bedroom hero for a while , although I played in my earlier days live. Current crop of basses are my own designed and built ones plus a Hofner S7B from 1981(bought new) and a Westone Thunder 1A.I also use a Peavey Deltabass 160 head and a Hartke Transporter 2 x 10 cab both highly recommended. Hope to get a banner for my business on this site asap Feel free to contact me with any technical queries / advice , I am a bit of an anorak when it comes to basses. cheers......Paul