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  1. Joebethell
    Up for sale is my favourite rig and I'm very unsure that I want to let go of the head but it's not getting used and I have projects in the pipeline that need attention. I'm open to offers for a small cab along the lines of a 1x12 or 1x10 but happy to discuss up for £1000 Roughly £700head £300cab I will split or sell as a whole. This is a great amp I purchased in 2021 from PMT and is registered with Ashdown so had most of its 5year limited warranty left. Been gigged a handful of times so is in great condition. The cab is a 4ohm 4x10 made by Mike Walsh of Zoot when he used to make amps and cabs (Purple Chilli) it's neodymium drivers so is in the low 20kgs easy to lift on your own dimensions 620mmx660mmx440mm. Please feel free to ask questions your more than welcome to come try it out but due to size/weight and the usual collection would be the best bet for this. Will consider offers on smaller cabs such as 1x10/1x12/2x10 also shortscale basses
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    Hi don't mind at all it's a hyperflux pickup on my bass it's pretty powerful and bright comes to life with pedals
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    From my little bit of fact checking and knowledge it appears it was developed in 1960 and introduced later the same year on EB models but I could be wrong as I'm not really an expert. Cheers
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    So this evening is the first chance since the weekend that I have had to do a few little jobs including bringing an old flame back into the fold. I will say I have owned this bass since 2006 but since I was in my early 20s and living at home it really hasn't been used I even made the choice to leave it at my parents home when I moved out many moons ago. I have over the last couple of years purchased far to many basses,sold far to many basses but in doing so I came across the old receipt for when I purchased this bass (again a while ago but it started the itch) which has led to this point. On Sunday I removed the bass from my old bedroom and we made the journey home. The Bass in question is a Gibson EBO that has had John Birch convert it to EB3 type specs but with his pickup and bridge and although it's been a while it is very similar condition to when I last used it in anger with crazing the faded colour to a orangy gold rather than the cherry and all the knocks and marks expected with a bass from the 60s. Today was finally time to show some TLC with new strings a gentle clean and then a really good oil of the board (not the best area to work but needs must sometimes) The bass is now looking and playing great although I have yet to play through the amp as I ran out of time but I forgot how loud the bass is acoustic the vibrations through the body is totally surprising even more so when you consider the small body. I love it can't wait to get it cranked up as I remember the Birch pickup being very hot.
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    It's been modified by John Birch who is a luither and is known for guitars and basses for bands like Slade some of which are his own creations others like mine where he added pickups and bridges etc. https://www.johnbirchguitarsuk.com/history
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    I'm off to break the John Birched EB0 out of storage this weekend and start to show it some love again it's been a good few years since I have used it on anything like a regular basis
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    Amazed this is still here. 😮
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    Did a deal with Matt and could not have gone any better great communication and patience just great in general. Will be happy to deal with Matt again the future 👍
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    Hi I really like it but the key is the blend control can go from subtle to a vintage bite with that but it's a pedal that was constantly on my board and alway in the on position Led is on or off only unfortunately no indication other than on.
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    Not currently but might get chance to do some later in the week work depending
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    Got one, it's very loud I was recently playing in a heavy rock/metal covers band and it barely got over a quarter with my 2x12 (subjective I know but they are more than capable with a loud drummer and guitars etc) If you like the sound and can live with the eq options I can't think of a better valve head for the money. Doesn't feel very heavy to manoeuvre about either with the two handles on top
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    £100ono SOLD for sale is my 2x12 cab its a great bit of kit but due to no longer playing live i am letting it go. This is bascally a zilla vertical 2x12 cab turned on its side with wheels added and the blue tolex removed with a quick coat of varnish, not the best job in the world but it works. The cab is loaded with 2 Celestion BN12-300S A neodymium 12 inch bass guitar speaker that provide 600w at 4ohm weight around 25kg roughly. Collection is the option really but feel free to ask questions and discuss options with me. LE16 Leicestershire
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    £1300ono For Sale My most recent purchase S.Martyn Blaze This is a 32” scale 6string headless bass that sounds massive. Samuel is a Brazilian Luthier; I didn’t have the bass built but purchased from the original owner due to an ongoing wrist/hand issue he could no longer play the bass due to the shallow neck profile. It's a set neck, 3-piece Jequitiba neck with a Roxinho fretboard (like ebony) and stringers. The body is Marupa, which is very much like Swamp Ash, so very lightweight matt black finish with gloss highlights the preamp and pickups are hand wound proprietary pickups from Samuel and are absolutely excellent the EQ is 3band cut boost with centre detents, master volume mid frequency control, 3way selector switch and an active passive control. Great condition just two small scratches on the bridge that I have tried to picture the bass plays great and sounds huge really clear and articulate the low B is amazing. Grab this bass without the 12months wait and hassle of import etc. Offers seriously considered as I have a plan for my future bass needs. Any questions feel free to ask
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    £850ono Custom Zoot Funkmaster 5string Tbird I had this bass extensively worked on by Mike recently but again with my band no longer in the frame and me reaching for short scales first this is another on the list to go. The Bass is a passive 5 string with Australian Jarra top Tbird custom pickups with V/V/T and push pull pots for coil options on both pickups think mike lull and your close to what this bas can do as it was inspired by my old PT5 but 34” scale, 20fret maple neck with 16.5mm spacing, hipshot ultralight tuners and a really dark cherry burst type finish (difficult to picture but has a really nice depth) It’s a great playing and sounding bass that you can see most of the build details here https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/399823-zoot-refurbishment-by-mike/ Serious offers considered as plans are in place will consider trades plus cash on a smaller cab 1x10/1x12 or 2x10 or possibly another short scale bass 🙂 Any questions feel free to ask. pan widgepan widget
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    £1100ono For Sale is possibly the best playing long scale bass I have owned it’s a really difficult decision for me to let this one go but I’m not playing it and when I do play, I reach for the short scale now I have no band commitments its really hard to justify. Strung with flats and I changed the original pickups (included in the sale) to Delano JMVC 4 split coil humbuckers to remove the single coil hum. Comes with the Sandberg gig bag Here are the specs as per Sandberg. NECK 6 bolted / Canadian hard rock maple FRETBOARD 22 frets, maple with block inlays SCALE 34” BODY European alder special hardcore aged HARDWARE Sandberg, string through body PICKUPs 2 Sandberg ALNICO 5 single coil pickups in special position passive, vol/vol/treble cut 4-STRING FINGERBOARD RADIUS 14” WIDTH ZERO FRET 39.5 mm THICKNESS 1ST FRET 20 mm WIDTH 22ND FRET 63 mm BRIDGE STRING SPACING 18.5 to 20 mm SIZE FRETS 2.5 mm NECK PROFILE c-shape Any questions feel free to as please see my other listings as I’m having a bit of a clear out and this is the first of the listings. Offers seriously considered as I now have a plan in place for my bass needs going forward.
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    Also now up for sale. These are used pedals off my board not been used to much but have velcro and a few marks etc. I'm having a clear out please see my other listing Death By Audio Deep Animation Envelope Filter £130 AMT WH-1B Japanese girl bass wah £45 (I recently put this on my board for one song my band plays but I find this noisy hence the low price) Any questions feel free to ask as before postage UK withing the asking price
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    Ashdown Sold Lysis Sold Thanks Joe
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    I have decided to sell most of my pedals with the hope of simply getting a sound I prefer. So up for grabs are a number of pedals all have been on the board at some point some longer than others so most have velcro and some are missing boxes but looked after. Postage in the UK can ship in groups or as individuals up to you. Ashdown OrRIGINal Preamp £115 SOLD Solid Gold FX lysis polyphonic octave fuzz £105 SOLD ThorpyFX fallout cloud fuzz £95 SOLD Dr Scientist frazz dazzler fuzz v1 £100 SOLD Mastro Valvola LFO optical tremolo £150 Blue Colander OCOOCOC compressor £100 Electroharmonix pitchfork+ £105 Idiotbox Landphil distortion £100 any questions feel free to ask
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    SOLD. Time to try again as I have a CTM100 and thr LB is surplus to requirements now. Great little head and gives more than the 30watts would suggest can keep up with a drummer and lead guitarist but I need clean headroom for gigs and if you know these heads they like to get dirty at volume. all-tube mini bass amp head. Rated at 30-Watts, the Little Bastard won't rip your head off, but its EL84-equipped power section is more than capable enough for small gigs. And, of course, it won't put your back out on the way. The Little Bastard preamp stage employs ECC83 and ECC82 tubes and features High and Low gain inputs, front panel-mounted Effects Send and Return, rotary Bass, Middle and Treble controls with Mid Shift, Bass Shift and Bright switching, Mute switch, rotary Volume control and balanced DI output. £295 plus postage or collection if preferred. Open to offers as I now have my CTM100 thanks Price Drop to 250
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    No not a recent purchase I have had this bass since 2006. It's not used as much as I should these days but it's got a sentimental attachment as one of my first proper basses.
  21. Joebethell
    So it's done I just need to arrange to go collect the bass. To say I'm happy is a massive understatement!!! This all started after getting this very zoot bass (for a band that didnt work) selling it getting it back and having a crazy idea that I could make a version of a bass I loved the sound of but struggled with the neck my old Mike Lull PT5 so this bass is my version of that bass with a few tweaks. Mike at Zoot has gone over and above and I cant wait to collect but thought I would show you what Mike put up on social media.
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    Just realised I never put up the photos of my gibson/birch bass. So here it is
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    Had a fretless Everson a few years ago was a great bass very underated builder.
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    Getting closer now Mike was kind enough to post some photos on facebook today. The neck has hardware fitted and is looking amazing. I'm on holiday currently and I think Mike also has a trip planned but can feel the collection day approching although I still need to figure out when that will be. Cant wait have missed a 5string and will make good use of it.
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    Hi, hopefully can help with the questions. Swapping the valves is really easy just unscrew the cage and you have access to the 2 valves. The only valves are in the pre amp so it's just 2 valves ECC83 (12ax7) no biasing required. As for swapping the type I have heard of people changing to 12AT7 for less breakup (not sure if the MK2 has and differences to the MK1 for this though I assume not) As for changing frequency i swapped mine as I purchased secondhand and after 3practices had an issue didnt know the age of the valves assumed they were very old so swapped them. Hope that helps
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