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Hi all, I've recently got a bass and been looking around for a good amp, kinda narrowed it down to this 420 head, sounds brilliant and has everything I'm looking for in a head, seems versatile, I know it will sound great with my bass and I'm wondering if it would be good / ok to use with an 8 string Jackson DKA8 guitar too? General word seems to be its cool to plug a guitar into a bass amp, think Fender Bassman, so would a bass amp setup be able to handle the lower frequencies the low B and low F# are pushing out? As there seems to be a lot of eq control with the 420 head to help with the mids and treble And what cab would people recommend? A 2x12? Thanks

Hi all, I've recently got a bass and been looking around for a good amp, kinda narrowed it down to this 420 head, sounds brilliant and has everything I'm looking for in a head, seems versatile, I know it will sound great with my bass and I'm wondering if it would be good / ok to use with an 8 string guitar too? And what cab would people recommend? Thanks

Bassassin Thanks for clearing this up! I've read through the replies a couple of times, and this overall seems worth going for, especially for what it is, or what it may not be in this case Really, at the end of the day, if you yourself like it and gel with it, that is ultimately all that matters, I mean, of course im interested in the origin (and story that goes with it), the quality, overall sound, and fit, feel, finish of this elusive bass! and above all just to make 100% sure I ain't getting the wool pulled over my eyes, as admittedly I don't know much about the fakers,

Couple more photos here for reference, excellent condition considering its possible age!

Thanks for pitching in Yea this is a neck thru one, and definitely made in the 70's era in Japan, Someone told me this is very similar, if not pretty much the same quality as a Shaftesbury one. Then someone claimed it may well be CMI, Which means it's essentially made by Marshall! Fascinating history lesson when you get looking into these! Well I've had a choice between this one here and a "Tokai" Rockinbetter, In short, I've always played guitar, and self taught on bass, however I played bass in my last band and really enjoyed it, that was a couple of years ago. I currently don't have a bass or any bass gear just yet and I've always had a thing for the Rickenbackers, just my current social stratification yells I can't afford the real deal, so, as we live to our means here I am! Asking people about these elusive Japanese made ones that are older than me! Anyway, I'm getting the bug again to either start or join a band again and jump back on bass with a fairly decent Rick style bass I can actually afford! I think the bottom line seems to be the majority of the basses made in Japan in the 70's are overall quality instruments! And are far superior to the more recent Rockinbetter ones

Bit of info required here Does anyone know anything about this bass here? All I really know is It's likely it was made in the Matsumoko factory during the 70's lawsuit era, it's a 4003, single truss rod and just says "strings" on the headstock, which googling this obviously brings up pages and pages of bass strings! Can anyone shed any light on this? It's in beautiful condition considering its from the 70's. Thanks all