Shaggy

PM'd re the 70's P

PM'd re amp stand

Now sold

[quote name='skankdelvar' post='426839' date='Mar 6 2009, 01:05 AM']PM'd[/quote] replied

A couple of trade offers but nothing definite - so still available folks!

Everyone knows these - not boutique - but tough, dependable, great power-to-weight ratio, punchy clear sound, and very cool looking with the aluminium cones (never fails to wow guitarists for some reason!) 8 ohm, 300W, ported, [b]very[/b] light and compact. Had this from new nearly a couple of years and only used it for rehearsals, as a monitor cab when DI-ing, and a couple of small pub gigs so never thrashed; still virtually as new. Too much gear so just looking to shift it quickly for £70, otherwise I'll keep it as back-up. Not worth shipping at that price so collected from South Wales (Swansea or Bridgend) or as mentioned in my Gibson RD Artist sale I'll be driving over to Cambridge next month if that goes close to anyone interested.

Would consider swap for Mesa Diesel 2x 15 EV, 800 watts, 4 ohm (also stereo option 2 x 8 ohm) road-ready (flightcase) version Well gigged, but absolutely no issues and sounds wonderful. Love it, but I have a 1516BE to use as a "big" cab, and yours would make a great "small" one. Ampeg heads with Mesa cabs are the pefect combination IMO! PM if interested.

Thanks guys! Forgot to mention- - Unlike Thunderbirds these [b]don't [/b]suffer from neck dive; nicely balanced. - construction and xtra long scale makes them ideal for drop-tuning malarky such as BEAD

This is Woolleydick’s old RD Artist, which has been my main stage weapon for the last year or so. With a change in band material I’m playing my Gordon Smith and fretless rather more, plus I’ve recently acquired another RD Artist in the sunburst finish that I’m a sucker for. This is an ’81 model, in clear nitro finish natural maple which has aged to a nice pale honey tone all over. The woodwork, finish, Gibson-branded Schaller tuners, and 3-point bridge are original. As you can probably see the pick-ups are not; the original black series V humbuckers were replaced 2 owners ago with chrome EB-3 type units (Japanese made, Allparts supplied), and the original Moog preamp replaced by what I was informed is a Bartolini 2-band EQ one. The brass nut and generic Gibson truss-rod cover are also not original, and rear battery cover is missing (NOS ones available on t’bay). RD Artists have the classiest headstock on any bass ever I reckon, the Gibson logo and “flying note” inlay are real mother-of-pearl. The controls are; vol / vol / treble boost-cut / bass boost-cut, p/u select (neck/both/bridge), with micro-switches for active/passive (wish every active bass had one!), and phase invert. Quite simply there is nothing that looks like these basses, or sounds like this one. They are heavy – a big solid chunk of maple, but really ergonomic – if you play fingerstyle (as I mostly do) you can rest your palm on the upper body cut-out whilst doodling away on the strings; so comfortable. Set neck, body-through stringing, extra-long scale (34.5”), and dense maple body means it sustains for ever. Versatile: you can get the muscular EB-3 sound (think Jack Bruce, Jim Lea, Andy Fraser….) but with more punch and top end available, rather more Fender P. The preamp is very effective and hum free but I almost invariably use it passive – just such a rich, growly, ringing tone. I reckon the chrome p/ups look so much more right on an old Gibson too. However, the mods have obviously devalued it as a collector’s bass, so I’d only be after what I paid for this; a firm £550 collected, shipping on top. I’m based in South Wales, fairly near Swansea, but drive over to Cambridge now and again to see family – next time Easter, if that’s near to anyone interested.

[quote name='dangerboy' post='420103' date='Feb 26 2009, 02:38 PM']I'd get a new scratchplate made with 4 holes for knobs and one for a 3-way switch, then de-solder the existing electronics from the pickups, and remove the whole control assembly in one go, including scratchplate. Then wire up the new scratchplate with new pots. That way returning the bass to stock would be easy.[/quote] This is what you'd want: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/OVATION-MAGNUM-BASS-PICKGUARD_W0QQitemZ310124484030QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar_Accessories?hash=item310124484030"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/OVATION-MAGNUM-BASS-...tem310124484030[/url] Seems a bit on the pricey side; I'd be happy to make a template of mine if it helps! Awesome basses.