Shaggy

The EV drivers were mostly what raised the MB Diesel cabs a notch above everything else.   I’ve got the Diesel 1x15 RR (with matching 2x10) and it has all the low end I could want......although have to say the 1516 I also own and 2x15 cabs I used to own go even deeper, so must be down to cab design I guess.  Even though the Diesels are old school now, they’re quite compact compared to (for example) Trace Elliot cabs of the same era.    Have you looked at the driver to check it is the original EV15L?

I’d be inclined to leave as is, and if not happy go with a more modern cab. 

Lush 😋

Barrie (molan) must have a thing for Demeter preamps, as many years ago I bought his early ‘90’s Eden VT.40 head which similarly has a Demeter pre (though probably not as posh as this one.....).  Still going strong.

Bump and GLWTS 👍

I’m surprised that Seymour Duncan haven’t taken issue with the trade name....

Yet another iconic British (originally) brand thats been utterly screwed around with since their golden era........🙁

1 hour ago, Waddo Soqable said:

Never knew they did kramer Ali necks as a fretless, unless someone just ground the frets down? 

I also recall you could pick a kramer up fairly cheap as many people didn't fancy them. My last hands on experience of them was in the early 80s, I've not seen one out in the wild for donkeys years. 

Yeah, quite a few were fretless, and they also pioneered the “semi fretted” format where the lower (nut end) part of the fingerboard was fretted, and the upper part was fretless.    Didn’t seem to catch on though.   The fingerboards are made from ebanol, a synthetic material also used for making bowling balls, which is very like a hard expoxied ebony board; mine almost looks like new after over 40 years of play.

Kramers were never really fashionable, the late ‘70’s / early ‘80’s alu necked ones were superb, really boutique quality, but the later wooden necked pointy “hair metal” models rather ruined the brand image.  

I’d personally take a ‘79 Kramer over a ‘79 Fender any day.

I’ve got the Mustang 1 little brother of this; seriously nice crunch tones, very convincing amp models and effects, really  decent clean sound.  This looks like it does a hell of a lot more than mine for very little dosh - bump and GLWTS 👍

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Nice - I have the exact same model; they’re seriously good basses especially as a fretless - I found it got me closer to the Mick Karn tone than my fretless Wal does ( most of the Japan recordings were done using an alu necked Travis Bean of course).

Mind, he’d  have better chances of a sale if he could actually spell “bass” in the title and had checked it actually works.  As long as it doesn’t fetch much more than £1K it’s a good buy. 👍

Have to admit I’ve been doing the same thing; replacing my favourite DVD’s - definitely including The Godfather trilogy - with Blu-ray Discs, but find that I can’t bring myself to get rid of the old DVD’s just in case Blu-ray (already superseded by 4K) goes the way of Betamax / 8-track.......🤔.    

Which means of course I now have waaaaaaaay too many discs 🙁

Anyway, as Burns-bass says above; a real treat for someone here.   Godfather 1 is for my money the best film ever made - certainly the best of its genre - and the two sequels/ prequels not far behind.

Bought a set off strings off John; smooth easy deal, great communications, and strings sent off pronto 🙂

Top fella! 👍

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13 minutes ago, MacDaddy said:

Fender Attic Bass series.

 

A bunch of basses found in the attic of a recently deceased Grandparent, which look really old and may be genuine vintage Fenders... etc.

Good thinking 👍.   Though as there are clear logistical problems in getting a deceased grandparent to validate a bass, it might be better to have each bass certified by a living Uncle, together with a photo reinacting him finding it in his loft.

Car boot spin off possibilities here also

Announcing the new “Fender Bender” model range - 

For the ultimate in that road-worn look, your instrument is lovingly and authentically run over in the Fender Custom shop car park, using an original ‘57 Chevrolet once owned by Elvis himself 😎

Wish you were closer! 🙁

20 hours ago, stewblack said:

My old man made my first combo from an old lo-fi record player.

 

Very similar indeed to mine!    My first amp - in 1977 - was built by my brother (who was pretty good at that stuff, went on to be an electrical engineer at Marconi), he even built in a fuzz circuit.  I made the cab from the wooden carcass of an old  TV, with the 2 speakers from my Dad’s old Pye radiogram.    Needless to say, the speakers completely blew the first time I hit low E at band practice 🙁

Like most at the time, we recorded ourselves on one of those crappy little cassette recorders with piano key buttons.

Another great one very economical note-wise:

How about this; a mere £20K and not even pre-CBS:  https://m.facebook.com/groups/477038984505702/permalink/522515286624738/?m_entstream_source=feed_mobile&paipv=0&eav=AfbE-50Aq3x3tTbF389DO0KlmRnGxdZnYQUxX5BYioeJIWgVZriYjjTq-h-A_rfvibE

only a few years ago I was struggling to sell my ‘65 P on here for £2.5K - admittedly it was boring old 3TSB......

Most of this is pretty much a groove on open E.  The wonderful Mr Barry Adamson 😎

6 hours ago, lowregisterhead said:

...and just for comparison...

 

https://www.ssvintage.com/bass-guitars/fender-precision-bass-1957-2-tone-sunburst

All PC’s/tablets/phones should have a factory-set program such that if you type “plays like butter” into it,

your keypad actually turns into butter......😠

But yes, looks like a decently priced ‘50’s P, particularly compared to how bonkers prices for ‘70’s ones seem have gone lately

Definitely the best 4x10 cab I ever owned; really tight, deep, low end.  Used mine with an old Eden VT.40

Bump and GLWTS 👍

My main musical regret is that in 46 years of being in gigging bands I have never, ever been in one with a half decent name 🙁

i wont list them all, but lowest point had to be a school punk band called the Thrush-ridden Apes (usually billed as The TRA)

19 hours ago, Owen said:

I played through one of these once. It should not still be on sale.

Marked as “on hold”, bottom of p.1 - not sure that’s still the case?

When I saw the thread title I assumed that P45 had to be a UB40 tribute act where the band members actually have jobs.......(honestly!)

(You have to be very old to understand that one 🤔)

On 05/03/2023 at 22:03, NickA said:

My case says Wal on it. Most people haven't a clue what it means.

 

I get asked " is that a Warwick"?  

 

Strangely enough, at a recent gig someone came over to me at halftime and asked me if my Warwick FNA (Corvette) was a Wal, probably fooled by the “W” headstock logo. 🤔

Gave me a flashback to a time in the early ‘80’s when someone in a car park asked me if my car was a Jaguar (actually a clapped out 1966 Bond Equipe GT4S, my first car, that cost me  £100).

Lovely bass in the OP, good score! 👍

Jeez, you should have jumped on that Chris!