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Price dropped again - £125!! Someone's gotta have use for it - makes excellent feature coffee table if nothing else!! Andy

Price dropped to £150 - Bump Andy

Hi, For sale, my well used Trace Elliot 7210H combo. 2x10" speakers plus high frequency horn. Vinyl covering (rather than later carpetted versions), all knobs and buttons intact, but there are several tears in the vinyl and scratches on the metalwork, plus some pint glass rings on the vinyl top courtesy of 15 years heavy gigging! Would probably brush up very nicely with a bit of TLC. There is also a minor dent in the seperate horn grill. More importantly, sounds as new; transparent with huge headroom (I have rarely needed to turn up past 3! I once added a 1x15 extension cabinet to get the full 250W experience and easily drowned out a drummer and two Marshall stacks!) Tone shaping is easy with the two switchable preshapes, 7 band eq and EQ balance knob (which basically works like an overall tone control.) All usual gubbins as well: effects loop, tuner out, ground lift switch, mute button, and DI out with pre-post pre-amp switchable. The sound is punchy and great for slap, pick or fingers. The horn isn't hissy at all (but can't be turned off). Two downsides to this amp: 1) It's heavy - but is virtually indestructable because of this!, and 2) The fan is a little loud - only so you would use it live rather than for recording; no biggie (and I suspect nowadays you could quite cheaply change for a silent fan if you were really bothered.) I'm selling because I (hopefully) take delivery of my new Markbass rig this week. Rest assured this thing has never let me down, and I've owned it since new. Priced for a quick sale and due to wear and tear: £125. I'm based in Cambridge and am happy for pickup or delivery if not too far, but can't post I'm afraid. Cheers, Andy

Thanks All, That was quick. Am I sure I want to sell it? Well, just been to rehearsal with my band and I have to say after all these years it's still difficult to imagine using a different bass, it really is lovely. But it's time to move on and I'm sure it's going to a good home - thanks Steve; I've PM'd you so look forward to hearing from you soon. I think loz is right, Alembics do take a bit of getting used to, but they definately pay it back in spades! I'd have to liken it to a Wal in that respect (but soo much lighter!) The Epic has such a solid piano-like undertone when you're accompanying, but dig in and it cuts through in a very natural and even way without any compression or effects. Thanks to the others that PM'd me - if the sale falls through I'll let you know. Cheers, Andy

Hi, I've had this beautiful birdseye maple Alembic since new in 1995. It's served me very well but after 14 years it's time for a change. As you know Alembic's are handmade in California with amazing attention to detail. The Epic is their lower priced option but are still listed at £2900 which reflects their craftmanship. The tone is modern but not harsh (Flea used an Epic for most of RHCP's 'One Hot Minute'.) It has the best sustain I've ever heard on a bass. It can really turn it's hand to any style, and finger, plectrum or slap all sound great. It's 9v active and the battery lasts over a year with moderate usage. It feels incredibly solid and keeps it's tuning exceptionally well. Intonation is perfect all the way up the neck with no dead spots. The finish was originally matt, but with use and cleaning it turns to gloss around the edges in a very nice way. I've been gigging it for quite a while and so there are a few marks. There is some buckle rash as shown on the pictures (actually belts have no impact on the mahogany body... the rash on mine is sadly due to a friends sporan!) The brass nut and bridge are tarnished, but will come up as new after polishing with Brasso. There are slight scratches on the gold hardware, but not severe. There are a few wood scratches which I've tried to show in the pictures. Controls are volume, pickup pan, treble and bass. There is really no hiss even with treble up high. The nut and bridge are fully adjustable. The neck has an ebony fingerboard and has a 34" scale (although feels longer than that with quite high string tension.) There is a dual truss rod which I've hardly ever needed to touch. I'll throw in the gigbag free. Going for £950, but would swap for a Fender '75 reissue Jazz. Bass is for pickup only, or I will deliver within reason in the southeast/midlands. Happy for people to come and try it out (PM me, I'm based in Cambridge.) I'll really miss the old girl... Cheers and good luck, Andy

Hi, I don't suppose you'd consider a straight swap for an Alembic epic 4 in birdseye maple? Andy