WHUFC BASS

I could be wrong but I remember this bass from it's days at Trace Elliot (I might have even played it). It was used for testing out repaired amps etc. It's didn't have the Trace Elliot paint job / sticker job at the time though.

Mine too. Bought it for £40 in 1983 and it was one of the early ones with the "Westone" lettering. Super heavy, although I didn't realise it at the time but it sounded great. I used it for years and still don't know what happened to it. Not sure i miss the weight but I do remember playing through an old valve head at a rehearsal studio in the mid-80s and it sounded immense. As mentioned, the build quality was brilliant but I wouldn't expect anything less from them early Matsumoko basses.

My two - Spector Euro 5XL and Doug Wimbish Signature.

Genuinely lol'd at that ...

Did a dep for a local metal covers band at a bike clubs 30th Anniversary. Ampeg SVT3 Pro Ashdown ABM 6x10 Korg Pitch Black Tuner

Gawd .. have you had one nicked ? Yeah, 4ohm 900watt job. I will destroy the venue on Saturday if it turns up on time. Otherwise I'll be using the SVT3

Well, offer was accepted - £350 + postage which seems reasonable. I'll let you know my findings. I'll be using it was an Ashdown ABM 6x10. Thanks!

Just made an offer on a GK 1001RB Mk II. I'll let you know how it goes.

Thanks for all the comments fellas. I think I'll have to get a GK just to see how good they are in the flesh. Very impressed with the demo of the Legacy heads although it might just be out of my budget at the moment. That's pretty much the route I've trod. What's your opinion on the GK 1001RB Mk II ?

I've read their book and yes... they were deffo miming . They were all roaring drunk from the free booze the BBC had supplied, especially the bass player Vince Reardon. The guitarist threatened to knock out Steve Wright after the show and they all had to jump the barriers at White City station as they had no money to get home.

They're due to be in the UK in late July according to Andertons: https://www.andertons.co.uk/bass-dept/bass-amps/bass-amp-heads/solid-state-bass-amp-heads/gallien-krueger-legacy-1200-1200-watt-bass-amplifier

Trouble is, Yorkshire people are tight as chocolate starfish and won't spend Christmas so I doubt he'll sell much ! 😂😂

Been reading a lot about Gallien Krueger Amps lately and hearing only good things. I'm currently using an Ampeg SVT3 through an Ashdown 6x10 and it's great. I've got a Genz-Benz Shuttle 6.0 as a backup which sound great but my Spectors cause some severe clipping due to the super hot Tone Pump (I have to have it almost turned off to prevent clipping). Does anybody have good things to say about Gallien Krueger Amps ? Specifically the class D stuff like the Fusion or the MB range.

He definitely used one back in the day ...

Cockney Rejects, Vince Reardon used a Thunderbird: You've also got Mike Watt from the Minutemen who used a Thunderbird Tripp Underwood of The Unseen Krist Novoselic of Nirvana

Bruce Foxton in the early days it was always a Rick. Later with SLF and From The Jam on a Precision maybe but it was always Ricks and a Musicman. Precisions were synonymous with Punk - Paul Simmonen Jean-Jaques Brunel Sid Vicious Dee Dee Ramone Glen Matlock to name just a few of the iconic bassists. There were loads more.

That's funny, I always associate them with Lemmy, Bruce Foxton and Paul McCartney and that's about it. They weren't that popular (certainly not as popular as Precisions). In fact, I'd go as far to say that they weren't even as popular as Gibson Thunderbirds.

Nowhere near popular back in the 80s and even today in the punk scene. As was pointed out it was (and is) usually a mix of Precisions, Precision knock-offs and LTDs.

Nice one. Aa I mentioned on another thread, if you swap the pre-amp out for an EMG BTQ pre then it'll transform the sound of the bass completely and improve it no end. The Tone Pump on the Rebop isn't the greatest of pre-amps and many people rip them out and replace them ASAP. Can't get over what a bargain that was. They usually go for at least £500

That's a proper bargain. That's even cheaper than some of the Korean made Spector Legends. How does it play and sound?

Ah - was that one from Brighton? I looked at that on Gumtree and thought about buying it but really can't justify another 4-String. If it was a 5 string, I'd have probably pulled the trigger.

Ah apologies, I missed the stacked knob arrangement on your bass. I still think the EMG pre-amp would be better than the stock pre-amp. Some of the reviews of that pre-amp on Amazon and Thomann specifically mention removing the stock Legend pre-amp and how much of an improvement was made to the overall tone of the instrument. I'm seriously considering it for my Doug Wimbish Spector.

Well, not sure what pickups you have in your legend but if they're emg hz pickups then they're perfectly good. The preamp is possibly the Tone Pump Junior which is t that versitile and neither is the Tone Pump that's used in the more expensive Spector basses. There's no mid control which makes a hell of a difference. The EMG BQS system pre amp is a great alternative and if you have emg pickups, it's completely solderless. http://www.emgpickups.com/accessories/bass-accessories/bass-eq-active/bqcsystem.html The differe cé in sound is like night and day.

Change the pre-amp out for an EMG BQT and you have a superb sounding instrument. Even better than it sounds now.