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I've listed this at £800 on eBay as I've a few things I could use the money for. Bit of a bummer as it's an outstanding and rare guitar, and worth a lot more. I'll keep it open for a few days and if it doesn't sell will keep it

I'll accept sensible offers on this before I decide to keep it

Thanks Harry, it's a great amp and if it wasn't for the incoming Buster I'd hang on to it, but there's only so many Mesa amps one man can own (so my other half tells me anyway)

I have its exact twin, there is something absolutely magical about the maple board fretless Precisions of that era, unusually for 70's Precisions, I've never played a bad one (and I've played a lot of them).

The upside of which is that you have two 70's Fenders Mart

Hey Mart, is there a difference? Fender bridges have been standard for both basses since the early 60's as far as I'm aware. If there are Jazz versus Precision string spacing issues at the bridge I've not come across them. Of course I may be wrong

Beautiful Steve, great price as well

Daughters and congas is perhaps a combination to be avoided

Thanks mate, I am really interested. Although it's clearly a pathology as I've just sold a load of project basses, I still have the perfect neck for that body

Took these out of the studio yesterday and let them in the garden where my two daughters got hold of them. Wow, they are f*****g loud and powerful things; I guess given the history of similar drums, that shouldn't be surprising, but I was still really surprised by just how much viscera-modifying bass comes out of these things even twenty or thirty feet away. Odd that the classic recorded conga - thinking lots of 70's funk tracks, and recalling seeing Curtis Mayfield on TV in the 70's - is nothing like this, much more the percussive slap of the hand on the skin as opposed to what comes out of the other end. Probably explains why they're so bloody difficult to record in a small room also

Bump for pics. Looks a little dusty which shows how little I've used it recently, plus generally a bit grubby. With the exception of two small tears in the tolex (shown in the photos) it's in very good overall condition. When it's been moved around it's been in a flightcase. Cheers Chris

Bump for photos in first post

Hi, is the neck pocket standard Fender fit? Thanks Chris

Would consider a trade for a Mesa Walkabout head also. It would be good to have a small but powerful backup head I could carry to gigs without too much hassle

You're a gent Nik, many thanks

I have just bought this and I'm over the proverbial orbiting mass of rock about having done so, I owned the combo version a few years back and loved it, but it was huge and heavy, even by the quite challenging standards of 80's Mesa gear, and it got to be too much. However, this with my two Powerhouse 2x10s is my dream rig It does however mean that I have to get rid of one or both of my other big heads, a Mesa Venture bought quite recently from Harry (Hazbeen), and my older US built SVT CL. This is a stock photo, will post pics of mine this afternoon. It's in very good functional and cosmetic condition. Small tear in tolex 1 Smal tear in tolex 2 Look at those beauties (orange is two spare fuses for those Ampeg moments) Last year of USA production The SVT does what it say on the tin and does it very well. I really don't want to sell it but needs must. £600 is a bargain for this, collection form Canterbury preferred but I can arange delivery/meet up in London/SE/Home Counties. Courier would not be ideal for this but I'm open to it if you are. Cheers Chris

Having used these things for years, and in that time having moved from round to flats and recently even to foam mutes, seems a bit daft to be using these, when the Fender bridges do the job I need. Price per bridge below on basis of condition. Bridge 1 Lots of use, well cut slots, but grubby and rusty in places, works fine £50 **SOLD** Bridge 2. Average condition but slots a little poorly cut. Played it for several years without a problem however. £50 Bridge 3. Better than average condition £60 Cheers Chris

Morning! I have just bought this and I'm over the proverbial orbiting mass of rock about having done so, I owned the combo version a few years back and loved it, but it was huge and heavy, even by the quite challenging standards of 80's Mesa gear, and it got to be too much. However, this with my two Powerhouse 2x10s is my dream rig It does however mean that I have to get rid of one or both of my other big heads, a Mesa Venture bought quite recently form Harry (Hazbeen), and my older US built SVT CL. Harry's original FS thread is here The Venture is a huge sounding and visually imposing head, with all the grunt of the Walkabout albeit with greater options around EQ, compression and channels (all footswitchable, included). I have been playing with a VERY loud drummer and rarely have this past 3/10 on the master. It does everything from fat Motown to utter distortion. I love it, but cant afford to keep it and the Buster. Collection/meet up (Canterbury/South East/London/Home Counties) preferred, but might be able to consider other options. Courier also an option of course. Chris

Yes Sorry no

Main advantage of the Big Block over the SVT is that it only requires one person to carry it. oh, and it's less likely to go wrong. And it's more versatile. And it's got a footswitchable channel. Oh, and you don't have to spend a couple of hundred quid on tubes every couple of years. The five main advantage of the the Big Block........

I stood opposite this little f****r for four hours the other night whilst our g*******t thrashed hi Tele through it. Bloody hell, this is one loud, punchy amp

I'll trade if for a grand Greg All joking aside, I'd also trade for a decent USA Ovation, likely with some cash my way depending on the model. I really love this guitar but it's very unforgiving and mid focussed (great for recording in that context), and I think I'd prefer something with a cutaway, an onboard pre, and a slightly more scooped tone. But quite happy to keep it as well