FlatEric

Nice!!

Oooooooooooo!! Very nice.

Guess this won't be around too long.

I really don't need another one!!

[quote name='ProfJames' timestamp='1485207119' post='3222183']
Hi Guys

How good are they? They appear to be very popular with a number of bassists. Worth buying?
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Great Basses - I love 'em!

They drop into two camps - Toaster/Slab Body and Blade/Contoured. Toaster, more old school sound and Blade, a bit more punch and bite.

Lots and lots of stuff here:[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/88904-peavey-t-40-basses/page__hl__peavey%20t40%20flat%20eric"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/88904-peavey-t-40-basses/page__hl__peavey%20t40%20flat%20eric[/url]

Lots and lots of stuff here: [url="http://flatericbassandguitar.blogspot.co.uk/search?q=T-40"]http://flatericbassandguitar.blogspot.co.uk/search?q=T-40[/url]

People often mention the weight of them - generally the earlier ones are lighter - I have a few that are around 9 to 10lbs.
The thing is they are very "well balanced".
I have lighter basses, that "feel" heavier, as they hang off balance, so try not to let that put you off.
Have a read up and decide if you want Toaster or Blade.

Good luck in finding the one for you - plenty of fans of the Forty on here!

Cheers. ::

Nice.
Only just discovered this band via here on Basschat - may have been you that put it up.

Like their stuff.

Owdo mate!!

Good luck with the sale - make a bit more room for you to stack up all those kidzzz toyzzz!! LOL.

Hope you get your op sorted out soon!!

Cheers.

Sending you a PM

Ah, this has risen to the surface again.

I never did find anything definative.
A one off?

Nice looking and hopefully, nice playing.

I thing there are two sections of Ibanez and there are fans for earlier (sort of pre1985 ish) for later and in some cases they like both.

I fall into the earlier - I only have one post 85, which is a beautiful SR 900.
Here:[url="http://flatericbassandguitar.blogspot.co.uk/2010/09/ibanez-old-and-new.html"]http://flatericbassandguitar.blogspot.co.uk/2010/09/ibanez-old-and-new.html[/url]

I just love the "Classic Ibanez", in my opinion, some of the best basses money can buy and the values of them aren't falling.

Someone has already mentioned a confusion between models, which may be true, I can't say I know a newer one from the other.
It has also been mentioned that Dave Swift is an endorsee, he also has a floor to ceiling collection of the "Classics"

It is perhaps that the modern ones, just don't stand out?

I love my 900 but have never been tempted to buy another later Ibby.
Nothing sort of grabs me - but then to be fair, I only really do 4 String.

Nice.

People only get to realise how good they are, once they have had a proper go on one - very rarely do players acvtively search for these, preferring more accepted brands.
A truly cracking bass!!

I joined up because I was trying to find someone else in the UK, who had an Odyssey Bass, like mine.
I managed to find someone and nearly a thousand posts later (small fry for a lot of you guys and gals on here), I am still here.
[url="http://flatericbassandguitar.blogspot.co.uk/2010/06/start-at-last.html"]http://flatericbassandguitar.blogspot.co.uk/2010/06/start-at-last.html[/url]

It is certainly one of the best around and long my it continue.

Bit of an update on the Peter Cook Story.

It is (hush my mouth. . .) Guitar related but I'm sure in this instance, it'll be OK

Click on the link to see Peter, (me ) and the Wonderful Axis Guitar, that has returned to the guy who made it.
[url="http://flatericbassandguitar.blogspot.co.uk/"]http://flatericbassandguitar.blogspot.co.uk/[/url]

For anyone that hase not seen the Axis Bass - see here:
[url="http://flatericbassandguitar.blogspot.co.uk/search?q=Axis+Bass"]http://flatericbassandguitar.blogspot.co.uk/search?q=Axis+Bass[/url]

This is a post that I listed before I managed to track Peter down.
That was a task and a half!!!
[url="http://flatericbassandguitar.blogspot.co.uk/2010/07/peter-cook-custom-builder-where-are-you.html"]http://flatericbassandguitar.blogspot.co.uk/2010/07/peter-cook-custom-builder-where-are-you.html[/url]

I will be doing more on what we found from the attic, in the new year!

Cheers.

[quote name='Norm' timestamp='1481038953' post='3189213']
Thanks Flat Eric for your expert knowledge. Your white bass is sweet!
Question still stands about the body construction?
[/quote]Mm. Got me there.
Looks like a veneer front and back?
They did a dark see through stain - perhaps that on Basswood.
Don't put off by that. I have a red Blazer - thunderous!!!

If it is of any help. . . .

This would have been a Blazer, converted to RB650 Spec, by adding the J at the bridge.

Both the Blazer and the 650, have the jack socket on the plate.

This is mine:
[url="http://flatericbassandguitar.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/ibanez-rb-650-hot-marquee-and-davy.html"]http://flatericbassandguitar.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/ibanez-rb-650-hot-marquee-and-davy.html[/url]

I seems to be a neat conversion, so I would imagine it would have the same charcteristics of the 650, which it a truly great bass - one of my favourites and current rehearsing bass and back up.

Luvvverlee to play, Big, Punchy sound and great tones.

Would be a great bass to own and play.

Cheers>

For anyone who was following this, the bass is now finished.

See Here: [url="http://flatericbassandguitar.blogspot.co.uk/"]http://flatericbassandguitar.blogspot.co.uk/[/url]

Anyone else got a Reeve, Seen one, played one - would love to here from you.

Cheers.

For anyone who was following this, the bass is now finished.

See Here: [url="http://flatericbassandguitar.blogspot.co.uk/"]http://flatericbassandguitar.blogspot.co.uk/[/url]

Anyone else got a Reeve, Seen one, played one - would love to here from you.

Cheers.

[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1479657968' post='3178182']
Very nice work, Sir.

Once again Mr FlatEric shines an illuminating light on British Guitar history. Truly he is a scholar (and a gentleman)
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Why, thank you - Very kind of you to say so.
It's a lot of work but a true labour of love!

Cheers.

[quote name='police squad' timestamp='1479658271' post='3178187']
Peter sold me an aria SBR-150 with actives modified by him. He was a really nice guy. I traded my Manson explorer bass in against it. This was late 86 maybe even early 87
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Whilst rooting through all the stuff, we came across a "day book" - jobs coming in day to day.
All sorts of names/jobs in there (a lot of them) - I'm sure those of us who are of an age and who visited the shop, may have an entry in the book.

[quote name='mikel' timestamp='1479660944' post='3178223']
When I was a drummer, back in the early 70s, our bassist had a Ned Callan bass. It was a tone monster through his Orange valve head and WEM 2 X 15 cab. Great instrument.
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Ah, those were the days - if it was a bass, BIG speakers were the order of the day!
I have a Ned Bass and for something so simple, it sounds really nice!

NB. I have edited the original post, as one of the images was missing - it will make more sence, if you take another look.

Cheers.

Hi.

For those of you who are familiar with my blog, you will know that I did a big feature on Peter Cook and his custom work, including stuff he did for John and Pete of The Who.

We had arranged quite a while ago to have a get together to sort out what had been salvaged from "The Garden Shed" and the shop, in Hanwell but various things got in the way, until this week.

Well, what a brilliant day I had with Peter - the promised "sort through" of all the stuff that was in the attic/loft, was more interesting that I could have imagined.

After a cup of tea (how English) and a bit of a natter, we started on a smaller box with diaries, note books, delivery notes etc.
Lots of entries for John (The Ox) and Pete, plus Clapton, Neil Murray, Lemmie/Fast Eddie and a whole host of others.
The second box, marked up as Ned C, was full of Ned Callan bits, as you would expect, as well as more copy delivery notes, which on reading, quite shocked me at the quantities!



I never thought there were that many in circulation - and included were the serial numbers of a lot of them, along with the dates.
There were many more interesting items, which we had a sort through - with another tea, including some Polaroid shots of a very young Peter Cook, playing a Firebird copy, prepared for CSL!


We also came across one of those typical tour jackets of the 70's and 80's, which Peter used to take to shows and apparently, sold like hot cakes.


Anyone remember seeing one, got one?
Then the third box!
So many interesting bits and pieces to sort through and then. . . . .

What do you think this is?
Got it yet? Fans of John, I'm sure would spot this instantly - it had the whiff of "Garden Shed"
I was truly "Gobsmacked"!!!!! Yes, it's the real thing, trust me!!



Also found a few layers down, was this! The bottom part caught my eye, because he mad two Firebird Twin Necks - mine and the one Del Bromham had. . . . was this entry relating to mine?
The parts at the top, obviously relate to the items shown above, if you hadn't already guessed!!!



This is just a fraction of it, in terms of details, notes, etc. - so we are going to have another go at it and try and bottom it, at some time!!

As I said at the top, a brilliant day!

As always, my request goes out to anyone who has/had a Peter Cook or Ned Callan, seen one/played one - would love to hear from you.
Any info/pics - anything.

Cheers.

EDITED: Realised that one of the images was missing - should make a lot more sense now!

Oh Really!!!???

Poor old John must be spinning!!

[quote name='stu_g' timestamp='1477953298' post='3165566']
ive got one of those lovely japanese hondo,fitted a seymour duncan spb1 to mine i really like it flat eric has one on his website>[url="http://flatericbassandguitar.blogspot.co.uk/2010/10/hondo-professional.html"]http://flatericbassa...ofessional.html[/url]
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A really nice bass - I've said it and other players that had had a go on mine, say it sound like a P does on a recording.

I think this one may have been pimped up a little - this is the first one I have seen with black hardware.

If it's up for grabs, I'd take it!!

[quote name='spongebob' timestamp='1477066673' post='3159690']
Cool story!

I wasn't so lucky with my Ricky. The previous owner, (professional in the 80s) had used the bass on TV, singles, and even a Peel session. With the bass being a commission sale, I asked the vendor to contact said bassist to get more of his own personal history with the instrument - maybe even it's life before him. I also wanted to show him the restoration if he was interested.

Answer came back, a big fat no. He said he was married and had a career, and that he wanted nothing to do with the bass ever again. Very sad.

In fact, the vendor did tell me that the guy didn't want to part with it, and that he felt that he in denial. Once it's gone and all that. I did try!
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Shame - to date, I have been quite lucky - just send a nice email and keep your fingers crossed!
Usually works.

Anyone out there had a Reeve, played one, seen one??

This is the other one I have. . . .



Cheers.

Hi.

Some time ago, I put up a post in build diaries, about a Headless Bass I was restoring.
It is a Reeve Bass and since starting it I have managed to meet up with Val Reeve, wife of the late Ges Reeve, who was the maker.

Whilst going through a mountain of history files and photos she had, this one popped up!



This is a very young Derrick Taylor, of Roachford fame (and many others if you click on the link in the feature) who placed an order for the bass you see, in 1984.

I managed to contact him and he very kindly said that he was fine with me doing an article on him and the bass.

So if you want to see more, please go here:[url="http://flatericbassandguitar.blogspot.co.uk/"]http://flatericbassa...blogspot.co.uk/[/url]

This is how the bass came to me: [url="http://flatericbassandguitar.blogspot.co.uk/search?updated-max=2015-07-24T04:57:00-07:00&max-results=8&start=8&by-date=false"]http://flatericbassa...8&by-date=false[/url]

As always when I am doing these kind of things - anyone out there ever had a Reeve instrument/know of one/played one??

Cheers.

[quote name='Ajoten' timestamp='1476613228' post='3155581']
Being a bear of very little brain who likes Precisions, if I had to buy something with active electronics I wouldn't want 25 knobs to faff about EQ. 1x tone control to change from bassy to trebly please. Never seen such a thing. Have you?
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Aria Pro II LAser Heritage Active.

I Vol I Tone - bassy one half trebleeeeee, the other.
FAT sound LOADS of power.

Sorted!

Sitting eating my lunch at work, so no chance of checking this out, so could be completely wrong but. . . .
I'm pretty sure the base is die cast and the material is not brass?

Perhaps have a look underneath before 'avin' a go.

As I said, could be wrong. . . . Mmmm this cheese salad cob is nice!!!

[quote name='ash' timestamp='1475321920' post='3145010']
I've bought a couple of things off the seller including an Ovation Magnum and he's really into collecting unusual basses. Nice to see one of these in good condition the back of the neck area reminds me of John Birch basses. If I hadn't just bought an old Yamaha bass I'd be making an offer!
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I know him as well - great guy.

As Coldflows said RARE.

Took me several years to pick a good one.

Really interesting thing to own, look at and play!

[url="http://flatericbassandguitar.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/electra-outlaw-mpc-x620.html"]http://flatericbassandguitar.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/electra-outlaw-mpc-x620.html[/url]

[url="http://flatericbassandguitar.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/electra-outlaw-bass-part-ii.html"]http://flatericbassandguitar.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/electra-outlaw-bass-part-ii.html[/url]

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1468864890' post='3093900']
I LOVE this.... would you sell?
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Owdo!!

Only just seen this.

At some point, I think so.

Over the next two/three years, I am letting a lot of my stuff go - the earliest ones (in terms of then I bought them and still have them) would be 1974 and 1979 and the rest followed on - I have about a dozen instruments with "can I have first grab on it", so for this one - "you name vill go on ze lizt!" Pike!!
I can't remember how long I have had this one - I dig it out now and again and just drift away into 12 string heaven.
Sweet.

I'll put you name in the case - sorted!!

Cheers.