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Please don't make me put this on eBay BUMP. If the price isn't right - make me an offer!

Friday bump for this wonderful beast...

It's with a great deal of reluctance that I'm putting this lovely thing up for sale. Normally in this bit people say "I really like this but I just didn't get on with it" or something similar, but not me. Despite being avowedly a P-bass man I have always hankered after a Gibson Thunderbird. Never managed to justify the cost (and made the rookie error of telling Mrs Omikin how much they were so if I ever did buy one she'd know how much I spent on it...) and the P-bass seemed to fit in with my band's sound quite nicely. I tried the standard Epi which I loved for its shape, even though I knew the neck was a bolt-on and it was too fat and it did have a bit of neck dive with a canvas strap. Then I went for the T-Bird Pro which was an improvement in shape but I couldn't get the hang of the electronics (four knobs and I was never really clear what they all did). So when Epiphone brought out this one - Gibson shape and styling with through neck and actual Gibson pickups I was really excited. I couldn't believe though that the quality would be that good. How could they sell effectively the same model (okay, poly finish rather than nitro and 7-ply neck instead of 9 ply neck but otherwise pretty much the same) for a grand less than the real thing? I couldn't find one anywhere until my local PMT had one in. I A-B'd it with the Gibson model and whilst the Gibson obviously has the heritage I couldn't really justify the extra cash as they felt and sounded the same. I didn't have the £419 they wanted for it either (plus £80 for a hard case) so I kept my eyes peeled on Ebay till I found this. A guy had been bought it by his GF and didn't want it so moved it on. I paid £255 for it (plus postage) and I got a new case from Amazon for £59. I have to confess I also put on the Gibson truss rod cover. Don't judge me. It's never left the house so no-one has seen this. The original Epiphone one is included with the sale. It looked pretty much mint to me and played really smooth out of the box. I lowered the action a little and put some flats on it (La Bella Deep Talking 45 - 105) and fell in love. It was never going to replace the P-bass in my band as I am now wedded to [i]that[/i] sound, but it is very very nice indeed. I like it with the neck pup on full and the bridge one slightly rolled off. Lovely growl and a completely different sound from the thud of the P-bass. So why am I selling it? My wife has been made redundant and every penny counts. If I were playing this in the band it would stay, but I'm not and it can't. I am hoping to almost cover my costs here so am asking for [s]£300[/s] [b]£275[/b] (remember these are £419 new, and £80 for a case so you're saving £200!) plus £20 postage if you need it couriered. I am up and down the M1 between Leeds and Dunstable a couple of times a month so meeting up or delivering may be an option too. [attachment=210719:132.JPG][attachment=210720:133.JPG][attachment=210721:134.JPG][attachment=210722:135.JPG][attachment=210723:136.JPG][attachment=210724:137.JPG]

Oh my word that is breathtaking. Good luck with the sale!

Now sold pending the usual.

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Bump for a Monday morning price drop - £200 for the lovely little valve amp, and only £100 for the cab. Come on people!

Bargain-tastic price drop! Hope to get these shifted asap! Message me if you're keen!

Final bump before ebay!

Bump!

Bump! Really don't want to put this on eBay. :/

Bump for a cute little rig.

Selling my bass tube screamer as I'm pretty much using clean tone right now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lgaoodi33mg £80 inc P&P. Only a couple of years old and in great nick. [attachment=194284:IMG_8890.JPG][attachment=194285:IMG_8891.JPG] Any questions let me know!

For sale either separately or together for [s]£330[/s]. [b]£300[/b] Ashdown CTM-15 15w valve head (retail price £299) bought new in 2014 from the Great British Bass Lounge. Finally a valve head manageable for small rehearsals and home use. Lots has been written on here about how amazing these heads sound and I can only agree. You can get a lovely warm clean tone, right the way through to a really crunchy overdrive - all at a volume which doesn't rattle the windows. Unless you want it to. Trouble is we're redecorating and renovating most of the house and I have another bass incoming so unfortunately it has to go. [s]£225 plus £10 for courier[/s]. [b]£200 including courier![/b] Happy to meet to pass it on. I live in Leeds and work from Dunstable from time to time so anywhere off the M1 between those destinations would work. [attachment=194276:IMG_8883.JPG][attachment=194277:IMG_8884.JPG][attachment=194278:IMG_8882.JPG][attachment=194279:IMG_8881.JPG] Also for sale is my Ashdown MiBass Mi10 250w 4Ohm cab (retail price £199). I bought this new in 2014 from PMT. Tremendous little cab which works wonderfully with the CTM-15 and looks the part as a mini stack with it. I have also used this cab with my Fender Bassman 100 and my Streamliner 900 with great results. I haven't used it at anything approaching gig volume - just for home use and small practices (volume knob on the bigger amps not much past 2) so I can't comment on whether it would cope with a pub gig. It would be more than adequate for acoustic stuff or rehearsal though. [s]£125 plus £15 for courier, or meet up as above[/s]. [b]£100 including courier![/b] [attachment=194280:IMG_8877_.jpg][attachment=194281:IMG_8878.JPG][attachment=194282:IMG_8879.JPG][attachment=194283:IMG_8880.JPG] Not looking at any trades, I'm afraid. Hope the above gives you enough info but any questions please just ask. Both items are in great condition as they're about a year old and haven't had a lot of use. I also have a Ibanez Bass Tube Screamer for sale in the effects forum so have a butchers there too...

If I didn't already have a US P in sunburst / maple I would be all over this. Great bass and someone is going to get one hell of a bargain. GLWTS!

Dear God that's beautiful.