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I've had these a while, using them in various amps with valve preamp stages, but my move away from such amps means they are now surplus: Mullard ECC83 - code B6B3 means made in Blackburn, third week of February in either 1956, 1966 or 1976 = £50 Mullard ECC83 - (code backward3)91 means made in Chelmsford for Mullard by Marconi, but not sure how to date the rest = £50 Mullard ECC81 - no code that I can see = £25 Caveat Emptor: I have tested them in my Demeter amp and they are all working fine at time of writing, but as always with old valves be aware they can fail at any time. Please do bear that in mind before you buy. -
Yes they were based in Treorchy and went out of business a while back. The only part of the business that went to the US was the Innovation string range for uprights, which was bought by GHS in 2019 a year after they became the US distributor.
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Oddly enough I have just started buying and selling bits and bobs on eBay after a long break and, so far, all the transactions have been super smooth. In fact, I am up to around 1000 transactions in total and have never had an issue. I guess I've just been lucky...
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Such good amps! I'd be all over this if I needed a new amp. -
Thing is I love the PJ setup... and the roasted maple neck with blocks...
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Yes I spotted that. Personally I wouldn't get the cab as it's rear ported, which I never like for live work. The amp is clearly a good deal though....
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I'm a few months in with this amp now and I must say I really like it. It's incredibly versatile. For live work I've settled on a core tone and three main effects in addition to the drive, which are chorus, octaver and auto-wah. At first I switched between them using bluetooth, but now I just have them marked on the setlist so switch between songs. It's plenty loud enough through my FMC 4 ohm 1x10+1x12 cab that's rated at 600 watts. I feel like I've hardly touched the surface of what it can do, but it's a fun ride so far!
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Boss Katana 500
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I loved the look of this Sire when I saw it in an Andertons video. I emailed them to ask if it was an actual model, but apparently it was custom made for Lee and will not be repeated.
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Fitting Gotoh Resolite Tuners on a Sire Bass
franzbassist replied to Misdee's topic in Repairs and Technical
I put Gotoh GB-528 on my P8 and they are a perfect fit. I did crack the lacquer on the front of the headstock when removing one of the bushings, so do be careful when removing them. The best way is to find something that fits the hole really well so you can apply even pressure, and tap that gently from the back side of the headstock. This is what they look like fitted. I've improved how the unused holes look since this was taken. And the front. You can just see the remnants of the crack near the B string tuner (picture taken after I repaired it). -
At my playing peak I was averaging around 100 a year. Nowadays it's more like one a month, which suits me fine. I'd take quality over quantity any day now.
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My Franz basses, both Sirius model but one double and one single cut.
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These strings are growing on me. They have such a good fundamental tone.
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Very happy to provide Ross with his first feedback on Basschat! Although I only sold him a set of strings, comms were perfect and payment prompt. What more could you ask for?
