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  1. franzbassist
    Bugger
  2. franzbassist
    I have decided to rationalise my cabs down to just a 2x10 and 1x15, so this original series Ashdown [url="http://www.ashdownmusic.com/bass/detail.asp?section=legacy&ID=234"]LB212[/url] is up for sale. The original LB cabs were either 1x12 or 2x12s with neo drivers, and produced in the UK to coincide with the release of the LB30 head. Only 20 LB212s were made, so it's a rare cab, and is rated at 300 watts with a 4 ohm impedance. You won't find a new one anywhere (I know that for a fact, as I contacted everyone who had them listed on their websites when I was looking only to be offered the VS212 instead, which is 8 ohms and non-neo), and they sold for £368 new (the VS212 sells for £299). This cab is in mint condition and has seen very little use. I am including a Roqsolid cover (£30) and asking a firm [b]£275 collected [/b]from NE Hampshire. Cheers Gareth
  3. franzbassist
    [quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1329863482' post='1548909'] Even better cabs than mine and lighter to carry (and courier). Bah humbug bump [/quote] Sorry
  4. franzbassist
    Please somebody buy my stuff for sale so I can get this!
  5. franzbassist
    Just bought a power amp for my band's PA use from Grahame. He went out of his way to get the amp to us quickly and even let us use it at two gigs before we splashed the cash. The guy's a gent, and I would recommend him without reservation!
  6. franzbassist
    Postage is looking like £15 per cab with a standard (i.e. £50 cover) next day service per cab. Insured to £250 adds £6 per cab.
  7. franzbassist
    [quote name='Lee-7' timestamp='1329819952' post='1547718'] I have the combo version of the Spyder head (550 Touring), excellent amp, not being a natural bass player I probably don't use the amp to its full potential. However, it produces the sound I like and has plenty of Oomph. I too changed the stock valves to JJ's due to one of the chinese valves going microphonic, Ashdown sent a new set of JJ's as the amp is still under warranty. If I had the spare cash I would certainly be interested in buying your head as I have another side project I looking at. Lee [/quote] Cheers Lee! I hope your project gets going soon!
  8. franzbassist
    [quote name='MB1' timestamp='1329786709' post='1547507'] MB1. PMd. [/quote] MB1 on a mission to buy all the Ashdown in the world, mwahaha!!!!
  9. franzbassist
    Bump
  10. franzbassist
    My 1970 fretless P weighs 9lbs.
  11. franzbassist
    As Bassbus says, the nut should be cut really low, on some fretless basses I've seen it is actually touching the fingerboard! Neck should be almost straight, but with a hint of relief. An easy check is to "fret" and the first fret and the end of the neck, and look at the gap between the string and the fingerboard around the 9th fret: there should be a gap (the string has to be able to vibrate when plucked without hitting the 'board), but not much. Also make sure your bridge saddles follow the radius of the fingerboard. The Gary Willis setup [url="http://garywillis.com/pages/bass/bassmanual/setupmanual.html"]manual[/url] is a good place to start. Good luck!
  12. franzbassist
    Blimey, deal-tastic sale here people!
  13. franzbassist
    Both cabs side by side on the floor and the amp on top in the middle? Just a thought.....
  14. franzbassist
    Super super heads.. Lovely warm, creamy valve goodness... Plenty loud enough to do a pub or small club gig with... Stick some lower gain valves in the preamp if you want a clean sound... What's not to like?
  15. franzbassist
    [quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1329566529' post='1544293'] very nice review - i wish more were like that. now, of course i want it, and i hate you ! [/quote] Haha, sorry about that. I shot it totally off the cuff, which is why I come up with such gems as "when you turn it up, it gets louder"! D'oh! Anyway, half tempted to keep this as it does sound so good, but for now it is still available...
  16. franzbassist
    Thanks for the comments guys. I will try to record something for the LB in due course, in the meantime....bump!
  17. franzbassist
    That's a bummer to the max Clarky. Take your time and I am sure something else will come along in due course.
  18. franzbassist
    I am sure at least one of the drivers in one of my cabs is on the fritz, but my ears are not good enough to determine which one, and I am not technically minded enough to sort it myself. Any suggestions who could do this in NE Hampshire/SW Surrey? I had thought of Steves Amps in Godalming? Cheers Gareth
  19. franzbassist
    Sold some strings to Sean. Pleasure to deal with and I'd be more than happy to deal with him again.
  20. franzbassist
    Girl on the Phone by The Jam
  21. franzbassist
    Be interesting to get OBBM in on this thread and he loves his amps both old and new school, and has recently bought the GK MB Fusion micro head that has three 12ax7s in it.
  22. franzbassist
    Remember the car ad that said "power is nothing without control"? Our version in this discussion might be "volume is nothing without weight"?!
  23. franzbassist
    The digital amp debate is an interesting one.... I used a Streamliner for a bit and really liked the tone, but like a fool I sold it Had a wonderful Demeter preamp/Crown power amp setup a while back that sounded just incredible. I sold the Crown as it was so heavy and replaced it with a Peavey IPR 1600 2u digital power amp, and that didn't sound half as good. But then I also had an Epifani Quest pre with a Peavey DPC1400X 1u digital power amp and that was lush beyond. Not sure what this tells us, apart from the fact that I change gear too much!!!!
  24. franzbassist
    Not mandolin, but tenor guitar, bouzouki and octave mando here! The Chordie webiste lets you convert their chord charts to mandolin shapes, so that's a real help.
  25. franzbassist
    I am too lazy to read the whole thread again.... Has anyone tried the 220? If so, what's the volume ouput like?
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