Bassnut62

NOW SOLD, thanks

On 22/06/2024 at 12:33, Jack said:

Ashdown, Stoneham and Handbox all do small tube amps. 

Barefaced 10" cabs are voiced very old school. 

 

Some if the suggestions above aren't in the same tonal ballpark as your current rig. Sorry @BassAdder60 the Eich you mention is fantastic, I would prefer it to the Fender Bassman all day, but if you want something close to the Fender it's miles out. Is it really getting you close to your V4B? 

Never even heard of that Eich amp, will check it out, thanks

On 22/06/2024 at 12:05, chris_b said:

I had the 210 EV version of that cab. Jeez. . . it was as heavy as a small planet! And they only give you one handle!!

 

One thing you'll have to accept. . . . your new rig won't sound like your old rig. So your adaptability is key. You'll have to accept that your sound is going to go through a significant change, and after 30 years that might be a hard thing to accept.

 

I decided on a 30lb carry limit when I went lightweight. My Barefaced Super Compact is 22lbs. It's light, loud and puts out a great sound with the right amp. My amps are Aguilar. The TH500 sounds very "vintage". You have plenty of choices and many/most cabs are designed to a much higher standard these days. Good luck.

Interesting, I recently got an Aguilar Octamizer and am very impressed with its quality, sound and controls; which has led me to look at their TH500 amp. My current rig is going through a big old ported Music Man 1x15 loaded with a JBL D140, which gives a very clear almost hifi tone in the vintage amp context. Any particular cabs/speakers that you would recommend with it to maintain or get close to that phat, warm, pure vintage tone I am used to?

1 hour ago, NHM said:

How about replacing your rig with a modern Bassman 500 (or 800) plus a neo 1x15 or 4x10 cab? It will look pretty much the same which might be enough to convince you it sounds close enough too. The amp is a one finger lift and the cab is very manageable in and out of the car.

That sounds interesting, I'll check them out. Thanks.

I have used a 70s Fender Bassman 135 head with an old MusicMan 1x15 cab loaded with a JBL D140 for nearly 30 years now. It absolutely nails the gorgeous valve tone, dynamics and responsiveness I want and pairs extremely well with my 79 Stingray and AVRI 62 Jazz. Over the years I’ve tried a few modern amps, like Mark Bass and Hartke; but none of them do it for me like the Bassman rig.

i am now in my 60s and finally accepting that I may soon have to get a rig that is less heavy and bulky.

Can anyone recommend a modern light weight rig capable of genuinely delivering the tones, feel and sheer joy of a big old valve amp like my Bassman rig?

Item is now SOLD

23 hours ago, Hellzero said:

Boss OC-5, just read these 12 pages to get all the details:

 

Thanks, very helpful and a lot of love for Boss OC5

 

23 hours ago, HoorayForAnonyms said:

I tried out a few octave up/down pedals and settled on the Walrus Audio Luminary. It has a low pass filter that helps with removing some of the more harsh, abrasive qualities of the octave up. The tracking is incredible! 

 

Heres a quick clip I recorded to show the tracking accuracy 

 

https://on.soundcloud.com/A8gqwWvrEmiwiiSg7

 

Thank you, good clip and very different sounding octave from many others.

Hi y'all,

I love the Mu-FX Octave Divider (the big one) but want a pedal board friendly version. I know they did do one, but they seem to be impossibly hard to find. Does anyone have any recommendations for octave pedals to try that are both pedal board friendly and do octave up and down for bass with a dry blend too?

Thanks

NB. These are no longer for sale. Thanks

Beautifull 1968/69 Gold Top, bought in 2015 from Nottingham Vintage Guitars, who are happy to vouch for the authenticity of this fine instrument.

It has the medium tenon, original tuners, the glorious original P90 pick-ups, all original electronics/caps/switches/knobs, one-piece body with maple cap, three-piece neck, original case, etc. Inspection is welcome from genuine buyers.

At some point a very long time ago a better-quality Gibson Tune-o-matic bridge was installed, and the body refinished to cover the marks in the paint from the old bridge. The jack plate has been replaced with a chrome one. One of the original tuners (D string) is very slightly bent, but it still works perfectly, so no point in replacing it in my opinion, as better to maintain as much originality as possible.

The guitar has a nice low action with no fret buzz. It plays and sounds exactly as such an iconic Les Paul should.

Any questions, please send me a message. Collection only from LE12. I will not ship this guitar, as it is too special to risk any damage regardless of insurance.

This Bell & Howell cab with Weber Classic 10” alnico speaker was originally designed for movie sound stages. It works especially well with the alnico Weber speaker, which is very close to the sweet and clear old Jensen and CTS speakers used by Fender in the ‘50s and ‘60s.

I am also selling a small guitar amp head, which has been converted from a 1950s USA hifi amp (see my other listings). This head pairs especially well with this B&H cab and Weber speaker.

You can buy the cab with the head for £300.

Any questions, please send me a message.

Collection preferred from LE12 or I can ship the cab insured for £15 and I can ship the head insured to mainland UK for £25. The two shipped together may be a bit cheaper.

The head is based on an American HiFi amp believed to be from the ‘50s. It has been converted into a guitar amp, estimated to be about 5w. It performs very much like a Fender Champ but with slightly quicker break-up into overdrive. This amp has great tone, thanks to the very transparent RCA 6SG7 pre-amp valve, paired with a warm 6V6GT power-amp valve,

Two spare valves, for the pre-amp and power-amp stages, are included with the sale.

I am also selling a Bell & Howell cab with Weber Classic 10” alnico speaker (see my other listings). The cab was originally designed for movie sound stages. It works especially well with the 10” alnico speaker and with this amp head.

You can buy the head with the cab for £300.

Any questions, please send me a message.

Collection preferred from LE12 or I can ship the head insured to mainland UK for £25 and I can ship the cab insured for £15. The two shipped together may be a bit cheaper.

NB. Now SOLD elsewhere. Thanks for looking.

NB. Now SOLD elsewhere.

The legacy of the legendary Leo Fender, G&L Guitars continues to produce exceptional instruments in the 21st Century, closely adhering to its iconic founder's vision. A cornerstone of their electric guitar lineup, the Fullerton ASAT Special is a US-made Telecaster-style guitar that fully embraces vintage styling and modern functionality in equal measure.

Finished in Gloss Black with a dark red Tortoise scratch plate and rosewood board, this beautiful instrument is suitable for all music styles, thanks to its versatile and unique pickups and highest-quality build, components, and woods.

This one is a genuine beauty and sounds/plays/looks a dream!

Construction

The G&L ASAT Special features a Swamp Ash body, which delivers a balanced sound with warm lows, crisp highs and lots of natural resonance. Its light weight is another advantage, making this guitar a perfect option for live performance.  The ASAT's bolt-on Maple neck with Rosewood fingerboard offers a bright, yet warm and snappy response, giving notes plenty of bite when needed and upper mid-range vibrancy. This guitar can easily cut through a mix and delivers great tone across all settings.

The neck profile is a comfortable C-shape and plays fast as you want, it feels modern and vintage at the same time! The fingerboard is vintage at 7 ½” radius and it has 22 medium jumbo frets. Keeping both modern and old-school camps happy, this fret size allows you to easily add vibrato to lead lines without hindrance.

Electronics

Boasting G&L's signature Leo Fender-designed MFD pickups, these innovative single-coils utilise ceramic magnets and iron pole pieces to provide ultra-clear and articulate sounds, with low-noise too. As the Jumbo versions of G&L's standard single-coils, these pickups have a slightly fatter sound with a more-punchy mid-range. They can drive an amp hard or roll-off for plenty of different sweet tones. They are a lot like classic P-90s.

Responding well to your playing dynamics, the bridge pickup has a super-sweet top-end that sparkles with clean settings. Add overdrive, and things will get far more gnarly! Flick to the neck single-coil and you'll attain smooth jazz-style tones, projecting a bold low-end with more contained highs. Move the pickup selector switch to the middle, and you'll get the best of both worlds.

Hardware

Fitted with G&L's 'Saddle-Lock' bridge, this ergonomically engineered design features a clever mechanism that essentially stops the string saddles from moving. This ensures that they are evenly spaced for consistent distance between the strings, and in contact with one another to improve the instrument's sustain.

The ASAT's 100% natural bone nut also enhances string vibration, whilst allowing them to glide freely so that they don't snag when performing string bends. With all these thoughtful appointments, it's clear that the G&L USA ASAT Special is a pro-standard guitar.

Specifications

Construction: Bolt-on

Scale: 25 1/2"

Pickups: Leo Fender-designed Jumbo G&L MFD Single-coils

Body Wood: Swamp Ash

Neck Wood: Hard-Rock Maple w/ Rosewwod Fingerboard

Neck Profile: G&L Modern Vintage with 7 1/2" Radius

Nut: 100% Natural Bone

Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo

Tuning Keys: 12:1 Ratio, Sealed-back

Bridge: Leo Fender-designed G&L Saddle-Lock w/ Chrome-plated Brass Saddles

Controls: 3-position Pickup Selector, Volume, Tone

Case: original G&L Hardcase

This is guitar is in excellent working condition with no issues and has been well looked after. I have owned it for about 15 years and only gigged it about 10 times. The serial number suggests it was made in around 2000; but it is notoriously difficult to date G&Ls precisely.

It comes in its original G&L case, with case candy.

Any questions please send me a message. Collection only from Mountsorrel, LE12.

Fabulous, classy fuzz pedal. Here’s what Pedal of the Day said about it….

This is JHS’ take on the Tonebender MKIII, a classic fuzz pedal from the late ’60’s, and although I’ve never played an original, I’ve seen some videos, and the Firefly does a pretty good job keeping up with the MKIII, for sure. I dig crazy fuzzes and ring mods and wacky sonic inventions as much as the next guy, but there’s always been that certain straight-up fuzz sound that I have been looking for, and I think I may have finally found it.

The Volume controls the volume; enough said. Big, boosting volume on this thing, though, beware when you turn it past noon. The EQ on my pedal seems to be backwards, as the highs disappear as I turn the knob to the RIGHT, not the LEFT like usual. I prefer the setting here to be Lower, even though the High can probably cut through a bit more, I dig the fatty tone produced by backing off the upper frequencies, especially when mixed with the Bias knob. This little treasure controls the power going to the germanium AC128 transistors located inside the pedal, which gives you great control over the sound output overall. Plus, you can use your guitar’s Volume knob to ease back on the fuzz if you wish, or crank it to 11 and push your amp into overdrive.

Everything from slightly buzzed overtones to raging classic rock and stoner metal, the Firefly has got all your basic fuzz needs covered, and covered well.

All in all, the Firefly Fuzz sounds great. It’s not gonna make your ears bleed or drive people out of your coffee shop gig, but it will help you lay down some heavy, fuzzy sounds again and again. The control you have with it, too, is something unique in itself, especially that Bias knob, which really lets you dial it in. 

https://youtu.be/uuACOcj2iRk

https://youtu.be/o1bGgPHUc2o

Pedal is in excellent condition and full working order with no issues. It has only been on a board at home. Unfortunately, I do not have the original box or manual.

Any questions please send me a message. Collection from LE12 or fully insured UK shipping only, at buyer's expense £15.

SOLD…..

The A/DA Flanger may be the most legendary pedal flanger ever built. Designed by engineer David Tarnowski in the late ’70s. This pedal coloured countless spun-out heavy-rock, funk, and reggae tracks over the later part of that decade and into the ’80s.

This re-issued A/DA Flanger (from the 2000s) is an amazing and psycho-swirling as ever—ready to pepper the guitar work of studied textualists and radical experimentalists alike.

I had an LED fitted to it by legendary maker Coopersonic in Nottingham; which makes this flanger a much more user-friendly pedal to enjoy.

Comes in original box with all instructions and warranty card.

Collection from LE12 or fully insured UK shipping only, at buyer's expense for £15.

Two awesome true bypass loopers from Vein-Tap. Silence noisy pedals and kill tone suck. Just enough rope to sound awesome!

Brand new in box; completely unused.

Any questions please send me a message. Collection from LE12, UK or £5 posted to mainland UK only.

NOW SOLD

The legacy of the legendary Leo Fender, G&L Guitars continues to produce exceptional instruments in the 21st Century, closely adhering to its iconic founder's vision.

This is one of the very rare signed active/passive telecaster basses with a Jazz neck designed by Leo and 100% made in the USA. He only signed these basses from 1989 until he died in 1992. This ASAT Bass shows plenty of the signs of its well-loved life. When a guitar is well-loved in this condition, it is because it is a great instrument to play. It has been very well maintained and has a fantastic set of controls that enable you to get just about any sound you could possibly want from the bass. The knobs are Volume, Treble, Bass. The switches are Three-way Pick-up Selector, Phase In/Out, Active with a Treble Boost / Active / Passive.

A premium instrument in their bass lineup, the ASAT Bass is a US-made Telecaster-style bass that fully embraces vintage styling and modern functionality in equal measure, and it looks cool as hell for a bass!

Finished in Cherry Road with a rosewood board, this beautiful instrument is suitable for all music styles, thanks to its versatile and unique pickups/controls and highest-quality build, components, and woods.

This one is a genuine beauty and sounds/plays/looks a dream! You will not find this level of quality in a USA bass anywhere else at this price!

Construction

The G&L ASAT Bass features a Swamp Ash body, which delivers a balanced sound with warm lows, crisp highs and lots of natural resonance. It is not too heavy and has a nice fast long-scale neck, with a nice vintage fretboard profile, reminiscent of an early 60s Jazz Bass. This bass is a perfect option for both studio recording and live performance.  The bolt-on Maple neck with Rosewood fingerboard offers a bright, yet warm and snappy response, giving notes plenty of bite when needed and upper mid-range vibrancy. This bass can easily cut through a mix in active or passive mode and delivers great tone across all settings.

Fitted with G&L's 'Saddle-Lock' bridge, this ergonomically engineered design features a clever mechanism that essentially stops the string saddles from moving. This ensures that they are evenly spaced for consistent distance between the strings, and in contact with one another to improve the instrument's sustain.

The ASAT's 100% natural bone nut also enhances string vibration, whilst allowing them to glide freely so that they don't snag when performing string bends. With all these thoughtful appointments, it's clear that the G&L USA ASAT Bass is a pro-standard guitar.

This is guitar is in excellent working condition with no issues and has been well looked after. I have owned it for about 20 years and only gigged it about 10 times. The serial number suggests it was made in 1989; but it is notoriously difficult to date G&Ls precisely.

It comes in a Levy’s padded gig bag.

Any questions please send me a message. Collection is best from Mountsorrel, LE12.

Hi, do you still have this for sale? If so, what condition is the speaker in? Thanks, Rupert

I have an MIJ vIntage 54 Strat and updated to same Lindy Fralin Vintage Hot pups too....killer guitar now! GLWTS

I expect this will upset quite a few; but just being honest to my experiences.....in answer to otiginal Q of When is an MM, not an MM?.....my answer would be when it’s an Ernie Ball.

Sorry; but they are not the same instruments, to my hands and ears.

silverface Bassman 135.

nothing else needs to be discussed here!!

14 hours ago, Bassnut62 said:

Over the first 4 years of playing back in the 80s I owned numerous basses, including a couple of USA Fenders; but I could never find one that just fit in every way. Then I saw a 1979 Stingray exactly like Bernard Edwards bass. I tried it, loved it, bought it and have never looked seriously at another bass. You can get any tone you need just by using your fingers in different positions or using a pick v close to the bridge, and tweaking tone knobs. It always sits perfectly in the mix. I’ve tried plenty of other basses, including other MM Rays; but none touch the tones of my trusty old bass.

I guess that’s why they are so special, especially the pre-EBs.

And here’s the actual Stingray in about 1986. I’ll be wheeling it out again for the album launch gig at The Troubador on 7/9/18!

Mrs Bassnut keeps saying careful what you wish for at your age!!