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  1. Sharkfinger
    Now on eBay starting at £200.
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    Bought this off eBay a few months ago, hoping to simplify my setup. However, prefer my main rig and recently having to replace my car, need to free up some funds. More stuff coming up for sale soon (probably a Fender Rumble V3 2x10 cab. Let me know if interested in that). It's all in pretty good nick, although the handle is a bit loose (edit: fixed, screw just needed tightening) and frayed. Works fine though. A few minor surface marks here and there and the worst being the tolex being a little damaged at the bottom edge on the back. Has a roqsolid cover, which is obviously included. Light at around 24Kg and plenty loud. £235 seems to be the average price these go for here, so we'll go with that. Collection preferred from East Herts or can deliver / meet up anywhere from West Herts to East Essex. Perhaps even some parts of North London. Delivery is possible but we'll see what happens with collectio nfirst. No trades please.
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    Bought both an Ashdown EVO11 500 and a loaded precision body from me. Effortless transaction, thanks.
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    Mike bought my Fender Studio Bass all valve amp. Drove a long way on a very hot day and was still a very nice chap. It's 👍👍👍👍👍 from me!
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    This is my main gigging amp. Very clear, uncoloured tone and almost endless clean headroom and insanely configurable EQ.
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    Bought this 80's all valve head off eBay a few months ago because I was gassing for an all valve head. Got it for a good price because it was tatty. Had it serviced and smartened it up a bit (here's the build diary). Was originally a combo that wa I knew it could only do an 8Ohm load but just one of my 8Ohm cabs is not sensitive enough to get decent volume out of it. Can't use 2 of my 8 Ohm cabs as that would bring the impedance down to 4Ohms, which is not ideal (although I hear you can get away with 6-10 Ohms apparently). Figured I'd just get another high-sensitivity 8Ohm cab. However, I just can't be bothered and I've got more than enough amps and cabs already. My functions band requires clean headroom, so I can't imagine actually needing it and I add grit via my Ampeg emulating pedal when I need it, so I just sits there unused. £325 represents the amount I have invested in this amp so far, so just looking to recover that. Has 4 original valves and 2 replacements (which don't look recent). Any questions, ask away and I'll do my best to answer. Not too heavy, about 22Kg. Was originally a combo but was separated for ease of transportation, I imagine. Collection only (won't risk a courier). Could also meet up in Herts, parts of North London and Essex. No trades please. EDIT: Have been asked what work I had carried out when I bought it. From memory, it was re-capped, service-wise. The repair was that some of the valves were not seated properly, there they were not being used so not giving full power. The valve holders were 're-tensioned' so connection was then being made properly
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    Price Drop to £185 including delivery. New gear incoming, so need to get this sold.
  8. Sharkfinger
    Schwing!!!
  9. Sharkfinger
    The hair-dryer trick didn't work for me. Ended up un-stapling one long side, pulling it tight and stapling it again. Then put velcro on the back to hold in place. Doesn't look much different but photo taken in same place as first one, to allow direct comparison.
  10. Sharkfinger
    I made Trade propositions via PM but didn't get a reply. Maybe hasn't seen the notifications yet.
  11. Sharkfinger
    Thanks guys. Problem is, it highlights how tatty the tolex is. Was planning to leave it a while as a bit short of time and cash now but....
  12. Sharkfinger
    Don't have a hot air gun, so will have to nick the other half's hair dryer for a bit.
  13. Sharkfinger
    £125 delivered (less if collected). I've transferred my Warmoth neck onto my MM build, so this is now surplus, as my JV Squire fulfils my need for a P. Most notable is the fact that even with a neck, the bass was surprisingly light, less that 8lbs! Balanced perfectly but it was a light(ish) neck too. There are some duplicate screw holes under the pickguard but nothing crazy. Don't let the weight fool you, it's lovely sounding and resonant. Details are as follows: Body: From a Vintage Modified Squier (wood is Agathis), bought from gary mac of this parish. original ad: Bridge: Gotoh 201 Pickup: Seymour Duncan SPB-1 Wiring: Ki0gon wring loom Pickguard: 3-ply B/W/B Ashtray pickup cover. Strap lock buttons Trade options: hi quality and sensitivity 4x10 or 2x12 or 2x15 cab. Must be 8Ohm (6Ohm considered). Or a decent spec laptop.
  14. Sharkfinger
    PM'd
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    Good tip! I heard that from someone else too, so will defo give it a try.
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    Have replaced the knobs with proper Fender ones. Wow, they're expensive for what they are! Couldn't find the 'correct' EQ knobs with plus and minus values, which is apparently because they're rare as hen's teeth. Repositioned the decal but the cloth looks a bit loose and baggy, so might try to tighten it a bit. Anyway, it will do for now until I get enough time to re-cover it with new tolex.
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    Managed to spare an hour or so over the weekend for this. Now the paint is dry, put it face down on the grill cloth and folded over one side and stapled it down. Then did the same with the top, then cut it where it overlaps. Cut the cloth diagonally at the corners, so there wouldn't be too much of a 'bump' there, then folded over, stapled and cut again. Thankfully, still fits into the front of the amp. Phew, that's a relief. Now put the 'hook' part of some hook and loop (velcro) on the case but seem to have run out of 'loop'. Holds itself in well enough for now, so getting on with putting the badge on the front. Ta-da! There we go. Badge needs repositioning a bit more to the right but that's essentially it. Now, tried one of the new (genuine Fender) knobs I bought and they fit fine but the but either the '1' or the '10' will line up with the line on top but not both, so clearly not the right ones, so will have to return them and try to find the part number for the originals.
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    Got a new strip of wood to do the vertical sides and mitered the existing horizontal ones. Then dug out some mitre bond to hold in place and stapled them as well for good measure. I filed down the sawn ends to try to make them as flat as possible, what with my terrible sawing skills, even with a mitre box. Before I got too involved, offered it up to the amp to check. Oh dear, good thing I did because it's 'shorter' on one side, when it was chopped off the amp and had a new bottom put on. Didn't expect that. Had to pull it apart and 'trim' the vertical lengths. Put it together and check again and all is good. Then did the angled bit on the left where the Fender badge is going to go and put a diagonal brace on the other side. Sprayed it black with general purpose black spray paint.
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    Got original Fender silver grill cloth. Anyway, went with black as you'll see below in a few minutes.
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    I'm at odds at what colour (if any) to paint it.... is black too dark and show through the silver grill cloth? Might go for a grey undercoat, can always go darker...
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    That's exactly what I'm going to do. Got a mitre box, "mitres well" use it. Ha ha, insanely funny joke there. Will re-use the long bits and mitre them but don't have enough of the original bits to make the sides long enough, so need to buy another short length.
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    I've banged a frame for the front together but forgot to take photos of progress. Here's the (almost) finished item. It's held together with staples. However, when I put it in place to check, I've realised I've gotten something wrong. I've made it to be just shy of being flush with the front of the amp but it juts out from the control panel, which looks wrong a quick check on Google images for other fender head confirms this. Using a bit of left-over wood, I can see the type I bought is actually correct but needs to be on it's wide side against the amp, not the narrow. Oh well, back to B&Q for more wood and staples. Might glue it as well next time and hopefully will remember to take progress photos.
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    Not sure this really qualifies as a build but thought I would document the progress. Bought a Fender Studio Bass amp off eBay couple months ago because I've always wanted a valve bass head and this looked like it would go for a decent price, because it was pretty tatty, and.... it did! Arrived not quite working correctly but it's now been professionally fixed and serviced and is fully working. Took a chance on it being delivered instead of collecting... live and learn. TBH, I don't know if I'm going to keep it as it's not as loud as I'd like through my (admittedly small) cabs and because it will only handle an 8 Ohm load I can't use multiple cabs. Might require more cab purchases, which is always a good thing! Anyway, it's looking pretty shabby so my plans are to re-cover it with tolex (at some point, maybe not first), put a silver grill cloth on and put the proper knobs on. I've bought the grill cloth and wood to make the surround for it, so let's see how we get on....
  24. Sharkfinger
    Got one of these. Great cab, really nice tight sound. Bargain, considering the quality Sica neo speakers and that they're make in the UK.
  25. Sharkfinger
    Lovely bass and a good weight.
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