Price Drop: £50 - Eden CXC-300 Solo Series FET Bass Amp - £50 - *SOLD* £90 Potton, Central East Bedfordshire

[silverfoxnik]

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*** NOW SOLD ***

 

Hi Folks, 

 

Am having a bit of a gear clear out, so up for sale only is this Eden CXC-300 Solo Series FET bass amp, that was taken from a combo of the same name some years before I bought it.

 

It's a properly made, high-quality piece of Eden bass gear from 1999,  but I'm only asking £SOLD for it as it needs a bit of TLC... Here's the background as to why. 

 

So, I bought this amp on Facebook about 4 years ago, as a bit of a project to be honest. My thinking was that I'd tidy it up a bit and keep it as a back up amp in the car for gigs.  But, as often is the case, other more pressing life stuff got in the way, so it's in pretty much the same state as it was when I bought it. 

 

So, the good bits about it are that:

 

Hand built in the USA, it has that quintessential, David Eden 90s era sound; full, fat, warm bass tones, comprehensive, 5-band semi-parametric eq, on board compressor and the 'enhance' control knob that makes it so easy to get a fab tone quickly. And it delivers 300 class A/B watts into 4-ohms, that feel properly loud and punchy to me. 

 

What's not so good?

 

Well;

(a) some of the pots need a good clean, as they're crackly and squeaky (not sure if that's an acceptable industry descriptor?? ), (b) the fan is a bit noisy, so if you're only going to use this for home practicing, then it could do with being replaced. And,

(c) as it was once part of a combo, it would really benefit from being housed safely in a decent rack case. 

 

That said, I did use this amp on a recording project with a Genz Benz 112 cab a couple of years ago, and it sounded great! 

 

Here's a link to what this amp probably looked like when it was part of a combo:

 

https://en.audiofanzine.com/bass-guitar-combo-amp/eden-amplification/cxc-300/

 

And here's some sales blurb from a Reverb Ad from 5 years ago abiut a CXC-300 210 combo :

 

"This US-made combo from 1999 is a true thump machine that cranks out some huge low end tones with ease! Features include two 10" speakers, a very nice 5-band parametric EQ with 3 sweepable mids (!), enhance control, an effects loop, DI out with independent level control, a stereo pair of 1/4" aux ins, and a very well-built enclosure with top and side handles. Very nice! In solid shape for its age, with normal cosmetic wear and tear throughout. Works as it should.

From Eden Amplification:

The CXC-300 produces 300 Watts @ 4 Ohms and 175 @ 8 Ohms The discrete preamplifier section, with its enhance control, powerful quasi-parametric tone control system, and gentle autocompression circuit allow you to achieve a wide array of sounds."

 

I've included photos of the head itself, sitting on top of an old Trace Elliot combo, plus some generic pictures from a quick Google search so you can see the head as it once would have been. 

 

If anyone's interested and would like to test it out here in Potton, Central Beds, then you'd be more than welcome. Am happy also to do a meet up somewhere within say 30 minutes drive from me.. And although I'd prefer not to post this, it's also an option too if that's absolutely necessary. 

 

Any questions, please ask and thanks for looking! 

 

Cheers 

 

Nik

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Edited 20 hours ago by silverfoxnik
Now SOLD

[silverfoxnik]

And here's a PDF of the manual... 

Eden CXC-300 manual .pdf

[oldslapper]

Love this era of Eden. You describe the tone so well Nick.

 

[petecarlton]

What a bargain for someone (not me, sadly - I'm all amped up (according to my partner!).

 

GLWTS, Nik.

[silverfoxnik]

Bumpety, Bump, Bump, Bump.. 

[silverfoxnik]

Christmas Bumpety, Bump, Bump, Bump..

 

And a cheerry, Santa Claus price drop to £75... 🎄🎅😊

[oldslapper]

Bargain.
Tempted to buy it just for recording. That tone ❤️
In-laws live in St Ives, due another visit soon.

Might check in with you Nick next time we’re over that way. 

[silverfoxnik]

1 hour ago, oldslapper said:

Bargain.
Tempted to buy it just for recording. That tone ❤️
In-laws live in St Ives, due another visit soon.

Might check in with you Nick next time we’re over that way. 

No problem... You'd be very welcome! 👍😊

 

Nice part of the world, St Ives... 

 

 

[leschirons]

I had this same head (but in the CXC 2x12 version)  Tremendous piece of kit. Bought it at the Bass Centre in Wapping.

Ultra reliable and ridiculously loud for 300w.  I gigged it all over France for years without a hitch. This is a no-brainer for £75

[silverfoxnik]

Hi Folks,

 

So, New Year, new price. 

 

Now just £50. 

Cheers, Nik 

[petecarlton]

Ridiculously low price for a quality combo. Surely it'll go now!

[silverfoxnik]

Thanks Pete... 👍

 

All Pms replied to btw. 

 

Cheers, Nik 

[binky_bass]

I have an empty carpeted 2u rack case that this would fill nicely, but I also have an Eden WT-1205 so can't imagine I'd ever use this despite a love for proper USA Eden gear! 

 

Though... if you do happen to pass Wickford in Essex, then I might not be able to pass it up! 

[silverfoxnik]

Not sure when I'll be next passing your way, Russ, but if I still have this amp, then I'll be sure to get in touch... 😁

 

Even now, USA built Eden amps from that era are great sounding pieces of kit - so your WT-1205 must sound great!? 

 

[binky_bass]

It does indeed sir. Many moons ago I had a WT800 with two 410XLT cabs paired with a US Spector NS6XL, probably the best sounding set up I've ever had. The WT1205 is going through a 610XLT cab and sounds quite glorious! Couldn't pass up on that rig when it came up for sale a while back...

 

£50 for your US Eden head is a dang steal... Ex-combo or not! 

Edited January 9 by binky_bass

[hemdee666]

Hi Nik, pm'd you. Grtz, Marc.

 

[silverfoxnik]

2 hours ago, hemdee666 said:

Hi Nik, pm'd you. Grtz, Marc.

 

Cheers Marc, 

 

And I've replied to your PM. 

 

Nik