Old Horse Murphy Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 (edited) I bought this from John this week, installed and realised it won't fit properly due to the battery box for my LEDS in the neck I'm not prepared to cut the bass up anymore, so this can't be fitted and is up for. It's as new with the vintage style chrome knobs (selling for £195). All instructions, original packaging and recharger are included. It sounds absolutely wonderful and the boost sounds amazing. I'm gutted that this hasn't worked out but I guess it will teach me to do my homework first. These cost £195 new and this is on sale for £165 inc postage and is literally 2-3 days old. Apparently they aren't in stock currently either. I'd also consider a trade with a Stagg EUB for similar or a 4 ohm 4 X10 plus a bit of cash from me. Edited June 17, 2010 by Old Horse Murphy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBunny Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 They got a great review in BGM as well. Can't lose as in Passive mode it's identical to original passive P-Bass. Not surprised they are out of stock. Good Luck with the sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 Nick, Easy for me to say, of course, but if I were you I'd keep it. Of all the basses in the world, the one you're most likely to end up owning again at some point in the future has to be a stock P-bass! Just keep the P-retro against the day that happens. Or look for a "Precision project" with missing knobs & electrics on eBay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 Why doesn't it fit, if you don't mind me asking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Horse Murphy Posted June 12, 2010 Author Share Posted June 12, 2010 [quote name='Ou7shined' post='865251' date='Jun 12 2010, 03:05 PM']Why doesn't it fit, if you don't mind me asking?[/quote] The battery for the LED's has been fit in to the control cavity, so there's no room for the P-Retro sadly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 [quote name='Old Horse Murphy' post='865253' date='Jun 12 2010, 03:07 PM']The battery for the LED's has been fit in to the control cavity, so there's no room for the P-Retro sadly.[/quote] Get shot of the LEDs then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Horse Murphy Posted June 13, 2010 Author Share Posted June 13, 2010 [quote name='Ou7shined' post='865260' date='Jun 12 2010, 03:14 PM']Get shot of the LEDs then. [/quote] Easier said than done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 Well just the battery then. In all seriousnes though, how much juice do the LEDs draw? Could you connect them up to the P-Retro's power? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBunny Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 [quote name='Ou7shined' post='865754' date='Jun 13 2010, 10:17 AM']Well just the battery then. In all seriousnes though, how much juice do the LEDs draw? Could you connect them up to the P-Retro's power?[/quote] Not sure that's an option. The power supply for the P-Retro is on-board. If it was a 9V battery, no problem as the LED's won't drain much. I bet John would do a "mod" if asked...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 [quote name='BassBunny' post='867255' date='Jun 14 2010, 06:22 PM']Not sure that's an option. The power supply for the P-Retro is on-board. If it was a 9V battery, no problem as the LED's won't drain much. I bet John would do a "mod" if asked......[/quote] Yeah I know. I was on about leaching off of that. I suspect you'd be charging it up all the time - but at the end of the day it wouldn't be using any more overall juice than if 2 power sources were used, with the bonus of been more convenient than putting a new battery in for the LEDs each time.... type bump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Horse Murphy Posted June 15, 2010 Author Share Posted June 15, 2010 BUMP for new price and trade ideas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supabock Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 [quote name='Old Horse Murphy' post='868540' date='Jun 15 2010, 10:35 PM']BUMP for new price and trade ideas[/quote] Pm'd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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