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Hi,

I had a similar issue with my 80's GK800RB. I found these rack ears on eBay and bolted them on the inside of the amp's case. They've worked great. Cheap too. 

I have linked the 2u ears for the 400RB below. 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/165973127952?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=V7TM5Eg_SQ-&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=TN_QcJMCSYy&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

I love those old GK RB heads. I've got a 1986 800RB at the moment which sounds so good. 

I've heard very good things about the 400RB's too. Looks like a great rig, enjoy it!

19 minutes ago, BassAdder60 said:

Ampeg SVT112AV cabs x 2 I think ?

 

I liked mine a lot and still not sure they are in the for sale section at 1/2 the cost of new with zero interest??!! 
 

 

Yeah, I saw you had them for sale. I'm surprised as they're a great, affordable way to get a reasonable sized gigging rig, fit in back of the car, easy lift. Picked mine up a couple of years ago. Good luck with them! 

Need to get down to a practice space and crank the ABM. 

I joined this group yesterday, picking up an ABM 600 Evo IV DR. Holy heck, this thing has some volume. Still dialing it in, but sounds great so far.

On 31/05/2024 at 15:56, casapete said:

Should anyone be tempted to try one of these beauties out, GAK in Brighton

currently have 3 s/h Longhorns in stock. All Korean reissues, they are in

copperburst, black or yellow (gold), and all priced at £419 each on eBay.

They might be the ones that belonged to the chap earlier in this thread who was selling 4 of them at once. I'd love to try a Longhorn but I'm 6'3" and can't help but think it'd look a bit silly on me. 

I'm fortunate to already own 2 late 90's Danos. A "Commie Red" DC59 and a Hodad in blue sparkle. Both have flats and sound superb. 

Surprised this is still here. An 800RB is a rare thing in the UK. Great price too. 

29 minutes ago, BOMBADEL said:

Yeah I was lol, what’s your name ? That’s well remembered

No way!  My name's Chris and I played in a couple of bands....'Sabotage' and 'Floater' (jeez, what were we thinking?!) I think we supported you a few times back in probably early 2000's.  I found my old school record a few years ago and it had Optimus Prime scribbled all over it

Were you in Optimus Prime? I remember seeing an Antigua 70's P bass in Barrow back when I was a spotty teenager 🙂

Curtis Novak Pickups now make a replica of these.  Looks the business to me...

https://www.curtisnovak.com/shop/bl-g3/

I'd love this, but have no need for it! 

Is it long scale? Any trades?

Many thanks 

Looks like you did a great job.   It's always satisfying to work on something yourself and get the desired outcome.  Bass looks fantastic too!

I've followed a few of your builds over the year @kevin_lindsay and they always look spectacular.  Love the pastel colours too.  Great bass.

On 05/03/2023 at 11:49, AndyTravis said:

They were called the Hot Rod P/J.

 

Came in Sunburst, Sunset Orange (ash body) and Black.

 

I’ve worked on an orange one previously.

 

Very nice basses.

Yep, lusted after these as a spotty teenager. 

They also came in Olympic White and Natural too. 

3 hours ago, agedhorse said:

Have you confirmed (beyond any doubt) that the problem is actually with the amp?

 

I see a fair number of claimed problems end up being misdiagnosed as an amp problem when in fact it ended up being something else.

Yeah, I've tried multiple basses, cables and cabs. Just needs a competent tech, I suppose. 

I'd be interested if you manage to get this resolved. I have an old Peavey valve amp which is making a similar noise, and previous techs have not found any issue with it. Rather frustrating.  

I went to the Clash exhibition just before COVID. 

Serial number is S875618.

This is crazy cheap. Played a few Crew Maniac basses on a trip to Japan a few years back. They're great quality. 

I'd snap this up if I had some spare cash. Good luck with the sale

Forgot I had this one up for sale, so a quick bump. Great bass, but looking to reduce what I've got. Thanks all. 

Just read that Virtuoso not recommended for cracked finishes. Apologies, I should have checked first. 

The Virtuoso Cleaner and Polish is good for nitro basses. Fairly pricey, but good stuff. Had mine for years. 

https://www.theguitarrepairworkshop.com/product-page/virtuoso-cleaner

Dr Ducks Axe Wax is also meant to be good. I've got some but not got around to using it yet. 

Cioks and Switcher sold. Just true bypass loop left. 

Hi folks,

Moving on a couple of bits I no longer use.  

First up is my Cioks Adam power supply.  Fits nicely under a PT Nano.  It's a few years old now, but it's in excellent condition.  Apparently it's discontinued now.  Comes with a number of power leads, as well as UK plug and the screws needed to attach it to a Pedaltrain.  More info here.  £60 posted in the UK - SOLD

Next, I have a couple of 'American Loopers' pedals.  First is a standard true bypass loop.  It has a small scratch on the enclosure, but the pedal works flawlessly.  LED is blue  £20 posted in the UK.  Details here

The other one is a 'switcher', which switches between two separate loops.  I used it to easily go from one drive pedal to another with one click, as opposed to turning one off, then turning on another.  It's in excellent condition.  Further details on the AL website here.  LED's are red on the left and blue on the right.  £40 posted in the UK. SOLD 

Thanks all

Hi, I use it for band rehearsal now so keeping it for the time being. Thanks for your interest though. 

Thanks to @Sparky Mark, I now have a cab up and running!  Thank you very much.  Hooked up the speakers, tested the ohms on the end of the speaker plug and was getting around 8 ohms, so that was the first good sign.  Next, the PP3 test had all speakers moving in the same direction.  Added the amp, and now it's making actual sound!

The first diagram you shared was more helpful for the 410TX.  I only had 4 hookup wires to play with, so perhaps the 410TVX has 5? (judging from the sketched schematic).

Regardless, thanks all for your help.  Recording next week, so glad it's sorted

Great, thanks.  I'll take a look and report back.