Kiwi

[quote name='Paul_C' post='904610' date='Jul 25 2010, 11:18 AM'] left to right: Modulus Sonic Hammer Modulus Jazz Bongo 5 HS Bongo 4HS Bongo 4H Stingray 4 Status Stealth 6 Status Stealth 4[/quote] At risk of creaming myself slightly. How old is that photograph Paul? Is the Sonic Hammer my old one?

[quote name='Pris-' post='959478' date='Sep 17 2010, 02:16 PM']Man.... Even tho I come here ever so un-frequently, I know of him and have exchanged a couple of lines with him. This is horrible news! [/quote] I bet you never spat in his coke. Coke drink that is, not lines of coke.

[quote name='ceri edwards' post='969197' date='Sep 27 2010, 09:12 AM']On a side issue - as my job is a consultant in marketing and finance, I was wondering if anyone had contact details for Mr Burman or anyone else who may have an interest in his brilliant amps. I am certain that, with a little persuasion, I could get a major British manufacturer to reissue these amplifiers, if only on a short 'limited issue' basis. I would be happy to do all I can to help at no charge - ever. All we need then is for a high profile player to endorse them and ................................? Any contact info would help.[/quote] You'd need to get in line I'm afraid. Others have already approached him, including Matamp. But Gregg is extremely protective of his intellectual copyright and isn't interested in sharing. He's also asked that his contact details be kept confidential. Good on ya for being enthusiastic though. You'll find a lot of the designs are based around the same preamp design, with varied power sections. Its worth trying the JJ KT77's though. They're significantly different to the sound of EL34s. There are some stories from Gregg here: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=58420"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=58420[/url]

[quote name='bassninja' post='968062' date='Sep 25 2010, 11:37 PM']Tx Kiwi, informative and creative! I might even have some around here somewhere [/quote] If you don't...I've just found this: [url="http://www.defendapack.co.uk/postal_tube_end_caps_plastic.htm"]http://www.defendapack.co.uk/postal_tube_e...aps_plastic.htm[/url] Minimum purchase quantities though...but at least you know they ARE out there.

It was Christopher Higgins in full Widow T w a n k y panto garb...wasn't it boys and girls?

Try a graphic/art store. I remember noticing the bungs were very similar to the plastic ends on cheap poster carrying tubes... ...what they'll do is tighten up your sound in the lower frequencies.

[quote name='lozbass' post='967329' date='Sep 25 2010, 09:11 AM']A significant amount of invention and incremental innovation preceding the Steinberger system (hardly radical, but a major disjunction) then more incrementalism in the period since. I'm not discounting some real progress (neck through, filter-based pres, neo etc.) but it has to Steinberger for me[/quote] +1 But I'd suggest Fender (50s/60's), Alembic (70's), Steinberger (80's). I could add Status with their Stealth Mk II bass, the use of epoxy foam for the core was an innovative step. Not sure the rest of the instrument followed through though. Parker could have been a contender but they just ended up with a brittle sounding instrument for all the technology it had in its construction. Buggered if I know who would fit in the last 10 or 15 years otherwise, there hasn't really been a lot of demand for innovation in the market.

got any pics? Superglue and nail burnishers can work for chips if they don't go to the wood. Superglue can also work for cracks so long as they're just in the finish.

Celinder are no longer retailing, although Chris used to own a music shop I believe. He's got a small workshop close to the airport these days.

All pickups are voiced to some degree. They have a frequency peak that is dependent on a number of factors including resistance and voltage. The magnets used will also affect the sound of the pickup, ceramic magnets tend to sound brighter than alnico. Even Alembic pickups have a voicing but their peaks are too low to influence the sound of the bass significantly however they sounded brighter than other basses when first introduced because they used ceramic magnets. There are many other manufacturers who do the same thing these days. I have a custom set of Wizards on my Spectors that follow similar principles.

He had to give up playing drums due to back problems. He's a highly under rated drummer, awesome feel.

[quote name='jazzyvee' post='961788' date='Sep 20 2010, 01:33 AM']I remember passing up on a 6 string Elan about 6 years or so ago because there was some deformity in the neck near the nut and the laminates were lifting. Other than that it was a beautiful bass with in madagascar ebony top. It had a very piano like tone. That really convinced me that the elan's are great basses.[/quote] The laminates weren't lifting and it sold 2 weeks after I listed it with the Bass Centre. You never played the instrument. I sold it because the tone was too dark and woolly sounding. EDIT: The top was Macassar ebony.

A hard fingerboard. Ebony or (even better) epoxy/poly coated and a single coil bridge pickup.

[quote name='ahpook' post='960192' date='Sep 18 2010, 08:50 AM']because you like the sound ?[/quote] +1 So figure out whether you like the sound of distortion on an alembic to begin with and then figure out what you like best.

PreCBS Fenders got popular initially due to baby boomer nostalgia, not because of the build quality. Fender was set up for mass production in the 50's and they understood the value of market saturation in beating out competition. The high profile they had in the 50's got translated into aspiration 20 years later when those baby boomers had disposable income. Greedy retailers and purchase post rationalisation pushed up the prices which then made them seem even more desirable to prospective owners and so the cycle continued. I don't think we'll ever find the same set of circumstances happening again. But there are isolated pockets of aspiration in certain limited edition instruments by other makers. Its got nothing to do with build quality and everything to do with status - a bit like some classic cars. Pre 90s Ferrari's have crap build quality but that doesn't stop them being a chick magnet.

I left a band because the drummer wouldn't play more quietly...even when it was clear we were tighter as a result.

Does anyone know if the Deep Impact has a single waveform?

If I didn't think they were good, I wouldn't have two of them. Fodera/Smith sound (after mods) for Ibanez money. To be honest though, you could replace the pound sign with US$ for what they go for in the states.

BTW, Mike sent the following PM: Will I started out servicing the amps he was running when he had the Greg Burman soel Bald Real Blues, I played harmonica and a Vox Continental orgen sometimes but most of my time was keeping the amps workin the cabs in one piece and I was driver / mech Thats when he desided to make som good substanshel cabs and finaly and amp that produced the sound he wanted 3 gain setting in the amp allowed clippind and compression without overloading. Thats what the sound was all about?

[quote name='ShergoldSnickers' post='954312' date='Sep 13 2010, 06:47 AM']The guitarist from the current band used to have a Burman Pro 501 combo amp. He sold it in the late 80s and has regretted it ever since. The sound was exquisite - everything from that creamy Fripp type infinite sustain to gritty overdrive to a cutting clean sound cleaner than a bottle of Cillit Bang in an operating theatre. The three stage input gain was to die for. Heavy little git though for its size .[/quote] I can't get infinite sustain out of mine, but I can get a raw sounding crunch with the KT77's. The only thing I wish it had was a 'Fender Twin' setting for spanky Nile Rodgers moments but a Tech21 Blonde pedal might do much the same thing.

[quote name='Subthumper' post='953090' date='Sep 11 2010, 08:02 PM']Interesting stuff. No problem getting KT77's , JJ now make one and its very good. Probably would sound good for a bass amp as they seem to be halfway between a 6l6 and an el34. Would love to get my hands on a Burman.[/quote] It might be worth you asking an owner, if there's a Bassbash near you. The KT77's are exceptional for bass, very clear and neutral sounding. I've noticed some hi-fi buffs tend to get a bit overexcited about them in the way that hi-fi buffs tend to with esoteric components Asking prices were as high as 250 quid for a NOS pair of Gold Lions on Ebay.

i don't understand why the neck pocket is completely painted.