BassBod

I’d suggest a PM to Skinner on here..he’s tried them all 😎

I’m very happy with the PJB or Edifier H850’s. Really can’t hear any difference between them, so the Edifier wins, as they are often sold for around £38. Very comfortable. Not the toughest build, but perfectly ok..my original PJB’s must be at least 6 years old now, have travelled a fair bit and have had the ear pads replaced once for about £12. The headband is just starting to look rough..don’t see any way of replacing that. The sound is great, full, balanced and detailed. My old Sennheiser HD580’s are more refined and detailed, and the open design gives a nice feel. But they would be around £350 today, which (to me) is too much for day to day tracking/learning work. The PJB or Edifier is my choice - but I would like to try some of the current cheaper Sennheiser models.

Looks fantastic, very serious equipment. The only thing that would bug me is where that power input socket is. I know why its there, but now I've seen it I can't help but notice it in every photo.

My memory tells me that when I used to see Hot Choc on the tv, several centuries ago, the bass player was usually miming with a left handed white Rickenthanger, or a copy...never a right handed black Jazzer?? Not that it matters, at all. Maybe more than one bassist??

That’s not really explained anything, has it. A tooth, in something sold as new? I really like their ear buds, but this does nothing to enhance their reputation. Interesting to see if they pick up on the thread...

That’s horrible, and just plain weird?!! I hope they can explain/apologise in an acceptable way...not that I’m sure that’s possible in this case 😳

That’s really tricky. The combo is great, I miss mine. But it’s design is all about the cab/12” driver and how it functions with the weird tiny aluminium enclosure. I’d be tempted to keep the head unit, rehoused somehow. It’s a great little thing, especially with a DI for help. This might not work, as I think the mains transformer is mounted in the cab with the speaker? As is, I’d guess £200...but a challenge to shift in the current micro amp world.

Send me a message - we have a local tech who has restored many of these, he can assess its condition and probably find you a buyer.

I quite like it...adjustments look easy, no springs to rattle and rust. The only issue I can see is moving the entire string length 2-3cm towards the headstock. Not generally a problem, but some flat wounds will break if the unsilked string wraps around the tuner, and this makes it more likely to happen.

Yep, 1x15” ext cab is a better idea, or a 12”. I only owned the 10” combo for a few weeks, but on the few small gigs it did, I was impressed with it’s big sound. It was a bit of a lump..but quite impressive.

Looks like an AH200. Great amp, not very heavy, plenty powerful. Run with any modern light cab...and smile. Just start without the pre-shape, and a flat eq. If the graphic eq doesn’t make sense then google the TE manual...

They had a great reputation in the folk world - the stick on bug types could be used to good effect on all sorts of things! I had one of the bridge wing pickups on an early cheap double bass - with a preamp it sounded good, but died after a few months. He did at one time sell a complete bridge, with the elements set inside, but I never heard or saw one. Talked with him a few times, and he repaired an Ashbory bridge for me at very little cost. A real loss to the music scene.

Yep....ace little box 😎

Ashbury bass on the wall....there could be some stories to tell??

I did see a BB cab in Rikaxe music many years ago....thought it unusual at the time....😳

I've used a few, going back several years (Acoustic Image, Euphonic Audio, Aguilar TH500) but my favourite has been the Ashdown Retroglide. It's just a power amp with a graphic eq in front...no flavour of its own, just takes what you plug in and makes it louder...give or take the graphic settings. I mostly stick a Sansamp in front, but that's from choice not necessity.