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So, after having seen Ampeg B15's in several studios in Memphis & Nashville last year & reading about their history as [b][i]the[/i][/b] US session man's recording amp, I finally cracked and bought one today A good friend of mine, who's a seasoned session player, has one as well & it's his studio amp of choice - when engineers will actually let him mic up & not go direct! He also raved about them when I said I was thinking of getting one. It's a 1967 B15N in amazing condition purchased from Andy Baxter - who really knows his old Ampegs. Here's what he said about it: [i][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][color=#474747]All original other than Ampeg USA made direct replacement tubes. All round I'd say its the best I've had in stock. (I have had over 20 in the last 2 years) Most of the tolex is clean with only a few tears/ bumps and scrapes. The grill cloth is super clean with zero wear and tear. Everything is here, the light up logo, the chrome Ampeg logo on the front of the cab, the original speaker and dolly. The handle is original and in great condition. The latches work as they should with no issues. There is even the Ampeg certificate glued to the inside of the cabinet with the origional owner's name and address. Most importantly of all the sound is fantastic. This amp wont disappoint in terms of sound or looks.[/color][/font][/i] I have to say - he's not wrong It looks stunning, especially that light up Ampeg logo and sounds great - much more tonal variation than I thought it might have. Partners my old '63 Jazz really well. May be a little busy playing through it tonight. . .

[quote name='BassBunny' timestamp='1344703770' post='1768191'] Bass Gear are now a UK Supplier. They have Amps in stock with basses to follow. [/quote] I'm covering for Phil the owner of BassGear for 2 days this week whilst he's on holiday Hope it's Ok to post as I'm just trying to keep people up to date and not specifically trying to flog anything. The core Carvin business model is to make each customer's bass individually. However, with such a low 'installed base' in the UK it's near impossible for people to try one out so it's unsurprising that people won't order them blind = a bit of a vicious circle Phil is planning to get about 4-5 in stock for demo purposes (of course they will be for sale as well) so that people can really test them out and he can now quote on any of the Carvin range in any sort of custom spec anyone might fancy. I've spoken to the Carvin guys in the last week, on Phil's behalf, and they are really keen to put more effort into increasing their UK business. They now have a much better distribution hub over here that will stock a lot of the different amps & cabs (because these aren't made to order) with really fast delivery times. They do make some pretty impressive amps, amazing price for 'Made in USA' kit with valves in the pre-amp stage etc. A couple of us were trying a BX500 through a little Bag End 1x10 this week. Sounded huge for such a tiny little rig! I have to admit that I'm really quite excited to try some of the basses as well. I promise to give Phil a swift kick about these when he gets back from holiday at the end of the week

I read the headline of this thread to be: [b] [b][size=4]How hard to replace/find a finger?[/size][/b][/b] Was just about to say this was one of the 'odder' questions I'd seen asked on BC & that the only person I knew who'd, partially done this was Tony Iommi, luckily I re-read the title before posting[b] [/b]

Doesn't mention weight anywhere - as a previous Alembic owner I've discovered so many of them to virtually ungiggable because of weight and atrocious neck dive. This one ought to balance better than most and the headstock design is far nicer, IMHO, than the triangle design you sometimes see on Orions. They don't hold value well though. This would have been close to £3,500 new for whoever owned it &, if it's a commission sale or was PX'd, then he's looking at about £1,500 after only 3 years

Saw a post for this & it claimed there was bass interest as well as guitar. http://www.ukguitarshows.co.uk/ Not desperately impressed as their 'latest news' talks about who's playing at the event in February and the main headline across the top of the site is for last Feb's event as well!

[quote name='bremen' timestamp='1344366510' post='1763550'] What a colossal letdown. I was hoping for Lemsip Opec at the very least. [/quote] Nope, I'm afraid that'll be me I've been mistaken for him on several occasions. Unfortunately not by ex page 3 models . . .

I love these - may have one heading my way very soon

I bounce between Elixir & Fodera for roundwounds and Thomastic or LaBella for flats. Voted Elixir as I have more basses strung with them than anything else

[quote name='Marvin' timestamp='1344288002' post='1762400'] No you haven't, stop it. Looks a bargain though. It's a shame Carvin aren't more readily available in the UK, wouldn't mind hearing one of their cabs tbh. [/quote] BassGear are bringing in a stock of Carvin gear from what I can make out, amps, cabs, combos and a few basses too

I think Phil would us one of these as his first choice gigging amp based on what he was saying to me recently. Pretty impressive given he's had a lot of choice of much more expensive kit!

I love sea foam green Not sure about blocks on a P though

Is this real or a photoshop bodge? Looks awful and, probably, unplayable

At the end of the day it's an MM and these are relatively common basses. Unless it's an old one, or maybe a really special ltd edition job, then it's not going to be destroyed in terms of value with a few gig scars. I'd say play it and you might find you get even more attached a it wears in nicely