Happy Jack

I bought this a few years ago to pair with my Matamp GT100. Since the Matamp is now up for sale, I guess this has to go too. There can't be many on Basschat who don't know about Barefaced cabs. This one has five speakers dedicated to solely the low frequencies, plus one which sort-of acts as a tweeter. Ish. Alex Claber will be along in a while to explain that properly. It goes very, very loud. It sounds very, very lush. It's a very, very good match for an old-school valve amp, but it also sounds great with my Streamliner (valve pre + Class D) and previously with my Tonehammer (all solid state). It's ridiculously light for a 610, plus it's on wheels so it's a very easy tow across the pub car park. It's in good, fully-functional condition BUT it's not perfect. There are scuffs and marks, and the finish has chipped slightly on the front (see photo below). It's been gigged - what can I say? The finish on the front would be an easy touch-up with a tin of black gloss or Hammerite. I haven't done that because I have no problem with properly earned scuffs and scratches ... it's relic'ing that I hate! This cab is collection only, natch, from Harrow HA1. Late edit - someone has just reminded me that this cab is officially a 69-er rather than merely a 610.

Ah well, the day has finally come. This is the lightest Matamp in captivity, made for me by those lovely chaps in Huddersfield because of my bad back. It's in perfect working order and has never missed a beat. Gorgeous, chocolate-y bass tones which simply fill any venue in the nicest possible way. And being a 100W rather than the 200W of, say, an equivalent Orange, you don't need the same killing volume to get a nice valve break-up. Essentially it's a one-off build which is a GT100 in a much lighter box than usual, but still rugged as hell. In the unlikely event that you don't already know this, it's the original 1960s all-valve bass head which was also marketed as the Orange AD100 and AD200 (more valves!) before the two firms went their separate ways. The model bass player is there to provide a sense of scale, as is the Barefaced 610 (now for sale too). Comes complete with a rather nice flightcase. This amp is collection only, natch, from Harrow HA1.

And now some photos. What's that you say Sooty? You want more photos? https://www.dropbox.com/sh/0lhnuv8qwryokjd/AAC7Xcm73_Mnu634ik5onMNKa?dl=0

Sorry Snooks, but what am I missing here?

This is the electronic kit I bought some years ago from Silldx (Nigel) as an intro to leccy drums for my band, The Junkyard Dogs. It has served as an excellent practice & rehearsal kit in my little studio, it has won us loads of gigs where live drum kits were not welcome (volume issues being what they are), and it's still fully functional. There is wear and tear of course. Well what do you expect? These buggers keep coming round to my place and hitting it all evening. Some of the trigger sensors can be a bit tetchy, one of the cymbals has a metal ring detached, the throne is very tired and emotional, there are scuff marks that could scuff for England. But it's a complete, fully functional kit, and there's even some spare parts knocking around. There's the full frame + controller + snare & hi-hat + 3 x toms + 2 x splash + BOTH pedals (hi-hat & kick) + throne. Might even chuck in a pair of sticks. I'm known for my generosity. We gigged twice with it at the beginning of January and we'd be gigging it again in three weeks (at The Red Lion, in Little Missenden) were it not for the fact that I've just bought a rather nice Alesis Crimson II. So it's in fully-giggable condition if that's what you want. On t'other hand it's also brilliant for rehearsals in a home studio, and it would make an excellent first kit for a beginner. It's taking up too much space now that the Alesis has arrived, so I need it gone quickly. I'll give it a week on Basschat and, if it doesn't sell, it'll go to eBay. Bluejay will be taking photos tomorrow morning, and I'll add them asap. The kit is collection only from HA1. Please don't ask about postage - I don't have a Jiffy bag that's big enough. Similarly, please don't ask whether I'll wait in for your courier, since a mouthful of abusive language often offends.

This is a helluva lot of DB for not much money. I have one of these and I've played two more, and all three of them sound way better than they should at this price point.