JoeEvans

This is making me want to join a loud band so that I could justify buying it. Total bargain for a rig that would jingle the glasses in a pub three streets away.

This is the classic overdrive pedal from Marshall, made for a few years in the late 80s and early 90s and meant to give the sound of a Marshall JVM valve amp being driven hard. Famously used by Gary Moore and now fairly sought after with some being listed on eBay for £300 plus (although not necessarily selling at that price!). I’m asking £160 including postage to anywhere in the UK. Sold without original box and without a power supply - it just takes a standard 9v. This one is one is in good general condition and full working order although I haven’t tested the slightly eccentric effects loop, which runs from a single stereo jack requiring a splitter lead. This kicks in when the pedal is on, so you can trigger multiple pedals with one click. I have replaced the input and loop jack sockets as they were faulty - this is a known problem with these pedals. The output socket is original and fine but I’m including a spare jack socket in case it’s ever needed, as it isn’t easy to source the right part. This is the ‘Made in England’ version, thought by some to be more desirable than the later Korean ones. It’s a fairly hefty lump of metal! My understanding is that it would have been made between 1988 and 1990.

Also great that you could source replacements for the original plutonium knobs.

Very nice - I do like an old Ibanez!

Now sold! This is a Tacoma Thunderchief CB10C in the standard spec for the model, which is spruce top, mahogany back, sides and neck, and rosewood fingerboard. It has no built-in pick-up or electronics - acoustic only, but there are obviously various options for mics and pickups if you wanted to go down that route. These basses have become a modern classic, often described as 'the best acoustic bass guitar ever made'. Whether that's true or not, it's certainly in a different league to any other acoustic bass guitar I've ever played - a big, rich, resonant sound that can hold its own when playing with acoustic guitars, fiddles etc. This particular instrument is in almost new condition, as you can see from the pics - there are a few tiny marks here and there but it's exceptionally good for its age. The only really visible blemish is a patch of scuffing about where the right thumb would sit on the body. The build quality is extremely high - beautiful timber and really fine detailing everywhere. It's lightly built but very stable - taking it out of the case after six months without playing it, the bass was still more or less perfectly in tune. I'm only selling this because it doesn't get played enough (I play double bass as well, which has slightly taken over...) and I don't believe in good instruments being left lonely and unplayed! It comes in the original hard case, which is also very good quality.

PM me for details and to view, it's still available and first come first served!

The bass has now been given away! I've got an Eastern European blond plywood double bass with the head broken off. I acquired it with a view to doing the repair myself but I'm just not finding the time. It's a messy break and I was planning to put it all back together with WEST epoxy in a manner that would horrify a proper luthier, but you could also do a proper job and replace the whole head and neck as one. The body is solid and sound, the soundpost is still in place, but the spike and fitting are missing and one tuner needs replacing. If fixed it would be a useful gigging bass as it has a compact body and feels very solidly built indeed - you could take it to a rowdy pub gig and not suffer too much anxiety. I bought it with that in mind, also thinking that a good solid plywood bass could go in a car to a festival and withstand the heat and damp. If well repaired it might be worth £500. Some rather low-quality photos attached but you can see the basics... Any inspections welcome. FREE to anyone who wants a project!