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[quote name='Bassassin' post='555794' date='Jul 30 2009, 12:46 AM']Probably won't come as any great surprise when I say I've had one of these - quite nice it was too. Not Japanese - these are actually Korean, made by Cort around 1980, and about as good quality as comparable JapCrap. Probably the worst problem with mine was an unadjustably high action, down to the fretboard basically being so low it was impossible to lower the saddles far enough. Obviously the through neck means you can't shim it, so the only fix would have been to lower the whole bridge by routing underneath it. It did look & sound good, though, and I'd like to pick up another one day. Regrettably it won't be this one - an hour or two ago I impulsively pulled the trigger on a Westbury Track II project. Will I ever learn? Will I 'eck as like. Jon.[/quote] And no, not a suprise! Good luck with the Westone project.. In the meantime, thanks for stopping by Jon; I was hoping you'd be able to help fill in some detail on the history & background of these basses.. Luckily, the action on this one is pretty good thankfully and there's still quite a lot of play left in the saddles to take it down even further if required. I agree - they do sound quite good and I've always liked a P/J pick up configuration personally...

[b]SOLD[/b] Hi Folks, Well, my summer clearout continues and up for sale is this [b]1978 Peavey Mark III head[/b] which I bought from barneyg42 in May. As I've said many times on Basschat, I really rate these old [b]Peavey[/b] heads ( I have two of them as you can see below) though they are very, very unfashionable and very heavy!! But there's a real [b]old-skool charm[/b] to them in my opinion and if like me, you like to have [b]two channels[/b] for different basses in gig situations and you like a warmer, less 'hi-fi' tone, , then these are just great for achieving that on a budget! [attachment=29943:Jul_28_2009_001.jpg] [attachment=29944:Jul_28_2009_002.jpg] [attachment=29945:Jul_28_2009_003.jpg] Here's what barneyg had to say about this amp in particular.. [size=2][i]Big old Peavey lump in great working order and fantastic condition, sounds as loud as it looks. According to the manual (have got a photocopy) it's 210watt 4ohms and 300watt 2ohms although the volume seems to far exceed these specs. Has a lot of tone shaping, 2 channels, one of which has parametric mid and the other standard bass middle treble plus the 6-band graphic which can be switched in or out of either channel. Also has compression switch which lights up when clipping is happening although it has such good headroom I've never seen it kick in! Active/passive inputs on both channels plus it also comes with the Automix A/B and combiner foot switch. Plug into the Automix input and you can switch channels or even combine the two. Looking at the back it looks to be a converted US model but this makes no difference to the sound at all, silent operation. Can also be bi-amped. I've had this since about August last year and in my hands it has only been rehearsed once a week and the usual bedroom noodling! Have moved on to Hartke hence the sale. Retro but functional. Having two channels is a hoot. You can even overdrive one and blend the master on it in to grunge it up a bit. I had it set up for a fretless and a five string and one click on the footswitch and the sound is changed.[/i][/size] I was testing it out earlier today whilst setting up to take the photos and I tried it running [b]both channels simultaneously[/b], and that sounded absolutely monstrous with my Fender Jazz V string.. Plenty of power and lots of tonal options too. To be fair though, I think it was bass_ferret who said that [b]Peavey[/b] amps always sound like a [b]Peavey[/b] and I guess that's kind of true..but maybe that's not such a bad thing if you like that sound (which I do).. By the way, it puts out [b]210 watts[/b] at [b]4 ohm[/b]s and [b]300 watts[/b] at [b]2 ohms[/b] but i'm not sure what it does at [b]8 ohms[/b] tbh? You can see here below the [b]modification [/b]that barney was referring to.. And you can also see this [b]1978 Mark III[/b] model next to the 1982 Mark IV model that I'll be keeping and, in fact, this one is in [b]much better condition![/b] [attachment=29946:Barney_pic_1.jpg] [attachment=29947:Jul_09_041.jpg] Anyway, suffice to say that I hope this will appeal to someone here and if not, then it'll be put up for auction on Evil Bay which would be a shame as it'd be nice to see this stay within the BC family.. Any questions, please feel free to send me a [b]PM[/b] or ask away here and I'll do my best to answer them.. This is [b]heavy[/b], so postage isn't really an economic option but if required, I will be more than happy to ship it! Oh, and if you'd like to come and [b]hear it in action,[/b] then please do.. Thanks for looking! Nik

[b]ON HOLD PENDING PAYMENT..[/b]

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[quote name='Happy Jack' post='555652' date='Jul 29 2009, 10:04 PM']Thanks Nik. AFAIK, the Aguilar has just dropped in to replace the passive tone controls. All the other knobs/switches do exactly what they're supposed to. So two tone controls have been replaced by a mid-boost/cut and a stacked treble & bass boost/cut. The guy I got it from (someone I trust) told me that the mod was completely reversible, requiring only a replacement pickguard - though I'll be damned if I can see why![/quote] Thanks very much Jack; most intruiging... BTW, sorry missed your PM earlier about the bright box.. will PM you in the morning!

[b]*** SOLD *** Thanks for the interest![/b] Hi Folks [b]Price now reduced to £70.00 + p&p[/b] Am having a real clear out at the moment and working on improving my rig, so as a result I have this [i]old but good[/i][b] Kay Bass[/b] for sale if anyone's interested.. Not exactly sure how old it is but my guess would be [b]1980[/b]'s?? [attachment=29929:Jul_28_2009_004.jpg] [attachment=29930:Jul_28_2009_005.jpg] [attachment=29931:Jul_28_2009_006.jpg] This is the second one of these basses I've owned over the last few years.. I had one 3 years ago and sold it; regretted it and then bought this one recently on Ebay for £77.. As with a lot of these impulse Ebay purchases, it's done with the best of intentions (or so I tell myself)..you know, do a bit of restoration work, change the pick ups, etc, etc.. But in all honesty, I very rarely get around to doing that sort of stuff and I should really know better by now! [attachment=29932:Jul_28_2009_007.jpg] [attachment=29933:Jul_28_2009_008.jpg] [attachment=29934:Jul_28_2009_010.jpg] Having said that about my own failings, the bass itself isn't too bad and I think it would be worth doing the work to be honest because the basic [b]build quality[/b] is pretty good! So, if someone fancies a bit of a project, there's a potentially very nice little bass in the offing for not much money.. On the upside, the bass has had a [b]brass nut[/b] fitted and the [b]inlays[/b] on the neck are quite a good feature, plus the [b]through neck design[/b] certainly adds to the tone and sustain... On the downside, the pick ups aren't original and it could do with a decent [b]set-up[/b], plus it was at one time, completely painted over in pink!! Though I'm happy to say that the last owner restored it to this natural finish, which is quite pleasing to my eye at least.. [attachment=29935:Jul_28_2009_011.jpg] [attachment=29936:Jul_28_2009_012.jpg] [attachment=29937:Jul_28_2009_013.jpg] [attachment=29938:Jul_28_2009_014.jpg] It actually[b] sounds pretty good[/b] - quite thumpy and [b]P-Bass[/b] like at one end of the scale and quite [b]clangy and punky[/b] at the other end, when you mix in both pick ups! One thing it could definitely benefit from though, is some [b]shielding[/b], as the bridge pick up is quite noisy! One thing to point out is that it is [b]NOT a short-scale bass[/b]; it is definitely [b]34" scale[/b]! However, the body is quite small which makes it look and feel like a short-scale bass.. I'm looking to get back what I paid for it really which was about £90 including the postage, so [b]£75[/b] + p&p would be fine!! I'm [b]happy to ship[/b] it to anywhere really and though it hasn't got a gig bag or case, I will make sure it is [b]very well packed[/b] for the journey! Of course, anyone more local who's interested is [b]very welcome[/b] to come and try it first.. Any questions, please send me a PM or ask away here and I'll do my best to answer them.. Thanks for looking ! Nik

Lovely basses Jack!! Good luck with the sales.. I'm very interested in the work that has been done to the Roscoe Beck..do the original electronics still work as designed?

[quote name='nig' post='555084' date='Jul 29 2009, 01:56 PM']I better swipe the gk speakon pleas nik. just had 2 made up as well. [/quote] Cool! Sending you a PM...

[quote name='MB1' post='554911' date='Jul 29 2009, 11:23 AM']MB1. Dam!.....DeTascamated!. [/quote] a new adjective enters the BC dictionary...

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[quote name='ziggydolphinboy' post='554428' date='Jul 28 2009, 08:56 PM']has the rack case gone? ziggy.[/quote] Yes.. went pretty much straight away! Sorry...

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='553869' date='Jul 28 2009, 01:04 PM']Oh alright then. G'wan g'wan g'wan. PM on the way.[/quote] PM'd

[quote name='Beedster' post='553627' date='Jul 28 2009, 10:05 AM']Could I have the rack case Nik?[/quote] Of course Chris! I'll PM you.. [quote name='warwickhunt' post='553639' date='Jul 28 2009, 10:18 AM']I'll take the Soundcraft and Tascam please mate.[/quote] Some other Basschatters have PM'd me about the TASCAM & Soundcraft, but in the interests of fairness, I am going to have to apply the 'first come, first served rule so likewise John, PM on it's way to you about these two items... Jack; I bought the bright box from Amps 'n' Bits in Worthing 2 years ago as an experiment to use with my (then) GK700RB head and a Marshall 412 to try to bring out the hi-end in my sound via the GK's bi-amp system. The bright box was quite good actually but I moved the Marshall on in the end as it wasn't really the sound I was looking for, so the bright box has sat around unused since then. Not much more I can say about it really.. Hope that helps!