Shaggy

[quote name='Ancient Mariner' post='866648' date='Jun 14 2010, 12:05 AM']Looks in lovely nick. Are those speakers the originals? I'd have expected Blues or G12Ms. Have a bump.[/quote] No idea TBH! I'll ask the guy I had it from, as he bought it new

Havng gone a bit overboard on the bass-GAS recently, looking to shift some gear that's getting home use only, so I'd be grateful if you could sound out your guit*rist buddies about this baby. Always done a bit of rhythm playing, always coveted one of these amps, had this last year off the guitarist from one of my old bands. He was without a doubt the fussiest guy for looking after his gear I've ever known; this was regularly serviced, valve-changed, covered between gigs etc etc with the result it's pretty much in new condition despite being nearly 20 years old. All guitarists know what these do, so check the reviews. This is one of the last UK models before they switched production to the Far East, and there's absolutely no comparison between the two. Heavy, so I'd much prefer local pickup (I'm near Swansea, S Wales). One exactly the same but in worse nick just went on ebay for £671 (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160437726902) I'm asking £500, not really looking to take less or trades. cheers, Greg

Bass now sold! Thanks for the posts and interest Greg

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[quote name='Lorne' post='860393' date='Jun 7 2010, 09:40 PM']Those basses are not TOPPED,they are solid wings of Koa or Maple [/quote] Correct - my mistake! [quote name='Gust0o' post='860485' date='Jun 7 2010, 10:51 PM']Christ, they're absolutely stunning! Thanks Shaggy. Are these yours?[/quote] Jeez, I wish.....

Some pics for Gus (not of my bass!) Late '70's Koa top and blond maple top Eagles. Knackers still intact BTW

Golden-era Ibanez that, and the Kimbara is tasty too - I remember they always used lovely woods. Bump and a PM

[quote name='Clarky' post='846340' date='May 24 2010, 10:58 AM']Thanks Shaggy! Check post 3 in this thread - shows it with its Bass Doc-crafted tort pickguard [/quote] Doh! Lush - didn't see those first time Glad you didn’t pull the rug on this; no way is it overpriced. V&R prices seem a bit steep to us tight BC’ers but are generally a pretty good gauge of book price since the vintage market is largely collector-driven. Davo’s bass was mega cheap – I would have snapped that up if I hadn’t been skint then. As pointed out too; maple boards look fab but you’re pretty much stuck with flats on them so as not to chew the board up, so a rosewood board is far more versatile. (I'm building a "vintage" maple-board project now, but only because I've already got an ebony-board fretless) Absolute worse case – as long as you go for something a tad pricier, you should be able to p/x back with V&R and get what you paid back against it or close to it - they’ve always got some tasty old Fenders in. But as I reckon we’ve got similar tastes (old P’s, Ricks & T’birds) I absolutely urge you to try a ‘60’s Thunderbird if you possibly can, or failing that a bicentennial / 70’s one. You won’t look back, especially being well sorted Fender-wise already.

[quote name='Gust0o' post='847640' date='May 25 2010, 04:19 PM']I'll bump this. The Eagle is a fantastic bass; and this really is a superb example of the model. I still couldn't sneak this past the wife (not as we've been planning a custom shop build for my 30th, anyway) but surely someone can! I have Shockwave's old pink NJ Eagle, and - bargain as it was - I wouldn't trade [/quote] Oo - I nearly bought that pink one as a back-up for this when I was gigging it more - would have clashed with my stage outfit though! :snob: Thanks for the good words anyway. I myself am just about to sneak a bass costing a large amount past the wife, which is why I've just insured my knackers for an even larger amount..... :wacko:

Beautiful bass - would be even more splendid with a tort p/guard - and very fair price. Bump!

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[quote name='BassKS' post='845779' date='May 23 2010, 02:37 PM']What a Beaut. Is it the MM replacement pre or just a 3 band eq.[/quote] It's the SD Basslines "Toneworks" MM-specific replacement, California-made, with the "slap EQ bias" pull control on the volume pot. Centre idents on the 3 EQ controls, switched with the jack; advantage over my old pre-EB MM is that you still get a passive output with a dead battery.

[quote name='richardrickenbacker' post='844344' date='May 21 2010, 04:33 PM']Can't believe no one else is interested in this. Could still sort a trade deal out if you are interested?[/quote] I guess Ricks don't instantly come to mind when you think of fretless, which is a shame as they suit extremely well - the neck p/up really comes into its own for some smooth, woody tones, and the woods & construction means sustain is superb and action can be dropped ultra-low This isn't one of the "skinny neck" ones either which helps. Re trades - not ruling out, but recent excessive GAS means favoured option is cash just now! Edit: Now withdrawn from sale