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  1. Shaggy
    Looks cool - short scale?
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    [quote name='BassBod' post='671444' date='Dec 1 2009, 07:12 PM']Please don't put a MMite neck on it...is that just a cruel way to make me buy it back (and starve the children for a few months)? BB[/quote] I'm [i]sure[/i] your kids would rather you had a nice Xmas prezzie for a change instead of them.... Anyway fear not, original neck aint going anywhere, I've really just done the opposite of what WoT did with his fretted '71 when he put a fretless Allparts neck on - just gives you an easily swappable option.
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    Luverly! I think it's a Diesel cab though rather than the Powerhouse - pedantic I know!
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    Last bump before she's a keeper. Now with the original bridge back on (so bit of discount), and with added option of Mighty Mite fretted rosewood neck (amber nitro) if wanted
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    Bumping one last time Instant Bernard Edwards with this babe!
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    You'd think a s/s pre / valve power set up would be plain wrong, but our guitarist has late '70's Peavey Deuce with the same arrangement and it sound excellent - very Fender Twin as you say. Great price for a rare bit of kit, if I hadn't recently acquired an AC30 I'd have had this. Bump!
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    I once had a bass do that (with the A), tried everything to find it - just like that old VW ad with the mystery "squeak". In the end I could only assume it was the truss rod resonating; it seemed to come from the neck, and got shot of it. So not much help really - best thing is just check every nut & screw is tight, bridge saddles are firmly where they're supposed to be, nut hasn't come unglued, and try a change of strings.
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    [quote name='Snarf' post='659909' date='Nov 20 2009, 09:58 AM']Hah, no way! Damn, that's a nice looking bass. I do agree though, they would make more sense with bits swapped over! Where did you find the pre-EB neck?[/quote] Came with my fretted (maple) '80 Sabre as a "spare" - it had a fretted rosewood board but someone had overtightened the truss rod and slightly split the board at the top end, also lost the truss rod adjust nut. Otherwise fine - I had a local luthier put an African Blackwood fretless board on, check the truss rod was OK, and he found a Fender bullet truss rod nut that fitted. Lovely body colour on yours - I'm guessing it's a later period (mid '80's?) one as it's got the pole-less p/ups.
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    No expert whatsovever, but in my experience farty noises / nasty distortion / lack of vol is [b]always[/b] the power valves: decent preamp valves pretty much go on forever. As a first step just try taking them out, checking the contact pins are clean, and re-seating them firmly. I know Molan had the same trouble recently, not sure what the outcome was. At least if/when you have to replace all the power valves there's only 6 - one reason I got an SVT rather than the Mesa 400+ with 12 of 'em!
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    Spooky - I've got a pre-EB Sabre neck (fretless conversion) that I put a custom Stingray body on! Put these two together, and you could make a couple of basses that make a bit more sense than they do right now......
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    Just bought some straplocks off Tom - smooth deal, nice guy - thanks mate!
  12. Shaggy
    Excellent - great to see some RD Artist love too.! I assume his is a defret conversion, and custom refin? Nice guy, and top player
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    Jeez I remember that at the time, can't believe it was that long ago........ ([i]fades into nostalgia[/i]) Bump for an amazing bit of kit and bass history
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    [quote name='joegarcia' post='655613' date='Nov 16 2009, 01:13 AM']I have just today traded it with Gareth for his SVT-II. Don't worry though Gareth, the amps great. [/quote] Good trade Joe, great amps - I use one!
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    [quote name='artisan' post='655296' date='Nov 15 2009, 05:38 PM']how about this little gem it's an Epiphone Allen Woody signature Rumblekat. semi hollow body,arch top & very nice it is too. (excuse the crap photo's they are the best i could manage now it's dark) it is a lovely bass & sounds propper thunderous. 30.5 " scale & only 4 weeks old. it has the propper Epiphone fitted hardcase with it too. i had no intention of selling it but i accidently bought an EBMM Stingray yesterday (you know like you do )[/quote] Got to say Epiphone are making some absolutely [i]cracking [/i]semi-ac basses at the moment. This would be my pick of what's for sale just now, if you can live with it being short-scale and fretless, lovely vintage bass and amazing price - seen one going for $2K in the US: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Ovation-Fretless-Bass-Typhoon-3_W0QQitemZ270484311595QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item3efa1f0e2b"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Ovation-Fret...=item3efa1f0e2b[/url] Semi's / hollow-bodies definitely have a sound that you just can't get any other way, use mine loads (Gordon Smith Galaxy, Gibson EB-2 & EB-2D); going to have to try one of the modern piezo ones Edit: re post above - those Rivolis were made by Peerless (Korea) and are really rated highly
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    That Goodfellow is absolutely gorgeous! Deal with Oli in confidence, he's a top bloke. The Guild used to be mine (moved it on to fund yet another old Gibson.....) and apart from the bridge p/u mod it's in time-warp condition, sounds and plays just like a vintage fretless should.
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    Carrying on with the vintage theme: my '80 Sabre. It was my one and only bass for years and years, but sadly doesn't get much of a look-in anymore
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    PM'd
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    One left - can't be @rsed charging for a couple of stamps so whoever wants it just PM me your address EDIT: Now all gone
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    Stunning, though I'd have stopped after the first two. And maybe the Alembic. And....... You're bass to the bone, alanbass!
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    Just scored another pack of 3 Hartke “transient attack” nickel round/w bass strings on t’bay, I usually get the 4-string packs (quite reasonably, as all my basses are 4-string), but it worked out a quid cheaper getting the 5-string packs. So 3 brand new shiny low B-strings if anyone wants for the price of postage. They’re “medium” gauge, long scale, but I’ll check the quoted diameter if anyone wants. Decent strings too – good as any nickels I’ve used, for a stupidly low price.
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    Never had an HH amp, although the guitarist in my first "school" band had a shiny new Valve-Sound combo - we were all dead impressed, especially as had back-lighting. For about a decade though I ran my old Fender Bassman 135 through a big old HH 2x15 - monster cab, monster weight. Never sure why they went under, as I always reckoned they were technologically ahead of Carlsbro, Laney etc, and way cooler design styling too.
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    There was a time when if you watched TOPTP almost every bassist had one of these...... Love that double-neck!
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    [quote name='Bassmingo' post='650616' date='Nov 10 2009, 01:39 PM']Interesting, that song has quite the unusual tone, but never figured if it was the bass itself or all that processing. hows it done?[/quote] Alot of compression and a touch of flange/chorus and overdrive I'd say - typical '80's power ballad production! They're naturally growly basses though, with a natural acoustic-like resonance (the mahogany I guess) and massive low end on the neck p/u
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    That Overwater is [b]fab[/b] - the only one I've seen I've really liked
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