WHUFC BASS

All this talk of Peavey's and me wanting an early TL5 has prompted me to pull the trigger on this one: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/286396469030 I've already got one ( from @lonestar on here) in natural and I love them, however I've always wanted to try the Super Ferrite early versions and saw this one for sale. Price is pretty reasonable compared to some of the ones available on Reverb which are £1000 plus import duties which didn't really appeal to me.

I've not heard of the Synergy amp but they look pretty similar to the Randall RM 100 MTS which allowed the use of three modules in a single amp. It's a novel idea and I'm surprised there hasn't been a bass equivelant made by someone.

I can't see them taking off to be honest. Not sure people will pay the same money for a Peavey Cirrus from the Czech Republic for what I'd estimate would be the same price as a Spector Euro.

Peavey amplification for me back in the 80s and 90s always seemed to weigh about a ton, be rock solid and be ultra reliable. I had a TKO 75 which I ran a 76 Jazz bass through and it sounded immense. I sold the pair for £250 in 1991 to fund a Trace Elliot stack. Yes, I've been kicking myself ever since. I still use Peavey guitar amps though, I have a 5150 block letter 2x12 combo as well as a JSX 120w head and a 6505 II héad. For me, Peavey amps were the dominant force in the 90s when it came to hi gain metal. Bands like Van Halen, Machine Head, In Flames, Arch Enemy, Black Stone Cherries, Opeth, Alice In Chains, Carcass, Skid Row, Killswitch Engage, Soulfly, Corrosion of Conformity and countless other hardcore and metalcore bands used their amps. They really did knock Marshall off their perch in the world of metal around this time.

Some great looking basses there, I love the TL5 in black, looks sublime.

Got a few Peavys, two Foundations and a TL5 in natural. Still looking for a black TL5 with gold hardware... Ahem @kodiakblair😂

Got a 2024 Fireglo recently, really liking it, sounds great recorded

John made up a Rickenbacker 4001 loom for me and it was just perfect. Thanks John.

£455... Sorry, that's a great band, my favourite in fact, a great lineup too but I just can't justify that price.

Interesting,mine is as follows

Yep, that was me being a nobjob, I was in the stereo jack but in my defence, the toggle switch appears to have a loose connection as well which makes the sound intermittent. I've also discovered that the springs and screws from the bridge saddles are missing which I found out when I removed the strings and the saddles fell out. It's a shame as the sound is really nice and I'm really liking the thick baseball bat neck.

Well mine arrived today and I'm slightly disappointed with it. There's a number if faults that weren't in the description. Notably 1. The bridge is lifting away from the body resulting in high action. Common problem I know but wasn't advertised as such. Possibly a replacement bridge will solve this. (see pics) 2. Rear pickup doesn't work at all. I'm assuming the switch in the up position is rear, but either way it's as dead as disco. *EDIT* it's actually the neck pickup as I've just discovered that Rick's dont follow Gibson pup selector switches of the bridge pickup being the up position of the switch. 3. No strap buttons at all, not a biggie but again, wasn't advertised. 4. There's a crack along the neck, just below the binding, as far as I can tell, it's cosmetic (it's a 50 year old bass after all) but wasn't advertised. 5. There's a number of screws missing from the pick guard, TRC and Jack plate, again, easy fix but wasn't made clear. 6. The machine heads are loose when no strings are attached due to no bushings being present. Not sure if this is normal (assuming not) but I was going to replace the machine heads anyway. There's other cosmetic issues I'm willing to let go such as the back being sanded from what I can tell but that's not a major one for me as it'll be used mainly in the studio. I want to keep the bass as I love the chunky neck and weight if the bass so I've asked for £100 refund which I think is very reasonable. I'll keep you posted.

Wow, that's really nice, almost looks like Birdseye Maple from that camera angle. The chequerboard edge binding was what caught my eye when looking at the eBay ad as well as the bolt on neck. I've heard some stories about tuning stability and neck movement on the neck through copies as well as difficulties with setting the basses up but hopefully this one isn't too bad that a shim can't sort out.

£470 plus postage. I've actually never really liked Rickenbacker bass aesthetics and the eccentric bridge and awkward pickup cover but I've always loved the sound of them. A real Rick is just way out of my price range so I've never really coveted one but the other night I was on ebay and saw this and decided to put in a BID. Alcohol may have been involved in this but I always think that's the best time to buy something 😂

Thanks @Bassassin for the detailed response and to everyone who contributed. Are these rare ? I actually won this on eBay for not too much money. When it turns up I'll do a video with a description on how it plays and sounds

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Wondering if anyone can id this Japanese Rick Copy, I'm assuming it's a Matsumoko guitar but any idea of the brand?