Deedee

Beautiful 😍. I’m still drooling from seeing the photos of the one owned by @AndyTravis

GLWTS

1 hour ago, marleaux62 said:

My new stingray special 

 

Oooh that’s rather lovely 😍

24 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:

I am content with my current mix of amps, which alresdy includes 2 TEs 😃

I’m content with mine, but I still want to try one of these just to be sure. 😜

7 minutes ago, Rich said:

Oh for god's sake. Why couldn't you have told us it was crap? Why? Now I can hear my credit card whimpering from the other room.  

Rack ears do look a bit, errm, yes... I think I'd be getting busy with the T-Cut to get rid of the logo.

5 minutes ago, Merton said:

I heartily endorse these statements

As do I. I really do want to try one of these 😍

27 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:

Wow, where are you guys finding this shiny stuff. Share it on the TE Facebook Group, people will faint!

I was just wondering the same. Some lovely kit.

Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets in April in Nottingham for me. Really looking forward to it.

6 minutes ago, b7l4s said:

That's very nice - does almost look new.

 

I'm still getting 100% reliable use out of the SMX250 I got from you @Deedee and it works a treat with the pair of 1x12's I bought from you @Sparky Mark... small world init!

It certainly is a small world. Glad to hear your SMX is still well. I will be getting mine repaired again because ultimately I’ve still not found an amp that I like more.

Mine is the same model (non-fan) but has alas developed a fault on startup where there is no input signal for what could be 10 minutes, then it just comes in and works fine. 🤷🏼‍♂️  To be fair it is a bit of a triggers broom now and it certainly doesn’t owe me anything.

4 minutes ago, Sparky Mark said:

Just snagged an excellent condition 1993 vintage no fan AH250SMX. Replaced the original insanely microphonic TE branded ECC83 with a new JJ and all is working perfectly.

Oooh very tidy. Congratulations 👏👏👏

So here I am, just about to post that I’ve bought another B3 (it’s like putting on an old pair of slippers etc, etc) and there’s a completely new offering from Zoom that looks the business.
 

That’ll teach me for not trawling these pages as often as I once did. 🤷🏼‍♂️

I really do like the look of these. I’m not even gigging at the moment but I’m still very interested. 😍

Beautiful bass. For me it was a toss up between Aqua or Charcoal Sparkle when these first came out, both stunning colours. If I was still gigging I’d have this so I’d have both! 😍

GLWTS 

Wonderful amps. All you’d ever need and built like a tank.

GLWTS

Beautiful 😍. Congratulations.

Bargain 👍

5 minutes ago, Twincam said:

 

Surely the saddle groves should of been slightly deepened and polished. Seems like a bad design.

 

But yeah fair enough haha 😄 

That’s my point. Shims are simply another tool in the vast armoury of methods to overcome setup/manufacturing issues,

I had a Wal mkI custom a few years back that required a neck shim in order to increase the string break angle, as strings used to regularly/easily jump out of the saddle grooves. So even the alleged “best” makers can produce basses that still require a shim. 

10 minutes ago, MrProud said:

 

One piece quarter-sawn AAA Birdseye maple neck (7.25-12 compound radius)

Ooh that compound radius spec sounds like it’d be wonderful 🥰

Welcome Robbo 🍻

Welcome 🍻

Plenty more info on this thread:

https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/445206-vintage-trace-elliot-brochures/

Yup, the 1153 in ‘landscape’ is the same width as the 7215:

Off to see Madness and Squeeze at Sheffield next weekend.

Saw Aussie Floyd last Wednesday and From The Jam with The Selecter a couple of weeks before, both in Notts. Thoroughly enjoyed both nights.

Watched the recording this evening and as someone completely oblivious to Alan Hull and Lindisfarne, I really enjoyed it. Thanks for the nudge.

4 hours ago, wateroftyne said:

Gentle nudge - 9pm, BBC Four (I even have a cameo role, but blink and you'll miss it).

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0011vbk

 

Missed it earlier but set to record at 2.00am 👍