Stag

I have one of these and they are great! I think they were a grand new and pretty rare now so this is a hell of a deal...

That is very very nice... classic looks never die

That is extremely attractive in every possible way

On 29/11/2021 at 15:50, andybassdoyle said:

Wonderful amp

 

I have many fond memories of these. Not sure I ever really used the overdrive channel on mine, it always sounded awesome though, especially with the ampeg 6x10

 

This looks to be in ace condition too, great amp for someone

 

Also worth mentioning, whilst it's not a lightweight 'stick it in your gigbag' type amp the extra size and weight is not prohibitive and - imo - well worth it in terms of the sound. Not wanting to start a classD turfwar etc, there just seems to be something that you get from these types of amps that you don't with the lightweight stuff...

 

anyway, glwts before I get myself into trouble

You know where it is if you ever want to come and play on it again Andy! 😛

+1 to this being an awesome piece of kit, in bridged mode with a proper OBBM cable this pumps out 1350w of bass terror. My band call it "THE BEAST" and im fairly happy with that nickname

Ive not been on for a while, is Ric trading now OK on BC? (If it is - great! :) )

On 04/05/2020 at 20:10, Oldman said:

Did you ever sell this?

yep, I bought it!

1 minute ago, SurroundedByManatees said:

Nothing. My guess is that the pickup cover had been mounted there. I'm planning to fill them up and make them visually dissappear (as far as possible). 

Reason i ask is I have something similar on my '82 4001, two bolts either side of the bridge where presumably the previous owner decided to put a Fender-style bridge cover over it (???!)

1 hour ago, SurroundedByManatees said:

Received this '78 yesterday. I've owned a 2006 4003 once, but this one plays way better with it's thinner neck. Sounds great too with enough meat on the bridge pickup, so probably the feared .47 cap has been removed earlier. 

The bass has a cream colored truss rod cover. It looks original to me, but haven't seen this before. 

Mmm, very nice! What are those odd little bolts between the pickup and the bridge for?

Extremely cheap, these were a grand when they came out! Loads of oomph in a small package... least my one does anyway

Blimey, I thought I was the only RS210 Combo owner in Norfolk! You live and you learn

That pillbox red one is one of a run of 25, theres one of them in the Norwich store too. A very silly price. I paid significantly (like, a lot) less than that for my BRG and that's also a limited run of 25. You also got the vintage funky shiny silver case with mine, not so with the pillbox red ones... you just get the standard black Ric case which is nice 'n all but not "special" or going anyway towards justifying that price tag. Maple neck is something of an oddity on a 4003 as well, i tried it and didnt much like it (yet I love my maple necked Fender Geddy Jazz!)

4 hours ago, 4000 said:

Loving the BRG. Nearly bought one shortly after they came out.....and then didn’t. Wish I had though.

I wasnt *planning* to, then a friend who knows I am weak willed pointed it out. Then, umm, it turned up at my house. Ive gigged it a few times, its pretty damn fine sounding but because its "special" (or : just too dear for pub gigs) I only take it out every now and then. The Burgungy glo is the go-to weapon of choice!

On 25/01/2020 at 22:46, Dood said:

Recently I have been haunted by Ampeg G.A.S. I can’t carry one, afford one or will probably need one, but I want an SVT II Pro again.

I think it’s because the SVT4Pro model on the Helix sounds so good.

Oh, and at the last minute I decided not to snatch a bid on my old SVP-BSP that I spotted on eBay. It would have been an easy win, but I stopped myself last minute.

Your old SVT sound was the best live bass sound ive heard. And that, my dear friend, is a fact!

(although im not going to pay for your chiropractor if you buy another one )

On 06/01/2020 at 18:55, marleaux62 said:

My USA B-100 

i had one of these and loved it. Great tone and FOUR different coloured lights, which of course is A Good Thing.

The "Eg" fell off the front of mine though so it just said "Amp" which caused much hilarity in my band, who suggested i was endorsed by a firm simply called "Amp".

very nice 4003s   bridge pickup bezel included as well? Handy!

I thought id go with the two classic colours of Christmas a month or so ago...

Bought a TC footpedal from this fine gentleman, delivered in super quick time and well packaged

I am in the capital of East Anglia - lovely old Norwich.

That is lovely.

Would you be willing to post this, sir... and if so how much?

Oh my. The holy grail. At a very good price!

Its Mr John Paul Jones for me. His live sound is fabulous, BBC Sessions and How The West Was Won feature this in front and personal to the listener!

Hey guys

Anyone got any experience of these small and very cheap basses? Im thinking about getting one for a family member for Christmas... she's expressed a wish to give bass guitar a go for the first time. Now, obviously I dont want to get her a Fodera ( ) but has anyone got one of these Harley Benton things? These seem to fit the bill for a starter, and the short scale part of it is important given shes has pretty small hands (has complained about my Ricks being far too big in the past). There is zero chance of her actually gigging one and probably not much chance of ever amplifying it to be honest so I was thinking we might have a cost-effective idea here.

Cheers - Stag

If you can try out one the 90's Diamond Blue ones then they are superb, and look cool. Always had good comments on the tone of it. Only got rid of mine because 100w and a single 15" cone wasnt enough to do the venues I ended up doing. Also completely randomly I was just cleaning out the loft.. and for some reason ive still got the original manual, happy to post that to you if you get one!

Afternoon all!

Im really struggling to get a decent Rick tone out of my Staccato 51, which in essence is an RH450 with a slightly changed EQ.... so has any one out there got any good settings they could share to get the classic Ricky tone on an RH450/750? Im usually lots of bass, very low mids and high treble and that does the job on most amps, but not this one! The odd thing is if I plug the Jazz in, that actually has more top-end bite to it than the Ric (!?). The Ric just sounds really bottom-heavy and doesnt have a lot of clarity in the tone. I know im not going to get "the Ampeg sound" from it, but I cant lug that around everywhere

Any suggestions you have are more than welcome