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  1. Sparky Mark
    "Has anyone bought a bass on a whim just cos of its looks?" Yes, loads of them! Possibly the most unusual one is this Tom Clement Ergo. I figured that it was called Ergo because ergonomics were a major design consideration and it'd be comfortable to play. It is BTW.
  2. Sparky Mark
    That's a very good idea. I can't even get on with Fenders with pickup covers fitted, so ditching the Ricky cover was absolutely essential to me giving it a fair trial.
  3. Sparky Mark
    Many thanks for this information but I think the sound of 4003 comes from the combination of pickups, through neck construction and maybe even the bridge and headstock designs. I don't think a bolt on FSO will ever get close enough to satisfy my Ricky tone goal.
  4. Sparky Mark
    That looks interesting but if it's a slab body with binding then it's worse than a 4003S. I can't see from the photos whether there is any forearm contouring?
  5. Sparky Mark
    Although fitting the pickup bezel was a bit of a trial in itself I found it made the 4003 a bass that I could play verses one that I really couldn't.
  6. Sparky Mark
    Sorry to see that you're moving your 4003S on now. I totally understand why; there's loads of Ricky users that find them really comfortable to play but I'm certainly not one of them. If there was an FSO that sounded like a 4003 I'd sell mine in an instant, but there isn't so I'll just have to continue suffering for my art (just like my audiences).
  7. Sparky Mark
    Ooh, you are a tease!
  8. Sparky Mark
    Might also be worth putting a photo of the cab somewhere too!
  9. Sparky Mark
    I had an LH1000 for a couple of years. In the end I sold it because I found the 3 band passive tone stack EQ section really limited the tones that I could achieve.
  10. Sparky Mark
    £50 price reduction and another £25 off so now only £300 the lot.
  11. Sparky Mark
    Brilliant rig. If this is the one I think it is, it was a little too far north (Stepps) for me. Plus it would've been my third AH200 and that awesome cab is too large for my car. The build quality of this vintage is amazing.
  12. Sparky Mark
    The ABM600 has that same "bounce" too.
  13. Sparky Mark
    Strangely, only the MB212 combo has neo speakers. The rest of the range still use ceramic. https://www.gallien-krueger.com/mb-combos
  14. Sparky Mark
    Yeah, get rid of the cover and you can move your right hand wherever you fancy. My reason to own a Ricky is for that picked sound. I find every other of my basses easier to play, but if I want that sound then there is no alternative.
  15. Sparky Mark
    With pick or fingers I tend to play just about where the cover was; I have bezels on both of mine. And how did the 4003S compare to your other gigging basses?
  16. Sparky Mark
    SOLD. Great condition Trace Elliott Series 6 130 watt 715 combo with matching classic 1153 extension cab. Comes with Roqsolid covers, XLR to jack speaker cable (jack to jack can also be used) and mains lead. Was £375, now only £300 for the lot or £200 for combo, cover and mains lead collected or delivery/meet-up within reasonable distance from Hertford. NB: These are the compact variety of TE enclosures at only 13 inches (33cm) deep and fit in my saloon car boot. Photo with bass added to show the whole rig is only about as tall as a bass guitar. Don't be fooled by 130 watts. TE amplifiers seem to have been rated conservatively; this is a powerful combo and seriously much more so with the 1153 added. Thanks for looking.
  17. Sparky Mark
    I used the excellent Eminence BASSLITE S2012 NEO speakers in those and I only moved them on because I didn't have space to store alongside my Bergantino single 12 cabs.
  18. Sparky Mark
    Hey that's great to hear. I made those to sit beneath my Ashdown MAG600 head so should be darn close to the correct width for your AH250SMX.
  19. Sparky Mark
    Thanks guys, yes it's been kept unused for the past few years so has had an easy life. I could barely touch the case without the valve making all sorts of terrible screeches. Possibly why it was retired. The lovely thing about the non fan versions is that the internals are dustless and preserved in the state they left the factory 30 years earlier.
  20. Sparky Mark
    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.
  21. Sparky Mark
    Crazy bargain!! Makes me wish I was southpaw.
  22. Sparky Mark
    Woven carbon/graphite is just another material. It depends on how it is used as to whether the final construction is rigid or has a degree of flexibility. Therefore some carbon fibre necks can be totally rigid, if that's the goal, or flexible if truss rod adjustment is a desired feature.
  23. Sparky Mark
    Thanks ped. I just found a reference to the Nautilus guitar on the Vigier website then googled Nautilus bass and there she was. http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/vigier-nautilus/1774
  24. Sparky Mark
    I have always remembered the Vigier bass I tried in Wapping BC back in 82/83. It had a crystal prism display for some function I cannot recall. Anyone else remember this model?* *Update: just found it. The Nautilus Bass.
  25. Sparky Mark
    I like all my PJ basses but similar to my J basses, I dial either one of the pups back slightly to avoid the cancellation type effect others have mentioned.
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