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Pow_22

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  1. Just to pass the boredom I decided that even though ALL My basses wear flats id have a tinker with the bison and threw a set of Groundwounds on her. Really opens up the growl whilst maintaining a good solid fundamental wallop to the notes. Sounded great through my little WEM Dominator. Can keep it like this or put the flats back on for any potential buyer.
  2. Further possible trade/part ex - always fancied a Fender MIM 50’s classic (sunburst only tho)
  3. Pow_22

    NickCarey

    Bought a set of strings from Nick. No hassle transaction and posted extremely quickly.
  4. I had an SVT and a V4B for a while, got rid and have chased the sound ever since. My current Peavey Valve amp is glorious but not quite an SVT. Ive tried any number of pedals, amps, modelers but nothing comes close. Interestingly enough the closest I DID get was actually a hybrid amp - the Mesa BB750
  5. Tempted by the grounds but I have a standard 4-in-a-row stock, couldn't measure the G could you at all please?
  6. Really digging some Blondie basslines in this lockdown. Nigel Harrisons tone in Dreaming in particular is lovely. Definitely flatwounds right?

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    2. Born 2B Mild

      Born 2B Mild

      I have not had the pleasure of seeing Blondie live and in person, but I have seen Nigel play a few times in his previous band ...Silverhead.

    3. SpondonBassed

      SpondonBassed

      "I have seen Nigel play a few times in his previous band ...Silverhead. "

      Oh yeah:

      Thanks for the tip.  I learned something from that.

    4. Phil Starr

      Phil Starr

      Blondie set list, that's not a bad idea, love Clem Burke as well, rhythm section rules.

  7. Would consider part ex with cash from me for an Ampeg SVT Head (classic or SVT II at push)
  8. China I assume. Its the reissue club series.but it doesn't actually say anywhere on it where it was made
  9. very versatile. They have a hollowbody vibe to the sound too as the pups are screwed to the pickguard (removing the guard brings the whole guts out in one go), they then sit in a large cavity. Can quite easily nail the Stone Roses sound where Mani used a Ric 4005. My fave setting is 'Bass' and the 'B' setting which uses the neck and middle pup, lovely
  10. an old 57 p bass through an ampeg B15, with fkatwounds of course
  11. torn between the new burst Squier 50's P bass (single coil) or the Squier 70's P bass...hmmmmmm

    1. kodiakblair

      kodiakblair

      Single coil every time, normal P-basses are ten-a-penny. 

  12. 1978 Tokai P bass with flats. My go-to for everything. Best p bass ive ever played and i include vintage Fenders in that
  13. its an all valve head as such it is highly recommended the impedance matches the amps outputs which in the SVT's case is only a 4ohm or 2ohm output
  14. Played the Night & Day in Manchester years ago and we're told bass backline only was supplied, dreading an old clapped out 1x15 combo imagine my surprise to find an Ampeg SVT VR and an 8ohn 4x10. I pointed out the head cant do a single 8ohm cab they laughed and said it had done 3hr gigs pretty much every night for nearly a year! Sounded glorious
  15. Burns bison bass in black (club series reissue) with hard to find Burns/Hiscox hardcase. One of the coolest looking basses around and this one has had a fair bit of work done to get it playing as good as it looks:- New bridge fitted. The original on these is notorious for its wide string spacing meaning the G and E string don’t sit over the relevant pole pieces on the pups. This resulted in a much much quieter G & E. This new over engineered bridge has the strings sitting perfectly and is much more adjustable that the original. I still have the original too. Full ‘Advanced Set Up’ at Jacks Instrument services in Manchester. This included a fret dress to get the action nice and low without any buzzing/choked notes. The nut was also originally too high making the first few frets hard work, Jack recut this to a proper level. I have the receipt and hang tag as proof of work. This was all done literally last week! My fave flatwounds – a set of Elites Detroit flats to bring out the thump in this beast. These basses were given a bit of a re-birth and reintroduction to the ‘yoot’ when Andy Bell of Oasis started using one (both the reissues and an original 1964 model I believe) in the early 2000’s. This is my second one and I guess I fell for its looks again despite knowing that deep down all I need is a decent P bass. Loads and loads of tonal options which is actually why im getting rid. Im a p bass guy at heart and too many options means I spend more time knob twirling (oooh matron) than actually playing. As such im looking to sell this to fund either one of the new Squire 50’s P basses, squire 70's p bass or to put towards my SVT II fund. Whilst it does come with an extremely substantial hardcase id ideally like collection from Bolton or could meet up within reasonable distance. Pics to follow asap
  16. have an at "if you were closer" type bump. Wanted one of these ever since I played one in my local PMT. Always wondered what they would look like with a white guard, almost like a Geddy P Bass?
  17. It did im afraid. Apologies for not updating the ad, will do it now
  18. Loved these back in the day but before they closed they changed the formula. The old silkless ones were lovely but then they changed and had black silks at both ends and the actual string seemed different. Dead E's galore and uneven twangy G and D. I snap up any NOS ones that come up on ebay
  19. Excellent strings the Detroit Flats too, my go to choice
  20. Of all the p basses ive tried - fender (modern and vintage), sandberg, squire, limelight etc the best bang for buck are the late 70's/early 80's Tokai Hardpunchers, absolute gems that just sound like that 70's p bass sound on so many of my fave records
  21. These are all valve, the SVT4 is a hybrid. That's the main difference
  22. That's the one. Ive bought a few things off the seller Kamil (he's bought a few amps off me too) so complete faith in the seller, its just do I NEED 300w of valve power? My current amp, a Peavey Alphabass, puts out circa 160w via 6 x 6L6GC which is plenty, but headroom though.......... £600 is a steal, in a drunken hopeful moment I bid £500 on yours fully expecting it to be knocked back, it was instantly so obviously (and understandably) below his minimum auto decline amount
  23. How you getting on with it @Bankai? Im always looking at the stock over on Amp Broker (a polish amp shop that mainly deals on reverb, really good guy running that place) and they have a similar SVT II in, very tempted!
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