EBS_freak

Good choice. One of my fave Fenders.

Up to you I guess - the white/black hardware mix would look pretty cool.

Cheers! Shall have a bash at this later!

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[quote name='Gunsfreddy2003' timestamp='1324899589' post='1478303'] Nice looking case - where is that from? [/quote] Santa.

[quote name='obbm' timestamp='1324560987' post='1475600'] I've known John Henshall, the cameraman concerned, for many many years. While he was at the BBC he started developing optical effects - special lenses - of which the Fish Eye used in this clip was one of his first. He eventually left the BBC and started his own company. He obtained a copy of the tape as the effect was his creation and no doubt he did not charge the BBC of the use of the lense so a copy of that sequence was fair recompense. Videotape for 2-inch bradcast VTRs was very expensive and someone in BBC management decided that they could save money by wiping and re-using tapes. Thousands of hours of unique television got destroyed in this process. It will be interesting to see what else he has hidden away. One of our local jammers spends some of his spare time researching and tracking down lost footage from that era. This is one of his finds, so thanks Ray. [/quote] Indeed - that's what I'd heard. Wanted it for a show reel for his lenses or something like that?

[quote name='Gunsfreddy2003' timestamp='1324511561' post='1475192'] I have always liked the sound from EBS amps but the weight of them put me off, this could now be a contender for me! Wonder what it would sound like with my 'Berg cabs? I can't see the amp on the Bass Direct website so wonder if Mark is stocking them? [/quote] The weight? You wimp! As for the Bergs, yes, they work nice together nicely. They are smoother than the EBS cabs with a less excitable top end but the EBS cabs with the tweeters up aren't to everybody's taste anyway. Birdy runs his EBS with Bergs and his rig has always sounded spot on.

Another 2 left here - [url="http://www.richtonemusic.co.uk/products/ebs_reidmar_250_bass_amplifier_head_250_watts.asp"]http://www.richtonemusic.co.uk/products/ebs_reidmar_250_bass_amplifier_head_250_watts.asp[/url]

Nah, I reckon it's a cheap Fender knock off and he's hacked the headstock and put a Ryder logo on it. Label tart.

To me, somebody with an endorsement that is worth anything at all is when the company is bending over backwards, advertising the fact that YOU use THEIR equipment... not the other way round. Anything else is just e-peen.

White DJ5 lust!! Gaah!

Good news. Nice one.

[quote name='mercuryl' timestamp='1324310354' post='1472862'] Really very poor instructions these. Was this a poorly thought out whim of someones .... or were people supposed to take this seriously? [/quote] You can take the editor out of the poorly written bass mag... I'm kidding... I'm kidding...!

[quote name='beastie' timestamp='1323872205' post='1468057'] anyone no where that bass is? [/quote] This one? - [url="http://web.archive.org/web/20040530145749im_/http://www.gbguitars.clara.net/GBOldSite/redtiger1a.jpg"]http://web.archive.org/web/20040530145749im_/http://www.gbguitars.clara.net/GBOldSite/redtiger1a.jpg[/url]

[quote name='Shaggy' timestamp='1323898664' post='1468588'] I could only think of the Warwick Infiniti offhand, but there's a few on here: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/55522-5-string-semi-acoustic-bass/page__hl__5%20string%20semi"]http://basschat.co.u...20string%20semi[/url] [/quote] Yup. Been through that thread... what I really want is a Gretsch White Falcon bass... 5 strings.

[quote name='Shaggy' timestamp='1323813648' post='1467500'] As a little sub-thread to this thread, I bought a Steve Smith semi-acoustic a couple of years back, and the neck / headstock is unquestionably esrly Goodfellow - probably from that pile in the shed! He was a very talented luthier who'd worked with Heart / Heartwood guitars before working for Bernie. No longer with us sadly. Very fond of the semi as it's based on one of my favourite basses - the Gibson EB-2, but long scale, decent p/ups (Barts) and Jazz-proportioned neck. Build quality and finish are fabulous. Some real UK luthier talent around in the '80's [/quote] Now that's cool. I likey. Always wanted a hollowbody but choice is lacking on 5 strings...

[quote name='Charla' timestamp='1323276516' post='1461497'] Started a topic in Repairs / Technical issues re a new version Dynaverb where the metal reverb type switch has broken. Emailed EBS and waiting for a reply; I'm interested in any information you may get re repairs etc. If I'd seen this I would have just tagged on my question! Cheers Charla [/quote] That's the first I've heard of the select switch breaking but thats defo one to source from EBS I would have thought.

which one on the website?

composite? as in graphite - I've got a Status and the instructions say clean it with WD40 I seem to recall?!

I have been waiting to see this in the flesh for ages. Not tried one although I am intrigued as they seem to tick a lot of the boxes.