Roland Rock Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 (edited) [list] [*]1978 Fender Precision, Capri Orange (refin) sporting Rotosound Trubass strings. Ash/maple obviously. It has all the ‘idiosyncrasies’ of a late-70s Fender bass; it weighs a metric tonne, and you can stash your phone in the neck pocket gap. I love it. It plays beautifully, sounds great and looks groovy [*]Wood & Tronics Ergon 5. Chambered mahogany body, three-piece maple neck and kingwood board. Mahogany headstock facia and trussrod cover. Ebony pickup covers, scratchplate and eq knobs. Brass nut. Häussel jazzbucker & jazz single coil pickups. East S2 preamp. Controls are volume/pickup pan, humbucker/single coil switch, bass and treble (with internal frequency dials). Sporting EB Cobalt strings. This is my main player as I’m using the B string a lot at the moment. It oozes quality and has a rich and even timbre across all five strings. [/list] With both of these basses, I have everything covered. The Precision is the comfy old jumper to the Ergon’s sharp tailored suit, the fruity merlot to the Ergon’s complex pinot noir.[list] [*]Red Iron amp (with some modifications done by John Chambers of Champ Electronics). 100w all valve. 2 x 6SL7s (Tung Sol) in the pre and 2 x KT88s (JJ) in the power. Self-made case. Controls are gain, bass, mid, treble and master on the front, and a line out, 4/8/16 Ohm selector and speaker out on the back. I’m really attached to this amp – it’s got a couple of odd points (too hot DI, eq l-r is bass, treble, mid!)) but all is forgiven as soon as I start playing through it. It’s heavy, but still an easy one-hand lift. [*]Barefaced '69er. This is the first one. I only got this today, so haven't even plugged it in yet! I'll report back with feedback after I've gigged it a few times. The info on this cab is [url="http://barefacedbass.com/product-range/69er.htm"]here[/url]. All I have to add at the moment is that it is light (25kg) and looks great. [/list] Edited January 2, 2013 by Roland Rock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truckstop Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Awesome! I love W&T basses and that's a real looked. Love the comfy jumper/tailored suit metaphor, same here! Head looks awesome, any close ups of it? Truckstop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt on your Bass? Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Stunning set up! Congrats, hope it all sounds as great as it looks. Looking forward to hearing what you make of the 69er! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceH Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Looks really interesting, is it actually a sealed design? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 That fender is sooo niiice,) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlungerModerno Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 That is absolutely luverly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted December 7, 2012 Author Share Posted December 7, 2012 (edited) [quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1354885666' post='1891601'] Head looks awesome, any close ups of it? Truckstop [/quote] Cheers TS, Here's one of the front Here's some pics of the amp with the P before the facelift, and the cab that the '69er replaced: [quote name='LawrenceH' timestamp='1354888914' post='1891658'] Looks really interesting, is it actually a sealed design? [/quote] Yes, a sealed cab. I used to play a Sound City amp through a sealed HH 4x12 and loved it - it will be interesting how this compares. Edited December 7, 2012 by Roland Rock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted December 12, 2012 Author Share Posted December 12, 2012 (edited) [quote name='Salt on your Bass?' timestamp='1354886112' post='1891609'] Looking forward to hearing what you make of the 69er! [/quote] I've done a review here.. http://basschat.co.uk/topic/194544-barefaced-69er/page__pid__1904817#entry1904817 Edited December 19, 2012 by Roland Rock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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