ash Posted October 17, 2015 Posted October 17, 2015 (edited) withdrawn Edited October 20, 2015 by ash
karlfer Posted October 17, 2015 Posted October 17, 2015 Boy will you regret this Ash. This is a stunning bass with amazingly smooth lows. GLWTS.
ash Posted October 17, 2015 Author Posted October 17, 2015 Cheers Karl it is and I probably will but I tend to use my Grabber for blues and straight rock gigs these days as I don't worry about the old girl like I do this one!
ash Posted October 19, 2015 Author Posted October 19, 2015 (edited) More pics added Edited October 20, 2015 by ash
The Admiral Posted October 19, 2015 Posted October 19, 2015 An old friend of mine had one of these, which he bought new in 1963, and it was a fabulous bass. It had been repaired, after a fall from the stand took the head off in about 1975(!), but the luthier made a fantastic job of it, and you'd be hard pushed to know. He played it through a 1960s Vox AC50, and a Vox 1x 18. Not a man looking for sparkling high end tones, as you can imagine. Sounded awesome - a real trouser flapper and perfect for Beatles and Stones stuff. I wish I had the cash. GLWTS - great basses, and a collectors item for the future I'm sure.
ash Posted October 19, 2015 Author Posted October 19, 2015 [quote name='The Admiral' timestamp='1445276061' post='2890187'] An old friend of mine had one of these, which he bought new in 1963, and it was a fabulous bass. It had been repaired, after a fall from the stand took the head off in about 1975(!), but the luthier made a fantastic job of it, and you'd be hard pushed to know. He played it through a 1960s Vox AC50, and a Vox 1x 18. Not a man looking for sparkling high end tones, as you can imagine. Sounded awesome - a real trouser flapper and perfect for Beatles and Stones stuff. I wish I had the cash. GLWTS - great basses, and a collectors item for the future I'm sure. [/quote] Thanks Admiral! Fortunately this one has kept its head all these years and other than the cosmetic dings it has no structural issues!
itsmedunc Posted October 19, 2015 Posted October 19, 2015 Get ye behind me. Wanted one of these just like this for a long long while. Alas, skint and loads of other gear to aquire... Glwts
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