AndyTravis Posted August 11, 2018 Posted August 11, 2018 Not many of these about - looks in good nick. 2 Quote
fleabag Posted August 12, 2018 Posted August 12, 2018 I owned one of the Mag 3's many moons ago. One with the gun-metal body colour. Dear cliff they've gone up in price. Mine was under £300 Quote
Happy Jack Posted August 12, 2018 Posted August 12, 2018 That's pretty much identical to mine, which I bought recently for significantly less than £999! I'm aware of two more of these for sale in the Home Counties right now, both of them listed at £1200. One has been listed for a couple of months now, and the other for nearly a year ... These are staggeringly good basses, though. If you're near Bolton you could do worse than pop in and make an offer. Quote
pete.young Posted August 18, 2018 Posted August 18, 2018 On 12/08/2018 at 17:22, Happy Jack said: That's pretty much identical to mine, which I bought recently for significantly less than £999! I'm aware of two more of these for sale in the Home Counties right now, both of them listed at £1200. One has been listed for a couple of months now, and the other for nearly a year ... These are staggeringly good basses, though. If you're near Bolton you could do worse than pop in and make an offer. You could also pop over the road and have a pint in the Man and Scythe , which is one of the oldest and best pubs in the North West. 1 Quote
AndyTravis Posted August 18, 2018 Author Posted August 18, 2018 7 minutes ago, pete.young said: You could also pop over the road and have a pint in the Man and Scythe , which is one of the oldest and best pubs in the North West. Great boozer 1 Quote
cattytown Posted August 20, 2018 Posted August 20, 2018 Booths have been there for years - I used to drool at their windows (and Harker & Howarths just further down) when I was a kid. Quote
AndyTravis Posted August 20, 2018 Author Posted August 20, 2018 They had an Alembic Orion the last time I was in. In amongst the £25 Ukes and £90 started banjos...was a bit odd. Did enquire when I got home if they still had it and would take a fender in p/x. Never replied. Weird. Quote
cattytown Posted August 20, 2018 Posted August 20, 2018 You don't see a lot of Alembics around! Quote
AndyTravis Posted August 20, 2018 Author Posted August 20, 2018 2 minutes ago, cattytown said: You don't see a lot of Alembics around! Annoying really as I was well up for a deal Quote
Bridgehouse Posted August 20, 2018 Posted August 20, 2018 My faith is restored. I find the pictured item to look like a badly sanded down sideboard with metalwork from an old Kenwood mixer. Phew. No gas with this one! Quote
AndyTravis Posted August 20, 2018 Author Posted August 20, 2018 10 minutes ago, Bridgehouse said: My faith is restored. I find the pictured item to look like a badly sanded down sideboard with metalwork from an old Kenwood mixer. Phew. No gas with this one! The first Magnum does have a charm...I find the III is lacking whatsoever in any charm. 1 Quote
fleabag Posted August 20, 2018 Posted August 20, 2018 I have the advantage of having owned a Mk111 i can say it's not lacking in charm. Then again, charm is personal and one man's charm is another man's cow pat. 1 Quote
AndyTravis Posted August 20, 2018 Author Posted August 20, 2018 2 minutes ago, fleabag said: I have the advantage of having owned a Mk111 i can say it's not lacking in charm. Then again, charm is personal and one man's charm is another man's cow pat. My wife thinks I’m charming - everyone else thinks I’m a c*nt. 2 Quote
AndyTravis Posted August 20, 2018 Author Posted August 20, 2018 3 minutes ago, fleabag said: I have the advantage of having owned a Mk111 i can say it's not lacking in charm. Then again, charm is personal and one man's charm is another man's cow pat. As an aside - I find the appearance of the original charming. I think the 3 looks like they decided it’d sell better if it was more conventional in appearance (and weight as a guess) Quote
AndyTravis Posted August 20, 2018 Author Posted August 20, 2018 2 hours ago, cattytown said: Booths have been there for years - I used to drool at their windows (and Harker & Howarths just further down) when I was a kid. Think H&H have moved since. Quote
Bridgehouse Posted August 20, 2018 Posted August 20, 2018 3 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: My wife thinks I’m charming - everyone else thinks I’m a c*nt. You don't need to grow a beard to look like a..... 😁 Quote
AndyTravis Posted August 20, 2018 Author Posted August 20, 2018 1 minute ago, Bridgehouse said: You don't need to grow a beard to look like a..... 😁 Too late... as a point “c*ntmouth” is a great put-down. It’s also around the corner from Bournemouth... 1 Quote
cattytown Posted August 20, 2018 Posted August 20, 2018 3 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: Think H&H have moved since. They have - they used to have two places at the bottom of Churchgate, but have moved to Fold's Road and been bought by Rimmer's music. 1 Quote
fleabag Posted August 20, 2018 Posted August 20, 2018 6 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: As an aside - I find the appearance of the original charming. I think the 3 looks like they decided it’d sell better if it was more conventional in appearance (and weight as a guess) Yes, i can see that. Maybe ' wacky ' was not as popular at the time, and so the Mk3 and 4 were conventional in shape 1 Quote
fleabag Posted August 20, 2018 Posted August 20, 2018 2 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: Too late... as a point “c*ntmouth” is a great put-down. It’s also around the corner from Bournemouth... And nowhere near Sc*nthorpe 1 Quote
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