Vintage bass combo with 'vintage price'

[3below]

Those of us who have more years will immediately recognise what this is despite someone's attempt to hide it, and the improbable price.

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/275785620137?hash=item40361a9aa9:g:YaAAAOSwrX5kHDmN&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA0JhRDe6ek66vV4wbavXLtlEIW9rNh5wG47oSqRgNa0uN2vj2LLUJk%2FjEsmnNtZl%2BWaDHbDXzny5isN0aZnnzS37MBWJOcP3jPswg0Ra5WFS5o70hEw%2BpeEyGoU3T1raAPA27ypKNZ1nXFW%2FIqf1K7gg4fj9jcwSqsB%2BqIW2LP0ifeVmda1Pf7PVwVaG4b2QPIpP2a0MMG9klK37A8AIua3KoICxW8XdlxAzkBUVst3Uvlv2mbCsq83CajCJo5NSYeNOOQlDzWaK7BzW6uZQnUWA%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR8btvar_YQ

[KingBollock]

I only had the head, not the combo. The worst amp I ever owned. I absolutely hated it.

[3below]

4 hours ago, KingBollock said:

I only had the head, not the combo. The worst amp I ever owned. I absolutely hated it.

I remember them as the low rent alterative to HH if you wanted solid state in the mid 70s. Not great things from memory.

[Ralf1e]

I had a combo similar.

Boxy piece of tat.

Never got a good tone out of it.

399 That should be pence not £ 🤣

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

Carlsboro... Probably the worst amps in the world

[Hellzero]

But Carlsbro were great.

 

My second amp was a Carlsbro Stingray Super head (I know it's a guitar head) with its dedicated Carlsbro 4x12 (guitar too, I know) cabinet fitted with Fane speakers.

 

I did a lot of gigs with it and weirdly it was sounding terrific with my fretless basses.

 

Could you also please stop putting an unnecessary "o" in the name! Thanks.

[blisters on my fingers]

No need to fret, Boro.

[NikNik]

THE WASHING MACHINE!!!

[NikNik]

I'm sure, in a previous discussion on this beast, that someone on here said they used to cart one around on public transport!

[BigRedX]

Strange how these amps get so much stick, yet my recollection of them is down entirely to the bass player in a Nottingham band in the early 80s who had the most phenomenal bass tone using one of these to amplify his Aria Pro II SB1000.

[Ralf1e]

1 hour ago, BigRedX said:

Strange how these amps get so much stick, yet my recollection of them is down entirely to the bass player in a Nottingham band in the early 80s who had the most phenomenal bass tone using one of these to amplify his Aria Pro II SB1000.

There you go. Always thought Aria SB's could make almost anything sound good 😀

[Woody1957]

On 13/05/2023 at 20:55, Jean-Luc Pickguard said:

Carlsboro... Probably the worst amps in the world

I had a Carlsbro Stingray head....hated it so much l purposely left it at a gig in Newcastle. 

[Woody1957]

On 13/05/2023 at 22:26, Hellzero said:

Could you also please stop putting an unnecessary "o" in the name! Thanks.

I think he put the extra O in so as to abbreviate 'Oh what a pile of shite' 😂

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

9 minutes ago, Woody1957 said:

I think he put the extra O in so as to abbreviate 'Oh what a pile of shite' 😂

I can confirm this

[prowla]

I used to play my Ric's Treble channel through a Carlsbro Stingray head into a 4x12.

[Shaggy]

2 hours ago, prowla said:

I used to play my Ric's Treble channel through a Carlsbro Stingray head into a 4x12.

 

Yup, that was my first proper rig; 4x12 was homemade - the local music shop was doing DIY “flatpack” cab kits in decent birch ply, with Celestion drivers.  It wasn’t all bad in the ‘70’s.......

 

I’ve  been as guilty as any on BC for slating Carlsbro Stingray amps, but to be fair; they did what they were supposed to do, i.e: amplify, and mine never let me down.    The combos were proper fugly, mind. 🥴

[KingBollock]

9 minutes ago, Shaggy said:

 

Yup, that was my first proper rig; 4x12 was homemade - the local music shop was doing DIY “flatpack” cab kits in decent birch ply, with Celestion drivers.  It wasn’t all bad in the ‘70’s.......

 

I’ve  been as guilty as any on BC for slating Carlsbro Stingray amps, but to be fair; they did what they were supposed to do, i.e: amplify, and mine never let me down.    The combos were proper fugly, mind. 🥴

Mine blew its bridge rectifier. Which I fixed, but it was still annoying.

 

You are right, though, it did amplify. It made dullness slightly louder.

[Woody1957]

1 hour ago, KingBollock said:

You are right, though, it did amplify. It made dullness slightly louder.

A brilliant review of a very poor bass amp!