I can't believe how little this went for.... John Entwistle's rig sold at Christie's

[Wolverinebass]

I noticed this the other day. Christie's auctioned off all John Entwistle's rig. Apparently he GAVE IT AWAY in early 2002. Who in their right mind would give this lot away? No wonder the guy was broke. Ludicrous to think that the whole control tower went for only £1500. A Digitech 2120 alone is £300 SECOND HAND.

It's just mental. For £2500 you would have got the whole rig with the flared bass bins. The lot. I bet lots of people on here will have paid more than this either for a bass or the rigs which they use.

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[thisnameistaken]

Iconic guitars sell for a lot of money, Ashdown cabs don't. I had a look over that rack the other day and there's stuff like Digitech Quads in there - I mean it's not exactly irreplacable one-off stuff is it?

[OutToPlayJazz]

That's second hand electronics for you, sunshine - Can't give 'em away!

[flyfisher]

Probably a daft question, but why is the ashdown logo on the cabs described as being upside down? Couldn't the cabs be upside down?

[Wolverinebass]

No, that's true the stuff isn't irreplacable. However, you might think that to get it all 2nd hand off ebay will cost a lot more than what someone's paid for them. For example:

Ashdown Rpm £220
Digitech 2120 £300
Digitech Quad £80
Power conditioners say £300
Trace Elliot V8 £1000
Trace Elliot Power Amps 3 x £300
TC Electronics 1128 £350

Not to mention the hassle of tracking it all down. It took me 3 months to actually find a 2120 for example and when was the last time a Trace Elliot V8 ever came up on ebay? Not that often really. So irreplacable, no, but insanely difficult to replace or even find - most definitely yes.

Trying to get the cabs is futile. It just won't happen. I did have the pleasure of playing that 2x12 and 1x15 and they are absolutely mental. The only Ashdown stuff I've ever played that sounds good. The reason is that the cabs weren't designed by Ashdown. They were designed by Acoustic Sound Solutions which Ashdown bought. Just for the records.

[umph]

someone got a bargain with the v8, very suprised they didn't go for more. maybe if they were better advertised, they'd have gone for more.

[Lifer]

I bought 2 of the 2x12s and 2 of the 2x15s for £1000 about 6 years ago, sold the 15s cause they were just too damn heavy but they were bottomless, amazing rig!

[steve-soar]

Get over it. It's like buying a chain that once belonged to Houdini.

[munkonthehill]

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='877792' date='Jun 25 2010, 09:39 PM']That's second hand electronics for you, sunshine - Can't give 'em away!

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hahahahahaha brilliant