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Nothin' to do w/ me.... just thought I'd give the heads up...
Nothin' to do w/ me.... just thought I'd give the heads up...
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Aus bassists '70's tube beast 4 sale
- Thread starter rodl2005
- Start date
YEah that's a good site-the Ozvalve amps thingy. All the ppl involved are helpful re Aussie valve amps too!!!! The GOLD frontd EMINAR amp was the same as my old one- listed as a Eminar 100w PA head. Mine had an extra 6CA7's tho & was rated at 150w. tho my tech tested it at about 170w!!!!!! Sounded good, but EQ was limited for bass purposes.
The amp I linked on Aus. Ebay looks to be a beauty tho. LOT's of Aus. bands used these in the '70's! Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs eg.
The amp I linked on Aus. Ebay looks to be a beauty tho. LOT's of Aus. bands used these in the '70's! Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs eg.
ive got a similar one (a 200w holden/wasp with 4 6550's). i believe my preamp is a bit different as mine was for guitar (no master volume, so a clean guitar). i changed some caps to get some more low end out of it (was a bit bright before), and it sounds great through my homemade 1x15. i got mine for a bargain for 500$ with the matching 4x12 (guitar cab, not bass) with plessey 12u50's. i was kinda contemplating making a bid, but i dont need it. give it a go though someone.
im thinking that i should change the filter caps, being from the early 70's, but i havent yet
im thinking that i should change the filter caps, being from the early 70's, but i havent yet
- Feb 16, 2008
- 21,240
- 23,638
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- John K Custom Basses
I never heard of one of thse but it looks pretty cool to me. the amp appears to have three RCA 6550's and one GE 6550. The basses on the RCA's say something like MINI***??? but i can't quite make it out, however they do have the RCA hexagon ("stop sign") on the top of them. The trannies look a little rusty on top but the insides look pristine. and with those large trannies, i would expect it to have some power.
I see the "mini" in the pic, but it appears aftermarket. Those RCA's are actually Tungsol; that's the Tungsol octagon on top. RCA never made their own 6550's, but sold at various times, Sylvania small bottle 6550's, Tungsol 6550's, and later GE and Philips 6550A's as "RCA."
Wow. This is what the bassist from the legendary Radio birdman used in the 70's!!
To bad I just bought a Skunkworks, huh?
To bad I just bought a Skunkworks, huh?
- Feb 16, 2008
- 21,240
- 23,638
- Disclosures
- John K Custom Basses
hi PSG, thanks for the correction. You're right, i just looked at some old Tung-Sol 6550's that i have and they do have the octagon. i guess that i got it mixed up with the vintage RCA 12AX7's that i have with the octagon that say made in USA on them.
Hey rod, that thing would look really cool sittin on yer new NV215, "Waspantino" ...
Nah.... think I'll stick w/ the SVT2antino
He'll ship it Australia-wide. Is it the $80 that's putting you off, or the possibility of damage in transit?
i was so close to buying it, but its probably good i didnt. its horribly how ebay gives you a time limit to decide and you think "ahh, i may never get another chance if i dont do it in the next 10 minutes"
Of course, it could easily be argued that ebay actually gives you 7 days to decide
Of course, it could easily be argued that ebay actually gives you 7 days to decide
thats true. its still not enough time to decide if you want something thats somewhat rare. im just glad i have one already.
im curious if he relists as well. not sure if i'd need the thing though, but im still interested.
I've got a WASP 6550/200 watter - pretty similar to this one, but I think mine's a little older.
These amps gets a bad wrap for being cheaply made, and having noise issues in the pre-amp stages. I've noticed neither of these problems with mine at all.
Very loud amp - but whoa is she heavy! A good 20 kilo's at least, so postage won't be cheap.
FYI - I bought it interstate - and she got dropped in transit. So if anyones thinking about it, INSURE it for the more than the market/repair cost.
It's exactly the same layout in the poweramp section.
These are great amps. Anyone interested will not be disappointed.
(no connection to seller - just a happy owner)
The really cool thing about these old WASP's - many of the "more experienced" muso's have played these amps - I get questions and compliments all the time - it's the first amp to actually help me get more gigs!
smo
These amps gets a bad wrap for being cheaply made, and having noise issues in the pre-amp stages. I've noticed neither of these problems with mine at all.
Very loud amp - but whoa is she heavy! A good 20 kilo's at least, so postage won't be cheap.
FYI - I bought it interstate - and she got dropped in transit. So if anyones thinking about it, INSURE it for the more than the market/repair cost.
It's exactly the same layout in the poweramp section.
These are great amps. Anyone interested will not be disappointed.
(no connection to seller - just a happy owner
)The really cool thing about these old WASP's - many of the "more experienced" muso's have played these amps - I get questions and compliments all the time - it's the first amp to actually help me get more gigs!
smo
I've got a WASP 6550/200 watter - pretty similar to this one, but I think mine's a little older.
These amps gets a bad wrap for being cheaply made, and having noise issues in the pre-amp stages. I've noticed neither of these problems with mine at all.
Very loud amp - but whoa is she heavy! A good 20 kilo's at least, so postage won't be cheap.
FYI - I bought it interstate - and she got dropped in transit. So if anyones thinking about it, INSURE it for the more than the market/repair cost.
It's exactly the same layout in the poweramp section.
These are great amps. Anyone interested will not be disappointed.
(no connection to seller - just a happy owner
The really cool thing about these old WASP's - many of the "more experienced" muso's have played these amps - I get questions and compliments all the time - it's the first amp to actually help me get more gigs!
smo
+1 with my old Eminar amp. Nothing went wrong on it for over 16 yrs!! Gigging at least once a week! Only sold it as I wanted a new thang!.Shouldn't've tho!
