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SHOW YOUR DISTRESSED FINISHES!

Can you tell me about the amp? Looks like a 15 with tubes.
Sure..! It's a '78 Studio Bass Combo I picked up last month...had been trying to grab it before everything came to a halt but no dice...luckily, the seller was local to me and we stayed in touch over the past couple of months...when the coast was finally clear, I made a run for it and met him at a local Guitar Center to test it out...it's everything it was advertised to be....200W of all tube power...tubes everywhere including the preamp..much louder than any other 200 or maybe 300w solid state amp I've owned....can't say enough about the sound this amp gives...it really is among the best amps I've ever heard, at least with how it works with passive Basses...it reminds of the Noble 1000 (which I adore) with, of course, less power...very clean for tube tone, but tube-y warm nonetheless and with my attack I can get breakup just fine...awesome amp if you can find one....I'd suggest breaking it out of the combo box at some point which is what I plan to do because it's definitely over 100 pounds in its original setup, and awkwardly shaped (a BIG thin rectangle)...the speaker is indeed the original EV 15...not gonna put too many more miles on it...couldn't be more pleased...hope this didn't derail the thread, but the amp is kinda distressed too technically speaking..!
 
Sure..! It's a '78 Studio Bass Combo I picked up last month...had been trying to grab it before everything came to a halt but no dice...luckily, the seller was local to me and we stayed in touch over the past couple of months...when the coast was finally clear, I made a run for it and met him at a local Guitar Center to test it out...it's everything it was advertised to be....200W of all tube power...tubes everywhere including the preamp..much louder than any other 200 or maybe 300w solid state amp I've owned....can't say enough about the sound this amp gives...it really is among the best amps I've ever heard, at least with how it works with passive Basses...it reminds of the Noble 1000 (which I adore) with, of course, less power...very clean for tube tone, but tube-y warm nonetheless and with my attack I can get breakup just fine...awesome amp if you can find one....I'd suggest breaking it out of the combo box at some point which is what I plan to do because it's definitely over 100 pounds in its original setup, and awkwardly shaped (a BIG thin rectangle)...the speaker is indeed the original EV 15...not gonna put too many more miles on it...couldn't be more pleased...hope this didn't derail the thread, but the amp is kinda distressed too technically speaking..!

Thanks man! Sorry about the derail, I saw those tubes peaking through the grill cloth and had to ask. Thanks for the info! She sound like a great amp.
 
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Ooo! You have your bases covered, a P and a J. What's the story with the P? Love the J, Rhodes and the Studio Bass amp as well. :thumbsup:

I was pretty hot on the trail of the Fender Studio Bass amp for a while but once I got my B15N - it scratched the itch. :)
 
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I was pretty hot on the trail of the Fender Studio Bass amp for a while but once I got my B15N - it scratched the itch. :)

That's quite a difference between 200 and is it 25 or 35 watts on your B15N? Does it still fit your initial goals volume wise? Jess Oliver definitely set a huge benchmark with the B15N tone wise.
 
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That's quite a difference between 200 and is it 25 or 35 watts on your B15N? Does it still fit your initial goals volume wise? Jess Oliver definitely set a huge benchmark with the B15N tone wise.

30 watts. I gig with it in my quartette and don't need volume more than 10:00. It's all about tone.
 
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Wow. That's so extreme I wonder if it survived a housefire. All the plastic parts look replaced.

It's possible it was on a stand close to a burning space (G side) but more than likely it was in a smoky bar on the bandstand 24-7. I've seen nicotine-stained Oly white basses look like that. :vomit:
 
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It's possible it was on a stand close to a burning space (G side) but more than likely it was in a smoky bar on the bandstand 24-7. I've seen nicotine-stained Oly white basses look like that. :vomit:

Or someone tried to clean the front on the E side. The way there's the patch of missing finish there makes me think paint could have blistered there. That looks more like it was scraped than from playing wear.