I did an outside gig with one of those cabs (V4-B) years ago and a rented B-25B head, 60 watts through it and the thing sounded unbelievable, I even got a gig in a much better band because it sounded so good.
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I did an outside gig with one of those cabs (V4-B) years ago and a rented B-25B head, 60 watts through it and the thing sounded unbelievable, I even got a gig in a much better band because it sounded so good.
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My late '90s Mesa/Boogie Bass M-2000 was ahead of its time - two amps in one; tube & FET split right down the middle. More knobs than I generally gravitate to, but once dialed-in a very dynamically versatile 650w amp. I bought it used with issues and live close enough to Petaluma (MB headquarters) to drop it off for the needed repairs. Once done (years ago) - flawless service at our rehearsal space where it drives a Carvin 18" ported cab.
my buddy’s shop, i repair a whole lot of stuff for the store so i get to take the stuff to gigs when i want……pretty cool that way….during covid we would practice in the show room so you pretty much could play what was there……
was messing around with this the other day, forgot how good these sound…my HS had one…
It started when McCartney sold the Lennon-McCartney catalog to Michael Jackson. Nothing was sacred anymore. At least McCartney bought them back; that’d why we didn’t end up with Deprnds commercials using When I’m Sixty-Four.
He also played a fretless Precision. By the late seventies he had switched to a fretted Stingray.
When he was with King Crimson he used a Jazz. One had a mudbucker added.
Are you looking at the right link? There’s several detailed pics. All white CP looks to be in very good condition. These are the closest you can get to a modern Gibson Tbird (neck thru, same pups as the Gibby) at a fraction of the price. IMHO it’s the best modern sounding Eppi made, VP is the best vintage sounding Eppi. These are usually priced about the same as a VP, so this is quite a bargain.
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Those are said to be a/thee Fender amp to get - I attempted for years to get one but I can't imagine it being better than my Ampeg B15 so I stopped looking. Would love to play through one someday.
L4, couldn’t even tie my shoes….spent most of my 20’s lugging an SVT 810 up and down stairs for gigs….sometimes 3 in a day…..
McCartney didn't sell them, I think Northern songs still owned them at the time (not sure though), Yoko and Paul partnered up to buy them back or something like that and Michael Jackson swooped in and bought them behind their backs, they were not happy.
I can have it at my place in July if you’d like..
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L4, couldn’t even tie my shoes….spent most of my 20’s lugging an SVT 810 up and down stairs for gigs….sometimes 3 in a day…..
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He also played a fretless Precision. By the late seventies he had switched to a fretted Stingray.
When he was with King Crimson he used a Jazz. One had a mudbucker added.
Yeah, I've seen the pictures with a maple neck fretless P bass.
Yes, MJ bought them while PMac was trying to get them. It caused a falling out between them. Evidently MJ had asked Paul for advice and he told him to get ownership of your songs… “maybe I’ll buy yours… giggle giggle” then it was no laughing matter
That's right
I even saw him on a show where he imitated Jackson telling him he had bought them or something.
I've never tried one, I do like Fenders though, got a couple in my space, I even briefly considered buying a Super Bassman but I already have way too much stuff.
Yeah, but which one's still breathing.That's right
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Only one other amp-beside my 3 Rumbles-I wanna buy.(Now where's that dang "Prize Patrol"?)
Yeah, but which one's still breathing.
PM finally got them back about 4 or 5 years ago, I'm not sure who owned them before but you could barely find any Beatles on YouTube until McCartney got them back. I think that's really stupid keeping your songs off YouTube, I always check with YouTube before I buy an album by someone I not not real familiar with and I bet a lot of other people do too. The Hendrix estate keep all his stuff off and the kids are forgetting about him. His sales haven't kept up with other big stars from that era.
