I looked at one in a vintage store in Ft' Laud. Good condition, price was fair, then I tried to lift it......That was 7-8 years ago. Now I'm happy w/ my Rumble 200. We play relatively small places but if I need boost I'll run it to the PA
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Thunderbird Club
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godofthunder59
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The Rumble 200 is a great amp! I use my son's from time to time. I blew the original drive so I upgraded to a USA Eminence Delta, now it's a Super Rumble!I looked at one in a vintage store in Ft' Laud. Good condition, price was fair, then I tried to lift it......That was 7-8 years ago. Now I'm happy w/ my Rumble 200. We play relatively small places but if I need boost I'll run it to the PA
Trying to remember the rest of the gear: guitarist-2 Vox Super Beatles w/ 2 6x12 cabs, drummer-double bass drums,3 mounted toms,2 floor toms and a shipload of cymbals plus snare, bassist-v4 head w/ 2 2x15 cabs. PA was a(?)mixer to a Dynaco pre-amp through a Binson Echorec to a Crown DC 300 out to 4 Altec Voice of the Theater A-7s. All fit into a U-Haul 6x12 trailer pulled by my '69 Ford van.Played up to 10 shows a week at different halls.Was in a group in the early '70s that did "Go to the Mirror"into"See me,Feel Me". I was on a Vox organ in to a Leslie mic'd in to my Kasino bass amp. Uh,we were loud!
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And your roadies were ok with that? LOL!!!Trying to remember the rest of the gear: guitarist-2 Vox Super Beatles w/ 2 6x12 cabs, drummer-double bass drums,3 mounted toms,2 floor toms and a shipload of cymbals plus snare, bassist-v4 head w/ 2 2x15 cabs. PA was a(?)mixer to a Dynaco pre-amp through a Binson Echorec to a Crown DC 300 out to 4 Altec Voice of the Theater A-7s. All fit into a U-Haul 6x12 trailer pulled by my '69 Ford van.Played up to 10 shows a week at different halls.
We were playing at High schools and junior high's around Florida. Each school provided us a crew to help unload/load for the shows at their school.They just helped roll stuff in/out. We did the set-up. Remember-this was '70-'72. We were young,dumb and something else I don't recall
hillerup
There are basses, and there are Thunderbirds!
Name of band?We were playing at High schools and junior high's around Florida. Each school provided us a crew to help unload/load for the shows at their school.They just helped roll stuff in/out. We did the set-up. Remember-this was '70-'72. We were young,dumb and something else I don't recall
Two different names. 1970 "Universal Power & Light" '71-'72 "The Looking Glass". No, not the"Brandy"one. I think they were from Jersey(?),we were only in FL.
We also did "Won't Get Fooled..."I was doing the 16th note intro on the organ w/ my right hand and sliding the drawbars w/ the left, no sequencer,no phaser. We didn't do the extended synth solo in the middle-thankfully.Was in a group in the early '70s that did "Go to the Mirror"into"See me,Feel Me". I was on a Vox organ in to a Leslie mic'd in to my Kasino bass amp. Uh,we were loud!
As someone who favors the neck pup a lot, and frequently plays away from the bridge, and coincidentally also frequently plays an SG with the neck heel mounted pup - I'd be very interested in what you think of the neck pup placement on your Explorer.
I only played bass on one song(All Right Now) w/ that band just to keep my chops in shape. The other keyboard men we auditioned had B-3s or similar; I had access to that Vox Continental. A WHOLE lot easier to shlep!We also did "Won't Get Fooled..."I was doing the 16th note intro on the organ w/ my right hand and sliding the drawbars w/ the left, no sequencer,no phaser. We didn't do the extended synth solo in the middle-thankfully.
Edit: the bass was my '68 EB-3. Used the mudbucker for most of the song, w/ the bass interlude on the bridge pup. Really"twangy"
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Gaolee
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PA through an Echorec? That must have been pretty wild sounding.Trying to remember the rest of the gear: guitarist-2 Vox Super Beatles w/ 2 6x12 cabs, drummer-double bass drums,3 mounted toms,2 floor toms and a shipload of cymbals plus snare, bassist-v4 head w/ 2 2x15 cabs. PA was a(?)mixer to a Dynaco pre-amp through a Binson Echorec to a Crown DC 300 out to 4 Altec Voice of the Theater A-7s. All fit into a U-Haul 6x12 trailer pulled by my '69 Ford van.Played up to 10 shows a week at different halls.
Gaolee
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At one point I was playing in a band that did a My Generation cover. I did the Entwhistle solos in the EB-2 with its Dimarzio One through a scooped EQ on the Acoustic 126 No other effects. It wasn't the loudest possible combination, but it nailed the sound, surprisingly enough. We never played anywhere that combo amp wasn't enough. Shows what kinds of places I have played.I only played bass on one song(All Right Now) w/ that band just to keep my chops in shape. The other keyboard men we auditioned had B-3s or similar; I had access to that Vox Continental. A WHOLE lot easier to shlep!
Hey guys, there is an Epiphone Pro bird (the one with the hippy stripe) for sale fairly close to me for $200.
By all accounts they seem to be heavier than the Pro Classic and the Vintage Pro. Do you think it's due to the bridge, preamp, knobs and battery?
I'd prefer chrome hardware and pickups, but for that price I could do some mods...
By all accounts they seem to be heavier than the Pro Classic and the Vintage Pro. Do you think it's due to the bridge, preamp, knobs and battery?
I'd prefer chrome hardware and pickups, but for that price I could do some mods...
It was impressive. It was also a PITA to keep"right". We built a cab(this was pre racks)for all our components which were shock mounted
Cool! Depending on the room yo don't have to be immense. Also the right axe helps!
Gaolee
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It's the active version? It's heavier wood, a preamp, and a battery. I don't think the bridge makes that much difference. The one extra pot probably isn't much of a weight issue, but I suppose it all adds up. I have one that started out as a Pro IV like you are looking at, and it's reasonably light now with the preamp gone and pickups replaced with Lace Alumitones. It's also fretless now, so it's probably not entirely normal.
For $200, you can't go wrong.
Gaolee
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It was dumb luck to get that sound out of that bass, with my fingers. I don't look like Ox, nor do I stand still. He probably owned about six EB-2s, but then he owned dozens of everything. It would surprise me if he ever played anything like an EB-2 in public.
From what I read he recorded that solo on a Dano longhorn. The story goes; before Rotosound the Danos were the only available basses with roundwound strings from the factory. Although they were recording in Blighty these basses were only available from a Hamburg music store. Because of the light gauge of the strings (probably very heavy gauge guitar strings since RS66s were not available) he kept breaking strings and when the recording was finished he had gone through 4 basses...
