Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 7:03 am
benecol wrote:Which itself segues nicely into 'Money', and then the "Are you being served?" theme.
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Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 7:07 am
oh and here's the album if you guys want it:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=4FFGXC0Y
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=4FFGXC0Y
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 8:23 am
Wow, it's even prettier than I thought it would be. Fine choice on the scheme and the knobs.
It looks like a little monster.
It looks like a little monster.
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 9:22 am
That looks great - love the colour scheme.
Built in attentuator is a great touch. Congrats!
Built in attentuator is a great touch. Congrats!
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 10:26 am
Cheers all - it really is a peach. Had a sly play of it before work this morning, even. The baritone sounds great through it too.
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 10:32 am
When we were looking at that Hiwatt and you said the knobs on your Matamp were like it, I have to admit I was wondering if it wold look any good. I suppose I wasn't thinking of them being on the top of the amp in the vox style and they do look great.
Do you have a red light on it? You should definitley try and get a pink one like you planned if it's possible.
Do you have a red light on it? You should definitley try and get a pink one like you planned if it's possible.
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 10:36 am
Tim and his Pink LEDs/Lights...
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 12:14 pm
Asked for green (pink's a bastard to do, apparently) but got red - don't mind at all though. The knobs are fucking great, and should have been £7, but got thrown in for nowt. On the subject of that Hiwatt, I was talking to Jeff at Matamp this morning (they make Harry Joyce amps too) and he reckons if it's genuine, it'll be worth £2.5K, and would be a real investment...James wrote:When we were looking at that Hiwatt and you said the knobs on your Matamp were like it, I have to admit I was wondering if it wold look any good. I suppose I wasn't thinking of them being on the top of the amp in the vox style and they do look great.
Do you have a red light on it? You should definitley try and get a pink one like you planned if it's possible.
If you sold the Bassman, the cab, the champ and a couple of pedals, it could be yours James.
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 12:16 pm
Is it a proper Hiwatt with the military spec wiring?
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 12:20 pm
It looked old as shit, could well be.
They were willing to let us play it, should have taken them up on it really.
They were willing to let us play it, should have taken them up on it really.
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 12:20 pm
I think the £1.5k they were asking wasn't unreasonable at all. Anyone want to buy a bassman?benecol wrote:Asked for green (pink's a bastard to do, apparently) but got red - don't mind at all though. The knobs are fucking great, and should have been £7, but got thrown in for nowt. On the subject of that Hiwatt, I was talking to Jeff at Matamp this morning (they make Harry Joyce amps too) and he reckons if it's genuine, it'll be worth £2.5K, and would be a real investment...James wrote:When we were looking at that Hiwatt and you said the knobs on your Matamp were like it, I have to admit I was wondering if it wold look any good. I suppose I wasn't thinking of them being on the top of the amp in the vox style and they do look great.
Do you have a red light on it? You should definitley try and get a pink one like you planned if it's possible.
If you sold the Bassman, the cab, the champ and a couple of pedals, it could be yours James.
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 12:24 pm
Arr, it's the whole tamale: one of these...
... but nicely tatty, with "S M" and "Soft Machine" stencilled on the backs and sides, and with a matching cab.
... but nicely tatty, with "S M" and "Soft Machine" stencilled on the backs and sides, and with a matching cab.
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 12:24 pm
The matching cab was in good nick though, the GrillCloth was all untouched.
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 12:25 pm
Holy fucking shit:
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 12:26 pm
No, a lot of them were brought in due to the weak dollar. Or something.James wrote:Anyone want to buy a bassman?
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If James buys an amp too, the Saturday amp triumvirate will be complete!
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 12:28 pm
Yeah, Hiwatt was doing the boutique thing well before Randall Smith started moding Fender Princetons.
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 12:30 pm
State of it. You could draw architectural plans using those wires as straight edges in lieu of a ruler.
Tim, are you gonna crack the Matamp open so we can see her knickers?
Tim, are you gonna crack the Matamp open so we can see her knickers?
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 12:30 pm
... and Soft Machine only toured the US once, supporting Hendrix.
SOMEONE BUY THE FUCKER, EH?
SOMEONE BUY THE FUCKER, EH?
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 12:32 pm
Coincidentally I was adding up the value of the guitar things I own last night. I did it as part of considering selling some of it but I was curious as to the grand total, as it were. I got to about 3.5k before I realised I had best give up to save my sanity (although it was reasonably complete by that point).
If I sold a lot of it and spent the money on that Hiwatt I wouldn't be able to stop asking myself why on earth I have bought a 100 watt amp and a 4x12 cab. Not to mention the amount of times I'd stare blankly at it and mutter to myself "one point five.." before shaking my head in disbelief.
It's a disease I tell you.
If I sold a lot of it and spent the money on that Hiwatt I wouldn't be able to stop asking myself why on earth I have bought a 100 watt amp and a 4x12 cab. Not to mention the amount of times I'd stare blankly at it and mutter to myself "one point five.." before shaking my head in disbelief.
It's a disease I tell you.
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 12:33 pm
I bet you those wires are twisted the exact same amount on every amp.
I was talking to Martin, he told me the way the BBC do it is the put one end of the pair in a drill then hold the other one and turn it slowly.
I was talking to Martin, he told me the way the BBC do it is the put one end of the pair in a drill then hold the other one and turn it slowly.