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Hi folks,

Every now and again I ‘rotate’ my gear.

This time it’s my trusty Ampeg B3 Bass amp that is finding its way to market at www.liquid8music.com - assuming someone doesn’t snap it up here first!

Here’s a video demo

You can snap it up for only £397 (inc FREE UK&Ireland P&P)

Also check out these independent user reviews:

This amp is studio quality all the way. it was the best sounding amp i could find, that was in my price range. I’m using a mid 70’s Fender Jazz Bass on it and it sounds awesome. But u can change the sound on this amp so easily, its good for all the styles i play. I’m in a jazz band, as well as a metal band, and my primary band (rocking blues) and i can make it sound good for all. The only beef i have with the amp, is that u can’t crank the amp the whole way with out it distorting to much to play. I’m not sure why they made the amp this way, but if you use the amp properly the thing smokes with quality.

The amp is very versatile. It is a 150w solid state combo. Its got a 9 band eq (may be a little more than an amp this size needs but it adds to it also), and a 3 band to boot. The ultra mid actually makes a large difference in the amps tone. If it is up the amp is trebly and twangy, if its down its bassy and boomish. The drive knob also helps mold the sound, but it causes the limiter light to flash much more, as well as the gain knob. I play mainly rock a blues in small clubs (god bless BUZZOFF) and this amp is great. It has also a XRL balanced line out which makes everyones lives easier, NO Di’s that shut off, or change your sound, just plug & play. The FX loop in the back is the best setup i’ve seen. It has a -15Db pad, that really helps if ur running a distortion like pedal, and a post/pre selector, that really doesn’t do much for me, but i’m sure it is usefull to someone. I wish i could have afforded the B-2 and bought a cab, but the B-3 keeps up with me for the most part (the built in DI really helps). The metal handles really help for moving the thing, it ways about 75 pounds. Its a little awkward but its hard to find a large enough bass amp thats not awkward.

Here’s the technical spec: (you can download the user manual here)

OUTPUT POWER RATING: 150 Watts RMS, 4-ohm load
TONE CONTROL RANGE: Bass: ±8dB @ 50Hz; Ultra-Mid: +5, -17dB @500HZ; Treble: +17, -22dB @ 5KHZ
GRAPHIC EQ RANGE: ±11dB @ 40Hz; ±8dB @ 80, 150, 300, 600, 900, 2kHz; ±9dB @ 9kHz
GAIN: 66dB typical, tones @ center
SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO: 75dB typical
INTERNAL SPEAKER: 15″ Ampeg Custom; 56 oz Magnet; 2.5″ Voice Coil; 4 ohm
SIZE AND WEIGHT: 20″x26″x13.5″; 68 lbs

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My acoustic guitar is 20 years old this year.

My wife bought it for me from the guy who built it, Alex Wylie. When he worked for Lowden Guitars (now Avalon Guitars) - he took what was then one of their top-line models (L32CP) and customized it with some alterations. It has a different neck profile, headstock shape, abalone inlay and fret board markers.

For all you other guitar acquisition sufferers out there here’s the spec; it has a sitka spruce top with the Lowden bracing pattern, brazilian rosewood back and sides (all solid of course) 5 piece mahogany neck and ebony fret board. Back in 1988 the L32CP retailed for £1600 ($3200).

Anyways, with all my international travel last year and more to come this year it took a bit of a battering at the hands of some, otherwise reputable, airlines. If seemed that every trip produced another hairline crack somewhere despite being housed in a decent Hiscox hard case.

This year I don’t want to take any chances so I got my hands on this RockCase I got from Germany

There is a downside though - when it’s empty it weighs more than my previous case + guitar + accessories combined!

The extra shipping charges may turn out to more than the cost of repairs in the long run - ah well, c’est la vie!

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Yep, I’ll confess it publicly - “my name is Andy and I suffer from Guitar Acquisition Syndrome”!

My condition is not made any easier when the likes of Gibson invent yet another object of desire - the Gibson Robot Guitar.

I kid you not - http://www.gibson.com/robotguitar/index.html

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