Author Topic: Cannot identify model / history Series 2? (Read 159 times)

staan · « **on:** April 16, 2012, 03:43:30 AM »

Please help on identifying model, year, opinions about this instrument. Serial is 86 4202 Is it a series 2? Any feedback would be helpful. Thank you.

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cozmik_cowboy · « **Reply #1 on:** April 16, 2012, 04:42:39 AM »

The 86 in the SN says it was born in 1986. The lack of a letter after the 86 denotes Series. The presense of CVQ knobs instead of Q switches, and the master volume, means Series II rather than Series I. That's the Balanced Omega body, which is not very common. Beautiful bass! The position of the neck pick-up logo, however, indicated that it is mounted 180? off.

Peter

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terryc · « **Reply #2 on:** April 16, 2012, 06:57:39 AM »

cozmik..does it matter the PU is malaligned, I guess it doesn't since it is a single coil reading either side.

cozmik_cowboy · « **Reply #3 on:** April 16, 2012, 07:29:50 PM »

I dunno - a friend of mine told me he put his p/ups out of phase by reversing one magnet (the out-of-phase tone changed with the volume settings of the respective p/ups); would this be the same? Someone who knows more than I please chime in! (That does not narrow the field much around here). The aesthetics of it would bother me, but that's just me.

Peter

staan · « **Reply #4 on:** April 17, 2012, 06:19:39 AM »

Thank you for your opinions...So... It's a series 2.

It sounds great even without the special power supply and its cable wich i dont't have...