I eventually wired the bass in stereo and ran it through initially 2 channels of the same amp and afterwards, through 2 amps, most famously through 2 full Marshall 100W stacks (that's 4 quads and 2 heads)(Oh the shame!).
Soundwise, it was bloody nice!!
You can see the pup if you look closely in this pic:
The cab was another of my home builds and was an excellent cab with a brilliant sound. 1 x JBL k145 with a carefully ported opening to the throat. I formed the throat with 14 gauge sheet steel, then lined it with bright white Formica. It weighed rather a lot, but you could have driven a truck over it, cos it was STRONG! I think the solid construction had a lot to do with its solid sound.
The guitar stand was another home-made special, formed from 1/4" steel, braised and painted. Popping to the RS to get such things wasn't an option in New Plymouth in those days.
That amp is, I think (sorry about the photo) a Holden 50W head. I'm a bit tentative about that, because through the '60s and '70s I seemed to have a new amp every couple of months. The best of those was not the Marshalls, but a Fender 400PS (you might have to Google that one!). The PS was one HEAVY smegger!!
The pic was taken at the Bell Block Hotel, where we had residency for many years.
Anyway, that's just a little bit of my history which I thought I'd share. I hope its not too boring for y'all.
