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1976 Fender Jazz Natural (Maple)+ Original Hard Case Up for sale is my beloved 1976 Jazz bass - took me ages to find my birth year bass but sadly needs must! All original - pups dated 76’ pots 75’ - the neck carries the longtime Fender Neck guru stamp of Herbie Gastelum - the indisputable ‘King of Feel’! Indeed - this bass has a beautiful feel and tone. She’s not without her battle scares - has some lacquer surface cracks and a couple of deeper marks on the bout - the G tuner also has a slight bend but this doesn’t affect functionally or tuning. She’s just been set up - so ready to go. Weight is 9.5lb - so very comfortable. Comes with her original hard case - locking catches are missing but centre latch works well and keeps the bass secure.

Now £550 including UK courier! I must be mad!! Hello! Gas bill forces sale! Previously owned by Bass_Dave of this parish. Pickup from Chesterfield or Courier at your cost. cheers! Sam

SOLD - Fodera Emperor 6 Bolt-on 33" Flame Maple 2020. SmugMug: https://fodera.smugmug.com/Newborn-Gallery-Vol-VI/Newborn-1954

SOLD Hi All, Looking at moving on my Guild M85. Gorgeous bass that I've really enjoyed owning and using, but has had very little use this year since purchasing a Serek. These are pretty unusual - a chambered body and wooden bridge saddles for example - and I've not seen many come up. Put together really nicely, the fret work in particular is lovely, and has brilliant Grover tuners. I purchased it new in 2018. You can check out the full specs here; https://guildguitars.com/g/m-85-bass/ Its in lovely condition, and has always been moved in its genuine hard case. No marks that I can see (pretty hard to take pics of a gloss black bass!), but a little tarnishing on the bridge/pickup surrounds. Its was setup professionally last year, and has been used since, but not much this year. Strung with a nicely bedded in set of Fender flats - it sounds and looks as retro as you'd hope! Very hard to price as I can't find any others for sale - so if you are interested, but think the price is wrong, please get in touch. Would obviously prefer collection, but willing to package up - however only if the buyer pays for and arranges the courier. I'm fairly new here (was on here years and years ago) but sold a Future Impact and an Ashdown ABM earlier in the year, both with happy buyers. Any questions please ask!

Hi Folks. For sale is this bass that I acquired recently from a colleague who was in urgent need of cash, It's a lovely instrument but it is surplus to my requirements as I only play 5 string basses, I'm a working player and I really don't have space for basses or other gear lying around the house that I don't use. I’ve tried going back to gigging with 4’s but, I’ll be honest, I find it to be a bit of a struggle, I am at home with my 5er and that’s that. This bass has been given a custom 'pimping' by a boutique shop in Poland called 'Restauracja Gitar', check em out on FB, they specialise in giving instruments a complete overhaul, refinish etc. Description (from RG's FB page): Bass made of the original Fender Jazz Bass 1962 Reissue manufactured in Japan in the late 90's. Thick polyurethane paint was mechanically removed from the guitar, than we repainted the body with our hard sealer and a thin layer of purple nitro - a technique used in the 1960/70 Fenders. Additionally, the neck is covered with a thin layer of honey nitro. The instrument has an alder body and a maple neck with a rosewood fingerboard. The whole thing is completed by alnico pickups, bone nut and a solid and reliable Gotoh hardware. Relic edition - characteristic nitro crackles, dents, abrasions and a natural patina on the hardware. This purple paint looks phenomenal live! In addition to the visual metamorphosis, we have performed a numer of service works so that the bass not only looks unique, but also sounds professional - Jazz Bass offers a very universal and wide spectrum of sound, it will work in virtually any situation! I truly recommend! Full guitar service: - frets leveling, crowning and polishing - fingerboard cleaning and maintenance - electronics copper shielding - nut adjustment - new jack socket - new strings - professional setup. Weight is around 9lbs 5oz. This instrument currently has a brand new Hipshot BT10 Bass Extender installed, the original tuner will be supplied. The bass will be shipped in a used hardcase(not tweed case pictured).

Amp bought from Nick Lowe in 1979. Works fine although could probably do with a new set of valves. In remarkable condition considering age. Included is a homemade cover for the amp and a genuine Fender cover for the cab, though this is in poor condition. Collection only. There can't be that many of these around. SOLD

Precision 4 string Bass Guitar. For sale is my ‘Bitsa’ Precision bass. It features Fender on the headstock and neck plate, and although it has Fender components it is NOT a Fender, and is not being sold as one. Its plays beautifully, with a fantastic neck. It has upgraded components incl Kent Armstrong pick up, heavier bridge and good tuners, new steel control knobs and electrics. It has been repainted and has a satin gloss finish, with some ‘orange peel’ evident on the paintwork but nothing much. Weight is around 9lbs It has new roundwound strings and has just had a pro set up so its super playable Only selling as i am reducing my basses! It will be supplied in a basic Tiger gig bag. I prefer collection, but if i send it it will be wrapped in bubblewrap at buyers risk. Thanks for looking

Ashdown MiBass 550W I’ve had this as a back up to a bigger rig and as the main amp in a lightweight rig. Versatile wee head. It has a few marks from use as can be seen in the photos. Comes in a Rootmaster soft bag.(bust the zip on on the MiBass one I had.) There’s a power lead and Stagg Speakon cable inside it too. Price includes UK postage. Welcome to try it out if local too. Payment by PayPal F&F or bank transfer. Thanks for looking. Stu😎

After chatting to someone here about ACGs in general via an ad I listed then pulled, I have decided to do a very hard thing and start letting go of my basses. As some of you know I have left the UK permanently to live and work in California. Basses are not easy to travel with so Ive had to leave some behind. Crated in prep for cargo shipping to me but I thinks its safe to say it won't be any time soon. The bass itself is on ACG’s website model number 0257. https://acguitars.co.uk/project/0257-salace-e-type-headless-5/ Not getting the playing time that it deserves. An excellent lightweight chambered 8lb (just shy of 3.65kg) bass that’s super comfortable to play with its 30.5” scale length, suits E-C but I have it set up with heavy gauge hex core boomers and played lovely in B-G as well, The preamp is amazing, so versatile and great as a studio tool to get loads of tones, passive bypass gives a great natural tone as well. Preamp is the ACG DFM 5k/AP which is the full dual filter modular with push pull mid boost for both pickups, passive/active switch with tone roll off pot as well. Here are the specs. Body wood is Alder Top wood is Eucalyptus burl which is stunning Neck is Wenge and Ash Fingerboard is ACG’s signature acrylic impregnated Wenge for superior stability with luminescent inlays which glow on a dark stage and UV blacklight. Weight is 8.01lbs Bridge pickup is the AGC SB single coil and the neck is the ACG FB humbucker. Hipshot hardware. 17.5mm spacing (from memory it might be 17 -- check with Alan) There is 1 very small blemish on the back behind the lower horn I’ll include a close up picture. Comes with the original semi hard shell case. I ship locally and internationally tracked and signed in one of my custom made wooden crates. Here we go again: (Black 6 Stringer is my Keeper) Luminol dots activated with UV light. Shipping is extra dependent on location.

Here's a lovely, very distinctive Ibanez SR1400, in Mojito Lime Green. I purchased it brand new from Andertons in 2019. It's in very good condition, it has been gigged a few times but always well looked after. Some minor player wear on the pickup covers, no chips, dents or dings that I could find anywhere on the guitar. It comes with a fitted Ibanez semi-hard case. Its really nice to look at and sounds and plays great (neck in particular is great), but I have no need for it currently. Some specs: NECK: Atlas-4 5 piece Wenge/Bubinga neck with KTS TITANIUM rods SCALE: 864mm/34" BODY: Figured Maple top/Mahogany body FRETBOARD: Rosewood FRETS: Medium frets with Premium fret edge treatment NUMBER OF FRETS: 24 BRIDGE: Mono-rail V bridge (19mm string spacing) PICKUPS: Nordstrand "Big Single" 4 neck pickup (Passive) EQ: Ibanez Custom Electronics 3-band EQ w/EQ bypass switch (passive tone control on treble pot) & Mid frequency switch HARDWARE: Gold NUT: Graph Tech BLACK TUSQ XL nut Located in Peebles, Scottish Borders, but open to postage (at cost of buyer). Any questions please let me know.

Darkglass Vintage Microtubes, great condition. Bought from @admiralchew fairly recently (July?), not made it onto my board long term so moving it on. Does what it says on the tin really! Its a very good unit with some great tubey sounds, but I've other pedals that are very close to it. Comes in its box with manual etc. Free velcro attached to back of pedal Darkglass Blurb Cheers for looking

SOLD For sale (no trade offers please) is a Squier by Fender Vintage Modified Precision PJ bass from 2013 in lovely Candy Apple Red with rosewood fingerboard. Comes in Fender shaped hard case. Long scale, right handed. This is a really great bass that punches above its price point. It has a normal precision nut width of 1.625 inches, but a slim and very playable front to back thickness, measured with digital calipers as just 0.792 inches at the 1st fret and 0.918 inches at the 12th fret (neck profile near identical to the American Specials that were known for their slim necks). Bought from another Basschatter, as a kind of stopgap bass whilst waiting for something else to come up. That is now here, so I need to let this one go. Excellent used condition, a few minor marks consistent with age and normal use - mainly some small marks near the jack as shown, and a tiny lacquer chip on back of headstock. No dings or chunks missing, and no marks visible from playing position. Solid agathis body, amber-tinted lacquered maple neck, with rosewood fingerboard, lemon oiled on recent string change. Strung with GHS Boomer nickel roundwounds 45-105, loads of life left in them. Gloss headstock with 70s style decals. 3-ply BWB plate with usual scratching on it. Bass weighs an insanely light 3.2Kg (7.2lbs) on my digital luggage scales and certainly feels like it. Easily the lightest and most comfy to play P bass I've ever tried. Stock open gear tuners, Hi-Mass bridge, & Fender Designed Alnico P pickup and DiMarzio style jazz pickup. I had a KiOgon VBT (Volume - Blend - Tone) wiring loom installed, with Switchcraft thru-body side jack. I put a set of black plastic jazz knobs on, just really to give a point of reference for the blend pot, even though it has a centre indent anyway. I will also include the stock push-on domed knobs. There are some great tones to be had when sweeping the blend knob. The wiring loom has solderless screw terminals, so if you like to tinker, it would be easy enough to change pickups. One thing I have to mention is the gorgeous Candy Apple Red finish. It's really hard to capture this on photos, but in person it looks killer, and has a lovely copper / burnt orange tint to it that you can only really appreciate in person. The case is a quality, well padded Fender shaped hard case. It is a little beat up but still rock solid. The latches all work and there is an under neck tab pull pocket. The keys are present but I just tried and it seems the lock doesn't work as it's just spinning round. Could be fixable, I don't know, I've never tried to lock it in all the years I've had it anyway. It's a great case anyway and lighter than the newer style Fender ones. Price includes postage to mainland UK address. Collection possible from Southport, or meet-up in North West within reason. I will knock 30 quid off the price if anyone collects. Otherwise, postage is for Parcelforce 24 hour next day, fully protected, trackable delivery (live tracking possible on the day). I should be able to ship within 1 working day of payment being received. Feel free to check my Basschat feedback and please PM if interested, or wanting more photos. It really is a great bass for the money, you'd be hard pushed to find a lighter, more comfy P bass without paying silly money for something custom! NO TRADE OFFERS WHATSOEVER PLEASE. I don't need any more basses, just some money and space back.

Ashdown ABM EVOII 500RC Tough one to let go this as it has served me so well throughout my best bass playing days. Well known and respected Amps these with loads of grunt! It comes with the foot switch in a 2U Deep Gator rack case that I’ve added an Ashdown wing to. It’s handy to transport all the cables in the back. Collection ideally from PE8 but I could package for a courier if required. Thanks for looking, Stu. 😁

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New price: 2000 Euro or 1785 GBP ( +/-) For sale my 1978 Gibson G3 Grabber in rare tobacco sunburst finish 1025 Gibson G3 were produced in 1978 , only 70 in sunburst ! It‘s a clean bass : neck, truss , frets, tuners and electronics are in very good shape. Pickups are strong , it plays really well with a set of 45-105 flats or rounds. One ding on the back of the neck around the 8th fret towards the G string, which you won‘t feel with the thumb of your left hand when playing . Weight is 4,3 kg Maple body and neck Comes with chrome bridge cover and worn original case , but all the latches work as they should This baby is located in Germany price : 2000 Euro or 1785 GBP Shipping no problem no trades please thanks for looking