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Early 1966 Fender Jazz Bass Kind of a reluctant sale. But as my band quit, and with no foreseeable future band activities, I've decided to see if there is a reasonable interest in my Fender Jazz. First things first: the body (beautiful burst) originates from another bass from the same era that dates back to week 12 of 1966 (dating through potcodes), the rest of the bass dates to week 5 (week visible on the tone pot) of 1966. They are so close in dating that they practically could have been together when they left the factory. You wouldn't know if I didn't tell :). The neck is stamped december 1965. Pickups are original grey bottoms (undated). The body was swapped because of it's very low weight. As you can see there is a lot of playwear all around. The body has dents, checking and scratches everywhere, as well as parts of the lacquer worn away. All just honest playwear and no fake relic. The neck has a great satin feel as the finish has worn away. It's also noticably thinner than a few other '65/'66 necks I've laid my hands on. Very comfy. I've had the neck refretted last year with correct vintage size frets. All hardware and electronica function like they should. The capacitor on the tonepot gives a nice middy sound instead of wool. That's especially great with the bridge pickup solood imo. Original pickup covers are present. The bridge cover has quite some oxidation on the inside. The bass is strung with a La Bella 43-104 set of flats. I'll include a good quality Fame hardcase. Like I said I have double feelings about selling this bass, as it's really a dream bass and is definitely the nicest old Fender I've played. But I'll be just playing at home mainly, for the next few years at least... For that cause I'd like to buy a humbucker equipped bass (RHCP play along) without spending new money or accumulating more stuff.. Asking €7.750 Partial trades are negotiable. I am mainly interested in: Music Man Stingray with lacquered neck and maple fretboard (like early '90s), Music Man Sabre (Pre-EB preferred, neck must be good and allow low action), Modulus Flea, Fender Flea active, cheaper type of Alembic, decent 5 string with narrow spacing, maybe a mustang bass or even a nice electric guitar (strat or other Fender type model preferred)...... Otherwise; surprise me. I am located in the Netherlands. Local pickup is preferred, but I am happy to ship (to be arranged by me or the buyer) at buyers risk and expense. Payment through bank transfer or PayPal family and friends. Please note that I will not travel to bring this bass to your country, and I will not send this to a any buyer without receiving a payment first.

This bass is in excellent condition. The spec is as follows. Alembic Europa 5 string bass Scale Length Long scale 34" Neck through design with maple and purpleheart construction Ebony fretboard Adjustable height brass nut Solid machined brass bridge with brass saddes mounted to a large brass sustain block Solid machined brass tailpiece. Top wood is Bocate Body is solid mahogany Headstock has a bocate laminate on front and back, with cast brass alembic logo on the front. Tuners are gold coloured. Pickups are alembic MXY low impedance pickups. The Europa controls are volume, pan, filter, Q switch, bass boost/cut switch, treble boost/cut switch. The quick tone switches are bass and treble and are not individual switches for the pickups. Each switch provides 6db boost, flat, and 6db cut. side mounted 1/4" mono jack (see image link) http://club.alembic.com/Images/16271/106010.jpg (Owners Manual) http://www.alembic.com/support/care.html The bass is a neck through design made from maple and purpleheart. Ebony There is an inlay of my initials in the 12th fret which was done by Jaydee custom guitars about 12 years or so ago plus and my name engraved on the truss rod cavity which i may be able to remove if if is a deal breaker or the buyer can just reverse it. The switches are mounted on chrome plated washers as a few years i installed some East ACG filter based electronics which required enlarging the existing switch holes to fit the filter controls. The original electronics have been back in the bass for ages now but I had to get larger washers mount the original switches. If I can find some black washers I will install those instead. The back control cavity cover is gold plated and was like that when i bought the bass. What else can I say. Well it is a great sounding bass and i am only selling it because it is not getting enough playing time so i'd rather it went to someone who will give it more attention. Send me a PM if interested. I have an original case for it also. Some information from the Alembic web site. EUROPA With its elegant and understated form, the Europa bass is the type of instrument you return to again and again, and each time you're reminded of why you love this bass so much. From the moment you wear it on strap, comfort and balance greet you. Plugging into the side mounted jack gives a satifying "kerchunk" in response. Once your amp warms up, the tone that piqued your interest in the first place comes flowing back. This bass is home. Quick tone change switches give instant access to useful on-the-fly sounds. When you're ready to take that solo, you can simply flick the bass and treble switches to the boost position, knowing full well that when you're finished, that original sound is just a click away. The Europa comes standard with Alembic's classic Maple and Purpleheart neck lamination pattern. This engineered beam supports even response across the Ebony fingerboard, and assures that snappy Alembic brilliance will be delivered at every note. Like most Alembic basses, Europas are quite happy in a variety of musical settings. Turn the low-pass filters down to 300Hz for deep tones suitable for blues. Turned up to 6KHz, there's plenty of zing for slap or driving rock technique with a pick. Versatility puts the tone control in your heart and your hands. Since each Europa bass is handcrafted right in our one-and-only shop in Santa Rosa, California, you are able to custom order any aspect of the bass. Custom fingerboard dimensions, wood choices, decorative details, or even things not yet invented are possible. More information Here are some soundcloud clips from a rehearsal with this bass. This is an amazing sounding bass and I have used it on numerous gigs though in recent years I have used it less and less as I have been using my two filter bass more. I would love this bass to go to someone who can get more use out of it than I can. I would prefer not to post it if at all possible and if you want to try before you buy, i can arrange that in my mate's studio so you can hear it at full bore.

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Now SOLD. Sadly selling my beautiful Spector Euro4 LX-EX as I'm just not getting much use out of it. I've had it for about 7 years, but I believe it was manufactured in 2007 (according to the serial number NB6546). It's in excellent condition, has only been lightly used at home, and for a few rehearsals, in all that time. It has an Aguilar OBP-2 pre-amp (fitted by the previous owner, I believe), and all other original parts as far as I know. EMG pickups (the usual Spector P + J combo), through-neck construction, exotic wood finish (hence the "EX" in the name, I believe), Schaller tuners, and is currently strung with TI flats. Weight is 8.8lb / 4.05kg according to my luggage scales. Comes with a hard case, included in the price. In full working order, nice low action and very playable, no marks or blemishes to my knowledge, and has been professionally set up a few years ago, not long after I got it. Any questions, or more pics, please just ask. Collection from Highworth (just north of Swindon, Wiltshire), or I can send by fully insured courier, in the case and well packaged, for an extra £25.

If you’re after a collector’s item, turn back now. This is also a feeler since it’s hard to judge interest in this sort of thing, and I’m not convinced I want to sell. This is essentially a bitsa using vintage parts (body, neck, three tuner bushings and the string tree are all from 1971). It sounds great and plays well – I've now weighed it on some kitchen scales and it's just under 9lb. I got the body in 2019 and started building it from there. The body The body has seen a fair few mods typical of the late 70s/80s. It’s been routed for a J pickup in the 60s position, and had the tugbar moved to the late-70s position at some point. It’s also been drilled for a Schaller roller bridge. Early 70s Ps had their bridges mounted too far back at the factory, and whoever fitted the Schaller wisely compensated for this – a nice side effect is the Schaller holes are covered by a BBOT bridge when fitted. The jack was relocated to the side, but this wasn’t done very well and has left a crack in the wood heading up to one of the pickguard screws – it’s not moved in the years I’ve had this body and appears to be cosmetic, but still needs mentioning. The finish is original as far as I’m aware, and some research into the green ‘special’ stamp in the neck pocket suggests it’s to do with custom colours (of which black was one in the early 70s). There’s some decent wear as you’d expect, with bumps, chips, scratches and even some checking - I think it looks lovely. The neck The neck stamp isn’t very readable, but parts of a ‘1’ indicating 1971 are just about visible. It’s a big, chunky profile with a B width nut – I find it comfortable, but I’ve got big hands. The truss rod turns fine and is doing what it’s supposed to do. There are a couple of chips to the back of the neck, none of which have ever bothered me. Lots of lovely lacquer checking to the headstock, and the logo’s perfectly intact. Plenty of life in the frets. The string tree and three of the bushings are original, the last one being from the Gotoh FB30 tuners I’ve installed. I’ll include the other three Gotohs should you want them. The neck has two issues: a high 12th fret I haven’t yet sorted, and a very, very slight clockwise twist when viewed from the headstock. None of the people who have played this bass have noticed either of these problems, but they’re there so you should know about them. The neck’s not moved in the time I’ve had it, and even with these two issues it’s still capable of an action I’d expect most players would be happy with – about 2mm at the 12th fret. I’ve thought about straightening it, but frankly it’s happy where it is and plays as well as my other basses! Other parts When building this I’ve aimed to get parts as close to the originals as possible, so it looks like a ’71 P Bass that went through some typical 70s/80s mods. Here’s a list: Tuners: Gotoh FB30 aged nickel Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan SPB1 Bridge pickup: Dimarzio Ultra Jazz (99% sure that’s what it is, definitely a Dimarzio at any rate – it came with the body) Bridge: Generic BBOT Pickguard: Fender (from a 20 year old MIM so it’s nicely yellowed – this came with tugbar and pickup cover holes drilled slightly wrong, but I’ve corrected them) Neck plate: Fender Vintage Style Strap buttons: Fender Road Worn Tugbar: Fender Knobs: Generic chrome flat tops, poorly reliced by yours truly 😎 Pots: CTS 250K Strings: Fender 7250ML Screws: I’ve aged all the screws, using my ’77 P for reference. They match up decently. Why I’m thinking about selling I don’t really need it - I’ve currently got two other P Basses, and one of them has the same mods as this one. I also have a two year old and a four week old, and barely enough time to play let alone endlessly tinker with this bass (unfortunately there’s something about me that won’t leave a bitsa alone - they’re never finished!) On top of this some basses I’ve seen for sale have piqued my interest, so I guess it’s time for a change. Why I don’t want to sell It plays well, sounds great and looks sexy – basically a vintage bass I’m not worried about gigging with. Also, while I don’t really buy into the vintage Fender hoodoo, I think they look cool and I love the feel of an old bass. With prices shooting up as they are, I know I won’t be able to afford the parts I’ve got here once they’re gone. Pricing & trades This has been hard to price for obvious reasons - hopefully I've got it right? I’m sure I could get more if parted out, but given I’m not totally convinced on selling I’ve opted to keep things as they are for now. With the caveat that this is just a feeler, I am open to trades – things I’d be interested in are a MM Sabre, a Fender Elite (potentially the 2010s PJ in the right finish, but especially the 80s PP), maybe even a vintage Yamaha BB. I tend to like Fender-ish four strings. Postage within the UK is potentially an option, but I’d much prefer the buyer look it over first so they know exactly what they’re getting. I’m based in Southampton but can travel within reason. Bonus pic Gratuitous picture of how I’ve typically had the bass set up – black pickguard, thumbrest above the strings and an 80s Schaller 3D fitted. I call it ’75 mode.