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Taken in a trade and I don't know a lot about her, she is serial number 2 of only 3 made I believe and the only one that looks like a bass IMO. Passive EQ.I believe she is made of Zebra wood, with neck thru construction. Lined headless fretless with a meaty neck profile. All works as it should. Padded gig bag included. £295. Free shipping UK.

Thanks for all your interest - This bass is now **SOLD** FS/FT Status-Graphite Series 1 rare through-neck model with exotic book-matched top. Yes, it's definitely a Series 1 with the through-neck option. (The Eclipse of the same mid nineties period had a single piece curved top and the Energy only had three volume/tone/style sweeper controls.) As you'll probably know, most of the wooden necked [with internal graphite rods] Status basses were cheaper bolt on instruments with the small composite square at the bottom of the neck. This one is a very rare through neck model (which was an option in 1994). You can see how the wood through-neck build was identically constructed to the graphite through-necks on the Empathy during the same period, with a rock maple stepped design neck set into the walnut tone block, and the mahogany wings added to the sides, with a book-matched exotic wood top cap. The bass has obviously lived a life since the mid-1990s and there is some stable lacquer peel to the back, but no deep buckle rash. There's also a very small area where a players thumb-tip has worn through the top veneer when they've repeatedly perched their thumb on the top of the neck pickup. It's not perfect, but it's obviously been loved and played hard & often. The original pickup covers would have been the red branded "Hyperactive" ones, so the other "Status" branded pickup may be a replacement unit or just a replacement cover. Either way, both work just fine. Sound: This bass does the Status snap and howl very well indeed. It's very punchy and the tone is warmed by the walnut tone block. It's only a 9V preamp, but it has massive punch. Controls are Volume, Blend, and two-band treble & bass. There is also a 'bright switch' circuit controlled by a micro-switch. The 24-fret neck is utterly lovely. Fret work is excellent as you'd expect and the gloss finish has gently gone slightly satin over time. It's a joy to play. The bass has had a thorough clean and service since being picked up, and the truss rod has been tightened by a small amount to reduce the relief. Action is low and very fast as you'd expect from a Status and it's been strung with a new set of Elixir 40-95's. The preamp battery has also been changed and brand new Dunlop Strap Buttons have been added. This bass is ready to blast! Comes complete with a generic non-Status hard case. Payment via Direct Bank Transfer or cash only. Buyer to collect from DE7 in Derbyshire, or will meet halfway up to a reasonable distance.

Sterling Stingray Shortscale This is the newest version and comes with roasted maple neck with rosewood board and custom single ply scratchplate and original white scratchplate. Gotoh string retainer. The neck was originally a maple board one but it got damaged so I swapped it round with another Sterling Stingray I bought. I think the red looks great with the rosewood board. It’s very light at 3.6kgs. Scale length 30”. Excellent condition and the neck is lovely. I’m going back to long scale playing so selling off a few short scales I have accumulated. No trades UK pickup preferred postage will be around £20 if required. I have the original box.

Brand: Wood&Tronics (Enrico Pasini - Erik Furlan) Nickname: The Rocket Body: Ash 2 pcs Top: Tiger Maple Neck: scale 35" - maple 3pcs BO (central quarter sawn) Fingerboard: 24 frets Bird's eye maple Cover Pu: Bird's eye maple Dots: Blue/gold glitter inlays PU: Single coil neck, single/dual coil/single bridge Preamp: Pasini 3 way – stacked volume, Hi/Mid/Bass; Active/Passive switch, Mid switch freq, single/dual/single switch Color: blue Triumph Rocket 3, gold hand painted binding Conditions: almost like new, just a few slap marks on the pickguard. It's a new line from Wood&Tronics, they are always Enrico and Erik; it is a line that maintains the construction quality and sound characteristics but aimed at being more direct and immediate for the customer, with more "standardized" customizations and a more modern impact in the aesthetics. The Rocket has some more customizations, made on my request, having been among the first to have commissioned it. It was designed in pandance with my bike: a Triump Rocket 3 classic blue/cream/chrome/gold. Despite the modern line it maintains a traditional stamp, very JB; however, by activating the dual coil, it becomes a sort of telluric cannon! The playability is excellent, like all Wood&Tronics, and the weight is perfectly balanced: it doesn't seem to have a bass with an increased scale on it, but it maintains the focus and grit! Preamp is natural, and neutral, so It's not really a "Jazz on steroids", but more of an "adult Jazz" with a lot of experience behind it! Fun fact: the shape of the body allows it to be played while sitting at a 45% angle, like a sitar, maintaining a more comfortable posture, and allows you to comfortably reach the entire fingerboard. Unfortunately, due to my work and some microfractures in my wrists (due to an old car accident) that are not naturally curable, my playing autonomy is still 10 15 minutes, then my hands start to slow down (as if they had low batteries); I therefore decided to keep only one instrument, for fun from time to time. For more photos I am available, eventually I can record some short clips Semi-rigid gigbag, GruvGear leather strap + locks - included

Picked this up off eBay a couple of months ago because I fancied a Jazz - turns out I just don’t get on with them! In as good condition as a factory road worn instrument can be, professionally set up with medium gauge D’Addario nickel roundwounds and Fender gig bag included. Collection from Haywards Heath preferred, but I’m willing to travel for a meet up within reason. Would entertain trades for a Precision of similar value, or a Vintera II/JMJ Mustang. Better photos to come if/when the sun comes out.

Financial squeeze means it's time I clear out gear I'm not using at the moment, and as all my gigs nowadays are inears, the backline can go. I've held onto this unused for literally years (I think 7 this year) because it's just the best amp I've ever used (and anyone who's read any of my relevant posts knows that's a lot of amps), in a Just In Case kinda manner, but now family pressure has won out, and it can't sit under the stairs any more, so it has to go. I'm sure anyone who knows amps knows the deal with these: the most valvey, warm amp this side of a 50lb box of bottles, and don't let the 300w fool you; with the right cab(s) - see my other For Sale Posts - this thing is more than capable of holding a stage, and can keep up with any drummer. The EQ has a secret weapon, too: the bottom of the para section can be dialled in as a very effective HPF, because you can cut 15db from 30Hz up, which I've found very useful. The mids are the best I've had on an amp, so it can keep the bass present in the mix without overpowering or harshness. The case is one from Maplin (remember them?) and fits the amp snugly - I also used the foam from the top lid to sit the amp on top of the cab. Very secure and tough, without being heavy. Anyhoo, I'm talking myself out of this sale, so that'll do for now, but any questions, just ask. I'd much prefer to meet up if poss, tho with the case I could post, but I'd have to get a price. I can drive maybe a 75 mile radius from Manchester to meet up, even with the tough case I'd rather do that than post.

Now sold GR Bass AT212 Aerotech bass cabinet for sale. The lightest currently available 2x12 cab according to the blurb. Bought new from Bass Direct on NYE so just under 6 months old. It's the newer full carbon version. Sounds brilliant and is absolutely stupidly light to carry. Switchable tweeter. Front ported unlike the slim version. Comes with official padded cover. Home use and 3 rehearsals only so pretty much mint condition. Selling due to a change in requirements. 700w into 4 ohms 11.7kg or 25.8lbs W52xD37xH76.5cm Collection from near Harlow, Essex or I'm happy to travel around the South East or drive for a meet up within reason (I don't currently have suitable packaging to courier sorry) Price dropped to £800 - needs to go!

I’ve owned and loved this bass for many years, it’s light, has a thin silky smooth neck and sounds just so right in most styles of music. The way it balances on the strap is amazing and it feels and plays like a 34” scale but it’s a 35 as they all are. it’s serial number dates it to one of the first 100 basses produced and has the bart pickups and original preamp. I replaced the bridge for a genuine USA Lakland one but couldn’t get one without the logo as it would have been originally. Apart from that it’s totally standard and un touched. Condition is virtually as new, there is a small mark on the front near where your thumb goes but it’s hard to show in a picture or see even when you are close up. Other than that, it’s dam near perfect. It has the original lakland hard shell case as well. I’m not even sure I want to sell it so won’t be accepting offers because I believe it’s priced very reasonably already. I would like a Yamaha BBP35 or similar PJ 5 string so px is possible with cash. I am looking for 2 x 112 vanderclay 600w cabs as well. thanks for looking

Withdrawn Anaconda Ultra J4 esscence luggage scales Have enjoyed having this , but Arthritis in both hands means I play very little these days . Comes with Fender padded Gig Bag Lots of demos of these on YouTube etc Local pick up or meet within a reasonable distance , could possibly courier at cost but I’m rarely around daytime to hand over to courier . £575.00

Fender Mustang PJ MIM A feeler and please remove if it’s in the wrong section or if spares/repairs isn’t acceptable. I’m selling this as a spares project although it is functional albeit not pretty. I bought it earlier this year. It looked water damaged and an absolute mess. I bought it for the body and hardware and pickup parts, the plan being to strip it and buy a new neck for it. The neck had a lot of lacquer cracks and splits around the trussrod veneer at the back and headstock fascia. It needed some rewiring and a new tone pot and all the hardware cleaning with a wire brush. The finish was lifting in lots of places but there were no obvious cracks in the body - I thought about stripping it and finishing it with Tru-oil but haven’t got round to it. When it arrived I thought it wasn’t as bad as I had expected so I cleaned it up. Did the work on the pots,etc. the pickups were fine. I watched a video of rescuing a neck in similar condition and had a bash using epoxy resin. So I tried that and clamped it for a few days and gave it a light sanding to make it feel smooth under the hand. I’m no luthier, I just did it for as an experiment for fun. To my surprise the neck was okay to play and the trussrod worked and adjusted as it ought to. I have actually rehearsed and gigged with it as a spare for my old Fender Musicmaster. The headstock fascia and back has lots of hairline splits in it that I filled with titebond and clamped. They’ve been fine but again I wouldn’t really trust it as a main gigging bass. I must emphasise it’s probably best described as a Fender Mustang body (genuinely Roadworn bass) with a free neck. It’s a fun beater as is or you could put some more work into it to make it into a nice project. You could put another neck on it (I had bought a Bronco neck that unfortunately didn’t materialise thanks to a dodgy courier). The parts are all pretty decent after cleaning. It weighs around 3.7kgs. Here are pics, I can post more if there is interest. The last pictures are when I got it. God knows what had happened to the poor thing! No trades I can post in the UK.

Took this in a part exchange for my old p bass recently but it hasn’t been getting any use. Sounds and plays lovely but it’s just not what I’m after currently so need to move it along! open to offers