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Beautiful example of late 80’s Doug Wilkes Fretless, set up by himself about 5 years ago. Brazilian mahogany body, Canadian rock maple neck, Indian rosewood board, Schaller hardware. One humbucker and one neck set piezo pickups. Sounds and plays like a dream, fantastic value for money.

NOW £950 cash price (collected or meet within 100 miles of Darlington) £950 couriered IF buyer organises & pays for courier £1100 trade value. 2016, with Sandberg gig bag, OR cheapo, flimsier than the Fender version (but good condition) tweed style hard case. The colour is similar to the Mark 11 Steve Harris Precision Weight 8lb 6oz. Hand aged by Sandberg's staff. This spec on a Mark 11 would be over £1700. Plek'd, zero fret, 40mm nut, so between P & J specs, vol (active/passive, push/pull), pan, treble (which also acts as a tone control in passive mode), bass. 6 bolt Canadian Rock Maple neck, rosewood board, light Ash body. I bought some sticky marker dots for the fretboard, but didn't need them. They are included in the sale. I gig share in a band so I'm not going to be out much when we finally return. 3 very expensive basses is a luxury I don't need at the moment, hence the sale. Will meet within 100 mile radius of Darlington, social distancing to be observed. NO BOX to courier in, sorry. Lovely bass, reluctant sale so please don't think anybody will hammer me down, happy to keep it for a while yet. Feedback linked at end of advert, keep safe & thanks for looking.

Please look at the official statements from CITES or NAMM. By 2019 CITES decided to confirm an exception to CITES II for Musical Instruments. CITES II was effective since 2017 and contained restrictions on a lot of Dalbergia and other wood species like all Rosewood, Cocobolo, Bubinga etc. The restrictions keep to be effective now but because in Musical Instruments the part of these woods are quite small CITES accepted an exception. Brazilian Rosewood is listed since 98 in CITES appendix I and has been banned for all officially undeclared exports. And this appendix I is NOT changed by the exception rules of 2019 ! By the way - Export from Brazil is forbidden since 1968 ! So unfortunately it is still risky to ship Brazilian Rosewood across EU borders. In between EU across all countries (and until end of 2020 for brexitted countries) there is no risk as it is an unregulated trade zone. I am not sure whether flight passengers from UK to Germany have to pass the customs since Brexit. I don‘t think so. From Jan 1st 2021 this will happen. Do not underestimate the knowledge of customs guys ! In Germany they are well trained people !

<<<< SOLD >>>> Xotic Jazz Bass 4 string, Trans Blond, in fantastic condition. Built in Japan in July 2010 and factory fitted with Lindy Fralin single coil pickups with wooden covers. Vol, Vol pots with just/pull on vol1 for active passive and push/pull on vol2 for series switch. 3 band Xotic IQ High and mid frequencies dip switched are on rear panel on this model - gives a cleaner look than on the front! 21 fret maple fingerboard Comes with two pick guards , the original white one and the black sparkle one i had made and is currently fitted. I'm really struggling to find a mark on it, testament to the quality of the finish and how well its been liked after. Frets, truss rod are all as they should be. Weight is 9.5 lbs (4.3Kg) I personally loved the bass in passive mode when i was running it with Dunlop flats and combined with the Franklin pups sounded lush. I tended to then just switch to active when i wanted the extra boost. I just recently strung it with DR Hi-Beams and in active ode will do a great modern jazz thing. Price is £1125 I'm in Pinner HA5 and you're welcome to collect(from my doorstep!) or i can ship across EU in a hardcase.

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Up for sale the original Gary Willis GWB-1 fretless bass by Ibanez. The thickest low B imaginable. The previous owner has done some great mods: the fingerboard has been refinished with cyanoacrylate the signature from the headstock has been removed tuners replaced with Hipshot Ultralights The bass has overall very little wear. Included is : the bass, the original hard case, original tuners. This indeed is a PRO instrument and a keeper. The reason I'm setting it is I switch btw. my fretted and frettless quite often. With the fretted having a 19mm string spacing I never really got used to the narrow string spacing. It makes my fingers stumble and simply does not feel natural. I'm also open for trades: fretless, 19 mm, bring it on

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Fodera Victor Wooten Monarch Deluxe 4 year 2012 excellent condition

FOR SALE/FOR TRADE MLP Princess SC 6 strings, made by the Hungary Luthier Molnár László. It's an excellent condition bass. MLP bass are famous for their exemplary finishes and craftsmanship, and for the sound who can make you think of the Fodera Singlecut sound. This bass give you a modern, warm, and crispy sound. Neck is incredible... Specifications : Body : European Walnut Neck : 5 pieces laminates of quartersawn maple and mahogany Fingerboard : Kingwood (Very similar tonally to Brazilian Rosewood. Though it is CITES regulated, this material is allowed within the European Union and is a great alternative to Brazilian RW) Inlays : White side dots Headstock Veener : European Walnut Headstock : 3 + 3 Shape, with engraved MLP Logo Frets : 24 Siver/Nickel in absolutely mint condition Pickups : EMG 45J on Neck and EMG 45TW (with split) on Bridge Preamp : EMG 3 bands EQ Preamp with passive tone (Dip Switchs on the electronic cavity) Controls : Volume Neck/Volume Bridge with Split/Tone/Stacked Bass and Treble/Stacked Medium and Mids frequencies selection Tuners : Wilkinson "GB707" like Bridge : MLP Bridge, a sort of fusion of Ken Smith and Fodera bridges Strings spacing at bridge : Adjustable from 17mm to 19mm. Actually very close to 19mm Nut : Ebony Strings spacing at nut : 9mm Knobs : EMG knobs Scale : 34" Hardware color : Black Trussrod : TWO bi-directional trussrods that work perfectly Land of Craftsmanship : Handmade in Hungary Weight : A little bit less 4.5kg Action : From 2.25mm under the B string to 1.75mm under the C string at 12th fret. You can go lower if you want Finish : Satin Finish For sale with hardcase. This wonderful bass plays like a dream. Perfect modern sound, i don't keep it just because i already have a Leduc Maurad 6, so it's a little useless for me... You can see all pics and listen it here : https://drive.google.com/open?id=1rfRIHdIpHzJiZzyPGLNZ2nsvjPZdxH3x Videos on Youtube : MLP Website : http://mlpguitars.com/ Don't hesitate if you have some questions or if you want more pics or sounds. For trades propositions, i am very open. All is welcome, Leduc, Modulus, P bass, Jazz Bass, Fretted or Fretless, 4, 5, or 6 strings... Just try me. Shipping OK, of course. Now the Pics :

1964 Fender Precision in Sunburst All original, no modifications, no swap outs and no refrets. I purchased this from Andy Baxter Basses - I still have the original invoice in the case if you want to check it out for provenance etc. Neck date is showing October 1964 - this was likely assembled and finished late 1964. Showing an L-Series Serial Number. Brazilian Rosewood board, clay dots, reverse tuners. I'd say the pickup is a mid-range output for a bass of this date. Currently strung with Chromes. Action is low - just under 1.8mm top end to just over 2mm lower end. As with any bass of this vintage, it's the pictures that count.. I can take more if you want to see anything specifically. Comes with original case, and original bridge/pickup covers with screws. No Trades. No overseas shipments at all. As I'm out and about with work all over the place anyway (despite the current situation!) I will most likely hand deliver myself given the cost - but we can discuss. £5500