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I've recently put together this absolute gorgeous P bass.... Neck is 2 weeks old (cost £300), fender Roasted maple. Lovely and straight,clean frets no sharp edges.. Modern C that plays like a dream. Fret board has gloss finish but rear is satin.new black Wilkinson vintage tuners.and black graphtech nut. The neck holes didn't line up perfectly with the body holes, so I filled and re drilled new heel holes.doesnt effect anything about the bass at all..... Just being transparent. Decent northwest G alder p body ( couple of light scratches). New gotoh 201 Bridge, kiorgan wiring harness. Tonerider trp 1 pups (my absolute fave pickups). Fender neck plate. Comes with matt black pick guard and bwb. Fairly new roto's rounds on it This plays and punches like the best of them. Not Heavy, around 9lbs at a guess? Pictures don't sell this bass, it's the best looking bass I've had f sure. But having 2 P's seems silly tbh (my other P will never sell). So if anyone fancies a trade up? Ideally a jazz type bass, ibanez ATK 810/800 anything really that's 4 string non fret less or short scale...... Preferably black/natural and maple neck. Also consider 2u amp.. Gk rb700 etc. Prefer meet up, but postings not outta the question. Better pics later.

£800 price drop down to £3200!!! I might be interested in a partial trade with cash my way for something more portable. Will need to be in excellent condition and of a high calibur (Barefaced, Aguilar, PJB etc.) Not interested in Ashdown unfortunately. £3200 cash is much preferred. The head is the absolute flagship from Mesa, the retail on these was a shade over £3600. It has eight KT88 Mesa branded valves for power with two Mesa 12AX7 and one Mesa 12AT7 valves for the pre-amp. The volume is nothing short of disgusting. I once, for a brief moment, got it to half volume and I nearly died in the process, the room actually quaked, that is genuinely no exaggeration. Suffice to say that headroom is not an issue for the 465w this thing puts out. You can run the power section at low (125w), medium (250w) and high (465w) so you can still generate those awesome valve tones at low volume. The EQ section is basically the same as the Mesa 400+ amps with some tweaks to close those gaps in tunable frequency. There's a 5 way 'voice' dial for some very useable pre-sets and the graphic EQ is bypassable if you prefer. The cabs are both Mesa Vintage Powerhouse cabs, both 4x10 and both 600w. Each has a horn switch and one has a switch and horn attenuator. I have 2 absolutely top end speakon to jack cables I'll include too to run the rig at peak efficiency. Both cabs have Mesa trak-lok castors that means the cabs roll very easily and can be removed in seconds for secure stacking. This is a staggering rig, arguably the best rig that any amount of money could buy. The cabs each retailed at £1300 a piece so the full RRP would be in excess of £6200. Proper Mesa Boogie Covers for the cabs and head will be included. This rig is absolutely immaculate and may as well be new. Near 50% less than RRP and it is absolutely mint with a few hours of use. Essentially apart from it being in my house, it's new. This is probably the only time you'll be able to buy this rig in absolutely brand new condition. Shipping is almost entirely out of the picture as the full rig weights about 114kg (250lbs), though if you are willing to pay and organise this I will help to the very best of my ability to facilitate it. Collection is the best option. I am willing to drive to meet if that's preferred, this can be negotiated depending on the time and distance involved. So that's it, the best amp you'll ever see! (Subjective I suppose!!) Based in Wickford, Essex. Any questions, let me know.

NOW ONLY SELLING ONE! THE ORANGE/REDDISH ONE ON THE RIGHT WITH THE GLOCKENLANG PRE-AMP - £1950. Well, what can I say about these apart from a small piece of me will die if they sell... It simply doesn't get better than a Custom De Gier Elevation 6 string bass... wait, yes it does! When there's two of them! Having spoken to Sander De Gier, these are 2 of his personal favourite builds. They are absolutely top of the line, amazingly detailed top AND back woods, matching headstock caps front and rear, set necks, incredibly comfortable necks, one with an Aguilar OPB-3 pre-amp, one with a Glockenlang pre-amp, both with custom wood enclosed Häussel Big Mag pick ups. These are fantastically light weight for a 6er, circa 4kg give or take (will weigh them, and measure spacing tomorrow). Both are 34" scale and both are 99% immaculate. Basses of this calibre would cost you around €4000 a piece from Sander today, so this is almost a buy-one-get-one-free scenario. I may entertain selling one, only if the other also finds a home, if you do some fairly complex math you'll find that half of £4000 is £2000, so that'll be the price for one. I have one custom made leather De Gier case that Sander had made for the Elevation series. This will come with the basses, I also have another high quality gig bag for the other. Fully insured postage is circa £40 a piece, I will send them in separate consignments to avoid potential damage, so shipping is £80 for the pair or collection from Basildon, Essex if you prefer. I can meet somewhere if needed for petrol. It is heartbreaking to sell these and I may end up withdrawing them. These are up there with the absolute best of basses that the world has to offer, truly remarkable things. Now, off to cry...

Ken Smith Elite 20th Anniversary Flamed Redwood Top 6 string (1 of 11 made) Best Ken Smith out of the 10 or so I've owned for a very rare (very few have ever come out for sale) bass. Not looking for trades - selling as bringing down my collection and mainly play jazz style basses these days. Lots of feedback in the forum Specs: Flamed Redwood Top with Matching Headstock. Body Core and Heel Blocks are made of Tiger Maple. The Laminate between the Redwood and the Tiger Maple is Black Walnut, and the Body Features are Tropical Walnut. The Neck is made of Hard Rock Maple with African Bubinga features and heel laminate. The Fingerboard is Macassar Ebony and has Mother of Pearl Top and Side Dots. Pickups and Electronics are the same as the BSR "EG" and includes Series/Parallel Switches. The bass has a 20th Anniversary Backplate and Truss Rod Cover. These were $6,000 when made new in 1999/2000. Bass has cosmetic wear / bumps from the previous owner (I am the second owner and have owned it for the past 15 years), which is reflected in the price, but functionally it works perfectly and the frets are almost as new and plays with an incredibly low action with no buzz. 34" scale. 18mm string spacing 4.6kg / 10.1lb Ken Smith in his quest for the best tone woods found only a limited amount of this rare, old, seasoned, air dried, Figured Redwood. Because of the limited amount, only 11 of the KSA 6 flamed redwood basses were made.

Xotic Xj- it for sale , five string natural very good condition

Had mine since 89 with original EMG pick ups. Had the eletronics replaced with Warwicks only replacement of MEC. No difference in sound from the bass and the pots are far nicer to use. This era bass has the nicest neck i've ever played. At this price its a steal. Like someone else said they don't come along too often these days and those early Warwicks are by far better than the later ones. Build quality is superb. GLWTS Dave

Hi! Pics first, details down below: Details: Weight: 10.5 lbs / 4.7 kg c. on the bathroom scales Scale: 35” Bridge: 19mm 26 frets Nut: 2 3/16” Radius: 40” Body: Alder and Ash (layered), with Quilt Maple top and back Neck: Maple 3 pcs Fingerboard: Ebony Bolt-on neck Hardware: Gold; Tuners have white perloid pegheads Pickups: Alnico V hum cancelling Electronics: Volume, Blend, 3 band EQ (+/- Treble Mid Bass) N.B. the mid control is continuous, as opposed to the 3-way rotary selector switch found on the earlier TRB JP model and other TRBs/BBs Mother of Pearl and Abalone inlays, gloss finish Purchased here on Basschat a number of years ago from the redoubtable TorVic, and gigged consistently since then. This has been my main bass, and it has come with me on tours, festivals, sessions and theatre work. It has never let me down. So...heavily gigged, but as you can see from its condition in the pics, well looked after. Truss rods (both) operate correctly, and the neck is without issue. Bridge adjusts correctly, and the electronics are all in perfect order. Frets are good, finish has some swirls on the back as you would expect from extensive gigging, but no dings. On the treble-side edge (the edge that contacts your leg if played in a seated position) there are two or three small nicks in the finish, and the same is true on the top edge of the headstock, where I've occasionally attached a TC Electronic Polytune Clip Tuner. Plastic cellophane is still on the control cavity plate. This is a world-class bass, arguably one of the best stock 6-ers available "off the peg". Made in Japan craftsmanship, premium woods, quality hardware; an absolute joy to play. I'm very sad to be letting it go. Offering it to you at, I daresay, a bloody good price considering the amount of bass you get (it's a handful) and the eye-watering cost from new (have a look here if you dare): https://www.yamahamusiclondon.com/TRBJP2-'John-Patitucci'-6-String-Bass-Guitar/pidYAM-TRBJP2-TDR Sound/video: Considering the profile of its endorser, there is no shortage of opportunity to hear this model in action. There used to be a good video on the popular website www.youtube.com wherein Patitucci demo'd the bass himself, but this seems to have been replaced by one in which he's chatting throughout, and the bass can't really be heard. For a quick-and-dirty listen, I found this: ...which seems to capture the "quickness" of the Yamaha preamp quite well. Newcomers to Yammies might find that useful; old-handers will know what I'm talking about. The actual bass for sale can be heard here: and you can go right ahead and excuse my sloppy playing throughout. Trades: thank you, no...I'm looking for a DSI Sequential Prophet Rev 2, so unless you have one of those lying around, I'm looking for a straight sale on this occasion. An older Stingray 5 might fit the bill. If it's Natural Ash/Rosewood. BUT THAT'S IT! Hahaha! 😝 Happy to include a generic (non OHSC) HSC - I think it's a Thomann hard shell case...if you want it, it's yours. Shipping: it's obviously better for you to come and inspect it and try it out here in Elephant & Castle where you're more than welcome, but if that's not possible I can ship to you via your choice of courier at your additional expense, or, if it's a reasonable distance, hand deliver it to you in my car for a contribution to the fuel money, whichever is cheaper for you. Many thanks for checking out the ad. Cheers!

That's very nice indeed Dan, well done an excellent build. GLWTS

Must. Resist. Temptation.