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This one is really going to hurt - But The "cull" must continue, sadly - I need to reduce the amount of "stuff" I own, and thin my collection (although this need has lessened a little lately). For sale only is my Limelight medium relic Precision, in faded Fiesta Red. This really is a superbly built bass, as anyone who knows Mark's work really is. NOTE: This bass has a Jazz width neck (which is what I asked Mark for) I don't know what pickups Mark uses in his Limelight range - but they sound superb.... the bass has a lovely warm vintage tone. It weighs around 4kg, according to my digital scales. Currently strung with Round wounds, which are in great shape (I put flats on it for a while, but have recently put the supplied round-wounds back on it). I don't have a case or spare gigbag, so you will need to bring your own. Collection only - or we can meet somewhere mutually convenient - I have an excellent Bose Battery powered amp, or Vox Amp Headphones for you to listen to the bass.

I bought this from Vintage n Rare Guitars in Bath and it has been in its case since then. It's in very good condition with some lovely figuring on the carved top which I havnt been able to photograph. There is a small ammout of buckle rash but nothing that has gone through the finish. IMHO this is a very vibey rock n roll bass with a heavy versatile sound.... This is the original advert "Thunderous sounding Gibson Les Paul Bass from 2000 – this is the second version of the Les Paul Bass with a chambered body and passive TB Plus ceramic humbuckers. Also features a carved maple top, mahogany neck and body with an ebony fingerboard and a 34” scale length. In excellent condition with the original Gibson hard case." https://reverb.com/uk/item/22656992-gibson-les-paul-bass-2000?locale=en-GB Shipping to be arranged.

I received this bass as a trade and I was (and I still am) amazed how good can be. I wanted to keep it, but, unfortunately, it's the only one of my basses with a narrow string spacing at the bridge (17 mm) and I prefer 19-20 mm. A little confusing when moving from one to another... It has some traces of use, but considering its age (made in 90s), I think it's not a catastrophe Also, (I think) has a midi pickup in the past, so you can see the places when the screws were mounted. The holes were filled, but not in a very professional way. The bass has two "facelifts", made after I received it: 1. New side dots, much more visible. BIG difference in a dark environmental. The original ones remained only for the second octave (frets 23-24), so you can see the difference in one of the photos. 2. The back of the neck has a satin finish now, much better (in my opinion) than glossy. Not refinished, only "treated" with steel wool. Specs (all explanations for the unusual terms can be found on Zon's web site): Mahogany body with bookmatched Koa top. I'm not sure about "mahogany body". I received the bass with this specification, but the grain and the colour tell me it can be ash (please see the last picture) Composite set-neck, no truss rod Phenowood fingerboard 24 silver/nickel frets in very good condition (slightly marked) Graphite nut Dunlop Straplok Dual Design strap pins Schaller tuners Schaller 3D bridge Dual coils Zon/Bartolini pickups. The pickups setup system is similar to Alembic, so there is no lack of screws. Zon/Polyfusion ZP-2 preamp - 9V Controls: Volume, Blend, Bass, Treble. The mids "pot" is inside, on the electronic board (can be seen in a picture) 34" 4.2 Kg 17 mm string spacing at the bridge (can be adjusted) 9 mm string spacing at the nut (46 mm nut width) I'll send the bass through DPD and I prefer the bank transfer payment. Only in Euro and only for EU, please (sorry!!! 😥) The price is firm, 2100 Euro, and the shipping is not included, but you'll receive a new set of LaBella Super Steps strings, stainless steel, exposed cores (045-065-085-105-128). No trades for the moment, please! I can send more detailed pictures on demand. Please excuse these photos, you know it's hard to photograph a glossy bass like this. ...and I think was not a good idea to make pictures in nature.

Hi, on sale a beautiful Zon Legacy Elite 4, early '90. Excellent conditions, weight 3,8Kg. Honduras Mahogany body with exotic wood top (I suppose Koa), Bartolini custom made humbucker pickups(wide aperture), Polyfusion electronics, Volume-tone for each pickups+selector switch(front pickup-both-rear)...active controls. Graphite set in neck with phenolic fretboard, 24 frets with abalone dots. Some scratchs on the back but, as you can see, nothing serious. No trades, only sale...original Zon Hardcase and shipping cost to Europe included. Bye!!!

Beautiful Everson bass for sell. Very light and lovely to play. I generally just play 5's these days so it's just sitting and not being played, which is criminal. Just checked these details with Mr Everson. He seems to think the fretboard was some sort of fancy rosewood but he couldn't remember the specifics. Walnut top on swamp ash body Natural, oil finish 3 piece walnut & maple, oil finish, bolt-on/34″ scale 24 medium frets, ebony /maple binding, aluminum edge dots 40mm Top Nut 1x EMG Humbucker. EMG 2 band eq. Controls for Volume, bass, and treble. Mode switch (humbucker/single coil) Hipshot Type A bridge, Hipshot lightweight tuners, and strap buttons 6.8lbs/3.1kgs Based in Macclesfield if you fancy a play (socially distanced of course!)

I'm thinning the herd so this beauty has got to go. It's a stunning bass with a beautiful birdseye/flame maple neck that many 'rays of this era are known for. This bass also had a fret level and set up by John Shuker last year. It comes with a hard case which I believe is original. It's not one of the Musicman moulded cases, but I've been informed that it's a SKB which were used along with the G&G cases around this era. It's certainly made for a Stingray as the inner moulding at the headstock has the lower cut-out for the G tuner. Manufactured 29th October 1992 Maple neck with Rosewood board Ash body Translucent Teal finish Matt black/white/black plate Metal battery cover 'Off-set' string entry type bridge with mutes 6 bolt neck plate Weight 9lb 13oz Neck width at nut 43mm It's in wonderful condition with only a couple of indentations to the finish on the body (nothing at all that has gone through the finish). I'll try to capture these and add photos later. EDIT - Photos added showing the worst bruises I can capture. As you can see, they take nothing away from the bass. I'm just trying to be thorough. Collection or meet up only on this at present as I'm short of packaging materials. I am however willing to drive a fair distance for a motorway services rendezvous! Not interested in any trades at this time thank you.

Hopefully you guys didn't all 'play' it at the same time, I hear 5 can be a crowd for these things!

Hellooooooo lovely! (The bass, not you. Although I'm sure you're a thoroughly decent chap.) GLWTS.

Back up for sale - but please read again as there are significant changes (in blue) There is a whole thread about the genesis of this bass which I will attach to the bottom of this ad, but essentially I commissioned Mark to build this for me for a charity gig where we performed the Queen set from Live Aid. At that time, John Deacon had stripped one of his vintage P's to natural and it was used for the gig. He later painted it black as seen on the '86 Magic Tour. Please note that this Precision bass has a Jazz profile neck Other than some light playing at home, it has been used only for the rehearsals and subsequent charity gig. Commissioned 10/4/19 - Completed 6/7/19 - Received by me 10/7/19 - Gigged 23/11/19 The spec on this bass is: 1968 Precision in Natural Light Relic Alder body (upcharge for superior wood selection) Rosewood fretboard with clay dots Weight 8.46lbs J width neck Neck depth at 1st fret: 22.55mm Neck depth at 12th fret: 25.32mm Neck width at nut: 37.41mm Neck width at 12th fret: 55.36mm Neck radius: 10" Hand rolled finger board edges Aged nitro finish on the neck Tortoiseshell scratchplate Vintage reverse Gotoh tuners Aged finish in nitro-cellulose, very light relic Tarnished metal work (but not rusty - yeah right 😂) - This is the reason this bass was withdrawn. It had been sold pending payment and I happened to get it out of its case for a quick noodle. As it hadn't been played for a while, I plugged it into the tuner and noticed the intonation on the A string was slightly out. I attempted to adjust this and found that I couldn't as the intonation screws were solid. In fact, the whole bridge was unadjustable! I removed the bridge from the bass, during which the A string snapped at the tuning peg, which was bit odd as the bass has barely been played. Anyway, I tried everything from soaking the whole bridge in lubricant to brute force. Eventually, all the intonation screws relented, but the saddle height screws were having absolutely none of it. I binned them in the end and ordered some new ones. These ones are shiny as you can see from the photos and the rest of the bridge is as it was. If you would prefer, I can put all of the new bridge on to match the saddles, or you can have it as it is. I don't know what Limelight do to artificially age their parts, but they need to stop, or do it less at the very least. Apparently it's a known issue, but unfortunately, I didn't know or I would have specified 'new' hardware. As mentioned above, as a result of the bridge removal, the A string snapped at the tuning peg. This bass is now wearing a new set of Rotosound RS77LD 45-105 Monel Flatwounds as per John Deacon's preference. Yeah, they're not cheap, but it's not going to cost you extra and neither is the new bridge. If you really don't like flats, I can put a set of round wounds on it for you at no extra cost. Hootenanny button on the back of the headstock Thumb rest below G string Alnico pick ups Vintage wired CTS pots and Spraque cap Switchcraft Jack Period correct Fender Big TV logo (as per pictures) Comes in an old, but functional hard case. Shipping update - If you are within a reasonable distance, I'm sure we can work out a meet somewhere. I live in South Essex, but do travel up to relatives in Colchester. I'm also gigging in Derbyshire at the end of this month (July 2021). Failing that, for £50, you can take part in @walshy's 'man with a van' experience. I've tried it and it's great - a total peace of mind service at an affordable price. I would have to double check with him depending on your location, but he has done one long run for me at that price, so I'm hopeful. He's also done many trips for @walshy as well as a few other people I know on Basschat. This is the link for the bass on Limelight web site. Photos - all photos are representative of the bass as it is now apart from the new shiny saddles and the flat wound strings mentioned above. I have included one photo at the bottom of how the bridge is now. This is the link for the thread I started on Basschat about this bass. Apologies for the quality, but here is a short video of its one and only outing. It does exactly what it says on the headstock.

UPDATE: NEW PRICE £ 2100 Like new... 2015 made in USA Maple neck; Gorgeous Buckeye Burl Top! Ebony fingerboard micro super single Aguilar Pickups Aguilar OBP3 preamp Just 3.8 kg original Spector case included

Hahaha! So, this Zon is a little wh... wh... what did I want to write? 🤔