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That's lovely Barrie, but the scale's a bit too long for me sadly. The maximum I can manage is 8 metres.

Hi All, Now withdrawn, too good of a backup bass. I have had this a while and it is a very capable active 5 string. When I bought it it had a bit of damage on the back of the guitar, doesn't affect playability in any way, purely cosmetic and as it is at the back no-one sees it! I put a little black paint on it and it has never caused me an issue. The bass plays well, sounds good and is a great back up bass for a gig, or main gig bass for those gigs you don't want to take your £3k pride and joy too. http://www.squierwiki.com/Deluxe-Dimension-Bass-V

No, old as I am, I was only 8 when it was built

Hi, The time has come for me to part ways with some of my collection of lovely Warwick basses. These instruments get occasionally played/cleaned and waxed/returned to their classes, and deserve to go to someone who will give them the play time they deserve. After owning a few other thumbs (limited 03 & 06, 98nt) I finally got the “one” I was looking for. This bass is the lightest thumb I have played with the thinnest/fastest neck which plays and sounds great. I bought this bass from the original owner on eBay.de, and the instrument is in excellent original condition except for some blemishing of the paint on the bridge which does not affect its function or the playability. A couple of years ago I had the frets crowned/levelled and the bass set up by Chris Eccleshall guitars, and there is plenty of life left on the frets. Everything else on the bass works as expected. I wrote to Warwick about the spec for the bass and had a prompt reply from H.P. Wilfer, see below. Bass Thumb Bass NT 4 string Serial Number E xxx 87 Year 1987 Month May Number 852 Neck Wood Wenge Wood with Bubinga Strips Fingerboard Wenge Wood, with Mother of Peal Inlays Frets Bronce Warwick Frets Nut Just a Nut Brass Version Neck construction NeckThrough hidden neck construction Body 3 pcs. solid Bubinga Wood Surface Oil Finish / Beewax Pickups active EMG JJ Pickups Electronic 2 Band Electronic by MEC Hardware Schaller Hardware made for Warwick Made in Germany / Pretzfeld (West Germany) Included is a Warwick heavy duty flight case (black), and strap locks £1650 GBP collected, or worldwide shipping at buyers expense. No Trades

With a new Ritter incoming, I decided that one of my old Fenders had to go. As this is the only original finish one I have, I thought it deserved a new home with someone who would play and cherish it. It’s a truly lovely thing and in amazing condition for a ‘68 original finish. It’s been played but, I think, it’s been well looked after during its 55 year life! Currently for sale at BassBross where people can visit, try and talk about PX deals etc. I don’t want to betray any trust with Will so it’s only available for sale direct with him. The description from BassBross is: ”This 1968 Fender Jazz Bass has all the looks and mojo you would expect! Featuring blocks/binding, lollypop tuners, pickup covers, original hardcase. This really is a classic mid-late 60’s look! Everything is original apart from the addition of the some extra screw holes that brings the bridge cover further forward, these can be seen in the photos. This bass has had a life and has quite rightly been played extensively, there are plenty of dings and areas of wear to show this, we think this just adds to making this bass so classic. Please get in touch for any more info/photos. Serial number suggests early 68 Neck dated 7 Feb 68 Pots serial is 6631 = 1966 Pickups dated 3-8-68 = March 68 – Part Exchange Welcome – SPEC Serial Number – 218045 Year – 1968 Colour – Three Tone Sunburst Body Finish – Gloss Body Wood – Alder Neck Finish – Gloss Neck Wood – Maple Fretboard – Rosewood Frets – 20 Scale Length – 34’ Weight – 9lbs8oz/4.3kgs Electronics – Passive Pickups – Orignal Fender Gigbag/Hardcase – Original Hardcase Lots more pics here: https://bassbros.co.uk/product/1968-fender-jazz-bass/

Gone thanks

LTD 8 string active bass for sale. Presently set up as a 4 string. Rare, inusual and effective bass in very good good condition. Produces a very full sound.

I bought this a few years back after falling in love with the look and the heritage. I’ve never seen another! I did a lot of research before buying and there seems to be some evidence that these were genuinely made as test runs for the Fender Custom Shop. It’s certainly recorded that one of the very first P basses out of the CS was a ‘Mary Kaye’ model. From my experience as an ex-CS dealer, the build quality is certainly up there with the CS. Unfortunately my wimpy left wrist, damaged a few years back in a motorcycle accident, means I really struggle with the classic P bass neck profile so I decided to sell it. It’s currently for sale at BassBross in Leominster. This gives people the opportunity to give it a try in the relaxed atmosphere at his showroom. It is only for sale via BassBross (which also allows for various purchase or trade options). From Will’s text: ”This is a very rare bass indeed! Rumour has it that these were early builds for the US Custom Shop. They made a limited run of Stratocasters, Telecasters, Jazz basses and Precisions. The P-basses and Telecaster 6 strings are generally believed to be the rarest. Fender Custom Shop have recently revisited this model in bring out the 57 Mary Kaye Journeyman relic model. But this one here is the original version! This bass features the full size 13′ body width making it slightly chunkier than the modern day P basses. There are a couple of marks on the side of the body and pickguard, other than that is is in outstanding condition for its age. Serial Number – V034979 Year – 1987 Colour – Olympic White Body Finish – Gloss Body Wood – Alder Neck Finish – Gloss Neck Wood – Maple Fretboard – Maple Frets – 20 Scale Length – 34” Weight – 9lbs8oz/4.3kgs Electronics – Passive Pickups – Orignal Fender Gigbag/Hardcase – Hardcase Lots of pics here: https://bassbros.co.uk/product/1987-fender-mary-kaye-1957-reissue-precision-bass/

Sold

In lovely condition as you can see from the pictures, selling as not getting used £550 each plus postage or collection is fine original Vanderkley covers