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@smpbass Yes they are.

Brand new and unopened. Got them as a present but they're not my regular brand or gauge. EXL 170-5. 45 -130 nickel wound 5 string set. £22 £18 posted.

I'll be in Oxford overnight on Wed 11th December if that's closer to anyone who might want to try the bass out?

Bloody great, it does the jazzy/funky thing excellently, and the neck pickup does a pretty decent p impression when you select the coil tap. Thanks for the prompt/excuse to post a couple of rehearsal recordings with my band: Listen to ttfc practice 20241008 - Waterfalls.mp3 by Tea Time Funk Club on #SoundCloud https://on.soundcloud.com/fPFTr Listen to ttfc practice 20241008 - American Boy.mp3 by Tea Time Funk Club on #SoundCloud https://on.soundcloud.com/xCAgY

Final basschat only bargainous price of £850. I also quite fancy a 4 or 5 string jazz type bass, so if you've got something to trade let me know. Sandberg TT / Vincent Metropol or other lightweight 34" scale type things please. Not after amps/cabs etc thanks. Bought on here a couple of months ago, it's everything I was looking for - lightweight, ebony board, passive, sounds fabulous, looks superb in oly white. But for some reason I'm just not quite gelling with the 35" scale, so my loss will be somebody else's gain. The body is light weight chambered alder, weight is 4.1kg. Pickups are Delano SBC with coil taps and passive v/b/t wiring. Hardware is Maruszczyk's own. Comes with a Maruszczyk gig bag. The bass was originally a 2020 fretless order and has been converted superbly - the fret tangs have been hidden so as not to interfere with the side dots that served as fret position markers. I've added some adhesive dots to the middle of the frets (the bigger dots in the pics) just for my own sanity, but these come off with no trace. I'll also swap my strap lock black pins back to the originals. It's in superb condition, I can't see any marks apart from a little light swirling on the pickguard. The neck is a thing of beauty. I've put a fresh set of Newtone strings on that have had maybe 3 - 4 hours play time. I won't be gutted if it doesn't sell. Sound clips (with complimentary dodgy playing) here and here. Trials, tyre kicking, cups of tea/coffee and collection welcome at mine in South Manchester. Postage available at buyers risk and choice of courier/level of insurance etc. It will be well packed in the gig bag and then boxed.

Topped up. 👍

This has now sold. Thanks to @The fasting showman! Cash donated.

And don't forget that the 'free strap with a £35 donation' one off promotion is still on!

Dammit. Fourth best now.

Whereas I'm going the other way. New band is just keys, drums, bass vox so no noisy guitars to hide behind. Every little mistake is on full show and some of the stuff is pretty challenging. The bass is rising so I can get my technique more nailed on. Got a wider strap for the Maruszczyk, which means that this mono is going spare.

Apparently so. I don't want anybody else to join though. There's only two of us that I know of, so I'm currently the second best bass playing Manc teacher!

And no, you can't chuck £35 quid in yourself and get a new strap out of it 😉

Us bass playing Manc teachers have to stick together Andy!

If anyone wants to donate and get a new strap out of it.....

Mono Betty M80 Short Strap. In good used condition. The ends have got a couple of straplock marks but that's pretty much it. The stitching on the pick pocket on the back of the strap is coming away slightly (see pics). £35 posted to you. All proceeds from the sale go towards @AndyTravis house mods. Either send me the cash and I'll donate or DM me proof of donation (please make sure we've agreed a sale first - I don't want to get more than one message about a donation when I've only got the one strap). Cheers Andy

My old cab. A complete stunner. Sounds even better than it looks. Wish I still had a use for it. Paul is an absolute gent to deal with too. Buy with confidence folks.

A combination of being terminally skint, a degree of willpower I didn't know I possessed, and a fear of forgetting everything I know about bass playing when trying instruments out in front of other bassists.

I'm in. Never done a deal with Andy, but as a fellow Manc I'm sure it's only a matter of time.