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  1. ash

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    All PMs answered - despite a couple of enthusiastic 'I'll have that' messages it's still here
  2. Very pretty, what does it weigh and where was it made?
  3. If you can post it I'll have it pmd
  4. ash

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    I'm in Lancaster
  5. Ooh yes I remember it well ! Any interest in my Wilkes Savoy part trade?
  6. ash

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    I've been asked about trades - in truth I'd prefer cash but basses that interest me are: Dan Armstrong, Fender Highway one, Status Groove, Ned Callan - I'm also interested in a Little Mark amp head or Orange Terror. Cheers lots of interest in this lovely bass all PMs answered. Price is firm
  7. Any interest in my Wilkes savoy bass?
  8. Fancy a swap for my Wilkes Savoy bass?
  9. ash

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    Yes Doug is a great guy, highly skilled and full of innovative ideas - he is the luthier who developed 'The Answer' pickup system for guitar, slap plates (small brass plates with piezo pickups built into the fretless fingerboard) and the half fretted bass. He has also a great sense of humour too which is reflected in some of his more outrageous one-offs.
  10. ash

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    [quote name='kennyrodg' timestamp='1389314474' post='2332886'] How's the neck on this ? Chunky, Slim ? I'm really rather taken by it hehe. [/quote] The neck is very slim and shallow - not quite a Jazz bass at the nut - however it retains its shallow profile up the length of the neck. Very comfy
  11. ash

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    Cheers, it's not to everyone's taste but certainly doesn't look as dated as some from this era, the curvy body shape always reminded me of Alembic - without the exotic laminates.
  12. ash

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    Sold thanks
  13. Just bought a wonderful Hofner Club Bass off Matt - perfect deal, great bass. I am a happy Ash! Cheers Matt.
  14. I've already been in touch with the seller - he's on this forum and also active on the Shergold site. These Ned's are good British instruments for the right price. There's a thread relating to this bass elsewhere on the forum.
  15. It was my bass for a long time and I used it alongside my '74 Grabber - a superb bass!
  16. Pmd again and now mine
  17. [quote name='the hand of john curley' timestamp='1388962076' post='2328275'] So....are we to think he really didn't know what it was?......or was he trying to pull a full on sh1tbag manoeuvre ? [/quote] Many people simply see a recognisable name on something and take it as being legit. People are commonly duped - buyers and sellers - by fake goods with authentic looking logos. Old Hofners go for decent sums of money even in these lean times so the seller may not want to believe their instrument is fake....however I see it's ended again.
  18. [quote name='Steff' timestamp='1388780538' post='2326074'] Great thanks mate. Funny as this one looks genuinely old but I now recall all the Hofners I've seen have two knobs with 3 sliders indeed... A vintage copy perhaps? [/quote] Looking closely it doesn't look very old to me - perhaps it's just the design, after the Fender basses the Hofner is surprisingly one of the most copied bass guitars and there certainly were many copies manufactured in the 60s and 70s from the Far East. There were also European versions from brands like Klira and Eko but there's something about the pickups and hardware that makes me think more recent Korean manufacture - Shine, Epiphone, etc. Have a look here - http://www.fuenfhunderteins.de/index1.htm
  19. I have a Hofner '62 and this is nothing like it - Hofner Violin basses are actually very well made and have quite refined features - wave headstock shape, smaller decal, small guitar tuners, two knob control panel with three sliders, etc. they are handmade basses - at leat the German ones are. This looks like a Shine copy with a fake decal. I'll post a pic of mine for comparison sake Steff.
  20. Good man
  21. Hmmmm....... Shall we tell them? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271361741287?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
  22. What's the weight please - I had to ask
  23. [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1388627931' post='2324265'] I think if the seller had let the auction run its course the bass would have found its level in the market. I'm sure that plenty of people apart from Basschatters knew what they were looking at and the seller would have got a reasonable amount for it. I don't think anyone would have snagged it on the cheap. [/quote] Agreed - however in that condition and the 'risk aspect' I wouldn't have bid anywhere near £500.
  24. Careful there's a 36 hour bumping rule on the forum to make things fair for other members.
  25. ash

    Gone

    [quote name='hoiho' timestamp='1388251785' post='2320027'] The Marathon itself is light - but the case, if I remember mine, is remarkably bloody heavy! Notwithstanding that, I'd buy it like a shot - if only I had the spare cash. Marvellous instruments. But the six-stringer is a worthy swap - I still regret selling mine, but needs required. [/quote] Yes the case is heavy but it's original to the bass so I'd like them to go together, you can always use a gig bag if you didn't want to suffer the back strain! The bass itself is very light but balances well, anyone who plays Shergolds will know how low the action can go on these basses, very easy to play.
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