The tuners are original to the bass - they were generic MIJ tuners of the day fitted to many instruments. Not the best looking but perfectly functional. I needed some replacements recently and they are hard to find even Brandoni have sold their last stocks - I bought mine from a fellow Basschatter
It's a Marathon 6 string bass - the Hayman basses had string trees that were slightly larger - here's mine. Some of the Shergolds may have had them stock or fitted later there were several variants.
Bought a very nice perspex Precision body from Den, great service and item. The bass I made from it was used for a one off performance and got a lot of great comments - alas its a bit to hefty for me so its being moved on but a lovely instrument nonetheless.
Cheers!
The neck is superb and very fast, there are black position dots on the side - these are helpful in that they are situated in the 'fret position' of the note as opposed to between frets on a standard bass. The truss rod functions correctly and the machine heads are in excellent condition. I'm not sure about the brass nut - could this be a modification?
It looks like the all carbon graphite stealth to me, an interesting one this.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/141058611932?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
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Wowsers, wouldn't fancy a swap for the Alien?
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Hmmm, interesting but probably wouldn't use it either, I am after an Epiphone Rivoli too or a John Birch but nothing else really.
Here's a couple at a more realistic price one excellent one trashed!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-Musicmaster-Bass-1978-/130986688793?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item1e7f6a4119
And
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-Musicmaster-Bass-Guitar-1971-Vintage-Fretless-/190898960892?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2c7276f9fc
That's too much for a Musicmaster - you can get them easily and there are many nice clean examples but I wouldn't pay more than £450 for a decent one. My first bass was a cream Musicmaster purchased from Kingfisher Music for the princely sum of £85 in 1981! I still have the owners manual although I swapped the instrument for a more 'grown up' long scale Precision a number of years later when I was 18. I'd love that bass back mind, it had a distinctive flaw to the finish on the front - a dark rectangular patch where the finish had been obscured by a sticker! My Dad also replaced the volume pot as it got broken by a stray drummer......
I met him at one of the last gigs he played - this was in Blackpool. I was lucky enough to be invited by Laurence Canty the chap who wrote the "Electric Bass Guitar" tuition book who's a friend. He knew Jet through an article he had written for Bassist magazine (it was later reused as a tribute following Jet's death). Even though he was quite frail he played well - even playing Apache and ever the rebel lit a fag up! We went back stage and Jet was very chatty and down to earth. Great to meet a hero who turns out to be a nice guy.Suffice to say if I had a grand and a half to spare I'd be investigating this.
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Absolutely!
"I was looking at compare the market.com and I've found this 0% balance transfer it will save us money and increase our credit rating anyway I thought I may as well max out our credit card to get the best value from the deal - and look I got you this cute meerkat toy as part of the introductory offer......"
I believe many people buy (and in some cases sell) these things in good faith when they may be getting a 'bitsa' or out and out fake. It is hard to tell so I think its best to post on here to get a few opinions.
The decal looks too fine, the nut is black - though of course could be a replacement. There appears to be trussrod access at the headstock end ( look at the pic of the headstock to see this ) and the wood grain looks rather flawed for a modern US Fender.