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Yep it really is light just over 7lbs I'd say, it balances perfectly, its lighter than my other JV, feels strange when you pick it up initially and then it resonates so well! Physics? Alchemy?Magical properties? How did they do it?

Reducing the price to £680 for a quick sale its also advertised elsewhere at a higher price. This is a chance to get your hands on the equivalent of a custom shop without the massive price tag and with real history!

Lovely, these are my favourite era Status basses if I can get a quick sale on my own gear I will be very interested! Have a bump on me.

Here's an active Precision pickup taken from an old P bass I recently bought. Its a Kent Armstrong and comes with battery clip. All that it needs is to be hooked up to the pots and jack on the bass of your choice. Pickup is in excellent condition and sounds very powerful with no earth buzz. I'll try and post a pic at some point. The pickup has a cover without exposed pole pieces similar to an EMG. I'm looking for £25 posted within the UK.

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Still getting requests for trades but nothing concrete price wise would be looking at £600 ish

[quote name='Fitz' timestamp='1336688704' post='1649692'] I'm sure guitars and basses used to be easier...there seem to be a million 'signature', 'reissue', 'custom shop', 'relic' efforts now... Did you not used to have choice of Fender, Fender Squier, Gibson, Ibanez and Kay (!!) ?...and one model of each in a choice of 3 colours?? [/quote] This is as good a JV Precision as you will get! Yes there are a lot of basses out there and that's why I stick to what I know! I have a decent collection these days, but the basses I come back to are my old Gibson Grabber and my '77 Fender - they just work. As for Rickenbacker's have you seen my green one posted elsewhere...now that is a rock 'n' roll bass fit for a Lemmy!

[quote name='Fitz' timestamp='1336687330' post='1649673'] Hmmmmmm....donuts! ...as Homer would say... Looks good Mr A. Trying to look away...erk... [/quote] HMMM I could always do you a trade for a certain bass!!!!!

[quote name='Nate' timestamp='1336685527' post='1649635'] I've been looking for a year of my birth bass... Damn, this is tempting... [/quote] and a damn fine bass too!

Here is my superb Squier JV series Precision Bass. This is one of the early first issue Squier logo'd basses from 1983, for those in the know these were the basses that raised the standards by which all contemporary Fenders were judged! This bass is in excellent condition and is all original, the only non original parts are the inclusion of an aftermarket thumbrest and a chrome bridge cover - I don't believe that the JVs actually shipped with a thumbrest or covers ( cover not pictured as I don't like them and it was painted black for some reason when I got it!) hence my suspicion they are non original parts. All electrics function perfectly and the pickup sounds just right with a surprising amount of tonal variation. The neck is superb with a sixties style profile and dark rosewood board. Frets are near perfect thanks to the fact it has spent most of its life strung with flats. Action is nice and low, even at all points on the neck. The bass plays really well and has good balance. It weighs just a shade over 7lbs! Cosmetically there are a few minor blemishes to the finish but nothing nasty. The bass looks fantastic, it has been played and gigged regularly but has been very well looked after. I have pictures of the neck stamps and electrics if required. I'm not looking for trades on this one I'm looking for a cash sale preferably picked up in person. These are very sought after basses amongst players and have deservedly got the reputation as being the Japanese equivalent of the pre CBS Fender. I'm looking for £650 firm or [i]possible[/i] trades for a more modern US maple fingerboard Fender Precision or US G&L bass again with maple fingerboard or a Gibson Grabber. I'd also consider part trade/cash for a Fender Telecaster guitar preferably a US made one or a Roadworn. A decent double bass too. Not bothered about anything else. Cheers

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1336677858' post='1649468'] people low ball you at that price???? [/quote] People low ball you at any price, guess its the state of the market have a bump on me!

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That's lovely swap for my green Rick ....oh well.....

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All PMs answered, thanks for all the interest.

Thanks for all the help with this and for verifying what I actually[i] thought [/i]I have here! I've had some interesting offers of trades however I'm still scratching my head thinking should I get it refinished and keep it....... but there again I'm open to trades/offers as its just languishing in the corner of my spare room..... I probably won't be able to get another old Rick like this for under a grand....ah decisions, decisions!!!

[quote name='vax2002' timestamp='1336390870' post='1644788'] As we moved to the 4003, the skunk stripe was identified as the culprit if you dropped one so they halted it dead they first tried inverting the rods, but these basses played like the worst they had ever made, dull, unstable tuning, they even switched back to grover tuners thinking it was the machine heads slipping so they switched to a newer rod technique with stronger steal rods and now they generally stay where put. All in, this will make a great little project for someone to restore, a 4001 survivor bass lives again ! [/quote] Yes I had one of those with the split guard you couldn't gt rid of the concave bow right in the middle area of the neck, my luthier took the TRs out and said they were as nearly as flexible as the strings!

[quote name='vax2002' timestamp='1336386689' post='1644695'] Its real, it is from the age when an Old 4001 would fetch £250-£350, they have not always been worth stupid money and those old enough will remember you could not swap a Rick for a Precision, these days they would get you 3. Folk did sand them, spray them, all sorts of things as they were not seen as a holy grail in the 70's and early 80's, more of a dog of an instrument to play. Most music shops would have several hanging on walls in various home custom jobs and they were very hard to shift. One thing John Hall has done is made them in to an expensive trinket type thing to own, you have to hand it to him, he must be lighting cigars with hundred dollar bills. [/quote] I agree with some of what you say especially about the way instruments are hyped and prices inflated. I'd be happy to swap this for a maple neck P bass! However I believe it boils down to instruments being a matter of taste - my two favourite basses are a 70s Tele with a mudbucker & customised and a Gibson Grabber that remains all stock, dogs to some but to me great instruments that work well and inspire me. The Rick here perhaps exemplifies how a good core instrument can survive despite all the 'bling' being stripped away...if that makes sense? When I picked it up from the chap I got it from it somehow felt 'right' I just thought it would be a fun project to work on. I've always had a 'thing' for Rick's and as a kid I used to lust after them when I saw people like Barry Adamson or Bruce Foxton using them. Ironically now I can afford one I've never found one to suit my playing style as the switching is just too damn fussy for me and the pickup placement means there's nothing comfy for me to rest my thumb on. I would still love a 4000 mono bass though!

Hi thanks for all the interest, sorry for the delay in posting I had a late gig last night at a biker rally playing until 2am! In answer to your questions, yes it has a skunk stripe, the thin green finish has 'sunk' into the back and there is a clear line showing, On the front near the bridge there is an area where the finish has been sanded and this reveals a darker stripe thus showing the neck construction mentioned by Godber. The neck through is very sturdy unlike many of the Ricks I've played - and one I owned from this era. There is no forward bowing away from the body wings. Rocker19 I will post a picture of the back of the bass and also a picture of the body minus hardware before fretting so you can see the routing. Yes the pickups are Rickenbacker, the neck is original to the bass the bridge is a later one I bought in from the US. The pickup surround and hand rest assembly were also with this pickup as the original surround was rusted up badly and the pickup was missing..

Yes the body had been sanded - slightly rounded off apparently when the binding was removed I can send better pics if you pm your email cheers.