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Very nice - it looks like there is no contouring to the body and compared to my US Sterling. Also no coil switch. Not seen one of these for sale in a long time. Does the original preamp work ok?

I bought this Aria Pro II SB600 factory fretless bass as a project however as I’m a lousy fretless player I’ve decided to move it on. The bass was purchased in a poor state as the electrics were completely shot. An old active circuit had been added at some point and was burnt out. Routs had crud in them from bad components. The bass was dusty and dirty with lots of knocks and dings. It has an extra Westone bass pickup at the bridge and there are extra holes in the body where various switches have been and a side jack has been installed. The bass has been routed for a battery and has a crude homemade cover attached with a single screw. I removed the active circuit and cleaned the bass. The original SB pickup has now been rewired to approximate the original wiring with the coil tap switch now installed correctly. I used the existing pots which are 500k rather than 250k. Fortunately the Aria pickup was working properly when I rewired it as these pickups are hard to replace and near impossible to repair. The Westone pickup is currently not wired up but has been tested and works fine, the existing pickup selector is not wired into the circuit. You could wire the two pickups and have a pickup selector but for my purposes the SB pickup was all I needed. The bass is a fairly early one with the ‘batwing’ headstock. Around 1979. It has a fixed neck and weighs around 4.5kgs. The brass nut is original and in my view could be filed down a little. The action is okay and I have used it with light gauge 40-90 strings. It needs a good set up to get the best from it. I wouldn’t want to move the trussrod anymore as it feels quite tight but it will move both ways. I’m selling it on as a project bass for what it has cost me so far. I’ve included an extra matching knob cap - looks like from a Westone and a coil tap switch should you want it. I’ll put these in the battery rout and put some masking tape over so they don’t get lost. Lots of pictures. Construction as ever with these Japanese basses is incredible. UK only, no trades postage at buyer’s cost.

Moog Mother 32 analogue synth module with sequencer. It is in excellent condition and comes with box, PSU, ribbon leads for optional integration with eurorack, patch leads and leaflets. The synth has a single oscillator with pulse width modulation, Moog ladder filter, noise and a built in sequencer. You can use it standalone or experiment with the patch bay. You can use it with other Moog synths or eurorack do it’s a great starting point for any electronic music project. It has that lovely warm Moog sound too so you can’t really go wrong! Not sure of the firmware version but it can be updated via midi. I can include postage in the price but only within the UK.

The tuners are reverse types rather than the 70’s type so probably replacements back plate has the plastic cushion but no F stamp. It would be interesting to see some shots of the wiring and pickups.

I got this for a project now completed it is in excellent condition and comes with original box. Price includes UK post. Tracking is much better than the original pedals and it’s polyphonic unlike some of its competitors. You can get some lovely and wacky sounds from funk to prog and anywhere in between.

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Markbass Traveler TRV102 P4 400 Watt 2x10 Cabinet 4ohms. I bought it recently for some bigger outdoor gigs that have fallen through so it’s surplus to requirements. Italian version in excellent condition. Pickup preferred but I can post in the UK at buyer’s cost. It’s the 4 ohm version so you get the full power of your LM head through this little cab.

Great midi controller and synth - a K Station with an audio interface built in. See review here - https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/novation-x-station-25?amp Comes with PSU and original box. Very good condition.

Nord Electro 2 61 Virtual Electromechanical Keyboard This keyboard is in excellent condition and very useful for reproducing authentic organ and piano sounds. It features a waterfall keyboard which provides an excellent playing action. Sounds include classic Hammond, Wurlitzers and Rhodes as well as Clavinet and acoustic grand pianos. There is a full featured effects and eq section and it has both midi snd USB connectivity. The keyboard functions as it ought to and is in lovely cosmetic condition. Purchased recently for a studio project and now surplus to requirements. It comes with a gigbag but this isn’t an official Nord one. UK only. Pickup preferred but I will post at buyer’s expense. From Nord - The best emulations of traditional electromechanical keyboards in a compact and lightweight instrument. Specs here - https://www.nordkeyboards.com/products/nord-electro-2

Body is alder

The last of my Precision type instruments for sale because I can no longer manage the wider 70’s style F type necks. This is a Vintage V4 Tony Butler Signature Bass. This series of basses was created by Vintage to recreate the classic look of the 70’s era Precision on a budget. The hardware is by Wilkinson and the fit and finish is of a very high quality. The bass was purchased as a back up to my old (now sold) Fender black and maple ‘79 Precision. The classic JJ Burnell, Roger Waters, Bruce Foxton and Tony Butler P style bass. You can of course spend a fortune on an old Fender or get this for much less and not be worried about it in the back of your car after the gig! The bass weighs 4.1kgs and nut width is just under 42mm. It’s a fairly shallow shaped neck and balances well. The pickups and hardware do their job well but could be great for a modding platform. The neck has a suitably retro look with a yellow tint and a glossy but not sticky finish. It’s nice and straight with good frets and working trussrod. It’s currently wearing a set of heavier gauge round wound D’Addarios. It’s in excellent condition apart from a couple of dings and scratches on the back sustained at some point in transit. See pics. There is no gigbag or case so I’d prefer pickup but I’m happy to box up and send this at buyer’s cost. These are great value instruments as a primary or backup instrument. Sorry no trades.

None at all, although it’s a light bass the body is quite dense and of course the tuner placement helps too.

Sterling By Musicman StingRay Short-scale SS4 Bass in Olympic White The bass is in excellent condition, barely a mark on it and plays and sounds great. I bought this to help my recovery process by using a short-scale bass before moving to a long scale following surgery on my fretting hand. This is now surplus to requirements as I am using my Sterling US bass now - which you can see in the pics for comparison. The Shorty comes in Olympic white and has a nice new Fender gig bag with it. They retail at around £600-£749 online and are definitely a step up from the Sterling SUB series. I also owned a US Musicman StingRay SS and this compares very favourably. Check out Lowend Lobster’s review on YouTube too. I can post in the UK only for an extra £18. No trades sorry just want to get some money back. Pickup and chat welcome too. It weighs 3.8kgs by the way. Blurb from Sterling - Body: Mahogany Neck: Maple Neck attachment: Bolt-on Fretboard: Rosewood Inlays: White Dots 22 Medium frets Nut width: 38 mm (1.5") Scale length: 762 mm (30") Fretboard radius: 240 mm (9.45") Pickguard: Parchment Pickup: Music Man Designed Neodymium Humbucker (bridge) Electronics: Passive Controls: Volume (Push / Push), Tone, Rotary (parallel, true single- coil, Series) Bridge: Music Man Designed Hardware finish: Chrome Colour: Olympic White Original Strings: Ernie Ball 2852 Regular Slinky Short Scale Bass