woolf

Yep 👍

Q1. Correct - both are 1/1+2/2 Q2. As far as I’m aware they are all true single coils. Not sure about the hum-cancelling? Never noticed any hum in any position. Each pickup is a Bartolini 9W5 - there may be more info about these online.

I picked this up on this forum around Xmas time. It’s a modified, well used but not abused early example. Absolutely fantastic and versatile bass. I will add that it’s missing a small retaining black screw that secures one of the mini switches - it came to me like this unfortunately and I’m not sure where I can source a replacement. I’m open to any trade for a 4 string bass - ideally in the UK. Let me know what you’ve got. Price includes UK delivery. Please see my feedback on this forum. Description and pictures from previous sale: Here is a quite unique old Sadowsky J5. This beautiful light blue thing bas been played and modified but it remains to have that Sadowsky DNA all over the bass. Admitted, to some the adding of 2 ‘period correct’ Bartolini pickups may be an acquired taste but with a three way toggle switch per pickup it ads very musical tonal variations. The great early ‘94 maple neck, these necks are special really (Anderson?). The finish seems original to me, at some points it is becoming a bit greenish: same discoloring that happens with old blue Fenders. The neck seems to be refinished in a yellowish clear coating at some point. It’s done professionally. The pickguard seems custom made, don’t know by who. The bass has signs of playingwear all over but no abuse: generally speaking it looks pretty good. Most important is that it sounds and plays awesome, it is light (unchambered!) and well balanced. Other than mentioned modifications the bass seems 100% original. In the early nineties these Bartolini’s, Gotoh tuners and bridges were the ones that were used by Roger and they still work perfectly fine. The Gotoh bridge allows for afjusting the string spacing which I find to be a nice feature since I like the spacing to be just a little less than 19mm. The truss rod and the electronics work flawless as well and the frets have enough life in them for many years to come. The bass comes with an original Sadowsky soft case...

All prices include UK delivery: LaBella 750N - cut for Fender Precision - less than an hours use - £30 EB Super Slinky 2824 - unopened - SOLD EB Extra Slinky 2835 - cut for Fender - less than an hours use - SOLD x8 sets of D’addario EXL 165 - all unopened - SOLD

HI Carl, Yeah, no problems. If you PM me we can work out a shipping quote.

£45 posted anyone?

Made the mistake of playing this again and now I'm getting cold feet. Withdrawn for now...

I've owned this bass for about four years and I've really enjoyed it. Of late - it's spending a lot of time in the rack as I've began favouring five strings... This is a great sounding bass and the build quality is immense. I replaced the P pickup with a BB2024 equivalent ordered from Yamaha. I have the original pickup which will be included in the sale. The BB2024 pup is hotter than the original, but the original one is fine and works great. The tuners are also replacement Schallers. It's in 8/10 condition. A few dings here and there but nothing significant. There is a small part of the decal that has flaked off. Weight is 3.95kg Made in Japan - 1984 Don't have the original case or any hardcase for that matter but I can ship in a Ritter gig bag + sturdy box and plenty of packaging. I'll take a number of better pictures when there's a bit of sunlight as the black sparkle finish is really great and these images don't really do the bass any justice.

A fine set of the much coveted (and discontinued) Wizard ‘84 Jazz p’ups. £100 posted to your UK address. Now £80 posted

A set of tuning machines that have come off my nineties Fender Japan Jazz Bass (I’ve replaced these with Res-o-lites). They’re a little road-worn but functioning properly. £60 posted to your UK address. PRICE DROP - £50

Happy to listen to offers 👍 Please send me a PM.

Hi Rolf, Happy to ship anywhere. Fretboard I believe is Cocobolo. Sound examples here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/9q9ayu9xgdpuezs/AAAk97UgBXrFTUWHMK32ArH_a?dl=0 I’ll send you a PM to discuss shipping further...

Wow - thanks for the info and the links. I’ll amend the advert 😊👍

I recently acquired this fine bass on this forum. I've had a recent influx of 5 stringers and unfortunately they can't (or probably shouldn't) all stay. The workmanship and quality of this bass is phenomenal. It's also astoundingly lightweight (3.9KG). I may decide to hang on to this if my TRB-5P (also advertised here) sells. This bass is in mint condition - looks unplayed. The frets look new. It's setup well and a super low action can be obtained without any buzz. The specs are documented in previous threads (see below). There is a discrepancy in the listed pickups between previous sales threads however, as indicated by previous owner - these are highly likely to be ‘big splits’. Key Specs: 34" scale 17-19mm spacing at bridge 45mm at nut 3.9kg Buckeye burl top / Alder body / 5pc maple neck Shuker Hiscox case included. Preamp - vol (push / pull for active-passive), p'up pan, treble, stacked mid & mid freq, bass. Description from Shuker website: The Singlecut is ergonomically designed with a semi-curve top and heavy rear carving to make a very comfortable bass with no restrictions on playability. The upper bout continues to around the 12th fret and is carved at the rear to maintain a slim neck profile. The added stability this adds to the neck means the lower bout can be carved in deeper to allow access to up to 26 frets and couple to the laminated and carbon fibre reinforced neck achieves a noticeable increase in sustain and harmonic content. Original build diary thread here: https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/196128-finished-shuker-5-string-buckeye-burl-singlecut/?tab=comments#comment-1926428 And previous sales threads: https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/259068-traded-shuker-singlecut-5-string-buckeye-burl-l1700/?tab=comments#comment-2735141 https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/441436-sold-shuker-single-cut-5-strings-buckeye-2014/?tab=comments#comment-4293614

Someone asked about the preamp - not installed during my stewardship but I believe it’s a Uni-pre model. If anyone knows what the numbers mean then please share 👍.