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BUMP / info * .. check out the current (Mar/Apr. issue 35) Bass Guitar (UK) Mag. pp 54-56 feature a Roscoe SKB 3005 in flame-redwood + nordies/audere. VERY nice. But it's £3600 (!). OR, if you're looking for a 4 (in aqua-trans/burl-top & Barts..) .. you could buy mine and save £2712 (!!)

BUMP / weekend special: £449 (inclusive) !!

SOLD !

BUMP ... some interest ... still available ... offers invited (based on asking ££).

The relisted ProII SB-R60 didn't make quite so much this time:- [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=250211772183&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=015"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...A:IT&ih=015[/url] £321 (£350 with the postage) .. whatever happened to 'the good old days' on ebay where I could now contact the other four, unsuccesful bidders to see if they fancied a ProII SB1000 ?!!.....

Planning to ebay this .. but thought I'd give it (another) try here first, just in case. It's a Roscoe SKB-3000 4 string fretted bass. Beautiful and rare instrument and almost‘mint’ (just one small ding). This is a newer (the Teal color has only been available in more recent years) and rather rare model as Roscoe does not normally build 4 strings in the SKB, which features a slightly larger (and, in my opinion, both more comfortable and aesthetic) body than the normal LG model. A very nice bass combining build and specs from both the LG and SKB editions. Also features a very attractive spalted f/board. 34” scale. 10 – 16 – 19 mm (nut, 24th fret, bridge) spacing(s), 1½ “ nut. Only 8.4 lbs! [url="http://www.roscoeguitars.com/Page_2.htm"]http://www.roscoeguitars.com/Page_2.htm[/url] [b]LG-3000[/b] Roscoe 4 String Bass 34" Scale - 24 Frets String spacing: 1 9/16" at the nut 2 3/8" at the 24th fret Small Hand Carved Body Book matched figured maple top over choice of body woods Exclusive graphite and steel reinforced precision adjustable neck Lightweight Hipshot tuning keys in black Precision milled custom design bridge by Hipshot in black Hand carved GraphTech nut 9 volt dual-pickup Bartolini electronics with volume, blend, bass and treble [b]SKB-3005[/b] Roscoe 5 String Bass 35" Scale - 24 Frets String spacing: 1 3/4" at the nut 2 7/8" at the 24th fret Large Hand Carved Body Book matched figured maple top over choice of body woods Exclusive graphite and steel reinforced precision adjustable neck Lightweight Hipshot tuning keys in black Precision milled custom design bridge by Hipshot in black Hand carved GraphTech nut 9 volt dual-pickup Bartolini electronics with volume, blend, bass and treble £SOLD inclusive of 24-hr. delivery

BUMP (ing) for the start of a new week. Some potential trade/£ offers, which I'll consider (along with ebay'ing) if no takers ...

Sunbay dump .. been some serious (?) interest in this; but no taker .. as yet.

Thanks WnW .. getting quite some PM's/interest in this; but no takers as yet...

HI Michael Well, you've placed me nicely into a quandry here: was thinking of listing my Focus SA (2) power amp ..... but had previously considered adding a Focus 1 or 2 to the SA (as suggested by AI - 'using the Focus SA as a "slave" amp to the Focus 2, and with each amp driving its own speaker; you have doubled the output power and the speaker radiating area which translates to more volume and more headroom').. But, of course, they're hardly ever available (!). Will have to give it some thought.... How's the FII aesthetically? Mine's about the same age but still looks almost brand-new; the dedicated case/bag and light weight (no bumping and dragging) means it's not really been knocked-about at all. Cheers D.

RE-BUMPED / DUCED to £599 (incl.)

re-bumped & rE-duced to £22 (incl.)

pre-weekend BUMP

GMR Pi 4 is now SOLD (pending payment) !!!

[quote name='David Nimrod' post='134948' date='Feb 6 2008, 12:41 PM']Any interest in a Fender 3TS MIM fretless Jazz for trade?[/quote] HI David - thanks for the interest and offer, but I'm pretty happy with my Celinder Classic Jazz, and might well be looking for another (special) J4 if I do make it to Frankfurt (which is why I'm more keen to get the ££'s)

bump ... offers !...

bump .. + nice idea Owen; accomodation's the perennial problem (once time & ££ is cleared)...

Bumping back to the front-page .....

Bumping back to Page-1 .. and thanks, various guys, for the interesting background info. and positive comments.

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[quote name='Pedro1020' post='133614' date='Feb 4 2008, 02:57 PM'] the E string looks high off the fretboard, all of them for that matter, ....my hands would be in serious pain if I played that Nice bass!![/quote] That's just a very deceptive photo: the action is probably the lowest of all my basses (2-3.5mm throughout) .. as I mentioned in the description.

Thanks John .. but I always thought the same about you! Surpised by your 'mega-sale' (!!) - how's it going and what's planned for the future (in terms of instrument/s etc.)? You could do what I'm doing (or planning, thus far) - get over to The Messe (always wantted to; never managed it as yet) on the proceeds of a few sales & savings, with some dosh to buy something 'special'. But ... with all that gear on display (and a CCard).. can i trust myself ?!!

THE Aria Pro II 1000: body no.- 555719. Matsumoko 4.11.NM. Designed & Approved by H. Noble (Nobuaki Hayashi). An early model (1980) as signified by the use of 'The' (aria pro II), early design Tuners, and flush Jack-socket (1986 was the final year of the Matsumoko factory and the bass produced 1978 - 1987) 5-pc. Maple/Walnut 'Transmit' (thru) neck. Brass top nut and slot-in (solid) bridge. Ebony or Jacaranda fingerboard. Ash body (wings) stained to the popular 'Oak' finish. MB1E double-coil active pickup; Volume, Tone and 6-position active BB Circuit control with bypass (Active-Passive) switch. Difficult to find in this sort of condition (really excellent overall + plays perfectly with no electronic problems etc.) and something of a 'cult' bass (see links below !). Don't appear very often on ebay, although two have recently sold: a 'lower' model (SB-R60) from 83 - @ £358 (now relisted due to some issue: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=250211772183&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=015"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...A:IT&ih=015[/url] ). And a similar SB1000 (in Germany) from 81 - [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=140200069628&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=004"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...A:IT&ih=004[/url] - (though actually the later/revised model with the non-flush jack-socket and power light) @ €884 (about £660). The only aspects of the bass which prevent it being an exceptional Collector are: the minor dings (not bad for a 28-year old, mind) and that the knobs are not original. The current Active Circuit switch is from the original bass, but would have been for either Vol. or Tone. The original control was a long, slim knob. The current Vol./Tone knobs are newer. And on the rear cover (for the battery), the original threaded (countersunk) bolts have been replaced with 'dome' type (of the same thread/pitch). From the Aria Owners site (below):- [i]Aria's SB-1000 bass is widely recognised as the first high-quality original Japanese bass. Several noteworthy bassists such as John Taylor of Duran Duran and Jack Bruce helped popularise SBs in the early 80's. Nowadays with so many other good basses on the market, SBs have become something of a forgotten secret. Yet these basses not only look beautiful, they sound good, play well if they've been properly looked after, and are superbly and solidly constructed. Aria continued to produce SBs in Japan and reissued the SB-1000 (90-94) which sold in the UK for a hefty £1500. The man we are indebted to for designing the original SBs lives in Japan and is called Nobuaki Hayashi. On some SB headstocks you can see a sort of Anglicised version of his name, “H Noble”. SBs were were actually manufactured by a company called Matsumoku, with whom Aria had ties.[/i] Various links:- [url="http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fyfeholt/aria.htm"]http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fyfeholt/aria.htm[/url] (SB1000 FULL details and History) [url="http://www.laguitarsales.com/pages/3460/Aria_SB1000_Black.htm"]http://www.laguitarsales.com/pages/3460/Ar...B1000_Black.htm[/url] [url="http://www.ariaguitars.com/int/00int_main/banner_link/pro_new_02.html"]http://www.ariaguitars.com/int/00int_main/...pro_new_02.html[/url] (new model / reissue) [url="http://www.matsumoku.org/models/ariaproii/bass/sb/sb.html"]http://www.matsumoku.org/models/ariaproii/bass/sb/sb.html[/url] (original Matsumoko website details) [url="http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fyfeholt/sb1000.htm"]http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fyfeholt/sb1000.htm[/url] (owners 'club' and photo examples etc.) This bass came to me as part of a 'deal', so it's a difficult one to price (?!). Based on the SBR60 & SB1000 (above), splitting the difference equates to £510. So I'm offering at [b]£SOLD SOLD SOLD [/b](incl. DHL 24h). There's no case or gig-bag but I'd be happy to source one (at cost) if requested...

Thanks Cai ... I'm trying (hoping) to make a visit to The Messe (finally!.. ) this year and to have enough funds to both go.. and to actually buy something. The Vigier is a bit 'rough' cf. a nice, new one .. but it now plays really well, has the Vigier sound & feel .. and a 'realistic' price-tag

ARION STEREO FLANGER SFL-1 Still in the original box and still has the instruction manual, it's in very good condition and shows little sign of use ....EXCEPT that one of the lugs on the plastic 'band' (inside there's the battery) has broken, so Ive used it with tape (on the right side) and just lifted the left side to remove/replace the battery. Designed in Japan and originally cost around £50 - I think it was (is) a guitar pedal but does work efectively & nicely as a bass flanger. 4 controls / stereo (+mono) output (see photo) £18