On 01/03/2020 at 17:38, bubinga5 said:

Mark change your camera for god sake man.!! 😉

Who's Mark ?

Is there an issue (generally) with the photos? Look OK / clear to me. I can always send more detailed / higher-res photos to anybody interested, but not sure if required in the OP. I've seen a lot worse TBH; or none at all.

?.. is the bridge p/up original (?) / missing a cover (?)

.... both back up on ebay (again.... 4th, 5th time?...) :-

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Modulus-Graphite-6-String-Bass/333490033142?hash=item4da58e11f6:g:GZYAAOSwgPReTp3-

Modulus @ £1100 BIN/BO

https://www.ebay.co.uk/bfl/viewbids/333521304357?item=333521304357&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2565

JD (?) currently @ £900 (30 bids, from a £1 start) / Reserve not Met

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Alembic-5-Sting-Bass-Guitar/392674152187

Queried this one with Alembic and got the following (essentially - edited slightly):-

"Wow - this is a weird one. The omega carving was not original on this bass - it's pretty clear it doesn't use the same roundover as we do and the transition from the back to the edge is quite harsh. The tips of the omega are broken off - this may have happened when they made this modification or afterwards.There are chunky and less than smooth transitions which are just things that would never leave here in the current condition. It doesn't look like any shape in our library..We don't make batches of anything!* And we don't track any particular model build*. I couldn't tell you haw many Persuaders we made in a given year or cumulatively. Aside from a few limited edition models, it's simply notsomething we tally.The neck is Maple and Purpleheart. Fingerboard is Ebony. The body wood is Mahogany. The top is actually Walnut (as is the peghead front certainly look more like Walnut)*

After all that, decided to run the number through the Alembic Club. Lo and behold! Answers to questions and suspicions confirmed:

http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=9192.msg107803#msg107803

http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=5951.msg65656#msg65656

http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=25210.0

*[ seller: ... "Alembic have told me this was a batch of 400 made to this spec of 5 sting active basses. Using the Cocabolla wood...."]

Seller also listed this which ended 23 Jan with a 'winning bid' of £1420; it was then immediately relisted at £1500 on 24th, then removed as no longer available; and has now been listed again (under a 'new' auction) at £1499 :-

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Jaydee-Supernatural-Custom-Bass-guitar-Fretless-/333482328150?hash=item4da5188056%3Ag%3AM~kAAOSwM81eIIFa&nma=true&si=beP3mhQgXJnIMxjwRxlDaWaVNFs%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/333489962785?ViewItem=&item=333489962785

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Jaydee-Supernatural-Custom-Bass-guitar-Fretless/333498681980

.... I'm not sure if this IS a genuine JD / Sn Custom FL4 (?), but I did ask re. the sale/relists and was told :-

CURRENTLY WITHDRAWN........................

Warmoth (USA) Alder body with exceptional 5A Quilted maple top. Warmoth Birdseye maple neck 

EMG soapbars and EMG preamp. (volume-neck/volume-bridge/stacked bass + treble EQ)

Schaller tuners and ABM bridge. Handbuilt Custom construction using above/quality parts throughout by Richard Dijkman (Netherlands, Luthier).

Plays and sounds great! Condition is very good (photos) although there are some marks/dings to the back / rear-edge of the bass; this has been addressed with oil/wax. Front/neck are fine thoughout. New price on the bass would have been in excess of €2k.

https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/317142-traded-dijkman-custom-bass/?tab=comments#comment-3431375

(link shows some nice 'inner' shots of the bass)

No case/bag but could find something if required. I can also arrange Courier at cost and 'split' bass if preferred.

3Leaf Audio Wonderlove V1 Envelope Filter pedal in excellent condition. Please note 3Leaf does not ship this pedal with a Power Supply therefore a Power Supply is not included. Original satin-chrome version. Includes postage.

On 20/11/2019 at 18:01, Bassbandit said:

I,ve seen this bass a thousand times and thought mmmmmmmmm. I love spalted maple and i need a graphite necked beast but i cant find any referance too them or vid to see what it sounds like. Do you have any sound clips at all, cheers

Here's some links that might help, although they're all re. guitars :-

http://www.taoguitars.com/the-tao-guitar/

http://top-guitars.co.uk/tao-guitars-captures-spirit-guitar/

no sound clips, but very similar to other GN-J's (Status. Modulus etc.).

On 07/11/2019 at 08:49, StormyLukeJ said:

 the guys at the Gallery believed it was old (80’s) however not too much more info than that

... you might find something in the neck-pocket and/or back of the neck (no idea what the kanji states):-

re. the pickups - my moon bass has std. J size with the 'moonX' logo on the covers:-

11 minutes ago, GisserD said:

Hello, is the buffer included in this sale?

No, just the bridge/wiring as shown in the photos (+ description)

1 hour ago, JuliusGroove said:

Hey man,

 

Where are you based? 

Teesside (price includes Courier - original packaging etc. - with reduction if collected)

8 hours ago, big rob said:

I'M interested but only have my Claas bass on here that i could trade at the moment.

Any interest? 

PM'd

Thanks for the details above EBS-f; always good to have some further  provenance re. an instrument. I can confirm that it is a 34" scale and have added this and other specs/weight to the OP. The estimated date came from Bernie but he wasn't certain. My first Spitfire (4-string) was bought directly from the old Peall Road, Croydon, base - not managed to visit GB/BG since he moved down to Brighton (when was that?). I think it was the summer of '96, and the bass (plus a 5 string Spitfire) appeared in a review later that year. Thanks also for the additional links etc.

10 hours ago, bubinga5 said:

What year was it made.?

34 minutes ago, Chris Horton said:

I believe that this is one of the older spitfires 

The bass was made for Neil Simpson who played with Roy Wood for years*. BG thinks c. 2008. Not sure re.it being an  'older' Spitfire as not sure how long they've been made (?... IIRC I first played one in the mid 90's?). This video (24th Dec. 2015) 'features' the bass, so could be a bit more recent:-

*   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ph-gNR5oJCo

GB Spitfire 5 string bass. In good/excellent condition throughout (see photos).

www.gbguitars.co.uk/gb_spitfire.asp

James Durand demonstrating the GB DSP Sound-to-Light unit

Demonstrating the GB G-Spot (onboard tuner)

Demonstrating the GB Kick-Drum (onboard metronome)

Demonstrating the GB Pulse (battery level indicator)

TAO Custom Jazz Bass + (Moses Graphite USA). Incl. Courier. Tao Jazz Bass Guitar. Unique, custom build. Hand crafted body made of lightweight swamp ash with a massive spalted maple drop top. The full graphite neck comes from Moses Graphite USA. Great components: Seymour Duncan hot stack pickups, Gotoh tuners , ABM bellbrass bridge. Incredible sustain and tone + playability. 2006 instrument (c. €2400) TAO GUITARS  s.p.r.l rue saint-bernard,137 1060 Bruxelles BELGIUM TVA: BE 0831.075.214 phone: 0032/25388131 taoguitars DOT com (check them out!). C/w Courier and Levys (branded) bass gig-bag (or hard case) Were I keeping the bass, would be looking to install an upgrade passive or active-passive circuit (east, etc.) - current unit is basic + the VVT knobs are different to a standard Fender type bell plate (so the slot-in types won't work - thought about that myself). Includes Courier. Currently WITHDRAWN.

Markbass Traveler 102P 400W 2x10 Bass Cab, 4 Ohm: can be used in either a vertical or horizontal position. IMPEDENCE 4 ohms (8ohm also available); SPEAKER SIZE 2x10 in; BASS PORT rear; TWEETER piezo; POWER HANDLING 400W RMS (AES Standard) CROSSOVER FREQUENCY 3.5 kHz; FREQUENCY RESPONSE 45 Hz to 18 kHz; SENSITIVITY 101 dB SPL; WEIGHT; 27.78 lbs / 12.6 Kg; WIDTH 23.23 in. / 59 cm; HEIGHT 12.60 in. / 32 cm; DEPTH 17.13 in. / 43.5 cm. I’ve just ordered a new cab, so no longer needed; almost new/mint condition – I have the original box. GAK have the same (but 8ohm) available currently:- Price includes Courier (reduced if collected).

sold

On 19/07/2019 at 20:29, hooky_lowdown said:

Brian is a true gentleman. Great communication and ......

extremely helpful/generous. I posted a 'Wanted' for my missing knob (Ashdown amp, nothing personal) - Brian responded, packaged & posted really quickly and FOC.

currently On-HOLD

On 14/09/2019 at 08:42, MNY said:

Lovely.

On 15/09/2019 at 21:43, owen said:

That is a lovely looking axe. 

Thanks / agreed chaps. Something or a rarity as I think KE mainly producing high-end, handbuilt acoustics and occasional electric guitars.

Regio TW (maple/gold hardware) is sold. Walnut/Burl Poplar/black harware still available.

PM'd

SY-PA100 / Personal PA + Music (CD) etc. Unit. Rhythms 70 preset rhythms, 50 chord sequences (50 user memories), variation, tempo CD Player Unit as-new (little used but carefully stored). Quite rare and very expensive when new. Lots of potential uses - really versatile & powerful ! Includes Courier