jamie_k11

Bump price drop, £800

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Another bump

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Saturday beer garden bump

Yeah they're great basses mate!
I'm quite surprised it's still here, bump!

Feel free to make an offer or come and try it out! I don't put the kettle on but I've got a fridge full of beers.

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Bump, someone make me an offer!

Their great basses! Great tone and feel! The fretless does sound amazing too! Bump.

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If anyone would like more pictures feel free to ask, ad reckons I've reached the max data. Weekend Bump

Bought from Bass Gear in January this year. Used only a hand full of times, never gigged and is in MINT condition.
Great instrument hand made in Scotland, fantastic bass for the money, they really take time and dedication into building their instruments.

Has a great UK hand made feel about it, it's a very good cross between Musicman/Warwick vibe.

Selling for £895, PRICE DROP NOW SELLING FOR £800 these basses are becoming so popular that they have now risen to £1200 retail in the last couple months! This is a real steal! No trades thanks, however will consider sensible offers.

Also comes with detailed info on the bass and a thank you letter from the guys at Eve.

• 34″ scale with 24 frets
• Quartersawn 3x Sapele neck
• Wenge fingerboard
• American Ash body with Wenge centre stripe
• Eve Jazz + humbucker with series/parallel mode (push/pull) + active/passive mode
• Eve Active Tone 2-band Preamp
• Spector Professional locking bridge
• ABM adjustable nut
• Precision tuners

Where you based mate?

May go for this mate, where u located?

Cheers guys, yeah it sounds lovely! Throw a sponge under the strings, whip of the shadows of Motown book and your away! yeah I've given it a normal hygiene clean, but as you have all said I've left the electrics alone! I don't think they need any care anyway, again thanks for all your help and advice

Here's the only pictures I have on my phone, hope you guys like it

Thanks for all your advice guys! I'll leave the strap screws alone, I bought a new strap which seems very right and secure! As for the hardware, I think I'll just give it a clean up for hygiene reasons, but keep that authentic vibe still with it! I'll post a picture of the body for you, as I'm at work and I have one on my phone from the other day

Again, thank you for your help!

Hey guys,

Hope you can help!

Bought myself a '68 jazz bass, all original which I'm loving at the moment! I restrung it when I first got it and gave it a rather basic clean up.

Now I'm thinking of giving it a setup,restring and maybe a more thorough clean. The finish is highly worn away, and quite a lot of the hardware is grubby, a bit rusty etc.

Do you guys think its worth cleaning it up, as I know there's a lot of people that love its authenticity when it's like that. But I'd quite like to just make it a bit more 'hygienic' lol! Again the screws around the pickups look a bit dirty from years of playing. Is it worth it, or is this just me being a bit to anal for no reason? Also the original strap screws don't fit on strap locks, and they won't come out. Again is that something not worth risking playing about with, or what would you guys do if you were in my shoes?

Hope you can just give some advice on what you would do! Thanks guys,

Jamie

[quote name='KiOgon' timestamp='1389357188' post='2333206']
A lovely old Jazz with mojo a plenty

Pedant hat on/ The 67 seen on the pot codes is not part of the date, in fact the only date that can be seen on the centre pot looks like 6644, 1966 week 44, the 137 indicating CTS manufactured.[list]
[*]Most Fenders from 1966 to 1969 have 1966 dated CTS pots. Apparently CBS/Fender bought a large stock of pots in 1966 that lasted till 1969.
[*][b]How the Source-Date Code Works.[/b]
In either case, the code works the same. The first 3 digits on a pot, or the first 2, 3 or 4 digits on a speaker are the [b]source or manufacturer code[/b].
The [b]remaining 3 or 4 digits are the date code[/b]. In 3 digit dates code, the 1st digit is the last digit of the year. On 4 digits date codes, the 1st and 2nd digits are the last two digits of the year. In either case, the remaining 2 digits are the week of manufacture (01 to 52). With this in mind, remember if the last two digits of the source-date code are greater than 52, you're [b]not[/b] looking at the source-date code!
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Cheerz, John
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What he says is true! I have a '68 Jazz, and that seems to tick all the boxes! That is a lovely bass, however yes the finish is very rich, I love it! Almost like the Jaco tribute bass. The finishes are identical! Bump on me mate,

Jamie

If I sell my Aguilar 350 or my Purple chili cab in time, ill have it. Love my GMR.

Hi Richard,

Thank you for the full explanation. Next time your passing call in, I'd love to meet you and hope De Rosa Music becomes the store that would would chose to use on a regular basis. Have a nice weekend.

Many thanks,
Jamie

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I've seen the Bass Gallery charge someone £30. So it's not "London Weighting" all over London.


Playsomething in Bishops Stortford do it for a bargain sum of £100 with strings thrown in! Bargain!

By the way, their guy is crap too.
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Hi there,

Just read this. I actually work in the shop that carried out this setup.

Just for the record, the music shop in Bishops Stortford where I work, is now an independent music store called De Rosa Music. We are no longer part of Playsomething.

I feel I should set the record straight regarding the bass setup fee. Was it actually £100 as I've checked through our records and there is ONE bass that we charged £100 to fully setup & restring. This was from July 2011?

That cost is higher than we would normally expect, however if you break down the costs, a set of strings is roughly £25, a full setup £55 then add on VAT as a retailer, and a small element of profit. As a company we only use fully qualified engineers for all our repairs (guitars or otherwise) and in all cases we provide a quote in advance which the customer will have accepted in advance.

We never pressuarise anyone into accepting repairs that they cannot afford, and we never proceed without the customers say so.

I Hope this explains why a bill may be £100 in some cases. Typically a standard bass setup would be a lot less than £100, so I hope that clears up that price issue.

Although this setup may have been two years ago, if any customer is unhappy with our service, we would encourage them to come back and talk to us about any problems they may have (even 2 years later!)

As a local music shop, myself & my team aim to support our local community so if there's anything that you need, please call De Rosa Music in Bishops Stortford on 01279 465155.

Cheers,
Jamie!

Does this have the U-shaped neck, if so how does it feel as I may be buying one of those American Vintage 74's that does have the U shape.

May be interested in this

If I have money after getting a new car this week, I don't like the overwater j at bass direct and this is still available. I will be VERY interested in this.