Sambrook

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Bump for a brilliant bargain bass

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Interesting looking bass- any pictures of the fretless neck? And neck dimensions? Cheers

Can you tell us what the controls do? How much tone shaping is there on the piezo?

Still for sale, although I'm enjoying it very much. Neck pickup in series blended with the back pickup in singlecoil is particularly fine

Likewise, John, thanks

Sth Cumbria, near Barrow-in-Furness

I traded this bass to Marinus, and can vouch for how great it is. If not for me going all fretless, I would have it still. I was particularly impressed with the preamp/pickup combination

Thanks Marinus. I'll return the favour with the W&T

[attachment=211603:P1010237.JPG][attachment=211595:P1010234.JPG] I recently acquired this fine bass in a trade, and am enjoying it very much. However, I am determined to cut my basses down to 3 in number,rather than chopping and changing all the time. I have just bought a Conklin GT7 to combine my roundwound and piccolo needs, so the Rikkers is up for sale. Handmade in Holland, 3000 euros to buy new, my price is a good one I think Passive, 2 humbuckers, with vol and tone for each, plus pickup selector switch, and series/parallel/single coil switches for each pickup. This makes for a very versatile instrument, tonally. Don't know the woods, I'm guessing mahogany and maple for the back and the neck through. They've warmed and mellowed very nicely. The topwood is very nice indeed, very tactile. The previous owner says it's from 1983. It's in good nick, with only the expected signs of 30 plus years of use. Bridge is 3d adjustable, fingerboard ebony, 42mm at the nut, very comfortable and playable instrument. Price is £650 plus postage, and it will come in a hardcase. Very happy to answer questions if I've missed anything. Thanks for reading [attachment=211596:P1010238.JPG][attachment=211597:P1010243.JPG][attachment=211598:P1010245.JPG]

[attachment=211591:P1010250.JPG] 30" scale 4 string fretless Ash back, Bubinga, Maple, and Black Walnut top 1 piece black walnut neck, telecaster style headstock, black walnut fingerboard 2 Jazz pickups, passive (VVT) Brass position dots I really love this bass. I am the 1st, 3rd, and 5th owner, and if it was 34" scale, it wouldn't be up for sale. However, I am concentrating exclusively on fretless, working on muscle memory particularly, and the jump in scale lengths is slowing me down. so here is a reluctant sale. We all know the quality of Paul's work, this one maintains that standard- it's a joy to play. It growls when you want it to, the harmonics are strong. Its not so much a Jazz bass on steroids, as one on diet pills I've used the bass to test different strings, so it comes strung with D'Addario piccolo strings, and included in the sale re the following: D'Addario Chromes Rotosound Monel flats La Bella black nylon tapewounds A set of coated rounds (forgotten the brand) D'Addario rounds Both sets of D'Addario very fresh, the coated rounds nicely dull, and the others with plenty of life. All cut for this bass. I'll include as many pics as the site will allow. Very happy to answer any questions. Whoever buys it will really enjoy it [attachment=211592:P1010251.JPG][attachment=211593:P1010252.JPG][attachment=211594:P1010254.JPG]

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For sale only now...

Some trade offers, but still available...

No case, sorry. Weight is medium (so helpful, I know, but I have no scales), balance is perfect, no dive at all.

It's a great bass, Phil, and I'm sorry to be passing it on so quick. I wanted a piezo fretless with an eq. My main bass is a completely wonderful Firecreek piezo only, wired straight to the jack. I go through bouts of wanting to vary it's tone, but the Yamaha just reminded me how wonderful the Firecreek's core tone is, and the Yamaha is just suffering in comparison. That said, it is a great looking, and great sounding instrument, and the next owner will really enjoy it