nige1968

I definitely sympathise. Maybe if you came to try it out, that'd get it out of your system?

In Hove, nr Brighton

2011 model. Comes with a (very used) Clearwater gig bag. And a plectrum.

Gone now, ta for looking

Gone now, thanks

[attachment=211395:IMG_0588.jpg] [url="https://www.dropbox.com/sc/ngkb1o3y309iib8/AAC3jHmMzU9kGieBYv2G9mf8a"]Many big pics on Dropbox[/url] This is an almost immaculate (read on), very shiny Fender Classic 60s Jazz Bass (made in Mexico), Olympic white with tort guard and all the vintage bits and pieces you could possibly want to look like someone from 1963. Pickups upgraded to EMG JVs, which are full of vintage growl but devoid of single-coil hum. Battery's under the bell plate. A particularly well stuck together example, with none of the gaping neck pockets or misaligned tuner bushings you sometimes get on Mex Fenders. It has a really nice dark, grainy rosewood board and the frets have been stoned so you could no doubt get the action as low as humanly possible. I've fitted a (purely cosmetic) genuine Fender grounding strip and will throw in a genuine Fender tug bar if you want. I said almost immaculate -- [i]there are a couple of newly discovered dings on the bottom edge (shown in photos)[/i]; and at some point the screws went into the neck joint a bit firmly and cracked some of the paint around the screwholes. I've since hidden it all under a new neckplate with plastic washer, so it can't be detected, but if you're looking to buy, you'll want to know. Again, see Dropbox pics. At any rate, this is still a gorgeous-looking bass which you're welcome to inspect if you're in Hove. Price is £450 ([url="http://www.gak.co.uk/en/fender-60s-jazz-bass-olympic-white/15782"]new ones are £750 in the shops[/url] but you knew that). Allow £20 or so for postage. Or come round and pick up in person. I'm skint so not looking for trades on this. But still feel free to offer just in case ... :-0 [i]<edit: updated condition information>[/i]

[attachment=211394:IMG_0566.jpg] [url="https://www.dropbox.com/sc/pgec8aq6fsxz9qa/AADbXifCp2WXFeV2lwKZlum9a"]Loads of big pics on Dropbox[/url] [url="https://www.dropbox.com/sc/oy8fdda7sjzxdan/AACvLpZb6fYN-Qhx0noOcO_qa"]When fitted to a Fender bass[/url] This is an unlined fretless graphite neck to fit a Fender Jazz Bass of pretty much any description. Brings out the growl and harmonics, takes away the harsh edges. Mwaahs like a mwaahy thing. It's used, I'd say in very good to excellent condition but please check the linked pics and judge for yourself. If anything, the marks are exaggerated. There's evidence of roundwound strings, but the board still feels silky smooth. For a few years I've had it attached to a Fender American Standard Jazz Bass. The fitting was done by a pro luthier so the holes are all there already. Recommend you go with the same Fender US Standard tuners and string tree, as carbon fibre is apparently quite tough to drill. I've gone back to a wood neck on the Jazz and had planned to do something with this, but alas I'm proper skint so it has to go. Not looking for trades -- by all means offer stuff anyway but please don't be offended if I turn them down. Rob at Status charges £360 for these and they take a couple of months to arrive. Worth the wait I reckon, but here's one you can have [s]yesterday [/s]soon. Last neck I posted was about £12 so I'd imagine this will be similar. It's in Hove if you want to come and have a look.

[attachment=211393:IMG_0563.jpg] [url="https://www.dropbox.com/sc/0j5sebecfyj481r/AABOYbpDJAY3d2zD0DgSs59Ua"]More, bigger pics on Dropbox[/url] Here's a Leo Quan Badass II bass bridge. As you're no doubt aware these are:[list] [*]Drop-in replacements for five-hole Fender bass bridges (ie vintage, Mexican, Japanese, not recent US models which have a three-hole bridge) [*]High-mass zinc alloy, chrome plated, allegedly giving greater definition and sustain. Personally, I'm a believer. [*]Overpriced and really hard to get hold of these days. [/list] This is the rarer grooved version so you don't have to file a hole in your saddles, just unscrew the original five-hole BBOT, then use the same screws to fit this one. Had to get this from the US, and even there they're mostly priced at $90 and usually out of stock. This was fitted to a bass that spent most of its life inside a case, so it's still nice and shiny and won't let the side down appearance-wise. No sense keeping it when I've nothing to fit it on to. Comes with five (unused) screws and hex key for adjustments. Price is £75 delivered, I'm unlikely to trade but hit me up with pedals and ting if you like.

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Couple of interesting trade offers but still here. Anyone got a Jap or Mex Geddy they're bored with?

[quote name='AndyTravis' timestamp='1451342928' post='2939782'] You don't need a wonderful 5 string Breedlove do you? [/quote] Hmmmmmm post-Christmas credit crunch so probably not but feel free to post a pic just in case

Thanks guys. [quote name='AndyTravis' timestamp='1451341248' post='2939760'] Friday afternoon bass? [/quote] I'd have said so, except that it has been properly put together

[attachment=208160:IMG_0458.jpg] Withdrawn -- decided to get a wood neck for it -- may put the graphite up for sale after that. [s]More pics: [url="https://www.dropbox.com/sc/oy8fdda7sjzxdan/AACvLpZb6fYN-Qhx0noOcO_qa"]https://www.dropbox....YN-Qhx0noOcO_qa[/url] I'm still looking for the one Fender Jazz to rule them all. This was it for a while, but I've got too many fretlesses and am tripping over them all. So this 2010 Fender American Standard Jazz Bass originally came with a horrid neck that wouldn't stay put. So I've had it replaced with a Status graphite fretless neck (sorry, the original horrid neck went on eBay for a pittance years ago). The work was done by Brighton luthier Bernie Goodfellow and I also got him to stick a Hipshot D-tuner on the E string. Prior to that I had EMG JV pickups fitted -- they're active pickups (battery under the bell plate) which are meant to retain the vintage sound while sorting out the hum and harsh edges. I like them lots. Sorry, the original pickups went on eBay too. You may be familiar with the Status replacement necks, but if not here's a link: [url="http://www.status-graphite.com/status/frames/index_home.html"]http://www.status-gr...index_home.html[/url] For me, the graphite neck keeps all the growl and harmonics but removes some of the unwanted clank. The action will go ridiculously low if you wish. There's a double truss rod in there, accessed from the top. It's possibly overdue a tweakette by now. I've replaced the original tortoiseshell guard with a white one (from a Fender Standard instrument) because shell looked wrong. It's a player not a collector's item, but there's some serious hardware there. Somebody famous ought to buy it. Comes with the original Fender hard case. Located in Hove if you want a look. Postage costs to be discussed if you're interested. Ask things. Sorry, but to protect myself from expense, hassle and paranoia, I'm not willing to ship outside the UK. Thanks for understanding.[/s]

[attachment=208159:IMG_0508.jpg] Loads of high-res pics: [url="https://www.dropbox.com/sc/5aukt3owhzey9lc/AAD3rrvOY23tWtXp_CWBwKnZa"]https://www.dropbox....3tWtXp_CWBwKnZa[/url] Here's a 2009 Fender Road Worn Jazz Bass in Fiesta Red at a bargain bin price (though see below***). No mods, no crackles, strung nice and low, and the relic nitro finish is well classy innit. Neck pocket is tight as a gnat's chuff and it has been set up with Ernie Ball 40-95s by Mr Goodfellow of this parish. I used this as my main gigging bass during a spell of chronic fatigue, stupidly easy to play and no worries about damaging the finish. After three or four years I'm on the mend and back on a 5-string fretless. *** It's a slight second -- the sharp-eyed among you may have already spotted that the body has 1970s pickup spacing, with the bridge pickup positioned a few millimetres closer to the bridge than on 1960s models. This is reflected in the price, which is at least £100 less than average second-hand value. I've opened it up -- please check the markings in the high res pics -- and have no doubt that it's the real thing. I can only assume that someone at Ensenada picked up the wrong body for the relic treatment and didn't notice. Who knows, it might even become a valuable one-off ;-) That aside, this has everything you want from a Jazz Bass. The build quality is excellent, it plays lovelyly and sounds nice too. The bass is in Hove -- inspection welcome. I'll post at extra cost (to be discussed with the buyer). You can have it in a cheapo gig-bag or, if I can prise it out of the loft, the stinky horrid tweed-covered hard case it came to me in. Do ask questions or chime in if you like, especially if you can shed any further light on this one's, erm, uniqueness. Sorry, but to protect myself from expense, hassle and paranoia, I'm not willing to ship outside the UK. Thanks for understanding.

Why thank you sir

Some interest in Antigua ... nothing for the 1960s?