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Sorry I didn't get back to all those who were interested in bass, but I sold it pretty quickly. Thanks for your interest.

Hi, This is a relisting, I previously tried to sale this bass before, a couple of years back. So, thought I would test the water again and see if there are any buyers out. Here's the story. I've had my Jaydee Roadie since about 1987-8, can't quite remember exactly when I bought it but it was about then from Musical Exchange in Birmingham, traded it for a odd Jaydee fretless headless boxbass!!!, a compressor and flanger pedal. When I bought it someone had done a bit of a hatchet job on the back pickup and replaced the Jaydee pickup with a Reflex pickup. I struggled along with this set-up for a while as I didn't have enough cash to get it repaired at the time. Eventually, the pick-up gave out and I played with just the one pick-up. I started gigging again in 2008, so I thought it was about time that I got it restored to it's former glory, so in March 2008, I took it into John Diggins workshop in Birmingham to have it restored. He replaced the pick-up, installed the active circuitry and gave the bass a full service - all for £160, great value for money! Moving on, in 2009 I bought a Musicman Bass and unfortunately my Jaydee was relegated to being a back up bass. Sadly, I rarely play it and it only gets used these days for those occasions when I fancy jam with the odd Level 42 track in my bedroom. I believe this is a Series 1 Roadie and its serial number 01064 would make it 1981 model. As you can see it's in pretty good condition for a guitar that is 30 years old and has been gigged. Most of the nicks and dings perpertrated by the previous owner, but I've probably added one or two over the years. I'm looking for around £600ono. I think this is a reasonable price for such a fine instrument. Ideally, I would prefer someone to collect it. But, I can probably arrange to have it delivered, if we can make arrangements for payment. Photos attached, any questions get in touch.

[quote name='TheGreek' post='1339514' date='Aug 14 2011, 12:14 PM']Did this sell - I was talking to somebody recently who was interested in one..[/quote] No, haven't sold it yet and I'm still looking to sell it.

[quote name='slacker42uk' post='1307700' date='Jul 18 2011, 12:31 PM']I would hazard a guess that its from 1982 or '83! Knobs on JDs vary as John would chop and change to suit, plus owners tend to modify them too! The serial number will allow a date to be ascertained![/quote] The Serial number of the bass is 01064 - so what year does that make it?

Not sure how old my Jaydee is? I assumed it had to be a 3-4 years old when I bought in 87-88, because of the amount of nicks and dings to the body. And the hatchet job to the back pickup. If you look closely around the back pickup you can see where the previous owner of the bass drilled the holes to fit the Reflex pickup. When I took it into JD he filled the holes and did his best to polish out some of the minor nicks.

Hi, I'll get straight to the point - I've joined Basschat mainly so that I can sale my Jaydee Roadie bass. Here's the story. I've had my Jaydee Roadie since about 1987-8, can't quite remember exactly when I bought it but it was about then from Musical Exchange in Birmingham, traded it for a odd Jaydee fretless headless boxbass!!!, a compressor and flanger pedal. When I bought it someone had done a bit of a hatchet job on the back pickup and replaced the Jaydee pickup with a Reflex pickup. I struggled along with this set-up for a while as I didn't have enough cash to get it repaired at the time. Eventually, the pick-up gave out and I played with just the one pick-up. I stopped playing bass for a good few years until I went to see Marcus Miller at the Jazz Cafe in London in 2007, where I was inspired to retrieve my Jaydee from the back of the wardrobe and start playing again. I thought it was about time that I got it restored to it's former glory, so in March 2008, I took it into John Diggins workshop in Birmingham to have it restored. He replaced the pick-up, installed the active circuitry and gave the bass a full service - all for £160, great value for money! Moving on, in 2009 I bought a Musicman Bass and unfortunately my Jaydee was relegated to being a back up bass. Sadly, I rarely play it and it only gets used these days for those occasions when I fancy jam with the odd Level 42 track in my bedroom. I've decided to sell it as I need the cash. As you can see it's in pretty good condition for a guitar that is probably nearly 30 years old and has been gigged. Most of the nicks and dings perpertrated by the previous owner, but I've probably added one or two over the years. I'm looking for around £650ono. I think this is a reasonable price for such a fine instrument. Ideally, I would prefer someone to collect it. But, I can probably arrange to have it posted, if can make arrangements for payment. Photos attached, any questions get in touch.