BaggyMan

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Can arrange postage for you would be about £35 insured

I am clearing out the basses I just dont have time to do justice for. Here is the first in the list, a Yamaha 425x in sunburst, rosewood over maple neck, Nice Sunburst, much classier looking (imho) than the model that succeeded it. It has some dints etc so not perfect. I have upgraded the bridge to a nicer looking and sturdier unit than the original, which just looked half-assed. Good frets, no sprout, machine heads are ok not brilliant but stay in tune. Good honest bass, that has seen some life yet still looks classy. The original three way pickup switch has been modded to a sweep pot which is far more refined in use.

4.1 Kg on the bathroom scales

Very nice MiM jazz bass, Metallic green, plays great. When I bought it the previous owner(s) were into the roughed up look. I didn't like scratches all of the scratchplate (actually it was doing its job so respect..) and there was some wear on the control plate and some rust on the bridge. So I upgraded (scratchplate, Fender Hi Mass bridge,control plate) and cleaned it and she's a peach. Fretboard is in great shape, I think the pickups on these are the US ones for this year, whatever its a very nice Jazz bass that sounds and plays great. Only 'bad point' is a dint on the bottom bout, body side (so not visible from the front), looks like is slipped off a guitar stand at some time in its history. Comes with a padded gig bag. Buyer pays postage etc or happy to meet somewhere within the bounds of the M25 or anywhere in kent.

Full bass pic added. Just looked at the picture of the Nut, its a bit dirty and kind of looks like there s shim in behind it, there isnt, the brass nut fits perfectly.

The Nut Is as I got it, only thing I changed was the pickup (it was a poleless bartolini) and the scratchplate. I'll drop a couple of full frontal pix later (ooerr)

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He we have a 3 band Stingray in Candy Red, brass nut, Nordstrand 4.2 Pickup and hipshot de-tuner. Headstock is matching. Neck is waxed (or oiled...basically not lacquered), very clean with some figuring. Frets are in excellent shape. No issues at all, buzzes rattles noisy electronics, all good.. Condition is excellent, which just a couple of blemishes (literally 2 that I can find see pic..) in paint from its 21 years in use! No buckle rash. Comes with its Original Musicman OHSC. I am looking to sell or preferably trade against a sandberg or a dingwall.

Just bought one of these, they outgun a P bass imho, and lighter on the shoulder to. The two volume layout is sooooo simple but great for on stage. These just great and scary powerful for a passive to!

definately built in the same factory as the peavey's of a few years ago. some detaikl changes but not much, very good for the money and of course an ideal mod platform for the spannery ones..

Sorry to hear you are retiring, shame you aren't trading.

What sort of trades?

I have a FGN mighty Jazz in a trans black finish like this. Awesomeness.

Fugigen (matsumoku) build gear is fantastically high quality, japans best imho. If i had the bendy spendy i'd be on this. Sweeeeeet.

Dang! just bought this exact bass but as a five string, would have preferred the 4 stringer... +

Here is a almost new very Geddy Lee like (ok its a black Jazz with a maple neck and block inlays). 5 strings, Wilkinson hardware. and P'ups. I bought this a short time ago driving a fair distance to pickup as a 'sold as seen' with supposedly a broken truss rod. I had a spare neck and thought i'd swap it out, but closer inspection I found it just needed a long Allen key to adjust. restriung it and It all works just fine. There a few little push dents in the paint on the front but I didn't manage to get a representative pic to show they are that difficult to see. Scratchplate and control plate still have the protective film on. So basically a brand new VJ75 for half the cash of new. I am only selling it because I have been hankering big time for a Yamaha 425x and blow me if one didn't turn up this week. So bargain, comes with a gig bag, new strings and set up to fender specs, no buzzes or rattles. Nice weight Alder body Neck:Hard Maple bolt on neck Frets:20 Medium profile frets Nut:39mm white graphite stays friction-free Scale Length:864mm/34" Bridge:Adjustable.Machine heads:Wilkinson WJBL175 Pickups:Two Wilkinson WOJB5F (N), WOJB5R (B) single coil pickups Passive. Weight : 10lbs All marks on pics are reflections or dust.. Can post, at buyers expense.

PRICEDROP: the market is dead at the moment and I would like to see this re-homed. So a basically as new SUB5 with over £100 of mods. £300 TRADES CONSIDERED Here is my Sterling by Musicman SUB5. I have modified it up to a higher spec than a stock one. But I have bought another 5 string and have decided to let this go Mods are: New bridge (more like the ray35 style) Korean Made, very solid. New three band pre amp (Musicman clone circuit, very, very close to the original), worth £80 in itself. Side mounted Jack socket Carbon fibre effect pickguard. Kent armstrong Musicman style pickup (poleless) ... The 3 band pre-amp is better balanced than the original and mates well with the KA pickup and has a good strong low end response that the original circuit didn't have. Four controls on the scratchplate meant I had to add a side mounted jack. Its a direct clone of the Mman circuit (even down to the board config) Really well made. Much more consistent than the sub5 original. Body unmarked, Neck has a few spot of play wear nothing major. I made the scratchplate (as SUB5 plates are all but impossible to find) its based on the slightly bigger sr5 plate, carbon fibre effect. Only downside really is that two screws left of from the original bridge are visible. Stickers easily removable. Bill the cat sticker covers to uneeded screw holes from the original bridge I can (at no extra cost) wire it for series/parallel switching. All in all a very nice bass, not a super wide neck so easy to play, sounds like a musicman. For £40 I will throw in an extra KA pickup (I had plans to go the double buck route.)

Downsize bargain. This is a Harley Benton MB5. Started out as a passive classic Musicman like bass, nicely built, even had good tuners which can be sketchy on basses at this price point. I have Modded this to a real bad boy of a bass: Neater bridge (much better than the big plate bridges they come with as stock) See before and after pics. Can supply old bridge if required. 2 band EQ from a Sterling by Musicman SUB 5. Is a better mate to this pickup than the sterling i feel not harsh but still has the Musicman punch. I can throw in a used Brubaker brute Mman pickup for an extra £30. (poleless so murder out would be complete!) Series/parallel/single switching, opens the sound up wonderfully. One slight downside, some neck oil got onto the finish on the back. Not easy to remove from the matt finish, but it will come off in time is suppose, (see pic) not visible from the front, otherwise the bass is perfect. This is basically an inexpensive 'classic' like bass, with some serious punch, really nice action, good fret finish. un gigged bit like me for the last year or so.. Nut width is 45mm string spacing 18 mm Weight 4.1 Kg I can wrap the scratchplate in car wrap vinyl (black textured for the full blackout F.O.C) example pic of finish available on request. (before and after shots...)

Not often seen around these parts. I had one of these the neck is slightly wide than the standard precision and jazz offering and the truss adjustment at the pickguard end is very similar to one of Leo's later products....ahem. Great basses ! and as you say, underrated. Definately when Fender decided to step away from the P bass and J bass norm. GLWTS!

you are probably right, but the cash pot is empty for now so I shall have to live with last weeks purchase.

Had I not just bought a Mex Jazz last week this would be mine, have a bump..