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The description says "Your purchase helps musicians and supports our studio!" The second part of that statement could certainly be said to be true I suppose, although their definition of support may differ. Who knows, if it actually sells for what they're asking, they could use some of the profits to help a musician, by donating it to the family of the late previous owner, for example.

Still an awful lot of spondulicks to blow on a bass sight unseen. As far as I’m aware, ‘the neck feels like an old friend and plays like butter’ doesn’t constitute a legally binding guarantee. If I picked up a bass that felt like it had a soft, greasy, dairy-based neck, the first thing I would do is check if someone had dropped a tab of acid in my tea.

Bought Mat's lovely Dingwall AB1. Took it out on a gig the same night and it was stellar, lots of compliments from band and punters alike. Mat was a pleasure to deal with - very prompt replies to PMs, and an all round nice chap when I went over to pick the bass up. Buy/sell with confidence. Thanks Mat!

Quite. I'm guessing the £35 delivery charge won't include insurance!

...and just for comparison... https://www.ssvintage.com/bass-guitars/fender-precision-bass-1957-2-tone-sunburst

Back on the market again. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185771767035

My Combustion 5/3 nicely highlighted at last night's gig. Very blue, but then we are a blues band....

Looks lovely Graham! 😄

I was there too. A lot of it went over my head! This was the highlight of the evening for me:

Maybe weight isn't such an important consideration if you like the Sadowsky brand. On the Thomann site it says they weigh 70g, or 81.5g including the sleeve and the screw (why would they list their weight separately?) which is still on the heavy side considering the USA Hipshot half inch post, clover head equivalent is 55g all in. Even Hipshot's licensed version is only a couple of grams heavier than their USA one. They claim their USAs are 'machined, finished and assembled' in the States, apart from the screws, which are ' sourced globally'. It doesn't say where the parts are cast, though. The licensed ones are made in South Korea. Pricewise, the Sadowskys aren't even a good deal really. They work out at £17.20 for a set of 4 including shipping, whereas at Bass Direct the Hipshots start at £16 and £28 each shipped for the licensed and USA respectively, depending on the finish (again based on a set of 4). If you're looking to save weight and money, the Hipshot licensed tuners still win hands down. https://hipshot.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360020825572-What-s-the-difference-between-Licensed-and-USA-Ultralite-tuning-machines-

A young Laurence Cottle also hung out with this chap who you might recognise -

As all the hardware and electronics seem to have been changed, it looks like all that's 'original' is the neck and the body. The front of the headstock is an odd shade, which could mean it's been stripped to change the decal.