Tripehound

I'm in Stanton by Dale, Derbyshire. Whilst the name might suggest the wild beauty of the Peak District we're actually half way between Nottingham and Derby about a mile from Junction 25 of the M1. I've really enjoyed owning and playing this bass - it really is a cracker - and played through the retro loveliness of my Bassman TT15 it sounds immense, but the amp is also to go soon as gigging requirements demand something new and money is inevitably limited. If I could keep both I would.

Shamefaced. A couple of weeks ago I was proclaiming my love for this beauty saying that we would never part and yet here we are. The recent arrival of a Ric*&% and a crisis in the amplification area means I have to contemplate selling this as it is unlikely to see much use for a while and needs must.... Purchased from Legion of this parish a couple of years ago, this is a Korean made Skyline version with Bartolini pickups - which means it has the coil switch as well as a pickup selector. No marks, dings, scratches, in excellent condition and currently strung with flats. Capable of a far wider range of sounds than you might expect. Comes with original case in good condition. I've used Legion's photos (which I hope he doesn't mind) as they're better than any I could take and the instrument looks exactly the same as it did two years ago. Not interested in trades thanks other than something that involved a Barefaced Super Twin or Big Twin 2. Looking for £650

I have one of these and it's my main squeeze. Absolutely wonderful instrument - beautiful to look at as well as to play. Real character and surprisingly flexible. Highly recommended.

Can't afford the bass but listened to your album. It's fabulous - particularly the first track.

I too have a Lakkie Hollowbody and can confirm that all the good stuff said about them above is absolutely true. Everyone should have a least one hollow bodied bass in the fleet and this is a cracker.

Looks fantastic! If only money wasn't involved.... Have a bump on me.

Is this still available?

Pm'd

Incidentally, is that a flat or a gloss black?

Lovely - and they get great reviews. I have a P90 Midtown Standard and it's a fabulous guitar. If this is anything like it'ill be top notch.

This is a fabulous Strat offering bags of tone, resonance and sustain and its condition is as good as the day it came out of Fender's Custom Shop in 2011. It comes in its original blond Tolex case with the Custom Shop Certificate of Authenticity and all the original case candy. It’s a joy to play and although the look is classic sunburst Strat, there are subtle yet significant improvements such as a hand-selected, lightweight, one-piece ash body finished in faded three-tone sunburst nitrocellulose lacquer. You don't get that kind of attention to detail on factory production-line Strats and I apologise for the amateur quality of my photos, which don't do the guitar full justice. If you do have any questions I'd be glad to answer them for you. Other premium Custom Shop features and improvements include:[list] [*]Master Built Fat ‘50s pickups (6.5K output) with five-way switching and modern wiring i.e. the second tone control affects the bridge as well as the middle pickup [*]AA grade, figured maple, C-shaped quartersawn neck sporting the Fender Custom Shop’s new hand-oiled neck finish. This provides a smooth, played-in feeling – and really shows-off the birdseye maple [*]A dark Indian rosewood fretboard with a 9.5” radius, abalone markers and 6105 medium-jumbo frets [*]A beautifully figured headstock bearing locking tuners and the Custom Shop logo on the reverse [*]A modern two-point fulcrum tremolo unit with polished solid stainless-steel bridge saddles and trem block [*]A sculptured neck/body heel for easy access to top frets with Custom Shop logo stamped on the heel plate. [/list] These features represent the best updates available for the Strat’s time-honoured, classic design. Best of all, this guitar fulfils all the Custom Shop’s promise in terms of classic looks, playability and TONE. These Custom Deluxe Stratocasters retail for more than £2,000 so here is a genuine chance to save a reasonable amount of money. Sensible offers invited. Collection from Stanton by Dale - halfway between Nottingham and Derby. A mile from J25 of the M1.

Any interest in trades?

I've got a Midtown 6 string - it's fabulous. I suspect this is too. GLWTS

Fantastic feedback from Henry - many thanks. It's a happy end to the story - the Curlee went to the luthier and got sorted out functionally if not cosmetically. Shopping list included neck adjustment (the truss rod was fine), fret polish, intonation (the bridge needed freeing up but was OK), electrics cleaned, new flatwounds on and a general clean and polish. I'm now considering whether I should keep this and sell all the others - it sounds fantastic! So no longer available although might consider trade for an immaculate Wal Mk II plus cash my way

Bugger - fancied one of these for ages and one comes up when I'm skint. Having only seen pics/videos I'd be very interested in any feedback on the hands-on experience.