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[b][size=5]SOLD - Sunburst Fender Roadworn Jazz bass for sale. [/size][/b]

[size=5][u][b]£570 [/b][/u]including an almost-new Hiscox 'Standard' Liteflite hard case (the one in the pictures). Postage is on top, unless you collect of course. I'm in Filton, Bristol - just off the M4.[/size]

[size=5][u][b]Pictures[/b][/u] - click [url="https://plus.google.com/photos/109456453573773464647/albums/5824836480627870673"]here[/url].[/size]

[size=5][b]Details[/b] of these basses can be found on the Fender webite - click [url="http://www.fender.com/en-GB/series/road-worn/road-worn-60s-jazz-bass/"]here[/url].[/size]

[size=5]I'm just looking for a straight sale rather than a trade.[/size]

[size=5]Thanks for looking.[/size]

Just bought a Marshall MB30 combo from David. He's a real pleasure to deal with - very prompt and helpful replies to questions.

Packaging was top-notch and posting was speedy. What's not to like.

Thanks again!

Hi there,

Probably a silly questions but... is this just one machine head or all five? I'm assuming that it's just the one but I thought I'd check just in case.

Thanks.

Thanks neepheid - just the ticket. I'll go heat up the soldering iron...

Hi there,

I've got a cylinder jack like this:



and a wiring diagram like this:



I'm not sure which bits of my jack correlate to the top, ground and ring in the diagram. Any advice gratefully recieved.

Thanks in advance.

Mike

Great tone. Can get quite close with my MIM jazz and Wizard sixty-four pickups but not all the way.

http://youtu.be/V22kKrrqxcU

Andy has just bought my CIJ p-bass and he couldn't have been more pleasant to deal with. Excellent communication, prompt payment and he's an all round top bloke.

All the best.

Mike

Bass is now sold pending payment. Thank you for the interest!

[u][b]57 Reissue CIJ Precision Bass[/b][/u]

I picked up this lovely 57 reissue non-export CIJ P-bass last time I was in Japan but since I've acquired a Jazz it's not getting played much so it's time to find it a new home. It's in pristine condition (no dings or blemishes that I can see) and is strung with Ernie Ball flatwound strings (I forget the gauge but they're reasonably heavy and will last for years). It has a glossy maple fingerboard and vintage frets (small). Weight (according to my luggage scales) is 8.5 pounds and it balances well on the strap.

Here it is on the Fender Japan page with all the details (important bits in English) such as nut width and fretboard radius. This one is in vintage white (more of a light cream colour to my eyes) and I've changed the standard single ply white pickguard to a nice tortoiseshell one. The only difference to the current photos on the Japanese site is that it has a strap button on the back of the headstock.

As far as I'm aware, these basses are not widely available in the UK. One place that does have one (in black) is the Guitar Emporium (click [url="http://www.guitaremporium.co.uk/index.php?f=data_fender_japan_new_guitars&a=2"]here [/url]and scroll down) and it's going for £699.

​The serial number of the back is: CIJ R052456. According to [url="http://www.guitardaterproject.org:"]http://www.guitardaterproject.org:[/url]

"Your guitar was made at the
Fuji-gen Plant (for Fender Japan), Japan
in the Year(s): 2004 - 2005 "

Price: £365 posted (delivered by courier and carefully packed in a perfectly servicable though slightly battered hard case - made by Warick case judging from the W on the latches). If you fancy collecting from Bristol then it would only be £340.

Photos:

Full View - click [url="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/37129599/CIJ%20Precision/FullView.JPG"]here[/url].

Headstock - click [url="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/37129599/CIJ%20Precision/Headstock.JPG"]here[/url].

Serial Number - click [url="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/37129599/CIJ%20Precision/SerialNumber.JPG"]here[/url].

Bass in case - click [url="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/37129599/CIJ%20Precision/BassInCase.JPG"]here[/url].

Cheeky pm sent also!

[quote name='spinynorman' post='712571' date='Jan 14 2010, 02:15 PM']I had a Rebop 5 until recently and I'm sure I carried it in a Hiscox Lite Flite with no problems, although it mostly traveled in a Warwick RockBag.[/quote]

Thanks for the information. Do you know if it was the regular Hiscox Lite Flite bass case or the 'larger' bass case?

Cheers,

Mike

Hi there,

I'm looking for a hard case for my Spector Rebop. The headstock angles back too far for some jazz/p style cases.

Any suggestions gratefully received.

Mike

Wise words Geoff. Thinks it's time to admit defeat and seek out a professional. Fortunately we're not too far from Tom Waghorn here in Bristol and he's pretty good.

Thanks for the help though.

Cheers,

Mike

Well - no luck so far.

Had a gander under the saddle and the strip of plastic under the peizo pickup (which is just like a big copper wire) had a bit of crud under where the E string would be. Thought that might be the problem so replaced it with one of the replacement strips and... it didn't work. Tried the replacment bridge but no dice and then moving the peizo a bit, again no luck. The pickup is transmitting some sound from the E string but it's about a quarter of the volume of the other strings.

I'm contemplating removing the plastic sheath from the peizo but am a bit worried I might kill it altogether.

Help!

Mike

Great stuff. Have also just found the spare saddle that it comes with so I can experiment with impunity!

Will let you know if it works.

Mike

Thanks for your thoughts Geoff.

Would you recommend removing the strings and trying to reseat the bridge saddle?

Cheers,

Mike

Dear all,

The problem is that there is no response from E string when amplified.

I've tried cleaning the connections with switch cleaner and looking for loose connections but there's nothing obvious. The pickup itself looks to be buried in the bridge which means I can't get to it.

I'm looking to sell it in the near future and was wondering if the consensus would be to sell it as an acoustic only (naturally even the inbuilt tuner doesn't work for the E string) at a discount or to get it fixed professionally and then sell it...

Unfortunately, it is no longer under warranty. The fault was intermittent and so I didn't pick it up for quite a while as I was playing it acoustically for the most part.

Details of the bass can be found here: [url="http://www.ibanez.com/BassGuitars/model-AEB10EDVS"]http://www.ibanez.com/BassGuitars/model-AEB10EDVS[/url]

Any advice gratefully received.

Mike

PM'd. Minty freshness sounding good.

Well, it all worked out perfectly in the end. Did a straight swap with Boab (thank you again).

So here's mine with the new pickguard.

[attachment=26367:Tort1.jpg] [attachment=26368:Tort2.jpg]

Truss rod adjust routing...

[attachment=25751:Truss_Route.jpg]

[attachment=25739:Black_Pickguard.jpg]

Picture of the pickguard in question...

Hi Guys,

Thanks for all the suggestions. Going to see if I can do a trade with Boabskiboab. Otherwise, I'll look into contacting the Bass Doc and if all fails ordering from the USA as a last resort.

Cheers.

Hi all,

Managed to pick up a lovely CIJ 57 reissue while on a trip to Japan (maple board, vintage white). Reduced to £250 because it apparently had a dirty mark (I couldn't see it!). Replaced the 1 ply white pickguard there and then with a 3 ply black one but I’m hankering after a brown tort pickguard (which they didn't have in stock). Does anyone know where I might be able to get one at a reasonable price? Apparently many of the after-market pickguards only fit MIA and MIM precisions...

Any advice gratefully received.

Thanks in advance.

Please feel free to leave feedback for me here...

Thank you,

Mike

Just bought the rebop from Chris. Great guy to deal with. Friendly and an excellent communicator - looks after his basses too!

If he's selling something you're after then go for it.

Mike