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  1. molan
    SOLD So I've finally decided to sell my little Streamline 4. Bought as a backup because it almost fits in the glove compartment of a car 😂 or for those gigs that we all get sometimes where there's no space to move. In fact, I have gigged this on a very dark stage whilst rammed into a corner behind the PA - the green LEDS are just perfect in this kind of situation. Nothing flashy but very useful for a quick reference. There are the usual minor swirls in the top of the, highly polished, body but no dings that I can see anywhere. Overall in very good condition & certainly not abused in any way. Standard string spacing with bendwell and green wraparound LEDS plus the original style Madarozzo gig bag. I think this specification would come in just below £3,500 now and order times are pretty long. £2,050 including UK shipping. I can ship outside of UK at cost via UPS insured courier.
  2. molan
    I have a USA Lakland Jazz and the neck is just lovely. Unfortunately it’s a bit too heavy for me so it’s mostly just ‘walk art’ - it’s my wife’s absolute favourite of any bass I’ve ever owned so she ‘allows’ it to hang on the wall in the house 😂 I’m sure this is absolutely fabulous to play!
  3. molan
    Lovely. One of my favourite builders ever. Every one I’ve owned has sounded great. Unfortunately my poor back can no longer carry Christian’s ash bodies 😭
  4. molan
    I also like really thin and narrow necks. My Ritter is the thinnest I own. My Sei PJ is probably next. Interestingly, both are slightly shorter scale length as well, 33.3” & 33.5” respectively. With the higher end Foderas all being custom builds, I’ve seen all sorts of neck profiles. My old 83 and 86 were much narrower than ‘standard’ and great to play. The 83 was a JJ and I had a feeling it was based on a slinky early 60’s Fender. The 86 sounded nicer though. I also had one from around 2010 that had a very thin neck. I did see Monarch with huge baseball bat of a neck ad well. I think Vinnie & Joey will build almost anything - although Joey told me they built something once they knew wouldn’t work but the customer insisted. As soon as he tried it, he realised they were right and it needed a huge amount of work to sort. Joey said there’s a kind of ‘invisible line’ that they wouldn’t cross after that experience.
  5. molan
    This is exactly it for me. There are certain basses that allow me to play things that I simply can’t on other ones. Fodera happens to be one of these. Ritter and Sei are the other two builders who do the same for me although, oddly, I tended to struggle a little more with my Alembics. That simple playability, in turn, increases my confidence and make my playing more fluent.
  6. molan
    SOLD!
  7. molan
    On Hold
  8. molan
    Body is smaller as well - both in terms on length and width. I think this keeps everything looking in a good general perspective. Sometimes you see a shorter scale neck on a regular body and it can look a little 'wrong'. The fretboard is lovely. In a crazily good condition as well, not a mark on it! It has a surprising amount of tonal variation as well. Really deep & thumpy with the tone backed off but bright and poppy with it on full.
  9. molan
    Here you go. Pictured next to a 72 for size comparison. It's a little creamier coloured than it looks in most of the pics. The inner parts of the cutaways have really darkened in colour. I had a feeling this might clean off but I quite like the aged look 😁 From the serial number it's a classic JV era '82 - '84. I seem to remember reading these were Japanese domestic market only but no idea if that's actually true!
  10. molan
    Great colour Si!
  11. molan
    I have a, pretty rare, JV series Precision with a 32” scale. Strung it with a set of TI flats and it’s a lot of fun to play!
  12. molan
    Had a ‘proper’ Yin Yang for a while as well:
  13. molan
    The £12K one at the Dog & Duck” Paul Smith shirt was an inheritance from my best mate & it somehow became my gigging outfit for a while 😂
  14. molan
    I remember this one - what a great cab!
  15. molan
    I managed all Fodera custom orders into the UK for a few years. It was always really interesting to sit in the middle between musicians and luthiers and try to interpret what each were saying and, more importantly, wanted from an instrument. I ended up owning at least five and each one was hugely different from each other. Not sure I ever had a favourite but there was one stunner that I ordered personally which was reviewed professionally. I loved that bass but was offered ‘silly money’ for it and sold it. Most expensive bass I’ve ever gigged down the local pub though 😂 I still have one that comes out to be played now and then. It’s from the New Standard series, predecessor to the Standard range. Sits somewhere between the customs and the Standards. Not especially flashy in terms of woods but it’s really nice to play and certainly one of the basses that ‘allows’ me to play better. Not to the degree that my Ritter does but certainly makes a difference in how fluently I can manage bings that might otherwise be a bit tricky for me.
  16. molan
    Found the original mint green guard. I much prefer the tort one but both are included so any buyer can take their pick. I've just placed it over the tort one for a couple of pictures.
  17. molan
    Have to love anything in Burgundy Mist! I have a Bass Centre fretless J. Fantastic value for money.
  18. molan
    I’m afraid to own up that I can’t find the case to this bass! I have a, rather frightening 35+ basses at the moment and I never use hard cases. I have one favourite gig bag that I use for everything and all the hard cases get buried in my loft 🤦‍♂️ Because of this, it’s possible I traded the case at some point. With this in mind, I’ll drop the price by £100 and include a decent quality aftermarket hard case instead.
  19. molan
    I love this colour. If only my cruddy technique would allow me to play Stingrays a bit more fluently!
  20. molan
    Great colour!
  21. molan
    The clearout of basses I really like but don't play enough continues. Unfortunately I have about 10 different Fender J's (plus some active J's from other builders) so I'm trying to cut back on them a little. This is a particularly nice USA Jazz bass in one of my favourite colour combinations - a creamy Olympic White with a funky tort guard. It's unlike me to buy a modern 'regular' Fender but I just liked this one so much I had to have it! I've found it quite hard to capture the colour of it under LED spots. I'd say the main body colour is a little bit creamier than it looks here whilst the tort guard is more red/orange (bit like an older 60's colour). It's been played, but not very much, and is in fabulous condition apart from a small scuff and a little pin-prick type ding in the lower bout. No idea how that ding got there but it's not very noticeable unless you're specifically looking for it. See pic for an idea of the size. I can't see any other marks anywhere but there may be some if it's held up to a harsh light. It plays really nicely with a fairly warm punchy tone. Certainly not as bright as some modern J's I've played. Neck is a classic J shape, rounded and smooth. I'd say it's more of a 60's profile than a super-slinky 70's type. Overall it just does what it should, easy to play, decent tonal variation and all the usual modern USA Fender trimmings - good quality tuners, solid bridge with through-body string option, warm pickups, smooth operating pots etc. Comes with a hard case & UK shipping included in the price. Can ship internationally at cost. Not looking for any trades on this one.
  22. molan
    Digital bathroom scales say this weighs around 3.9Kg / 8.6lbs. Allowing for a little variance I'd say somewhere between 8.6 & 8.9lbs.
  23. molan
    Bought as a backup a few years ago and totally forgotten about! Serial number indicates that it's from 2004 or 2005 and made during the Crafted in Japan era (headstock says Made in Japan so could be a transitionary period). Personally I'm a huge fan of the MIJ/CIJ series instruments. I've never played a bad one and would trust quality of one of these over a USA Standard from the same build period. There's nothing particularly special about them - they are just classic Fender Jazz basses built to a high standard that simply 'work' just how a Jazz bass should. Overall in very good condition playing condition apart from a ding under the lower horn (transit damage when shipped to me), some general signs of wear on the rear lower and upper bouts, a small mark around the lower neck pocket & a small ding near the strap button. There's some swirly marks on the guard but you can only see this if light is reflected off it. The main body front, pickups, fretboard, neck headstock etc are all great. The neck & board in particular look as if they've had very light playing wear. I can't be sure exactly which model this is but it has fairly narrow frets (all excellent) which would indicate some kind of 60's reissue. It doesn't have the metal grounding strip of a '62 or '64 model so it was probably a more generic 60's version. All controls operate smoothly and without any crackling to the pots. Action is set quite low & I've put some new D-Addario strings on it. People often upgrade the pickups and pots on these but I'd be quite happy to play and gig it just as it is!
  24. molan
    Pierre is an old friend. I’ve bought and sold stuff with him many times. Absolutely trustworthy for international shipping. He doesn’t have a ‘shop’ per se. More of a private showroom where he lives.
  25. molan
    Such a nice piece from Jens ❤️
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