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There was a very nice fretless 5 string on Facebook which was around 5K which languished for weeks. It eventually got picked up by Bassbros and flipped for about 6K, which is a lot less than the fivers tend to go for. I thought the price drop was interesting - it could be a sign that Wal mania has cooled off somewhat?

Something weird happened over Covid. There were Wals in the 4K bracket here and there around 2020 and then everything went completely insane by 2022.  We all saw it happen with any decent quality (esp vintage 80s) brand.

As far as Wals go, the present lack of interest in coughing up a fortune for an interesting (but clearly flawed in my book) bass is unsurprising given interest rates etc but given they are a finite resource and well-heeled buyers covet them, maybe it will tick up again. Not sure...

On a personal note I'm rather ambivalent about fretted Wals but I love the fretless Wals. I started out a Karn head and saw Stump a few times in the late 80s with the brilliant Kev Hopper aka @Spoombung doing his thing. Just wonderful fretless basses. 

I had a 4 string Soulmate and it was an absolute stunner. My favourite P design I think

Going to cool my heels with my red Hofner for a while and have a think. Might well be another J...not sure!

Thanks all! Good to meet more people from the board and looking forward to the next SE bassbash (although I will need to buy a bass before we get there)

Thanks. And here’s a price drop!!

need to move it on

I think so. Pickup only from Finsbury Park though! Cheers

Weekend bump for my lovely blue J bass with a new video

@HK. Def poly. The finish is def built to last and stay glossy

This lovely J bass is pending!

Price drop to £799 and heeeere's a Youtube demo! Content warning - Jaco abuse/ slap nonsense and naff drums inside. Bass sounds good though!
 

Here's a very nice CIJ Jazz Bass (model JB62-USsbl) with the US pickups, large pattern tuners, grooved saddles and alder body.

A few cosmetic dinks and light scratches on the body but looks pretty good.

The neck is great with a very solid, responsive feel, lovely action and is pretty much flawless ding-wise. Frets in great shape.

This is a very good jazz that I'm only selling on a needs must basis (as per usual). Weight is just around 9 pounds/4kgs and balance is great. 

When I get the time I'll stick up some clips on YouTube. It's a really good J...

No case so will have to be a pickup/handover in the SE/M25 area

PICS!
 

That's a great price for a German 500/1 and....as I always say... 'every bassist needs a Hofner'

Used to use Logic, dove very deep into Ableton and now use Luna (Mac only)  after it came bundled with a new UAD Apollo interface that was needed for it to work. 

Apparently it's now free and you can use it with or without an Apollo (you pay for it by upgrading the plugins etc). 

I love Luna, I'm mainly sequencing DAWless nowadays and use it as a great sounding tape machine with all the editing/mixing done afterwards. 

Sold!

Up for sale is my modded 1989 Musicman Stingray with a fretless ebony board. I've always loved the sound of a fretless Stingray but only ever enjoyed the feel of an ebony 'Ray I once played (I don't get on with rosewood or pao ferro on a fretless). They're obviously outrageously rare from the factory so I had SEI mod me one up and it went very well indeed. 

This started out as a fretted rosewood 'Ray. I took it to Sei to switch the fretboard for a lovely old slab of the darkest ebony. This very nice board switch includes subtle sidelines to help with intonation as well as luminlay inlays.

Neck is in great shape. Body has a bit of buckle rash and some dings from use but still looks good. Weight is a nice 4.2Kgs. Comes with OHSC

Colour is trans red. I'm pretty sure this is over alder going by the grain and various reports out there about these particular basses. 

Flame is off the scale on the neck. That's the natural tint as well. Gorgeous neck. All the usual late 80s features are there like bullet truss, metal battery cover, mutes, 4 bolt neck plate.Preamp is 2 band (my pref). The bass sounds fantastic. Copious mwah, dark chunk from the preamp and a bit of sizzle if you want to go all sledgehammer on it. It obviously does the Pino thing

Anyway here are the pics. I don't want to move it on but needs must at the moment. No trades please!

Would prefer meet up but shipping isn't out of the question. 

I love a Rickenbacker, especially the V63. But it seems 75% of V63s have 'gone banana' (as I like to say) and there's no real way of getting the playability sorted. I had a V63 that I spent a chunk on doing the whole 'wood wedge by the neck and a bit of heating' which didn't solve the problem. 

And yet, those V63s are just off the scale price wise. I always get gas when I see them up for sale but then I get a glimpse of the neck from the side and there it is....'gone banana'

Amusingly, I often see the same issue (due to the horseshoe cavity being so close to the neck) on the outrageously overpriced Squire models. 7K for a banana no thank you very much...

This one has definitely 'gone banana'

I've recently picked up a non export JB62-US. After about 9 jazzes passing through my hands (including a Roadworn, three AVRIs, a Nash and even a Celinder) the MIJ Fender J impresses me most. These are great basses...

Argh I really wanted to go this year but missed it. New puppy was too much of a distraction! Next year!!!

Ah I had an early soloist that I picked up from Paul's house in St Leonards around 2005. Like you I moved it on as I wasn't using it enough to justify such a nice bass. Lovely things!

Yup. Not tricky. A famously chunky sounding cab with all that Baltic birch. 

I mainly used this with my LMII. Sounded fantastic

20kgs/45lbs I gather. Not a tricky lift in my experience. 

Price drop bump

Ungigged Aguilar DB112. Used for home practice only and in pretty much as new condition. Not used at anything over bedroom volume. 

Wonderful cab with all the low mid woomf you could ever need. In tasty Choc Thunder livery no less....

Pickup only or meet in the middle. 

Aaaaand PICS

Withdrawn. Different plan

I run hot and cold on shipping and have thankfully never had a major issue....but there's nothing like 'Saturday, 2PM at Clackett Lane Services' for everyone's peace of mind...

Very nice! (but, of course, the price is nonsense)

Yup, I've played that Nathan East BB. Amazing instrument!