Rabbie

Despite the chips and scars of a life on stage, this is a carved bass made in England, hence it will only go up in value. I’d say it’s an investment. I think the value is already higher than the asking price, but these are trying times for sellers and buyers alike...

PS I will probably have to keep the pickup, unless the buyer really wants it. Either way, I’m happy to negotiate on the price. Message me privately if you want to discuss anything please. Thank you very much.

In fact I went back to my inbox of when I bought the bass and I confirm that Ken used Spuce tops Maple sides and normally poplar backs.

Hi, not exactly, but going by his other basses I take a guess as following: a very old piece of spruce for the top maple for the sides (or poplar) I guess poplar for the back.

😂 thank you sir, hope you are well!

This bass was made in England by Ken Miller in 2006 and I have owned it for 3 years, in which it has accompanied me on many gigs and recordings. At the end of last year I invested in a a new carved instrument, which means that I no longer need this one. still, this is a carved bass made in England, hence and investment that will go up in value, despite the chips and scars of a life on stage. woods: old spruce top, maple sides, I think poplar back. It is not pristine! There are countless chips and scratches that only add to the unbelievable mojo. There are a few luthier-repairs done professionally by the maker himself, before it came to me. In the 3 years I have had it, it has been superbly stable. The playability of this bass is incredible: it is what you could describe as “plays itself”, thanks to the wonderful setup work of Jerome Davies. it sounds phenomenal: powerful, dark and moody, yet articulated perfectly well and it’s easy to play. This bass was used for jazz and folk music, I have no comment to make on bowing as I don’t even have a bow! The look of the bass is a little unusual thanks to the slightly “flattened” F holes, typical of Ken Miller basses. I believe this was Ken’s own gigging bass, which would explain the extra signs of heavy gigging. price-wise, the initial listing of £3,300 is, I believe what the street price of a bass like this should be. It is probably worth a bit more and will gain in value. However, these are tough times and I am willing to negotiate: message me. Please don’t offer part exchanges as I’m not looking for anything. I assure you it’s a great sounding and Wonderfully well setup bass, and if you, like me, can see past the imperfections as mojo, you won’t find better! I am in Perth, Scotland. and I’m all organised for a proper socially distant trying of the instrument.

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Any offer? It’s lush!

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This is a bit of history, I just don’t know how old... Top quality wound GUT core E string made by Pirastro. I bought it as new and unused old stock and it has been on my bass for a 2 hours practice session. It is a gorgeous string, stays in tune already, deep, dark, stunning sounding along with my Chordas D and G and my Oliv A, BUT...I’m an awkward sort and I missed the steel growl on the E string that sometimes I like as a mean of herding the sheep on a chord change... so, here it goes for sale. As an idea of how old it is, it says it was made in West Germany!...The windings are all intact but I took a photo of it mounted on my bass to show a slight difference in colour in the metal on a tiny area, if you magnify it you may spot it. As you will see by comparing the winding with my Oliv A string, there is no gaping though. I have had a wound gut winding open up on me in the past and it just separated without prior discolouration, so I guess this is just a metal thing through the years, goodness knows. As for the price, a new Oliv E would cost £228 so I guess £70 is fair for an old string of top quality only used for 2 hours? please feel free to ask any question

Wonderful bass made by a wonderful man.

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Great price for a wonderful bass. I have had 2 Bryant Lott models: I very foolishly sold the first one so I had to save up for a second, which I adore. The Lott suits me as I’m a big guy, but the Soloist size and playability would really suit everyone, big or small I think. Paul’s basses are magic. Good luck with the sale.

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I’d say a good price for lightly used Spiros here. 3/4 set, medium tension. Bumpety bump.

I think you may have put an extra zero in the price beastie. It’s a great ply but 13k may be a little on the steep side...😉

Now only for sale as I’ve bought the guts I needed. £85 posted for a 1 month old set of Spiros is pretty sweet.

SALE £85 posted. Thomastik Spirocore Mittel (red silks) set ref number 3885 (for 3/4 size basses). This has had one month of use only so it has around 100 years of life left. As with every modern Spiro set, the upper silk of the D string strips off when you feed it in and out of the winder, see photo. This is totally normal unfortunately and the string is not damaged. I don’t have the original packaging but I’ll wrap them up safely. £85 UK posted. Thank you very much.