ben_wuh

Hi all, Here's my 1983 JV Squier Jazz bass for sale. Lots of info on JVs at 21Frets if you're not familiar. The headstock decal Let's get the obvious thing out of the way first: the headstock has been refinished with Fender 'spaghetti' logo and the bridge has been replaced, long before I owned it. You can see it has the JV serial on the neck plate. I've also seen the neck stamp and pencilled "January '83" date on the base of the neck when it was being set up by Andy Gibson on Denmark Street. Apparently this modification was fairly common before JVs got their reputation, but nonetheless, I appreciate this puts it in the 'players' rather than 'collectors' category and have priced accordingly. I've checked with @ped that it's cool to sell here. Everything else On to the good stuff. It's in excellent condition for a 37 year old bass. There's some superficial dings and scratches on the body, neck and headstock, but nothing deep or severe. The frets are showing some wear. I've done my best to capture anything I can see in the pictures, but it's tricky as they're very light. Electrics all working and it plays and sounds fantastic. I've recorded and gigged with it many times, and loved it dearly. The neck is a particularly good - I found it very forgiving, and I've got small hands. It has vintage-style reverse wind tuners and includes an ashtray bridge and a modern Fender hard case. These were based on '62 Jazzes, and it has a lovely vintage vibe coupled with a reliable build. I played it on this EP if you want an idea of the sound. Second and third tunes probably feature the bass most prominently (it's not exactly Pastorius, but you'll get the idea). I'm selling as I'm a guitar player primarily, and no longer playing bass in bands, so it's been sat in a case for a year. Trying/buying Potential buyers welcome to view and try out in SE London (in as socially distanced a way as possible). I'll also ship to the UK, insured with UPS, for £25. I imagine postage to EU will be a bit more. Thanks for reading, and happy to answer any questions. Ben PS if someone has a telecaster to trade, I'd listen!

Thanks guys, appreciate all the enthusiasm! It is a great sounding thing, I've loved playing it these past years. @Danbowskill - sorry about the postage thing. It's not totally out of the question- I just feel much more comfortable when someone can come and play/see for themselves before they buy.

Now Sold! Hi guys, Pics here: [url="http://imgur.com/a/zUqlZ"]http://imgur.com/a/zUqlZ[/url] [color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif][size=4]For sale is my '79 Peavey T-40 in natural, which I've owned for around four years. It was bought whilst I was playing bass in a band which has since split, and since I'm a guitar player in the main, this isn't getting used.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif][size=4]There's loads of info about these out there, but the basic rundown is this: USA-made, North American Ash body, maple neck, and two humbuckers which turn into single coils when their respective tone control is dialled back to 8. As well as the pickup selector there's an in/out phase switch, all of which adds up to a hell of a lot of tonal variety. There's a good summary of the possibilities [/size][/font][/color][url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOLvGYHemPo"]here[/url][color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif][size=4], and an excellent feature on the history of the instrument as told by @FlatEric[/size][/font][/color][color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif][size=4] and Peavey's Chip Todd [/size][/font][/color][url="http://flatericbassandguitar.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/peavey-t-60-t-40-chip-todd-hartley.html"]here[/url][color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif][size=4].[/size][/font][/color] [color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif][size=4]This one is in 100% working order from top to bottom, currently strung with flatwounds which gives a fantastic thump. Plays smooth, medium action, loads of life in the frets. The build quality is as good as everyone says it is - it feels completely indestructible.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif][size=4]It's in good but not perfect condition, with various bumps and scrapes over the body and some discolouration on the top and bottom edge (see pics). It's all purely cosmetic. At some point someone seems to have partially melted the top part of the case (pictured), but it still shuts and functions perfectly.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif][size=4]The E-string tuning peg has also had a screw swapped out for a non-matching alternative at some point (pictured). I had every intention of sorting this out when I bought it, but never bothered as it functions exactly as it should. Seriously - the tuners on this thing are practically ornamental. [/size][/font][/color] [color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif][size=4]The weight is around 12lbs, from what I recall. I umm-ed and ahh-ed about buying this for a while because of concerns about the weight, but with a wide leather strap it's never bothered me a jot.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif][size=4]£400. Collection from SE London only please.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif][size=4]Thanks for reading![/size][/font][/color] [url="http://i.imgur.com/P1a5yeq.jpg"][/url]

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