Clarky

On HOLD

and replied!

He will just tell me off for putting this up for sale!

I bought this beauty late last year on BC but am not using it enough to justify the £3k I have in it. I am also having one of those epiphanies about the number of basses I *really* need (yes, cracked record ...) its a 1971 Precision in great condition (main wear on rear) with a beautiful burst. Wearing La Bella LTFs and with low action, it plays like .... you know what. The previous owner, splendid BCer @andytoad, had the neck worked on to remove a dip around the 15th fret, but this only amounted to fret stoning. Pics tell the story better than I do. Comes with non original generic hard case. Weighs 4.0kg/8.8 pounds. Collection from SW13 London or post at cost via UPS. UK only sale, sorry to EU brethren. NO TRADES. More pics in Andrew's FS thread, including pots, neck off etc:

Lovely looking (and powerful) combo! Might be worth adding if postage is an option and if the combo comes with a cover? GLWYS

Could I take the E/A slaps please? PM incoming

I just practiced my band's 75 minute set for Friday's gig (Fiddler's Elbow, Camden) on this bass and it was soooooo easy. Its also very different from the Rick so - on reflection - I am going to keep both. WIthdrawn

I bought this off eBay recently as a "rawk" replacement for my Rick but have decided to stick with the latter. So for sale is this amazingly good condition 2015 Gibson SG Standard Bass in Heritage Cherry. Usual 30.5" short scale and weighs a super light, shoulder friendly 7.5 pounds. Note: 2015 was a special one for the SG bass as it came with a number of upgrades which have since been dropped, presumably for cost cutting reasons. These included a Babicz full contact bridge, thicker rosewood fretboard, limited edition gold case and pearl inlays. Pickup from SW13 London (south of Hammersmith Bridge) or post at cost (UK only) via UPS (probably about £30). Comes with case and case candy (certificate of authenticity, case key, truss rod wrench, factory photo, warranty card etc.) Currently wearing Dunlop flats but I can swap out for the stock nickel rounds if you prefer. Firm price of £850, which is what it owes me, and no trades, sorry.

On reflection, I am going to persevere with this bass and maybe fit the bezel to see if I can bond with it. Withdrawing

Here is BassDirect advert from January with more spec and pics: https://bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Rickenbacker_4003S_Jetglo.html

Bought new from BassDirect in January 2022, its a 2021 edition 4003S (meaning vintage style knobs and unvarnished fretboard) in almost flawless jetglo. Its still in exceptional condition: if I am being picky there are a couple of tiny, basically unphotographable (its a word) shallow indentations/blips in the finish, otherwise it looks brand new. Also, for full disclosure, the jack socket is quite tight so the bass lead needs to be pushed in quite hard to 'click' or remove (simple 2 minute fix to ease spring for those who are inclined, I couldn't be bothered as it works fine and actually made me feel more secure when playing.) Weighs 4.2kg/9.4 pounds Will be sold with original hard shell case plus a Rickysounds pickup surround bezel (£45) which I have never got around to fitting, for those who don't want the chrome pickup cover (seemingly the vast majority). My all-in cost was a fraction under £2150 including bezel surround. New prices now seem to be £2250-2499. So £1850 including bezel seems a decent price to me, excluding postage. Pickup from SW13 London preferred (south of Hammersmith Bridge) but will post within the UK using UPS at cost (probably around £30). No non-UK sales, sorry. No trades thanks. Reason for sale is, though its cool AF, I am more comfortable with an FSO (Fender-shaped object).

This looks like the spec from Alan's website. GLWYS https://www.acguitars.co.uk/project/0309krell4-2/