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Price £750. Open to offers or trades. Feedback is that this is extremely rare - most people have never seen this model before and definitely never seen one up for sale. Back up for grabs as a trade fell through is my extremely rare 1990 / 91 USA Jazz bass plus finished in reverse metallic blue burst with rosewood fretboard, Lace sensor pickups and I think it's an early Kubicki preamp. This a really unusual bass and was Fender's early deluxe active electronics bass. At the time it was apparently one notch down from a custom shop. The body is a reverse blue burst metallic and, with the exception of a minor ding on the lower side, is in really good condition for 27 years. The electronics are volume / pan stacked pot in 1, treble & bass controls stacked pot in 2 and a 4 way rotary selector for passive (position 1), active with mid boost (pos 2), active normal (pos 3) and a kill control in position 4. The mid boost is adjustable on the preamp via a trim pot. It has a high mass bridge and light gotoh deluxe tuners. The neck has some surface lacquer cracks which you can't feel whilst playing, as has the headstock. It could be sanded back and re-lacquered I guess but I wouldn't dare.............it's got a good vintage colouring. It has a good wide variety of jazz tones and has a good raspy thump to it. The chrome hardware is in good condition. The knobs are new. It's just been set up with Ernie ball slinky's and had a going over by Ged Green (top luthier) in Cheadle. It had hardly any fret wear but did have a stiff truss rod due to a bit of corrosion. the micro tilt is also corroded and doesn't micro tilt any more. The truss is stiff but does turn and the neck plays superbly well with low action. It wouldn't be for sale but I just got a USA deluxe FMT - a bass I've wanted for years - so something has to give. The case is original and is knackered. It has a chunk missing from the ABS and is badly worn. It has ridges in it which look like they may be from it being in a loft...maybe.. So although it is original it is also rather horrid...... I'll post it anywhere but it will need to be insured so will be £45 or so for UK and £60 elsewhere. I can meet up within a reasonable distance of Chester or it can be tried out in Kelsall, Cheshire.

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Just had it on the kitchen scales and it’s about 9 1/2 pounds / 4.3 kg.

Thanks von Braun.

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Up for grabs is my 1992/3 USA Musicman Sterling bass in natural satin with rosewood fretboard. Sale only as I just bought my dream Jazz bass so something has to give..... I will post anywhere but it will need to be insured so will be around £45 UK and £60 to Europe. I can also meet up within a reasonable distance of Chester. This is from the first run of USA MM sterling basses and is extremely rare, having the recessed neck plate, chrome battery cover, a highly figured maple neck and rare mute pad bridge (with mute pads removed for now as the action is low). These were only produced in this spec for about a year. It's only just been set up by Ged Green - top luthier in Manchester - and as far as I know it has never been gigged. The previous owner was bought it new in the 90s by his Dad, tried bass, didn't like it and then parked it for 20+ years in a case in the loft. I got it from him and it was dirty but in really good condition. It had the neck treated with lemon oil, frets levelled and polished, truss adjusted, action set nice and low and intonation set. It also has new Ernie ball slinkly strings on. According to Ged it has hardly ever been played. It plays like a dream and sounds fantastic. The 22 fret neck is 1.5" at the nut and is super smooth. It has a single Humbucker with 3 band Eq and the 3 way toggle switch for parallel / single coil / series selection for the ceramic phantom coil pickup. The body is smaller than the Stingray and with the narrower nut, slimmer neck and lighter body it is - in my opinion - way easier to get on with and tonally more flexible than it's big ugly cousin the Stingray!! It has schaller strap buttons and I'll throw in a leather strap with schaller locks. It weighs in around 9lbs and comes with a MM case in really good condition - although this isn't the original case. The body is finished in satin lacquer and there are hardly any marks on it although there is a little surface mark near the pickup selector switch. There is also a minor ding on the top of the headstock and the chrome tuners and bridge are a little tarnished but not rusty. All in all it is in superb condition. I just got a USA FMT Jazz so on a strict one in one out basis, I have to sell this otherwise I'll be in big trouble........... As for trades, let me know what you have - so long as there's cash my way then it will appease the Mrs

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Thanks for the birthday wish dad3353. I'm surprised this is still here but you have to hear one of these to know you really want one.