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welcome to the forum drbob! PhD / Med / wishful thinking ?? not uncouth at all... still available and i'm in sunny (at he moment for a change...) Poole on the south coast will pm you for any further chat

would love to 'trade' for cash !..... unlikely in current climate i guess... otherwise.. trade / px maybe a small (but 'giggable') combo ??? half decent electro acoustic ??? something bass-wise to excite me ?? why?? and thanks 'spoombung' -- indeed they are nice!

no interest.... trades ??

hmmm... last try before 'bay...

no interest ??

thanks for that ... maybe you're right - i do have 3 (!) more (including a sgc nanyo from Korea! - i think they moved there for a short time after the factory in Japan was destroyed ?) and they all seem to match well.... but i've never taken the neck off (any of them -- all set soooo well !) ps - in sunny (!) Poole on the south coast......

evening bump.....

definite at £499 thanks MB1 !

[attachment=119861:ja 01.jpg] [size=5][font=comic sans ms,cursive]Rare.... never seen another - although there is a review on Harmony Central....[/font][/size] [url="http://www.harmonycentral.com/products/96461"]http://www.harmonyce.../products/96461[/url] [size=5][font=comic sans ms,cursive]Made by 'Jay Armstrong' - all I could find is that he was a UK luthier working in the 70's - but obviously good at his craft when you look at this - anyone know of him ??[/font][/size] [size=5][font=comic sans ms,cursive]Through neck construction - I'm no expert but ?maple neck with rosewood fretboard and mahogany body and all the hardware is brass - even the cover plate on the back, the strap buttons and the nut for the jack socket! [/font][/size] [size=5][font=comic sans ms,cursive]I believe the pickups to be Kent Armstrong (thats 'proper' Kent Armstrong - not the ones made under licence) and even they are secured using bolts to a backing plate rather than just screws into the wood[/font][/size] [size=5][font=comic sans ms,cursive]'Steinberger' type tuning as you can see from the pics and again, look at the way in which the tuning tailpiece is elegantly mounted and also the machining of the bridge and saddles [/font][/size] [size=5][font=comic sans ms,cursive]Neck is 24 fret , is straight and truss rod turns OK. Scale length is standard 34". Width at the first fret is 1 5/8" (approx 41mm for younger viewers ; and at the 12th fret 2 1/8" (54mm) The neck has a pleasant 'chunky' feel to it - difficult for me to measure (no micrometer gauge) but i would guess at 7/8" thick at nut; 1 1/8 at 12th fret with a flat feel to the fretboard and almost a semicircle shape / feel to the neck itself. [/font][/size] [size=5][font=comic sans ms,cursive]Although it says 'Active' on the bridge - it is not - I guess the electrics have been changed / modified at some time in its history The controls are [/font][/size] [size=5][font=comic sans ms,cursive]1 - switch to change pickups [/font][/size] [size=5][font=comic sans ms,cursive]2 - Separate volume controls for the bridge and neck pickups [/font][/size] [size=5][font=comic sans ms,cursive]3 - Rotary tone control [/font][/size] [size=5][font=comic sans ms,cursive]4 - 12 position rotary switch linked to differing capacitors ( see the pics) [/font][/size] [size=5][font=comic sans ms,cursive]There is a minor blemish on the fretboard between the 9th and 10th fret (see pics) and also on the back of the neck (again see the pics) - neither of which affect playability at all [/font][/size] [size=5][font=comic sans ms,cursive]So.... what about the sound.... hmmm - I always find it difficult to describe - its so personal and subjective - I could use words like 'warm' and 'full' for the neck pickup whilst the bridge pickup sounds as if it project more 'middle' to me - but obviously you are very, very welcome to come and experience it for yourself ! (I'm in Poole on the south cost so may not be too easy for some !) [/font][/size] [size=5][font=comic sans ms,cursive]Why am I selling? .... hmmmm.. like others I guess - financial stress in the current economic climate [/font][/size][size=5][font=comic sans ms,cursive] [/font][/size] [size=5][font=comic sans ms,cursive]£499[/font][/size] [size=5][font=comic sans ms,cursive](just seen that Harmony Central review quotes £1650 !)[/font][/size] [size=5][font=comic sans ms,cursive]apologies if original wording offended - certainly not intended[/font][/size] [size=5][font=comic sans ms,cursive]other 'old' stuff to follow[/font][/size] [size=5][font=comic sans ms,cursive][attachment=119856:ja bridge pus.jpg][attachment=119860:ja body 01.jpg][attachment=119857: ja back body.jpg][attachment=119859:ja ja bridge 03.jpg][attachment=119863:ja bridge apart 02.jpg][attachment=119862:ja electrics.jpg][/font][/size]

hands up anyone who hasn't owned a BC bass in the past !

I guess you all know about these... Sexton Guitar Co and all that.... Small bodied, lightweight basses made in Japan 80's and 90's before the name was taken over by cheaper Chinese products (still pretty good value for money but can't compare with the SGC Nanyo's) Anyway - its red... 4-string... active ...P/J configuration and great for those loooong club gigs! can't read the serial number on this one but its SB100 series - probably 90's and plays well I would imagine the neck has been replaced at some point because it looks a (very) slightly different shade to me these never fetch what they're worth for some reason ?why so - this is here for just £119 plus delivery costs (would consider trades - try me....?half-decent electro acoustic 6-string G*uitar ?) any inspection / trial [attachment=119754:bc 01.jpg][attachment=119755:bc body 02.jpg][attachment=119756:bc sgc plate.jpg][attachment=119757:bc bridge pus.jpg][attachment=119758:bc body 01.jpg]

broke .... me ... not the bass so offering it again - great amp

oh well...... ebay tonight - i just hate giving them more money - by the time you pay listing fees / final value fees / paypal fees .......

hello there.... from the 'installation instructions' - quote <cavity size needed is 1.2" deep, 1.1" wide (1.02" at the battery end) and 4.8" long. The exact size and shape of your bass cavity may be different.> end quote hope this helps cheers

a 'just-to-see-if-there-really-is-no-interest' bump... else off to 'bay i guess...

Well.... I guess you know about these.. if not look at: [url="http://www.audereamudio.com"]http://www.audereamudio.com[/url] (although the JZ5D has just been superceded by the JZ6D) I'm having a bit of a clear-out and will get round to more 'stuff' soon Please note! -- this is the 'deluxe' version so it does NOT have space for a jack socket on the plate you either need the socket on the side of the body or... you drill holes in your lovely bass... or....... before you do that - there is a cheap bass on the list ('testbed' would find it) already pre-drilled and routered to allow a degree of testing of pickups / preamps / active vs passive etc - to see if you rteally need to drill those holes (won't sound quite the same as a bass made from 'proper' wood - but gives some idea) used only to test - but i'm a precision-man - one volume and one tone control is all i can manage! how about £95 delivered? trades considered (maybe a reasonable 6-string electro-acoustic + cash adjustment?) but don't be offended if your trade is not what i want ! [attachment=114333:audere 01.jpg][attachment=114334:audere 02.jpg][attachment=114335:audere 04.jpg][attachment=114336:audere 07.jpg][attachment=114337:audere 09.jpg][attachment=114338:audere 10.jpg][attachment=114339:audere box.jpg]

oh well......off to 'bay ??

you are *absolutely* right - of course ! - totally agree - i did say 'just to give an idea'.... rather than gouge out the rare exotic wood of your quality bass.... and a quick plug for you - because your basses (lettsguitars) do look drop dead gorgeous - and they look as if they sound good too ! hmmm... perhaps if i listed it as 'bitch for sale' ..... may get a bit more interest ?