Raslee

This baby is SOLD and going abroad

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='1216710' date='May 1 2011, 05:41 PM']The B-string on a Joe Osbourne 5-string is a thing of true beauty. If you're tired of flobbadob low B's, then you really should try this.[/quote] Yes too right, i've had a lot of flappy B's and this baby is balanced across the strings so well. I'm gonna miss this bass a lot i know it .

[b][size=5]SOLD[/size][/b] I hardly play 5 string these days so its time to part with this old friend and raise a bit of dosh. It really is a superb jazz bass, the Lindy Fralins sing, Lakland quality, low action, string through body etc etc ....enough said really. [color="#FF0000"][/color]

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I've pretty much decided i'm gonna sell my JO5 if your interested Andy and you sell you Fender jazz, i'm cutting back on gear and hardly play 5 now so i'm gonna get realsitic and pass it on. I'd thought give you first dibs if your interested mate before i go for the for sale section.

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[quote name='silverfoxnik' post='1200326' date='Apr 15 2011, 09:48 AM']Great looking bass! Good luck with the sale/trade [/quote] Cheers man, yeah sure is special...got a potential trade in the pot too

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Wow, i really cannot believe this has not sold yet Rich . Someone is seriously missing out on a great jazz here. I know this because this Jazz used to be mine and i spent 5 hours in Mansons in Exeter having tried loads of jazzes, MIA's, MIJ's etc before settling for this new mexican build jazz bass - a beautiful neck too. This one stood out by far and i could barely believe that this was a mex as it played so much better than my prejudices would believe. To me it felt better than the USA's i tried and i tried quite a few that day...and that was with the mex at stock-before the mod's. I paid over £400 then for a stock bass. With the Delano's, badass and the other mod's Rich has done this is a steal of bass...if i didn't have such a great playing jazz that i have now i would have this back in a shot....a buyer will very happy with this bass - have a bump Rich.

[quote name='adledman' post='1198782' date='Apr 13 2011, 09:58 PM']watchin the linked jonas vid` it reminds me of how much i loved his playing but couldn`t cope with the gurning he used to do!! funny as hell. i notice he doesnt do it any more. awesome player and a rare lovely bass. cool[/quote] Haha yeah i know what you mean about the gurning - amazing playing skills though I may eventually consider a cash sale if something comes along that i like but i haven't had chance to look through the for sale section at the mo. Also i'm not 100% sure what i want to replace it with yet......maybe a P, Jazz, Warwick or something else quirky - may consider a cheaper bass or a lightweight cab plus some cash too. Thanks for the nice comments, it is indeed a very cool bass......especially for those solo players i should imagine.

[quote name='voxpop' post='1198639' date='Apr 13 2011, 08:21 PM']Price please.[/quote] Just looking at trades for now as stated

25 yrs old (ish) Jonas Hellborg Sounds of Sweden bass, Passive, loads of groove kudos, plays beautiful and a great range of tones through the Shadow pick ups - see video below. I think Jonas played Wals a lot therefore maybe some Wal influence in this bass...then again maybe its nothing like a Wal. Either way this truly is a great bass and is wasted on a simple 3-4 note reggae playing geeza like moi despite it probably being the best sounding bass i've played in a while......it also has 27 frets and to be honest i don't think i've hardly ever gone past the 10th fret - i'm too lazy to practice too . This bass is clearly more suitable to a jazzer/fusion/funky/ super talented type. Here is a funky ass funk Jonas super talented virtuoso playing the same type of bass but black : [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh_Z1kt5iR4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh_Z1kt5iR4[/url] I'm led to believe that mine is very rare being a natural colour unlike the black one in the vid. Info/ geek spec on the bass here from a previous seller [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=89402&hl=hellborg"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...amp;hl=hellborg[/url] & some pics. More pictures here: [url="https://picasaweb.google.com/Mr.LeeStone/JonasHellborgSignatureBass?pli=1#5595140977875105794"]https://picasaweb.google.com/Mr.LeeStone/Jo...140977875105794[/url] Trades, well looking for something like a good P bass or a Warwick of some description....4's or 5's - a five jazz possibly or w.h.y. Quite happy to keep this quirky bass if nothing suitable comes up but would rather it go to someone who will do it justice and play them 27 frets....this bass needs playing Happy to do postage or come and play for yourself. Plymouth based.

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