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A lovely looking board, do you have details of nut width and weight? Also, what’s the nut material?

These are suberb basses and some of the nicest necks I've played on a Fender-type bass

Lovely! I much prefer these to the customs in terms of playability and tone and was fortunate to play a good few in the late ‘70s. Also good to see this has the xlr

A beautiful bass and my favourite neck and colour configuration for a Jazz (well, this and the dot and bound '66 in pretty much any colour). I had a natural '76 for years - again, a stunning instrument with monumental tone and an incredibly low and playable action. There were some great basses from this period and I've no doubt that this is one of them. Unfortunately, it's pretty much short-scale only for me only now, and weight is always an issue. I think my '76 was around 11.5lbs so this one is relatively light! I'm pretty sure that the weight and density of the timber has something to do with the big, three-dimensional and (potentially) very aggressive tone on these. GLWTS, for what it's worth and IMO, a very reasonable price for this condition and vintage

A real quality bass and some very nice re-finish work and mods.

Thanks, probably better as PM but I appreciate the guidance

A mate of mine is moving from a very large house to a large house and de-cluttering furiously. About 15 years ago, I aided his son in buying a first bass - it's this one, an Epiphone EB3 in cherry. The bass was not really used and just sat in the corner of a bedroom. It needs to go as the son moved away some time ago. There's a bit of a package here, so you get: EB3 bass - it's in very good condition but with minor signs of play and storage. I've cleaned it pretty thoroughly and it's shiny. Lovely slim neck with a 1.5" nut (I think) and 34" scale. The only notable scrape is at the end of the head (pictured). All works as it should. Strung with old but hardly used Rotosound rounds (45-105 I'd think). The action is low, possibly too low, as there's some buzzing on the E and A, from around fret 10 (D) on the E. That said, the bass is very playable indeed and sounds just as one would expect (mud bucker and bridge pickup doing what they do). There's quite a bit of relief in the neck and a quick turn of the rod and action lift on the bass side should sort any buzzes without much hassle; Zoom BFX-708 in very clean condition and fully working when tested; Bag that is dusty and scruffy with a broken zip - the bag is only really useful to carry the bass away and maybe to keep dust off the bass in storage. I'll give the bag a bit of a brush before sale; Strap - a cheap but functional Levis affair in red nylon - again, dusty but I'll give it a brush; and Cable - this is new and in its cardboard packaging - I haven't tested it but I can't see why it wouldn't work (sort of medium length) Given scarcity of spare time and lack of a box, this really needs to be collected just outside Manchester or in Manchester city centre. Any questions, please just ask.

ooh, my favourite 1x12 (by miles!). I simply can't justify another but lovely things. GLWTS

Thanks and apologies for the late response - apologies too, this a question that I can't answer in detail. There is little relevant information on the Lakland site. If it helps at all, I think the pickup is around 12 years old and I'd suspect that it predates the Neo Punch pickups. My suspicion is that it's the Vingate Hot P4 (though I don't have any way of proving this). Unfortunately, I don't have a meter (or access to one) at the moment

even in such straigtened times, I'd be surprised if this lasts long. Beautiful - I love the Lakland style fretboard flow into the headstock. I've had a couple of Jon's basses - both superb. I don't really play long-scale these days - if I did, and had any cash, this would be gone

This looks like a lovely and very well thought-through design, though a very good question - I might scuttle off to see if the manual is on-line!

A very lightly used set of short-scale Rotosound 88s tru bass black nylon tape wound strings. These were cut for a 2 a side short-scale bass. Length of the E and G strings is 870mm (measured from the ball end to the start of the turn for the winding), and that for the A and D strings is 940mm. Yellow/gold silks are in very good but not perfect condition. I can ship in the UK for around £3.00. The cheapest that I can see these on-line is £40. Full details are here: https://www.rotosound.com/product/rs88s/ Any questions, please just ask

A Dunlop Super Pot - split shaft, 250k. These are advertised at between £15 and £24. This one is brand new and comes in its original packaging. I can ship at buyer's risk and cost for around £3.00. All details are here: https://www.jimdunlop.com/super-pot-250k-split-shaft-potentiometer/ Any questions, please just ask.

Reduced to £50 - a Lakland US Precision pickup taken from a US 44-64 bass. I've had this lying around for a while now. It comes in a Fralin box that appears to have a bit of history - Vinny F (Fodera?) is crossed out on the lid. Not a selling point at all, just curious. The pickup is in very good, used condition with a few marks on the pickup covers. There's plenty of wire for fitting. I can ship in the UK (at buyer's risk) for about £5.00, though collection in Manchester city centre is good. Any questions, please just ask.

I appear to have accumulated a number of gold bridges that I don't need. This one is a very shiny, gold BBOT - standard Fender fit. It was sold to me as a Wilkinson, but doesn't have the Wilkinson name engraved on the baseplate. It appears to have brass saddles (they're a slightly different colour to the gold plate). Brand new, unfitted and unused. I can ship in the UK (at buyer's risk) for about £3.00. Any questions, please just ask.

Price reduced to £70. I appear to have accumulated a number of gold bridges that I don't need. This is a brand new, unfitted Hipshot Kickass in its original packaging and with all screws and spares etc. I only opened the packaging to check that all was in order. These seem to go for around £120 (that’s what I paid) - I think BD has them in stock. I can ship in the UK (at buyer's risk) for around £5. Any questions, please just ask.

I appear to have accumulated a number of gold bridges that I don't need. This one is a Gotoh 404 BO4 (details here: https://g-gotoh.com/product/404bo-4/?lang=en) These seem to sell new for around £80, though it doesn't appear there are many available. This one is in good but used condition and is fully functional. It's in the correct Gotoh packaging but doesn't have the correct product stickers. There are a few minor marks from mounting but the unit is very clean and the plating is in excellent order. Shipping (at buyer's risk) should be around £4 in the uk. The link above should provide all size and fitting details. Any questions, please just ask.

Sorry, I just saw this and not a stupid question at all - indeed, a good one. It isn't possible to adjust each saddle individually. Height adjustment for all saddles is effected via the two bolts - one at either end of the bridge. Quite common with vintage style (especially Gibson-type) basses as far as I can see, though not ideal for some players

Absolutely love this - a bit of a Ripper vibe here (I hadn't noticed until this was pointed-out in a previous thread). Better balance than a Ripper I'd have thought, given the strap pin placement. Stunner!