three

All revealed when the FedEx van arrives!

To address questions, I'd say the weight is a shade over 9lbs - I'll try to weigh accurately tomorrow

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As we all know nothing rids you of gas!

Worse still I'm in your neck of the woods in the Midlands this week!!
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you're very welcome to a beer/coffee and a try-out if you're around Birmingham centre?

Discreet - thanks very much indeed - this is both very kind and very helpul!

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Fighting the gas here now THAT jazz has popped up for sale
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If it helps to exacerbate the gas, there's every chance I'll be in Manchester late this week or early next...

Thanks Dazed and Rumple - yes, a different bass (mine has a J neck).

With apologies to all that expressed an interest (and this bass caused quite a stir!), after a lot of thought and comparison with vintage Fenders, I've decided that it would be nuts to sell this bass. It really is an extraordinary instrument in terms of ergonomics, feel and playability, tone, utility and aesthetics. My apologies to all those that have been in communication - sorry to let you down.

New price of £750

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For sale after much thought and deliberation - the best Fender style bass I've owned or played. This is the bass specced by Discreet on BC and is probably still perceived as the 'reference' Limelight - see links for images - Discreet - I hope this is OK? Stunning relicing, massive J tone, and fantastic playability (set-up with D'Addario balanced tension nickel rounds). Comes with functional if well-used ABS shaped case and original saddles. The bass is wearing very nice brass saddles as the originals were seized and three are non functional. I'm selling only as I have something incredibly special and expensive on the way in. This really is a stunning player/looker in every way. The bass owes me just under £900 so I think the price is reasonable - I'm not looking at trades or offers thanks.

Also available is a Spitfire pickguard (shown fitted to the bass in the images above) - this was imported at a cost of around £130. I'll throw it in for an extra £75. There's an image of the Limelight guard below (beautiful in its own right): this will be supplied with the bass at the £750 price. To summarise then, bass with original guard is £750, and bass with Spitfire and original guard is £825.

Collection from West Midlands or can ship for around £15 without insurance (at buyers risk).

Further images to come but I can't do better than Discreet - please see link below (post no. 9 has some fantastic images):

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Absolute bargain IMO

What an absolutely beautiful rig - very classy indeed. I miss my DB750,

Beautiful, I doubt many studio players on here haven't used one, but these are gorgeous for bass - three of the presets are eminently useable - very nice 'sit' in any mix and fantastic solidity for live use. Good price too!

I have to agree, this is a giveaway - very hard times indeed. Very best of luck

I can concur on the quality here - a very versatile pre. I sold mine when I realised that after years of trying and experimenting, I don't actually much like valve tone/pres! I went the Millennia route and use the SS side only. If you do like valve tone, I doubt you'd find a finer pre than the 680.

Oh dear...this is not at all helpful...fortunately (!?) I've just spent-up...

Wow, massive bargain!

Have I missed something? I can't see a JO4 for sale - maybe the natural one? If so, I may need to sell something expensive!

used to play a mustang and a japanese J through one of these a long time ago - great to see a FAL 50. They really don't sound that bad - quite clean and reasonably loud from memory.

Wow, absolute bargain - any purchaser can't lose on this surely!?

Used to own a Pangborn but not a Warlord - very lovely, very desirable, very rare. I don't play long scale basses much, but if I played 'em more, I'd have this. Now

I had one of these - they feel light and balance beautifully. The neck looks about right to me too - superbly comfortable and playable

Absolutely love this - unique, cool and bespoke - just wish I could afford it. Have a bump for a thing of beauty!

As fine an example of bass-related industrial design as one might find. I've wanted one of these for ages but I'm giving-up on long-scale. Beautiful condition and in my opinion, a great price

Add Avalon and Millennia for pres

Beautiful but is it Daphne rather than sonic (not always easy to tell in images)?

this looks lovely to me and excellent quality (I'd assume) for the price.

I've not taken a forensic or scientific look but anecdotally, it appears that a lot of Foderas appear for sale second hand. Some where the seller has a number of Foderas and is purchasing another/new bass of the same brand, but many where the owner is getting out of Fodera ownership. I was in the latter camp - I sold the one Fodera I've owned to buy an alternative very high-end bass. The Fodera was very well built from great timbers - it played well and the tone was even/strong but without distinctive character. The bass just wasn't for me - rigid, 'big' and not really fun to play (all very personal of course). Worth the money? The US buyer thought so and I made a good few quid - 'makes a change!

I want this far too much...why did I sell mine!?