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I'm selling my fretless Fender USA Jazz Bass, with neck and other parts from 1974. The neck was bought along with other US-made original parts (tuners, neck plate, pickguard, bridge, control plate, case) and mounted on a black Fender reissue body with the correct 70's pickup spacing. A couple of handmade E-dis pickups (www.edispickups.com for info and soundclips) were used, which give a nice rich sound and perfect string balance thanks to the raised centre poles. The pots are Fender/CTS (standard 2 Vol + 1 Tone). The bass was assembled by my local luthier who made a perfect setup, allowing to have a reasonably low action for a fretless (less than 2.5mm at 12th fret). It is currently equipped with D'Addario roundwound strings (45-105) and plays perfectly. Now SOLD, thanks

SOLD Thanks

Bump! I'm surprised these basses are so overlooked, as they were really well made.

Now also listed on eBay Paypal accepted

Following a request, here is a picture showing the Electric Bass Instructions and Pickup Information flyers included.

I’m selling my Ibanez RB885PL 5-string bass (Roadstar II Series), Pearl White colour. Bought last year from the original first owner, who only used for 3-4 years and then stored it in the case for the rest of its life until I bought it. I really like the look of this bass, but I’m selling it because I’m not a 5-string player and I always prefer my Fender Jazz basses when playing live, so I decided to let it go.

SOLD. Thanks

Price lowered to £ 850 + postage

I forgot to add the weight: 4.3 Kg (9.4 lbs)

-- SOLD -- Financial reasons force me to sell two of my basses. One of them is this Shergold Marathon 6-string bass, one of the very few made (apparently there were just 95 of them) which make this the most expensive instrument in the Shergold production. This bass was made famous by Peter Hook of Joy DIvision/New Order, who still has (and sometimes plays live) at least 4 or 5 of the surviving 6-string Marathons. This is one of the first Marathon 6-string basses made and dates from 1980-81. The body has the original cherry red (or plum red) colour, which has many scars from a hard life on the road and the usual cracks on the painting. The pictures attached have been taken on a sunny day to show perfectly the condition of the body, where the light wood used (it was obeche?) has many dents, marks and bumps on both sides. There are some holes that were made by past owners for a new strap button, and small holes near the control plate where something had been fitted (maybe a synth module) but I preferred keeping the original colour rather that having it refinished. The back of the neck is worn and has lost the original shine. The instrument is original apart from the machine heads that have been changed with Shallers (as you probably know the original machine heads on Shergold basses were of a rather low quality). Pickup, electronics and knobs, pickguard, bridge are all original. The control plate has been repaired and shows two visible cracks, but it's stable. The frets have some wear but still a long life before maintenance. As you will notice a small steel extension has been mounted on the top strap button to ensure a better balance of the instrument. The weight is 4.05 Kg (8 pounds and 14.86 ounces). Currently equipped with 20-90 roundwound string, it has a medium-low action. The truss rod works and the neck is perfectly straight. I'm located in Italy, this is my first sale on Basschat but I can give to anyone interested my nickname on a "popular auction site" where I sold some other instruments in the past and I have an excellent reputation with a 100% percentage and more than 3000 positive feedbacks. I only accept payment with Bank transfer. The bass is sold with no case. I will send in a sturdy box with insured courier to European countries, the cost is around £ 50. I'm not interested in trades, thanks [b]Update:[/b] [b]-- The Bass has been sold --[/b] [attachment=221298:Shergold_Marathon6_1.jpg] [attachment=221299:Shergold_Marathon6_2.jpg] [attachment=221300:Shergold_Marathon6_3.jpg] [attachment=221301:Shergold_Marathon6_4.jpg] [attachment=221302:Shergold_Marathon6_5.jpg] [attachment=221303:Shergold_Marathon6_6.jpg] [attachment=221304:Shergold_Marathon6_7.jpg] [attachment=221305:Shergold_Marathon6_8.jpg] [attachment=221306:Shergold_Marathon6_9.jpg] [attachment=221307:Shergold_Marathon6_10.jpg] [attachment=221308:Shergold_Marathon6_11.jpg] [attachment=221309:Shergold_Marathon6_12.jpg] [attachment=221310:Shergold_Marathon6_13.jpg]

- NOW SOLD - Financial reasons force me to sell two of my basses. One of them is this Music Man Sterling (US made), original unlined fretless, black colour, in near perfect condition. This is one of the earliest examples of the Sterling bass, introduced by Music Man in 1993 as the top of the range in their production, with an active circuitry, 3-band eq, 3-position coil selector, a smaller and lighter body and thinner neck than the popular Stingray bass. The neck is similar to a Jazz Bass, for anyone wanting a thin and fast neck. The back of the body has recessed plates (neck plate, battery compartment plate and control cover) to avoid any protruding elements, and the neck joint is contoured to offer a better access to the higher frets. The headstock is slightly smaller that the standard Stingray one and the bass is perfectly balanced and a pleasure to play. The Pau Ferro fretboard is in really good condition with very little wear, the body has just a small dent on the longer horn (circled in yellow in one of the pictures below) and some buckle rash on the back, but there is no scratches or missing paint. The neck is stamped 11-24-93, while a stamp on the body dates it to October 6, 1993. Considering these dates and comparing them with the serials listed on the excellent Musicmanbass.org site, I presume this is one of the very first Fretless Sterling basses ever produced. The serial number (five digit number starting with 38) is on the bridge, which also contains the string mutes that were removed on later production. The instrument is entirely original. The black pickguard has been replaced with a similar one having a small thumb rest (mounted from the back of the guard to avoid damages to the body) but I will supply the original one as well. The maple neck has a nice figured birdseye effect, as visible from the pictures. The bass is sold with its original G&G dark blue hard case. Currently equipped with new 45-105 roundwound string, it has a medium action. I'm located in Italy, this is my first sale on Basschat but I can give to anyone interested my nickname on a "popular auction site" where I sold some other instruments in the past and I have an excellent reputation with a 100% percentage and more than 3000 positive feedbacks. I only accept payment with Bank transfer. I will send with insured courier to European countries, the cost is around £ 35-40. I'm not interested in trades, thanks

Thanks!

Hi, is the bass been still available?

Beautiful! The weight, please?