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  1. SurroundedByManatees
    I use PayPal gifts from time to time, but only when a seller has good feedback history. Never had any trouble. As a seller I'll never use the business version of PayPal anymore, as the position as a seller is very vulnerable. I've had trouble with this a few times (scammed by buyer, waiting ages for payment to clear).
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    Up for sale again: Great old Rickenbacker 4001 in a gorgeous Azureglo finish. The bass sounds great and has a very good playability with low action. Note that these older neck are way less chunky than a lot of modern Rics. A long time ago the neck suffered a break (fretboard came loose partially, common issue with these oldies) which has been repaired and stable since. An area where paint chipped has been filled up with some darker blue lacquer. Two of the tuners could be replaced as two other have aged differently. Otherwise they look the same. Further there are all kind of small damages all around, some lacquer worn away on the back, and finish checking all over due to the age. Technically the bass is in good condition. All hardware en electronics work like they should. The neck is straight, adjustable, and very stable. A low action is possible with rounds and flats. The bass weighs 4.18 kg on my kitchen scale. At the moment she is fitted with Thomastik flats = great sound and playability. Fixed price €2.200 I am located in the Netherlands. Pickup is preferred, but I'm willing to ship at buyers risk and expense.
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    There are a lot of options in this price range these days. As for vintage Fenders I'd say; get a good one from the early 80s (Dan Smith era). They are pretty much like '70s models, but better build quality and cheaper. There is even a jazz bass with dots and binding from that period! I think the turning point was somewhere in late '81. As for modern reissue Fenders. It seems like even the custom shop reissues don't have the deep cutouts and rounded contours of the original 60s produced instruments. Also I'd happily pay more for a reissue if it had a realistic tortoise pickguard. How nicely looking, reliced and aged a reissue Fender bass may look, the whole illusion of a vintage instrument gets demolished by an unrealistic looking tort pickguard. To be honest I think Bravewood does a nicer job in making imitation vintage Fender basses than Fender does themselves.
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    Nice one. And super light indeed for a mid 70s.
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    There were some unlined fretless Fenders from the Japanese line in the '80s/'90s; at least the jazz bass special and the jazz bass standard. An unlined fretless precision with maple fretboard as a reissue would be cool, but maybe more relevant in the Mexican or japanese range. As the originals are not that expensive usually, and probably cheaper than the reissues.
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    It would have been nice if the '66 jazz had the frets between the bindings like the original.
  7. SurroundedByManatees
    These vintage Pro birds are just superb. Glwts
  8. SurroundedByManatees
    As mentioned in the ad; this bass has been assembled from 2 basses anyway.. no killing here.
  9. SurroundedByManatees
    I have this set of '65/'66 Jazz Bass tuners. This ad concerns the tuners as pictured, including all mounting screws (one with rounded cross head). The tuners are originals that belonged to a July '65 dated neck from an early '66 finished instrument. The tuners work like they should. Asking €850
  10. SurroundedByManatees
    I'm also willing to sell this bass in parts, if decent offers are made.
  11. SurroundedByManatees
    It probably used to be foam once....
  12. SurroundedByManatees
    Last drop to €1350
  13. SurroundedByManatees
    Price dropped to €6.800
  14. SurroundedByManatees
    Trade options added.
  15. SurroundedByManatees
    Okay:
  16. SurroundedByManatees
    In the end, most modern Squiers are probably more consistent than vintage Fenders.
  17. SurroundedByManatees
    In my experience these dings rarely affect playability. And if so, these could easily be filled up. The price doesn't seem to bad for an early '70s nowadays, compared to what you see on reverb etc. As they say; it could be a nice player indeed.
  18. SurroundedByManatees
    €1.500
  19. SurroundedByManatees
    And available again, as buyer couldn't proceed.
  20. SurroundedByManatees
    Now €700
  21. SurroundedByManatees
    On hold, sale pending.
  22. SurroundedByManatees
    Drop to €1.700
  23. SurroundedByManatees
    still available ✌️ For those interested; payment in (max 4) installments is indeed negotiable.
  24. SurroundedByManatees
    Pm sent
  25. SurroundedByManatees
    I think the white Eagles were Antoria labelled basses. Never seen one in real life...
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