SurroundedByManatees

Looks like a late 60s/early 70s indeed.

Seems like the guy is confusing a random factory code with a serial number.

Looks like an obese Stingray. 

I don't think I'll be tempted to get one. 

Ibanez Musician MC-940DS

Fantastic old high-end fretless Ibanez from 1983, crafted in Japan. It comes with it's original hardshell case.

This bass can be played active or passive. Controls are pickup selector/master volume/tone, treble/mids/bass, active/passive switch.

It is in used but good functioning condition. There are usermarks and small damages, but nothing serious. On the back of the headstock there are 3 filled up holes. The neck is straight and adjustable. Electronics function like they should as well.

Without any doubt this is the easiest playing fretless I've encountered so far. It plays very mwwweeell with a low action. The ebony fretboard shows some stringmarks, but nothing that affects playability. This bass plays great. It has been set up with Thomastik flatwound strings.

Weight is 4.5kg on my kitchen scales.

The original case is included. The exterior has damages all around, but it's fully functional. The keys are still present too.

I got this beauty in a trade recently. It´s a very good one, but don´t have the need or the talent for a fretless currently. 

Now €1.250

I am located in the Netherlands, but happy to ship at buyers risk.

26 minutes ago, la bam said:

Mines definitely not hissy. Do you have a cab with a horn / tweeter etc? 

It's the combo. Yes there is a horn that can be turned off.

The hiss is not superloud, but it's there. And like said can be more apparent when more treble comes in.

Early 90s stingray with maple fretboard.

I can totally imagine myself buying one in a moment of weakness, while I know I will prefer my Modulus.

No it pretty much stays the same. 

26 minutes ago, la bam said:

 

It is a noise gate. But 100% you won't hear a thing when playing live. It kicks in temporarily when you're not playing but does get any louder the louder you turn up. 

I play in my living room at modest volume mostly, when cranking up it gets lost for the bigger part indeed.

Still it surprises me that they have a noise reducer built in that kicks in when things run silent, while the amp itself is kinda hissy. It seems that this amp could benefit when it was an always-on function 

Anybody else noticed a hiss when playing? I haven´t noticed it before, but it is quite apparent when close to the amp (200-210). I´ve read these apparantly have a noisegate. All great when it´s silent when not playing, but is it normal to have an hiss when playing? It´s sensitive to frequency; once the Tilt knob is favored to the treble side, it becomes more apparent.

Big drop to €1450

9 hours ago, iconic said:

Well, there seems to be a lot of vintage instruments for sale, that aren't finding new homes. 

 

....going the same way as classic car and bike market? 

That´s because most are overpriced, even in the current market. I´ll use the late 70s Fenders for this example. 

Seller A has a high priced ´78 Fender for sale on reverb.

Seller B wants to sell his ´78 and checks reverb for pricing. He decides to add a little to it for some negotiation room.

Seller C wants to sell his ´78 and checks reverb and sees the priced of A and B, and is optimistic so sits a bit higher than those.

And there we are; ´78 Fender Jazzes that are listed around 4k... Don´t get me wrong; I like the sound and playability of a good ´70s Fender.  But I can´t imagine why one person would pay those prices while it can get you 3 AVRI basses and a few sets of spare strings.

Realistically priced instruments will sell eventually. Some (non Fenders) will take more time probably.

20 hours ago, three said:

Is that a P Special I see in your avatar?  One of the best basses Fender have ever built IMO.  The Dan Smith era involved an incredible leap in quality as far as I can see... and yes, generally less expensive than mid-late '70s Fenders - all of the latter that have been in my ownership have been crazily heavy 

That's one example of a well built early 80s Fender indeed. Though they are not all great; the earliest Precision Specials we're made under the old (lack of) mindset. The worst example I've seen had a body with so little contouring it was almost slab. Later ones were built with a tight fit and finish and sexy curves all around.

Gorgeous. Seems like a decent deal for nowadays indeed. 

3 minutes ago, TheGreek said:

 

70s and 80s Fenders??

Dan Smith era Fenders are actually 10 steps up from their late 70s counterparts in terms of build quality. And cheaper because not '70s

Enough decent basses are available for little cash. Especially used Ibanez (higher SR models), Yamaha, better range squiers to name a few... 

The prices of vintage basses have rocketed in a few years, and keep rising every day it seems.

It's totally normal now to see late '70s Fenders in a common finish to be listed near €4k. Meanwhile most of them have a sloppy build quality you won't accept from the cheapest house brands out there. But apparently people are prepared to pay big cash for them.

Thanks.

I'm not interested as I already own one😁. They are very nice basses forbsure

The mustang is on hold, probably will leave the house tonight.

On hold

I've received the combo in a trade yesterday, as a replacement for my current combo that lacks some useful features. 

My intention is to use it as practice amp at home, that goes loud enough for small gig stuff.

First impressions; good sounding, small, well built, loud.

I really, really like the switching between the two preamp styles. The FET mode goes well with my Moduluses, while the "tube" mode does a truly great job with my flatwound equipped shorties. The tube mode sounds good with the modern basses too though.

The toneshaping is fun too. A bit different, but it's pretty easy to get a good sound imo.

So far I haven't found any cons.

Will consider trades as well now.

Trades added.

Saddle height looks fine to me, I wouldn't change the shim. It doesn't hurt to keep some room for fiddling in case you'll use some other strings that allow a lower adjustment.

That looks fantastic. 

It's been silent in this thread for a while now. I wouldn't be surprised if there had been some positive developments regarding his scamming activities.

34 minutes ago, edstraker123 said:

And reliced guitars. 🤔

Some even believe they are attracted to reliced Fenders!

What a beauty!

Good chance it only needs a shim (like someone mentioned already) for lower action. Most of the Fenders I've owned (old or recent) needed one to get the action very low while maintaining a decent break angle on the bridge. I don't expect the neck to be faulty.