Leon C 2

MK Studio P EUB, with stand and original soft case, in very good condition. I bought this from a fellow Basschatter last year as a tour backup for my Yamaha SLB 300, but it was never required, so has had very little use apart from a few hours practicing. Great design. Really well made and compact, and very quick to set up. Sounds great straight into an amp, and even better with a decent preamp. I wouldn't want to risk shipping this bass so collection in person only. I can rendezvous within 15 or so miles of Southend if necessary. Might consider trade for a Fender American Professional 2 P.Bass with maple fingerboard, in very good condition. PM for more details.

Thanks! I agree. It is far better than the stock bridge in every way.

Hofner Shorty Violin Bass, short scale, tobacco sunburst. Inc. Soft case. Very useful & fun little travel bass. Actually sounds and plays pretty well! Just a couple of small mods; pots replaced with higher quality. Pickup turned around to get pole pieces closer to bridge giving a bit more definition. Strap button moved to reduce neck dive - slightly! Fitted with D'Addario Chrome flats. Cost new about £200. UK only. Can post, cost to be assessed.

Hipshot Rickenbacker Replacement Bass Bridge, chromed aluminium. As new, with screws, in box. Bought new earlier this year for nearly £200.00. Decided to sell my Ricky, so this is now surplus to requirements. Far superior to stock bridge, allowing for much easier intonation, action and string spacing adjustment. Essential if you want to palm mute! Can post in the U.K. only for £10.00

Yamaha SLG100 Silent Guitar, steel string model in original case. Nice condition, fully working. If you're looking at this you probably know what it is, but just in cae.... Silent Guitar breaks down into a very small, convenient carry case. 9v Battery powered, has mains adaptor input too but no power supply included (or needed really, batteries last ages). Headphone output, with volume and tone controls plus 2 reverb settings. Aux input so you can play along to your fave tunes, all without disturbing the family while they watch Strictly. Perfect for hotel room practice while touring. Could be open to sensible offers. Can ship within UK only at buyers cost, (to be determined). Cost around £500 new. Thanks for looking.

Yep, great basses!

This is a feeler to see if there are any fans of collectable quirky vintage basses out there. This is a ’63 Gretsch 6070 (often erroneously referred to as a Country Gentleman Bass). It’s in pretty reasonable condition for its 62 years! Plays well and sounds really good, and all electrics work as they should. There are 2 small repairs in the famously fragile binding (see pix). As anyone familiar with this instrument will know it’s designed to be played in an upright position like a double bass, but the spike is missing. The string damper mechanism is working but the actual damper pad is also missing. The neck is totally fine and the frets have some wear, but it doesn’t seem to affect the playability. I would categorise this bass as a player rather than a display cabinet example. Please feel free to PM me with any questions. These normally go on sale for between £2 & £4k, but I've priced it for a quick sale. No case. Trial/viewing welcome. I would not be too keen to ship such an old timer, but I’m open to discussion. U.K. only please. Reason for sale - I’m a pro player approaching retirement and need to thin down my collection somewhat for space reasons.

4.7kg

From low to high - B, E, A, D, G. Usual 5 string tuning, and believe me, the low B is clear as a bell!

Thanks! It really is. Smash that piggy bank! 😁

Indeed! A great all round bass. Thanks!

Now £650! Dearmond Starfire Bass, Cherry red, good condition, with Guild hard case. Sensible offers considered. I bought this used a while back. It’s in lovely condition, sounds and plays great. But after living with it for a while I find the string spacing a little narrow for my old timer fat Fender fingers. I’m culling my over bloated bass collection, so basses that don’t get played much are the first to go. It’s fitted with chrome Gretsch volume and tone controls. Collection in person preferred, but can ship at buyers expense (to be assessed). Please PM with any questions. Cheers!

Dingwall Combustion 5, Vintage Burst. Excellent condition, with Dingwall gig bag. I bought this from fellow BC’er kwmlondon earlier this year after seeing my hero Leland Sklar play in London last January, which caused me to become somewhat “multiscale curious”. Sadly, after playing parallel fretted basses professionally for well over 40 years I have found adapting to the fanned frets not as straightforward as I would have hoped. This really is a great sounding and versatile instrument, so rather than putting it away in my guitar cupboard I have decided to move it on to someone a bit more adaptable. I have only used it at home and on one gig so it is pretty much in almost perfect condition. It also comes with 2 alternative scratch plates (black & clear), as well as the tort plate fitted currently. Additionally, the previous owner managed to get Sheldon Dingwall to sign the back of the headstock! (See pic). Collection in person is preferred, but I can ship at buyers expense to the UK only (cost to be assessed). Please PM with any questions.