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It’s a lovely thing. GLWTS

This is ridiculously cheap for a quality rig - I've just gone a different route in the past month, otherwise I'd be all over it at this price. You shouldn't need it, but GLWTS!

Crikey, that’s lovely. Great work! GLWTS, someone’s going to get a real bargain.

Do you make tort guards for sale, by any chance? Loving your work on this one. GLWTS, by the way!

What a bargain! And if that's "noodling" on your video, I'm made of spaghetti! GLWTS - beautiful instrument.

Ha ha! GLWTS. Lovely finish on the body.

Hammond?!

Not surprised it’s on its way already. Incredible attention to detail in your spec-ing up this bass - and a gorgeous result!

Beautiful bass, lovely pix - thank you. GLWT… trade!

These are very deceptive - and very loud - amps. Don''t think for a momentt that they are in any way... er... elfin.

You’ll definitely need to post several pictures of the actual bass you’re trading, from several angles and including CUs of any marks or dings, before you’ll get any response on Basschat, plus details of strings, setup, pups, any mods and - before almost anything else - the weight, preferably with a picture of a digital readout if you have suitable scales. You can’t expect people to send you an instrument of the value you’ve specified on the basis of a generic screenshot from a retailer’s website. Have a look at other posts on here to get a feel for what’s needed, you’ll get a much better result if you do. Good luck with the trade!

You have to spoil things! 😁 GLWTS - it’s a lovely thing.

Very, very cool! GLWTS.

Also can’t help but notice the very appropriate registration plate on your car. Well done all round, sir!

Wow, Ash, that’s a lovely neck. I had a Daphne Blue one of these when they first came out, and it was a great player - I only got rid when I returned to long-scales - but the maple neck sure as hell wasn’t roasted like yours. GLWTS.

I've got no interest in fretless (believe me, I've tried!), but this just looks - and no doubt, sounds - like an honest-to-goodness straightforward bass with no frills, just quality all round. Good luck with the sale!

Whatever the price, it might be an idea to post a few pictures, Alex - at the very least front, back and backplate CU. Otherwise, I doubt anyone will bid on a pig in a poke.

That sounds great, really clear and punchy. GLWTS

£ for lb, a lorra, lorra bass for norra lorra money. GLWTS

Hope I’m not taking over the thread, but how are you getting on with the Anagram? I’ve been thinking of trading in my Eventide H90 to get one, but thought I would wait until they’ve ironed out any bugs. GLWTS by the way!

Short scale Atelier Z? Dream come true, if only I were in buying mode this month. GLWTS, seems a bargain at this price.

As, you can’t ask yourself, I shall do it for you. 🤣 What is the weight, please? GLWTS!

Does that mean you’re fully recovered, Ash. Great news, if that’s the case. I love these SS Rays, but selling this month, not buying! GLWTS.

TL;DR: It's a super Flea Jazz. You know you want it! This is my Flea Jazz, won back in March in a competition run by BassBros (thanks, Will!). They’re based on a 1961 Jazz given to Flea by a fan, but this one was built in March 2019, so just over six years old. The relic work by Fender Mexico is excellent, and a great deal more realistic than some of the ridiculous stuff turned out by the Custom Shop recently. Given that it is pre-dinged and rubbed front, back and sides, the bass is in great nick. A friend pointed out over the weekend that the fretboard looked a bit dry, so yesterday I gave it some TLC (and lemon oil) and it’s really bucked it up. Weight is 4.1Kg (9 lb). The bass is strung with rounds, I assume Fender’s own, but I cannot be sure. All I have done in the short time I’ve owned it is replace the strap buttons with Schaller S-locks in nickel finish, to go with the vibe of the existing hardware. I had intended, if I’d decided to keep it, to do a bit of careful relicing of the bridge, pup covers, screw heads and the S-locks themselves. The machine heads (reverse-geared) are lovely vintage things with a wonderful patina, so I would have left those as they are. However, I’ve been out of work and on the sick for several months now and I need cash, so I’m slowly thinning the herd when necessary, and it came down to a straight choice between this and my SBMM Joe Dart as to which was going to have to go next. This is a lovely thing, but the Ray has a beautiful neck, which I find faster and more playable, even though they’re both 38mm at the nut and the Flea undoubtedly has more tonal options, with its twin concentric knobs. Anyway, she’s gotta go. Talk about looking a gift horse in the mouth! I’m not looking for trades (see above) and – looking at recent sales here – I think £775 is fair, especially with the S-locks. A new Flea Jazz is £1349 in places like Andertons and GuitarGuitar. I’ll also throw in the little teeny-weeny D’Addario tuner you can see in the pix (original machine-head screw and strap buttons included). And there’s a plush Fender Deluxe gigbag, also pictured. I have a suitable box, so I’m happy to post to the UK at the buyer’s cost (it’ll be about £25 insured). Or you can collect from Mapperley in Nottingham (tea/coffee and biscuits available). Or I’m up for a meetup within a 45-minute drive from home.