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The bass is now sold - cheers! B.

No objections at all, Davy. This is a great bass & light as a feather. Good luck with the sale! Cheers, B.

[quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1430764930' post='2764415'] Pmd [/quote] Replied

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Bump for price drop & new pics. Restrung it with D'Addario nickel rounds & given it a set up too - sounding & playing great!

Hi - my Westone Concord I is up for sale. It's around 30 years old & if you've never heard of them, they were made in the Matsomoku factory in Japan alongside Arias & Washburns at the time. The Concord was a budget model, but was made of decent materials - the body is alder & the medium scale (32.5") neck is two piece maple with a beautiful flame in it. Pickup is a Dimarzio-style Precision & is pretty powerful! Since I had it I swapped out the bridge for a Gotoh copy, had a black scratchplate made & had the headstock painted for a custom decal that I never applied. Just restrung it with D'Addario nickel rounds & given it a set up. Reluctant sale, but it's not being used & deserves to be played... [attachment=189157:IMG_20150411_175017764.jpg] [attachment=189158:IMG_20150411_175036308_HDR.jpg] [attachment=189159:IMG_20150411_175058899.jpg] I'm looking for £90 cash / collection in Newcastle upon Tyne. Cheers, B.

Now sold - cheers! B.

[quote name='Davy' timestamp='1426962489' post='2724161'] Excuse my ignorance but does medium scale mean that it's shorter than something like a jazz or a precision? [/quote] Yes - it's 32.5" scale rather than the Fender 34" standard (short scale usually means around 30"). I discovered medium scales a while ago & that's all I play now - I find them much more comfy on the left hand. If you want a rough idea of what a medium scale is like, tune a standard bass a semitone down & put a capo on the first fret. Everything's just that bit easier to reach!

Bump for price drop...

Bump - could now do this with a Fender gig bag for the same price. Here's a vid of the full-size version being reviewed by Ed Friedland: - [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47tKorh9vgo"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47tKorh9vgo[/url]

Bump - here's a review with a bit of info too. http://www.musicradar.com/reviews/guitars/yamaha-rbx4-a2m-bass-197674

[quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1424379002' post='2695775'] Sorry you didn't get on with it B - fine little bass and I had quite a bit of interest in it so it shouldn't hang around for too long. For anyone considering this bass Benebass is great to do business with. [/quote] Thanks for the kind words Mykesbass - much appreciated!

Hi - my white Yamaha RBX4A2M with a rare medium scale (32.5") neck is up for sale. I'd describe it as a modern take on a Jazz & it's it's incredibly light compared to most other basses I've had. The bass is completely passive, but takes a battery for the light-up controls if that's your thing (leave the battery out & it works fine with no lights). Condition is very good - a couple of minor dings on the back, but everything else is fine. Really nice low action & punchy sound too - the shorter neck makes playing a breeze & it doesn't have that loss of tone that some shorter scales suffer from. I'm looking for £180 cash / collected in Newcastle upon Tyne. Will ship for £200 but will have to take the neck off to do it as there's no hard case (that's how it was sent to me & it was no problem - just needed to screw the neck on & restring). [attachment=184337:IMG_20150215_121632730.jpg] [attachment=184339:IMG_20150215_121637744.jpg][attachment=184340:IMG_20150215_121643353.jpg][attachment=184341:IMG_20150215_121703327.jpg][attachment=184342:IMG_20150215_121714417.jpg][attachment=184343:IMG_20150215_121721931.jpg] Cheers, B.

This bass is now sold - cheers! B.

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[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1423409280' post='2684421'] No worries, I have a bunch of pedals for sale, an Ashdown amp and a Novation XioSynth......I imagine none of that piques your interest haha (although let me know if it does) GLWTS though, lovely looking bass! Si [/quote] Thanks for the offer Si, but don't really need an amp or pedals at the mo & already have a XioSynth! Cheers B.

[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1423393175' post='2684182'] Looks great! Looking for any trades at all? Si [/quote] I wasn't really considering any trades, but I'm always on the look out for short / medium scale basses

[quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1423228676' post='2682488'] That's beautiful. Lovely craftsmanship from two of the NE's finest. Jon. [/quote] Thanks Jon! It's a beautiful instrument & my phone photos don't really do it justice. The neck's gorgeous, with a really comfy profile - midway between Precision & Jazz at the nut. Probably going to miss this one when it's gone...

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[quote name='silverfoxnik' timestamp='1422969987' post='2678956'] That's such a cool looking bass! GLWTS [/quote] Cheers! I've had a query on weight & our old bathroom scales are showing it to be less than 8lb. Action's pretty comfy with flats too...

Bump - open to offers for a cash & collection deal...

Hi - I'm a bit reluctant to do this, but I'm just not playing as much as I'd like & this thing deserves to be more than just furniture! It was put together by the Bass Doc for me a few years ago. The late Jim Cairnes was a luthier based in the North East who was best known for souping up Chris Rea's guitars, but he also worked with the Bass Doc to make some beautiful basses. A while back I started playing shorter scale instruments as I found them a bit easier on the left hand. I was speaking to the Bass Doc about this & he said he had a 32" scale neck made by Jim going spare, so we decided to build an instrument around it. It turned out pretty good! [attachment=182367:IMG_20140913_141953831.jpg] [attachment=182368:IMG_20140913_142002556.jpg] [attachment=182369:IMG_20140913_142008912.jpg] [attachment=182370:IMG_20140913_142019250.jpg] [attachment=182371:IMG_20140913_142025535.jpg] It's currently strung with Status flats & sounds great. Specs are: - 32" scale birdseye / rosewood neck Tulipwood body Fender machine heads ABM bridge Dimarzio model J bridge pickup Dimarzio model P copy from a Westone neck pickup (I had a real model P in there for a while, but prefered this one) I posted a thread on it in Gear Porn before I upgraded the pickups - you can see it [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/150814-bass-doc-electric-iv/"]here[/url]. It's only seen home use & condition's pretty good - there's a small ding to the headstock, but it was touched up. Ideally I'd like to do a cash / collection deal for £250. I'm based in Newcastle upon Tyne. Cheers, B.