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  1. Shaggy
    All priced on basis of collection from near Swansea, (though I drive to E Anglia occasionally) - can post at cost within UK. Open to trade offers; vintage basses, guitars, mandolins, amps....... (1) First up: *Edit - now TRADED* 1985 Gibson Explorer bass in Ferrari red. All-original apart from one tuner (replaced with a Schaller), and small area of paintwork adjacent to the bridge p/up has been re-touched, as over-enthusiastic use of plectrum by a previous owner had exposed a 50p-sized area of wood. With original and essential Gibson hard case (a bit tatty, but functional). A fair bit of checking and wear in the finish, but overall in decent condition. (NB: sticker on body in some of the pics now removed, and didn’t cover anything!) · Body – alder, Ferrari red finish · Neck – set maple neck, medium-scale (32”), fretted rosewood board. · Pickups – 2 x single coil, Gibson-logo black plastic covers (same units as Grabber bass) · Bridge – chromed Gibson-logo Schaller (similar to 3-D but chunkier) · Tuners - chromed Gibson-logo Schaller, 4 in-line · Controls – passive V-V-T, black “top hat” speed knobs, output jack at body side. These are incredibly under-rated basses; it’s easy to overlook the substance because of the style (IMHO: THE most iconic shape in rock, along with the Fender P). That body is a really ergonomic shape for playing finger-style – you can rest your right palm on the upper body bout, and the medium-scale neck is lightning-fast. Huge sound; the tone is really more Fender than Gibson, I guess thanks to the alder body, maple neck, and single coil pickups. I’ve gigged this in a rock power trio and a very trad blues / R&B band and it’s suited both perfectly. And it sounds clichéd but it’s true; this is the one you totally feel like a rock star when you put it on…… £800 - PRICE DROP £750
  2. Shaggy
    Gigged an '80 Sabre for many years; great bass with a massive tonal range, superb if you're into slapping (which I'm generally not), for an active bass the basic sound is far more "old school" than "hi-if modern". Mine had no issues at all with action, but did have the typical MM weak G string. When you try the controls don't assume the treble boost switch is broken - it just doesn't do anything...... A seriously cool looking bass too
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    Banana-splits-tastic!! Just lovely. Weren't you selling the couple of Mosrites? You have some seriously cool basses............
  4. Shaggy
    Bought a P bass pickguard off Steve; smooth deal, great BC-er Thanks fella!
  5. Shaggy
    PM'd about the body....
  6. Shaggy
    Gibson Explorer bass (the '80's ones anyway....)
  7. Shaggy
    Strangely enough 4 of my basses are from '77, must have been a vintage year..... - Ovation Magnum 1 fretless - Gibson RD Artist - Kramer 650B - CF Martin EB-18 (potentially available.......) Loads of good choices in posts above
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    Any idea on the wood?
  9. Shaggy
    All round true gent and top BC-er . I contacted him about some P bass knobs in a very old ad, and blimey he was happy to send them for free (though we ended up doing a minor trade). Thanks mate!
  10. Shaggy
    Bought a P bass circuit from Neil - easy deal, fast despatch and he bunged in some extra pots! Top guy
  11. Shaggy
    Bought a P bass neck off John, absolutely couldn't have been more helpful and informative during a very smooth deal - surprised it's taken us so long to get around to a deal with us both being BC "veterans"! Many thanks mate
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    PM'd
  13. Shaggy
    PM'd about the Tokai P bass circuit
  14. Shaggy
    I think it's the top clear coat that tends to yellow, hence the older Fenders in "sonic blue" that look more "surf green" Plus most of the older basses (and players) have done much of their time in smoke-filled bars of course.........
  15. Shaggy
    Bought an Epi T'bird neck off Tom, following up a year old FS thread on the off-chance! Couldn't have been easier- great guy to deal and communicate with. Thanks fella!
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    PM'd re the neck
  17. Shaggy
    Really wish this was the 2u version as my back-up amp is the 3530 Silver Jubilee head (300W) currently in very boring black rack sleeve Have a bump anyway.....
  18. Shaggy
    Lovely old Gibbo, great score - put those pics on the Gibson porn thread!
  19. Shaggy
    Thanks ET - that's a truly excellent article! Didn't realise they were trying acrylic finishes so early, assumed it was just nitro before the change to poly
  20. Shaggy
    Quick Q - did early '60's Fenders have a primer/base coat under the top coat on painted basses, and if so what colour? (Top being sonic blue, if it makes a difference) Looking to make a bitsa Precision for gigging to look more or less like a '62, with just a bit of subtle relic-ing, so want to get the look right!
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    PM sent
  22. Shaggy
    Bought a P pickup off Bryan; quick easy deal, great comms, ultra-fast despatch. Was a total gent when it mysteriously failed to turn up for a few days courtesy of Post Office - straight away offered full refund. I would have shared the financial pain, but thankfully the beastie turned up Cheers fella!
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    PM'd
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    Pm'd re P p/up
  25. Shaggy
    Buying new, have to say the Peaveys seem very hard to beat If you can stretch to a bit more, I'd def be going for this one: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/222978-fs-1979-ibanez-musician-mc924-940-fretless/page__p__2368004__hl__ibanez%20musician__fromsearch__1#entry2368004
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