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Jonny P

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  1. On 30/09/2020 at 12:22, Shaggy said:

    What a great and informative post! :i-m_so_happy:

    Just as a supplementary footnote; the neck on the OP's bass was almost certainly made by Steve Smith.   He was an incredibly talented luthier who founded Heart / Heartwood guitars, and later worked for Goodfellow in the '80's, where his speciality was neck construction.   After he left Goodfellow he took a stack of the necks he'd made with him, and set up a guitar repair /custom build workshop in Southend-on-sea, soon building a solid reputation amongst guitarists and bassists for the fantastic quality of his work.   Some of the stashed Goodfellow-spec necks evidently found their way onto his occasional custom builds, including my treasured long scale semi "EB-2" (pictured) which has become my go-to bass for most projects.  Sadly, Steve recently passed away (2017?)

    Really lovely bass in the OP, and a good price - bump and GLWTS :)

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    That is stunning!

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  2. Wow!Thanks for the informative post!

    I have to think that this is a Bernie era Goodfellow rather than a Lowden.

    It has the "Handcrafted England" on the headstock. The early wooden Schaller tuners, the clip in Bernie circuit board and loom, the disk around the forward pot and the woodgrain pickups.

    Thanks Again!

  3. Open to offers on this

     

    I would consider a trade for something like an upright or acoustic... An Epiphone Masterbilt DeLux century arch top acoustic would be nice, Taylor mini... 

    late 80's Goodfellow bass by Bernie Goodfellow

    I have owned. this from new. Purchased at Carlsboro Sound in Leicester around 1989

    Some crackle on the volume pot

    Some marks etc

    Lovely action and huge sound from the 18v active electronics

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