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On 28/04/2022 at 14:13, gaz66 said:

Here's my 1973 Fender Jazz. My first proper instrument bought in 1983 and it was mint. It's done every gig I've ever played. The finish cracked badly after I left it in a tour bus overnight in Finland at minus 20.

It's been re-fretted 3 times and had to have new pickups after the originals died. They are now Lollars. Apart from that it's all original!

I still have the chrome covers but lost the pick guard and case somewhere along the way.

 

 

 

 

 

Love the pictures and the story of the bass !

After years of reading how good the Fullerton reissues are, I finally got one.

And they are indeed very sweet basses. I was initially looking for a 60's P but I think these basses are close in sound.

The body looks very clean but there is crazing everywhere (see the last picture).

If anyone is selling a Fullerton Jazz Bass (82-84), hit me up !

Thanks !

Here is the matching 78J (I know I should not show this picture here) :

Here are some pictures of my 1978 Precision. 

It's a middle weight bass for this era at 4,4 Kg. 

Just found this picture on my hard drive, and thought the bass looked good, so here it is !

A really simple color layout but with the right piece of tort, it looks sweet.

Unusual Flexcore setup. What are the controls ?

Some pics of my Stingray Special. This one is light and perfectly balanced. The roasted maple neck is slightly flamed, love it.

Currently fitted with DR Hi Beams... sounds so good !

I have sold a bass to @Samuello. He has been a super nice guy to deal with. Very easy communication, instant payment : highly recommended !

No, it has been sold and sold again already.

All Specials are not superlight and have neck dive.

Mine was 4,1 Kg / 9lbs and it was well balanced.

10 hours ago, Obra said:

 

Which one You prefer, standard or Special Ray and why ?

I have not been able to compare the basses side by side. The standard was long gone when I bought the Special.

The Special is 0,5 Kg lighter. Both are good basses, the Special may have an edge on all positions of the switch being good.

@Duarte I have had a Sterling 5 in HS.

Good bass but the volume drop on the single coil neck pickup (position 5) was not convenient. The HH has all positions with the same output.

The HH Ray (Standard or Special) is very nice as well, but the Sterling with the series routing adds extra bief to the sound.

Error, replied to wrong topic. Sorry

Gold key - Circle the moon

Here is a shot of my 87 Sabre and Sterling HH.

They are different in looks and tone !

Lovely bass 😍

Are the electronics 100% original ?

Great looking bass and the pictures are beautiful.

Ah that question ! And I have a single H Ray to compare it to.

The Special still has flatwounds from the previous owner and the single H is not a Special. So my comparison may not be objective...

My 2020 Stingray Special in Aqua Sparkle :

Lovely !

The top could be koa as well, love it !

Bought a bass fom Youlian.

The bass was exactly as described, all clean and with fresh strings. The packing was good, shipment was quick and communication was easy.

A recommended seller !

Was the bass originally fretless ?

The bass is now sold.

For sale or trade this F Bass BN5 which I use too little in the end.
Nothing to complain about the bass which is excellent and what you expect an F to sound like.

Specifications :
- ash body with natural finish
- three-piece quartersawn maple neck
- maple fretboard
- weight : 9.9 pounds / 4,5 Kg
- black Hipshot hardware
- F Bass pickups
- padded  F Bass Gig bag

The F Bass preamp is rather complete:
- volume / volume / tone (like a jazz bass)
- bass / mid / treble
- push pull active / passive
- push pull humbucker / single coil

The price of £2200 / €2400 is the basis for a trade. It is a bit negotiable for a sale.
For trades, I'd prefer a 4 string bass and I have a weakness for old basses... but it doesn't cost anything to offer 😉

Thanks