Beedster

Come on guys, stop messing about, this is a major bargain. Jay's a top guy to deal with and I would be sorely tempted to go for this if it wasn't for my strong dislike of Jazz Basses generally! Having said that, if I was going to have a Jazz, this colour scheme would be the one; imagine what that baby looks like with shiny chrome PUP and bridge covers? You don't need to play it, you just hang it on the wall, or have it on a stand behind you on stage whilst you hold it all together with your Precision

[quote name='fatgoogle' post='1225581' date='May 9 2011, 09:18 PM']I read this as FS/SX precision 3tsb £2500. Couldnt work out why it was so expensive. Nice bass.[/quote] LOL, yep, see what you mean, revised

[quote name='jay-syncro' post='1225516' date='May 9 2011, 08:19 PM']Hi It's a standard Jazz so the neck is 1.5'' wide at the nut. The serial number is Z4167846. Also I've just weighed the bass and it's a touch over nine pounds. Cheers[/quote] Jay, that's a stupidly low price mate, behave, I've seen MIJ's fetch more!

[quote name='353203' post='1223877' date='May 8 2011, 06:13 AM']Its always a shock to see photos of the bed you've just got out of plastered all over the internet A great bass at a great price ! Cheers, Si[/quote] Thanks Si A nice PX deal is potentially on with this, but we've agreed to hold off a few days as I really should be looking for cash only given a few other non-bass things I have to spend it on. I have had temptation put in my way, and a cash buyer in the next few days would likely reduce my feeling of guilt and shame C

Thanks chaps. it's never good to be selling a nice old Precision, kinda goes against the grain really (like supporting Arsenal I guess). Needs must and all that. Jase, haven't been to see your inlaws in Faversham for a while have you mate. Perhaps it's about time you did....?

Up for sale is my August ‘65 Precision, late L-series (and still considered pre-CBS by most aficionados despite being several months after the change of ownership). It’s a reluctant sale blah blah blah, but I haven’t gigged electric bass for 11 months now, and having picked up a few things here and there on DB, that seems to be the way I’m going at present. My main electric at present is a Squier Modified Jaguar with which I'm surprisingly happy The bass is [b][u]not[/u][/b] all original, but still wearing its original finish on both neck and body, it has the potential to be un-modified back to an authentic (if not entirely original) ’65 if you have the time, the inclination and the cash to do so. Original parts Body Neck Bridge PUP cover Bridge cover Pickguard (not originally from this bass but an original Fender mid-60’s nitro model that is period correct) Neck plate Strap buttons String tree After-market parts PUP (SD Antiquity) Tuners (at present some very old potentially Fender stock period reverse tuners but I will replace these with Fender ’62 MIA RI reverse tuners unless the buyer specifically wants those currently on the bass). Harness/circuit I bought the bass from Simon Clifton last year. It met all my needs as a player and Fender obsessive; that is, the paintwork was original, meaning it both feels and looks (and smells) old and worn-in. The wear suggests it’s been played by the same player for some period of time (or for a short period of time by a guy with a very heavy right thumb). The board is a beautiful dark rosewood (one of the pics below compares it with my old LPB '64 which had the darkest board I've seen to date on a Precision). The neck is very fast for a classic C width; enough of the varnish on the back of the neck has worn away for it to feel smooth and easy without it feeling lumpy and sticky (Simon will confirm that I am a neck obsessive and spent some time fussing about this when playing my way through his pre-CBS collection). Anyway, I think £2500 is a fair price, and I guess this represents entry level into the pre-CBS Precision market. My original plan was to source a ’65 PUP, harness and tuners (total around £600 if you hunt around a bit on ebay.com), and put the bass back to stock, if not to all original, condition. For various reasons however I’ve decided not to. Recognising the current cash situation, I’ll also consider PX deals with a decent Fender (please don’t suggest Sadowskys, Celinders, EBs etc, all great basses but I’m not really interested at present). Pics are below. These are Simon’s originals which I’m sure he won’t mind my using. Please note that the pickguard in these was I believe a ’62 RI model. The bass is now wearing the original Fender ’60s nitro tort guard mentioned above, which to my eye looks far better but which is also not in quite such good condition (and has also shrunk slightly, but that’s true for about 90% of the guards from this era). I can’t post this I’m afraid, but I’m willing to drive some way to hand it over, or for you to collect from Canterbury. After a couple of not so pleasing experiences on BC with people who I didn’t know before I entered into the deal, if you’re not someone I’ve dealt with before or know by reputation, I’ll need a down payment by Paypal before setting out to deliver the bass. Please shout if you’d like further info, I can also take more pics if needs be. Please let me know if I've forgotten to mention anything above, I can honestly (and somewhat surprisingly) state that it's quite a long time since I sold a bass on here! Chris [attachment=79282:IMG_1393.JPG][attachment=79283:IMG_1394.JPG] [attachment=79281:IMG_1391.JPG][attachment=79285:IMG_1464.JPG][attachment=79284:IMG_1396.JPG] [attachment=79288:IMG_1429.JPG][attachment=79287:IMG_1426.JPG][attachment=79286:IMG_1466.JPG]

[quote name='Legion' post='1222285' date='May 6 2011, 03:55 PM']MONSTERS! the lot of you, begone [/quote] Knew he'd be sniffing around again soon eh Clarky

[quote name='Flanker' post='1222328' date='May 6 2011, 04:23 PM']Bump[/quote] Nice to see you back on here mate, that's made my day. Hope all is as well as can be expected Chris

[quote name='Clarky' post='1222259' date='May 6 2011, 03:23 PM']Damn, secret's out. I am in fact Beedster wearing a long grey wig and a prosthetic spare tyre around the waist[/quote] Does that mean you owe me £600 now, or do I simply owe it to myself?

[quote name='Old Horse Murphy' post='1222184' date='May 6 2011, 01:19 PM']For sale is a set of Lollar P/J (4 string) pickups. They're in superb condition but I am going back to Fralins. Specs from the Lollar website below: Jazz pickup (bridge): Vintage output with scatter wound coil for superior tone. Bridge pickup has a smooth, powerful response—no mush. RWRP for hum-bucking operation when combined with the Neck pickup. Alnico 5 magnets. Wax potted. 8.5 k P Bass: Patterned after the original split coil humbucking bass pickup wound to early 60's specs. Scatter wound for more harmonic presence. Punchy with good definition. Hand beveled Alnico 5 magnets, vintage cloth covered wire. Wax Potted. To buy new in the UK they would cost over £215. I'm selling these for £110 inc postage.[/quote] Damn, on a day which has already seen me spend 600% of my available bass funds! Don't suppose you're looking for anything trade wise Nick? I've got a Wizard matched PJ set and cash; new ultra-rare nickel Badass II in wrapping & cash; Mrs Beedster, possibly with cash? C

[quote name='jonthebass' post='1222194' date='May 6 2011, 01:40 PM']What about a rental company chaps?[/quote] Funny you should say that...... One word, damage and theft. That's two words (rather Pythonesque "Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition" though).

[quote name='JTUK' post='1222137' date='May 6 2011, 12:32 PM']I suggested this for a few Kent faces. I still think the idea has legs..!![/quote] Good idea, but I don't want all my gear coming back painted like a chess board JT

[quote name='Clarky' post='1222038' date='May 6 2011, 10:45 AM']We just ping things back and forth to each other in the guise of FS ads when we get bored [/quote] We could start a shop mate

[quote name='Clarky' post='1222013' date='May 6 2011, 10:24 AM']Oh dear. How you gonna hide that one from Mrs Legion and her horses, Jase? [/quote] Well, it's been five minutes and I haven't heard from Jase. I reckon one of those horses has chewed through his internet cable Clarky?