GreeneKing

If you can pm me your Paypal address Mel I'll sort the money out

Mel I'll take the acoustic guitar songbook if it's still available. Whereabouts are you? Peter

This weekend I took the JPS Fender along to the Moffat Bass bash. It was up for sale for £500 (it cost me £575 and I've spent over £300 on it). I heard it played alongside some very expensive instruments. For it's style it wasn't bettered by any and is indeed a bass that has benefitted from it's upgraded electronics tremendously. It's also the best Fender I've laid my hands on in terms of playability. I no longer gig with 4 strings but I realise that selling this bass at all is a flawed idea. To have sold it for £500 would have been total madness. So it's a missed opportunity folks Peter

[quote name='Inti' timestamp='1359845454' post='1961230'] Hello. I may be interested in your bass bass I suspect the neck is rather slim isn't it? [/quote] Yes, very slim particularly at the nut. A couple of people had a play on this at the Moffat Bass Bash and it sounded and played so nice I'm sorely tempted to keep it. Peter

Shame that I don't have £750 spare or that you're not interested in a Fender Jazz Power Special. Have a bump anyway from another South Cumbrian, very nice fretless.

Cheers it is indeed a stunningly good example but I can't seem to give it away

Bump

Hiya, interested in trade for my Fender Jazz Power Special? Also are you at Moffat tomorrow? http://basschat.co.uk/topic/197966-fretless-bass-wanted-fender-to-trade/page__hl__jazz+power__fromsearch__1 Peter (who is )

Still looking for a fretless

I realise that selling basses at the moment is fraught with difficulty. With that in mind I'm offering my tastefully modified 1987 Fender Jazz Power Special in trade for a fretless bass, 4 or 5 string. I bought this bass on BC from Kempy535 almost a year ago. His for sale thread is here and he has some really nice photos of this stunning bass (better than I can manage so I've included his thread) [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/166766-fender-jazz-bass-special-power-sold/page__p__1540214__hl__jazz%20power%20special__fromsearch__1#entry1540214"]http://basschat.co.u..._1#entry1540214[/url] I replaced the Fender bridge that was corroded (and will be included in any deal) with a Babicz bridge that is a functional work of art. [url="http://www.fullcontacthardware.com/fch-4-string-bass-bridge"]http://www.fullconta...ing-bass-bridge[/url] The Fender Electronics have been replaced with a customised John East U-Retro that has the standard pickup 3 way switch as well as an active blend. The U-Reto has treble cut and boost, bass boost, treble bright setting and sweepable mids. The installation was a little noisy and I recently shielded all the cavities and completely cured the noise issue. I was so impressed I placed the bass in a Gear Porn thread: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/194983-i-wouldnt-say-im-a-fender-fan-but/"]http://basschat.co.u...fender-fan-but/[/url] The above threads say it all really. If you want to view and noodle you are welcome, the bass is in the far NW at Kendal. The playability and tone on this stunning looking bass are remarkable. There's a couple of small dings on the front, some corrosion on the neck plate and that's about it. I'm sure that I have the original electrics somewhere too if anyone should want them. These basses really are a bit special. The fit and finish are superb and the reversed P at the neck is awesome. I've not played a better Fender. Value wise it's difficult. I've spent more than £300 on the bass and I paid, if I remember correctly £575 for it but realise that money spent upgrading/repairing doesn't entirely reflect in the price. I'd place a value for trade purposes at £675. Here's some photos with apologies for my inability to identify vertical : [url="http://peterb4407.smugmug.com/Other/SmugShots/20297576_MJZnTm#!i=2296032485&k=J2jQZH8&lb=1&s=A"][/url] [url="http://peterb4407.smugmug.com/Other/SmugShots/20297576_MJZnTm#!i=2296032630&k=hHTfDqL&lb=1&s=A"][/url] [url="http://peterb4407.smugmug.com/Other/SmugShots/20297576_MJZnTm#!i=2296032796&k=pcStQjS&lb=1&s=A"][/url] [url="http://peterb4407.smugmug.com/Other/SmugShots/20297576_MJZnTm#!i=2296033911&k=R2DK6hg&lb=1&s=A"][/url] [url="http://peterb4407.smugmug.com/Other/SmugShots/20297576_MJZnTm#!i=2296036292&k=tHQwXHs&lb=1&s=A"][/url] [url="http://peterb4407.smugmug.com/Other/SmugShots/20297576_MJZnTm#!i=2296036374&k=x2N6Pmb&lb=1&s=A"][/url]

I've been slow to realise that the 2nd hand bass market is pretty grotty from a sellers point of view. Pretty grotty is an understatement. First my near mint Stingray 5 and now this rather nice fender that won't sell at prices less than they cost. So I'm withdrawing from sale rather that take a huge hit here or on eBay. I suppose I'd consider an interesting 5er in trade and despite the dropped price this really is £650+ worth of bass by any standard I now have 10 basses, still I used to have 23 so it's not too bad I suppose

[quote name='Stuee' timestamp='1358769548' post='1944566'] Indeed, wish I'd seen it in time! Now could you please update your topic title - add SOLD at the beginning. Thanks. [/quote] And with you being a Moderator too

Someone got it for very little indeed.