Cosmo Valdemar

Here's an interesting curio, a BC Rich Ironbird bass of indetermined age and vintage. Despite being wooden it's unbelievable METAL, in fact it's so METAL it comes ready-customized with Metallica sticker and classic 'screw-in-place-of-strap-holder' detail. Please don't judge me - I rescued it from Cash Converters. I saw it hanging sadly in the window, being cruelly mocked by emos, and just couldn't walk by. As usual on a body like this, a couple of the more extreme points have small knocks at the end. The electronics work but one of the pots is loose and rotates ad infinitum. Neck is in great condition however. In a nutshell, a bit of a neglected Beast that could shine again with a little love. Just £60 could help bring this 'bird back to recovery. Collection only I'm afraid. [attachment=115182:IMAG0642.jpg] [attachment=115183:IMAG0643.jpg] [attachment=115184:IMAG0644.jpg]

1981 Ibanez Roadster bass, stunning condition throughout, with OHSC (seen better days but functional!) This is the higher end version of the Roadster, with optional active electronics. These are basic but very effective in how they retain the P/J character and don't colour the sound too much - just a great bit of optional boost if you need it. Some very light wear to the body and a couple of minor whacks to the headstock - see pics. Also, most of the black paint appears to have rubbed off the battery cover. Also, there is some light wear along the edge of the neck. I've taken a picture but it's hardly noticable when being played - it looks worse than it feels. Hardware all original and clean, all electronics working perfectly. I've owned a few vintage Ibanez basses and this is the cleanest I've ever seen. I'm after £350 for it. ]

I've just purchased this Spector Rex brand new from Mark at Bass Direct. I've only had it about a month but as usual something else has caught my eye, something has to go, etc, etc... Same old story. As expected, it's in as-new condition and is, as far as I can see, totally blemish free. Official specs: [i][b]NECK[/b][/i] [i][b]HARDWARE[/b][/i] [b]NECK CONSTRUCTION:[/b] 3-Piece Rock Maple Neck-Thru Body Design Graphite Reinforced [b]FINGERBOARD:[/b] Rosewood [b]NUMBER OF FRETS:[/b] 24 [b]SCALE LENGTH:[/b] 34" [b]RADIUS:[/b] 16" [b]NECK INLAYS:[/b] Pearl Dot [b]WIDTH AT NUT:[/b] 1.56" [b]STRING SPACING AT BRIDGE:[/b] 0.70" [b]BRIDGE HEX KEY SIZE:[/b] 2mm [b]TRUSS HEX KEY SIZE:[/b] 4mm COLOR: Black [b]BRIDGE:[/b] SPECTOR® Die Cast Locking Bridge [i][b]ELECTRONICS[/b][/i] [b]TONE CIRCUIT:[/b] EMG® BT™ [b]CIRCUIT TYPE:[/b] 9-Volt Active - Boost and cut, bass and treble [b]BRIDGE PICKUP:[/b] EMG® 35HZ™ [b]NECK PICKUPS:[/b] EMG® 35HZ™ [b]PICKUP TYPE:[/b] Passive - Dual Coil [b][i]BODY[/i][/b] Our [i][b]Professional Series™ REX™[/b][/i] Basses Feature Neck-Thru Body Construction with Maple Wings. [b]BODY CONSTRUCTION:[/b] Maple Wings [b]TOP:[/b] USA Quilt Maple - Full-Face [b]COLOR OPTIONS:[/b] One Stain Option and One Holograph Finish Option [b]FINISH OPTIONS:[/b] High Gloss [b][i]SEE BELOW FOR FINISH SAMPLES[/i][/b] The only difference is that for some reason the controls on mine are vol/pan, rather than vol/vol. Makes no difference to the sound. And despite the shape, it fits happily inside a standard gig bag. Quite a rare beast on these shores, a quick Google search shows they retail at around £839.99 - I'll ask [s]£600[/s] [s]£550[/s] £[s]500[/s] £475 for mine. Collection preferred but can arrange postage if needed at buyer's cost. [attachment=115170AG0638.jpg][attachmeMAG0639.jpg][attachment=115172:IMAG0640.jpg][attachment=115173:IMAG0641.jpg]

Ah, my first proper bass...

A fantastic bass, made that little bit better by the lack of dongs.

2 points: 1) Awesome wife. 2) Best neck ever! The bass, that is.

Bizarrely attracted to the one knob fuzz.

If I had seen this last week I would have had it! Favourite neck ever!!! Good luck with the sale, this shouldn't be here long.

SOLD

That used to be mine! Stunning bass, they really do live up to the hype. I sold it on as the neck was a bit too slim for me.