timmchale2009

Hi all.

 

This is a fantastic bass and in great condition. I have never gigged, rehearsed with it a few times and mainly played at home but that’s it. Just finding it’s not really what I am looking for and I am using my Heavily modded P Bass for most of my playing at the moment.

 

For the interests of clarity and honesty there are a few small chips around the neck pocket which I have tried to picture, I think it’s from where the neck has been taken off to be adjusted as it’s a butt end adjustment. It appears that when the neck has been put back on, it appears that they’ve gone a bit tight on the neck plate as there appears to be the marks in the finish around the plate, as I have tried to picture in the photos. It was like this when I bought it from Richtone June 2024, I haven’t had the neck off. This is just in the finish, it’s only really noticeable if you go looking for them and it doesn’t structurally effect the bass in anyway. Other than the finish issues at the neck pocket and neck plate, the bass is in great shape, shows some light playing marks as to be expected but nothing, other than the metioned neck pocket, that breaks the surface, it plays superbly with DR Hi Beams 45’s on it, it sounds exactly as it should tonally and it has been well looked after by myself. 
  

All the case candy is still in its packaging.

 

Ideally and preferably i’m after a trade/swap for a P/J Style Bass like a Fender US Deluxe/Elite, Spector Euro 4, Yamaha BB2024x/BBP34 or a G&L USA L1500 or L2000 (maple board) or Lakland MM/J (maple board). Can be swayed by a 5 string version of any of the above as well. Price on the listing is reflective of trade value.

 

Would be happy to sell as well, but have a preference for trade/swap at this point. 

I am happy to answer any or all questions. Please don’t think that the above list is set in stone in terms of trades and happy to hear cash offers.

 

Thanks.
 

Below is all the information from Fender.
 

The Fender American Vintage II 1966 Jazz Bass is and instrument that has been manufactured with passion and care by the best guitar makers in the world. Every corner is a new discovery designed for your convenience - and of course it looks just as good as it sounds. The body is carved from alder, a sturdy tonewood that is frequently used for bass guitars as it excels in the low-end with a punchy midrange, too. Balanced out by the brightness of the maple neck, which delivers clarity and sparkle to the high-end, you'll able to excel across the spectrum.

What's more, the neck is carved into a 1966 'U' profile, providing a comfortable performance and minimal strain that will have you gliding over the gorgeous rosewood fretboard. Loaded with two single coil vintage '66 pickups, this instrument is capable of producing a ferocious, growling bass tone that can be tailored to suit any style of playing and will slice straight through the mix onstage or in the studio. Complete with a 4-saddle vintage bridge which works to hold a stable tuning, as well as a chrome bridge cover included - this instrument really is the whole package.

Product Ref: 238936

Full Description

Tonal perfection

The Fender American Vintage II 1966 Jazz Bass is a premium grade offering, from construction to sound and functionality. Equipped with single coil ‘66 Jazz Bass pickups that deliver an unmistakable voice based on the vintage bass sounds from the 1960s, your creativity is sure to be boundless. Powerful and responsive, these pickups are extremely versatile and range from a more aggressive sound for a punchier mid-range and an all-round red-hot output - to more delicate bass tone that is well-rounded and warm.

What's more, Fender basses are built so that as the tonewoods mature over time, so you will be rewarded with tonal development the more you play. The body of this guitar is an alder build, delivering a balanced response, featuring tight lows, clear mids and bright highs that are helped on by the brightness of the maple neck. The timber build of this bass brings a vintage, warm and natural feel to the tonal palette, providing a rich sound that is full of character and can be moulded to fit your taste.

Built for the road

The Fender American Vintage II 1966 Jazz Bass is fully loaded hardware designed to survive all the trials of life on the road. Aside from the 4-Saddle bridge, the vintage style lollipop tuning pegs work with the bone nut to hold the strings firm and enhance your guitar’s tuning stability. You’ll be able to utilise the master tone and two volume knobs for the respective pickups to find your own unique voice. All the hardware comes with a chrome finish for a robust performance and simmering visual effect.

A premium bass experience

The Fender American Vintage II 1966 Jazz Bass is equipped with a 4-saddle American vintage bass bridge, so you'll always be assured a consistent and reliable tuning stability alongside a comfortable action. This means you can say goodbye to re-tuning between every song. All the hardware is complete with a chrome finish that will hold firm and look fantastic against the natural sunburst finish of the body.

The neck is designed into a vintage 1966 "U" shape, eliminating any strain when fretting so that you can play in comfort. For additional effect, the neck itself is finished with a gloss nitrocellulose lacquer for a supreme feel that will have you dancing across the laminated rosewood fingerboard with ease. Complete with a gorgeous, vintage aesthetic that is instantly recognisable and will be the envy of everyone in the audience.

Specifications

Body

Body Material: Alder

Body Shape: Jazz Bass 

Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer 

Neck & Fingerboard

Neck Material: Maple

Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer 

Neck Shape: 1966 “U”

Neck Construction: 4-Bolt

Fingerboard Material: Bound-Round Laminated Rosewood

Inlays: White Pearloid Dot

Frets: 20

Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust

Nut Material: Bone

Hardware & Electronics

Bridge: Pure Vintage 4-Saddle w/ Threaded Steel Saddles 

Bridge Cover: Includes Chrome Bridge Cover 

Bridge Mounting: 5-Screw Vintage Style 

Pickguard: 4-Ply Tortoiseshell 

Control Knobs: Vintage-Style Black Plastic Jazz Bass 

Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome

Tuning Pegs: Pure Vintage ‘Lollipop’

Bridge Pickup: Pure Vintage ’66 Single Coil Jazz Bass

Middle Pickup: Pure Vintage ’66 Single Coil Jazz Bass

Controls: Volume 1 (Middle Pickup), Volume 2, (Bridge Pickup), Master Tone

Code: 190170800

 

Just sold Will a Laney Digbeth DB500H bass head.

 

Really easy transaction, great communications throughout and after as well.

 

Deal with Will with the utmost confidence.

 

Thanks.

 

 

On 22/04/2025 at 16:31, stewblack said:

Don't suppose you're driving southwards any time?

Yeah the head has sold this morning. So just the cab now. Sorry.

How far South? I am reasonably flexible. I mean definitely happy to meet halfway if viable. Let me know. 

SOLD to a miscreant

Sold Dunc a House of Tone 60’s Precision pickup. Prompt payment, great correspondence and all round good egg throughout. Deal with the utmost confidence.

Hi!

 

Up for grabs if my 60’s p bass pickup from House of Tone. Matt is a pickup making beast and uses the highest quality components and hand wires them in the City of Chester. 
 

I had this on my “Trigger’s Broom” P-Bass as the stock Mexican pickup and the Delano I had put in just wasn’t cutting it. This pickup just brought it to life, that classic/vintage P tone in spades, works well with flats & rounds alike. I have however had Matt build me a custom designed FeReCo pickup now and he’s kindly installed that for me, thus this is now surplus to requirements. 
 

P-Bass

'62 and 70's style P-bass pickup use flat Alnico V magnets with original spacing for the bridge and neck positions. Very full and with a bit of a peak in the mids. The '62s have a touch more mids and gain while the 70's is a bit less aggressive with more presence and upper mids due to the lower resistance. 5 string version available as well. Cloth covered hook up for '62 or vintage correct plastic for 70's. Available in black or white covers. DCR: '62 10.5K bridge, 70's 9.8K.*

 

£50 or make me an offer and I’ll include postage in whatever is agreed.

 

cheers

 

Tim

Hi,

I am selling my 1994 Made In Japan, Fender Jazz Bass, Fretless JB62-FL. 
 

As you can see it’s in well loved and used condition which is to be expected with a 30 year old working instrument. That said it sounds amazing, plays superbly well, really channels that Jaco sound and aesthetic. Plenty of that fretless mwah and also has that classic Jazz Bass growl. Weighing in at 3.5kgs/7.7lbs and sits very comfortably on the shoulders

 

Set up with Elite Flatwounds & It comes with a TGI Extreme Padded gig bag to protect it when you’re taking it out. I’ll include an Ernie Ball Strap as well. I have a box so shipping is doable. 
 

I am open to trades/part exs. But please don’t be offended if I decline. I have my eye on something so cash would be king in this case.

 

Any questions, please ask away. 

 

Thanks.

 

Sorely tempted by this…

The things I would do for the cab alone… I have the 2 x 12 vertical cab but would much prefer that 4 x 10 as I feel that would give me exactly what I am looking for. Good luck with the sale mate someone is going to get one helluva rig for a great price!

14 hours ago, pst62 said:

Hi timmchale, It's the 3/8's mate, I've put Gotoh 737's on mine along with a Babicz FCH3 Bridge, it's not as clunky as the Hipshot.

Have you gone for the Babicz Epiphone specific one or have you gone for the standard Gibson one? 

39 minutes ago, King Tut said:

Do you mind if I ask why you’re changing the tuners?

Just fancy the reliability of the Hipshot plus a May get the extender so would like it all to look consistent. (Mild OCD haha)

Thank you for the response! Much appreciated!

Hi all!

 

Just bought an Epiphone thunderbird classic iV pro (neck thru job) and I want to change the stock tuners.

 

Obviously looking at the Hipshot Ultralites as will be getting the supertone bridge.

 

does anyone know whether 3/8” (14mm holes) or the 1/2” (16mm holes) is the right one to buy?

 

thanks for any advice in advance.

 

thanks

 

Tim

I can confirm this is an absolute corker of a Stingray… as it was previously mine. 

Why do you have to be so far away 😭

2011 FSR Fender Precision Bass Special, finished in metallic seafoam green.

For a 10 year old bass it's in sublime condition. Borderline new. As you can see it's had a set of GZR EMG's installed, however still got the original preamp, pickups and pickguards if you wanted to return it to stock.

Will come with a heavy duty padded armoudillo bass case or for an extra £50 I can include a Hiscox Hardcase.

I am looking for a straight sale on this one, got 3 other basses and I want to use the funds to put towards a Rickenbacker 360 or a MIJ Gretsch.

Any questions just ask.

Hello One & All

Up for grabs is my amazing Barefaced Super Twin which I have had for circa 3 years.

Absolutely corking cab and honestly will take anything you throw at it and handles it with aplomb. I've run Orange AD200's through it, Mesa Big Block, Ampeg SVT II pro, EBS TD 650, Darkglass MT900, Ashdown ABM600 etc etc and every single one works with the cab.

Genuine reason for letting this beauty go, I have recently acquired a Orange BT500 and OBC112 and for the size of gigs I'll be doing from now on this will suffice. 

It's in good to very good condition, has a few marks on it which are shown but nothing that effects the sound or structural quality. There's so much info on the barefaced website so I won't bore you with too much info here. 

Comes with the Roqsolid fitted heavy duty cover.

I would much prefer to negotiate around delivery by myself or collection rather than risk shipping this. So please don't hesitate to get in touch to discuss options around this.

Thanks

Tim

Hi All

Up for grabs is this cracking 2004 German built Warwick Streamer LX Jazzman.

Got this in March in trade, however I have sadly not bonded with this beautiful beast tonally as much as I thought I would, just not my cup of tea compared to my Jazz and Rick. Playability wise however it's super tight and fast and is an utter joy to physically play. 

I have changed the original just-a-nut for the just-a-nut III. The strap pins were glued in, and when I tried to screw them out the screw snapped. I have drilled a pilot hole next to the original posts and fitted Schaller Strap Lock Pins. I have taken photos of where they are as the glue appears to have marked the finish. But this is not noticeable when playing or when your strap is on.

Otherwise it's had a thorough clean and does show signs of its 17 years of gigging etc. But I would say it's in overall fair to good condition. It's not a case queen by any stretch but it's not exactly a mangy junkyard dog.

I am open to negotiation on price. Cash is King but am open to trades, no Ibanez. Preferably passive & I am open to 5 strings and fretless also, Flea Jazz or Geddy Jazz. But come at me w.h.y. worse I can say is no thanks. I will ship, will be super well packaged and it will come with a bass centre padded gig bag.

Any questions please don't hesitate to ask away.

Thanks

Tim

G&L L2000 USA 4 string bass guitar (1999). Ash body finished in Translucent Blonde with a maple neck/fretboard. Rare. It will be sold complete with it's G&L certificate of authenticity, along with warranty cards, electronics instructions and the original purchase receipt.

The foundation of the L-2000 is a pair of G&L Magnetic Field Design humbuckers backed by the flexible Tri-Tone control system, providing the sort of versatility that’ll let you find your tone no matter what kind of bass line you’re laying down. The Tri-Tone system features a trio of mini toggles for pickup selection, series/parallel signal routing and active/passive operation, as well as a trio of knobs for volume, treble and bass. A truly dynamic sounding bass with gorgeous looks & superb playability.

Neck: Slender profile hard rock maple neck with black side-dots. Maple fingerboard with black dot inlays. Frets are in great shape with very little wear at all. G&L open-gear tuners are in perfect working condition. 1 5/8" nut width; 34" scale length. Neck is straight & true. Truss rod works perfectly.
Body: Contoured, solid ash body finished in Translucent Blonde. Top-loading G&L Saddle-Lock bridge with adjustable saddles.

Electronics: Two G&L Magnetic Field Design humbuckers with Tri-Tone control system. 3 mini toggles for pickup selection, series/parallel signal routing & active/passive operation; 3 knurled control knobs for volume, treble & bass. This runs from a 9V battery (i.e. PP3). Due to the age of the instrument there is a very, very small amount of crackle when adjusting the pots, but only when adjusting, I have subsequently used contact cleaner and there's no crackle now, but wanted to state this in the interests of being honest - there is NO crackle when not adjusting the pots.

Cosmetically this bass is in (almost) immaculate condition. Which is incredible when you consider it is actually 22 years old. It's an ash body and the grain of the wood looks beautiful through the translucent finish. There are some very, very fine surface scratches on the surface (impossible not to have some surface scratches on any bass that's been played) but the bass has to be viewed from certain angles for these to even be seen. There is also single tiny dent near the strap button on the bottom edge of the bass (detailed in the pictures - it's about as big as one of the screw heads in the bridge) which is only noticeable if you point it out, but other than this - the bass is in excellent condition. Other than these two things, the bas is immaculate. It's a hell of a lot of bass for the money.

*The rear battery/electronics cover is signed by Mark King (Level 42) from Ronnie Scotts (Birmingham) back in 2000/01.
It has NEVER, EVER been gigged, and it's condition is proof of that. 
Case: G&L hardshell case included along with one key.

It comes from a smoke-free home.

So to be clear the bass is not for sale at the moment, I am not averse and will price for cash accordingly, the value shown is for trade purposes. I am ideally looking for a couple of things in trade, Spector Euro (4 or 5), German Warwick (Not chinese, Rockbass or corvette please), 2EQ Stingray. I can also chuck in a Barefaced Supertwin MkIII for the right bass trade. 

For shipping in the UK, Parcelforce will be used with a cost of £25 GBP. If the buyer wants full insurance, there is an additional £30 charge on top of this.
For international deliveries, I will obtain a quote before purchase.

Local collection also available & preferable, but facemasks required as per current n-CoV19 protocol!

Would have prized this from you if I hadn't just bought exactly same bass from Bass Centre. Excellent price and excellent bass, some one is going to get a lot of bass! 

GLWTS

Hi All

Up for grabs here is my trusty and beautiful Mesa Big Block 750 up for sale. Sounds absolutely banging with my Barefaced Supertwin sounded equally as amazing through my mates EBS neoline cabs as well. A truly stunning all rounder. As close to my old SVT 2 pro in terms of sound without the back breaking weight.

Comes in heavy duty flight rack case along with Korg Pitchblack rack tuner, footswitch and power supplies. 

I would like £600 shipped (UK Only) or can arrange for collection when suitable & appropriate. 

More pictures available upon request,

Any other questions just ask:

FEATURES

Handcrafted in Petaluma, California

750 Watts @ 2 Ohms (550 @ 4, 280 @ 8), Simul-State Power / 12 Tube Driven Power MOSFET's, 4x12AX7

Active/Passive Input Switch

8 Stage Vacuum Tube Preamplifier with Gain, Active Bass, Active & Passive Mids, Mid Frequency (adjustable from 200 Hz to 2 kHz), Active Treble & Master Volume Controls

Footswitchable Vacuum Tube Over-Drive with Independent Over-Drive & Master Level Controls

Tuner Output with Footswitchable Amplifier Mute

FX Loop with True "Hard" Bypass Switch

Balanced XLR Line Out with Pre/Post Switch, Level Control & Ground Lift

2 - Speakon and 2 - 1/4 Speaker Output Jacks

Slave Out w/Level Control

Two Speed, Dual Fan Cooling

2 Button Footswitch (Over-Drive & Mute)

FORMAT Available:
2 Space Rackmount
Big Block 750 Head

 

57 minutes ago, StuartB said:

Where was this made?

Hi

It's a Mexican.

Thanks

Hi all

Up for grabs is my 2018 Fender Classic 60's Jazz Bass. For the obvious reasons this has hardly been played. Apart from 2 marks which are shown its in perfect condition, it will include all the case candy it came with.

Now as you can see I've fitted the period correct covers, thumb rest and a tortoiseshell pickguard, I still have the original guard.

It now has a matched pair of Seymour Duncan Antiquity II jazz bass pickups installed and these make a world of difference. Just sounds classic as you would expect from these pickups. I don't have the stock pickups.

I don't have the gig bag, but I do have a gator hard case for it.

Currently sporting a set of rotosound 45 - 105 custom gauge strings.

I would like £600 ono, its a steal at this price considering that it has the upgraded pickups (£200+) & case. No trades as now sorted for basses.

And here is the spec ....

 

 

Body Finish: High gloss

 

Body Shape: Jazz Bass®

 

Neck Material: Maple

 

Neck Finish: High Gloss

 

Neck Shape: "C" Shape

 

Scale Length: 34" (864 mm)

 

Fingerboard Material: Pau Ferro

 

Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)

 

Number of Frets: 20

 

Fret Size: Vintage-Style

 

Nut Material: Synthetic Bone

 

Nut Width: 1.5" (38.1 mm)

 

Position Inlays: White Dot

 

Truss Rod Nut: Vintage-Style Slotted

 

Neck Pickup: Standard Vintage Alnico Magnet Single-Coil Jazz Bass®

 

Bridge Pickup: Standard Vintage Alnico Magnet Single-Coil Jazz Bass®

 

Controls:

 

-Volume 1. (Middle Pickup)

 

-Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup)

 

-Master Tone

 

Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome

 

Bridge: 4-Saddle American Vintage Bass

 

Tuning Machines: American Vintage Reverse Open-Gear Bass

 

Pickguard: 4-Ply Brown Shell

 

Control Knobs: Black Plastic

 

Strap Buttons: Vintage-Style

 

Neck Plate: 4-Bolt Vintage-Style

 

Case/Gig Bag: Armourdillo Defender

 

Strings: Fender® USA Super Bass 7250ML, NPS, (.045-.100 Gauges)

 

Other Features: True Vintage Styling, Synthetic Bone Nut

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi all

Up for grabs is my TC Electronic Sub'n'Up pedal. This is the full fat 4 knob version.

It's in as new condition, I've literally had it out the box, put velcro on the back and stuck it on my board, which hasn't been out due to the obvious. 

Cracking little pedal, but have just got a Stingray 5 so don't need the octave pedal anymore. 

£70 includes postage to your door.

Any questions just DM me.

Thanks

Tim