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Thanks sbrag and yes, lush indeed! A quality vintage bass for budget bass money. Bonkers really! BTW it's always good to have a spare ...

Give in to temptation, resistance is futile...

Lovely old BB1100s from 1985 (serial LNILxxx), made in Japan. This is a particularly nice example, it's all original, cosmetically very clean, everything working as it should and a shoulder friendly weight of 8lbs 10oz (3.9kg). After 30+ years there are inevitably a few minor scuffs and knocks to the finish but hard to pick up in the pics. The back of the neck is super clean. There are a few minor dings on the top of the headstock. Fit and finish is excellent as you would expect of an MIJ instrument of this era (or any era!). Photo album here - [url="http://s1090.photobucket.com/user/iankay/library/Yamaha%20BB1100s"]http://s1090.photobu...amaha%20BB1100s[/url] [url="http://s1090.photobucket.com/user/iankay/media/Yamaha%20BB1100s/IMG_3448.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s1090.photobucket.com/user/iankay/media/Yamaha%20BB1100s/IMG_3451.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s1090.photobucket.com/user/iankay/media/Yamaha%20BB1100s/IMG_3455.jpg.html"][/url] Neck is straight and true, truss rod working as it should. Frets are in excellent condition having recently been dressed and still have plenty of life left in them. Currently strung with nickel rounds (40/60/80/100) and set up with minimal neck relief and a medium/low string height of 5/64 (2mm) at 12th fret on the G and 6/64 (2.4mm) on the E. Plays cleanly all the way up the neck with no discernible dead spots. Tuners are original, all operate smoothly with no play and hold tune well. Controls are: 3-way pickup selector (neck/both/bridge), passive vol/tone, active/passive switch, bass/mid/treble. All operate smoothly and as they should. When switching from passive to active it can 'pop' as the switch also completes the battery circuit (just the way they were wired). Easy way to avoid this is to turn down the volume when switching. The EQ is very well voiced and really brings the bass to life adding depth, body and sparkle to the natural character of the bass. I mainly use it in a soul/funk/disco/pop covers band but equally suitable for rock and other genres. All in all a very fine bass. A lot of bass for the money as they say! [b]Price is £350 delivered (UK only).[/b] Will be shipped in a slightly beat up SKB Freedom ABS case. One of the hinges has taken a knock so one corner of the lid is out of alignment and needs to be pusheed into place (best done with case flat). When lid is closed all is secure so fine for shipping and storage but not really for everyday use. No trades I'm afraid. This sale is part of a GAS rehabilitation program, I have 12 basses and need to try and at least get that down to single figures! Any questions just ask. Thanks for looking!

Thanks for comments and PMs, the bass is now sold.

Several enquiries with more interest in the standard Matt Freeman option than the MFD configuration which I wasn't expecting. I'll give it a few more days before I look at converting it back. If you're watching this and interested in the MFD version pm me soon before it goes back to being a standard MF!

Now reduced to £325

Yes it does have a lovely neck. I'm impressed with the quality of the fit and finish on these all round. Very nicely put together basses.

I've had several PMs asking about trades. Sale only I'm afraid, unless the trade is for something particularly interesting. I have way too many basses already (13!! see my sig) and have physically run out of space, which is the main reason this one's up for sale. I really need to sell a few more to make way for the next wave of GAS

Squier Matt Freeman precision bass in vintage white with maple neck. Quality of these is widely attested to and this is a good example in excellent all round condition. This one is a bit special being fitted with a G&L MFD humbucker. It's my take on a G&L L1000 - I call it a P1000! [url="http://s1090.photobucket.com/user/iankay/media/Squier%20Matt%20Freeman/IMG_2891.jpg.html"][/url] More pics here - [url="http://i1090.photobucket.com/albums/i370/iankay/Squier%20Matt%20Freeman/IMG_3163.jpg"]http://i1090.photobu...an/IMG_3163.jpg[/url] I bought this bass last year to test various pickup configurations and had the pickup rout professionally enlarged to accept reverse P or humbucker types (work was done by Eternal Guitars near Chichester). A very tidy job fully shielded with graphite paint. I've long had an itch for a G&L L1000 so imported a G&L MFD humbucker from the USA. This worked so well I didn't bother to test any other pickups! Wiring harness is standard volume and tone control with a three way pickup selector switch (series, parallel, single coil). This offers a lot of tonal flexibility. The single coil has punch and clarity, parallel is full and slightly scooped, series delivers serious heft and grunt! The MFD pickup is very powerful and responsive to both volume and tone settings. I fitted the retro knobs as they make it easier to see the control settings. May not be to everyone's taste but you can easily change! (pots are solid shaft CTS) The pickguard was modified from a standard P pickguard and has a couple of small cosmetic issues. The cut-out for the MFD has been constructed by cutting away and re-gluing pickguard material. The pickguard doesn't quite fully cover the control cavity on the bridge side near the output jack (there's a very slight gap < 1mm which is currently concealed by a thin sliver of paper). Both things are hardly noticeable unless you know where to look for them. (see photo album) Weight in this configuration is 9lbs 1oz (digital luggage scales). Sale includes the original MF black pickguard, split-coil pickup and harness. Comes with a Fender gig bag. Will be well packed and padded for shipping inside a sturdy guitar box. Price is £325 delivered (UK only). [b] *** NOW SOLD ***[/b] [u][b]OPTION 2[/b][/u] If this doesn't attract any interest in P1000 config then I'll convert it back to standard Matt Freeman form with the original black pickguard and split-coil P pickup. Weight in this configuration is 8lbs 15oz. Price for this would be £250 delivered (UK only) Any questions or if you need more pics please ask. Thanks for looking!