jay-syncro

15 hours ago, danbowskill said:

Beautiful, almost looks mint green in colour

That'll be down to my below par photography skills, it's definitely a creamy vintage white finish 👍

EMG P pickup complete with original box, manual, full loom and accessories. I bought this for a project ages ago and forgot I had it. Pretty much mint condition. 

Reluctantly I'm listing this rather rare all original 32" scale JV Squier Precision. This is from the fabled 1982-1984 Japanese production run and it's clear to see why these basses are so sort after. The neck in particular has a really lovey vintage look and feel with the mottled tuners and honest play wear from 40 odd years of use. It has some knocks on the back of the neck but I'm sure these could be rubbed out if preferred. A great thing about this bass is that it features slightly scaled down body dimensions to match the reduced 32" scale. You only really notice this when it's next to a regular FSO (see pic below), but it really makes a difference when wearing the bass. It's also very light at 3.4kg/7.5lb. It's wearing a brand new set of LA Bella Low Tension flats and it sounds wonderful. 

18 hours ago, Beedster said:

Interestingly Chris Wood records his Hofner miced/unplugged, none of this is helping my GAS 

Interesting, it's quite loud acoustically so I can see how that'd work. 

Open to offers. 

18 minutes ago, Beedster said:

 

More Chris Wood content here, we should perhaps leave this thread to Jay's Hofner 👍

 

 

Sounds great, I'll definitely have to dive in this evening. 

3 hours ago, Beedster said:

To my mind there's something rather iconic about this photo that wouldn't be the case if it was any other electric bass....

 

 

 

 

At the risk of being berated, who is that? 

I'm pretty sure he wasn't in Earth, Wind and Fire or Funkadelic 🤔

16 hours ago, Agent 00Soul said:

 

Another non-Beatles/non-retro appearance: all the bass parts on Air's 1988 electro-lounge classic Moon Safari, as well as many of their other albums, were played on a Hofner. 

Excellent, I love the bass sound on that album! I had to go and check the release date and I was relieved to find out it was actually released in 1998 👍

23 hours ago, Arie said:

Can't see pm?!

Strange. Maybe try and PM me? 

18 minutes ago, Beedster said:

 

Given that two of my all time fave bassists play this very bass, I'm hoping someone will sell me on why I also need one?

Maybe because two of your fave bassists play one? 😁

Or because you need solid old school bass tone wrapped up in an iconic design that weighs as much as a bag of Wotsits? 

2 hours ago, Agent 00Soul said:

Amy Winehouse's bassist used one of these on her last tours.

He did, and that's a great reference for these being used in a non-beatles situation 👍

On 28/01/2024 at 11:16, Arie said:

Like Japanese basses, have 2 Atelier Z

basses. Might be interested for the right price.

 

Regards,

Arie

PM'd

Now £825. Not bad considering the pickups alone are £200 new! 

Bump for this beauty. 

1 hour ago, lldj said:

Hi, would you be interested in trading?

PM'd

A few shots from when I restrung this recently. Rotosound Nickels for the matching blue silks 😁

Note the top drawer control cavity, CTS pots, Orange Drop capacitor, shielded etc. Also no unsightly routes under the pick guard! 

I'm open to offers on this, I have FAR too many basses at the moment. 

Thanks for the comments, chaps. 

I think it's worth noting that these older G&L basses seem to be a cut above the modern "Standard" and "Deluxe" models offered by G&L. I played a few examples in Guitar Guitar in Camden a couple of years ago and was not very impressed. The finishing and attention to detail were nowhere near as good as this JB2. 

16 hours ago, Beedster said:

I know where you live Jay 😆

I'd only that Enfield had frets 🤔 😁

Hope you're good mate. 

14 hours ago, petecarlton said:

Gaw-jus!

Thanks, my photos don't do it justice. 

Thanks guys, it's a lovely thing. 

Now £795

G&L USA JB2 in trans vintage white finish with vintage gloss finished maple neck. This bass is lightweight (8.4lb) and sounds thick and punchy with the Nordstrand NJ4SV pickups. These are classically voiced split coil hum cancelling pickups that retain the quintessential Jazz bass tone while eliminating single coil hum! It has been well gigged and has signs of general wear and tear, with some buckle rash on the back and a dink on the underside of the lower horn, but is in good condition overall. It comes with the original G&L Flightcase. 

I recently sold a bass to Lee and it was a pleasure. Great comms, fast payment, zero dramas. Great Basschatter 👍

1987 German Hofner 500/1 up for grabs. It has a glorious nitro finish which has various signs of use, cracks and grazing (especially on the back of the neck) but feels and looks awesome. It had a very high action when I received it due to the Hofner "feature" of the ebony bridge being too high, and only effectively allowing you to raise the action even further! With it being a vintage bass I didn't want to modify the original bridge, so I sourced a brand new original Hofner bridge assembly and had it professionally milled down to allow a much lower action. The result is the easiest playing Hofner I've ever encountered! Note the original bridge is included in the sale, along with the correct truss rod tool and the original Hofner flight case. It's strung with a lovely set of Pyramid Gold flats, as is right and proper. It sounds wonderful. 

3 hours ago, Obrienp said:

That is such a bargain! It’s got to go now, surely!

Tough crowd! This is now on hold. 

Bump