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Yes mate, it's just a sticker. I quite like it but understand why some people might prefer the clean look.

Atelier Z M245, hand made in Tokyo. I've owned a few Atelier Z basses in the past, a Beta, Beta Deluxe but none of them compare to this. The M245 is their top of the range instrument and it is an absolute stunner. IMO It combines everything good about a 70's Fender (i.e. Ash, blocks, binding, girthy sound) but without the downsides (i.e.ridiculous weight, terrible build quality!). It comes complete with the Bartolini XTCT preamp that features dual stacked pickup volume controls, vintage tone control, bass and treble controls with a mid sweep in the control cavity. Combined with Atelier Z's own single coil pickups it sounds immense. Despite it's 70's vibe and chunky hardware it weighs just 8.6lbs! It comes complete with the nice Atelier Z gig bag shown. It has a couple of small lacquer dings and some discolouration patches but on the whole it's in great condition. Specs: Scale 34" Neck Maple1P Fingerboard Maple20F Body Ash2P Tuningkey GOTOH GB-30 Bridge ATELIER Z BB419 Pickups ATELIER Z JBZ-4 Preamp Bartolini XTCT+Spectrum boost Controls 2Vol.Treble,Bass/sw(Active ON/OFF) Color N Price ¥275,000(without tax)

Polytune sold. All three Dr Green pedals available for £70 posted!

TC Electronic Polytune, works perfectly, velcro on the bottom, good used condition with a small paint chip on the top. SOLD Dr Green Octadose. Decent Octaver in very good condition. SOLD Beared Lady. A gnarly Fuzz pedal with useful adjustments for high and low Fuzz. Very good condition. SOLD The Tourniquet. A useful compressor in very good condition. SOLD pan widget

On hold

I've had quite a bit of interest in this but it's still available. Hit me with your best offer if you're interested 👍🏻

Thanks for the clarification 👍🏻

Interesting, there seems to be quite a few different ideas around the brand.. Thanks for the input. A quick note regarding couriers at this time of uncertainty. I've used UPS three times in the last two weeks (another parcel being collected tomorrow), and they have been faultless as usual with their next day delivery promise. So if you're after a lovely hand made 70's style Jazz with a nice gig bag for less than half the cost of a Fender Mexican road worn jazz, get in touch!

Amazing.

Thanks mate, very helpful 👍🏻

I've done a bit of research on the brand and haven't been able to find a great deal either. I've read reports they were made in either the USA or Spain and were pretty highly regarded at the time. I found a listing for another Lorenzo Feliciati signature model on Talkbass suggesting that they were over 2k Eur new. It's certainly looks and feels like a high end super jazz to me. Can any other BCers shed some light?

Thanks for the endorsement 👍🏻

These are strange times indeed.

I'm not entirely sure, but it's a substantial unit.

£1295 Posted. Bargain!

Can post if required 👍🏻

Agreed, it's a beaut' 👍🏻

That's cool, thanks for the bump 👍🏻

That's right, a great colour. This one has a particularly fast neck, I actually felt compelled to measure it when it first arrived as I thought it may be jazz width. It's actually 42mm wide if memory serves and a shallow 19/20mm deep at the first fret. Combined with the silky smooth oiled finnish its a dream to play.

No problem, and thanks 👍🏻

Thanks 👍🏻

No trades this time I'm afraid.

Thanks 👍🏻 As far as I know the original Stingray bridge design had the strings running centrally across the saddles, then at an angle from saddle to the end of the bridge. When flea first started using Stingrays he found that when played hard, the strings could slide off the saddle. He suggested running the strings off-centre on the saddle, therefore the whole string is straight from bridge to nut without any unnecessary angles/week points. The saddle grooves also allow the strings to sit in them rather than on them for a further increase in stability. Here's a picture of an original style pre-Flea bridge.