Mr Cougar

Spray pain? Sounds unpleasant, can't imagine they sell much.

I'll swap them for a Pink Jazz Bass.

Okay Guys time has come to get rid of my Fender USA P Bass 1982, let me stress this is a bit of a project for someone, I'm not trying to pass off a dud as perfect so read carefully. First up; what I do know: it is marked as a 79 Pbass serial number S9 etc, but the other dates on it suggest to me it's an early 80s, most likely 82/83, I've had the neck off and there's a stamp on it the details of which I looked up. As far as I'm aware this isn't uncommon, someone might like to come back on this if they know more. What's right with it: it got a good finish with some buckle rash on the back which is in one pic which makes it look worse than it is, nothing unusual for a 25 year old, it's got a non-period replcement (but genuine fender I know because I put it on myself) tort pickguard, a spanking new badass bridge and replacement Bass Lines p'ups. The frets are in tidy conditions and are the really low profile type and the neck has a really nice glossy maple finish. Whats a bit knackered: the electronics have an earth problem (ie: a hum), easily solved I'm sure but not something I can be arsed sorting. The chrome on the knobs for the pots is a bit worn but it's 25 years old so... It has a bend in the neck this seems to have been sorted out by tinkering with the truss rod and this seems to have settled down now. The main issue is that the head stock has a forward bend in it too, I can't draw you a picture, but what happened is that this made the A sit proud of the nut by about 1/4 mm. To combat this I had Jon Shuker fit an extra string tree, so it has 2 string trees on it, this has solved the problem, but who am I to say; it could get worse, although to be frank it hasn't in the last 6 months. It seems stable now but my guess is that it has been left in a humid atmosphere and has warped and that it has taken the last year I've had it to settle down, I'm no expert though, I can't be sure that it isn't permanently shagged. Also some of the scratchplate screws are loose and this could do with sorting, I have a pack of Fender screws that I would include. My intention was to get the leccy sorted, make sure the neck is sound and then either keep it as a backup to my other P or stick a status neck on, but I just don't need it and I'd rather one of you guys got the benefit of it and I got it out of my way. Since it's not perfect I'm after £250. The people I've dealt with over the years and on Bassworld will know I'm not trying to rip anyone off here with a dodgy bass but I don't want this hanging round when I don't need it. I will post it in the rather forlorn case for postage possibly about £25 if someone wants it but I'd much rather someone had a look at it before they bought it as I'd want them to be happy with what they are getting.

You have PM sir.

I agree, around £1k is a very fair price, if you were to look back through these sold in the past on here you'd see that they have consistently fetched around this sort of value.

This has piqued my interest, looking forward to seeing the pics

Crikey I remember that Listerud too, that was a hell of a bass, that was on Bassworld though, no? Can't believe the quality of the basses you are shedding, I'd struggle to part with any of them. What's the conversion rate for the Kroner?

Gone to a good home.

Bump, a few interested but nothing concrete.

Cab still available will take £200 collected.

Hard times on the BC for sale board **rattles tin** penny for a destitute cat?

Better watch out Bassy, if I shift my Sandberg Jazz anytime soon you might be subject to a Cougar bite. Lovely bass, deserves to be sold.

I'll take £650. Any trades also welcome, I've nothing specific in mind so make an offer.

Well Hyperion does the same thing and no one really complains. If it's for sale why not put it on here for a Basschatter to have a look at. If someone thinks it's against the spirit of the site they don't have to read or buy it do they.

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