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  1. Sparky Mark
    Photos with original pickguard fitted.
  2. Sparky Mark
    2011 Fender Custom Shop 1960 Jazz bass in faded 3 tone sunburst nitro lacquer. Weight 9.12lbs. Comes in Fender G&G brown tolex case with certificate of authenticity, Custom Shop Cruz tool kit, bridge and pickup covers, thumb rest, all with reliced screws. Sold fitted with a superior Montreux Retro tortoishell pickguard and currently wearing TI flats. The original pickguard and CS roundwounds will be included in the case. Price is £3000 collected, no trades please. Thank you for looking and happy to provide further details, just message me.
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  3. Sparky Mark
    Photo with covers and thumb rest fitted. Also a close up of the pickguard to show how similar it is to early 60's tortoishell.
  4. Sparky Mark
    I would guess there's enough slack in the neck plate screws to allow that gap to be reduced at the same time as correcting the obvious neck alignment bias towards the G string.
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    2015 Fender Custom Shop 1962 Precision bass in Chocolate 3 Tone Sunburst. Body sorted for lightweight ash and fretboard sorted for dark AAA rosewood. Weight is 8.5lbs. Bass comes in G&G Fender Custom Shop tweed case, Certificate of authenticity and all candy including reliced bridge and pickup covers and screws. Also included is a beautiful Avantguard tortoishell pickguard worth £££ in addition to the original pickguard. Price is £3,500 collected, no trades, many thanks for looking. Happy to provide further details, just message me.
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    I believe the fan cooled version came after the heatsink version. Fan cooled should be lighter weight as the solid aluminium heatsink is pretty hefty. Personally, I prefer the heatsink version as it has no fan noise for low volume practice and keeps the internals dust free.
  8. Sparky Mark
    Yes, the chamfered edges are quite rounded off, but still look good IMO.
  9. Sparky Mark
    Indeed, although I don't think the processes used by Avantguard and Spitfire are scalable to the numbers that would be needed by Fender CS. I cannot think of another reason why Fender wouldn't fit an admittedly expensive, but infinitely more accurate pickguard to its £4-5k+ instruments.
  10. Sparky Mark
    Thank you, and I agree entirely. Avantguard are as close as modern tortoishell pickguards get to early 60s IMO. All modern Fender "vintage" tort is distinctly average unfortunately.
  11. Sparky Mark
    Whilst I agree, it doesn't look so bad in situ.
  12. Sparky Mark
    Avantguard fitted vs Fender Custom Shop on right hand side.
  13. Sparky Mark
    It's that old conundrum; what came first, interest or photos?
  14. Sparky Mark
    I kinda agree regarding Fbasses, but *you did ask about any musical instrument. *correction; it was jazzyvee that asked the question.
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    30 years +
  16. Sparky Mark
    This guy from France gets closer than almost everyone else IMO; at a price though. https://www.avantguardshop.com/
  17. Sparky Mark
    Unfortunately, I'm now approaching antique status.
  18. Sparky Mark
    30+ years old is more commonly accepted as vintage for guitars.
  19. Sparky Mark
    Now £250. The recent acquisition of a Markbass 210 cab now renders this brilliant combo excess to my needs. In excellent condition. Capable of delivering its full 250 watts into the Turbosound drivers, I have used this combo in pubs and even outdoors to really good effect. Comes with TC Helicon Switch 3 which selects mute and the two onboard programmable Toneprint effects. I am not a fan of "tech" when it comes to my bass rig, but using the Toneprint App on my Android phone to access the dozens of dedicted bass effects is really easy, including various useful chorus, compressors and octavers. This combo is cooled via natural convection, so no noisy fan to disturb quiet playing or studio environments. It took me ages to find such a pristine example, but I really have run out space so it has to go unfortunately. User manual, sticker, mains and pedal connection cables included. Price is based on sale only by cash/bank transfer collected or localish delivery from Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. Many thanks for looking. Link below to full technical details and a video of Roger Glover having a play through one:- https://www.tcelectronic.com/product.html?modelCode=0707-ABY
  20. Sparky Mark
    I bought it mid 2013, so it could be the same one if you've mis-remembered the date slightly. I do agree with Lozz as this is also the best P I've ever played. Due to wearing TI flats since new the frets are practically unmarked with a low buzz free action of under 2mm at the 12th fret.
  21. Sparky Mark
    Price now includes insured UK mainland delivery.
  22. Sparky Mark
    I've bought a few basses from the Gallery, including a genuine 61P in person and some by a phone call. Being in Camden isn't convenient for most of the world to visit, so some of the important basic details should really be provided online IMO.
  23. Sparky Mark
    The lack of information provided is pretty poor IMO (unless I've missed something?). Not even a mention of whether it comes with a case? I'd want stack knobs on a 60/61, but maybe that would add another £5k or more to the price.
  24. Sparky Mark
    They look like 4 in line.
  25. Sparky Mark
    I gigged this TE rig last night; it sounded absolutely amazing. SMX250 with a Fane loaded compact 115.
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