Sparky Mark

Are you 100% sure this has 3 band EQ preamp please? (I can only see Volume, Pickup blend and Bass/Treble stack pots). Cheers.

I guess there's always a possibility that a deposit is taken to remove an item from sale, the potential purchaser delays for whatever reason, then asks for the deposit back. The retailer has then lost days or maybe weeks when they could've made a sale.

8 hours ago, danbanbass said:

It caught me off-guard when I was there trying it and a guy messaged online offering the asking seconds before trying to negotiate.

 

In hindsight I agree but at the time with my ADHD being the way it is I couldn’t think.  

If that situation occurred in a car saleroom, you'd seriously suspect it was a pressure selling tactic.

On 23/08/2025 at 10:34, danbanbass said:

I really liked the neck on a 66 P bass in refin sonic blue at Andy Baxter’s, unfortunately he wouldn’t budge on price at all as he had another person online interested whilst I was there in person trying it. I wasn’t after masses off but everyone likes a deal don’t they?

 

 

Maybe thats just me.

 

Sad to say I didn’t buy it as I was about £100 off what he was asking and that was as much as I could offer. Lovely old thing though.

If I really really like a bass, especially if it's a relatively expensive (£2k+) vintage one that I'm unlikely to find again, I definitely wouldn't lose it for the sake of £100. Sometimes however, I think we might subconsciously put obstacles in the way when we're not 100% sure we really want an instrument. 

Thank you for the bump.

I couldn't find a for sale thread for your HD112 cabs; how much are they please? Do they have covers? Cheers 

Which of the three are you selling please? Do you have photos of that particular cab? Is the cover a Bergantino one? Cheers.

2 hours ago, itu said:

...and how many did you have to buy, 5, 10? 

Just one. £8.36 delivered, used but in new condition. (They're only £12 delivered new).

10 minutes ago, Woodinblack said:

Normally I would say 'trade offers by PM only please', but as the OP specifically said 'no trades' it might not really be worth it!

Indeed. Please don't post any trade offers here, thank you. 

Not sexy, but I just received this stand for less than a tenner. Discreet enough to stay in living room. 

1 hour ago, ped said:

Very kind indeed, thank you. PM incoming

I very much doubt that you, or anyone else, will ever use that strap button, so a pickguard screw will do the job just fine IMO. A small plug of cocktail or match stick in the hole should help if it seems a little loose 

The Openhagen is beautiful, but I think a large part of the high price is due to the fold flat capability that isn't really a requirement if it stays permanently in a living room. It makes postage and transportation to other locations cheaper/easier, but I think a beautiful non collapsible design could be a lot simpler and therefore cheaper. A non collapsible design could still be shipped as a flat pack to be assembled in situ.

6 hours ago, SurroundedByManatees said:

Correct, could be up to 1982

Thank you for the clarification, and at 43 to 46 years old, she's still "vintage".

41 minutes ago, thodrik said:

Got my old s9 Precision a proper set up. New nut, new jack socket and tidying up of the wiring. I’ve owned it since 1999 and it has had a lot of use, as shown by the way the nitro finish on the neck is flaking off. Might get the neck refinished eventually but will leave it as is for now.

 

Pick guard was like that when I got it. It does make for easier access to the wiring I suppose.

 

Not a ‘proper’ vintage Fender compared to classic earlier models, but it is a damn good workhorse bass.

 

 

 

I think S9 = 1979, so 46 years old. I reckon that qualifies as vintage based on the 30+ years definition of vintage guitars. 

Just bought a pickguard from Daniel. It arrived in quick time and was very well packaged. 

Many thanks again Daniel 

This photo courtesy of Andy Baxter website:-

I believe the neck plates were made using an automatically indexing punch, so not individual punches by hand.

4 minutes ago, BombTheBassist said:

 

Yes, I thought that. Might be trick of the light tho.

Funnily enough, if I had to choose a fake, I'd pick the one on left due to the misaligned digits.

Just now, Geek99 said:

Can you show your neck plate please for comparison- maybe block out some digits 

Apologies, I'm not able to at the moment. 

Headstock from my L serial number 1964 J. Looks like decal is under the varnish to me. Although looking closer at the photo (bass is a bit harder to look at ATM) there is a chip off the decal, so maybe it's on top of varnish?

PM on the way. I'll take it please.

Why does a graphite neck need a truss rod please? I thought it would be rigid enough without one, like the  pre EB Musicman Cutlass 1 basses? 

10 hours ago, kevin_lindsay said:

I'm selling some of my custombuild basses as I've got my eye on another instrument.

The bass plays and sounds fantastic 

. I'll probably regret letting this one go.

 

Slab rosewood board

Nitrocellulose lacquer throughout 

bone nut

Gotoh vintage reverse wind tuners 

Crazed body lacquer

mother of pearl dots 

bare wood rear of neck for a smooth playing feel.

Tortoiseshell pickguard 

Fender Pure Vintage 63 P-Bass pickup 

CTS pots

Switchcraft output jack

Padded gig bag

Chrome covers included

42mm nut width

9 lbs weight 

 

 

Price includes fully insured delivery within the UK. 

 

Go on, treat yourself 

 

 

Is it really a Fender Custom Shop Limited Series bass...... for £600?!!!

10 hours ago, snorkie635 said:

When will this bass sell and end my torture?

Amen to that bro.

I have three pieces that I can't imagine parting with:-

1. My first dream bass, a 1980 natural Stingray bought with my first student grant check in 1981 from Peter Cookes, Acton. 

2. My 1993 Thumb NT bought from Coda Music, Luton in 1990ish. I chopped in at least 6 basses to reach the near £1k price tag.

3. My Hartke AH3500 head, bought from a pro bassist living in Holmfirth in the mid 90s. I'd seen a bassist playing a Thumb through a Hartke rig in a Sudbury (Suffolk) pub and knew that was the sound I wanted. It's probably only worth about £100, but it served me so well for 10 years that I just can't let it go. It's the superior (IMO) MOSFET, Transient Attack version.

I've owned many Tech 21 pedals, including BDDI and VT (which is great for Ampeggy tones), but my fave due to its flexibility is the Para Driver DI. It does everything I need from a preamp/DI.