Sparky Mark

4 hours ago, tom1946 said:

Shame you won't post, I would have it. too far away to collect.

I do agree Tom, but without the original packaging, I'd be concerned about sending this out into courier world. I also much prefer potential buyers to confirm they are happy with the item in person before they purchase. However, if a buyer would be prepared to arrange collection by their preferred courier I could source appropriate packaging.

Another Basschat bargain!

Corner shop?

1 hour ago, Stub Mandrel said:

 

Interesting. Does this mean slap players' strings last longer? 🙂

Try it and see if it returns enough brightness for your playing style. I'm not convinced doing this removes significant  grime as the video maker suggests; I think it could be something to do with the winding being relaxed from the string core.

22 hours ago, Bill Fitzmaurice said:

If my sound is dull or flat it's time to change strings. ☺️

I use this technique to brighten dead strings. It really does work and saves £££.

4 minutes ago, Salvo Lupo said:

trade?

As stated in my original post, no trades, but thank you for your interest.

£200 reduction. 

£200 reduction. 

Yoiks, that's a beautiful bargain!

7 minutes ago, Belka said:

Those look like re-issues to me - the '50s'60s ones had a much shorter/wider thread pattern on the barrels - yours have the longer thinner thread typical of re-issues. 

Indeed. Those seem to be the reissue relic set now used on Roadworn and CS relic instruments.

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My first rig was a Sound City 120 on top of a single 18 folded horn and a Shergold Marathon from Rockbottom in Croydon. They saw me coming. No definition but my mates said they could hear it rumbling half a mile away. Bloody awful. I replaced the cab with a SMF412 bought from Angelwitch's bass player who worked in a music shop in Leytonstone. Not much better.

You could email Andrew (John's son) at Jaydee Custom Guitars and ask how specs may have changed?

38 minutes ago, neepheid said:

I guess all these folk pining for their old school 15" cabs have someone carting them around on their behalf, yes?

 

I have both lightweight and midweight cabs. The heaviest are my 56lb Bergantino HD210, the lightest are 29lb MB NY121P, with a few others in between. My choice for gigs depends partly on the venue, partly on the fee and partly on load in attributes. I use a folding trolley to move my cabs almost every time. My 100lb cabs went years ago, and I will be sad the day I can't shift my HD210s (one at a time). At 62 years old, I know that will happen before too long and I completely agree modern systems can be more accurate and go louder, but I don't want FRFR or huge volumes, so I'll gradually work my way down my cabs until I fade away.

On 30/04/2025 at 21:19, Chienmortbb said:

To judge those 15s, you must listen using decent headphones or speakers. As I heard it, the Trace sounded best followed by the Barefaced next and the Markbass sounded like a P bass with 90-year-old rounds on, no clarity at all.  I know that Markbass cabs are Marmite. In a cab shoot-out. In consequent years, at the South west Bass Bash, Markbass were voted best and worst cabs.

 

In 2025 surely the benefit of 12s and 10s, in a well-designed cab has been proven. Cabs for Barefaced and LFSys have proven that 12s are the modern sweet spot for bass, especially when crossed-over properly to a decent compression driver horn combination That gives you the benefits of that Trace 15 with the power handling to go loud.  Even the simple crossover on the BC110T sounds better than most commercial cabs.

 

I'm a little sceptical of Alex's choice of the extra compact Markbass JB combo for this comparison. One of the larger format MB single 15 cabs would've been a fairer comparison to the BF.

Anyhow, my one single 15 cab is a Trace Elliot compact 15 ( can't recall the exact product reference number ATM) loaded with that Fane axiom driver. It sounds absolutely beautiful and I've gigged it in medium sized venues successfully for rock covers, no problems with being heard.

7 hours ago, Beedster said:

Confirmed here....

 

 

Yes,I did see that but wasn't sure what Brian's assertion was based upon? Perhaps a confession from the seller, or more photos not posted here? 

6 minutes ago, wateroftyne said:

We already know it’s a fake.

Apologies, I didn't see that? Where's that confirmed please? Thanks 

I'm not quite as sceptical about this bass. I like to refer to Geddy's Big Beautiful Book of Bass as a starting point on these occasions. There are examples of similar tortoishell around 65/66 in there, but I agree it could be a later replacement.

The machine head design is the part I cannot find examples of around that date, but their condition/finish looks much more authentic than modern Road Worn parts.

Photos of pots/wiring/cavity/pickup assemblies/windings and neck pocket are also essential evidence. The neck plate is correct for the neck date. Torres started with Fender early to mid 60s, so I'd expect his stamp to be nice and defined after only 3 or 4 years use. The Torres stamp looks in line with many other examples found via online searches.

The neck decal looks correct to me for a 65 to 69 according to The Fender Bass (Black and Molinaro). Other than the machines, the neck looks genuine to me. I'd ask the Talkbass community about the machines in particular, as there's a lot of knowledge on there too. I'd be surprised if someone trying to create a fake of this quality cocked up by using the wrong machines.

The body also looks correct to me. More photos as above are required, but I'm leaning more towards genuine overall. 

"What's the price?" is also relevant for a CBS Fender. Why bother faking a CBS era bass, when pre CBS commands much higher prices?

15 minutes ago, Old Man Riva said:

Even though it doesn’t say it’s a Refin in the description, based on The Gallery’s previous/recent prices for similar pre-CBS refinished Precisions, I think it’s safe to say it is… 

Agreed, most likely a refinished sunburst. 

Photos with original pickguard fitted.

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.

2 hours ago, Pow_22 said:

lovely looking Jazzer has come up at Richtone:-

 

https://richtonemusic.co.uk/fender-1977-jazz-bass-black-2nd-hand/

 

Bit on the weighty side mind and not much details about the originality of the guts also the pic of the E side neck pocket seems to show a huge gap?

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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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 £2,500, no trades please. Thank you for looking and happy to provide further details, just message me.

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 £3,000, collected, no trades, many thanks for looking. Happy to provide further details, just message me.