RichardH

Wait 'til he whacks in the multicolour LEDs....

Impressive that you have a cupboard dedicated to storing cherries.

40 minutes ago, eude said:

Wow @Andyjr1515, that all sounds a bit nerve wracking?!

Measure twice, cut once 😉

Eude

...but this sounds more like "measure about 20 different interrelated things twice making sure not to muddle them up, then measure them again, walk away from it for a bit, go back, measure again for good luck, THEN cut once..."

What dimension is the back? I have an old rear grille from a Selmer here, dimensions 50.5cm x 14.2cm. Tolex covered ply with a centre section of metal grill material.

Look forward to seeing more details soon!

Bit of a bump for this beastie - no interest in the fantastic sounding bass?

Love that!

Let's just say we're all "pale and interesting" in the UK....

Happy to accept more ! Did wonder once I posted it whether I ought to ask a bit more, but it's done now!

Was just playing it through my rig and started to have second thoughts, but no, the purge must happen!

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Some may have spotted that I was asking for assistance dating the body of this beasty - and now you know why. I'm currently in the process of slimming things down ready for a house move (downsize), so this lovely hunk of swap ash has to go.

Body appears to be dated as 26 June 1979. I acquired the body from the original owner, who bought the bass new in Denmark Street. In his time of ownership it had the J pickup route added, and was converted to stereo - as well as being painted salmon pink. When I got it (around 2005 IIRC), the salmon pink was seriously flaking off, so I stripped it back to bare wood, and then grain filled with clear epoxy resin (which makes the grain pop nicely). Finished in clear nitro, there are some blemishes in places - see pics. I have considered refinishing it, but I think we'll call it mojo instead. You will see from the photo where I have removed the scratchplate that the colour had mellowed nicely over the years. Currently set up for mono use, there is a spare switch on the scratchplate that I intended to get sorted for some sort of bonkers switching scheme but decided to keep things simpler. Second output jack plate installed to cover the hole. I have spare jack sockets if you want to try some inventive wiring.

The neck (serial K014230) is a 1990 Made In Japan Jazz neck, and has a lovely slim profile. Width at nut is 38mm, and depth at the nut is 20mm from fretboard to rear of neck centreline. I bought the neck already finished as it is, which is in a clear gloss epoxy. Side dots are at the fret position (i.e. a "proper" fretless neck. Tuners are contemporary with the neck (came with it so I assume are the originals), and are a nickel finish rather than chrome. They are a little "slack" when tuning down, but hold tune very well - just tune down below the note and then wind the tuner up again (as you usually would anyway.

Bridge is a BadAss II, again in nickel finish. Pickups a P/J pair of Seymour Duncan Basslines. Currently strung with TI Jazz Flats.

OK, so now the elephant in the room..... weight. No, it doesn't weigh as much as an elephant, although Fenders of this era are renowned as boat anchors. It comes in at 4.8kg - 10lb 9oz. Weighed on my luggage scales that I also tested with weighing a similar weight of known items (5 full bags of flour, if you must know), so I am confident that the weight is accurate. 

Will be shipped in a Tribal Planet semi rigid gig bag - it's an excellent bag, but has a broken zip on one of the small pockets - otherwise eminently usable.

Shipping would be at cost (I will insist on a fully insured, tracked service), or you are welcome to collect from East Herts (3 miles north east of Hertford).

Any questions, please ask - happy to take more photos etc.

My feedback thread. 

HAHA!  I'm obviously well out of touch with such terminology

What's on the end of your stick today?

Huh? Are you speculating on the name stamp? I reckon it reads P. A??RFA

Wow - your eyesight's better than mine - that would tie in with what I was told by the person I got the body from (who bought the bass new). It was that 7 that was foxing me - plus also not knowing what format the stamp was supposed to be in to allow me to fill in the gaps.

Excellent idea!

Now there's an offer you don't get every day...

As far as I know, this is a USA Fender P bass body from either late 70s or early 80s. I don't have any original pots, pickguard or hardware to help identify - just the neck pocket photos.

Any ideas? Unfortunately the stamps are a little hard to read, but perhaps someone who knows the scheme might make more sense of it than I can...

Very TC RH450-ish in looks.

NOW SOLD

Made by the Packhorse Case Co Ltd. See the pics below. I picked this up when buying a TC BG250, but no longer need the flight case.

The original size was apparently for a Peavey 1516, but with some clever extra packing it will take smaller packages.

Dimensions are as follows:

Outside: 19" x 24" x 32 1/2" (48cm x 62cm x 83cm). Height inc castors is 37 1/2" (96cm).

Inside (to start of foam) 30 1/2" x 17" x 22 1/4" (77cm x 43cm x 56cm).

Catches all work fine, castors are smooth.

Collection from East Herts preferred - I do travel to Bristol, Lewes (Brighton) and Birmingham on occasion, so can drop off if convenient.

Well there's a 4 ohm Genz Benz NX2 2x12T with cover in the ads here for £325 

Ahhh - yes I was trying to see what the cab was in your pic and had just come to the conclusion it was a Vanderkley.

Tricky one - I doubt you'll want to sell the Vanderkley... so outlay is an issue. Since you'll not be moving the rig much, why not look out for people getting shot of old school Ashdown or Trace cabs that weigh a ton...

Why not get another 8 ohm 1x12 and run them in parallel to get a 4 ohm load - gives you a nice flexible rig then.

KAM partybar with case, stand, footswitch and remote control. All working fully, light use (only seen a few gigs). Always transported in the case.

DMX 512 compatible / 15 channels
Onboard full colour mixing
Manual strobe speed adjust
Each lamp has 108 RGB LEDs (36 red, 36 green and 36 blue)
Individual lamp tilt and swivel
T-bar incorporates controller / blue LED display controller
Padded rig bag and 4 pedal foot controller
Stand and stand bag
Sets up in just 3 minutes!

Photos are of the unit itself except for the last one which is a stock image just to demonstrate what is included.

You are welcome to collect or to arrange your own shipping if you wish, but it looks like because of the size, shipping would be around £22 (insured).

That's the ticket!

9 hours ago, Vinny said:

I got it from a local place, Abakhan fabrics, as a roll end (3 sqm ish) for about a fiver. Could just about get 2 more cabs out of what's left.

Looks great. Great price on the covering - how tough does it feel? 

That sounds a fab way to holiday - bon voyage!

I had a tele shaped fretted A4 (mid period one with midi), and with a decent strap didn't really find neck dive a problem. Sounded great with Galli black tapewounds on. Sold it ages ago, but here's some pics to feed your GAS.

...with the tapewounds....