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    *** SOLD *** P/J Pickups - Di Marzio / Westone

    in Accessories & Other Musically Related Items For Sale

    Posted · Edited by Hazy Bass

    I have for sale a set of P/J pickups recently removed for a custom build I bought on here last year.

    To the best of my knowledge, and as I was informed when I bought he bass, they are a Di Marzio Model J neck pickup, and a Di Marzio-style Precision pickup taken from an old Westone bass. I'm not sure of the vintage of either of these, but they sound great, and are well matched for tone & volume IMO - although that is obviously subjective.

    Looking for £35 posted for the Model J and £25 posted for the Westone Precision ... or £55 posted for the pair.

    Cheers!

    ** Feeler ** FS / Trade - G&L JB (jazz bass) - Price drop now £895

    in Basses For Sale

    Posted · Edited by Hazy Bass

    Due to my recent acquisition of a very lovely 1982 JV Precision, I am considering moving on my differently lovely G&L JB.

    Does what it says on the headstock - Leo's final take on his original Jazz bass:

    [url="http://glguitars.com/instruments/USA/basses/JB/index.asp"]http://glguitars.com...es/JB/index.asp[/url]

    I bought it in Oct 2013 from the original owner who had bought it in 2009 as a special order direct from the US. I don't remember all the details (if I can dig anything up I'll post it), but I believe it may have been a special finish - it's a red metallic which I would probably best describe as dark burgundy. As far as I can tell from their web site not a current colour. Also a parchment scratch plate, which I believe was non-standard.

    It's in virtually mint condition ... I think I noticed one very slight hairline surface scratch, but I'll have a good look in daylight and try and get some clearer photos.

    It plays beautifully and has great resonance and sustain - even unamplified it sounds a dream - possibly the best Jazz I have ever played ... so I may change my mind when I next play it (hence 'Feeler ... ').

    RRP for a standard model was listed as over £2,000 last time Bass Direct had one in, and they were offering a couple of used examples in the last year or so for around £1,300 (if I remember correctly), so I'm looking for £975 collected (with G&L branded hard case) - delivery by negotiation if required, but I'd much prefer it to be seen and played first.

    Comes with certificate of authenticity, which I have obviously filed away somewhere safe, so will have to dig that out!

    Also consider trades with cash my way, e.g. for a lower priced Jazz (an early JV Squier Jazz would be tempting), or if something else took my fancy ...

    The Perfect Acoustic Bass

    in Bass Guitars

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    +1 for Godin. I had an A4 a few years ago & it was sweet! Not really a 'pure' acoustic though ... more a hollow bodied electric with piezo pickup.

    That said, the amplified tone was far better than any 'pure' electro-acoustic I've ever heard. Strung with thomastik jazz flats and with the right eq gives a very passable double bass-ish sound ... also delivers pretty good electric tones.

    Mine was fretted but I also played the fretless which was stunning! Only downside for me was the weight which got a bit much by the end of a 2 hour set ☺

    I replaced it with a Status Electro (original version with just the piezo pickup) which was equally good but a lot lighter! I then moved on to EUB ... ☺

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