1979 factory fretless Music Man Sabre (further price drop to GBP 1350!) £1750

[Kees_SoS]

I initially had a fretted and factory fretless pair of pre-EB Sabres up for sale, but the fretted has now been sold.

The fretless is a 1979 example in black, with a factory rosewood fretboard. It’s in all-original condition, right down to the impossible-to-find black and white mini-switch tips. As you might expect with a bass this age, it has a few dings and scratches, but nothing I'd consider serious. For the rest, there are no other issues with the bass; the Sabre is simply not quite the right model for me.

Shortly after purchasing the fretless, I had it checked over by my luthier, who levelled the fretboard. Since then, I've had it strung with GHS Pressurewounds, which haven't left any marks. I should also add that the fretboard has plenty of life left in it and must have been levelled no more than a couple of times.

I'm now willing to accept [b]GBP 1350 (EUR 1650)[/b] [b](ex case and shipping).[/b]

I'll consider the following trades:[list]
[*][b]Pre-EB StingRay[/b] (fretted or fretless)
[*][b]Fender early '70s rosewood Jazz Bass [/b]([b]four-bolt neck)[/b]
[*][b]Black [/b][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Music Man StingRay 5 (fretted rosewood or fretless pau ferro)[/font][/color]
[/list]
Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

Edited April 21, 2014 by Kees_SoS

[warwickhunt]

When you say the frets were levelled, there doesn't look a lot of meat left on those frets, does it play with a low action with no buzzing/choking?

[Kees_SoS]

Price drop to [b]GBP 1450/EUR 1750 (ex shipping and case)[/b]. (For some reason, the full editor won't let me adjust the price in the header.)

Edited November 29, 2013 by Kees_SoS

[Kees_SoS]

For the sake of clarity, the only trade I'll consider is a pre-EB StingRay (preferably fretless).
However, I'd still prefer a straight sale.

[Kees_SoS]

I'll now also consider the following trades (with cash my way):[list]
[*]Overwater Original Series or Artisan
[*][b]Black [/b]Music Man StingRay 5 (fretted rosewood or fretless pau ferro)
[/list]

[Kees_SoS]

Bump.

[Kees_SoS]

The bass will be with my parents in Crewe, England as of 13 March.

[Kees_SoS]

The bass is now with my parents [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]in Crewe, England.[/font][/color]

[Kees_SoS]

Bump.

[IainRoberts]

Dont tempt me! I'm supposed to be slimming down my set up but this is a beauty! Good luck :-)

[Kees_SoS]

Thanks. It will be with my parents for the next three weeks, should you change your mind. If it doesn't sell on Basschat or on eBay when the current listing expires, I may have them bring it back over here (Amsterdam).

[quote name='IainRoberts' timestamp='1395531252' post='2403515']
Dont tempt me! I'm supposed to be slimming down my set up but this is a beauty! Good luck :-)
[/quote]

[Kees_SoS]

Bump.

[Kees_SoS]

The bass will be back with me, in Amsterdam, as of [b]Tuesday, 15 April[/b].

[Kees_SoS]

The bass is now back with me in Amsterdam.

[Kees_SoS]

Further price drop to GBP 1350! (I must be mad!)