Manders Johnson Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 (edited) I have a Trace Elliot T-bass standard which has been sitting around for a while and would appreciate a new home. I'm looking for around £400, but would be most interested in a trade or part trade for a 5 string (i could be happy to add cash to the deal). The T-Bass is a rather rare short run instrument made in collaboration with Status and i have never seen another standard model before. This is an incredibly versatile bass and has done me well for about 8 years. I've never had any problems with it and have used it for all styles of music. More information can be found here: [url="http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Electric+Bass/product/Trace+Elliot/T-Bass+4/10/1"]http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews...t/T-Bass+4/10/1[/url] There is strap/belt wear and some thumb wear above the front pick up, along with a few scratches around the edges, but apart form these superficial blemishes the bass in is good shape, especially considering that it has been well gigged. When I bought it about 8 years ago i paid £650 and this was second hand (although it was previously owned by a guitarist and had quite clearly not been touched!) Reason for trade/sale is that my latest job requires a 5 string, so i got a Spector NS-5XL, which is amazing and the T-bass is not ideal back-up due to it only having 4 strings. It comes with a Trace Elliot hard case. I am a touring musician so will be in many parts of the country in the next few months so should be able to meet in most areas. This was my first "good bass" so I will be sad to see it go, but it deserves to be taken out of it's case more than once a month! I've just put on some new super thin gauge galli strings, which i can leave on or replace with new standard gauge gallis. Any offers please PM me to discuss. Edited July 25, 2008 by Nick Laughlin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manders Johnson Posted July 23, 2008 Author Share Posted July 23, 2008 Pictures added (finally!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 (edited) Never seen one with that pickup configuration before. Nice bass! Edit - Doh, that's the hum cancelling pickup that's normally hidden by the scratchplate. Silly me! Edited July 23, 2008 by Wil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigwan Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 (edited) If I recall correctly most T-basses have that pickup combination, but the extra pickup is a dummy coil for hum cancelling (usually hidden by the pickguard)... as usual I could be wrong... it happened once... I think it was a Tuesday... Edit: Damn - just beaten to it! Edited July 23, 2008 by Bigwan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manders Johnson Posted July 25, 2008 Author Share Posted July 25, 2008 is there really no interest in this bass? I'd quite like to get rid of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 [quote name='Nick Laughlin' post='247658' date='Jul 25 2008, 11:07 AM']is there really no interest in this bass? I'd quite like to get rid of it![/quote] IMHO I'd put a price on it so that people have an idea of what you want for it; I for one am not keen on blind offers and prefer to have an idea of what someone wants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 [quote name='Nick Laughlin' post='247658' date='Jul 25 2008, 11:07 AM']is there really no interest in this bass? I'd quite like to get rid of it![/quote] I'd love it but I have no money and the good lady would kill me!! [quote name='warwickhunt' post='247663' date='Jul 25 2008, 11:13 AM']IMHO I'd put a price on it so that people have an idea of what you want for it; I for one am not keen on blind offers and prefer to have an idea of what someone wants [/quote] Aye, plus the one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1 Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 MB1. £50 is that a good price??......ya see where we're going here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manders Johnson Posted July 25, 2008 Author Share Posted July 25, 2008 Cheers for the advice there, to be honest I'm not sure about how much these are worth as there were a few editions. Having a real job tracing the serial number. Off to do a bit of research and then I'll put up a price, although i would still rather trade for a 5 string. Thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 [quote name='Nick Laughlin' post='247702' date='Jul 25 2008, 11:53 AM']Cheers for the advice there, to be honest I'm not sure about how much these are worth as there were a few editions. Having a real job tracing the serial number. Off to do a bit of research and then I'll put up a price, although i would still rather trade for a 5 string. Thanks guys[/quote] I don't know a lot about the range but the bridge/finish etc. identifies it as the later non-limited range. I'm sure a quick ask in the appropriate section of the forum will get you a few answers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manders Johnson Posted July 25, 2008 Author Share Posted July 25, 2008 thanks for the info, I've had a chat with a few shops who said they'd sold similar basses for around £475 so i'm going to put this up for £400 but am open to offers, trades or part trades. Thanks for your patience! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 good price that, someone should snap it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manders Johnson Posted July 27, 2008 Author Share Posted July 27, 2008 Sunday afternoon sleepy bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Nice Instrument Have a bump on me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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