pwsr90 Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 (edited) Hello all, I bought this bass from "Gwilym" about 5 years ago now. This bass saw me through 3 years at the Institute and I have enjoyed playing her on various gigs, however I only really ever play my Fender now, So would like to move the GB on to a more worthy home! Took real good care of this one so pretty much the same condition from when I purchased. A bit more about the Bass: (from Gwilyms thread) 35" scale Neck 42mm at the nut (which is about 1 11/16th inches I think!), and 20mm deep. 66mm/25mm @ the 12th fret and 75mm wide at the 24th fret Ash body (at least it looks like it to me) Birdseye maple neck and fingerboard (which looks awesome!) Quilted maple top. The bridge allows adjustable string spacing, but currently set to 19mm GB pickups Active 18v GB electronics, Vol, Pan, Bass, Mid, Treble and a "bright switch", which seems to boost to top end for extra bite. Weight: 9lbs 10oz (Re. the scratch plates - one is black, the other is tortoiseshell. The scrachplates are not attached by screws, so there are no drill holes in the body of the bass. The tortoise shell one fits very snugly with no adhesive required. It looks like some double sided sticky tape has been required with the black plate.) Trev "thestick" told me that he had the bass/electronics set up & serviced by Bernie Goodfellow when he got the bass, so everything is working as it should, and it's currently set with quite low action - probably a little too low for my heavy handed playing, but it's good to know that it's possible to set it up like that. Sound wise, it sounds like a GB. A very modern smooth full sound (very much like a GB Rumour I had a few years back). The B string sounds tremendous, and is proper earthshaking stuff! Very clear fundamental, I can't imagine it gets any better in fact Condition: this has been a players bass, so it's far from perfect, but it's certainly not been trashed. Mostly finish marks and some dings, which because of the colour of the bass are pretty hard to make out unless you're looking up close. I think I'd struggle make them show in pictures. So, overall, I'd give it a 7.5 to 8 out of 10. So there you have it! A very nice bass all round, but not pristine so you won't have to worry too much when you gig it £1500 ONO Welcome to come and have a look/play - Location is in NW London - NW2 Edited September 12, 2018 by pwsr90 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Had the 4 string version of this - build quality is up there with the best of 'em...GLWTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thestick Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 My old bass' very tempting, 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwsr90 Posted December 9, 2016 Author Share Posted December 9, 2016 [quote name='thestick' timestamp='1481144860' post='3190088'] My old bass' very tempting, [/quote] Getting your old bass back, like a Christmas miracle ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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davebass66 Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 I used to own this bass, it's a beauty, someone will be very happy! GLWTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwsr90 Posted January 30, 2017 Author Share Posted January 30, 2017 BUMP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pwsr90 Posted April 23, 2017 Author Share Posted April 23, 2017 Really need to move on this, any offers anyone?? No trades but i'm open to fair cash offers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfoxnik Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Beautiful example of Bernie's work! Can't believe this is still here at this price either... GLWTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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