Sold. Fender Jazz Bass Special, 1987, with gig bag. Think Duff. Lightweight. £450

[karlfer]

Plays extremely well BUT lot of little niggles.
Light weight at 8lb 2oz
Need to pay for something else.

When I received this, exactly half the tuner screws and exactly half the pick up screws were missing.
One side of the P pick wasn't wired up. It had two string trees.
I think it's been refinished even though it has some little paint bumps.
The paint on the headstock is cracked and you can see where the other (unneccesary) string tree was.
Some of the black paint is coming off the tired bridge.
I found some tuners screws that did the job (although not same size heads), found some pup screws, re wired the pup, cleaned the Hell out of it. Several coats of lemon oil. Set it up properly.

Will include a Fender gig bag.
It plays superbly now but I've spent a good bit of time and money on it and I look at it with hatred .
As a players bass it is worth every penny, so sadly I'm not going to take any offers. I'm bigging this one up aren't I lol.

PLEASE NOTE, I will reluctantly courier the bass (extra £25, UK only) BUT, I really wouldn't like complaints about what you get. I've described everything as accurately as I can.

It's a great playing 30 year old bass with battle scars.
Based in Wigan. Feedback linked below.
I can provide some video of this bass in recent use.
Thanks for looking,
cheers,
Karl.

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Edited March 12, 2017 by karlfer

[karlfer]

Oh well, in for a penny...................
Proof (sort of) that it's perfectly giggable.
Guitarist's daughters wedding week or so back, 1st number. On far too early (7.30pm )
Hope this works

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YL4IyrsfQWM&sns=fb

Cheers,
Karl.

Edited March 9, 2017 by karlfer

[Oopsdabassist]

A haircut Karl??

That's a very pretty bass, and as you know I like my rosewood, but I'm still having too much fun with the last bass you sold me..GLWTS bud.

[Byo]

Oh crap... Y.O.B bass and no money!

[tom1946]

where did you get the curly lead from Karl? I love them but they don't seem to last 5 mins, well Kurly koils don't. Good band and good playing too!

[njr911]

I have a black one and I love it, great basses, I'd love a mint condition pearl one but the prices just seem to be going up and up.

[karlfer]

Thanks chaps, PM' s replied to.
Tom, hope you got a curly Bullet lead from those links.

This bass owes me over £600.
It's a 30 year old Japanese bass, they are not easy to find and are unlikely to get any cheaper. The 1st runs of these (with painted black neck) were first made around JV Series time.
It is an excellent playing bass at £450 (£150 cheaper than a new Mex Standard Precision and around half the price of a new Japanese Aerodyne which imo aren't a patch on these).
These also have a rather good rep courtesy of Duff.
If it doesn't sell at £450, I will find something else to sell.

Of course, folk can always spend £1100 on a new Mexican Fender Duff .

[foxyFuze]

This has piqued my interest! Message en route.

[MB1]

MB1.
Get Duffed!

[karlfer]

And you Martin

Sold thanks.

Edited March 12, 2017 by karlfer