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Washburn Force 40 Chicago Bass Project SOLD
£125


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I got this a few months ago as a project it arrived with a burnt out preamp a knackered pickup and an unplayable action. I believe it’s a MIJ Force 40 dating from the mid to late 80s. There is a plastic diamond inlaid into the top horn for some reason - don’t know if that’s an original feature but it’s ..erm..sparkly..

There are lots of dings and dents and most significantly a big repaired crack in the headstock. When I bought it I was going to strip it and convert it to headless however when I checked it over the ugly repair was sound, the trussrod worked and now the bass plays pretty well.

The electrics have been swapped out for passive - two volumes and tone, the switch is a dummy. The Jazz pickup is a bashed in one I had knocking about as the original was trashed. The neck is really quite nice and the hardware and through neck construction of top quality. It weighs around 9.8lbs. Everything looks original apart from the aforementioned pickup and preamp. I’m sure someone could get this back into a lovely bass with some time and TLC.

No trades, pickup preferred but negotiable. UK only. 

Now sold thanks Brian! 

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This is a 1984 Force 40 BBR and I am stupidly tempted by this. Even in project-ish condition it's a crazy bargain at £125.

Build quality on these is stupendously good - I have an SB-40, which is essentially the same bass with passive electronics & 2x2 headstock (and a more "conventional" finish!) and it's probably the best-playing bass I own.

Too many basses & too many projects mean I can't go for it, but anyone with a passing interest in the better end of early/mid 80s MIJ should be all over this. GLWTS!

Oh - and the diamond "inlay" isn't original! :D

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Thanks for the kind words Bassassin, I’ve always wanted the more basic maple necked ‘P bass version’  of this with the bolt on neck - this model must have been near top of the range at the time. I did have my doubts about the bling! 😀

I’m not open to offers on this and I reckon postage will be around £20-25 depending on how quick a service wanted. I would prefer pickup though. 

 

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Simply amazed this is still here - this is a high-end, through-neck MIJ bass from the early 80s, excellent hardware, build quality on a par with any Aria Pro SB or Ibanez Musician and a ridiculously rare model of what is an uncommon bass to start with. It has a few cosmetic & electonics details (I hesitate to call them "issues") that barely qualify it as a project.

The only reason I'm not all over this myself is that I already have a version of the same bass, and I'd sooner see someone get a crazy bargain than buy it myself, tidy it up & flip it for 3 times what Ash is asking.

But bloody hell, I'm tempted.

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