Sold! Jack Casady Bass, Gold, Hipshot tuners, "Gibson" Headstock £450

[Studio GC]

Here's my number One gigging bass. Been using it for a year with my 60's band carnabyarmy.com and it's been fantastic....until I went and bought a 1964 Hofner Senator bass, so as great as this one is it's time to move it along.

What you will see is the modified headstock. As many of you will know, these basses suffered from neck dive, so I took advantage of a Gibson headstock veneer  I had left over from a Les Paul project. By reshaping the headstock to the Gibson size venner(and adding Hipshot ultra light tuners) there is now zero neck dive.

The strap pin (Schaller's) has also been moved to the upper horn using a backing block so it's rock solid. It's strung with some old d'Adddario Chromes as well (I also used nuts to offset the strings at the bridge....keeps the windings off the saddles).

Shows some wear and tear, but not too bad. Some buckle rash and a hole was drilled for a thumb rest.

Sale includes epiphone hard case, original tuners, original selctor knod and scratch plate.

I can ship, but really would like to do a local deal on this one....happy to drive part way to meet for sale.

Here's a link to the talkbass forum showing the headstock mod:

https://www.talkbass.com/threads/lets-take-care-of-that-jack-casady-neck-dive.1345598/

More photos to follow.

Edited February 2, 2019 by Studio GC

[Nothingman]

Really wish I had the cash for a second JC bass. I absolutely love them and really found my happy place with mine. Somebody get this, alternatively gift me it for my birthday. 

[stewblack]

Beautiful work on the headstock. My issue with semi acoustics is the way they fall forward away from my body, how far has the relocation of the strap button gone to fixing this? You suggest it's still something of an issue on the TB thread, I was wondering how much... if that's even something you can quantify.

[Misowaki]

Ahh maaaaaan, selling mine was a huge regret.  Wish I had the cash =(
Good luck!

[Studio GC]

Hi Stewblack. The strap pin takes care of how the bass lays....meaning it doesn't lay forward anymore. Very comfortable now!

 

[CJ606]

Hi there buddy, you mentioned preferring to do a local deal? Where exactly is local for you? 

[Studio GC]

On 24/01/2019 at 05:59, CJ606 said:

Hi there buddy, you mentioned preferring to do a local deal? Where exactly is local for you? 

Hey there, sorry for the delay.  TW11 8AQ.....Teddington. Thanks!