Delberthot Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 (edited) I've now decided to definitely sell this bass. Pictures are below It is a phenomenal bass, very fat, almost tubey sound through my GK and amazing to play. The specs are as follows: Swamp ash body finished in butterscotch blonde maple neck with vintage satin laquer and vintage Fender sized fret wire and Jazz width neck Gotoh Resolite lightweight reverse action tuners Tusq nut Lollar '51 pickup Gotoh 201 bridge CTS pots, vintage wiring, Fender US jack, paper in oil cap. Chrome pickup and bridge covers Maple single screw tugbar Black single ply scratchplate Schaller straplocks Optima chrome plated strings The specs are exactly as per a '57 pre-facelift single coil P bass would be except where I have had to substitute for parts no longer available, such as CTS pots instead of the original Stackpole ones. I use this bass with a GK 700RB II and Schroeder 1212L and it produces are really big, fat, warm, growly sounds but remains very clear. it has really good balance and the action is pretty low on it as well. Being on a couple of months old it is in excellent condition. the only visible marks are cracking of the laquer round the jack socket when I was building it. The marks are very small and you have to look very carefully to be able to see them. Despite drilling pilot holes, I still managed to snap 3 of the screws for the machineheads. Luckily there was only one snappage per machine so it doesn't affect their ability to do their job. i was going to glue the heads back on but didn't get round to it. I think I still have the heads somewhere it comes complete with a non-Fender tweed case as seen in the above pictures which finishes the look nicely. At today's exchange rate, this bass would cost you over £800 to buy which is the cost for the parts alone. This doesn't include the time taken to assemble, take the laquer off the frets and set the bass up. What you are getting here is a made in USA bass but far better quality than a similar US made Fender IMO. There are no rough edges, bad finish or poorly put togeher components. it may not have the Fender name on it but it is twice the bass a regular USA made Fender is IMO. Make no mistake,you will be getting an extremely well put together bass that sounds absolutely fantastic. Not to mention that you cannot buy anything of this spec in any shop Bearing all this in mind and considering that there isn't anything else like this available off the shelf I have decided a price of £600. This price includes delivery to mainland UK,excluding the usual postcodes that attract a supplement. Edited December 22, 2008 by Delberthot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajoten Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 So what £££ are you thinking of? And what's the neck profile like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumnote Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 I also could be tempted how much are you thinking of, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted December 8, 2008 Author Share Posted December 8, 2008 (edited) I forgot to say that the neck has Jazz nut width rather than Precision. The neck's really fast but as I've mentioned before, I played 5 & 6 string basses for quite a few years before coming back to the 4 so any neck is slim to me. I forgot to say that when I was drilling the holes for the bridge cover, I drilled one in the wrong place. You can't see it as it is but would if you took the cover off. Edited December 9, 2008 by Delberthot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumnote Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 [quote name='Delberthot' post='348474' date='Dec 8 2008, 12:04 PM']I'm trying to get an idea of price first. I have absolutely no idea what it would be worth. Once I get an idea, then I'll put a price on it providing its high enough. I forgot to say that the neck has Jazz nut width rather than Precision. The neck's really fast but as I've mentioned before, I played 5 & 6 string basses for quite a few years before coming back to the 4 so any neck is slim to me. I forgot to say that when I was drilling the holes for the bridge cover, I drilled one in the wrong place. You can't see it as it is but would if you took the cover off.[/quote] Ok sorry if it has a jazz neck Im not really interested Thanks anyway, looks great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted December 9, 2008 Author Share Posted December 9, 2008 The bass is now definitely for sale, price added. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil H Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Bu**er! Jazz neck width! Really nice looking bass. Good luck with the sale. Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Did it used to be blue or is your avatar a different bass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budget bassist Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 I think he took the picture and inverted the colours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted December 9, 2008 Author Share Posted December 9, 2008 I was bored one day so tried out different Photoshop filters and like this one. So yes, its the same bass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 [quote name='Delberthot' post='350046' date='Dec 9 2008, 06:34 PM']I was bored one day so tried out different Photoshop filters and like this one. So yes, its the same bass[/quote] Needs to be painted blue now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted December 9, 2008 Author Share Posted December 9, 2008 [quote name='waynepunkdude' post='350080' date='Dec 9 2008, 07:00 PM']Needs to be painted blue now [/quote] With matching chequerboard scratchplate? :brow: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 [quote name='Delberthot' post='350104' date='Dec 9 2008, 07:20 PM']With matching chequerboard scratchplate? :brow:[/quote] Would look awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted December 10, 2008 Author Share Posted December 10, 2008 Amended price to include delivery - details in the first post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted December 12, 2008 Author Share Posted December 12, 2008 I'm going to fire this on Ebay tomorrow and if it doesn't sell there I'll keep it. If anyone's interested then PM me before it goes. I am open to offers as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted December 13, 2008 Author Share Posted December 13, 2008 Now on Ebay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted December 17, 2008 Author Share Posted December 17, 2008 (edited) I forgot to say this if anyone is still interested in this i can end the auction early. Its a BIN as opposed to bidding auction. There are quite a few people watching it but there seems little point as its a BIN auction. not as if someone can put in a winning bid at the end I'm also selling my GK 700RB II, complete with 4u rack and Fender tuner. Details are in the amps for sale section. Edited December 17, 2008 by Delberthot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted December 20, 2008 Author Share Posted December 20, 2008 I'm not going to be actively selling this bass after I post this so if you see it a month down the line I may still be interested in what you have provided it hasn't gone. I don't need to sell this bass but I only really need one. I could be interested in a trade for a couple of different things with cash either way depending on what it is but would prefer a straight sale. In order of preference they are: GK MB2-500 (no chance, i think one member here has one) Genz Benz Shuttle 6.0 head (possibly combo) Markbass Little Mark II head (possibly combo) I might be interested in a bass of some description (yes I know what I said above). I'm not interested in Jazz basses or their clones or Musicman basses so that leaves it open to everything else. I'll still be selling my GK head to be replaced with one of the amps listed above. Details are in the amps for sale section. Its a GK 700RB II in a 4u rack with a Fender rack tuner. The amp is 2 years old and in perfect condition as is the tuner. The rack has a bit of road wear but nothing major. The price for that is £350 + postage. So there you go, if you were considering this bass but didn't have the reddies at this time of year and have what I'm looking for then PM me with the details of what it is you have. Alternatively if you don't have what I'm looking for but have the reddies them PM me. I thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted December 22, 2008 Author Share Posted December 22, 2008 I've now sold my Gk head and bought a Genz Shuttle 6.0 so that rules out the amp options. To elaborate on what basses I would consider: Anything with more than 4 strings, possibly fretless, active or passive, headed or headless. excluding what I didn't want in the post above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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