VANZANDT (VAN ZANDT) JBV-R1 Vintage Natural, Japanese craftsmanship at its best, a true Custom Shop !!! £1299 Etalle, South Belgium

[Hellzero]

Due to the Covid-19 situation and severe back problems (66% officially disabled because of it) plus right shoulder injury (non-operable capsulitis from which, after more than 3 years, I will never fully recover), I'm selling all my basses over 4 kilos and also the ones I'm not really using. I've also considerably lowered the price for a quick sale.

 

VANZANDT (VAN ZANDT) JBV-R1 Vintage Natural, Japanese craftsmanship at its best, a true Custom Shop.

 

ONLY TRADE POSSIBLE : LEDUC FRETLESS OR FRETTED BASS (NO BELLE ISLE, NO SANOX, NO LOGABASS, NO LADY BASS, NO BD3) !

NON NEGOTIABLE PRICE !

 

Asking price including shipping fully insured with tracking number to your place in these European countries (ask for other countries) : Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France (excluding French overseas departments and territories), Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom : £1299 GBP !!! New price is 308.000 JPY (with the 10% Japanese VAT) and they are not officially exported !

 

Shipping to United Kingdom is, of course, possible, but with an extra customs fee (VAT + other taxes + courier fee), because U.K. is now outside EEC.

 

In fully working condition with light use and very few marks.

 

Here are the specifications :

Body : 2 pieces of ash (almost book matched)

Neck : one piece maple bolt on with skunk stripe

Fingerboard : one piece maple with white perloid block inlays and white binding

Frets : 20 (radius 210 mm or 8.25 inches)

Headstock : 4 in line à la Fender

Pickups :  2 USA Van Zandt Jazz bass in 70's position

Controls (CTS pots from 18th week of 2014) : volume, volume, tone (Van Zandt paper in oil capacitor)

Tuners : Gotoh/Vanzandt

Bridge : Gotoh/Vanzandt

Strings spacing at bridge : 20 mm

Nut : oil finished bone

Strings spacing at nut : 9.5 mm

Knobs : original black à la Fender

Scale : 34 inches

Hardware colour : chrome

Truss rod : one fully working

Finish : all nitrocellulose lacquer

Land of craftsmanship : Japan

Serial number : 7465

Year : 2015

Weight : 4.375 kilos

Action : from 1.5 mm under the G string to 2 mm under the E string at 12th fret (can go lower, but was perfect for me)

 

Will come with a brand new Fame Soft-Case Urban.

 

Non-smoking environment as usual.

 

The bass has been fully set up professionally. It has been fitted with a set of Ernie Ball 2833 Hybrid Slinky strings (45 - 65 - 85 -105).

 

For those who don't know Vanzandt (Van Zandt) instruments, they are the equivalent of Fender Custom Shop Masterbuilt instruments, if not better. The Japanese higher quality control and craftsmanship make all the difference here. It's a no flaw construction. This bass is, to me, better than all the official Fender 70's Jazz Basses I have played. Compared to a Celinder J-Update in passive mode, the sound is a bit clearer, but very similar. Thanks to the (more fragile) nitrocellulose lacquer, the overall feel is similar to a vintage original Fender. And this tone control is simply magic !

 

Link to the Vanzandt models page : https://www.taurus-corpo.com/vanzandt-bass

 

Link to the Fame Soft-Case Urban : https://www.dv247.com/en_GB/GBP/Fame-Soft-Case-Urban-Electric-Bass-/art-BAS0010065-000

 

A sound clip in slap here by my friend Romain, the previous owner : https://www.facebook.com/romain.bour.92/videos/10158717668167808/?sfnsn=scwspwa

 

And here fingerstyle : https://www.facebook.com/romain.bour.92/videos/10158729049012808/?sfnsn=scwspwa

 

What you see is what you get !

 

Look at the photos taken at different angles and under different lights to see the real condition of this bass which shows little use and only very few slight marks or dings. The biggest "blemishes" being at the headstock and near the control plate on the edge of the body where the (very fragile) nitrocellulose finish has gone.

 

Here you can see the "blemishes" that I photographed alongside the 37 photos of this bass (the last photo showing Vanzandt full serial number in the neck pocket and the back of the heel's neck was taken by Régis aka @eneade ) : https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1KRjjhRGOfqWGq_PprTTB6UF-5EAAEYxO?usp=sharing

 

Don't hesitate to ask for more.

Edited February 24, 2021 by Hellzero
New photos more correctly balanced added

[Stingray5]

Great looking bass, Hz, I'm sorry you're having to clear the decks (or at least some of them) for the health reasons you mentioned. I wish you all the best and glwts.

[ped]

Beautiful!! I nearly bought one a while ago from France (maybe this one?)

[chrisbass13]

Played this one at Tony‘s house, its all you could want for in a Jazz Bass. 

[Hellzero]

The fresh photos more correctly balanced have been added. And the link to all 37 photos including the "blemishes" has been added too. Don't worry, the usual 400 years old wooden floor is there. 

[dmccombe7]

That's gorgeous

Dave

[Hellzero]

And sold.