Basses you hardly ever see for sale

[binky_bass]

9 minutes ago, Steve Browning said:

They're the two at the back, on the left. Nice to play for sure.

Why so few P-Basses? 😆

[Steve Browning]

1 minute ago, binky_bass said:

Why so few P-Basses? 😆

 

I have tried to correct this paucity by having 12 of them now. 🙂

Edited September 5 by Steve Browning

[HeadlessBassist]

Highway One Fender basses - Y'know, the Mexico made and painted bodies sent for final build in Corona with Grease Bucket tone circuit and Nitro finish with BadAss II bridges. Rare as hen's teeth, and people obviously tend to keep hold of them.

 

 

 

 

[Steve Browning]

Overall, I reckon the real answer to this question is "the one I want"!

[Beedster]

34 minutes ago, Steve Browning said:

They're the two at the back, on the left. Nice to play for sure.

 

Now THAT is a bass collection 🙏

[Steve Browning]

If I can be ar$ed, I'll do an up to date picture one day.

[Hellzero]

1 hour ago, Steve Browning said:

If I can be ar$ed, I'll do an up to date picture one day.

On a new sofa...

[Steve Browning]

Double the excitment!

[LukeFRC]

2 hours ago, HeadlessBassist said:

Highway One Fender basses - Y'know, the Mexico made and painted bodies sent for final build in Corona with Grease Bucket tone circuit and Nitro finish with BadAss II bridges. Rare as hen's teeth, and people obviously tend to keep hold of them.

 

 

 

 

these were good - Ild buy one

[Terry M.]

Japanese-built 5 string Sadowskys wherefore art thou?

[Mrbigstuff]

Bass bros have a suhr jazz bass. Quite uncommon on these shores.

[Hellzero]

3 hours ago, Mrbigstuff said:

Bass bros have a suhr jazz bass. Quite uncommon on these shores.

And excellent basses, the John Suhr 2 bands preamps is close to perfection, if it's equipped with it, of course.

[casapete]

On 05/09/2025 at 10:41, Steve Browning said:

Only 4 of those remain, even the sofa's gone!

Do you still have the one with f holes next to the CAR Aerodyne Steve? 
Been looking for one of these for a while now, wondered what you think of them.
There’s one of them on eBay at the moment but it’s in Japan. 😕

 

I missed out on a blue Aerodyne a few years ago. Great build quality and finish although

I found the bound body a bit uncomfortable on my forearm. Haven’t seen one since!

[Steve Browning]

Hi. Yes, I do. It gets regular use in my main band. 

 

I have a buffer fitted,  to throttle back the output of the piezo pickup. I'm not a huge fan of the Lace Sensor pickup but I use the piezo primarily. 

 

They're nice and light and very versatile. I'd love to have a sunburst, fretted one but no justification for the purchase. 

Edited Sunday at 06:31 by Steve Browning

[prowla]

On 05/09/2025 at 11:00, HeadlessBassist said:

Highway One Fender basses - Y'know, the Mexico made and painted bodies sent for final build in Corona with Grease Bucket tone circuit and Nitro finish with BadAss II bridges. Rare as hen's teeth, and people obviously tend to keep hold of them.

 

 

 

 

Hmmm - I've got a Fender MIM Precision; it's badly beaten up and the finish is cracked and even chunks split off.

I took a risk buying it, as the damage might've been structural, but it's been fine.

The thing is it's got a Badass bridge; I assumed it was an upgrade but you've got me wondering now if it was an original fit.

 

(I did the Straplock buttons.)

Edited Sunday at 08:23 by prowla

[HeadlessBassist]

1 minute ago, prowla said:

Hmmm - I've got a Fender MIM Precision; it's badly beaten up and the finish is cracked and even chunks split off.

I took a risk buying it, as the damage might've been structural, but it's been fine.

But it's got a Badass bridge; I assumed it was an upgrade but you've got me wondering now if it was an original fit.

 

(I did the Straplock buttons.)

 

No Prowla, sadly, yours looks like an early model Mexican Standard. (MX Serial Number on the front of the neck), so the BadAss II is probably an addition by a previous owner. Nicely cracked and aging, though. I wonder how it lost its paint finish on top of the neck block? 🤔

 

Highway One's had the "Made in USA" on the front of the headstock. 

[prowla]

1 hour ago, HeadlessBassist said:

 

No Prowla, sadly, yours looks like an early model Mexican Standard. (MX Serial Number on the front of the neck), so the BadAss II is probably an addition by a previous owner. Nicely cracked and aging, though. I wonder how it lost its paint finish on top of the neck block? 🤔

 

Highway One's had the "Made in USA" on the front of the headstock. 

Thanks - yes, it's got the MX serial, so I wasn't thinking it was a Highway but rather if they did some things at the Mexican factory too.

It cost me £100; I reckon it's been chucked about a bit.

It is a good bass though; I may strip it at some point, but there's a risk as to what the underlying wood looks like.

[Mrbigstuff]

On 05/09/2025 at 11:00, HeadlessBassist said:

Highway One Fender basses - Y'know, the Mexico made and painted bodies sent for final build in Corona with Grease Bucket tone circuit and Nitro finish with BadAss II bridges. Rare as hen's teeth, and people obviously tend to keep hold of them.

 

 

 

 

They don’t seem particularly special when they were new but I guess the characteristics of the nitro finish come about with age.