Clarky Posted June 25 Posted June 25 (edited) Bought very recently on the forum, gigged on Sunday (pic attached) and its just too heavy for my neck/back - had significant discomfort after the gig even though its only about 9 pounds. My other basses are c.8 pounds or less and that is what I will have to stick to going forward as my neck condition is not going to improve. Robert's ad below sets out the details - its one of the first Japanese runs - stub of neck dates it to 2001 - and with some upgrades (eg noiseless pickups). The negatives for full disclosure are that the Hipshot A tuner has a bit of play (it holds tune and works but the first bit of a turn does nothing; worked fine for me at gig but can be replaced at about £30 if it bothers you) and it was routed for a battery pack at the rear (at one stage it had a John East preamp, its now all passive again), not that anyone would ever see this. I have swapped out white scratchplate (which I still have) for a black one, so you have the choice. What else? Wearing new DR Pure Blues 40-100 nickel rounds and comes with 90s style Fender hard case. Usual gen from me - delivery by economy courier for £20 on top or collect in safe public space near me in Barnes, London SW13 (usually Barnes station car park). Passing on at the price I paid which is a bargain FS ad on BassChat: Edited July 16 by Clarky 8
wateroftyne Posted June 25 Posted June 25 Lovely bass, and you've still got great hair. You swine. GLWTS 4
Clarky Posted June 25 Author Posted June 25 It's the cat, I feed him extra milk to balance on my head 5
Marunio Posted June 27 Posted June 27 Hello, Quite interested but need to sale my US Geddy Lee first. 1
Clarky Posted June 29 Author Posted June 29 I've had questions about the noiseless pickups. They are the DiMarzio Ultra Jazz DP149 set (the individual.pickups are coded DP147 [neck] and DP148 [bridge]). Found a video of someone playing these in a Geddy so you can hear the sounds: 1
Clarky Posted July 2 Author Posted July 2 Am heartily fed up of eBay tyre kickers with 78 questions/requests who then disappear .... So to keep this in BC community, £50 price cut to £700 (plus 24 or 48 hour economy delivery at cost - £15/20 or thereabouts). PS. The DiMarzio Ultra Jazz noiseless pickups alone cost £150 a set ...
Clarky Posted July 7 Author Posted July 7 (edited) I would accept a discount to my advertised price if I get to keep the near new DR Pure Blues strings on it and swap for another older set (eg, I have some DR coated nickels 'Dragon Skins' 40-100). How does £650 plus post at cost (c.£15/20) sound? No trades, sorry Edited July 7 by Clarky
MungoBass Posted July 8 Posted July 8 Black blocks and binding…. lovely. I had an early one of these Japanese made basses, it had such a slim neck - a joy to play. This is a fantastic price, shame I’m so into Precisions now. GLWYS 1
Clarky Posted July 8 Author Posted July 8 Thanks @MungoBass It's honestly the nicest profile neck I have ever played. Sadly me and 9 pound basses are not a match 😞
Clarky Posted July 10 Author Posted July 10 Bump with latest eBay tyre kicker story: EBayer: Hey,why is the chrome neck cover plate upside down? Me: I tweaked the truss rod to get action super low and accidentally reinstalled the cover plate upside down. Would you like me to reverse it and send you a picture? EBayer: Yes please (thumbs up emoji) Me (15 minutes later): voila (with attached a couple of pics of correctly installed cover plate) .... no reply
Clarky Posted July 12 Author Posted July 12 (edited) Bump for a very cheap high quality bass! Edited July 13 by Clarky Removed trade option
Clarky Posted July 13 Author Posted July 13 I will include economy/48 hour UK delivery in the £650 price
Shambo Posted July 13 Posted July 13 1 hour ago, Clarky said: I will include economy/48 hour UK delivery in the £650 price Bargain 1
Clarky Posted July 13 Author Posted July 13 4 minutes ago, Shambo said: Bargain I think so too. It's £500 less than a new Mex Geddy and has upgraded noiseless pickups plus (I think) an even slimmer neck profile. Yes, some mods but the battery box is invisible to the audience! That said,the various BassChat FS fora are full of what appear to be absolute bargains that would have sold in minutes only a few years ago. Tough time to be selling 2
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