Boosey and Hawkes Excelsior 3/4 double bass £475 - *SOLD* £600 Warrington

[Damonjames]

Up for sale is my boosey and hawkes excelsior 3/4 double bass. 
I’ll start by saying that I bought this to learn upright after being an electric player, how hard could it be right? Keeping in mind, I’m no expert on uprights, but apart from the items listed here, to me at least, this plays and sounds great and has a nice low action. I was using this to play country/americana and it fit the sound really well. 
it has a vic’s dual piezo pickup and adjustable bridge, strung with eurosonic ultra lite synthetic gut strings. 
things to note, this is an old bass built in the 70’s and has had some bumps and scrapes as I have tried to show in the pics, no serious dings or holes. The neck finish is starting to come away, but does not affect the playablility as far as I can tell. the bridge had to be modified in order to use a pickup for a gig (yes is did it your Honour) and while the bass is functional, I’d recommend getting a new one and having it professionally fitted. 
the pickup will require a preamp for use, I have been using a Fishman platinum plus pro eq which I also have for sale in the effects section. 
collection only due to size, welcome to come and try. 
£475

 

Edited 21 hours ago by Damonjames

[Damonjames]

Still here and open to sensible offers

Edited October 5 by Damonjames