1963 Gretsch 6070 Bass. Reasonable Condition, Fully Working £1500 Leigh-on-Sea, Essex

[Leon C 2]

This is a feeler to see if there are any fans of collectable quirky vintage basses out there. This is a ’63 Gretsch 6070 (often erroneously referred to as a Country Gentleman Bass). It’s in pretty reasonable condition for its 62 years! Plays well and sounds really good, and all electrics work as they should. There are 2 small repairs in the famously fragile binding (see pix). As anyone familiar with this instrument will know it’s designed to be played in an upright position like a double bass, but the spike is missing. The string damper mechanism is working but the actual damper pad is also missing. The neck is totally fine and the frets have some wear, but it doesn’t seem to affect the playability. I would categorise this bass as a player rather than a display cabinet example. Please feel free to PM me with any questions. These normally go on sale for between £2 & £4k, but I've priced it for a quick sale. No case. Trial/viewing welcome. I would not be too keen to ship such an old timer, but I’m open to discussion. U.K. only please. 

Reason for sale - I’m a pro player approaching retirement and need to thin down my collection somewhat for space reasons.

Edited yesterday at 13:52 by Leon C 2