Columbus jazz bass - refurbed. - *WITHDRAWN* £175 Wakefield

[mikegatward]

This was a Covid project for me and it began life as a very neglected Columbus jazz bass.

 

i stripped off the finish, refinished it in Lake placid blue, added MIM fender pickups and tuners. The bridge is from a friends spares box and I’ve no idea where the control plate came from. Rather than the usual fake fender decal, I went with a tokai one.

 

Bad bits - the finish on the rear of the body is pretty patchy. The front is ok but there are some ‘roadworn’ areas. It was my first attempt at a refinish but it looks great from the front.

 

Good bits - it’s really playable. The neck is really slim and fast. Reminds me of my MIJ Geddy.

 

Asking £175 £150 for it. Collection preferred but we can sort something out if that’s not practical.

 

I’ve attached some before and after pics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited 4 hours ago by mikegatward

[silverfoxnik]

Wow - amazing restoration /transformation job! 👌

 

GLWTS... 👍

[Woody1957]

A great restoration job mate...I used to have one of these in the 70's before l could afford a real one....fond memories.

[andyaber]

11 hours ago, mikegatward said:

Rather than the usual fake fender decal, I went with a tokai one.

😄

[Marc S]

A Columbus Jazz was the first bass I ever played. A workmate owned it, and let me play it for a short while.

 

This was before I had ever even thought about playing bass. (I had the loan of an awful Jedson guitar at the time).

 

I had pondered picking one of these up - just because they're inexpensive, and for a trip down memory lane.... This is indeed a really nice restoration job 😀

GLWTS 

[alyctes]

Nice