Dingwall John Taylor Signature 5 with 6 way rotary switch, Hipshot tuners, Heistercamp custom strap, and spare strings - £2200 £2200 Hampshire

[franzbassist]

I've come to the realisation that I have too many basses, and as I already have a JT4 I can't justify having essentially two of the same model, give or take a string.

 

This is a Dingwall John Taylor 5 string.  I've had this bass for nearly a year. It's in superb condition apart from a very minor mark on the back near the battery cover (see picture 9).  I hand picked it in Andertons (from a choice of three) as at 4kg it was the lightest of the bunch by some way. It plays beautifully, and the Neve preamp is a great addition.

 

I have made the following changes, but all original parts are included:

• Dunlop straplocks fitted
• Hipshot short stem Ultralite tuners fitted
• Six position rotary switch (see diagram for pickup combinations at the end of the post)
• Custom white scratchplate

 

The bass comes with a very nice Dingwall gig bag and tool kit. I will also include a set of Dingwall nickel strings (which it also has a set of fitted), and a custom (i.e. expensive!) Heistercamp strap I had made to go with the bass.

 

I live in NE Hampshire and am happy to travel a bit, say 50-75 miles, to do the deal.  I have no box to ship it, but if you are seriously interested I am sure we can work something out, but UK sales only I'm afraid.

 

Price-wise, when in stock these sell for between £2600 and £3000 new, so with the extra parts and the strap included I am asking £2200.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can see the only damage on the bass in this picture. It's two small dots that have broken to top layer of the finish but that's it. No idea how it happened..... 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 is towards the bridge, 6 is towards the neck

Edited 3 hours ago by franzbassist

[daveybass]

Kin hell, beauty

[kuetsum]

So tempted with the rnd pre and the goodies

[Rosie C]

What a lovely instrument. Good luck with the sale!

 

[Rosie C]

5 hours ago, franzbassist said:

 

 

 

 

Ooh! I spy the Rio symbol on the 12th fret!  ❤️

 

It should be understood that I was in my early teens when Duran Duran were in the charts and John Taylor was something of a heart-throb for me and I started learning to play bass watching Duran Duran videos  

 

[franzbassist]

16 hours ago, Rosie C said:

 

Ooh! I spy the Rio symbol on the 12th fret!  ❤️

 

It should be understood that I was in my early teens when Duran Duran were in the charts and John Taylor was something of a heart-throb for me and I started learning to play bass watching Duran Duran videos  

 

Yes I blame my wife for the Dingwall JT purchases.  She said “you must get one!” when they came out, as she was also a JT fangirl back in the day, so it would’ve been churlish of me to say no 🤣

Edited yesterday at 09:03 by franzbassist

[dub_junkie]

Love my John Taylor 5 in black. The Neve preamp is super sounding and the passive tone control is full of goodness. Such a great bass!! 

[franzbassist]

A couple of people have asked about trades, but honestly I don’t think there’s anything I want or need.