Musicman Sabre 1979/1981 - SOLD
£1900
Shenley Hertfordshire

david1711 · December 24, 2025

Here is a pre Ernie Ball Musicman Sabre. Serial number C0003xx which dates it between 1979-1981.

AlI original except the d-tuner ( original is in the case).

All electronics and the truss rod working as they should and the neck is straight.

Pretty decent condition given its age. See photos for the few flaws; scuffed headstock (actually not too bad, the picture is worse than the reality!); aging on the tuners; mark on the fretboard and the worn section of the neck. Frets ok but a couple might need repair, burn mark on the bridge humbucker, small scratch on the body, scratching to the pick guard (obviously) and a couple of rusty screws.

Hiscox case included is fully functional but there are a couple of scratches.

Neck: Bolt-on maple, 34” scale, maple fretboard with 21 frets; 3-bolt, nut width around 1.625”–1.67”.

Pickups: Dual humbuckers with exposed pole pieces (large 3/8” alnico magnets on bridge pickup.

Electronics: Active 2-band EQ (bass/treble boost/cut), master volume; 3-way toggle selector, phase switch (for out-of-phase tones), and treble boost switch. Powered by 9V battery, 3+1 headstock tuner layout.

19mm string spacing at the bridge.

Weight between 9-11bs. I can take a more precise weight if anyone wants it in a couple of days.

Price excluded shipping. Currently I don’t see one of these cheaper online.

No trades, unless you got a very good Yamaha.

Merry Christmas to all fellow Basschatters. Keep playing and in good health. I wish you all well for the New Year. Regards David