94 MIJ Ibanez SR 890 with Wilde PJ pickups £350 Skipton, North Yorkshire

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1994 MIJ Ibanez SR 890 with Wilde (Bill Lawrence) PJ set

£350 with pickups or £250 without pickups

 

Moving on my Ibanez SR 890 to raise funds for a Jazz V. This bass has a lovely thin and fast neck, but I find it's a little too slim to be comfortable for my hands, which are more used to Fender dimensions.

 

When I bought it the stock active pickups had some issues and the preamp was noisy (and on closer inspection, corroded)

 

So I replaced the pickups and preamp with a Wilde PJ set, currently wired passive as 2 x volume + 1 x tone. The Wildes have a very clear and bright sound which I found to be a big improvement on the stock pickups. The sale will include the original active pickups, preamp, and knobs. The installation was a bit challenging for my limited skills, as the pickups are a tight fit to the routes, and my soldering is not the best.. it all works but might not be pretty!

 

As you will see this wiring has left a spare hole for a pot. My plan was to hook up a G&L style low cut, but as it's a work in progress I'm selling it as a kind of "project" bass, which I hope the asking price reflects. If you had different pickups in mind I'm happy to keep the Wildes for something else and sell for £250.

 

The knobs were custom ordered from Xentric Guitars - I have a second small pot which will be included in the sale.

 

The neck is shimmed to get the action lower - it's good where it is, but the bass side of the bridge is down as low as it will go.

 

General condition is very good - there is some light finish scratching and a few small dings / marks as you would expect on a 30+ year old instrument. Some fret wear but plenty of life left in the frets.

 

Includes an Ibanez gig bag.