lapolpora Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 (edited) Hi People, I've had some lovely trade offers but no cash buyers yet. Price drop to £870. I'll leave it up here for a while longer but will have to put it on Ebay in the next week or so. So come on - you know you want to I've reluctantly decided to sell this lovely Fender P. Great bass with a fantastic and powerful tone but I'm just not finding opportunities to play it. It's in natural ash and in very good condition bearing in mind its age. Weight - she's a heavy girl at 11.5 pounds. I'd describe its cosmetic condition as 8.5/10. There are light surface scratches on the body, a couple of minor dings on the neck and a small amount of lacquer wear on the edges of the fretboard. I've taken pics of all of these. The dings in the neck are small - I can feel them, but I'm not conscious of them when playing. The tone pot sits at a slight angle - this is because the pickguard beneath it is slightly distorted. I considered replacing the pickguard but was advised by my set-up tech against tampering with it's original spec. The only non-original bits on the bass are the bridge cover and pickup cover screws, and the pair of adjustment screws on the G bridge saddle have been replaced. It comes with the Fender case in the pics which is in good condition. Price - [s]£900[/s] £870. Courier possible but pickup preferred. I'm located in South London. Loads of pics: EDIT: A Basschatter has asked to see pics of the pots and asked questions about fretwear - I've added a few pictures of these. ANOTHER EDIT: PauBass has contacted me to say that the tone pot is a replacement. The numbers give it away apparently. He also reckoned that the replacement pot would probably make little difference if any at all from the original tone of the bass. Whether it does or not - the bass sounds terrific. Thanks to PauBass for the info and I wanted to add it here. The sale of the bass to three potential buyers has fallen through this week. How's that for luck If you're thinking about it - don't wait too long! I have also been offered some rather nice trades. I'm looking for a sale really but I will listen to trade offers. I am rather picky though as I've got all I really need, and bringing home another bass will land me in a whole heap of s*$t wiv 'er indoors. Edited October 9, 2009 by lapolpora Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lozbass Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 Looks lovely - that's how to advertise a bass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarnacleBob Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 A very, very nice proper ash/maple Fender P! All a bass should be! Magnificent! BB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapolpora Posted August 2, 2009 Author Share Posted August 2, 2009 Thanks for the nice comments guys. Sunday bump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapolpora Posted August 2, 2009 Author Share Posted August 2, 2009 Bump for additional pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapolpora Posted August 4, 2009 Author Share Posted August 4, 2009 Bump 'n' Grind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapolpora Posted August 6, 2009 Author Share Posted August 6, 2009 [quote name='lozbass' post='557399' date='Jul 31 2009, 08:11 PM']Looks lovely - that's how to advertise a bass![/quote] ...or maybe not seeing as it's still here Back to page 1 bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfoxnik Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 [quote name='lozbass' post='557399' date='Jul 31 2009, 08:11 PM']Looks lovely - that's how to advertise a bass![/quote] +1 ..very nice bass indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher1993 Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Have you taken this to Vintage and Rare guitars (Denmark Street) to be valued? I reckon it's worth more than £900. I'd love to own this bass. Good luck with the sale mate, you've got a piece of history right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roonjuice Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 is this still for sale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS73 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 [quote name='gnasher1993' post='561970' date='Aug 6 2009, 01:53 PM']Have you taken this to Vintage and Rare guitars (Denmark Street) to be valued? I reckon it's worth more than £900. I'd love to own this bass. Good luck with the sale mate, you've got a piece of history right there.[/quote] !!!!!!!! you will have a piece of history until it hits Denmark st, then they'll just totally demoralize you and you'll be on the tube home with no bass and £450 quid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-soar Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Woof, hello sexy, wrong way round type bass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapolpora Posted August 16, 2009 Author Share Posted August 16, 2009 [quote name='roonjuice' post='569363' date='Aug 14 2009, 06:51 PM']is this still for sale?[/quote] Sorry - been away for a few days. Yes, still for sale Derrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vmaxblues Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 That is just beautiful, have a bump on me for a very tasty bass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapolpora Posted August 25, 2009 Author Share Posted August 25, 2009 Bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus27 Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Very Stunning. Used to have one exactly like it and it was an amazing sounding bass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapolpora Posted August 28, 2009 Author Share Posted August 28, 2009 More bumpage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapolpora Posted September 1, 2009 Author Share Posted September 1, 2009 Back to page 1 bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBMAN Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 [quote name='lapolpora' post='586467' date='Sep 1 2009, 02:10 PM']Back to page 1 bump[/quote] Hi! Do you ship to France? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vispo Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 Yes, interesting bass. I have got a copy of such bass made in Eastern Germany behind Iron Curtain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapolpora Posted September 1, 2009 Author Share Posted September 1, 2009 [quote name='DBMAN' post='586707' date='Sep 1 2009, 05:51 PM']Hi! Do you ship to France?[/quote] Hi, I think I can ship the bass to France for about £35 - with tracking but uninsured. The shipping cost is pretty reasonable as I can book it via www.parcel2go.com. I can pack it in its case and in a cardboard outer box padded with packing material. Let me know if you're interested. Derrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapolpora Posted September 6, 2009 Author Share Posted September 6, 2009 Bump to the top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 [quote name='lapolpora' post='586842' date='Sep 1 2009, 08:17 PM']Hi, I think I can ship the bass to France for about £35 - with tracking but uninsured. The shipping cost is pretty reasonable as I can book it via www.parcel2go.com. I can pack it in its case and in a cardboard outer box padded with packing material. Let me know if you're interested. Derrick[/quote] You may want to read the Couriers thread [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=36625"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=36625[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapolpora Posted September 7, 2009 Author Share Posted September 7, 2009 [quote name='OldGit' post='591915' date='Sep 7 2009, 09:05 AM']You may want to read the Couriers thread [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=36625"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=36625[/url][/quote] Thanks Old Git. Some useful info there, though no real surprises (you get what you pay for and all that). Personally I've found Parcel2Go to be OK. Whenever I've had a problem with them (twice - both missed collections) it's been when I've booked DHL. Unfortunately they don't seem to act as agents for UPS anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapolpora Posted September 8, 2009 Author Share Posted September 8, 2009 Bump for price drop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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