SOLD: Fender 2012 "American Special" Fretless Precision Bass £850

[franzbassist]

Hello all

[b]£625[/b]

I've decided to move back to 5 strings, so this wonderful honeyburst American Special is up for sale.



The standard spec is as follows:


Body Material: Two-piece alder
Body Finish: Hand rubbed stain with a satin nitro lacquer top coat
Neck: Maple, Slim "C" Shape
Neck Finish: Satin Urethane
Fretboard Radius: 9.5" (24.1 cm)
Scale Length: 34" (86.36 cm)
Nut Width: 1.625" (41.3 mm)
String Nut: Synthetic Bone
Pickup: American Standard Precision Bass® Alnico Split Single-Coil
Bridge: Standard Vintage 4 Saddle Bass
Pickguard: 3-Ply Parchment

I sent the neck away to the guys at Brook Guitars down in Devon and they did the most amazing job of converting the neck to an unlined fretless ebony board. They even managed to keep the original nut!

It plays beautifully, and the unlined board is a dream - it's quite thick (7mm deep at the centre, 5mm at the sides), so the sustain is amazing. I've added a genuine Fender black scratchplate and tugbar, and upgraded to Hisphot tuners.

Weight is 8.5lbs, balance is perfect.

The bass has some bumps and scrapes to the body, but nothing major.

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Due to the upgrades, I am asking [/font][/color][b]£625 firm[/b][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] for this beauty, including a very nice basic gig, collected from NE Hampshire. Happy to post at your expense (about £15).[/font][/color]

[b]I'd be happy to trade for a 5 string ACG fretted in Krell or Recurve body shape. [/b]

Edited October 11, 2015 by walbassist

[BassBod]

Nice....

[madshadows]

Lovely

John

[Grangur]

Two things:

1 - How come every time a see a bass of yours it's breathtakingly gorgeous?

2 - Purely being nosey here, but the tasteful side dots we see there; are they on the "fret lines" or in the centre of the spacings?

Good luck with the sale.

Edited September 17, 2015 by Grangur

[franzbassist]

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1442508959' post='2867471']
Two things:

1 - How come every time a see a bass of yours it's breathtakingly gorgeous?

2 - Purely being nosey here, but the tasteful side dots we see there; are they on the "fret lines" or in the centre of the spacings?

Good luck with the sale.
[/quote]

What can I say, I have impeccable taste!

Dots are on the fret point.

[philw]

Back to five strings eh Gareth? I still have the Flyer and it's very much for sale :-)

Phil

PS. And the Precision is gorgeous, so yes, I'd consider a trade.

Edited September 18, 2015 by philw

[franzbassist]

[quote name='philw' timestamp='1442558577' post='2867710']
Back to five strings eh Gareth? I still have the Flyer and it's very much for sale :-)

Phil

PS. And the Precision is gorgeous, so yes, I'd consider a trade.
[/quote]

Hi Phil

Thanks for the message. While the Flyer is lovely it's lined, so not for me I'm afraid!

[philw]

[quote name='walbassist' timestamp='1442659340' post='2868524']
Hi Phil

Thanks for the message. While the Flyer is lovely it's lined, so not for me I'm afraid!
[/quote]

Very faint lines though Gareth :-)

P

[smaz]

I may well be interested in the hipshot tuners, if you're interested in putting the original ones back on for the sale. PM me if so, no problems if not!

Edited September 26, 2015 by smaz

[franzbassist]

[quote name='smaz' timestamp='1443293535' post='2873683']
I may well be interested in the hipshot tuners, if you're interested in putting the original ones back on for the sale. PM me if so, no problems if not!
[/quote]

Sorry, I sold the original tuners on

Edited September 26, 2015 by walbassist

[franzbassist]

Bump

[franzbassist]

SOLD