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Natural Bitsa Precision - SOLD
£350


Shambo
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Bit of a reluctant sale this, but uni has finished and I've gotten a new job in another city, (Bristol). I'm moving house soon and haven't got alot of space at my new temporary digs. I'm prepared to sell this on the promise to myself I'll replace it with something else once I'm settled.

I documented the building here ([url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/299633-natural-bitsa-precision-first-time-build/"]http://basschat.co.u...rst-time-build/[/url]) after complaining about not being able to find what I wanted here ([url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/297365-how-hard-is-it-to-find-a-natural-precision/"]http://basschat.co.u...ural-precision/[/url]) which would have made a perfect accompaniment to a sales thread, showing the creation, provinance of the bits and the finished instrument in detail, but Photobucket has rendered it useless by removing the images... so I'll describe it best I can here.

2 piece alder body (2.48kg), lovingly sanded and given a clear nito finish by myself, with no nibbles or blemishes. I[s] didn't [/s]couldn't buff it too hard so it's more of a matt finish than a gloss.

2014 Fender Mexican rosewood neck and tuners ([url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/299494-sold-2014-fender-mexican-precision-bass-neck-rosewood/"]http://basschat.co.u...-neck-rosewood/[/url]). Genuine Fender 'F' neckplate. Gotoh 203 bridge (the more vintage looking one). Aftermarket no name pickguard, Kiogon solderless loom and CS pickups from 2014 American Standard ([url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/299774-sold-fender-custom-shop-precision-pickups-with-pots-and-jack-from-2014-american-standard-p-bass/"]http://basschat.co.u...tandard-p-bass/[/url]) and Shaller straplocks. Cavaties shielded with copper tape and wearing my favourite Labella flats!

All in all, it's a great bass and I'm going to regret letting it go. I'm a convert to nitro finishes if they always make the body feel so resonous. Amplified it sounds... well just like a P bass should I suppose. Roll up the volume, roll off a bit of tone and away you go. I don't have scales so can't give an exact weight of the fully assembled bass, but I'd guesstimate it between 9-10lb and the nitro finish means hopefully it should get lighter as the years pass by.

I'm in Plymouth for a few more weeks where it can be tried out, then it will come with me to Bristol, (where I might change my mind and keep it). I can post it to the majority of the UK for £25 next day delivery (I've got alot of bubble wrap and I'll find some cardboard to double box it), but check with me if you want it posted to the highlands or such in case it costs more.
UK sale only for this I'm afraid because there is no hard case.

It's worth £350 easily. Cash, bank transfer or Paypal gift please.

Now I'm going to have to drag the images from the damned photobucket site across to imgur, and will update the thread with pictures shortly.

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Thanks guys. It is rather nice... more than the sum of its parts and better spec for mexican money.


nice tight pocket


Gotoh 203B 'vintage' style bridge... still shiney new


2014 Fender Mexican Precision neck and tuners with no marks

Why am I selling this? :(

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It might stay. It might go. Moving house, and not driving, is a PITA so the less I have to travel with the better. That's why, if it makes it to Bristol, I shall in all probability keep it.

I only made it earlier this year so haven't had time to get too sentimental about it.
I know I'd be hard pressed to find anything of this quality to buy elsewhere but... I made it once (and thoroughly enjoyed the process) and I could do it again.

Thank you for the kind comments.

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Ah thanks for the kind words guys. Goes to show the nice community we have here on Basschat.

Thing is, it's only a thing. Memories of people, places and predicaments are what give inanimate objects sentimental value and, although I brought the thing into being and it is a genuinely nice instrument, I simply haven't had it long enough to become especially attached to it.... now my old Jazz bass, that was a different story. I [s]blubbed like a child [/s]shed a manly tear when I had to sell that to pay the rent.

I'm getting signals now that my potential lift to Bristol may be about to go tits up, so this bass is still very definitely for sale.

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Mine came with the neck, but if I were looking again, I would be stalking the "Other Musically Related Items For Sale" forum, (I still do tbh).
Some lovely ones have popped up over the last few months that I nearly bought in preparation for another build.

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  • 1 month later...

Congratulations on uni and the new job, sorry to see you leaving for Bristol ;)

Have a bump from me.

Shambo knows his stuff when it comes to basses, so a 'bitsa Precision' will be the dogs doodles and Shambo himself is a true gentleman to deal with.
Buy with confidence here :D

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[quote name='bigsmokebass' timestamp='1509262825' post='3397563']
Congratulations on uni and the new job, sorry to see you leaving for Bristol ;)

Have a bump from me.

Shambo knows his stuff when it comes to basses, so a 'bitsa Precision' will be the dogs doodles and Shambo himself is a true gentleman to deal with.
Buy with confidence here :D
[/quote]
Cheers Grae. Hope life's treating you well.

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