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Here's an old beaten up JV Squier Bass for sale dated 1983. The bass has the original scratchplate and pickup, I added a Babicz bridge. The knobs, string tree and the pots were taken from another old '83 Precision JV Squier. Tuners are age appropriate replacements by Fender. The body was refinished in white by a previous owner and the paint reacted strangely with my strap (see pics), neck is worn but feels nice to play, frets have been crowned (possibly a refret). Evidence in the neck pocket shows it was originally fiesta red and the grain of wood shows that it is made from sen ash. The neck plate has the correct JV serial engraved on it but its a replacement. Truss rod turns and there is a pencilled date and stamp on the neck heel. There are cosmetic dings a plenty - the condition is 'road worn' in the truest sense of the word. It's light, plays well and sounds great, especially with the Thomastik flatwounds I've had on it for some time now. Could benefit from a refinish to restore it to its former glory, but I've used it as is in studio and on stage and it's been a joy to play. Looking for a sale with collection but I'll post in the UK if necessary. No trades, sorry.

String spacing goes from 15mm between the G and C strings to 18mm between the B and E.

Hi. Yep I still have the bass. The truss rod is adjusted in the 'traditional' way from the head stock. They must have changed that on later TM6's. Thanks. Peter W

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This beautiful bass was made especially for the 2013 Music Messe show. It has been my principal bass for a couple of years, and served wonderfully (live, and in the studio), but its time to let it go. It's been kept in the best condition, and has a great range of tones, some of which you can hear here: https://www.youtube....h?v=dQvfypv-Ihc Specs: Neck - Bolted x 6 / Maple with vintage tint Fretboard - Rosewood, White Pearl blocks, 22 Frets Scale - 34" Finish - Buckeye burl top and matching headstock Hardware - ETS custom bridge, smoke chrome tuners Pickup - 1 x Delano T style, 1 x MM style Electronic - Sandberg 3 band active/passive bass/treble, passive tone control, pickup coil tap switch Weight - 4.2kg 9lb 7oz I'm in Cambridge, and collection would be ideal, but I am open to suggestions. I'd prefer to avoid shipping but it isn't impossible. Thanks for your consideration, and please don't hesitate to ask any questions!

PMd

I can't believe this is still here! Would you post to Italy?

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]This extraordinary instrument came to me from the States a few years ago, and has been a source of pride ever since. Sadly I'm leaving the country so it needs a new home![/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]The central neck works like a [/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]5 string and the other 10 strings I usually tune specifically to the song at hand. This is a challenging instrument, but I speak from experience when I say that if the opportunity arises to gig with this, and you pull it off, you'll be the talk of the town.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]As far as I understand two of these were built by an experimental luthier, and YouTube will deliver you some videos of the other one being played with some success. The build quality isn't flawless (it appears the fingerboard, with its lovely inset floral design, is lifted from a fretless electric so the fret dots are miles off, and some of the knobs are decorational) which is reflected in the price I'm asking, but I hope you'll agree this is a great looking, unique instrument, and in the right hands is something quite special. [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]It comes with a hard-case, with all pickups working (with tone and volume controls for each of the three 'stems').[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Please don't hesitate to ask any questions! Ideally I'd be after collection from Cambridge, but am happy to negotiate delivery/meeting half-way. I'm also frequently in London if that is of any help.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]If you fancy a challenge, or simply want to enjoy the conversation starter 'have I told you about my 15 string bass?', you won't be disappointed![/font][/color] [attachment=164808:DSCF8590.JPG]

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