Pete1967

** Sold ** Hi All, I've decided to sell my Michael Kelly Dragonfly 5 acoustic 5 string bass guitar. I bought it for one project about 10 years ago (and had to import it from the USA!) which saw some recording and just one gig. It's been played at home occasionally since. 34" scale length, tobacco burst finish with a quilted maple veneer, ripple mahogany neck. Fishman piezo pickup under the saddle mated to a FIshman preamp with 4 band EQ. Just set up with phosphor bronze round wound strings - the action is about .5mm higher than you'd have a solid body but you need that really because PB strings are more compliant and acoustics tend to get played a bit harder. There's plenty on the saddle for it to be dropped down if needed. No fret or nut buzzes and plays nicely for an instrument in this price bracket - plenty of unplugged noise! Excellent, near mint condition. Comes complete with a Tribal Planet semi rigid gig bag. Located in North Leeds. Any trial/inspection welcome - tea and biscuits provided free. Collection preferred, but fully insured shipping available which should be around £40, but please contact me for exact shipping costs. Its on EBay at £325, but to a BC'er - £300. Edit: sorry for the weird pic order - not sure how to adjust, but you get the ide I'm sure!

annnnnd... Sold. Gone to a great new home.

After much soul searching I've decided to sell my Shuker 5 string Jazz. Made for me by Jon in late 2012 and delivered in early 2013. I just have to be realistic about the number of basses I can keep and since arthritis in my left hand is limiting my playing significantly now I just don't need them all (bit of a bummer at 53!). I have three of Jon's basses including a S2 of a very similar spec that was the first that Jon built for me and I just can't let that one go, so this one it is. It's a real wrench to get it go, but it is what it is. I'd always wanted a Sadowsky but after discovering Jon I realised that I was never going to buy anything else, so I asked him to build me something that would kill an NYC and boy did he deliver that. This thing has massive tone and is incredibly versatile. It'll do a passable P and go all the way to Mark King at his most fragile, with great vintage jazz tones in between, but it really excels at modern Jazz tones - that's what it was designed for of course. It's utterly silent and is a fantastic studio instrument. The neck is incredibly stable - the last time it was out of the case was in 2019, and when I fished it out to take the photos it was still dead in tune. Balance is perfect with zero neck dive thanks the the super light tuners. Weight is 9lb. Condition is exceptional - never gigged, just used for some recording at home. There are some extremely light swirls in the finish on the top but it's only visible in reflected light (with glasses on!) - they would buff out completely. Next to no wear on the frets. It was serviced by Jon in 2019 and will be fully checked before leaving me. Specs are: 34" Scale 24 fret Swamp Ash body with quilted maple curve top and black pinstripe veneer under Gloss Cherry burst finish with matching headstock 5 piece laminated maple/flame maple neck with carbon graphite reinforcement (not sure on the neck depth but will get the verniers out and update the ad - it's around 21mm though I think) Dual action truss rod High nickel content frets Stunning birdseye maple fretboard with Abalone dot markers Phenolic nut Schaller BM light tuners Schaller 2000 bridge - currently set at 18mm centres but is adjustable wider and narrower DiMarzio UltraJazz pickups Jon's own three band preamp with sweepable mid frequency. Vol and Blend. Sadowsky knobs Weight: 9lb according to my luggage scales Shuker branded Hiscox liteflite included - as new Something of this spec from Jon now would be way north of two grand and heading towards three, so this is a bargain for a virtually as new instrument - I'll listen to sensible offers of course, but I'm not minded to shift much on price. UK delivery by fully insured courier is included, or Covid safe pickup from north Leeds or meet up within sensible distance. Any questions please ask! Sob....

Cheers Nigel... and replied. Bridge now sold pending the usual.

Hi All... I've accumulated a few parts that I'm not going to use for my builds, so I thought it would be better for them to go to a home that would appreciate them... as they say on Flog It! All are brand new, never used and in mint condition. All prices include UK postage... for further afield please PM me. 1) A four in line set of Gotoh GB350 Res-o-Lite tuners in cosmo black (that's the black chrome finish not the black painted). Brand new seems to be around the 100 quid mark. Yours for £65 2) BBOT four string bridge with screws (not shown). Heavier that the really nasty ones, and the base has been machined flat, but BBOT none the less. £6 (probably what the postage will cost!) 3) A four in line set of Wilkinson open gear tuners in chrome. Basically a Hipshot rip off. Not as light as the Hipshots, but they are nicely made, the gears work smoothly and don't rattle.. Akin to the Hipshot Licensed I'd say. Two spare screw in bushes. Great value at £20 4) A pair of Wilkinson WBJ Alnico V Jazz pickups. 4 String. Screws and springs included (I think I have black or chrome screws as an option but I need to check). I have no idea what these sound like since I've never fitted them to anything, but they seem to get good reviews which is why I bought them, and they are the better Alnico ones. £40 on Ebay et al... £25 to you sir... Payment by bank transfer if you trust me (which you absolutely can), or PayPal is fine. 100% refund on return guarantee if you find anything wrong or I've misrepresented anything. Any questions, please ask.. I know you will! Cheers P

uh oh... I need to go and change my pants.....