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Thinning down the herd, so selling the basses I don't use, and desperately trying to keep only one ... or two FOR SALE OR (PARTIAL) TRADE BASED ON THE NEW RETAIL PRICE (€5769 EUR for the "same" model in the Masterbuilt series ) : WARWICK Streamer Stage II 4 strings with the rare afzelia body, wenge/afzelia hidden-neck-through and Yin-Yang mother-of-pearl inlays (August 1991) ! Asking price including shipping fully insured with tracking number to your place in these European countries (ask for other countries) : Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France (excluding French overseas departments and territories), Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom : £2200 GBP !!! In fully working condition and very good condition for a close to 28 years old bass. Here are the specifications confirmed by Hans Peter WILFER : Body : 3 pieces solid afzelia wood Neck : wenge with afzelia strips in hidden- neck-through construction Fingerboard : wenge with side dots and Yin-Yang mother-of-pearl inlays Frets : 24 bronze Warwick frets (dressed for the last time before I got it) Headstock : 2 + 2 shape Pickups : Bartolini JJ (option) Preamp : Mec 2 bands Controls : volume (active/passive), blend, bass and treble Tuners : Gotoh/Warwick GB7 (2 + 2) Bridge : 2 pieces solid brass Schaller/Warwick Strings spacing at bridge : 19 mm (adjustable) Nut : Warwick Just-A-Nut original brass version Strings spacing at nut : 10 mm Knobs : original Schaller metal Scale : 34" Hardware colour : gold (except for the Straplok that were only available in black at the time) Finish : original oil finish with Warwick bees wax surface finish Land of craftsmanship : Germany (08258 Markneukirchen) Serial number : H 711 91 (August 1991) Weight : 4,5 kilos Action : from 1,5 mm under the G string to 1.8 mm under the E string at 12th fret (without any buzz, the frets dressing job being very very good) Will come with a well padded used Rockbag gig bag or a Tobago leather one if you prefer it (and a soft case if shipped), black Dunlop Straplok flush mount and the 28 years old bees wax hard as concrete in a very nice very well used vintage Warwick can. Non-smoking environment as usual. It has some few marks, mainly on the pickups and fret board which has been dressed before I got it in a trade. I only cleaned it totally, waxed it and played it : very Stuart ZENDER sounding with more versatility thanks to the JJ Bartolini pickups coupled to the Mec 2 bands (active / passive) preamp. The bass is fully original (except for the strings and battery) and has never been touched (except for a new output jack fitted as the original one was dead) : it still has the screws for the pickups height and the screws under the metal dome knobs (no, it’s not a John EAST idea at all 😉). No frets buzz, no preamp noise, no humming noise, no pots scratching… All you have to do is plug it and play without fearing anything for the next 28 years. The bass has been fully set up professionally. It has a new battery and has been fitted with a brand new set of D'Addario EXL165 nickel wound strings (45-105). Link to Warwick Masterbuilt Streamer Stage II series : https://shop.warwick.de/en/Instruments/Electric+Basses/Warwick+Masterbuilt/Streamer/Streamer+Stage+II/Warwick+Masterbuilt+Streamer+Stage+II,+4-String+-+Natural+Oil+Finish,+Gold+Hardware What you see is what you get ! Look at the pictures taken to try to capture the beauty of the woods to see the real condition : some few marks, due to the age, but nothing serious at all. Don't hesitate to ask for more. Dust is offered. 

One of the first bass of 6 strings in the history of electric basses. Manufactured entirely by Fodera and reviewed by Ken Smith in 1985 in New York. A special and unique bass! In fact, Ken Smith only built 3 basses like this one ......(One of them was acquired by Patitucci, and he recorded with Chick Corea in the first days with the Electric Band) This bass was presented at the NAMM Show in Louisiana (New Orleans) between 22 and 25 June, 1985. Scale: 34" The separation between strings: 19 mm. The circuit : BT (bass/ treble) with 4 knobs and 2 switches (a phase switch and the preamp’s on/off switch). Weight: 5,5 kg. (12lb. 2oz.) Body: flamed maple top and back and a mahogany center piece Neck: five-piece, made of maple and morado; two truss rods; reinforced with a graphite rod. All information and history of the bass is documented and authenticated by Ken Smith. https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/336065-ken-smith-and-the-6-string-basses/

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Lakland Skyline Jazz. Plays and sounds really well, took in a trade against my PJ. It’s in pretty excellent condition and comes with a gig bag. Last one of the cull and I’m finally gas free 😂 can courier or collect Hexham. Comes with a gig bag.

Traded elsewhere 1995 Fender PJ USA STANDARD I got this bass from this very place long before the forum upgrade, so have lost the details Essentially, it's a 95 pbass with black Badass bridge and hardware.. It's a cool looking bass and sounds ace.. Just like a precision should but with a bit of flexibility with the jazz pickup. It has been gigged quite a bit and has some buckle rash on the back.. Also the neck has started to lacquer check. I've tried to show in the photos. (it doesn't bother me in the slightest tbh) other than that it's not been abused and is pretty clean! If you're anywhere near South Manchester you are very welcome to try at my studio with a wide choice of Amps and a brew!

+1 Couldn't agree more. £ for £ it beats a USA Fender hands down.