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Yes, you're a musician.... You don't have two pennies to rub together... Let's face it, you've given names to those moths living in your wallet and even they ain't got no respect for you, you're a bum!! But look on the bright side... Those four gigs you play each year, yeah, you're winning then! Never mind that they only pay £160... “Err, so that's £160 divided by five... £32?!!!! I JUST DROVE FORTY-FIVE MINUTES TO THIS GIG, ROCKED MY SWEATING A$$ OFF FOR ALMOST THREE HOURS, SPENT ANOTHER THIRTY MINUTES HELPING THE DRUMMER PACK-UP HIS SHIZ AND NOW I GOTTA DRIVE BACK FORTY-FIVE MINUTES?!!!!!... For £32?!!!..." “Mate, don't forgot your fuel costs, vehicle wear & tear, equipment cost, fortnightly rehearsal space hire and those two J20's you bought at the bar..." Needless to say, with the exception of the beautiful, the dumb and those riding coat-tails, REAL musicians very rarely get paid... unless of course you count the priceless commodity of “exposure" as a form of payment... Which it ain't! So here's what I'm gonna do to make the harsh reality of life as a musician just that much more bearable... I'm gonna offer up my rather stunning STERLING RAY 34 by MUSICMAN at the equally attractive price of £495 “Is he mad?!" I hear you ask... Well, to answer that question, “yes, yes I am..." So, for those of you that have been hiding in a bunker since first hearing news of the “Y2K Bug" back in ‘98... Above: a plush toy resembling a scaled down version of the “Y2K Bug" The Sterling Ray 34 bass guitar is endorsed by the one and only “Music Man". Now, whilst I'm not entirely sure who exactly the “Music Man" is, I am led to believe that it is one of these two men... ...Timmy Mallet or Rod Stewart... ...either way the Sterling Ray 34 is an instrument of exceptional quality with design, sound, hardware and finish that far surpasses it's RRP... (Rock & Roll Peanuts) Basically, the Sterling Ray 34 is constructed using the same components and materials as the Music Man Stingray and also has the same body, neck and setup of a Music Man Stingray... effectively it “IS" a Music Man Stingray with a different decal sticker on the headstock and with the instrument's construction outsourced to an overseas “Music Man" factory. To put it briefly, there is very little difference between the Sterling Ray 34 and the Stingray and when played side-by-side only the most discerning Rod Stewart or Timmy Mallet fan might differentiate between the two... Teaser pic... “Wait, is that a Stingray?!!!..." “No!!!" “This is a Stingray!!!" ... No it's not!! It's an eagle ray (apparently...) THIS IS A STINGRAY!!! (hopefully) "This!!! Is a STERLING RAY 34!!!!" So basically, the Sterling is in Excellent condition all round with no marks, dents blah, blah, blah, blah, blah... The pick guard has minor markings from plectrum use, so evidently has served it's purpose. The pick guard markings are faint and only noticeable in certain light. Obviously the pick guard can be replaced if you would want the instrument to look “Brand-Spankers"... Finish be a rather alluring “Antique Maple", which looks rather funky and potentially retro in my opinion... You know, afros & perms, ya dig?... Scale is 34" with gorgeous Rosewood board, MM AlNiCo Pole Magnet Humbucking Pickup!!! (In tha' sweet spot!...) Plenty of classic Stingray Punch!! 3 Band active preamp, the works... Included is an official Sterling Ray Padded Bass Case and a comfortable padded guitar strap with Dunlop strap locks. Here's all the features collated; Antique maple finish Ash body Maple top Alnico pole magnet MM pickups MM design Bridge & Saddles 34 inch standard scale 21 Fret Maple neck Rosewood fingerboard MM design premium tuners Sterling Ray 34 Padded Case Locking Guitar Strap Holders Locking Padded Guitar Strap Feel free to message me and ask about my thoughts on sandstone paving slabs, or I could just save you the message and tell you now... “They're ok." Trial / collection of the Sterling is more than welcome, I could also arrange a part-meet for fuel cost and as always courier is an option so please message for further beetroots... Behold; antique maple seduction... Mmmmm..... Delicious!!

Hi all. For reluctant sale here is my 2003 AV62 Fender Precision. *** Price dropped to £1,100 *** *** ON HOLD - SOLD PENDING *** Bought on this site 2-3 years ago, has barely left the case since. Lovely playing and sounding bass, prob the best P bass I've owned, but I prefer the slightly thinner neck on my US standard, and this AV62 is too nice to take to some of the venues I play at haha! Fitted with flats (TI flats I believe, though not 100% sure). All in very good condition, one barely noticeable mark on the front I've taken a picture of for full disclosure. Case in very good condition, seems to still have that 'new bass smell!' all the tools, booklet, strap, covers (never mounted) etc. Price is now £100 below what I paid for the bass on here, so this is a pretty firm price. No trades thanks, unless you have a BOSS OC-2 or HM-2 in part-ex. Bass is in Bristol. I'd rather not post if possible, unless arranged by buyer at their risk, but happy to drive to meet within reasonable distance. Welcome to pop over for a try out. Feedback thread below... Cheers.

RYBSKI 8 Strings Octave Bass, unique bass made in 2016 as a special order for the Wooten Bass Camp. Would prefer selling it, but, as it's a unique bass, trades are always welcome, especially for a fretless bass : 4, 6 or 8 (no octave strings) strings unlined are my preferences. Please take into account when proposing me a trade that this is a one off that would cost you around $4000 USD new, without the import taxes. 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 : £1675 GBP !!! In fully working condition and in excellent overall condition. Here are the specifications : Body : 2 pieces mahogany core with book matched black walnut top and back Neck : 5 pieces set neck made of rock maple + mahogany + 4 rosewood stripes Fingerboard : rosewood with side dots Frets : 24 (no wear at all) Headstock : 4 + 4 shape (angled) with black walnut top Pickups : 2 Bartolini's MM42CBJD3 (same pickups as early Lakland basses) Preamp : ACG EQ01 5K Controls on the first row from neck to bridge: stacked volume/blend, stacked low pass filter for the neck pickup with filter peak level/filter frequency, stacked low pass filter for the bridge pickup with filter peak level/filter frequency, passive tone Controls on the second row from neck to bridge : stacked high pass filter for both pickups with treble level/ treble frequency, parallel/single coil/series (vertical) switch for the neck pickup, rear/front coil (horizontal) switch (reversed pickup, but not phase) for the neck pickup, parallel/single coil/series (vertical) switch for the bridge pickup, rear/front coil (horizontal) switch (reversed pickup, but not phase) for the bridge pickup Tuners : Hipshot Ultralite Bridge : Schaller 3D-8 fully adjustable (high and low strings separately) Strings spacing at bridge : 19 mm Nut : brass Strings spacing at nut : 10 mm Knobs : metal Scale : 34 inches Hardware colour : gold (except for the two rear/front coil switches) Truss rod : 1 (fully working) Finish : satin old way Land of craftsmanship : USA Serial number : none Year : 2016 Weight : 4.4 kilos (on the light side for such a bass) Action : from 1.5 mm under the G strings to 2 mm under the E strings at 12th fret (can go lower, but was perfect for me) Will come with a used Warwick RockBag Premium Line and gold security locks . Non-smoking environment as usual. I'm only selling this bass because I can't find a register for it being a fretless player, and I only seem to be able to play Byrds tune with it. This bass was originally fretless and with non sense switches. It's been converted to a fretted by a previous owner and I changed the switches to be able to use all pickups possibilities, it's perfectly balanced, absolutely no neck diving and such fun to play, even if you need a plane pilot licence to use the preamp and switches combinations ! Here is what Rybski wrote to the previous owner : Here is the link to the ACG EQ01 : http://www.acguitars.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ACG_EQ01.pdf The bass has been fully set up professionally by Christophe LEDUC. It has a new battery and has been fitted with a brand new set of Rotosound stainless steel round wound strings made out of two sets of Swing Bass 66 (20/40 - 35/60 - 35/75 - 45/95), which fit the bass to perfection. What you see is what you get ! Look at the pictures taken under different angles to see the real condition : almost in new condition with very the few visible light dings photographed. Don't hesitate to ask for more.

I just bought another jazz with maple fingerboard so this can go.Fender Custom Shop made in 2006.The model is Fender Custom Classic, has 4.3 kg. Comes with original Fender deluxe black hardcase (orange interior)! Details:

Fodera Contra AJ Contra 5. Low action plays and sounds great, please note I don’t have the hard shell case at the moment in the pics but have a Mono gig bag for it Walnut body Highly Figured Ebony top Ebony fretboard Duncan Dual Pickups Custom Shop Pope/Fodera preamp 19mm spacing 34" scale 24 frets Bolt on 3 pc maple neck Weight 11.2 lbs

Another treasure I've unearthed ! This is one of the two early Ampeg 4 X 12 bass cabinets I bought to use with my V4b. The other, earlier , one is so heavy, it's a two man lift, but Ampeg must have seen the light, and changed to this , albeit road ready, version. Still well built, but far lighter than the mk1. The original speakers have been replaced , as they were quite low wattage , with 2 newish, and two secondhand Eminence 12" speakers. There is no grill with this cab, it would originally have had a solid panel on the front , to protect the speakers, that was removed when the cab was to be used. T'was the fashion, st the time ! great for use with a decent valve amp, but fine with tranny stuff, as well. Cash on collection , only, fromWorthing, West Sussex, where the cab can be tried.

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