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Edit 13/01/21 now SOLD thank you! Hi, I am selling this 1973/74 Fender Precision Bass, looking for £2400. This is a great instrument. It is just the right weight (approx 8lb 5oz) and balances well. It sounds fantastic, aggressive and clanky if you need it to be or as warm and thumpy as you like. It’s superb with a pick, loads of attack but still lots of tone and bottom end weight come through. It looks killer. The sunburst finish has just the right amount of wear and mojo. The back of the neck looks battered but doesn’t feel it and is fast and smooth to play. Bad bits: The pots look like replacements. One of the scratchplate screws is non-original with a slightly larger head to hold the broken off tip of the scratchplate by the jack socket. The ashtrays and thumbrest are missing. The strap buttons in most of the photos here are my Schallers. I will provide the buyer with the Fender buttons that it had on when I got it, they don’t look original 70s to me but I'm not sure. There is no case or strap with the bass. Would prefer collection in person (socially distanced obviously). Can post if you can provide a courier/decent postage option. In case of postage I can put it in a vgc hardly used Fender ABS-style hard case for an extra £50. Pics: Some videos of the bass in use: A jam so you can hear it on its own. Recorded DI into a UA Apollo with 1176AE compressor plugin and Neve 1073 plugin (EQ flat except the bass boosted one notch at 220Hz. Tom Jones: “You Can Leave Your Hat On” on The Voice UK. Mo Jamil: “Iron Sky” so you can hear it in a recording. Cheers Ben Edit: it has been pointed out that the pickups say 74 so this bass was assembled and left the factory in 1974. The serial number according to the Fender dater dates to 1973 so presumably it was made over the course of those years.

Father’s Day bump , case now included.... .....Toblerone is not ! 🤪

This is a bittersweet sale, but the band I use it with have always intended to have a double bass, with me on rhythm guitar, and that is finally happening. So up for sale is my Epiphone Masterbilt DeLuxe Century archtop acoustic bass. I bought this new in 2018 and have gigged it regularly since. Although well gigged, it has been babied so is in great condition, with only a couple of small marks on the body. Fitted with Labella 760N Black Nylon strings, which I think are an improvement on the stock D'addario tapewounds. The original piezo pickups on these are ok, but I wanted something better, so I had some dialog with Aaron at Kent Armstrong pickups about other options that would work for me. He wound me a custom floating pickup which transformed the live sound, giving a lovely warm, full tone. This has been wired directly to the output jack, with the piezo disconnected. The bass now has a beautiful double bass type sound which worked brilliantly for the old time stuff I played. Also sounds great unplugged, and is louder with roundwounds, but I prefer the tone of the nylon strings. The bass has the matching Epiphone hard case. I will include some Bobs Fits F hole blockers made specially for the bass. I got these in case I had any issues with feedback on bigger stages, but I’ve never had to use them. The original tuner buttons have been replaced with Schallers. £675 ono. Collection from Beccles, Suffolk. Or I could potentially meet somewhere for fuel costs. I think I have a box so shipping is also a possibility. Cheers.

Lodestone P Artist bass up for grabs. This bass was the premium model in the Lodestone range. I've heard various reports of these retailing between £1400 and £2k new! It's a very well put together bass with a gorgeous poplar burl top and deep trans black gloss finish. The neck is somewhere between a P and J in width and has a great feeling Musicman-esque olied finish. It features the Status designed (I think) swept back headstock which is smaller in the flesh than I thought it would be. I've attached a photo next to my Jag for comparison. It's equipped with a punchy sounding EMG pickup, a high mass bridge and lightweight Gotoh tuners. It weighs 3.9kg/8.6lb and is well balanced on the strap. It doesn't have a case but I can package well if postage is required.

I am selling my very special and unique Esh Genuine bass, 4-string, which is made in 1988 in Germany. No more than 5 are made in this color (metallic blue). A very well-build bass, which is also very light-weight with only 3.3kg. There are a few marks on the bass, but is as you can see on the pictures in very good condition given it's age. Specs: Schaller hardware, Bartolini pickups with Piezo in the bridge. The bass has an ash body, neck made with 5-part ebony/ash, with ebony fingerboard and on the body a top layer of walnut. Controls are: volume, bass, treble and the Eshtronic which has 4 presets. Comes with original hardcase. If you want to see more pictures or want more information, please send me a personal message. Also for trade offers.

Now sold

Perfect Bass!

I've got the red Jazz version and its a cracking bass. The artists definitely have the fancy tops. My Lodestone has outlasted every other bass in my collection including many customs, so testament to how good they are. GLWTS Jay.

Fantastic price for one of these! The pre is an East MMSR 4 knob 3 band! I'm looking at fitting one to my USA sterling Soon.

These always crop up when I'm either skint or sorted for heads! This time, the latter unfortunately. Won't stop me thinking about it and formulating a reason why I need it though! 😂