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Hello I'm selling quite a few basses over the next few months. 1st up is this mint condition CIJ 51p. Its strung with flat wounds, and is a joy to play. Has had very little use in it's life as you can see. The bass is located in great yarmouth. At this time i have no boxes, so collection only please. I will try and answer any questions best i can, hard case or gig bag included, whatever you prefer...Thanks Rich.

Hello this bass has had very little use and the condition reflects this. the bass is mint, no marks of any kind. No issues with the bass, sounds and plays great. Very simple passive circuit and clean and simple looks. Nice and light. Comes with fitted hixcox case. Collect only please from great yarmouth. Thanks.

Up for sale for possibly the third time of asking is my Alpher Cobia V2 Prime. I had resolved to keep this one and recently spent over £300 on changing the pick ups and pots but I can’t escape the fact that I would really like a jazz bass or similar. This bass is really well specced with Hipshot hardware throughout and brand new Nordstrand pickups, an NP4A in the neck position and a NJ4SE at the bridge. The body is made from one piece of rippled Ash which has a pleasing texture and a really smart aged appearance. The neck is flamed roasted maple and the fingerboard is rocklite. The action is on the low side and could benefit from a slight tweak but all in all the bass plays superbly well and sounds excellent as you would expect of a top UK custom instrument built with an exceptional level of attention to detail. If you spec this bass on the Alpher site at the moment the price comes out north of 3K. Having inspected it carefully I can’t find any dings, scratches or cosmetic issues, with the exception of some minor wear on the scratch plate which is to be expected. I would rate the condition as a solid 9.8/10. Weight wise it comes in at 3.8 kg and is very comfy on a strap or when played in a seated position. Anyone looking for a really well specified p/j will find this hard to beat especially since the recent upgrade which seems to have given the instrument a warmer more vintage tone. If you have any questions please ask. The bass can be posted if necessary as it comes in a hard Hiscox case, I am also happy to meet half way to hand the bass over in person. Trade wise I would happily consider a nice jazz bass of lower value with cash my way, particularly if anyone has one of the nice new top end Sire basses that they want to offload, or even a Musicman but something with more than one pickup. Weight wise nothing heavier than 4kg preferably and instruments that are in good condition. * Please note that if you instigate a conversation via pm please at least have the manners to reply to messages even if you have decided to change your mind, which you are quite at liberty to do. Thanks for looking. Please note some images show the bass fitted with the original blade style pickups. Thanks to Walshy for the photo showing the weight.

Hello, This is a great example of an overwater. It comes in at 4.8 kg. It has very light play wear hear and there, but no dinks, just very light wear. It has a light scratch on the back. The bass is just beutiful and sounds clear and punchy with no issues at all. Comes with a nice hard case or gig bag. Sadly i cannot post as no boxes, so collect only please.

Selling this Gretsch Junior Jet II bass in Sunburst. It is only a few months old but my custom build short scale should be arriving soon and this was (a very good) stopgap. You will see in the photos that it is in excellent condition. I have made the following upgrades to it: CTS potentiometers with orange drop capacitor, Switchcraft switch, TrueTone full contact jack socket and American Gretsch control knobs (necessitated by the wider shaft on the CTS pots). All of that (approx £50 worth) will be included in the sale for £225. I have also fitted a high mass bridge with proper chunky brass saddles and Gotoh machine heads. You can have the bridge for an extra £10 and the machine heads for £30, which is half what I paid for them, otherwise I will put the originals back on. I have pictured the original components in a separate photo. If you are strapped for cash, I would strongly recommend you choose the bridge. The original Gretsch bridge is adequate at best in my opinion. The Gotoh machine heads have a better feel, wider posts and better gearing (1:20) than the originals. Whichever configuration you go for, you will get the original parts in the photo. Also because I am such a generous human being (LoL) I will throw in a barely used set of Dunlop 45/105 stainless steel flatwounds that I tried to get a more traditional sound. They worked for that and are good strings but I decided I preferred the more aggressive sound from the round wounds. Anyway, you can experiment for yourself and save yourself the best part of £50 in the process. If you don’t know these basses there is plenty of stuff online but a quick summary: short scale (a 30.9”), twin Gretsch humbuckers, single volume and tone controls with 3-way switch, 40mm nut, 19mm string spacing at the bridge. The pickups are the hottest standard fit I have come across in any bass. They have their own individual sound: not as muddy as Epiphone/Gibson EB0/EB3, perhaps not as aggressive as a Thunderbird. I have read somewhere that you can get a Precision like tone if you play with the EQ on your amp. Possibly but the mid position is pretty unique in my opinion. Famous users include Mike Kerr of Royal Blood; well when they started out anyway but now he has sponsorship from all sorts. You can come and try/collect in Fakenham. I would meet/deliver within a 50 mile radius. In extremis I will courier at your expense and on receipt of full payment: sorry to sound untrusting but I have been had before. Street price new currently varies between £293 and £350, depending on which online box shifter you choose. @£225 you get a practically new bass with better electrics and for £265 all the mods you could want, short of very expensive replacement pickups (there don’t appear to be many drop in options available in the UK).

Selling my very unique Alleva Coppolo LG5 Custom. It is like new (besides one small chipped out ding mentioned below) and has the following spec: Spalted Alder Body - very lightweight, yet quite responsive, this is Jimmys most expensive body wood choice Amberburst Finish - looks less orange than in the pics Very nice Macassar Ebony board with binding MOP dots 34" 19mm spacing at bridge Jimmys proprietary pickups and electronics, pickups in 60s positions Built 2019, Weighs 3,9 kg (!) I bought it in new condition, but just today I managed to chip out a small piece of finish at the back of the neck joint - I will add a picture later. Besides that the bass is absolutely like new - even the transparent foil is still on the back cover plate. The sound is typical Alleva-like, so it tends towards the classical early Fender timbre - although the Ebony board adds some snap and opens the upper registers - if desired. I personally prefer the vintage models, but for players with a slightly more flexible and modern demand this Alleva would be a great find. Asking 4.900 EUR (4500 GBP) plus shipping, trade value is 5.400 EUR. Trades considered: Alleva Coppolo LM5/LM4, Ken Smith BSR Elite, Fenders until 1973, F Basses with nice tops, Fodera Elite 34" or less, LeFay Remigton Steele 6, Mattisson. .