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Now £2000 with free mainland UK shipping I may live to regret this but up for sale is my Vigier Passion IV (2020). What is there to say about these basses. They have a very loyal and passionate (pun intended) following here on Basschat, and with very good reason. The proprietary pickups in their ‘bridge-biased’ position provide untold amounts of punch. The 3-band preamp also gives you access to a huge amount of different tones, so chances are that whatever style of music you’re playing you’ll find the right sound here. This bass cuts through the mix like no-one’s business, is super comfortable to play and has the best finish of any instrument I’ve laid my hands on. There are a couple of slightly uncommon features on this bass that are also worth highlighting. The first is that there is no truss rod. This is because the neck is made from phenowood – that is, wood injected with a phenolic resin which means that the neck doesn’t move as a result of temperature or environment changes. So no more worrying about bowed necks or fiddly setups! The other cool feature is the locking input jack. Once your cable is plugged in it’s not going anywhere, so you’re unlikely to suffer from loose connections or accidentally pulling your cable out mid-set. Other specs are (taken from the Vigier website): Neck Wood : Maple naturally dried for 3 years Shape : D Finish : Glossy Width of neck at nut : 40 mm/1.57 " Width of neck at last fret : 56,4mm / 14.32 " Depth of neck at first fret : 19,5mm / .76 " Depth of neck at 12th fret : 23mm / .90 " String spacing at nut : 31,5 mm / 1.24 " String spacing at bridge : 53 mm / 2.125 " Action as supplied at 12th fret, treble : 1.8 mm / .0709 " Action as supplied at 12th fret, bass : 2.3mm / .0906 " Type of nut : Teflon nut + hardened zero fret technology Fingerboard Wood : Phenowood Radius : 300mm/11.81 " Type of frets : Medium Number of frets : 24 Scale length : 860mm / 33.8 " Inlay : Dots Body Wood : Flamed maple / alder / flamed maple naturally aged Finish : Varnish dries for 5 weeks minimum Accessories Machine heads brand name : Schaller Type of bridge : One bridge per string End pin : Brass casing that inserts deep into the body and locks the strap button in place Finish : Chrome Electronics Pickup brand name : Vigier Type of pickup : Single, twin coil in line Switch : Balance Controls : Volume Balance Bass Medium Treble Shielding : Conductive paint Miscellaneous Weight : 3,8Kg / 8.3lbs This bass is immaculate (to the extent the original stickers are still present!) – home use only and without any significant dings or scratches. The only reason I’m selling is because it’s not getting the attention it deserves and I could do with the cash for other things. I also believe that Patrice Vigier has now closed his order books as he is retiring – so short of keeping your fingers crossed and hoping one pops up for sale elsewhere, this is probably your best bet of getting a Passion IV in this condition for a good while, or maybe ever! No trades or offers please. Collection preferred as I would like you to try before you buy. I can also offer excellent, in-person bass chat (another pun intended) and as much tea/coffee as you desire if you make the effort to come and see me. However I am willing to ship if preferred - please contact me to discuss though as I will need to arrange. Also feel free to check out my feedback here and approach me with confidence 😊

Unique GB Spitfire / Pbass 4 string passive bass for sale (no trades thank you). This is a unique bass, a true one of a kind instrument, handmade by Bernie Goodfellow. I commission this bass from Berne in 2013 to fulfil the need of a ‘60s inspired, high quality, light weight, best of both jazz and P bass. The instrument has delivered in all respects and indeed exceeded my expectations. jazz neck - 38 mm nut (modelled on an 60’s Jazz bass Bernie had) P bass / spitfire body - slightly slimmer and downsized with an extended upper horn alder body stunning birds-eye maple neck 100+ year old Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard (from an old Victorian banister!) volume, volume, tone passive controls coil tap and serial / parallel on pick ups for different tones (pull up on volume nobs) About 4kg / 8.8lb on bathroom scales Great balance condition is very good A very comfortable bass to play and the P/J pick ups give the best of both worlds. The different combinations from the pick up options give plenty of tonal variation. The craftsmanship from Bernie is as always top notch. I’ll be really sorry to see this bass go but life moves on. The bass comes with the original GB Hiscox hard case. It currently has flat wound strings on. Can provide a nice Harvest leather strap if you like for free. I had a look on Bernie’s website and a normal Spitfire 4 string would be approx £2345. Bearing in mind that this bass is unique and has real Brazilian Rosewood for the fingerboard. £1750 (sale only no trades) Buyer to pay the shipping cost (happy to have a chat about this to make the best arrangement) or you’re very welcome to collect the bass from Dorchester, Dorset. You can watch a video demonstrating the various tones of the bass: https://youtu.be/koBbxk7ghqE Thanks for looking

Selling my crazy good LeFay Remington 5. Unfortunately I can’t manage it without fretlines. Specs: Body: American Cherry Neck: Padouk, Scale 86,4 cm (34 inch) Fretboard: Stainless Steel 27 "frets", Ebony binding, fret markers and side dots Finish: Acryl Satin Bridge: Le Fay Pickups: 3 Le Fay Singlecoils Cockpit: Volume, Bass, Treble 6-fach Pickup-Selector Passive Treble Build Year: No idea Weight: 4210 g Bag/Case ? Don’t know really. Have to look in my garage. The Remington is an exceptional sounding fretess bass, plays quite easy (with talent). The steel board doesnt sound metallic in any way. From jazzy fusion sounds to amazing sad MWAH you can achieve a huge bandwidth of great fretless tones. Condition is absolutely top, besides some playing waer on the board, which is not affecting sound & feel. SOLD

Hi all, up for sale is my Origin Effects 64 Black Panel BassRIG pedal. It's seen a couple of gigs (always on, never stomped on!) but is in as new condition, save for the velcro applied to the back. I'm the first owner and I bought it brand new, direct from Origin so it comes with the box and manual too. I've decided to go in a slightly different direction gear-wise and this is surplus to requirements. It's a great pedal that I would love to keep around, however the money could be better spent (I want more pedals, but the missus is insisting I put it towards the wedding!) It's a heavy beast so postage will be a little more than your average pedal, but I'm happy to split the cost of that with you if you meet my asking price. As always, collection is welcome from Windsor, or I'm constantly travelling for gigs so happy to drop it in en route if you live nearby. My gigs this week (Thurs-Sunday) take me to Torquay, Hayes, Newport and Lincoln. Cheapest I can find brand new is DV247 at £377. So save yourself just over £60 on an essentially brand new pedal. Thanks for reading!

Lovely example of a DJ5 in Pearl white. The photos should tell you everything you need to know, but drop me a PM off you have any questions. The only blemish I can find is the small scuff beneath the string through holes on the back. Plays as it should and sounds amazing. No trades please.

I am testing the water for a couple of weeks ....... Ernie Ball Musician Stingray, made in California. Obviously not the Sterling version this is the real (and pretty rare) thing......In sunburst with a roasted maple neck, it looks gorgeous and plays beautifully. Neodymium pickup, passive, push/push volume boost, parallel/single/series switch, and tone pot. With original hard case and case candy. Just have to accept that Stingrays are not for me! £1600 Collection from North London only at present as I have no packaging Not looking for offers...thanks.

Offers considered. 🙂 No trades, I'm afraid. I'm selling my absolutely beautiful Spector NS Pulse II 5-string, in Ultra Violet Matte finish. Purchased from Andertons earlier this year. The condition of the bass is excellent, and has only seen light use at home. Absolutely no blemishes or issues of any kind. Non smoking home, of course. It's a really excellent sounding bass, and plays beautifully. The recent basstheworld review did it justice. It has many of the characteristic Spector qualities: Comfortable ergonomics, easy neck, quality hardware, rich tones. I think the finish is gorgeous, purple stain on quilted maple top. I'm sad to have to sell it, but it was only ever intended as a stop-gap while my Bongo was out of action. I'm open to offers, but no trades. Happy to ship the bass, in the original packaging. Specs: 5-string. 35" scale. Bolt-on Ash body with maple top (this, possibly veneer). Roasted maple neck, matte. Ebony fingerboard. Spector Tone Pump Jr. EMG pickups.

New price: 2000 Euro or 1785 GBP ( +/-) For sale my 1978 Gibson G3 Grabber in rare tobacco sunburst finish 1025 Gibson G3 were produced in 1978 , only 70 in sunburst ! It‘s a clean bass : neck, truss , frets, tuners and electronics are in very good shape. Pickups are strong , it plays really well with a set of 45-105 flats or rounds. One ding on the back of the neck around the 8th fret towards the G string, which you won‘t feel with the thumb of your left hand when playing . Weight is 4,3 kg Maple body and neck Comes with chrome bridge cover and worn original case , but all the latches work as they should This baby is located in Germany price : 2000 Euro or 1785 GBP Shipping no problem no trades please thanks for looking

For those asking themselves how a stainless steel fingerboard sounds, it's really between Brazilian rosewood and ebony. This was recorded with my own Le Fay Remington Steele 6 RHT CC CAP Big Block, one take, passive mode, 2/3 of bridge pickup in parallel, tone closed at 70%, slight reverb and Elixir nickel plated strings. I Wish I Was Swiss.wav

ACG Skelf Type "R". Serial number 0097 and was Alan's own bass at one time. Black Limba body with a figured Redwood top. Padauk/Wenge/Maple 5 piece neck with an Acrylic Impregnated Wenge finger board. Asymmetric neck carve with a flat finger board. Luminlay fret markers. ACG SEQ+ pre-amp which is the standard SEQ but with an additional high pass stack. Pickups are a coil-tapped RFB humbucker and SBT single coil. The single coil also has a tap in the windings and is overwound to give a nice aggressive tone and when tapped it becomes a smoother tone. Hipshot Type A bridge 18 mm spacing and Hipshot Ultralites. Schaller straplocks.. Satin finish. Weight 8.25lbs There is minute ding on the front that I only spotted when giving it a microscopic look over. Couldn't photograph it as it is just a small depression. Otherwise it is immaculate. Alan reckons it would cost around £3k to build another of these and is one of a kind. I'm moving to medium scale basses due to the onset of arthritis so not really interested in trades, unless 32" scale 5 string. Reduced to £1550 Further reduction to £1395 before it goes for a commission sale.

A very special hand built electric bass guitar by world renowned American luthier Rob Allen. With its chambered body (with walnut top) and piezo pickup system, combined with the LaBella nylon wrapped strings and small frets, this bespoke instrument is ideal for jazz or for copping that acoustic, almost upright bass sound. This example is crazy light, yet balances superbly