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Absolutely bloody lovely Limelight Precision. This is not a Fender bass!!! I had this made back in 2016 to be a replica of a 1976 Fender Precision. With an ash body, maple neck, overwound pickups (hand wound by Mark at Limelight), period correct headstock logo and the lightest relic finish. The bass has done probably 200 function gigs and that has really given the nitro finish a much more naturally worn look that the more heavily relic'd basses struggle to emulate. Weighing in at 3.9kg (8lb 9oz) this is a really comfortable bass to gig with and it's like putting on a nice old pair of slippers when you pick it up. The output is really strong and has the classic p-bass sound. Currently strung with a relatively new set of Elixirs but I could change these for an old set of fender flats (with tatty silk) if preferred. Why am I selling? I really really want to be a p-bass guy but i just always end up gravitating back towards Jazz basses. Trade Options!!! Jazz basses only please. I'd definitely be really interested in a Limelight Jazz. I absolutely love the build quality and they just work for me. I'd also happily consider a Japanese Jazz or a USA Jazz with apropriate cash adjustment. Ideally though I'd want either of these with rosewood or maple board and blocks. Price for a straight sale is firm at £850. I think this is fair and I'm in absolutely no rush to sell as this is still great to have around. You are absolutely welcome to come and play this without any obligation to buy. I have some nice amps and make good tea / coffee and there's always biscuits in the tin. I will package it up for postage but that would be for a courier that the buyer has arranged and the buyer takes this option at his or her own risk. I gig lots so am regularly travelling around the country and am more than happy to meet up en route to a gig. Thanks for looking! With flats on: With rounds on:

Hi Folks, Bit of a clear out going on at Silverfox Towers at the moment, so... For sale only, this completely unique Custom Build Non-Reverse Thunderbird bass that I bought in 2017 from Sean, aka @Billy Apple. The bass comes with an excellent quality hard case that I bought from @Chimike especially for this bass, as it's a bit longer than most standard 34" scale basses. For the bass & case, I'm looking for £NOW SOLD. The history of this bass from when it was first commissioned in 2013 is quite a story in itself; read more about it here: To describe the bass properly and give it it's full due, I hope Sean won't mind me quoting him from his For Sale advert at the time: "Completely unique custom built NR Thunderbird. The last of the Bachbird body blanks made from mahogany and a lovely rosewood board. Bach also supplied the two piece bridge. Routed to vintage specs by the Bass Doc, with a hand-made bone nut, vintage white scratch-plate, TRC and control cover. Pups are '66's from Steve at the Thunderbucker Ranch, along with one bevel surround and shim. Tuners are Gotoh Resolite GB528's. Vintage white top-hats with a matte white finish and set-up from John Williams at Noiseworks." I actually sold this to Rod aka @howdenspur a year after I bought it from Sean, and then did a trade with Rod last summer to get it back, specifically to use on a recording project. As I hope can be seen in the photos, it's still in excellent condition, though the matte white finish is beginning to mellow into more of an off-white colour, now that ( to me anyway) just oozes those retro rock & roll vibes! By the way, it's quite tricky to show the colour properly in the photos. The first 8 photos were taken yesterday. All the others are from 2018. Between all of those, I hope it shows what the colour is... As basses go, it's totally unique; a one-off, that sounds amazing and gets so much attention at gigs because it looks so cool. With a slim and super-fast neck, and after having been set up so well by John at Noiseworks, the bass really does play like a dream.. And it sounds great, and not just for rock either - you'd be amazed at how much of a slap monster this bass is !! "So, why are you selling? ", I hear you say, which is a good question. To which the answer is that I'm predominately using two of my basses all the time these days - my BC Rich Eagle, and a Fender P that I bought from @Mudpup recently... So much so, that I'll probably be selling a couple of my other basses quite soon too. Anyway, back on topic... Collection from Potton, Central Bedfordshire preferred, but I'm happy to drive to meet up if it's within a reasonable distance (say an hour). With a bass of this nature, I don't want to courier it - it's just too risky! Anyway, thanks for looking and if you have any questions about this amazing T-Bird, please ask away here or PM me. Cheers Nik

Sorry, I made a mistake on the price and I can't edit it. It's £1400.00. 3EQ Straplocks Stealth hardware Rosewood board This bass was made as a special order in 2018. As soon as it was delivered I joined a band that needed a 5-string so it never really got played. As a result, it's still in as-new mint condition, not a mark on it. It has a Hipshot D-tuner fitted and comes with a Music Man hard case. For those not in the know, the SLO special has a narrower nut, similar to a Jazz Bass or Sterling, and they are reasonably rare. Only selling because I can't play at the moment due to a damaged wrist joint from a motorcycle accident, and it might be a year or two until I can get a joint replacement. I have feedback on here, please feel free to check it out. Obviously, no trades, and I would prefer to sit you in front of an amp with a nice cup of tea if you'd like to collect it, but meetups are available and we can discuss couriers at extra cost.

SOLD Sterling By Music Man short scale Stingray bass in Olympic White, with matching gig bag & extra pickguard. Price includes postage to UK mainland address. Please do not ask me to post outside of this. I live in Southport and work in St Helens area, so collection or meet up in vicinity of either can be arranged. If posted, it will be sent well boxed with Parcelforce Express 24, fully insured, with live tracking available on day of delivery. Purchased from a fellow Basschatter. Easily my favourite of the 4 short scale basses I've tried. A real quality bass which is a lot of fun to play. Just need to move it on as I guess I'll always prefer a P bass. It has barely been out of the case, and is in the same, pretty much immaculate condition I received it in, other than very minor scratching on back & control plate. Lovely dark rosewood fingerboard (recently lemon oiled during string change) on really nice fast, satin maple neck, which is not scrawny or chunky, and feels just perfect for the jazz width 1.5" (38mm) nut. For those of you who like numbers, the neck thickness (as measured with digital calipers), is 0.832" at the 1st fret, and 0.934" at the 12th fret. It weighs a comfy 3.3Kg / 7lbs 8oz, as measured on digital luggage scales, and balances perfectly. It is wearing a nearly new custom 'Scratch It' pickguard which cost over £40. I think this looks pretty cool, especially with the black screws. I wanted to add a splash of colour to the white body without being too loud, and I think this works really well. I will of course include the stock white pickguard & silver screws. I haven't touched the truss rod, and the previous owner didn't either, as it just feels so well set up, with a nice action and no rattle/buzz. It comes with a matching SBMM gig bag with very good furry padding and a front zip pocket, and a small bag of tools. It has nearly new D'Addario EXL160S medium gauge short scale nickel roundwounds (50-70-85-105) on it. Specs: Model: RAYSS4 Body Wood: Mahogany Body Color: Olympic White Bridge: Sterling by Music Man Designed Bridge Pickguard: 3-ply White/Black/White Scale: 30" Neck Radius: 9.5” (24 cm) Frets: 22 Frets, Medium Neck Width: 1.5" (38mm) at Nut, 2.44" (62mm) at Last Fret Neck Wood: Hard Maple Fingerboard: Rosewood Fret Markers: White Dot Markers Tuning Machines: Open Gear Truss Rod: Single Action (wheel adjustment) Neck Attachment: 6 Bolts Controls: 1 Push/Push Volume Boost, 1 Tone Switching: 3-way Rotary Selector (Parallel, Series, Single Coil) Pickups: Sterling by Music Man-Designed Neodymium Pickups (H) Strings: D'Addario EXL160S medium gauge short scale nickel roundwounds, 50-70-85-105 Gig Bag: SBMM padded gig bag Please note I am not interested in any trades whatsoever.

Really great conditions 1996 made Hipshot detuner installed Shipped in a new Thomann case Great instrument 4,1 kg Price shipped to your door 1300€ shipped (EU) price to sell Bass located in Italy sold

Try as I might, my poor old brain can’t cope with 5 strings so I am moving this excellent bass on. I believe it is around 20 - 25 years old and for its age, is in very nice overall condition. There are of course some light scratches, dings and swirl marks but nothing that affects the playability. The colour is green or blue depending on the light but in my opinion more green than blue - despite the photos! The frets are in great shape, there is little tarnish of the gold hardware and the pickups still have Yamaha clearly showing. It has plenty of punch from the 2 band active eq. There is a new but fairly basic padded gig bag. Please feel free to ask for additional pictures or information. Shipping can be arranged, I have a strong guitar box.

Barefaced One10 8ohm cab. sounds great and very loud for a small cab. only reason I’m selling is to get a Two10 for bigger places. Only used at home and a practice and the guy who had it before me looked after it to. comes with the soft cover. £350 including postage to UK mainland only and £325 if it’s collected.

Lovely, as new Ibanez medium scale 5 string, easy to play, would happily gig it, but i have gone back to full scale. Super bargain price as it is the last of my foray into shorter scale basses, absolute steal at this price, courier would be £25 insured to mainland UK if required.

GAS, a bit like nicotine addiction, pops up and grabs you when least expected. I shall remove myself to a small dark room to repeat the mantra...."I don't need another bass.....I don't need etc etc"

*** Now SOLD *** Hi Folks, Due to using my Mesa Boogie gear so much for live work, and having finally finished a recording project I was using this on, up For Sale is my Ashdown CTM100 all valve bass amp. I'm looking for £SOLD for it, which I think is a fair price given the cheapest I can find one new online is £1,149 at The Gallery in London. (Please note that this is not one of the UK built models, hence why I've priced it as I have.) I bought the amp about 3 years ago (during the first lockdown break) from another Basschat member, Dan (who's BC name escapes me, sorry) and I know from him that it did belong to @Mertonat one time, so it has a bit of a Basschat pedigree to it's name! I would describe the exterior condition of the amp as 'good' , though it's clearly been used, as the photos show. In terms of the electronics of the amp, everything works as it should and there are no issues with it. The amp sounds fabulous and offers a lot of tonal variety, as this online review explains so well... "... this head delievers, and does not leave you searching for more. From the tube saturation, and warm heavenly tone of this head, that sits so well in a band mix. The only thing youll be searching for is more time to play it." Links/reviews https://youtu.be/KqfjMLGwo90 https://youtu.be/r_eDTYmESRQ https://youtu.be/WN9vaSR6QG0 This is a great amp and is priced to sell to someone who I hope will make good use of it. Please note that the G&L bass and Aguilar cab shown in the photos aren't for sale. They're there for decorative purposes only... 😁 Collection from Potton, Central Bedfordshire much preferred but I'm also happy to drive up to an hour from my location to do a classic 'Basschat meet up' somewhere mutually convenient. As an absolute last resort, fully insured shipping is possible at buyers expense and risk, if that's the only way to get a deal done. Trials welcome here in Potton and there will be plenty of tea/coffee on tap for you whilst you test the amp out with your own cab and bass (if that's what you would prefer?). Any questions, please ask here or send me a PM. Thanks for looking. 👍😊 Cheers Nik TECH Spec, reviews etc: "The CTM-100's signal path is all valve - even the D.I and effects loop are driven by valves - so even if you are taking an audio feed from the D.I or effects loop send, there's nothing but valve tone being fed. Choose your instrument input and away you go: high and low inputs tackle any input gain issues you have from low or high output instruments. The 'low' input is for instruments with a low output. What is also interesting is that the inputs are also impedance matching. This is important, more so for passive basses, and put simply, helps to ensure you get the best tone from your instrument to the signal path under that cool exterior. When it comes to tonal options, well there's quite a lot to get through! The first thing I should mention though, is that the EQ knobs and related push buttons are all fairly interactive due to the use of passive circuitry. The 'mellow' button for example essentially reconfigures the EQ curve on each of the controls, giving you a smoother bass sound with less aggressive top end and to me what sounds like a resultant boost in the low mids. With it engaged, all of the controls react differently – so it is not just a narrow mid boost. This is something to take in to consideration when trying out this amplifier. Similarly, the Deep and Mid shift controls actually seem to change the range of adjustment in the Bass and Middle controls too. Again, being passive, the tone controls are more subtle than say that of the EVO heads with active boost and cut across a 'graphic equaliser'. Some will love this, others will prefer more dramatic tonal changes. The inherent tone of the valve head is there to stay though and it is good. Deep and rounded and almost bell like in the chime of my low notes." CTM-100 Specifications Power Output (RMS) 100 Watts Speaker Outputs 3 x Speakon/Jack Combi 8/4/2 Ohms DI Output Tube derived Impedance Min Load 2 Ohms EQ Passive Bass, Middle and Treble Effects Send Yes Effects Return Yes Pre-Amp Tubes 2 x Ecc83/12ax7 2 x Ecc82/12au7 1 x Ecc99 Output Tubes 2 x 6550 (100W) Weight (kg) 19Kg

Squier SQ Precision Bass Made in Japan 1983/84 I'm reluctantly putting this lovely bass up for sale but the funds are needed elsewhere and I have 2 other P basses. As far as i know it is all original, lots of scratches but only cosmetic. Bass recently had complete set up, overhaul and new nut by Stephen Hawker in Bristol. Strung with LaBella 760FS flats. The bass is an absolute joy to play and gets a classic Jamerson tone. I would say the neck is a bit slimmer than a lot of P basses i've played. I've tried to show everything in the pictures. Comes with a hard case. Would prefer collection/meet halfway but will post at buyers expense. Cheers, Alex

And you just won't die!!! 😂

My beloved Orange AD200b, power valves all changed and thoroughly serviced after having sat for the duration of covid, cleaned after it's being sat and now it's looking and sounding really smart, I've completely fallen for the sound of my Fender Bassman 100 though so it's just not getting used, I took it to a gig this saturday just gone and while it sounded superb it just didn't do it for me anymore, something about the mid grit in the Fender just feels good to me when paired with my Barefaced Six10. The flightcase is this spec and model but a few years old now, it would cost £229 to buy new https://www.flightcasewarehouse.co.uk/industry/product.asp?item=amp-head-flight-case-2828-9487 Delivery/collection around Hope Valley / Sheffield easily arranged, happy to meet a little further afield if it helps a sale also...currently the band will be across in Newark mid July, Notts-ish late July at Deerstock, Purbeck and Billericay mid/late August if any of those happen to be nearby we can arrange something there too

Really beautiful bass - I put Thunderbucker ‘66 pickups in my custom Warmoth T’bird, put together so that I wouldn’t have to gig my 1965 T’bird IV, and can confirm that they actually sound better than the originals. Something really special about a white Thunderbird; plus I’m sure this will be the equal of a Mike Lull for a lot less dosh - GLWTS 👍

‘Nope definitely do not want this’ he says whilst rocking back and forth in his chair. Must resist, must resist 😂😂

That is amazing, really nails the 70s Precision sound, sadly I’m short scale from now on otherwise this would be chez Lozz!

Bats don't die this easily, you know.