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Beautiful classic bass in great condition. Bought from Jay-Syncro of this parish last year, superb instrument but my dream bass arrived shortly after so this is not getting much playtime and time to pass it on to someone who will give it the attention it deserves. Here's what Jay wrote: "A lovely 80's made in Japan Ibanez Musican bass complete with a Hiscox flight case. This bass is extremely well built and features neck through construction, 24 fret ebony board, lightweight hardware and active electronics. It plays wonderfully with a recent set of Ernie Ball flats and a med/low action. It sounds great! Bad points are it has some superficial lacquer checking/dings/missing finish etc but nothing out of the ordinary for an instrument that has been used for 40 years or so! Also the bridge pickup seems to have a lower output than the neck for some reason. With the pickup pan pot balanced or favouring the neck you'd never notice it, but mentioning for clarity. I have considered modernising the pickups/preamp but IMO it sounds great as it is. A wonderful instrument." The bass is as above, photos attached show the condition and some zooms on the dings. Weight on my bathroom scales is 4.25kg. Happy to arrange shipping at buyer's cost or arrange a meetup within reasonable range.

***SOLD*** Hi guys, I bought this on a total whim last week. Its a gorgeous thing, nice Japanese build quality, 32" scale. However after playing it over the last week I've come to realise I prefer my full scale / full size basses so I'm going to move it on again. Yes, I'm a shameless bass tart. It really is quite small --- the body is pretty much the same as a Les Paul Junior (guitar) and from the top of the headstock to the bottom of the body its not much different in size to my acoustic guitar. "the internet" doesn't know very much about these---there's a thread on here from a few years ago where someone went "does anyone know anything about these?" and the answer was "no, but they look cool". Pretty sure they were Japanese domestic market only which would explain that. Complete gallery of pictures here (being slightly cheeky and re-using some of the ones from the dealer). https://imgur.com/a/ojHLARs The bass is 24 years old but is in good condition. Given the age there are a couple of dents in the finish, I think the worst one is the one on the lower horn, which I have tried to photograph. Yours for £250 collected. I can also post it, I have the packing material that it came to me in --- can probably only post on a Friday though (its my WFH day so I can be in for a courier). TRADES wise --- I'm not desperate for trades but something semi-hollow, or a nice J flavoured thing might appeal. Can potentially add cash for the right thing. QUICK SPECS BODY: Basswood. NECK: Maple 3 Piece FRETBOARD: Rosewood with Dot Inlays NUT: Bone Approx 40mm FRETS: 22 Medium SCALE: Medium 32'' PICKUPS: TV4 Humbuckers x 2 CONTROLS: 2 X Volume, 1 x Master Tone HARDWARE: Chrome BRIDGE: Std 4 saddle TUNERS: Gotoh Sealed WEIGHT: Approx 4.1 Kilos COLOUR: Deep Red FACTORY: Fugijen Japan DATE: July 2000

I received this full-fat 120W valve amp from Handbox in August 2022. A combination of my then-band being put on ice and my more recent goth band only ever using supplied backline means it has never left my house, not even for a practice session. Its too good to have sitting around, plus the cash would come in handy. Comes with around c.£80 of extras, namely a custom padded gig bag/cover and a DI attenuator cable (which I bought 'just in case'). Not that keen on shipping given the weight (16kg/35.3 lb) and risks of valves being unseated/damaged by heavy-handed couriers. So its collection only from a nice public space/car park in the SW13 London area, south of Hammersmith Bridge. Specs here: http://www.handbox.pl/WB-100-ALL-TUBE-p150.html

Aguilar's classic original design which put them on the map. Extremely versatile and musical preamp, which has been part of my high headroom rig for years. The DB 680 has two fully parametric EQs, (not semi-parametric), for complete tone shaping possibilities, a tube driven resonance circuit, tube effects loop, and variable balanced outputs. For the road, there’s a great sounding crossover, -40 pre and post-eq outputs for the mixing console and footswitchable (foot switch not supplied) inputs and master mute (leaves tuner input on for silent tuning). The chassis of the DB 680 is steel, and can withstand the bumps and grinds of a tour. Most importantly, the ten tube stages make for a sweet, warm tone and smooth feel beyond compare! The manual can be found on Aguilar's website: . Features: Made in NYC, NY, USA All measurements taken with a line voltage of 120 VAC. All voltages are RMS. All noise measurements are unweighted. Tube complement: Five total; two 12AX7A/7025 high-mu twin triodes and three 12AU7 medium-mu twin triodes Input Impedance: 1 M ohm (passive mode) 56 K ohm (active mode) Output impedance: Normal output = 1K ohm. Balanced output = 600 ohm Crossover outputs = 75 ohm Signal to noise ratio: -80 db Power requirement: 240 VAC/50-60 Hz. Rack size: 2 spaces Weight: 17 lbs (7.7kg) Case not included in the sale. Power Amp no longer available. Please message me to discuss postal options within the UK.

Hi Chatters, One I never thought I'd part with: Totally mint Limited Edition 55-60 Vintage Custom! Mine from new. Lake Placid Blue (slight sparkle to the finish) with matching headstock, Laurel board with pearl block inlays, bound neck, was a limited run, so a special order. John East J Tone fitted with chrome knobs, fully screened/shielded. C/W Original Lakland control plate knobs & pots included in sale/trade also strung with very newish Addario NYC's only a few hours playing time. Never been out the house. Absolutely superb modern/vintage sounding Jazz Bass and I really hate to do this, however circumstances dictate I have to let go of one of the collection. Cash is king, but willing to trade with a nice, but lesser value 5 or 6 string Bass or 500w+ Head (Mark Bass, Glock) plus cash? Local delivery or meet preferred, could courier at buyers cost/arrangement? Gaucho

I have a spotless V4 sitting around doing nothing. I've always wanted one, got one and now don't use it. It just sits in my back room looking fab. Yes, it has the little pre amp valve light thingy... Collection only or reasonable meet up distance. Possible trade for a bass.. Price drop to £900

SOLD I bought this thinking that a small headless bass might a nice thing to have around; I've since bought an ACG that does the same job so sadly I have to part with the Ibanez. The Ibanez Axstar is a fairly rare beast in the UK. In my opinion it's one of the best wooden small bodied, headless basses of the era, similar to the Yamaha BX-1 in quality. It's pure 1980s in looks, it could be a prop from Total Recall or some similar 80s sci-fi. But the body shape is extremely ergonomic - it hangs in just the right place when standing up with no neck dive, and it also sits comfortably on your lap, unlike many basses of this type. Access high up the fretboard is superb. From the original brochure, the bolt-on neck is 3-piece maple, fretboard is rosewood and body is basswood. 34" scale. Twin passive humbuckers and a fairly chunky and industrial bridge and tuning mechanism. With worn-in strings, you basically tune it about once a month, if that - it's incredibly stable. You can use standard 34" strings. The truss rod turns smoothly and does its job. The neck is pretty skinny, 17mm string spacing at the bridge tapering to 11mm at the nut. Weight is just 3kg, because it's got such a small body, but it feels very solid and well-built. It's evidently been played a lot since the 80s and the body has quite a few dings and scratches and one chip through to bare wood. I've tried to show this in the pictures. The sound is very fat and rich, with the humbuckers giving pretty high output. There's a volume control for each pickup and a passive tone control - in all honesty the tone control isn't dramatic in effect. It would be perfect for 80s funk, but with the treble rolled off it would also be superb for reggae / dub, it's got this huge, solid sustain to it. It would be an absolute beast played with a pick for metal, with some distortion. I'm selling it with a good quality, almost new gig bag from Thomann which makes for a very neat, small package. You could take it as hand luggage on a plane just by paying for a large cabin bag - in the case it measures 109 x 29 x 13cm, whereas Easyjet allows up to 117 x 38 x 30cm for a large cabin bag. Happy to post it for £20, or collect from Bristol. Here's someone playing one better than I would, and giving a good impression of the tone.

NOW SOLD £380 £290 £250£ £220 Hi All. FS is an Indonesian Peavey Cirrus 5. Good value for money bass, but I'm just not using it as I have 3 USA Peavey Cirrus bass's. If I have priced it wrong, feel free to shoot me an offer. Don't have a hard case so shipping will be difficult. Pretty good condition with a few bumps, but nothing major. Happy to meet up somewhere near. I'm in Bedford, MK42 9UR - about 15 mins from M1 J13 and A1 Black Cat roundabout. Details: 35 inch scale Approximately 4.4kg on the kitchen scales Nut width about 45mm Nut string spacing about 9mm Bridge string spacing about 16mm Trying to save up for a 4x12 cab, so not really after trades, but hey, I may be tempted 🤔😉 Any questions, please ask. Cheers Brian

**SOLD** This incredible amplifier has been at the heart of my high headroom rig for years (coupled with a Aguilar DB680 preamp), and has always remained in a rackcase, so is still in great condition. It is heavy, so an ergonomic case does help. Official specs: The Hellborg power amps are set apart from other amps by the fact that they use a powerful output transformer at the speaker output of a solid state power amplifier (such transformers are normally used to match the impedance of the speaker output stage of tube amps). This is done to achieve the warmth and presence of a tube amp while maintaining the clarity and fast attack of a solid state design. The Hellborg Mono Power 500 has an output of 500 watts, the output impedance is selectable (2, 4 or 8 ohms). Power Requirement : 230 V Technology : Bipolar Power Amp with Speaker Output Transformer Power Output : 500 watts Input : ¼”, 0 dB Outputs : ¼” and Lockable Coaxial Speaker Connection Controls / Switches : Level with clip LED Power (On/Off) Voltage Selector : (115 / 230 V) Ground / Lift Output Impedances : (2, 4 or 8 ohms) Weight : 41,9 lb (19 kg) Dimensions (W/H/D) : 19" / 2RU / 15,6" (370 mm) Case not included in price. Please get in touch to discuss posting within the UK.

Takes some digging but it's 12v DC @ 1 amp (1000 mA)