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I am selling this beautiful late 2006 Spector NS-4 with stunning looking solid quilted maple body wings, powerful active EMG pickups, the US Haz 18V preamp and gorgeous abalone crowns. I bought it in summer last year as my DOB (date of birth) bass. However, due to some higher than expected house renovation bills, I have to already sell it, which is a real shame. The bass is in showroom condition as the previous owner, who bought it from Sound Control in Glasgow, kept it in storage for all those years (he joined a band as their drummer instead). New, a US Spector NS-4 with the exact same specs costs $6,249.99 (according to a Spector bass configurator on a US retailer website). There are also two used NS-4s on Reverb for £4089 (no solid wings, only maple top) and £3699, so I think I am asking for a very fair price. During its short time with me, the bass has never left the house (very limited home use only). The bass is also not too heavy (for a bass with solid maple wings), weighing 9.5lb/4.3kg. I put EMG 35P4 and 35J pickups on the bass, but the original DCs will come with the bass of course. Finally, both the battery box as well as the cavity cover are recessed, which gives it a nice look. The bass is currently stored safely in its original case in a pet and smoke free house. Collection would be recommended but I can also ship it (UK only, sorry!) using a decent courier. Shipping would of course add some costs. Spector NS-4 Specifications Number of Strings: 4 Left-/Right-handed: Right-handed Body Shape: USA NS Curved and Carved Body Shape Body Material: Solid Quilted Maple Body Wings Body Finish: Natural Oil Colour: Natural Neck Material: 3-Piece Maple Radius: 16" Fingerboard Material: Pau Ferro Fingerboard Inlay: Abalone Crowns Number of Frets: 24, Jumbo Scale Length: 34" Nut Width: 1.64" Nut Material: Brass Bridge/Tailpiece: Spector Custom Brass with Individual Saddles Tuners: Gotoh Neck Pickup: Active EMG 35DC Humbucker Bridge Pickup: Active EMG 35DC Humbucker Controls: 1 x Master Volume, 1 x Blend, 2-Band EQ (Bass/Treble, Boost and Cut), Spector HAZ 18V Preamp String Spacing at Bridge: 19mm Strings: D’Addario EXL165, .045-.105 (June 2023) Case Included: OHSC

Ashdown BTA400 Bass Amp. Here for sale is my flight cased Ashdown BTA400 hybrid bass head with Roqsolid soft cover and FS-4 foot switch. This is an incredible amplifier with huge headroom. I haven’t gigged for years and rarely playing bass these days sadly so feel it’s time to move it on albeit reluctantly. I am the second owner as I understand and the amp has had very little use by me. I’ve used it in rehearsal half a dozen times. Not even stretched its legs! Selectable 4Ohm/8Ohm for choice of cabinets. One of the leather straps could possibly do with replacing before long but is perfectly serviceable. I’d be reluctant to courier etc. due to weight and would rather a buyer came to see it. I’d need to let the neighbours know before firing it up however! I am regularly in Milton Keynes and Lincoln if that helps any potential buyers too. No trades though thanks, just for sale this one. 🤩 Thanks for looking. Stu.

Now £1800 Musicman Stingray 5 - purchased recently from The Bass Gallery - https://thebassgallery.com/products/music-man-stingray-5 Serial number is F82769. Made in 2018. Condition is excellent. I can't find any dings or dents. Plays really well, sounds great and excellent build quality. Weight is 4.4 kg. I don't have the hardcase, but it does come with a Mono M80 Vertigo Bass Gig Bag. I'm not interested in trades. My feedback is here - https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/483525-feedback-for-aatb/#comment-5044496 Thanks

For sale: Pair of Bergantino 1x12 bass cabinets Selling as a pair only. £400 for the pair Collection only. I'm based near Basildon, Essex. See below for specifications. The HT112ER has a tweeter with adjustable volume dial at the back. The EX112XR is the same cab but without the tweeter. Both have been gigged occasionally over several years (6-8 gigs a year) in jazz and fusion groups with upright and electric bass. They've never been pushed hard and I would say they sound as great as the day I bought them. There is some cosmetic wear on some parts of the carpet-like material and on the corner feet but otherwise in good condition. Owned since new, I bought them from Bass Direct in Warwick. They each come with official Bergantino padded covers. I think these were amongst the clearest sounding cabs on the market at the time, with a price to boot. To get the equivalent Bergantino speakers now would cost between £1000-1200 per cab (from a quick check on the Bass Direct site). Feel free to ask any questions, I'll answer as best I can Specifications HT112ER •1 x 12" cast frame woofer w/ 80oz. magnet, vented pole piece •high intelligibility 1" tweeter •power handling - 350 watts rms •custom phase - coherent crossover with tweeter level control •frequency response: 40hz - 18khz •sensitivity: 98.5db • anechoic: 2.83v/1m •2 x 1/4" and 2 x neutrik connectors •impedance: 8 ohms •dimensions: 15 3/4"H x 18-1/2"W x 15"D •40cm x 47cm x 38cm •weight: 39lbs/17.7Kgs •This cab works well with high power amplifiers from 300 - 500w at 8Ω EX112XR: •1 x 12" cast frame woofer w/ 80oz. magnet, vented pole piece •power handling - 350 watts rms •sensitivity: 98.5db • anechoic: 2.83v/1m •frequency response: 40hz - 4khz •2 x 1/4" and 2 x neutrik connectors •impedance: 8 ohms •dimensions: 15 3/4"H x 18-1/2"W x 15"D •40cm x 47cm x 38cm •weight: 36lbs/16.3Kgs •This cab works well with high power amplifiers from 300 - 500w at 8Ω

Reduced to £1650 This one hurts but it has to be done… I’m selling my Rickenbacker 4003s in walnut. Immaculate condition with Ric hard case and all the bits and pieces. Bought new by me from Hot Rox in Nottingham in early 2019. Available for collection from Nottingham or local delivery/meet within an hour or so from Nottingham. This is part of a major clearout so no trades I’m afraid. Scammers abound, sadly, so I’d prefer not to ship and would rather meet to hand over in person. Please PM to discuss options - if I do agree to ship it’s at the buyer’s expense, UK only and only to established BC members with positive feedback. I’m lucky enough to have two Ricks - this and a 2010 4003 - and this is by far the nicer bass to play! No sticky neck, the finish is flawless, the body edges are comfortable and it’s a nice light weight. It also has my (not) patented thumb rest (which can be removed and the original pick guard screws put back). So why am I selling this one and not the 4003? Sentimental reasons - the 4003 was bought for me by my dear wife and I’ll be buried with it! Thanks for looking please PM with any questions.

FINAL PRICE DROP: **NOW £1,000** - For 1 WEEK ONLY If it’s not sold by the end of Sunday 28th April I’ll take it down and keep it - this is an absolutely amazing price for this bass, however it’s a buyers market at the moment, but I’ll absolutely take it down at the end of next week if it isn’t sold Poss Trade or PX (either way - see below for trade options ) I have this absolutely lovely 2018 Sadowsky RV4E MetroExpress (the JAPANESE version) 4 string Jazz Bass in ‘59 Burst, weighing in at under 8.5lbs As most people reading will know, the short lived Japanese MetroExpress basses were made to the same spec as the 🇯🇵 Metroline basses but with less options (See: https://sadowsky.com/discontinued-instruments/japanese-metroexpress-basses/ for more info). This bass is every inch a Sadowsky, it looks, feels and sounds as fantastic as you’d expect. It’s really light, comes with the VTC preamp and it is in excellent condition. It’s not perfect - but it’s not far off, there is however a tiny chip out of the finish at the back of the bass by the electronics cavity, but it isn’t noticeable at all really, and not something that should concern anyone but it’d be wrong not to mention it - it’s got zero buckle rash or anything like that, and apart from the minute chip on the back it’s as good as new. There also a bit of discolouration under the pots, nothing major at all but it would be remiss of me not to mention it. I’ve literally just put a brand new set of Fender 7025’s on as well, so it’s ready to roll! This was my “dream bass” for a long time, but when II finally got it I realised I just do not get to play my 4 strings anymore, whenever I gig it is with a 5, and I can’t afford and don’t want to have my best & by some margin most expensive bass the one in my collection I play the least! I have priced this very cheap (for what it is) to sell. Bassbros have one exactly the same but black for £1599 and there’s one on eBay for about that price too, so I think I’ve put it up for a realistic selling price - I am always up for a deal, so give me a shout with what you have and see what we can sort Trades/PX: Definitely interested in potential trades & PX: 5 string Jazz or PJ (Similar standard - Xotic/Sei/Lakland/Fender etc) for a straight swap (or maybe with cash your way for the right thing), but also I’ll take PX with a cheaper bass plus cash I’m actively looking for a nice Lakland 55-01 at the mo (but I’d maybe take a 55-02, 55-60 or DJ5 as PX as well) or a Cort Elrick NJS5 I’d love a Yamaha BBP35, but would look at a BB735a or a TRB1005J. Happy to look at good cheaper basses - MIM Fender, 5 String RSD Ch-adowsky (PJ especially), Charvel San Dimas V, G&L Tribute L2500 - try me and see what can be worked out) I’m happy to do PX plus cash my way - drop me a message and the worst I can say is No thanks Also quite fancy a Jad Freer Capo and I’m after a HX Stomp again, so either/both of these would be acceptable as makeweights in a trade. I think I’m definitely making it fairly easy to do a deal and for someone to get their hands on an absolutely stone mint 🇯🇵 Sadowsky Jazz Bass! Shipping can be arranged if necessary but we can discuss it via PM

You have 3 hands? 😱 I wish I had bought the walnut 4003s when I bought my all maple, fireglo - loved the tone, hated the weight. Someone is going to buy a great bass here.

With great regret, I’m selling my stock Ibanez SR500 - I call it ‘the woodchipper’ - for obvious reasons! It plays great and sounds fab, which is why it’s so worn. For a good few years it was my gigging number one, and used for all sorts of jams, open mics etc, which has left it looking very well played!! Don’t be fooled by the looks though, it’s been meticulously maintained and cared for, the neck is great and is well set up. It’s wearing a set of elixirs at the minute. There’s one dead fret up the very top of dusty end somewhere if I recall, but only with my silly low action! you can hear a somewhat muffled video of it here, back before I’d chipped quite so much of the finish off!! I’m asking £175 collected from Cheltenham sadly I cannot post. not bad considering the retail price!

Dingwall NG2.....you know what this does. The Dingwall growl is perfect for modern rock and metal playing, as designed and backed by Nolly Getgood of Periphery. This is an amazing sounding and playing instrument in a great colour. There are a few very small indents, mainly on the back. Hi-res pics are uploaded for you to zoom in and look if you want. Currently tuned to Drop G. Happy to post via Parcelforce (although not insured at the listed posted cost) If you want to arrange your own insurance and postage or if you want to collect in person that's fine too. Selling only because there's something I want on this forum that's for sale already.

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