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Selling my tasty Yamaha BB2000, number 127 made on Jan 11th 1985. It's a beautiful thing to play, hear and look at – but for the last ten years or so it's been mostly the latter. It's in great shape for nearly 40 years – bar a single nick on the back side of the arm chamfer so you can't see it) and a few dings (pictured), plus the inevitable thumb rest scrape. So it's not mint – I'd describe it as good-excellent overall condition. Action is low, neck perfect (no marks on the back), frets good, truss rod works (I'll chuck in a homemade tool for adjusting it, but it won't need it) and it sounds absolutely immense, just the way they say. Set-up and pots rewired by a pro a few years ago. The toggle switch is new (the old one fell apart) and – full disclosure – when you flick from bridge to neck it sometimes needs a second go to make contact. Probably easily solved with contact cleaner. The underside of the back cover has been inscribed by a previous owner (who may or may not be on here). I also have the original case which is in ok condition bar the handle, which has worn through to metal and at some point I wrapped it in gaffa tape. Again, another easy solution with vinyl wrap or something. Any questions, please ask. I've seen a few on sale on here recently, and I've seen examples offered elsewhere asking crazy prices. I would much prefer a quick, painless sale – I can't package or post it, so you're welcome to come and give it a go here in South Lincs, or we can meet anywhere between Peterborough to Grantham across to North Norfolk. Or even a bit further. Timing might be an issue because I'm away a fair bit, but we can sort something out. Weight is 4.5kg according to my bathroom scales. Cheers! Simon H

Over last Summer I had a minor purge of gear and concluded I didn't need a 6 in my bass playing life any more, especially since getting a little more serious about guitar. This bass may already be familiar to the longer term members and was made by Jon in 2009. It features a 5 piece through neck in a matt finish featuring maple and wenge laminates. The gloss finished body wings are from mahogany and feature facings made from burl/quilted redwood sinker log that I picked up in 2007 while prices were still sane. Fingerboard is birdseye maple to compliment the burl top and back, and stainless steel frets are fitted for long life. The hardware is made by ABM and the pickups are a set of custom Wizard humbuckers a few years before Andy decided to retire for health reasons. The electronics are comprehensive and include both Jon's own 3 band eq as well as a Graphtec Ghost piezo system that includes a buffer circuit and MIDI filtering to a 13 pin Roland output socket. I ran that through an Axon AX100 at one point (which I still have with me here at home). I can't recall if there are coil splits but the pickups have four wires so definitely split capable. There are also neck LED's fitted on the fingerboard edge which run off their own separate 9v. In terms of dimensions, the string spacing and neck profile was based on a Smith BSR6 that I had just sold so there is plenty of room to move about. The action is quite low and it's very easy to get around on the bass as you might expect for something made by Jon. I would say it's almost (but not quite) like a graphite neck because Jon tends to favour very stiff and dense maple for his necks. The sound can best be described as tight - very even response across the fingerboard with deep lows and bright highs and the wenge adds slight mid emphasis. I have some recorded samples but don't have anywhere to host them as attachments at the moment. I've only gigged this bass once. The rest of the time it's had home use or been in storage. There is one minor ding on the neck where my then-3 year son knocked it against a bookcase in 2015. But apart from that, no other marks to the best of my recollection. Apart from scribbles on the back by a few plonkers noone's probably ever heard of.. The bass is currently on consignment with the Bass Gallery and they've had it so far for ten months. So it's priced below what they are asking in the interests of a quick sale on here. No trades I'm sorry because I can't check the condition of any instruments taken in without them either being in China or me being in the UK....although a Vigier Passion III 5-string with a low action or a 87-88 Status Series II 5 string would be tempting. Hmmm. Any how if you want to go and play this bass, you can go ahead and do that at the Gallery who have done a fine job of looking after it. Feel free to drop me a line with any questions. Oh...and a Hiscox case is included.

Sale only, sorry no trades. Fender American Deluxe Jazz Bass V 5-string. Ash body with a maple neck, pearl blocks in very good condition. This Bass has been professionally fitted with Nordstrand Big Split pickups, installed by Anaconda basses. These pickups are very punchy and make the B string articulate with tons of low end. Active 18v preamp that has a switch to choose passive. Comes with original Fender hard case and docs. It has a small 5mm knock at the tip of the headstock that I have shown in the photos next to 5p for scale. Scratch on the control plate also shown in photos. The rest of the bass is in perfect condition. Collection preferred in Finchley North London with a drop in the price, or I can meet at London train stations.

Now sold. Fender American Elite Jazz Bass with a Hipshot A Fender fit, string-through bridge. Fantastic slim neck, with ebony fretboard and pearl blocks. The ebony fretboard models were only made for a limited time and are collectable. The Hipshot bridge is a direct replacement for the Fender bridge, no need for any new holes. The bass is in excellent condition, a few swirls on the scratchplate and a 3mm indentation on the neck that is too shallow to show in a photo. Comes with original hard case with docs and tools, The case is unused so excellent condition.

American Standard Fender Jazz Bass 2009 REDUCED TO £995 Mixed feelings about letting this go. It was my main bass for recording and gigging for many years. I think I’ve had it since 2011. There’s a lot of talk about Fenders not being as good or well-made as Sandbergs etc etc but whoever put this one together, got it right. This is the real deal. It feels great to play and it’s so punchy. I often got compliments on my sound. Anything from a ‘P-type’ sound to a Jaco honk. It has it all. 3 colour sunburst finish with maple fingerboard. ‘C’ shaped neck Fender light weight tuners It originally had a cream scratchplate but I replaced it with the tortoiseshell one. – (it actually looks pretty nice with the cream one looking at it now) - I will include both. Reasonably light at 8.42lb Comes with the original Fender SKG hard case. I’m in Malvern, Worcestershire but willing to drive half way (up to an hour) to meet up if required

Hi folks. 3Leaf Audio Enabler pedal for sale. Fantastic condition, with original box and instructions. Bought by myself direct from Spencer in 2015. Has been sitting in storage for years. Price includes postage. Open to offers Thanks!