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I bought a Markbass Micro combo and it arrived quickly, well packed and as described. Perfect transaction. Many thanks!
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9 hours ago, Bassassin said:
Looks to me like the threaded inserts have been removed & filler or maybe bits of dowel put in the holes. You'd maybe have to remove the inserts to fit a BBOT bridge if they stood proud from the body. I think I'm right that a BBOT's more similar to an original Grabber bridge than a 3-point anyway.
It's more the horrible refin that would've put me off this, rather than the bridge. And if it does have neck problems, it's not worth any £160.
Yes the Grabber bridge is a simple string through BBOT design. I have kept the metal ashtray cover on mine as the saddle grub screws are so tall they are likely to snag your hand brutally.
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1 minute ago, AndyTravis said:
I know you’re
I want a 3001 the 33” scale version
I’ve had a couple, great sounding and playing but both I had weighed over 5kgs!
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Good luck if you can find a good one at a decent price prowla. Mine is a little beast it’s got a great sounding pickup and a lovely neck. On the pic it has a hipshot bridge but I reverted back to the original.
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This is my ‘natural selection’ including my ‘74 Grabber!
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Fender Contemporary Precision Bass Made in Japan 1986/87. These basses were known as the Boxer series in Japan apparently . They were known for their excellent necks and very powerful pickups. These are more commonly seen in a PJ configuration. It’s an excellent bass in very good condition albeit with some dings and paint chips.
Pickup in person however I am happy to post at buyers cost in the UK only. No trades.
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Thanks I’ve found it now. There are a few Grabber copies available, the most common are from the Italian ‘Melody’ brand. I’ve also seen Maya and Kimbara versions. Not a patch on the real thing though. My ‘74 Grabber is one of my keeper basses.
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Can’t seem to be able to follow the link - may have gone?
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Yes it’s the same bass it’s just been cleaned up the speed knobs are the giveaway as the originals would have been black. There was sticker residue on the back of the neck where there had been markers or tape. It was unclear if this was varnish damage so whoever bought it took a risk. Fair play to them. There are a few items I see on eBay that are flipped I haven’t a problem with that if people have taken the time to clean something up and have taken a gamble in the first place. If they make a few quid that’s fine and £350 with best offer isn’t outrageous - though I’d personally go £250 max😉 There are some cheeky sods out there however and I have my own list of those to avoid or I’m just plain mistrustful of. I’m sure we all have them. 🙂
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I watched this Yamaha last week but didn’t bid as it was a bit of a mess, here it is again albeit cleaned up (and priced up). A nice bass for someone but quickly flipped.
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He reduced the original 2k+ to £950 on the Pawnshop Mustang - still £500 more than it’s worth.
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He’s reduced the original 2k+ to £950 - still £500 more than it’s worth.
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I wouldn’t say either are particularly rare.
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24 minutes ago, Marc S said:
I must admit, I really liked the look of the earlier (Chinese made) version of this bass, in Black
But I think I like the Walnut colour even more. It looks so 70's, and really cool.....Unlike an Austin Alegro in similar colour
Did you weigh this bass on a fairly accurate scale @ash?
I ask because I'm sure I read in the Specs that these were 5Kg..... which sounded too heavy to me
EDIT: Just double checked that - it says "shipping weight 6kg" in the specs on PMT's website
So I guess that's the total weight including the box & packaging? Which seems a strange specification to quote for customers (apart from those wanting to courier)Hi Marc yes I weighed it on a digital scale which I weigh all my basses on. To put it into perspective my JV Squier ‘83 P bass is 4.1kgs, my JV Jazz ‘83 is 4.4kgs. My original walnut 77 Precision sold on here recently was 4.5kgs. The CV basses do vary and a black one that I owned and subsequently sold weighed 4.3kgs. You may notice I’m always asking for weights of basses in the sales ads as it’s important to me owing to a shoulder injury 😊.
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8 hours ago, pineweasel said:
It’s an original Dimension from around 2003 or so. They reused the name.
Ah right not seen one before looks very unfender 🙂
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No I meant one of these an MB 4
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Not sure what it is but it’s not a Dimension. Looks like the neck from one of those Fender MIJ (and Squier) basses they made in the 90’s with two aside tuners. The body is all wrong. Looks like a weird bitsa.
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It’s now been withdrawn! Or a deal has been struck.
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The seller will feign ignorance no doubt. It’s got a lot of bids for at best a bitsa.
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Squier CV 70’s Precision Bass in Walnut
This bass is unmarked and as new with inspection tag and new Rotosound strings.
It weighs 3.6kgs and plays and sounds great. The walnut finish shows off some lovely figuring on the back of the bass. The neck on this bass is amazing for the money.
I bought it on a whim very recently as it looked and played so well but I always revert to my older basses.
Comes with original box so happy to courier at buyer’s cost UK only. Sorry no trades.
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1 hour ago, dballona said:
Hi @ash, just weighted it on a bathroom scale and it is ~4.5kg.
A little bit heavy for my tastes but what a great looking Sting Ray !
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Lovely. What is the beast’s weight?
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38 minutes ago, karlfer said:
You got that at a great price Mark, he had it up at £950 initially.
Only 200 of this American version made, not many escaped the USA.
Very tempting to say the least.
But I'm sure it's about to be winging its way to Lancaster 😁
Not for me Karl on account of the Jazz width neck. A nice curiosity though!
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SOLD Stingray Classic Ray24CA price drop £369
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Very nice! What’s the weight before Tom asks 🤣?