Sambrook

Sold! How quick was that?

I was seduced by the blocked and bound neck, vintage headstock, and tortoiseshell pickguard on this one. it wasn't my fault, honest. The project I had in mind for this didn't work out, so I'm moving it on. It's brand new, apart from half a dozen noodling sessions I've had with it. It has a really nice range of tones, and is unmarked. I have a foam hard case to pack it in, unless my LTD fretless sells first, in which case it will be bubble wrapped to within an inch of it's life. I'm happy to meet up if convenient, but I live near Barrow in Cumbria. Any questions, ask away. Thanks.[attachment=151152:DSCF2023.JPG][attachment=151153:DSCF2024.JPG][attachment=151154:DSCF2025.JPG][attachment=151155:DSCF2026.JPG][attachment=151156:DSCF2027.JPG]

A reluctant sale, this one, as it does everything I want from a fretless, except having two extra strings! I've decided I really need to concentrate on four string playing. This is a really beautiful instrument, as you can see. The spalting on the top is just great. It has been professionally defretted by the previous owner, with the fretlines visible to the player, and no-one else (which is nice). The action is unbelievably low, achieved by my local music shop (R&T Music- buy with confidence!). It's strung with Daddario rounds, and sounds really good. The front pickup with the mids full on sounds just like an angry P bass, the back pickup is nice and burpy, and the two together sound really sweet. The only bad points are a small ding in the headstock (pictured), and my amateurish attempts to highlight the ends of the fretlines. This is with a white pen only, though, so it's not permanent. Otherwise, it's a tremendous bass, and I will be sorry to part with it. I know we all say that, but it's true. I have a foam hard case to pack it in, unless my Squier VM VI sells first, in which case it will be bubble wrapped to death for posting. I'm happy to meet up if convenient, although I live near Barrow in Cumbria. If I've missed anything, ask away. Thanks[attachment=151143:DSCF2015.JPG][attachment=151144:DSCF2016.JPG][attachment=151145:DSCF2021.JPG][attachment=151146:DSCF2022.JPG][attachment=151147:DSCF2018.JPG][attachment=151148:DSCF2014.JPG][attachment=151149:DSCF2017.JPG][attachment=151150:DSCF2019.JPG][attachment=151151:DSCF2020.JPG]

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Dismantling isn't a problem for me. Currys type shops are good for big bits of boxes. I got told to help myself last time. A measurement of the neck (width and depth) would be good,though. I'll see if I can find it online.

What width is the neck? It looks wider than a trad Jazz. I like a wider neck, and I like fixer uppers, so if you would consider posting, I might be your man.

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I got this bass in a recent trade with a fellow member with the notion of defretting it, but I've since decided to go for a custom Letts bass, so this sale will fund that idea. Very little needs to be said about these basses; we know how wonderful they are. This one is a lovely sunburst, with a birdseye maple neck, the scratchplate having been made by Sims. It comes on and off without disturbing the strings. It has LaBella flats on at the moment, but will be sold with rounds. The bass will be mummified in bubble wrap, gigbagged, boxed, and posted to anywhere mainland uk for £350 all in. Very happy to answer any questions. Thanks for looking. [attachment=131754:DSCF1524.JPG][attachment=131755:DSCF1526.JPG][attachment=131756:DSCF1527.JPG][attachment=131757:DSCF1529.JPG][attachment=131758:DSCF1530.JPG][attachment=131759:DSCF1532.JPG][attachment=131760:DSCF1533.JPG]

I acquired this lovely bass in a recent trade. It's the Eastwood copy of the Ampeg AUB, the first production fretless bass. Single mini humbucker in the mid position, vol/tone controls and passive. It's in excellent condition. There is one mark next to the jack socket (slight), and the previous owner lightly sanded the back of the neck to remove the gloss finish. It doesn't look at all unsightly, just trying to be thorough. It plays really nicely, with a deep throatiness. It has Thomastik flats at the moment, which sound wonderful, but it will be sold with Fender flats. The bridge has been upgraded to a Gotoh unit, and has tremendous sustain. Mahogany body, maple neck, rosewood board nicely covered in a smooth black (plastic?) finish. It has dot markers for each fret, and the last owner very neatly and cleverly filled in the 'even' numbers with green marker, leaving 1,3,5,7,9,12 etc highlighted, but with all frets marked I'm selling it because I've committed to a custom Letts bass, and need the funds. I did have in mind a project for this bass, which I might try if it doesn't sell quickly- There is a ready made cavity between the bridge and pickup which would fit another pickup in the bridge position beautifully. The tone control could be changed to a volume simply enough to make a 2 pickup vol/vol monster. I found a pair of chrome mini humbuckers on Ebay for £30. I think this would give immense versatility. I just mention this fyi. The bass will be mummified in bubble wrap, then an old gigbag, then a cardboard box. The price is £350 delivered to mainland uk. [attachment=131654:DSCF1515.JPG][attachment=131658:DSCF1514.JPG][attachment=131659:DSCF1516.JPG][attachment=131660:DSCF1517.JPG][attachment=131661:DSCF1518.JPG][attachment=131662:DSCF1519.JPG][attachment=131663:DSCF1520.JPG][attachment=131664:DSCF1521.JPG]

I have the bass now, and wonderful it is, too. I don't think I want to keep the scratch plate, though. I would be happy to pass it on to someone here in exchange for postage and some goodwill.

Any interest in a fretless Wish bass?

Cheers for that. I really like the look of your Fender, but Jazz necks are too narrow for me. Anyway, I'm really getting comfortable with the G&L now. Hope your sale goes well.

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