nige1968

Sold on the bay of Es

Go on, then, £30

I'll leave this until month-end before putting it on the usual online tat fayres -- would prefer it went to a forum folk, so shout if you're at all interested.

[attachment=212569:IMG_0595_thumb.jpg] [url="https://www.dropbox.com/sc/skd3lbtrye09y5f/AABkdzC-e6UsXAfFFOZ0_hB5a"]Some high-res photos here[/url] I'm selling a set of black Schaller vintage-1970s-type elephant-ear machine heads for Fender basses, including matching screws, bushings and string tree. These came to me on a bass acquired via BC. Moving them on as the colour isn't really my bag. Used there are no marks on the external surfaces -- really do look as good as new. Some evidence of use on the inside bits as you'd expect. I [i]think[/i] they're these ones: [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/schaller_bmflb.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/schaller_bmflb.htm [/url] Forty squids, plus delivery if required (you're welcome to inspect & collect from Hove).

Well, I guess everyone's spent their wage packet by now. I know I have.

Choice of black or grey plectrum?

I definitely sympathise. Maybe if you came to try it out, that'd get it out of your system?

In Hove, nr Brighton

2011 model. Comes with a (very used) Clearwater gig bag. And a plectrum.

Gone now, ta for looking

Gone now, thanks

[attachment=211395:IMG_0588.jpg] [url="https://www.dropbox.com/sc/ngkb1o3y309iib8/AAC3jHmMzU9kGieBYv2G9mf8a"]Many big pics on Dropbox[/url] This is an almost immaculate (read on), very shiny Fender Classic 60s Jazz Bass (made in Mexico), Olympic white with tort guard and all the vintage bits and pieces you could possibly want to look like someone from 1963. Pickups upgraded to EMG JVs, which are full of vintage growl but devoid of single-coil hum. Battery's under the bell plate. A particularly well stuck together example, with none of the gaping neck pockets or misaligned tuner bushings you sometimes get on Mex Fenders. It has a really nice dark, grainy rosewood board and the frets have been stoned so you could no doubt get the action as low as humanly possible. I've fitted a (purely cosmetic) genuine Fender grounding strip and will throw in a genuine Fender tug bar if you want. I said almost immaculate -- [i]there are a couple of newly discovered dings on the bottom edge (shown in photos)[/i]; and at some point the screws went into the neck joint a bit firmly and cracked some of the paint around the screwholes. I've since hidden it all under a new neckplate with plastic washer, so it can't be detected, but if you're looking to buy, you'll want to know. Again, see Dropbox pics. At any rate, this is still a gorgeous-looking bass which you're welcome to inspect if you're in Hove. Price is £450 ([url="http://www.gak.co.uk/en/fender-60s-jazz-bass-olympic-white/15782"]new ones are £750 in the shops[/url] but you knew that). Allow £20 or so for postage. Or come round and pick up in person. I'm skint so not looking for trades on this. But still feel free to offer just in case ... :-0 [i]<edit: updated condition information>[/i]

[attachment=211394:IMG_0566.jpg] [url="https://www.dropbox.com/sc/pgec8aq6fsxz9qa/AADbXifCp2WXFeV2lwKZlum9a"]Loads of big pics on Dropbox[/url] [url="https://www.dropbox.com/sc/oy8fdda7sjzxdan/AACvLpZb6fYN-Qhx0noOcO_qa"]When fitted to a Fender bass[/url] This is an unlined fretless graphite neck to fit a Fender Jazz Bass of pretty much any description. Brings out the growl and harmonics, takes away the harsh edges. Mwaahs like a mwaahy thing. It's used, I'd say in very good to excellent condition but please check the linked pics and judge for yourself. If anything, the marks are exaggerated. There's evidence of roundwound strings, but the board still feels silky smooth. For a few years I've had it attached to a Fender American Standard Jazz Bass. The fitting was done by a pro luthier so the holes are all there already. Recommend you go with the same Fender US Standard tuners and string tree, as carbon fibre is apparently quite tough to drill. I've gone back to a wood neck on the Jazz and had planned to do something with this, but alas I'm proper skint so it has to go. Not looking for trades -- by all means offer stuff anyway but please don't be offended if I turn them down. Rob at Status charges £360 for these and they take a couple of months to arrive. Worth the wait I reckon, but here's one you can have [s]yesterday [/s]soon. Last neck I posted was about £12 so I'd imagine this will be similar. It's in Hove if you want to come and have a look.

[attachment=211393:IMG_0563.jpg] [url="https://www.dropbox.com/sc/0j5sebecfyj481r/AABOYbpDJAY3d2zD0DgSs59Ua"]More, bigger pics on Dropbox[/url] Here's a Leo Quan Badass II bass bridge. As you're no doubt aware these are:[list] [*]Drop-in replacements for five-hole Fender bass bridges (ie vintage, Mexican, Japanese, not recent US models which have a three-hole bridge) [*]High-mass zinc alloy, chrome plated, allegedly giving greater definition and sustain. Personally, I'm a believer. [*]Overpriced and really hard to get hold of these days. [/list] This is the rarer grooved version so you don't have to file a hole in your saddles, just unscrew the original five-hole BBOT, then use the same screws to fit this one. Had to get this from the US, and even there they're mostly priced at $90 and usually out of stock. This was fitted to a bass that spent most of its life inside a case, so it's still nice and shiny and won't let the side down appearance-wise. No sense keeping it when I've nothing to fit it on to. Comes with five (unused) screws and hex key for adjustments. Price is £75 delivered, I'm unlikely to trade but hit me up with pedals and ting if you like.