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I have realised that as I now smack into middle age, and I like being home with my family, I do not entertain the prospect of flying with a double bass in toe anymore. I have spent several years planning this bass, alas I have only had it for less than one year, so I should let it go before it becomes a part of the family, like my other 2 double basses. It is a 1950s beautiful hybrid German bass imported in the UK by Foote of London in the 1950s. My luthier friend Will Mackay took its time and made a great neck off job with a very simple bolt system. He cleverly pinned the soundpost (see photo of the back and you’ll see the wee pin) The guys of case-it in Glasgow made me a relatively light and bulletproof flight case, which was not cheap, but it was still less than half the price of those more moulded cases. I just took it to Morocco on Ryanair, no mean feat! Weight of case & bass 32kg, so I could fly on Ryanair with the bass in the boot for just their standard £60 for musical Instruments: I think that’s pretty astounding if I may say so myself. The case is not a fancy moulded one, but it was professionally made: it has sturdy wheels, an extending handle and 4 sturdy carry handles too. A proper, proper flight case made by people who make flight cases for very expensive stuff, so it is very secure! also come with a pickup and a padded soft case to protect the body in the case and for you to carry the bass around once you are at destination and you need to get from hotel to gig etc… The price is negotiable, but I think you will agree it is a very great price, nearly half the price of much lesser removable neck basses out there. if you think of converting your own bass to a removable neck, you may already have found out that the neck work will cost around £2500 and the case around £2000…and that’s without the bass! This bass is an actually great sounding instrument, plus it looks super cool. Will I regret selling? Of course I will! But I’m learning to let go…and my family needs space…and the money helps. Trades? Tempt me, but I would still need a large part of the price to be cash. I realise I’m not around the corner for most of you, but these things are best seen and tried. So I really encourage you to come see it, play it, see the neck come and off, etc…Still, postage is, in theory, possible…yet I hope you realise it would cost you a bomb and I would take zero responsibility for its outcome. please ask any questions. Thank you for looking and enjoy the photos! (I cut the address of the luthier out of the certificate of authenticity photo for privacy purposes)

Only the A string is left now. Plus the slightly older D and G in my other listing. the D and G in this listing have now gone.

Yes indeed. Still available , sorry for late reply.

D and G are now sold. A string is left at £55. Me again with another lightly used trio of Evah slap synthetic All strings in lightly used condition and priced super conveniently. the best price for a G now is the heavily discounted £52 at the brilliant Strings Zone, where a D is £59 and the A £63. here you can get all 3 for £120, or - G £35 - D £45 - A £55

2 months of use from new on only one bass. The D string is practically perfect £45. The G string is a bit unraveled just where the trying has been wound around the tuning peg. The playing part of the string is perfect, but due to the imperfection at the top £25. Posted to the UK Thank you for looking. PS - I’ll probably post another D and G and also A in the next couple of days. they are only a month old so they will be a bit more expensive.

Of course. PM me your details and I’ll do the same. Cheers

Yep. Someone messaged yesterday but then didn’t reply so they are still here and available.

No problem. PM replied

A used set of Spiro light (purple top silks). No idea how old and how used, but these are, as you know, fairly irrelevant concepts in the Spirocore world (I.e. the only universe where strings last forever and in fact sound better with time). As expected, the silks are frayed but, again as you know, that’s normal. I really tried to like these because it would make life so much easier. Alas, I don’t. Or maybe more correctly my bass does not like them. I used to own a bass that loved Spiros. Those were easy days… Thomann sells them cheapest on the internet at £152+10 postage. So does £80 postage included sound reasonable?

Sold pending

Brand new.

Sorry can’t delete the post.

3 months on my bass so plenty of life left.

Pure plain gut D strings that I remember buying new as a pair with the G and then only using the G. I think I tried it on the bass and took it off pretty much straight away. I added the washer. It’s in great shape, many, many years of life left.