Here's an old ad from the now sadly-no-more Bass Gear, so the bass was sold on.
https://www.vintageandrare.com/product/Custom-Herbie-Flowers-Jazz-Replica-2011-38375
Yep I owned it briefly. I loved the association and the work that went into it, but just didn't gel with it. I then sold it to @molan who had quite a bit of work done on the neck/board and body to make it more authentic. No idea what has happened to it since
Thanks Paul but I would be taking too much of a hit. I have already turned down an offer of £2,250 (although that included the gigbag). Appreciate the message though and if you are who I think you are, Neat Neat Neat!
Looks like this is either not floating people's boat or its a bit beyond their current CoL affected budgets.
So its a last bump from me before I let this advert drift slowly page after page into the further reaches of the BassChat for sale forum! Not withdrawing just in case someone searches for a bass like this at a later date
Lovely 1987 Hofner 500/1 in good condition for age. Bought off the forum in March but I am finding the body shape and ergonomics a little uncomfortable. Since buying it, I have added a Hofner padded gigbag (it also comes with the original metal case that needs a lock fixing) and a vintage Hofner style strap. I have also put TI short scale flats on it. I took the scratchplate off for a Chris Wood-style vibe but it can be reinstalled in seconds.
All of this (bass plus soft and hard cases and strap, plus two sets of spare strings - LaBella black nylon and Pyramid flats) for a bargain £899 posted. Or alternatively its £875 collected/meet up in public space in SW13 (not my home).
I attach below the link to the previous sale which details the bridge improvement work.
If anyone is potentially interested in this rarely-seen bass, please don't be shy and drop me a line. I could partly defray the cost via a p/x against a CIJ Mustang (not JMJ or US, I prefer a thin J neck width) which could serve as backup to my Wilcock????
Go to your FS ad, on the right hand side are 3 little dots one of which says Report this post (or similar). Just fill in this option, asking the mods to reopen the post and normally one of them will be along very quickly to do so.
Having recently bought a lovely, sub 8lb short-scale bass (Wilcock), this cool old Rick just doesn't sit as easily with my dodgy (post-horse accident) back and left hand, so back it goes FS. £2500 ovno including spendy Mono bag (~£200 on its own)