Clarky

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!

and replied ON HOLD

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

Few more pics, showing the hinge that needs fixing on hard case and the bass with scratchplate on

I paid about the same so am returning the favour to the BC community (albeit I added circa £150 of extras, including bag, strap and strings)

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????

Another Clarky playing a jetglo 4000

My 3/4 Zeller is fully laminate. I assume Jack's 4/4 is the same (pictures suggest so too, albeit it's got prettier coloration/staining than mine)

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)

I started on DB with a 3/4 Zeller in the mid/late 1990s. Ended up selling it to Jack as I "just had to have that vintage German flatback". Reel forward a decade or so and I bought it back from Jack. Lovely bass and the vintage thing is fully out of my system, the Zeller actually sounds just as good at a fraction of the price. So, to cut a long story short (I lost my mind), these are bazzing instruments and someone should buy this from Jack asap and enjoy it bigly.