Clarky

[quote name='Beedster' post='923758' date='Aug 13 2010, 11:52 AM']Please no comments re 'told you so'[/quote] As long as you promise the same to me! But seriously, I know you searched for your month-of-birth Precision for years so this must be a real wrench. Have a bump from me, mate and hope this works out.

Bump in case you didn't see the post above regarding trade options as a quasi-cash solution

Another bump from hols! As I recently had a very unpleasant tax demand I am really after cash but would consider a trade against something that I could potentially sell on (or at least, if it didn't sell quickly, I would enjoy playing inbetween times until it did sell). Given I like Fenders and their derivatives and Alembics it doesn't mean many possibilities but there's no harm in trying me (an Alembic or Sadowsky 5'er [with relatively narrow string spacing] would be good or a vintage Precision with maple neck [already got a lovely one with rosewood] or a Nash)

Bump from the far East!

[quote name='molan' post='918265' date='Aug 7 2010, 06:19 PM']It's not a 1.75" neck - I only have a ratty tape measure but it looks like a stock J width of 1.5" to me. Definitely narrower than the Fodera I have sitting next to it & that's a 1.625". It is quite rounded in shape though, definitely not as skinny as my, anorexic, '78J bass. I'm really no expert on J bass neck shapes but I'd say this slightly chunkier neck would be typical of the '63 it's supposed to represent?[/quote] Clarky checking in! To begin with I was sure it was a P width neck, in part as the BassDirect ad mentioned 1.625 dimensions IIRC and I never measured it. I later worked out that it was the [i]depth [/i] of the neck that made it feel P-like, rather than the nut width. It is rounded and chunky and will feel very comfortable to a Precision player, less so to someone who likes ultra-skinny Jazz necks (eg, for example, a Fender Geddy Lee). Lovely bass this

FYI, this is the FS page of the guy that sold it to Barrie/molan, a US player called Ryan Owens who purchased after Willie Weeks had used it on the 2009 Clapton tour. He has loads of detailed pics on here and, as far as I can tell, its in identical condition now (I have not gigged it and I'm not sure molan ever did) [url="http://www.ryanowens.net/"]http://www.ryanowens.net/[/url] Click on the 'For sale' page to take you there If memory serves me correctly its about 9 lb in weight but I will weigh the bass electronically when I return from the Far East in a week or so's time Incidentally it does not come with an AC gigbag/case as they don't supply them - it will come instead in an as-new, top-of-range Ritter bag that molan supplied the bass with, including the additional spare creamy white pickguard referred to in Ryan Owens' FS page (this fits slightly better but does not look anything like as cool as the tort guard its wearing, IMHO)

Looking to move on my recently-acquired AC Willie Weeks. Its not that it isn't a beautiful bass (it absolutely is) with superb sounds (great AC pre-amp) and amazing provenance (WW on 2008/9 Clapton tour!) ... its more that I am looking set to be in need of moolah ... and this is the most valuable bass I own by a factor of nearly two. It was valued at 2600 quid by Barrie/Molan when he sold it to me, although as its a prototype and unique it arguably could have been valued higher than this (I am sure most of you know that AC prices, for example at BassGear, are generally higher than this). I am thinking about selling for the same price, ie 2600. Anyone buying would have to be comfortable with a classic P-width neck (its definitely not for a skinny J-neck fan). Furthermore please note it has a few small nicks here and there, as its a nitro finish and has been toured, and that the finish around the neck pocket had obviously been cracked and carefully re-glued (you can see this in pics on my link) - its a used bass, not a new one! It is strung with Bootsy DR strings (hence avatar!) and is super-slick playing. For photos, please click on the link in my sig below (position your mouse pointer on the words 'A-C Willie Weeks' and it should take you to the Gear Porn page) and you should see some not-great pics taken on a dreary day. No trade offers please (unles its jazzyvee's black Alembic 5 string Elan/Europa!), just cash. Cheers Clarky

I believe it was traded long ago for this *

Trade did not work out. Hence up FS again Edit: MUCH keener on cash than trades due to nasty surprise tax bill Edit 2: Will have only occasional access to BC in next couple of weeks - will respond to any messages when I can