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Hi, thanks for the very kind comment - I'm afraid that I don't have any clips (and unfortunately, don't have a means of producing any - another in that great pantheon of skills that has eluded me). This is probably pointless, but with the bridge pickup solo or favoured it sounds like a fairly nasal jazz, though with a bit more edge - and even a bit more volume than the Fenders I've had. On the neck pickup (solo or favoured) and played towards the neck, it's mellow and fat but retains its definition (all IMO of course!)

Without doubt, the finest bass preamp I've ever used. Thick, liquid, multi-dimensional tone and extreme accuracy from the eq. I'm not a fan of valve pres (and I've tried and used a lot) - for me, this is the perfect ss pre for both live and studio feed. Works beautifully with active and hifi basses

Thanks Martin, it's still here and still rather lovely. All packed and ready to go if there are any takers (and now with next day shipping included!)

Yikes! Utter bargain...

A Trace Elliot Series 6 AH200 head in head case and with slip cover. This is from the late '80s but is in outstanding condition - it looks months old rather than years and is by far the best example that I've seen... errr... since the late '80s. Bought on a nostalgic whim and I have no real use for it. Just a few scuffs on corners and really tiny and insignificant marks on the head case but otherwise really shiny and clean. The original slip cover is in reasonable condition but has some more significant signs of wear. Now the downside. I sold this a few weeks ago and it was returned. Apparently, the headphone jack has a problem (works on one channel?) and the line-out socket appear to have a fault (high-pitched whine). A mate of mine (brilliant electronics engineer) was on his way round to fix it and then we were locked-down. So, it's just hanging around and I'd rather move it on fast and cheap - probably a real bargain for anybody handy with a soldering iron (and the requisite knowledge - I wouldn't want anybody tinkering around without the latter - probably a bit dangerous). I should say that I'd never knowingly sell an item with a fault. I just hadn't used the headphone socket or line out xlr - everything else appeared to be working splendidly. Typical TE - both tonally and in terms of volume - brutally loud. Given the circumstances, this is shipping only and I'll include overnight shipping in the price. Any questions, please just ask.

Absolutely love this! What an incredibly cool bass

Utterly brilliant basses - everything about these is premium. IMO a real and positive departure from some of the shoddy practices that had dogged some (not all) production in the previous period. My favourite Fenders. This is a reasonable weight for an early one - some are nuts. They seemed to get a lot lighter in ‘82. Both the ‘82s I’ve played were just under 9lbs including the brass bridge. This one looks to be in really good condition for its age too - the metallic LPB often turns green (mine was on its way). Again, IMO an excellent price for a fantastic vintage Fender

Action issues aside, that looks like a beautifully contoured body. On the action issue, depending on relief, I’d have thought a shim too. Excellent advice from vinorange if you have the confidence/tools. If not, I’d be thinking of sitting this out and taking the bass to a good luthier - I’d recommend Jack’s if you’re travelling through Manchester

Now £575 including overnight shipping (in an ABS hard case) in the UK

Hi Stef, sorry I missed this - I’m not really looking for trades but if it’s something really interesting... please just pm i thought this had sold for the third time yesterday - it didn’t work out again!

Wow, absolutely fantastic price for an instrument of this quality (IMO). Stunning top and for anybody that hasn't played a Spector, the US instruments (again IMO) are up with there with the quality of anything in production today. The solidity, fit, finish and playability are utterly world-class

Just another bump as this has been hanging around for ages. I thought it had sold (twice) but things didn't work out as we might have hoped on both occasions. A really lovely bass at a bargain price (IM0). I'll amend the original ad as I now have a hard case and box for shipping.

Lovely - enjoyed the clip - a classic tone combination. The amp appears to record extremely well (you'd sort of expect that)

That chestnut is outstanding! I had an MG5 with a similar top but the figuring on yours is exquisite

Really lovely - I've been very impressed with Ale - some exquisite woodworking and fantastic quality of timbers

Utterly lovely - I've had a couple of LG4s and they were wonderful (I just don't really play Js)

My go to bass for pretty much everything - superb build, great core tone and stellar playability. The OBP3 works superbly well in these. A very good price IMO

On a personal note, this saddens me nearly as much as it must do you Andy. If I could afford to keep it in the family, I'd surely do so: should circumstances shift then it would be available to you again. Alas, my spending (of the bank's money) has been somewhat reckless in recent months. More generally, to anybody considering this, it is an instrument of very unusual quality. Of course, it's a premium instrument and expectations should be high. However, in my opinion, this is that near perfect bass that appears very rarely - a fortuitous concatenation of materials, specs, experienced craft-work and ageing that has delivered the golden specimen. I'm wiping away a tear here...