three

Looks like an absolute bargain for the quality of build, finish and components!

just had a great deal with Derrick on a very nice amp.  Really quick payment and great communications throughout.  One of this community's fine, upstanding and honest members - flawless transaction and fully recommended!

21 hours ago, AndyTravis said:

I think I’ll pursue a used one - an 84 would be YOB - at least then the hit will be minimal if my memory betrays me and I’m not as in love as an owner as I was as a temporary custodian.

An extremely sensible approach.  I've had a couple - you may have played the fretless 4 and fretted 6 Andy - both Paul Herman period I think?  After loving Wals since the late '70s (I used to play the Pros in Barrett's in Manchester when the latter, as distributor, had a shop full), I found that owning them didn't really live up to my expectations.  Still absolutely gorgeous basses and beautifully constructed, but I think my tastes must have changed

Just completed a deal with Warren on a US Lakland Bob Glaub.  A genuine pleasure throughout.  Great communication all the way through and good fun to chat and share stories (there are strong commonalities in our taste in basses).  Warren sorted a case and handled the courier to have the bass transported down to him. Everything was extremely easy and straightforward.  Warren is clearly a star member on here and I can only echo the plaudits from earlier entries - most highly recommended and a pillar of our community.

That's a gorgeous quartersawn neck/board!  A beautiful classic bass - incredibly cool

Congratulations - it looks beautiful! The white J cover is a lovely touch. The neck joint looks like a bit of a seating issue - I hope Jon can resolve it quickly

12 minutes ago, petergales said:

Thanks Three. I think you have a good point there Maybe I'll just have  to go down the Beedster's route.

I realised that I should have qualified my post by saying that when I used lines and dots, I sounded like a demented clanger.  Now I just listen, my intonation and touch has improved to the point that I sound like a squiffy clanger with a cough 

I think Beedster’s idea is a really good one, though as many have suggested in other threads, it may just be easier to listen and try to ignore the dots/markers/lines. They just tend to throw me out, though in noisy conditions with poor monitoring, dots can be useful

3 hours ago, markorbit said:

I think the new firmware gives some classic tube emulations? There's very little info out there for non-owners but this amp gets more appealing by the month. I'd definitely be giving that a try Loz!

Thanks Mark - I'm just waiting for a clean memory stick to arrive for the upload and I'll certainly give it a try (I think the new tube sounds are classic/vintage full fat).  I'm looking forward to it but it's a real shame that the amp is just sat in the office - my other rig is downstairs and much more convenient (and I can use it at reasonable volume)

1 hour ago, NickA said:

About how much is "not the least expensive"? 

Electric wood quoted me £600 to refin a Wal Custom.  I wouldn't subject it to the least expensive job, but £600 was a bit much for something that wouldn't change the sound.  I passed, I'm sticking with the "gigged" look for now ...but y'know, shiny things.

PMd

Chris and John at Bow are, for me, absolutely the best in the business.  This came back last week - it needed a really high-quality polyester polish job.  The work (again) was staggering. Really easy to work with, communicative, obsessive attention to detail, and skilled beyond belief.  Not the least expensive but the results are phenomenal

Absolutely beautiful - ‘really sorry to hear that you need to let this go. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a Fodera at anything approaching this price. Absolute bargain for an instrument of this quality and cachet

1 minute ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said:

That does it. I feel like I’m just postponing the inevitable.

@three - pm incoming

Just need to pop out but I'll respond fast!

Thanks very much Misdee - and apologies to all - there was no intention to mislead, I'd genuinely thought that this was a JO type neck (though it is extremely slender as Misdee suggests).  I can confirm that this is a quartersawn neck with the graphite reinforcement.  I can't comment on the Fralin pickups - I haven't had this apart to take a look (and again, thanks Misdee - I wasn't aware of this detail).  To me, it the bass has a powerful voice but it is articulate and rounded.  Obviously, given the configuration, there's a fair amount of variety and tonal range.  This is my third US Lakland (I had a JO for a while - gorgeous bass!) and I'd concur re: the quality.  I've had a few Fender Custom Shop basses too and I actually rather prefer the Laklands in terms of playability - thought the Fenders were fantastic instruments.

59 minutes ago, Quatschmacher said:

Those are reverse-wind. After I asked I realised they probably would have been as they used these from the beginning but only switched over a year or two ago to standard-wind ones. 

Mine’s a Classic series and those come with ultralites. 

Thanks for this and apologies for my ignorance - I'd not thought much about it - I just turn them!  I've seen some Classics - superb basses and built to the same very exacting standards as the US series.  I actually rather like the ultralites too - I hope that the bass is with you soon

A DB750 and 751 in the same day - delightful

That's a really good question - I hadn't really thought about it.  It's a clockwise turn to raise pitch and counter clockwise to reduce pitch, so I think that they're standard rather than reverse (though somebody may be able to educate me if I'm wrong here!).  They're the standard tuners that Lakland use on the more expensive USA series basses (but not on the Classic series as far as I know).  Good luck with the bass in customs - you're really in for a treat!  US Laklands are just stunning instruments IMO - build, fit, finish and playability is perfect

5 hours ago, Quatschmacher said:

Are these reverse-wind tuners?

I enjoyed this immensely - it all makes my buying, selling and general messing about appear very modest and reasonable.  Some immensely, insanely beautiful instruments in that lot - I'd love to see those that didn't make it into the naked list!

8 minutes ago, Sparky Mark said:

Are the pots VVT? Ta.

Thanks, they are (P pickup, J pickup and passive tone closest to the bridge) 

UPDATE - I've been in contact with Jim and have installed the latest version of the firmware (5.23) - please see the image below.  I've also restored the amp to factory settings - no user presets in memory.  The amp is now sitting in its original box/packaging and waiting to go - again, more images as soon as I can.  As below, the amp looks entirely new and I'd estimate that it's had less than 30 hours low volume use in total.  It hasn't been gigged or rehearsed at all - it's just sat in my office.

Bergantino B Amp - entirely as new (as far as I can see) with the plastic film still on the screen.  I won't go on here about what these can do - there are reviews everywhere (including a brilliant video review from our own Dood!)

The firmware is endlessly (?) updatable but I haven't updated this for a while - I haven't really needed to as the amp does everything that I want it to do.  I'm selling as this sits in my office almost unused and it's a serious waste of the amp's capability.  I've had the amp for around 18 months and it simply doesn't get any play-time.

Collection from Manchester is good - I have all the original packaging - or I can ship to the UK or most of Europe at cost (at the buyer's risk).  I can also organise insured shipping if preferred (again, at cost).  No trades thanks, I don't need more amps or basses.  The price is firm - from what I can see, this is a bit of a bargain. 

Any questions, or if you need further images, please just ask.

In keeping with my efforts to deliver minimal hype advertising, for sale, a US Lakland Bob Glaub (44-64) PJ in Olympic White with rosewood board and very slender (Joe Osborn) Jazz neck with 1.5" nut.

The bass is all original and a few years old (I"m not sure of the build date) - the serial is BG60* if this means anything re: dates.  It has been played but has minimal play-wear, most notably a minor scuff on the top horn, a small dink on the underside (under the volume knobs) and a few small and shallow impressions on the reverse of the body.  The neck is perfect and the marks on the body are what I'd consider to be very minor.  I've tried to photograph any imperfections in the images, though the impressions are too small to register.  The body colour has started to mature but isn't exactly yellowed.

The bass is professionally set-up with D'Addario 35-95 nickels and has a ridiculously low action - probably far too low for most players (though it can be raised, of course). Playability, for me, is superb - really fast (if that's your thing) and extremely slick with the Lakland rubbed/oiled neck.

Basic specs are:

Oly white finish on Alder (I think)

Maple neck with rosewood board and birdseye maple dots

Hipshot tall shaft and tapered tuners

Tort 4 ply plate (nicely figured in my opinion)

Dunlop dual strap locks (I don't have the strap ends and use Fender rubber blocks rather than a strap lock system - these work really well on the oversized pins)

Weight is 8lbs 12ozs (that's about as accurate as I can get with a digital scale) - the bass feels really light for a PJ and given the shape is extremely well-balanced

I can supply this in a reasonably padded (excellent condition) Fender gig-bag if collected.  I don't have a hard case but can ship in a generic tweed hard case for an extra £50.

Collection from Manchester or shipping to UK and most of Europe (at cost and at the buyer's risk - I can also insure if preferred for an additional fee).  I have a good box and lots of heavy-duty bubble-wrap.  No trades thanks - the bass is only being sold as I'm moving to short-scale almost exclusively and retaining an active long-scale.  The price of £1750 is firm and I suspect it's a bargain - I'm taking quite a hit here and you'll see that similar basses tend to go for significantly more.

Please let me know if there are any questions or if you need more images - I have plenty of the latter

I really like the look of these and can see various real-world and practical applications.  I'd have a bit of a concern about angled headstocks.  It appears that the upper foam insert (for the neck) is removable.  It may need to be turned through 180 degrees for use with angled headstock basses, or maybe I'm missing something or there are custom inserts 

EEK!  If there was any way that I could get this to Manchester, my partner would be thrilled.  Extraordinary price (IMO)

Absolutely beautiful - my favourite bass body shape of all.  Also, worth noting (again) that Martin is an extraordinary luthier.  The work that comes out of the Gallery is, in my opinion, the equal of anything in the world (and better than nearly everything).  This is a fabulous example: the burl looks stunning - and I"m a big fan of the OBP3.  I play short-scale almost exclusively, though if I didn't...

Bobby Vega. Just ‘cause he’s Bobby Vega Really. Not particularly instructional, though instructive nonetheless