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That's gorgeous - dots and bound makes me go weak at the knees. I'm thinking lollipops too

These are outstanding basses in every respect and this one is very special. The best Fender J-type necks I've ever played and the neck on this bass looks particularly impressive. I had my first JO from Davidak - a pillar of the BC community!

Absolutely love this too - I also saw JB testing his to destruction in Manchester last summer

Enjoyed the video - Johnny is a bit marmite (I actually quite like him) but he demonstrates very neatly the tonal possibilities/palette in this model. Outstanding and tonally the equal of Alembic’s more expensive models (not that any Alembic could be considered ‘budget’!)

Absolutely beautiful - staggering koa and one of the most expensive timbers in the Alembic catalogue (fabulously knowledgeable and honest ebayer too!)

This is giving me the vapours - the coolest bass I’ve seen in ages. About as rock’n’roll as it gets. One of BC’s most upstanding members too. Truly lovely

Love the way Chris has bookmatched the ramp

Oops! Sorry, long since sold!

Bound and dots does funny things to me - that is just gorgeous!

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.