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  1. Modulus BassStar SP24 1989 For sale is my beautiful Modulus Bassstar with Koa body. These are pretty rare. The bass has been used a lot, which shows. The body has a lot of wear, small damages and usermarks. The neck is in good condition. All hardware and electronics (vol, pickup select, bass/treble) work like they should. Playability is good. It’s quite a light instrument with its 3,8kg. Fixed low price €1550 I am located in the Netherlands. Pickup is preferred, but I could ship anywhere at buyers risk and expense.
  2. Alembic Europa 1992 For sale is my beautiful Alembic Europa from the early ’90s. The bass is in very good condition. It has some usermarks and small damages, but looks great overall. Everything works like it should and the neck plays great with a very low action. The neck is straight and well adjustable, frets are still good too.This bass has a broad range of sounds with it’s 2 pickups, eq and filter controls. Nut width: 41mm String spacing: 19mm Weight is 4,45kg on my kitchen scale. Balance is good, it’s ergonomically a comfortable instrument. A softcase is included in the sale. Not sure if it came originally with the bass. I’ve been told it is by the previous owner, but it’s not branded. It’s a fantastic bass, but other type basses fit my needs better. Lowered fixed price: €3.650 (list price from Alembic starts at $17.250 for this model). I am located in the Netherlands, but experienced in shipping if needed. Trades/partial trades are welcome; I am especially interested in a <='66 (refin) dots&binding jazz bass, Modulus 34" quantum or earlier Flea, Rickenbacker 4001, strat/jazzmaster or other offset, Epiphone sj200 1957. I’ve got other cool basses too that I could offer in a trade.
  3. It's truly an exceptional instrument. If these big necks are for you, it can't get much better. Btw it's fitted with ernie ball cobalt flats which are fantastic on a P (like good rounds, but a bit smoother and very even).
  4. Could be. A search through Google learns that some seem to have nickel tuners indeed, but chrome tuners seem most common for a '87.
  5. Don't let these little annoying issues kill the pleasure for you! Tone pot issues are easy to address for a few bucks. And that 120 string; you could always make the string entrance hole just a little bit larger if that helps. I don't think the maker of this bridge expected someone to use such a heavy gauge for this bass. Personally it wouldn't be my choice either as I never go thicker than 105 😀. Awesome bass btw.
  6. Nice one! The serial decoders can be pretty unreliable indeed. I had an '94 that was identified as a '85 through the database.
  7. I assume you keep it that low by having the parcels declared as a "gift"?
  8. I'd love to have one. Preferably the silver finish like this. Needs to be eu based unfortunately.
  9. Fender Mustang Bass 1970 For sale is my great vintage ’70 Mustang Bass in a sought after competition red finish with matching headstock. The bass is all original as far as I can tell, and is fitted with an uncommon pinkish pearl pickguard (as sometimes found on instruments from this era). The serial number says it’s from 1970, which is consistent with the matching headstock. The pots date back to week 51 of 1970. I don’t have a picture of the pickup bottoms; the pickguard is partly stuck to the body due to some chemichal reaction with the pickguard material (common issue with CAR finish), and I don’t want to force things when taking it off. The solder joints are untouched. The fretboard has some nice figuring on and appears to be brazilian rosewood. This bass has been used, and it has small damages and usermarks all around. Nothing serious though, it’s in a very good vintage condition considering the age. All hardware and electronics are functional. Two of the tuners are a bit stiff and might want some lubrication. The neck is straight, adjustable, and the frets are in good condition. I’ve added an angled shim to get the action lower while retaining a good breaking angle. It’s a very comfortable playing bass with a good action. Weight is 3,6kg on my kitchen scales. The bass is fitted with LaBella flats. The best choice for these basses imo, they bring a lot of character. Included is the original "salt ’n pepper" Victoria hardcase. Without any doubt this is the best Mustang Bass I’ve ever played. Though I have to offer it for sale due to other choices/purchases. €4.500 I prefer to offer this bass in a (partial) trade for a player grade (heavily worn, refin) <= '66 dots and biding Jazz Bass. I am located in the Netherlands, but happy to ship at buyers risk. Upfront payment methods are the only ones accepted; cash on collection, banktransfer or PayPal as a gift.
  10. With Fender I'd say up to the early 80s with the Elite models, Precision Special and Dan Smith ending an era of bad quality and trying to get back in the game. In the later 80s the American standards were introduced, which for me marks the "new" era. As often discussed, "vintage" is a heavily abused label that you even see in ads for MiM Fenders from the early zero's
  11. This indeed. I rarely accept standard PayPal. And if so, I must be sure that the buyer won't be screwing me. So they need to have tracable feedback, and probably do a video call or something. But mostly buyers understand why I don't want to use the standard PayPal. In that case I offer to send them enough evidence for their assurance.
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