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  1. SurroundedByManatees
    Very nice Ken Smith lookalike, made in Slovakia by Kamil Greben. The bass has been made with a flamed maple neck through construction, with pretty walnut facings. The pickups are hand built SBS electronic, and the 2eq preamp is made by MEC. Stringspacing is 19mm. The condition is very good. There are some small damages and blemishes, but the bass looks very clean overall. The neck is straight and the truss rod works. The frets are still good too. Playability is good with a low action. It’s a very versatile and powerful bass. It has a nice warm growl with both pickups engaged, but can do plenty more. Weight is 4,65kg on my kitchen scales. Price €975 I am located in the Netherlands, but happy to ship at buyers risk.
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    Partial trades (bass/guitar stuff) welcome, up to a value of €1200.
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    Now €2200... This is a very good price imo
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    Price drop to €1250
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    That's a cool session! That performer bass would actually look great in Daphne Blue. Surprisingly how dark your nitro finished bass shows, but from what I've read the lacquers "load" with time.
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    For those interested; I gave it a shot with a UV light that I had lying around for ages and that just resurfaced a few weeks ago. It still works Pictures are not very good as it's hard to take sharp pictures, but it gives an overall idea. There are darker areas visible where you can expect usual where. So I assume the Lacquer has been touched up there at one point. The grain of the alder is also visible faintly. I'll give it another try at later on, and will examine my other basses the same way. It's quite fun I think.
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    A CS jazz always feels like getting home and putting on your sweatpants. So comfortable.. Enjoy!
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    NBD: Refin '65 Jazz. It's an awesome playing and sounding instrument. It has the most beautiful tort pickguard. It still has a brazilian rosewood fretboard, but pearl dots. The pots date to week 12 of 1965. It appears to be all original, except for a refinish and the screws that hold down the pickup covers (not pictured). Added nerd pictures that show how thoroughly the finish is stripped. There is no single sign to find of the previous (sunburst probably) finish that it started with. Or it started out as a blonde finish, which seems unlikely. In one of the pictures you see the round routermark on the back, which is also present near the back strapbutton. The square marking in the neckpocket is also a sign of authenticity. It's a pretty light bass too, that was an important feature on the checklist.
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    Too late, we're on our way now.
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    Anybody has an idea what these square punch markings are? They seem common on instruments from 1962-1965 from what I see. They don't have a fixed position. Maybe it could be left by some tool for painting or routing..
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    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.
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    Price dropped.
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    That looks awesome. Honeyburst is my favorite MM finish As the 3 band eq was introduced in 1987, it's probably not older than that. Assuming that the preamp is original. Maybe they had some fretless necks in the warehouse that they could fit in the orders for fretless basses for the upcoming years. (The control plate might be dated in the inside).
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    I guess '66 on the Mustang?
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    This seller (private guitar collection, wolfsburg on reverb) is a total scam a**hole. https://www.ebay.de/itm/187108955165?_skw=Fender+Precision+Bass+Made+in+USA+1970+-+1979&itmmeta=01JR5B09QEHQBXHFB8DTRCJV8Z&hash=item2b9090141d:g:QeQAAeSwRRhn7Y6J&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA8FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1dWe9d7fkGfQNB%2BfJLCdynkUS3oZ86IvZWV%2BnDOsR14LoxXnD41txRnWSXN9AJ1TVXz5T%2B2v38OercRdm2bbW3fMDeuqrHixr1zZ5E34RtGa2JHSxLeAGNU5IY7XKsN03Lnm4J62j%2Btzt5ZTkFX4gYgmkBDsqiSs8XLS1nh8YbcJjpX2Hpod1P4FgZzEyDhonHtzYzzyCb9x4p4ib2f90lniC5wcX%2FlW50biGC1t20xpuG2dy%2FiDXWSQuAk69NzDhp0--ckY1WIHQeGKrFl4hq8FGSvF9K37wZReiX6adgSDA%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR_abgavBZQ Last week he listed it on reverb. With a different neckplate which showed an other serial number than on the headstock. It seems that it has been kicked of reverb after some reports, and now it's on ebay with a new neckplate. Body is sen ash by the way, so probably from a Japanese copy. Seller got offensive after I told him he wasn't honest. This is not his first eBay account. A few years back he "sold" a bunch of vintage Fenders at premium prices through auction... apparently to himself as all showed up back for sale a day later.
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    If you're interested, we can see how to work things out. Maybe it's not that bad.
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    ESP 800 Series JB For sale is my ESP 800 series Jazz Bass from 1991. These are quite rare. The bass has a beautiful transparent purple finish with matching headstock, a dot&bound neck, good quality gold plated hardware and reverse tuners. The body wood looks to be sen ash to me. The body and neck have pencil markings "messe ’91", which might mean that this was an exhibition model. The bass is in good condition. It has some playwear and small damages, but nothing serious imo. All hardware and electronics work like they should. The neck is straight and well adjustable. Playability is great with a low action. It’s a very good sounding instrument. I’d say it has a bit more clarity to the tone when compared to a regular specd alder body Fender. I actually A-B’d this one with a very good CS Fender I had, and they were equally nice. I preferred the slightly more musical clear highs of the ESP, so the CS went. Weight is not bad at 3,95kg on my kitchen scales. Down to €1.250 I am located in the Netherlands, but happy to ship at buyers risk and expense.
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    It seems to have shrunk a lot. Looks legit to me (correct imprint of the thumb rest).
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    It surprises me that the ski-jump rarely gets mentioned in the dealers ads.
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    Bump
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    I'm sorry the bass sold a few days ago
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    Good suggestion. Will ask, thanks!
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    The decal itself looks pretty good indeed. I expected it to look more like this though when being original: All examples I've found have these vivid outlines of the decal surfaces. But I don't know if there are the occasional deviations.
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    Its for sale at a shop. its a refin btw.
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    Dear vintage lovers. I am looking into a '65 Jazz Bass. The seller says the logo and headstock finish are original. Though it all looks a bit pale to me, compared to most I've seen. Any opinions on this? Second picture is under uv light.
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