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This is a fine Fender custom shop jazz bass I bought a few months back off fellow TBer Noisyjon. This really is an excellent example, pristine condition, great construction and pickups, quarter-sawn maple neck. A great range of sounds from the stacked knob controls. This bass feels and sounds great, lovely neck and feel. [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]The specs are:[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]1961 Jazz Bass, NOS[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Chocolate 3 Tone Sunburst[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Alder body[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Jazz Bass 4 Ply Tortoiseshell pick guard[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Vintage Jazz bass pickups[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Stack knob controls[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Quarter sawn maple neck[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Madagascar Rosewood fretboard[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]7.25” Radius[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]1961 Jazz Bass decal[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Standard bridge replaced with a Badass II bridge (both included)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]C/W Brown Fender case and all accessories[/font][/color] I’m only shifting this because I am more of a precision bass player and I can borrow a 1962 jazz bass for the one gig I use one for so I can’t really justify keeping such an expensive instrument as I would really like a Precision with a jazz neck. Whoever picks up this bass will not be disappointed, the construction and sound are all top notch and the quarter-sawn neck feels amazing as well as being totally even in tone across the board. The sound is pure vintage jazz. The bass is pictured mostly with a Badass II installed but the original bridge is included, Noisyjon measured the height precisely so the two are interchangeable without any need for set-up or adjustment I’m not really looking for trades as such but will consider old precisions (with slimmer necks if possible) as well as high end precisions or P/J basses. The bass is available to view in Bristol or occasionally London with some pre-planning. Comes with case and all case candy intact.

Pms replied to, thanks for the interest, this is a lovely bass i would keep myself if i could but already have a darkstared jazz bass that is my main recording bass.

I need to look into this a little, I'm not at home with the bass at the moment, what research I have done has indicated it could be a 76 as that is when the rosewood stripes started.

i'm not sure, it was verified as a '75 after i bought it from a basschatter some years ago, the neck does have a skunk stripe, not sure if this has something to do with it...

[quote name='Minty' timestamp='1419689157' post='2641914'] Should a '75 precision neck with a rosewood board have truss rod access at the nut? Shouldn't it be at the heel instead? [/quote] the truss rod does adjust at the heel

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Bump for price drop, now [b]£850 ono[/b] plus shipping or pick up from Bristol, i can also arrange to meet people in London most weeks during the week.

bump, have been away but endeavouring to answer PMs today

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He he, thats good, see you there! im having to get the jazz bass repaired in time as theres a loose wire somewhere, yeah these darkstars are the bomb, i have a jazz bass with two in it and that is the best sounding bass i have ever had, especially for recording!

It is a great precision, id love to keep it but i have been catching the jazz bass bug after borrowing a '62 Jazz since joining The Flies and now have the bug... Its actually better than my '77 precision but that is my reluctant love/hate long term partner so i am unable to ever sell it!

[b]FENDER DARK STARRED PRECISION, Vintage parts. None more black.[/b] [url="http://s40.photobucket.com/user/eatupyourgreens/media/87f10fc8.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s40.photobucket.com/user/eatupyourgreens/media/2029c456.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s40.photobucket.com/user/eatupyourgreens/media/14c686de.jpg.html"][/url] More Photos Here - [url="http://s40.photobucket.com/user/eatupyourgreens/slideshow/Fender%20Darkstar%20Black"]http://s40.photobuck...arkstar%20Black[/url] This is a unique bass.. Fender Precision with the rare Darkstar pickup.. Fred stopped making these a few years back and they are now changing hands for ridiculous money, they are based on an old 60s Hagstrom design, Lakland used them as the inspiration for their ChiSonic pickups.. The spec is as follows: - Fender 1975 Precision Neck, Rosewood board. - Fender Precision Body, refinished in black. Its difficult to tell but this is thought to be late 60's. It’s a nice light body, very comfortable when compared with my ’77 Fender. - Dark Star Pickup. - Gotoh Hardware I got this bass about 10 years ago, it was originally a fretless Frankenstein bass with a 1971 jazz neck and some very weird electronics.. I stripped out the bad mods and had the Dark Star fitted, a few years back i sold the jazz neck and recently installed the 1975 precision neck and had the bass set up at Waghorns in Bristol. The original modification and refinish of the bass could be accurately dated to 1972 due to some of the electronics and a date on the original scratch-plate, hence the estimate on the age of the body. The neck was bought locally and originally installed on my main P Bass, its in great condition, nice rosewood slab and clean frets. There is a scratch on the back (see photos) this is just in the finish and doesn't effect playability in any way. The hardware is all new and made by Gotoh, really great and reliable stuff. The only stupid thing that i did to this bass was briefly experiment with MIDI pickups, these have been long removed, there are a couple of tiny screw holes from where the GK pickup was mounted and a hole on the scratch-plate where the output was, if this bothers you then a new scratch-plate is cheep, just remember to get one with no hole cut as the Darkstar is not quite as wide as the original P pickup.. The reason i am selling this is that i am moving away from Precision necks, i could just get a jazz neck for it but to be honest this bass sounds so great at the moment that i'm thinking that it should go to someone else or i am just going to keep mucking around with it! I also have another Warmoth jazz bass with Dark Stars in it so i am going to hold on to that one. Sound wise the Dark Star gives it a really fat "p bass on steroids" sound, tone up full its punchy as hell and cuts through anything but there really is a great range of tones down to that motown thump, the great thing about these pickups is that they are really responsive to dynamics, if you play soft you get a really warm and fat sound, the harder you dig in the more aggressive it gets, if you play really really hard you get this really sweet natural distortion (more Stranglers) The dynamic range makes this a really satisfying bass to play. You can get a lot of different tones by messing about with volume levels also. Its really far more versatile than my others. One thing i've realised recently with this bass and my Dark Star jazz is that they give me hands down the best recording tone i have ever achieved. Really lively and rich. [b]Price [color=#ff0000][size=6]£800[/size][/color] plus shipping in gig bag, can arrange hard case it you want. (price based on a conservative estimate of the value of the parts)[/b] [b]Trades - I have addressed my need for a Jazz Bass so now am looking primarily for a cash sale.[/b]

Aguilar Octamizer pedal in excellent condition.. Boxed and hardly used. The best octave pedal in my experience, loads of different sounds available from the highly useful separate tone controls. This is £90 including postage. The only pedal I'm really after in trade is a Mantic Density Hulk..

like the sound of the fretless p any details?

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hey greg, dont suppose you can just give me the bass out of sympathy for having mine stolen last month? go on go on guy and yeah, the link worked yesterday but not today, wierd

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Bump for a better price for this amazing pedal, tracks better than anything i have tried.

This thing is great but i dont really need an octaver right now.. boxed and in good condition, couple of light scratches on the side. barely used 100 posted

now sold, cheers for all the interest

Pm replied still available..