Paul S

PMs replied to. Regarding posting, I would rather hang on for someone who can collect for the moment. That is partly why it is so cheap. I have a limited amount of packaging to hand and, with two other basses up for sale at the moment, don't ant to use a lot of it posting this. Of course I can scavenge some more but that is extra hassle.

Thanks chaps. Whoever buys this won't be disappointed - guaranteed!

Black Yamaha BB425 - y'all know what one of these is and what they look like. Passive, P/J, slim neck 5er with arguably the best bang for buck low B string for such a cheap bass. I bought this one a year or so ago as a back up and it blew me away in terms of value for money - excellent bass. But found it to be a little heavy so I started to look at ways to lighten it. I changed the tuners for ultralites then, in a blinding flash of logic - I only used the P pup on this so I removed the bridge pickup and 3 way selector switch which saved me a lot of weight. However, I am having a bit of a cull and this one was on the list for going so I decided to put it back to stock. Original tuners now back on - check. Bridge pickup back in place - check. Toggle switch back in place - hang on, where exactly did I stow it. Somewhere safe, no doubt, but I have no idea where. It isn't where it should be, therefore it could be anywhere. So what I have for sale is a 1 year old, good nick, BB425 with everything there except a 3 way selector switch and then, of course, it all needs wiring back together again. If you are handy with this type of thing this is a bit of a bargain - I don't have the inclination or time to sort it out myself at the moment. £100 collected from SS7 southeast Essex, hardly seems worth the bother of a courier. It looks exactly like this one, pic nicked off t'net. Except it hasn't got the toggle switch, of course.

Thanks - ash, I'm in Benfleet, southeast Essex.

Still in two minds about selling this as I will never see another but there we are. Moved to 5 string basses and unlikely to go back to 4. This is a 1973 Yamaha SB-35 bass. There is very little information around about these, mainly some research done by a chap a few years ago who posted a few bits here and there. https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showthread.php?t=690834 https://yamahamusicians.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3873 More recently here: https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/280063-new-bass-incoming-damned-gas-yamaha-sb-35/?tab=comments#comment-3522605 It is basically a bass equivalent of the SG shaped guitars as used by Santana et al. Passive, single pup, vol and tone. A beautifully proportioned double cutaway Katsura body, maple neck, rosewood board. I bought it from a pro musician named Gary Hurlstone who bought it new in 1973 and used it to record, tour etc. In the ensuing years it has acquired much mojo - even a fag burn on the headstock! It just oozes character. Better than that, it sings - has a voice all of its own. 8.5lbs, 40mm at the nut, 31.5" scale neck with 20 frets, access to which is superb because of the double cutaway. New hand-carved bone nut as the original had a very odd string spacing. Also I replaced the bridge with a Gotoh 201 as I found the original uncomfortable - both original items will be included with the sale. If I were to keep it I would change the tone pot as fully closed to fully open is a short movement, the rest doesn't seem to do anything. I'd probably string it with flats - I never got around to it but imagine it would be sooo sweet! £500 firm, no trades, thanks. My preference would be if it were collected from SS7, meet half-way or possibly delivered for fuel within reason. I am prepared to courier it to mainland UK - fully insured overnight UPS via Interparcel would be £45. It doesn't come with a hard case but I will double box it. Happy to send it further afield but you will need to arrange your own courier.

Ever since I moved to 5 string basses around 15 months ago I haven't touched my 4 string basses and can't in all honesty see me going back to 4. I bought this on here nearly 5 years ago from LukeFRC - a 1982 JV Squier Precision bass in tobaccoburst with a maple neck and white pick guard. The white pickguard has aged to cream, highlighting a white patch where a sticker had once been applied - I am sure the pickguard could be polished back to an even white but I always liked the mojo. I recall Luke saying that when he bought it the pickup was not an original one but he went to some trouble to source a similar vintage JV pickup, with the raised pole pieces, cloth wires etc and had it fitted to return it to how it should be. Other than that this has not been mauled about. One of the tuners is very slightly out of plumb - still works just fine. Stats - weighs in at 9lbs pretty much exactly, 43mm at the nut, string spacing 21mm at the bridge - will come with an almost new Hiscox case. It is not in perfect mint condition, but for an instrument that is over 35 years old it is in extremely good nick. Luke has very kindly allowed me to post a link to a huge portfolio of pictures he took when selling the bass as he has done a far, far better job of photographing it than I ever could. Nothing has changed in the ensuing years - no extra dings or marks - other than the neck has deepened to an even richer shade of caramel and it sports a set of barely used DR High Beams. Luke's photo album What else can I say? This is a superb, early example of the most desirable first run of Japaneses Squiers sporting the large Fender spaghetti logo and everything you have read about how good they are is true. This is absolutely delicious: the nicest Precision bass I have had in my mitts in terms of sound and playability. Stick flats on it and you have all the Motown 'old school' thump you could wish for. New rounds and tone open you have a growling rock monster - all with that underlying fabulous woody P bass sumptuousness. But, as much as I like to open the case and gaze at it longingly, it seems almost a crime to just sit on this for the sake of it as it is way too nice not to be played, so here we are. Price is £1200 firm. Now just £1000. No trades, thanks. Overnight and fully insured courier to mainland UK using UPS via Interparcel came out at a hefty £65 - mainly because of the insurance. I would far rather it was collected from SS7, meet halfway or delivered for fuel costs within reason. I am happy to pack it safely for travel further afield but you must arrange you own courier.