Paul S

On hold

I am, as it happens. Might stick it on there. Thank you

Just 'because' Marc. Just 'because'

Just to clarify this. I would value the pickup at £250. The bass without the Fender pickup but with a Tonerider fitted I would value at £350. That would make £600. But I would need to buy and have fitted the Tonerider pickup (my hands shake too much to so soldering these days without risking a visit to the local burns unit ), which would be iro £50, making the total £100 more than my asking price. Not £100 for the pickup on its own. At the moment I don't want to do this but would point it out as a valid option for someone wanting to buy the bass for the pickup. Especially if you already had a P pickup hanging around and could do the swap yourself.

And replied. Still here!

Thank you Nik. I found some vid on Facebook with this thing growling away - big speakers necessary! https://www.facebook.com/djangostrat/videos/440078267352801?locale=en_GB

The last of my long scale basses to get listed. Here we have a totally awesome 1970s Antoria Precision, made by Fujigen who were producing exceptional quality instruments back then. This is no exception, totally fantastic bass. Scruffy black body with lots of dings and scratches although nothing through the paint. At some point someone has put on a solid black scratchplate which makes it look at bit Roger Waters. But please don't let that put you off! 😂 The neck is just fabulous. Warm, aged maple 40mm at the nut but reasonably deep D section. An absolute perfect fit for my hand. Antoria on headstock looks to me to be mother of pearl. New Gotoh GB-10 tuners. Weighs in at a very reasonable 3.8kg/8.4lbs. But here is the surprise. I tried to date the bass using the pickup serial numbers and, ably mentored by Jon @Bassassin discovered that the pickups are, in fact, genuine 1975 Fender pickups. No wonder it sounds so damned good. Deep and angry but cutting through in the upper mids. I could try to maximise the value for me, take out the Fender pickups, stick in some Toneriders or something and make an extra £100 but I honestly can't be bothered. I flag that up as an option for a buyer, although in this current form this bass is an absolute killer rock machine. £450 firm, collected from SS7, Benfleet, 20 mins east of J30 on the M25. Can meet halfway or possiibly deliver for fuel, depending on distance. And extra £50 will get you a top quality SKB hard case, still with its key!! Nevertheless I won't courier this so please don't ask. OK, going to resize my pics...

Increasing decrepitude means I am selling off all my long scale basses and my shift to short scale is almost done. Bit of background on this one. I had a quality MIJ Faker for a while that I absolutely loved but, at well over 10lbs, it was never going to stay so I sold it. But, having dipped my toe in the Ric water I found I still had a hankering for a clank Davie @kodiakblair came to my rescue with a Retrovibe starter kit - at the time sporting a ssingle MM pickup but with loads of bits thrown in. So I set about getting this made up for me. So here it is - a Retrovibe Renegade bass sporting a Guyker RKH-IV N pickup and a Retrovibe toaster, bezel and blanking thingemy. New scratchplate with VVTT Ric style knobs - with so many it is easy to get confused so they handily have their purpose written on top. 3 way selector switch. Through-stringing on the bridge which, although not really like a Ric's, is a sensible design. Set neck, 34* scale. 43mm wide at the nut but fairly shallow, 19mm string spacing at the bridge. This is very comfy to wear and play. In exceedingly good condition with just one ding on the back of the underside, shown in a picture. Currently strung with TI Flats. Does it look like a Ric? Yes, a passable imitation. Does it sound like a Ric? Yes, a passable imitation. But this is where this bass and Rics part company - this weighs 3.4kg/7.5lbs. And, at £300, it is at least £1200 cheaper than a used Ric. Price is firm and, I believe represents exceptional value. Collection only from SS7, Benfleet in Essex. Or meet half way or maybe I might deliver it for fuel costs, depending. I don't want to courier so please don't ask. Not after any trades, either.