Paul S

Open to sensible offers?

This is a ridiculous price. £100? These are quality.

I had this stunning bass made 3 years ago specifically for the Bon Jovi tribute band. At the time I was unable to find a lightweight 5 string Precision bass so decided to go for it. I decided to step down from the band recently and, in all honesty, find I have no use for this beauty so rather than it just sitting there in the case I have decided to move it on. A bit of a wrench as I have never had a bass made to my spec before and am unlikely to do it again. A classically elegant and beautiful bass. So, here it is - a Maruszczyk (I still have to check how to spell this) Jake 5 that I configured via the custom shop, defaulting to better quality at pretty much every step. Finished in solid black with BWB 3 ply pickguard. Swamp ash body. Bird's eye maple neck and fingerboard with carbon rods in a matte finish. Luminlay side dots. Headstock with simple M logo. Hipshot B style bridge with 17mm spacing. 45mm at the nut. Hipshot HB6C 1/2" tuners. Passive electrics with usual P bass volume and tone. Domed chrome knobs. Delano PC5 AL/M2 pickup. Currently strung with TI flats. Weighs 3.7kg, just over 8lbs. I just ran this through the configurator and if you wanted to make one just like this it would cost you £1900. The body has some very slight surface scratching on the front, as does the pickguard. There is also some very light buckle rash on the back. I imagine these would all polish out. No dings or dongs. 9/10 condition. The low B is strong. The Delano pickup is on the rude side of traditional. It will do vintage just nicely with the tone rolled off but open it up and you have a nice aggressive tone. Frets are barely broken in It will come with a generic ABS hard case by Chase and inside will be the 'birth certificate' and spec booklet. I am looking for £1200 collected from South Benfleet. I would consider a courier but it would have to be fully insured and therefore expensive. Mainland UK only. What I would rather do is pocket fuel costs and deliver it myself up to perhaps 150 miles - this is something we can discuss. At the moment I am not looking at trades or offers, thanks.

You can say that again! Best £100 you'll ever spend.

Thank you. And thank heavens it is far too heavy. I am trying to cut down, not increase, but that would have been way beyond tempting had it been 8lbs. This has to be an absolute bargain, especially with the case.

Are you able to weigh this accurately, please? asking for a friend.