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[quote name='BassBod' timestamp='1400010625' post='2449933'] Martin...mmmmm... [/quote] 'Tis luverly! Driving from S Wales to E Anglia next weekend type bump.....

Lovely old P bump Poss trade PM

I'll have please - PM'd

Absolutely can't believe this is still here; a genuine '57 for modern custom shop money. I came within a whisker of a trade deal for this (but found I just couldn't let my '65 P go....), but have dealt with Dan and have to say he's a total gent to do business with

I used to own this neck - as is the way of BC; Chris traded it to me, and I later traded it back to him attached to a '79 ash body (not the one in the OP I think), and have to say it's quite phenomenally nice. Would be so tempted if had the moolah..... (Co-incidentally my one and only new bass purchase was also inspired by Sting, but it was a fretless Ibanez Musician )

[quote name='jakenewmanbass' timestamp='1397329288' post='2422929'] PM'd re P [/quote] PM replied to

Utterly beautiful! Are these US-made?

[quote name='allighatt0r' timestamp='1396805194' post='2417529'] I recognise that P pup! [/quote] Lol - yes, and very nice it is! Plan certainly wasn't to sell on this quick......

(3) Next - Custom Thunderbird *WITHDRAWN* This has been my main gigging bass over the last couple of years; it’s gradually morphed from a Fenderbird with P/J pickups into a rather special Thunderbird. · Body – Warmoth one piece mahogany, book-matched cocobolo top with ebony pin-stripe between, gloss poly finish · Neck – maple, bolt-on, Epiphone (Korean I think) made, long-scale (34”), mahogany poly finish, fretted rosewood board. · Pickups – 2 x Thunderbucker “66” humbuckers, nickel-silver covers · Bridge – chromed solid brass “tune-o-matic” bridge and separate stop tailpiece (like ‘60’s T’birds) · Tuners - chromed Gibson-logo Schaller M4S’s, from ‘80’s Gibson Victory bass, 4 in-line · Controls – passive V-V-T, chromed brass knobs (solid cocobolo knobs fitted if preferred), output jack at body side. This was built so that I wouldn’t have to gig my 1965 Gibson Thunderbird IV, and in all honesty it sounds even sweeter than the ’65; nothing short of a Mike Lull will sound as good as this does. Main reason is the pickups; Thunderbuckers are hand-made to order in the US, reverse-engineered from original ‘60’s units – cost me around £300 for the pair, but boy are they worth it….. The only flaws are purely cosmetic and not obvious; (1) the neck-pocket on the body is Fender-fit, but the Epi neck is around 2mm narrower. So there’s a tiny gap between edges of neck and body, which I was going to fill with a couple of slivers of dark hard-wood, but haven’t got around to it. (2) same goes for the neck-pickup cavity, which was originally routed for a P pick-up – narrow gap at the backt of the pick-up ring. Likewise, was going to sort with a sliver of hardwood. Neither affects performance in the least. The polished aluminium-alloy “pickguard” which I’ve pictured, I got and never fitted (NO screw-holes!), will throw in included in price if wanted; it comes with a separate matt black back-plate but looks better without. In a really robust as-new Thoman soft case, but if posting I’d prefer to ship with neck off. EDIT: Now with a Gibson logo TRC, blank one included £450 collected (S Wales, or meet en route with regular drive Swansea < > Cambridge), shipping on top

(2) Next up - 1979 CF Martin EB-18. A rare bird this one; E-series was Martin’s last foray into the world of solid-body electrics. USA-made, 100% original, in excellent nick, with OHSC. · Body – solid maple, with walnut central contrast laminations, natural finish · Neck – set one-piece mahogany neck, long-scale (34”), fretted rosewood board. Rosewood veneer to front of headstock · Pickups – single DiMarzio Model One humbucker, crème plastic cover. · Bridge – chromed Badass unit (original model) · Tuners - chromed Grover Titans, 2 + 2 · Controls – passive V & T, phase switch, chromed brass knobs, output jack at body side. Typical Alembic-inspired late ‘70’s styling, but very funky I think. This one of the early models with the CF Martin logo branded into the rear of the body by the neck heel. Solid and beautifully constructed, tonally quite Precision-like with rather more sustain. NB: includes letter from Martin USA to previous owner dating the bass by serial no £800 - ********Price drop £700********

All priced on basis of collection from near Swansea, (though I drive to E Anglia occasionally) - can post at cost within UK. Open to trade offers; vintage basses, guitars, mandolins, amps....... (1) First up: *Edit - now TRADED* 1985 Gibson Explorer bass in Ferrari red. All-original apart from one tuner (replaced with a Schaller), and small area of paintwork adjacent to the bridge p/up has been re-touched, as over-enthusiastic use of plectrum by a previous owner had exposed a 50p-sized area of wood. With original and essential Gibson hard case (a bit tatty, but functional). A fair bit of checking and wear in the finish, but overall in decent condition. (NB: sticker on body in some of the pics now removed, and didn’t cover anything!) · Body – alder, Ferrari red finish · Neck – set maple neck, medium-scale (32”), fretted rosewood board. · Pickups – 2 x single coil, Gibson-logo black plastic covers (same units as Grabber bass) · Bridge – chromed Gibson-logo Schaller (similar to 3-D but chunkier) · Tuners - chromed Gibson-logo Schaller, 4 in-line · Controls – passive V-V-T, black “top hat” speed knobs, output jack at body side. These are incredibly under-rated basses; it’s easy to overlook the substance because of the style (IMHO: THE most iconic shape in rock, along with the Fender P). That body is a really ergonomic shape for playing finger-style – you can rest your right palm on the upper body bout, and the medium-scale neck is lightning-fast. Huge sound; the tone is really more Fender than Gibson, I guess thanks to the alder body, maple neck, and single coil pickups. I’ve gigged this in a rock power trio and a very trad blues / R&B band and it’s suited both perfectly. And it sounds clichéd but it’s true; this is the one you totally feel like a rock star when you put it on…… £800 - PRICE DROP £750

Banana-splits-tastic!! Just lovely. Weren't you selling the couple of Mosrites? You have some seriously cool basses............

PM'd about the body....