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I’ve been hoping a Mesa Walkabout head would come along for a while now, I’m a bit OCD and like to take a spare small amp along to gigs for the inevitable big tube amp fail (so inevitable that it’s yet to happen, but it will of course the day I don’t take a spare). I’m guessing this is more in the DB750 space time wise than the Walkabout, but find myself rather drawn ,

I can provide ashtrays and pickguard with this bass (as in the photos) for an extra £40 but no longer have the PUP that was in it I'm afraid Cheers Chris

You know what these do Little bit of rack rash but otherwise in very good condition, spend most of its life relatively unused in my studio.

EDIT: loaded body only for sale (neck gone) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Another step in my current gear restructure. This is a rather nice hardtail Strat with a late 70's Fender body, lightly reliced, and a new Fender Mex neck with a lovely big 70's headstock (I tried to source an original '70s maple board neck but nearly every one I played was in such poor shape that I opted for a newbie, and frankly the new Mex stuff is hard to tell apart from the US made gear, hence opting for Mex). Body and neck are both very nice, you may want to cut the nut slightly lower than is currently the case, doesn't bother me but it's as it came out of the factory at present which is normally quite high for most players. PUPs, circuit and pickguard are Seymour Duncan Everything Axe https://www.seymourduncan.com/pickup/everything-axe-pickguard which retails at £320 https://www.gak.co.uk/en/seymour-duncan-everything-axe-guard/126372. Tuners are Fender US. Like the other Strat I'm selling here, this guitar owes me over £1000!

Another step in my current gear restructure. This is a rather nice Strat if you like that lived in/well played/hung out with the Stones look. Neck and body are both original Fender '79, bought from Fender Factors a couple of years back. The body is very very nicely beaten up, please see photos. This is not a case of 'there's a small dink in the upper bout'. The neck is in very good condition, lovely dark rosewood board and, of course, the large headstock Neck and body are the only original vintage Fender parts. PUPs and circuit are from Joseph Kaye https://www.josephkayeguitars.com/about/ who, among others, makes PUPs for Wilco Johnson. Tuners are a nice set of Klusons bought new from WD (I think) last year. Pickguard is a lovely aged 3-ply Tort I picked up from the USA which still has the film in place. Guitar owes me over £1000, £800 is a decent price for this rather lovely old thing.

Still here

Hey mate, sorry they sold this morning

And with apologies to the members in the long queue, this rather lovely thing is off to a new home

Thanks for the above guys, much appreciated. Yes, whilst I've always seen eBay as fair game, I still feel that what makes this place special is that even when profits are being made, there's some proportionality to it, and this is assured by mods when they can and by the occasional less than well discussed comment in FS threads (of which a couple of members are masters). And it generally works. In contrast, I sold a bass on eBay a while back (not the sort you can sell here if you get my meaning) and the buyer had listed it at a 180% markup on eBay using my photos within minutes and before he'd even paid. I then withdrew it and refunded him, not only because I was a bit miffed but also because he kept insisting on sending a courier rather than collecting it in person or letting me send to him, and then I had weeks of grief from him, eBay and Paypal about the alleged £50 courier fee he'd paid, despite my telling him I wasn't going to allow him to do so. It's nice to feel good about buying and selling, and it mostly does here, whilst every time I sell anything on eBay I'm nervous for around 45 days until the complaint (or fraudulent 'item not as described' claim) date has passed

It's what I paid Steve, the guy I bought it from was a real nice guy and anted it to go to a player. I'm doing the same. I keep asking myself why I'm not trying to make a few hundred quid as I could certainly use the money, but I guess the emotional/ethical brain is a powerful thing. Think it's sold now but will reply to all PMs once confirmed.

If I had £1 for every PM I've received asking if these are still available I wouldn't need to sell them. So, to be clear, #1 is sold, 2 and 3 are still available

Indeed it is mate, but like I said, that's what it cost me. Quick update in response to a few PM's, courier costs will be extra, especially if you're buying from Europe! I'm sending this fully insured so it's about £50 to the UK (using UPS Premium) and perhaps £70 to Europe. I'll refund any difference between what you pay and what it costs of course, this isn't eBay after all Cheers Chris

Not happy to be selling this, but am offloading a lot of stuff at present and in doing so am trying to balance sentiment with sensibleness. I'm also trying to reduce the amount of gear I have because it's nice to have (i.e., it gets the dopamine pathways going) and just stick to the stuff that it's useful to have. What I've always like about this bass over and above the tone and the playability is the fact that it's 45 years old and looks incredible. However, in real terms neither of those facts come through on tape, and I've got other fretless basses that, whilst not having the same mojo or kudos, do the same job. This bass is in VERY good condition, frankly I suspect it sat in its case unused for around 30 years before the previous owner, IIRC a session player, used it occasionally for 10 years or so before selling to me. He sold it to me for £1000 which is a very good price, and that's what I'm selling it for here; however if it doesn't sell here and I have to sell it on eBay, it'll be at around £1800 (if I sell it there for £1000 it will simply end up being bought by a dealer and sold for £1800 anyway, and in that case I'd prefer that I make the money than a dealer does Comes with a generic case. Collection from Canterbury, meet-up in London or courier at buyer's expense.

Bloody lovely bass for the money, but if you need lightweight, please look elsewhere. I'm not sure what body the wood is other than that it is at the opposite end of the spectrum to balsa. Neck: Warmoth Body: unknown Tuners: Hipshot PUPs: Wizard (64's I think but will check) Circuit: Kiogon with series/parallel switching adding some grunt if needed Precision width neck (with beautiful ebony board) combined with considerable mass makes this a pretty formidable instrument which was once described as "a real man's bass" by a fellow lowender who made the mistake of picking it up at the studio (he's still seeing a physio). It's definitely more Jack Bruce than Jaco, more Jeff Ament than Jeff Berlin, and more Danko than Palladino. All joking aside, I've used it large;y as a sitting down instrument Will come either with Bridge/PUP covers and BBOT bridge as in pic, or with no covers but Badass II. The former looks better, the latter sounds better on this bass. Courier will be around £30. I'll post some more pics at the weekend.