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[quote name='BigBeatNut' post='1125290' date='Feb 12 2011, 07:03 PM']There are way too many nice fretlesses for sale at the moment. [/quote] Yes, Andy. So surely it's about time you bought one of them..... P

[quote name='soggs' post='1123882' date='Feb 11 2011, 02:37 PM']tThese acoustic basses are incredible, used acoustically the bass still has plenty of volume and strong tones, very fast and playable neck feels like a electric bass. very light and balanced, especially the fact that all the guitar is solid wood and has strong bracing. its solid sitka spruce top, solid mahogany back and sides, solid one piece mahogany neck, and rosewood fretboard, bridge in rosewood. Its the original Tacoma not the fender, it has the Tacoma LR BAGGS preamp system, consists of bass mid treble eq and a phse button, and a pickup ribbon transducer element into the bridge, when its plugged in it sounds great, these basses are becoming much harder to find as they are no longer produced, and it really does compete with all of the much more expensive bass acoustics, been set up by brittish luthier new set of strings and comes with the lovely Tacoma fitted case, the guitar and case are absolutely immaculate and the previous chap i bought it from i believe ordered it from new, so two owners, never been gigged, the pictures really don't do it justice, its better in the flesh!! you would be hard pushed to find a better sounding and more comfortable bass to play.[/quote] Ohhh thank the lord that's not fretless or I'd be in deep trouble. P

I do so enjoy adding a little excitement to a dull Thursday afternoon Here's hoping I don't really regret selling the A/E. P

All, I acquired this rare and lovely instrument from TheGreek a few weeks ago but the impending arrival of a double bass means I need to move it on. The Precision A/E is a pretty rare beast. They were made in low numbers in Japan in the early 90s and predate by a good few years the currently fashionable semi-sold, acoustic vibe electric basses from the likes of Joe Veillette and Rob Allen. This one is, obviously, a fretless one and other than the odd minor blemish typical of a 20 year old used instrument it's in pretty good nick. I've done a bit of setup work on it and fitted a new set of D'Addario flats (40 – 100), although for some playing tastes it'll need a little more tweaking to get the action really low. The bass sounds really cool and oozes mojo from every pour. It has both a traditional Precision growl from the magnetic pickup and very woody voice from the bridge piezo. Mixing the two can produce all sorts of in-between tones. The neck is typically Precision; chunky but not outrageously so. The body looks to be mahogany with an off-white edge binding and spruce top. The neck is typical Precision; maple with a rosewood fingerboard. Age has yellowed the maple nicely. I'm looking for £650 including a very nice hard case (no trades I'm afraid, unless it's something fretless and outrageously interesting). The bass is in Brighton and I'm happy to ship it. Phil [attachment=71760:Precision_AE_1.jpg] [attachment=71758:Precision_AE_2.jpg]

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='1089896' date='Jan 14 2011, 09:47 PM']Gallon of fuel.[/quote] A gallon of fuel? Surely not that much? Anyway, I thought the bass was sold but it seems not, so I'm giving myself a disappointment bump (which actually sounds a bit rude now I've typed it). Phil

[quote name='TheGreek' post='1089780' date='Jan 14 2011, 07:57 PM']I saw this in Phil's collection when I was down in Brighton this week - nice bass (though I'm not really a Fender fancier) - no reason to believe it isn't every bit as good as he says..what else do you get for £180 nowadays??[/quote] Thanks Mick. As of today it's actually sold bar the shouting. Well, not shouting, more, well, cash changing hands and City Link doing their bit. Phil