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Further photographs added including those of the case, the new and old neck plates (from last year before I returned the broken plate to EB) and of a couple of tiny dings that I'd omitted in the original post.

It’s the same whether sitting or standing unfortunately (strap or not) 🤔

This could be a great option for anybody on a budget looking for a cab that could squeeze into a shallow car boot. Considerably shallower than a std TE 1053 cab and although weighty, it would be far easier to handle for load in/load out. GLWTS

Ernie Ball Musicman Sterling 4HH - £850 posted mainland UK or £825 collected I bought this bass last year and fell in love with it. However up until buying this I’d always played wider 'P' necked basses whereas this has a more narrow, Jazz like width. Whether it’s an age thing or not I’m unsure but I’ve started to experience pains in my fretting hand after playing this bass for anything more than 15 minutes. I’m not getting those pains after playing any of my other wider necked basses so I’ve concluded that this neck and I are no longer compatible. • Year of manufacture 2009 • Country of manufacture USA • 4HH • Black • Ash Body • Maple Neck • Rosewood fingerboard • 3-band EQ • 5-way selector switch (see image below) • Weight 4.5kgs/9.9lbs • 2 scratch plates – the original white/black/white one currently fitted plus an aftermarket black/white/black one as shown in the majority of the photographs • Complete with original MM hard shell case I had the neck plate replaced last year as there was a hairline crack in the original. The new plate complete with new serial number was obtained through the correct Strings & Things/Ernie Ball channels. For those unaware in order to avoid any skulduggery in these situations, original broken plates have to be returned before Ernie Ball will update their database records with the newly issued serial number. The old plate was duly returned to EB once the below photograph of the two was taken last year. EDIT - Condition Update - I've been over this bass again with a very keen eye and have listed anything that I could see, however minor and have tried to photograph them as best I can: The scratch plates have a fair number of scratches on them There’s a very small dink on the back bottom edge of the body near to the jack socket There are a couple of marks on the headstock There are a couple of tiny indentations above the scratchplate on the top of the body The case has lots of surface scratches on it (no cracks or smashed corners etc) but is very clean inside The majority of these photographs were taken last year and show strap lock buttons fitted. The original buttons have now been refitted. It’s a lovely bass in great condition and the HH arrangement gives you some great tone options. £825 collected from South Yorkshire or £850 posted to mainland UK (UK buyers only thanks). Possible trades – Only interested in one of the items listed below thanks: MIJ Steve Harris Blue Sparkle Precision Aria Pro II SB-R150 Aria Pro II SB-R60 Status Chris Wolstenholme Sig (or possibly Series 2 Classic) headed, fretted, 4 strings, black hardware

Great basses and this one is particularly gorgeous. GLWTS

Trace Elliot AH280 GP12SMX – Spares or Repair (Intermittent Fault) - £100 collected or £115 delivered mainland UK And another one bites the dust………….. I recently bought this off the forum but it appears to have developed an intermittent fault. Again I was going to get it looked at but decided against it as it would only sit idle once fixed anyway. Spec: 1996 280 watts Min 4 ohm Passive/Active switch Solid State/Valve Input Blend 12 band EQ Pre-shapes 1 & 2 Dual Band Compressor EQ balance Effects Level Mute/Standby Effects Send/Return Send Level with Full Range/High Pass switch DI out Tuner Out Footswitch socket (not supplied) 2no. ¼” speaker outs Weight approx. 14kg Cosmetically it's in very good condition. All the correct knobs and switches are present and the switches and corresponding lights work as they should. The ‘rat fur’ covering on the case is in good shape with no rips. It’s also as loud as hell The Fault (stick with me on this one): I had initially noticed that when you powered up the amp the sound was very quiet and distorted, as if still on standby. This would only last for 5/10/15 seconds then it would be fine. However after not playing it for a couple of weeks I plugged it back in and it did the same, but this time it took about 10 minutes before it worked properly. The next couple of times I tried it the fault seemed to be with Solid State/Valve input blend i.e. it was initially distorted on start-up if it was turned to Valve, but was ok when I turned it to Solid State. The next day I swapped the valve and it worked fine and I thought I’d cracked it! But later I tried it again and it didn’t matter whether it was set to Valve or SS, the initial start-up symptom was still there. Today I’ve tried it and each time it’s fired up fine and is sounding great. 🤬 In a nutshell the fault appears to be that something is having to warm up on start up, albeit intermittently. One thing to note is that once it has fired up properly it stays that way i.e. it doesn’t cut out. If you require any further information please ask. £100 collected from South Yorkshire or £115 posted to mainland UK (UK buyers only please).