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Not saying its not an East. But its not a JRetro deluxe. Like i said the Deluxe has 3 stack knobs. And a passive 4th tone knob. Also crucially there are no toggle switches. Which there should be 2 of. Might be worth emailing John. Could be a really cool custom East pre. John does custom preamps and will build whatever you want i believe.

Hey. Just curious was this a special custom J Retro Deluxe built by John. ?As the usual J Retro deluxe 01 has 3 stack knobs and a single knob.

You will understand when you see the bass i traded it for.

Yep im very aware of this and have thought it over bud. But the bass im after is just wonderful. Gas Is Gas Mick. Im sure you understand. It is wonderful but sometimes you have to try something different.

Sorry my bad. Its back to the price I dropped to.Did you want to buy it then.? Or is it just a query ?

Jaw dropping price drop. 😀

Not sure if I want to do this so i reserve the right to withdraw. And its really hard to price trade wise. Ive asked Martin Peterson how much it would cost to build this spec and its a little over £4000 (if this was a Sadowsky NYC I would be asking over £3000, work that one out) Price drop as I'm after a bass.!!!! Its a Sei Jazz bass, a lot of us know how well Martin makes his instruments.Totally hand made. Swamp ash body, Birdseye maple neck/headstock. The book matched olive wood top has flame and all sorts of burl. Its a lovely piece of wood, Brazilian Rosewood fb. Matching electronics cover on the back. The neck dots are surrounded by nickle which is a nice touch, Martin Steamed the Olive wood around the arm rest. He sunk the bridge into the body by 3mm for better resonance. The detail he puts into his basses are so cool. Ive seen and played others Sei basses and they are mind boggling in there detail. Brass ABM fully adjustable bridge.16.5 to 18.5 mm I believe, could be 19 mm not sure. Its the best bridge I've ever had on a bass period. USA HipShot Lollypop tuners. John East Deluxe Uni preamp. Bartolini B Axis pickups. The B Axis are a lot more aggressive and brighter than the usual Barts.. Its light weight at 8.9 pounds.. The B string is monstrous. Super taught. For a 34" scale bass its as good as any Lakland 35" ive ever played, really punchy. Its super comfortable body wise, with a very slim shallow neck.( if you want mm specs just ask) Labella steels on at the moment. It sounds like a modern Jazz. The East pre gives it lots of tonal options. Set (imo) right it is a beast of a Jazz Bass. Lots of growl. But passive its quite a polite instrument. Trade wise I'm after a Neuser Cloudburst, Mike Lull, Moon J, Xotic, GB Spitfire, Devon, Shuker, most J basses are welcome, sexy tops are more than welcome. 5 string only. Like I say I am happy to keep this gem. But its the GAS. Not sure if you have heard of it. No Fenders please unless its a Marcus Miller 5.