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It weighs 3.8kg or 8.3lb 👍🏻

Just to confirm, the Atelier is passive 👍🏻

I'm always open to higher offers 😁 I have to agree regarding the scratchplate. It gives the bass a classic look.

Here we have my hand made in France Vigier Excess 4. This is my first Vigier and I really love the unique neck concept. To the uninitiated, these basses have a solid carbon support rod in the neck and no truss rod. The relief is factory set (very slight relief) and the playing action is adjusted via the comprehensive bridge. It's quite liberating to know that whatever the gig conditions are like, the bass will remain consistent. The quarter sawn maple neck is a pleasure to play. It's a little wider than a Jazz bass but feels slick and fast in the left hand. The lightweight Schaller tuners keep everything balanced and tuned to perfection. The neck is practically mint. The passive single coil Benedetti pickups sound glorious. The EQ is quite extreme (18db boost) but I find subtle changes can offer a great deal of variety. The most useful knob by far however is the pan pot. The neck pickup is incredibly full and deep sounding and the bridge is very articulate and funky. Combine various degrees of the two and you're pretty much covered tone wise! Despite the minty fresh neck, the body is showing a few signs of use. It has a ding near the recessed jack socket and some buckle rash. The Vigier comes with a rather nice burns gig bag which is very similar to my Protec Contego.

*£875 posted* Hand made in small numbers in Japan, these basses really are a joy. The 24 fret Maple neck features block inlays with Luminlay side dots, stainless steel frets and classic style Gotoh tuners. The Ash body is scaled down with an ample cutaway allowing access to the dusty end, this results in it being super light at 3.7kg/8.1lb. The controls are Volume, Volume, Tone with a series/parallel switch to fatten up the sound when required. It features a Gotoh bridge and the latest Atelier Z pickups with staggered pole pieces. It's in fantastic condition and comes with an Atelier Z gig bag which unfortunately has a broken zip (may be fixable?). I've added a picture of the top of the headstock which highlights the only imperfection.

I'm open to trades and offers 👍🏻

This bass was reviewed in Bass Guitar Magazine a couple of months back, I'll throw in a copy if anyone wants it.

I'm not totally sure why.. I'm happy to haggle, especially if the buyer doesn't need the Protec case 👍🏻

Thanks for the heads up, I'll check it out 👍🏻

Thanks mate. I've dated my one using the trusty neck date method 😁

JV fans, can anyone explain the difference between my bass and the one for sale here? https://reverb.com/item/23944001-fender-62-reissue-jazz-bass-jv-1983-white-japan-import I thought the 'Fender' labelled JV basses were the very first models made in late '82 before moving on to the Squier logo in early '83? The bass on reverb appears to be a Fender with a JV serial number and yet was made a couple of months after my bass?

Unneeded? Every Fender is sacred.

I guess you'd need to play it to appreciate the price point. It really is a very nicely built and well spec'd instrument.

I'm feeling generous so will include a Protec Contego gig bag with the JV. One of the best bags available to house one of the best Jazz basses.

Pics updated to show (new) gig bag and extreme pinkness.

£600 posted to your door with a high quality gig bag 👌🏻

£850 posted to your door with a high quality gig bag 👌🏻

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This was sold but is now available again for the absolute bargain price of £600. These are around £1300 new 🙌🏻 My rather special MIJ Aria Pro II RSB 1500 is up for grabs (to be followed shortly by some other basses). These are fairly new on the scene and are essentially a high grade super-jazz. Think Sadowsky Metro and you won't be far off. This particular colour, See-through pink as it's known is only available on the Japanese Market. It's lightweight (3.9kg/8.6lb), sounds fantastic and uses high grade hardware and materials throughout. Official spec Body: Quilted Maple Top, Ash Back Neck: Maple 1P, Bolt-On Fingerboard: Maple Frets: 24F Scale: 864mm Nut width: 40mm Pickups: AJJ-1 x 2 Controls: Volume, Balancer, Treble, Bass Machineheads: GOTOH GB1 Bridge: GOTOH J510SJ Hardware: Chrome

Some Joe Dart inspiration 🙌🏻

I wish I could be so devoted to a bass!

It's 22.2kg/49lb 👍🏻

Thanks chaps, it weighs just over 9lbs.

Thanks mate, I've not seen many that are this clean. The photos don't really do it justice, it's very pretty in the flesh/wood.

Hi mate, I'd be very surprised if it's less than 40lbs, I'll confirm this evening. The compact size and chunky handle make it an easy one hand lift from the boot to the stage on your average gig. And I'm incredibly unfit!