AndyTravis

Available again

Quick google suggests Alder.

Well... annoyingly the car needs a Major service as well as new brake pads and discs. The pot post Christmas is very empty and I need a few extra quid just in case there are any nasty surprises with the motor. So this was bought about 3 months ago on a whim. It needed cleaning, needed a new jack socket and a couple of other bits. Fender Machineheads were a bit battered, these have been replaced with a brand new set of Schaller BMF’s. Bridge was Cosmo black where the rest of the hardware was normal Black...so bought a Gotoh 201b. Jack was temperamental so replaced with a new Neutrik unit. Some chips on headstock, sympathetically sorted. Looks loads better. knobs are the f top ones but the caps were missing on two of the three so I put some 80’s metal knurled ones on which really look the part. The neck plate was scratched and worn, just looked a bit of a state. Replaced with a gotoh unit. Battery box was missing some paint and I couldn’t source a replacement so flattened it back to uniform metal. Looks good. Strap buttons as above. Replaced. It’s 32/33 years old, and shows it - not smashed up, but shows swirls, few minor knocks and some buckle rash. It’s cool, genuine roadworn - not a relic though 😉 All original parts will be included with the bass. I could ship it. Be about £20 in UK. Nut is 38mm, weight is a pleasant 9lbs. Looks brilliant, sounds great. Low action. Controls - volume/tone/frequency big switch is pickup selector. small switch is; 1. Preamp off (pointing away from neck) tone control works 2. Preamp on (middle - 1 set of frequencies) tone control inactive 3. Preamp on (towards neck, 2nd set of frequencies) tone control inactive.

That works. Nice...