essexbasscat

Gone to a new home

On hold

Second mic on hold

One sold, one remaining ! new unused, it's a bargain at this price

Price updated to £400.00 collected

Why am I selling this ? everyone's had more than enough opportunity to buy it.... withdrawn from sale !

B******s, if this doesn't sell in 24 hrs I'm keeping it, it's just too damn nice to sell

I'm away from the instrument at the moment, but I do have the the Bass magazine to hand that reviewed it, here's what they say; "The distinctive headstock design adds balance both visually and in terms of weight distribution and the bass sits perfectly on the strap. The shape of the lower horn has also been carefully designed: playing the T4 when sitting feels completely effortless, the balance and low weight meaning that the bass doesn't move an inch, even if you momentarily let go of the slim, comfortable neck. Unusually, the pickups are sized for five string, the extra width meaning that the top edge of each is perfectly placed for use as a thumb rest. The T4 may not weigh much but there's nothing lightweight about the way it sounds. This is a versatile bass in terms of tone, the the choice of woods dictate a distinctive and classy sound however the controls are set. The use of the Tesla five string pickups rather than the more commonly seen EMG's or Bartolinis is an inspired choice. With the EQ flat and the pan control midway, the natural voice of the T4 is dark and powerful, perhaps slightly biased to harmonically -rich low mids but with a clear bite to the front of the note. No matter where you are on the smooth ebony fretboard, the sounds remains clear and full with an amazing sustain. This extraordinary evenness could be due in part to the extra width of the pickup coils, but as it's something that's noticeable even before the bass is plugged in, the overall quality of both timbers and construction - not to mention the perfectly polished frets - are no doubt the main reasons for this. The shallow body, lean neck and deep lower cutaway means that access to the top of the two octave fretboard is completely unhindered - and it's tempting to say straight off the bat that this would make a perfect instrument for a soloist. It would, but that's only half the story. Panning towards the front pickup and playing around with the powerful EQ soon scores you a hefty rock tone, with the pickups pumping out more than enough oomph to send the front end valves of an amp into overdrive. Even with the mini toggle switch set to passive, the sound is full and powerful, with all those traditional blues flavours available" It's 34" scale with a zero fret, nut width 40mm, 24 frets, ebony fretboard. The body is Honduran mahogony with macassar ebony top, the neck is three piece walnut / maple. I'm having to remind myself why I'm selling this bass, typing this quote from Bass magazine reminds me why I bought it in the first place, if it doesn't sell soon I'm going to keep this one... for sure

Hi BC Here's a sound lab case in good condition looking for a new home. The detachable lid has a foam lining to protect any delicate items in the case, has five foam lined compartments, ideal for mics, bits and pieces etc Yours for £20.00 collected, happy to arrange courier

Each marque has certain instruments that are notable for one reason or another, instruments that will recognisable from the rest when people research the marque in years to come. They could be the first of a production run, or a particular instrument that someone famous once played This is one of those basses, reviewed by Bass magazine it will be noticable from the rest in years to come, a piece of history that can only increase in value over time. There isn't another one with this background, with the instantly recognisable coffee table face it's as individual as they come, there isn't another one !

Ok, slight price drop today

Dear all Here's a Spider 4U case for sale, in good condition. Collection preferred, but courier can be arranged Now £20.00 collected, happy to arrange postage if the buyer pays for the courier

Agreed, even Bass magazine said the same thing !

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Weight of the body without fittings = 4.4lb, weight with scratchplate and pickup covers = 5.4lb

Just held this again to check what Burns -bass said, he's right, slim neck that fits comfortably in the hand, sits well on the body, a really nice bass to hold and wear. It sounded great at my gig too. I selected this particular bass instead of anything else in the shop for good reasons (including another bass of the same model, which wasn't as comfortable in the hands), like everything else I'm selling I'm talking myself into keeping this, I can see me withdrawing this from sale at some point

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"this head will last for ages and is the tone folks will always end up coming back to after trying out all the latest and greatest new gear which ultimately attempts to recreate the sound and feel of a head like this" Couldn't have said it better myself Krispn, thanks for selling it to me in the first place ! at this rate I'll end up keeping it !