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Oh if I didn't have the 59 and the 60 then there's be no question! But I have a hankering for a vintage J, unusually for me...

Dropped to £2995 as I've seen something else I want!

Price drop to £5495 as I've seen something else I want!

Price drop to £6295

Back for sale at £3400

Sad as I am to see this go, I am lucky enough to have got hold of both a 59 and a 60 which I use more often than this one. It's a truly beautiful bass but has had some work. When I got it, it had a J pickup, an awful refinish and a fretless ebony board. I took it to Angela Arnott (of Guitar Angel) who did a stunning restoration including the nitro Sherwood green refin. She fretted the ebony board, replaced the side dots, filled the J pickup hole and rewired it. In certain light you can just see the nitro sinking a little bit into the filler J pickup rout but it's impossible to photograph and you really have to be looking for it. Some minor scuffs, one on the arm contour that may polish out and a couple on the bottom near the strap button. You can also just see the old side dots (from when it was a fretless) but in normal play you don't notice them as new dots have been added. One crack in the lacquer near the E tuner, this is just the finish and not the wood. What's original Body Neck Pickup (incl. brass plate) Tuners Bridge Ashtrays (including what I think is the original foam in the bridge ashtray) Decal Headstock finish String retainer Neck plate What's not original The finish on the body The pots and jack Scratchplate Tug bar Fretboard (ebony) Side dots Case (later moulded Fender one) What I'm not sure about The finish on the back of the neck - looks old but not as old as the face of the headstock. Given it had a new fretboard, assume the neck was probably refinished at that time Screws Strap buttons 4.2kg according to my bathroom scales Pickup or meet-up preferred (if you come to mine, you can compare it with the 59 and 60) but happy to post, I have proper shipping cartons.

I travel about from time to time so depending on where you are, a meet halfway may be possible

So this is beautiful - I've never had this variety of p-bass/t-bass before and this sold me on it so much I ended up buying an original 68 version. So this is up for sale sadly as I don't need both and I need the space. In as-new (as in, how it left the factory) condition, with all case candy and ashtrays etc, and of course the certificate and original white limited edition hard case. 3.8kg in weight and sounds and plays superb. I don't think you'll find a better one in terms of looks, playability and sound. Only for sale this weekend as otherwise it's off to a shop with (almost) everything else I own next week.

Bought from here as a bit of a basket case (had been converted into a 'regular' P with P-scratchplate, P-pickup and had the string through holes filled in and a standard bridge installed). I sent it to Angela Arnott (guitar angel) who did (as usual) a stellar job on restoring it and refinishing it in nitro candy apple red. I've had this for a while and used it for recording but I need to make space so I'm basically selling it at a loss given what I spent on having it restored. The neck (including finish and decal), tuners, nut and neck plate are all original, everything else is repro. It's in good condition, with just a few minor natural relicing dings and one small scratch on the back. It weighs 4.6kg and comes with a basic aftermarket tweed case which is in good condition. Only for sale for this weekend as it's going to go to a shop with everything else next week.

No, sorry! It's 44mm. I must have copied that off the configuration incorrectly but just got the callipers out to check and it's 44.

There's a lot to be said for giving in 🙂

Sadly I didn't have anything suitable but if anyone is seriously interested in the bass and would like me to string it B-G then let me know what strings you'd like. I'm pretty sure with the right strings it'll work nicely.

I'm sure you've found these already but some good discussions here: https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/489577-does-a-low-b-really-work-on-sub-34”-scales/ And here https://www.talkbass.com/threads/low-b-on-30-scale.1514776/ Seems like type and gauge of string is a big factor. Happy to restring this with a buyer's choice of strings (within reason, no gold-plated stuff). I'll actually have a look in my string box today and see if I have a low B that would fit as an experiment.

Thanks! And yep, BassCulture pickup.