Scooby Posted February 17, 2011 Posted February 17, 2011 (edited) Up for grabs is my Goodfellow Player Lined Fretless. It's an early example of Bernie's craftmanship - number 068. The bass was bought from new and was originally a fretted bass which I had defretted by an expert luthier using maple liners. The bass is a beautiful example of birds eye maple with wooden tuning pegs, gold hardware and those lovely wood covered pickups with thumb indent. The bass is strung with half flats and the tonal palette is awesome. You can get that typical fretless sigh through to some window pane rattling highs. The bass comes with the original Goodfellow embossed case, certificate of authenticity and all the patina associated with a well loved quality instrument. There are a couple of very tiny chips to the body and an equally tiny one on the headstock. You can't see them from a few inches away and they certainly do not detract from the look and sound of this gorgeous bass. I'm only considering selling as I need to raise some funds at the moment. I'm looking for [b]£650[/b], which I think is a bargain price for this quality bass. Edited June 24, 2011 by Scooby
Scooby Posted February 17, 2011 Author Posted February 17, 2011 Evening boomp for all you new listeners ;o)
Shaggy Posted February 17, 2011 Posted February 17, 2011 (edited) Stunning bass at a great price - if I wasn't (1) sorted for fretlesses and (2) skint I'd be going for this, but have a bump anyway. Bernie's early basses are [i]soooo[/i] classy, and this would make a lovely pair with my fretted Steve Smith custom semi-acoustic with identical Goodfellow neck (SS was a luthier for Goodfellow in the '80's) Plus I [i]had[/i] to get Scooby and Shaggy in the same thread! Edited February 17, 2011 by Shaggy
rumour6 Posted February 17, 2011 Posted February 17, 2011 I had a Player in 'Harlequin' finish from new... fabulous bass.. at this price this is an absolute bargain. Good luck, whoever buys this will be well chuffed. Andy
Scooby Posted February 19, 2011 Author Posted February 19, 2011 Saturday morning, mug of coffee in hand type of bump!
Kev Posted February 19, 2011 Posted February 19, 2011 Spent the Thumb money already? Bump for Pete, great guy to deal with
Scooby Posted February 19, 2011 Author Posted February 19, 2011 Yup! Now got my eyes on a nice lightweight number, curvy body, slender neck... and an odd shaped head!
Scooby Posted February 20, 2011 Author Posted February 20, 2011 Quick sale - now just [b]£795[/b] - a real bargain for someone.
shantijoe Posted February 20, 2011 Posted February 20, 2011 [quote name='Scooby' post='1130601' date='Feb 17 2011, 09:13 AM']Up for grabs is my Goodfellow Player Lined Fretless. It's an early example of Bernie's craftmanship - number 061.[/quote] Hi It looks lovely, I have a Goodfellow Classic and I'd pair it with your fretless if cash was cheaper, lovely basses, good luck, joe
shantijoe Posted February 20, 2011 Posted February 20, 2011 [quote name='Scooby' date='Feb 17 2011, 09:13 AM' post='1130601'] Up for grabs is my Goodfellow Player Lined Fretless. It's an early example of Bernie's craftmanship - number 061. The bass was bought from new and was originally a fretted bass Hi again is your neck rosewood or ebony?! Both were available back than, thanks, joe
Scooby Posted February 20, 2011 Author Posted February 20, 2011 The fretboard is a very dense rosewood. To look at it you'd swear it was ebony but on closer inspection you can just make out the rosewood grain. The fretboard shows no signs of wear but it has always been strung with flat wounds and hardly played for the last couple of years.
Scooby Posted February 21, 2011 Author Posted February 21, 2011 Just to see who's looking! For a very short time I'm offering this beauty at[b] £725[/b]. And no, I'm not going to lower it any more just in case you were thinking that you'd hold off for a bit longer to see how low I'll go! This is it, no lower! [b]£725 [/b]folks...
Scooby Posted February 23, 2011 Author Posted February 23, 2011 Owing to a rather interesting delivery from the mailman, I'm now open to offers on this lovely bass. Please be serious when making an offer, you can see the kind of figure I'm looking for but am willing to consider your offer to ensure that this bass finds a loving home and receives regular caresses ;o)))
Scooby Posted March 1, 2011 Author Posted March 1, 2011 Back up for sale and with a reduced price for a quick sale.
gareth_william_crossland Posted March 1, 2011 Posted March 1, 2011 These basses are fantastic. Bargain price too. I've got a Goodfellow Classic, but if I didn't I'd risk divorce and snap it up. Good luck with the sale.
Scooby Posted March 1, 2011 Author Posted March 1, 2011 A late night bump for all you sleep deprived folk ;o)
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