benebass Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 (edited) Hi - I'm putting my Fernandes Retrospect 5 up for grabs, as I don't really need a five string & it's not being played. I can't find much about these online, but it's a quality passive Chinese-made take on a Jazz Bass. The neck is really compact at the nut (it's about Precision width) & string spacing at the bridge is 17-18mm. I've found it easy to pick up after playing my four strings & if I didn't have somethiing coming in soon then I'd be keeping it. I think the body is alder (quite light) & it's a decent sunburst finish - there are a couple of dings, but nothing major & overall it's in very good shape. It's currently strung with La Bella flats (worth over £30 on their own), but I have the rounds it came with & I'll throw them in too. [s]Don't have a case/bag for it so can't do a postal deal at the mo[/s]. Managed to pack this for sending so I'm asking [b][color="#0000FF"]£175 posted[/color][/b], but would be interested in a cashdeal with collection from Newcastle upon Tyne. Pics: - [attachment=78170:IMGP2343.JPG] [attachment=78171:IMGP2340.JPG] Cheers, B. Edited April 30, 2011 by benebass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benebass Posted April 23, 2011 Author Share Posted April 23, 2011 Been trying to find some more info on these, but there's not much in terms of reviews out there. They were discontinued a while ago, but it looks like Fernandes have brought them back: - [url="http://www.fernandesguitars.com/retrospect/retrospect-5-x.html"]http://www.fernandesguitars.com/retrospect...ospect-5-x.html[/url] Will be open to offers for a cash sale... Cheers, B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bass Doc Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 Hi Ben, That's a nice looking bass and the price is fine. However you appear to have a problem with a sloping floor in your house - do you know if there is a history of mining in the area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benebass Posted April 23, 2011 Author Share Posted April 23, 2011 [quote name='The Bass Doc' post='1209311' date='Apr 23 2011, 05:13 PM']Hi Ben, That's a nice looking bass and the price is fine. However you appear to have a problem with a sloping floor in your house - do you know if there is a history of mining in the area?[/quote] Hi Howard - it's an interesting take on a Jazz copy with that scratchplate. Subtly different... I think mining's probably one of the nicer things there's been a history of round here to be honest! Cheers, B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benebass Posted April 25, 2011 Author Share Posted April 25, 2011 And back to the top... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benebass Posted April 27, 2011 Author Share Posted April 27, 2011 After battling with a mountain of bubble wrap & cardboard I'm able to post this now - original description amended. Cheers, B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raslee Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 PM'd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benebass Posted April 28, 2011 Author Share Posted April 28, 2011 (edited) [quote name='Rasta' post='1213484' date='Apr 28 2011, 08:08 AM']PM'd [/quote] And replied Edited April 28, 2011 by benebass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benebass Posted April 28, 2011 Author Share Posted April 28, 2011 (edited) Bass now [s]on hold[/s] sold - cheers! Edited April 30, 2011 by benebass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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