omvibes Posted July 8, 2012 Posted July 8, 2012 Lovely condition Cherry Red short scale EB3, from 1974 or 1975 I believe (although I'm happy to be corrected by anyone with more knowledge than myself). I bought this about five years ago from the current Take That/ Rick Wakeman/ It Bites bass player (lovely guy, I hope he doesn't mind me mentioning this connection), was used by me for a couple of years at some practices and gigs, but since then has been kept in dry storage. Its in great condition, as the photos show. A few scratches and marks, but no 'belt rash' etc, as far as I can see. No neck repairs or anything like that. Frets look to have a lot of use left in them. Everything works fine, as far as I remember - its not been touched for three years! Its all original, apart from the NOS bridge cover and selection dial, and the knobs - I also have the original chicken knobs. It also comes with a Gibson case which I bought seperately - it cost me over £100- its a little too big for the bass, but nonetheless the bass fits just fine inside. I'll also include a soft case with backstraps for when you need to take it on your back. I'm looking for £1000, which I think is a reasonable price for the whole package - the last Eb3 I saw on Ebay went for almost 1.1k, and that was for the bass itself, and nothing more. I'm looking for an Ampeg SVT 1 x 15 bass cab, so a trade involving one of those may be of interest. I'm based in Sussex, near Gatwick. If seriously interested - and please, only serious enquiries, no dreamers/ 'I'll have the money in six months, when I've sold....' types - you're very welcome to come and try it out, although you'll need to bring your own amplification, or I am happy to meet in London or the south-east, within reason. If you're interested give me a call, 07941 806501, no emails please. Thanks, Oli
omvibes Posted July 8, 2012 Author Posted July 8, 2012 :-)) but it does mean that it was well looked after before I got my grubby mitts on it...
Stag Posted July 8, 2012 Posted July 8, 2012 One day i will own one of these. Nearly bought one but ended up with a Triumph instead! Lovely bass fella.
omvibes Posted July 9, 2012 Author Posted July 9, 2012 Thanks for your kind comment, Stag. It is indeed a lovely bass, but my playing days bass-wise have ended, hence the need to move it on.
omvibes Posted July 11, 2012 Author Posted July 11, 2012 Tuesday morning bump...this is probably only going to be for sale for about 10 days, as I'm going to be overseas for a long time afterwards. So if you're interested, contact me sooner rather than later...
omvibes Posted July 16, 2012 Author Posted July 16, 2012 Bump. Still available. Is nobody interested at all?
omvibes Posted July 21, 2012 Author Posted July 21, 2012 Saturday morning just woken up type bump...I'm going to be away for a couple of months from Wednesday, so if anyone is interested, they should get in touch sooner rather than later...
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