lowregisterhead Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 (edited) Hi all I've finally decided to sell what has turned out to be a gem of a bass that had passed unchanged through the hands of at least 3 Basschatters, until it came to me. As I understand it, it started life as a bit of a project, with a spare neck from a Lakland Joe Osborn Skyline that had developed a small split behind the nut from the truss rod being overtightened. A Paul Rose body was added to it, along with a Schaller bridge, a couple of Bartolini pickups, and some rather oversized Korean tuners. It showed promise, but was never really completed. It then spent some time under the ownership of the aforementioned forum members, and I bought it on impulse last year, thinking it might be worth investing some time and money in. It had problems - the tuners were huge and heavy, unbalancing the whole bass. The pickups had a nice variety of tones, but were pretty weak. The bridge was just too narrow, with nowhere near the spacing needed for the neck. The split in the neck, although unsightly, was stable, but the first thing I did was source a replacement - I figured that if I was going to sink cash into it and if I ever wanted to sell it, the split would make it virtually unsaleable, at least for the kind of money I'd need to recoup my outlay. Luckily I came across a brand new JO neck online, and asked the wonderful Martin Petersen at The Gallery to fit it, along with a set of Hipshot Ultralite tuners, a new ABM bridge strung through the body, and an Aguilar OPB-2 preamp. Martin finished it off with an inspired 'teardrop' scratchplate to echo the Stingray-like tones it's capable of producing. I also had Martin sculpt the body to make it more comfortable, and a little lighter. It now plays beautifully, sounds fantastic, and looks really striking IMHO, but sadly I have to 'thin out the herd' a bit, and so very unwillingly I need to sell it. The price is [s]£750[/s] [s]£700[/s] £650 plus shipping, or it can be collected from near junction 10 of the M25. Dave NOW SOLD - THANKS FOR YOUR INTEREST Edited October 25, 2012 by lowregisterhead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davebass66 Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 I remember playing this bass once in Denmark st....Wunjo's I think, can't quite remember (they all look the same over there)! Was a really nice bass which I was very close to buying at the time! (unless it was a different but eerily similar bass)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowregisterhead Posted August 29, 2012 Author Share Posted August 29, 2012 [quote name='davebass66' timestamp='1346189018' post='1786406'] I remember playing this bass once in Denmark st....Wunjo's I think, can't quite remember (they all look the same over there)! Was a really nice bass which I was very close to buying at the time! (unless it was a different but eerily similar bass)! [/quote] Dunno Dave - could have been! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowregisterhead Posted August 30, 2012 Author Share Posted August 30, 2012 Definitely for sale bump.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowregisterhead Posted August 31, 2012 Author Share Posted August 31, 2012 Bump... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowregisterhead Posted September 1, 2012 Author Share Posted September 1, 2012 And another... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldslapper Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Nice job on that Dave. The contouring was something I had discussed with my local luthier to make it a wee bit more comfy and reduce a bit of weight and the string thru'. The B string on this was always very good too. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Yes, I had this one for a while too. The mods are exactly what I would have done, and I'll wager the great bass I had, has been transformed into an absolute belter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowregisterhead Posted September 1, 2012 Author Share Posted September 1, 2012 Thanks for your kind words, gents! It makes me wonder if I'm being too hasty putting it up for sale... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowregisterhead Posted September 6, 2012 Author Share Posted September 6, 2012 And bump... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowregisterhead Posted September 8, 2012 Author Share Posted September 8, 2012 Weekend bump... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowregisterhead Posted September 9, 2012 Author Share Posted September 9, 2012 And another... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowregisterhead Posted September 12, 2012 Author Share Posted September 12, 2012 Still for sale... price reduced to £750... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham1945 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Can't understand why this hasn't sold, looks a gem to me. The mods must have cost near the asking price? Good luck with the sale! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBeatNut Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Can you explain the electrics, please ? Are the pickups blendable/switchable, is it passive vol/tone ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowregisterhead Posted September 15, 2012 Author Share Posted September 15, 2012 The first two stacked controls are individual volumes for the two pickups, so they can be run individually or blended. The second two stacked controls are treble and bass cut/boost. The switch is preamp in/out. There's no passive tone control, but with the eq set flat, switching in the preamp makes no discernible difference to level or tone - it's really transparent. The more I describe this bass, the more I think I must be mad selling it! And yes Graham, the mods weren't cheap. I'm actually losing a bit overall selling at this price. I'll try and put up something on YouTube so you can hear what it sounds like. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westie9 Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 I traded a bass with Dave a while ago. A thoroughly knowledgeable and friendly chappie... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowregisterhead Posted September 21, 2012 Author Share Posted September 21, 2012 Many thanks Westie9... unfortunately it's still here! Nearly the weekend bump... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowregisterhead Posted September 23, 2012 Author Share Posted September 23, 2012 Hiscox case added to the deal I must be mad-type bump... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowregisterhead Posted September 26, 2012 Author Share Posted September 26, 2012 Still here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowregisterhead Posted September 28, 2012 Author Share Posted September 28, 2012 Still for sale. Surely I don't have to resort to eBay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowregisterhead Posted October 2, 2012 Author Share Posted October 2, 2012 Pre-eBay bump... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joejackson92 Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Would you trade for my USA Fender JAzz? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowregisterhead Posted October 3, 2012 Author Share Posted October 3, 2012 Sorry, but I'm not looking for any trades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowregisterhead Posted October 5, 2012 Author Share Posted October 5, 2012 Still here, but not for long... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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