darren Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 (edited) Very little cosmetic wear on this bass due to little use. Bought new in 2011. It's fitted with TI flats and sounds very nice for it. I'm not looking for trades. I live in Manchester and would prefer local pickup. I can take more pictures if helpful. I tried to sell this bass on here before for £700 but not a sniff of interest. Hopefully I've weighted the asking price more appropriately this time. Edited October 21, 2013 by darren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren Posted August 4, 2013 Author Share Posted August 4, 2013 I thought there might be some interest in this bass at this price. Anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinball Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Nice bass, give it some time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren Posted August 5, 2013 Author Share Posted August 5, 2013 Yes best not to show I'm keen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince_phil Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Hi how heavy is this bass- and is there any neck dive? Thanks Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanEly Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 I owen a american special jazz. Absolutely amazing basses. Neck's fast & smooth to match it's great tone. This will sell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tut Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Looks nice . . . 'Scuse my ignorance bit what is the 'special' bit about these 'American specials'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren Posted August 6, 2013 Author Share Posted August 6, 2013 Hi, I’m not sure how heavy the bass is and don't have an easy way to measure (no scales!) but I don't consider it to be particularly heavy - certainly not as heavy as my MIA precision. The neck is nice and smooth - again I think the finish is much smoother than my 1996 precision. No neck dive problems to report. The neck is small for my hands and i've never really taken to playing it. I have a precision and an epiphone JC that I prefer the handfeel (real word?) of so this bass gets overlooked. Not very up on all the types of fender jazz basses so I don't really know what makes this bass 'special.' hopefully someone on here would be kind enough to elaborate this point. Thanks for the interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 (edited) [quote name='darren' timestamp='1375790698' post='2165591']Not very up on all the types of fender jazz basses so I don't really know what makes this bass 'special.' hopefully someone on here would be kind enough to elaborate this point[/quote] To quote: [color=#808080][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=2][i][size=4][b]"Fender American Special Jazz Bass[/b] is one of a new range of bass guitars for 2011. Fender American Special Jazz Bass, offers a host of stunning features coupled with what can only be described as awesome build quality. And the best bit about this particular bass guitar is that the American Special Jazz Bass delivers all of this at price that's just hard to believe![/size][/i][/size][/font][/color] [color=#808080][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=2][i][size=4]Fender American Special Jazz Bass features a slim neck profile, with a high-gloss finish plus the amazing Fender Greasebucket tone circuit, which rolls off highs while maintaining low-end definition. Other features include an alder body, the classic C-shaped maple neck with rosewood fretboard and medium jumbo frets, two single-coil alnico Jazz Bass pickups, vintage-style black plastic Jazz Bass knobs, 3-Ply Parchment pick-guard, vintage-style bridge and strap buttons. A deluxe gig bag rounds out the package and makes the Fender American Special Jazz Bass an instant classic."[/size][/i][/size][/font][/color] [color=#808080][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=2][size=4]Except that this one clearly has a maple fretboard... [/size][/size][/font][/color] [color=#808080][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] [/font][/color][color=#808080][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=2][size=4]They currently go for around £775 new, so it is not surprising that you didn't get much interest at £700! This seems a much better price. [/size][/size][/font][/color] Edited August 6, 2013 by Conan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren Posted August 6, 2013 Author Share Posted August 6, 2013 Yes 700 was a bit heavy. I payed 820 so at the time I thought 700 was reasonable - I was the only one who did though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren Posted August 6, 2013 Author Share Posted August 6, 2013 Thanks Conan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren Posted August 9, 2013 Author Share Posted August 9, 2013 I'd be interested in taking a squier vintage modified 5 string plus cash for this if anyone would be interested in a trade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren Posted August 11, 2013 Author Share Posted August 11, 2013 Bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren Posted August 13, 2013 Author Share Posted August 13, 2013 Price drop £500 bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren Posted August 13, 2013 Author Share Posted August 13, 2013 Now on ebay. Over 1000 views and no real interest. Hope ebay land is more dynamic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 [quote name='darren' timestamp='1376402257' post='2173376'] Now on ebay. Over 1000 views and no real interest. Hope ebay land is more dynamic. [/quote] Dunno but ebay land will sting you on fees and you might even get grief so why not reduce the price a bit on here and save yourself on evilbays fees and hassle? anyway GLWTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlfer Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Darren, try Bumtree and Preloved. They will cost you nowt to try and there isn't quite as much competition there. I have sold three of my last 4 on there, not on here. It seems that with many basses on here the expectation is now to go daftly low. Often people wanting yours need to sell their's first which further complicates proceedings. Good luck, excellent bass, excellent price. Karl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren Posted August 13, 2013 Author Share Posted August 13, 2013 Thanks for the advice, I'll try preloved etc. cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 [quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1376423783' post='2173864'] Darren, try Bumtree and Preloved. They will cost you nowt to try and there isn't quite as much competition there. I have sold three of my last 4 on there, not on here. It seems that with many basses on here the expectation is now to go daftly low. Often people wanting yours need to sell their's first which further complicates proceedings. Good luck, excellent bass, excellent price. Karl. [/quote] I agree that sometimes people go daftly low on prices but then there's the flipside of some people really taking the mick and trying to sell there bass at a ridiculously high price in the 1st place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulieaudiobloom Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Are you interested in trades matey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlfer Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 [quote name='Thunderbird' timestamp='1376476264' post='2174358'] I agree that sometimes people go daftly low on prices but then there's the flipside of some people really taking the mick and trying to sell there bass at a ridiculously high price in the 1st place [/quote] Quite agree and it's a comment I really should not have made . So, bump for a lovely bass and back on topic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren Posted August 14, 2013 Author Share Posted August 14, 2013 [quote name='paulieaudiobloom' timestamp='1376478001' post='2174387'] Are you interested in trades matey? [/quote] Potentially. My plan was to sell this bass and pick up a cheap 5 string (prob a squire VM 5er) for noodling around with + harvest some much needed spare cash. What did you have in mind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren Posted August 14, 2013 Author Share Posted August 14, 2013 [quote name='Thunderbird' timestamp='1376476264' post='2174358'] I agree that sometimes people go daftly low on prices but then there's the flipside of some people really taking the mick and trying to sell there bass at a ridiculously high price in the 1st place [/quote] Do you think £550 is way off the mark? What would you value this bass at out of interest? At Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 [quote name='darren' timestamp='1376482120' post='2174499'] Do you think £550 is way off the mark? What would you value this bass at out of interest? At [/quote] Hi darren the above quote was not a dig at you mate it was a generalization of the current state of play in the market place i am sorry if you thought I was having a dig at you like I said was just in generalization as for price I don't think £500 would be a million miles off but its just unfortunate it is just not a sellers market for anyone at this time. Anyway GLWTS and back on topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren Posted August 14, 2013 Author Share Posted August 14, 2013 No worries I'm just not sure if I'm being a bit unrealistic on price and wondered what your opinion was. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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