oldslapper Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 (edited) £350 + pp Sudden and unexpected circumstances have led me to sell some gear. First off is this, which I still can't believe I'm letting go, but bills need to be paid, food needs to be bought. [IMG]http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af124/basscoach/stuffs/DSC_0229.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af124/basscoach/stuffs/DSC_0225.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af124/basscoach/stuffs/DSC_0223.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af124/basscoach/stuffs/DSC_0222.jpg[/IMG] I bought this lovely L2000 which had a nice pick-guard fitted in a Stingray style. However, I found the neck so uncomfortable I was not enjoying playing it. But I liked the tonal variation the eq/pups offered. So I had a slimmer neck fitted by a local luthier who does my set ups and repairs...the nut width is 36mm. [IMG]http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af124/basscoach/stuffs/DSC_0226.jpg[/IMG] It has black machineheads and string tree fitted. [IMG]http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af124/basscoach/stuffs/DSC_0216.jpg[/IMG] As the original neck had an extra fret, the replacement was too short for correct scale length, so he made a small block to put in the heel/pocket. He then sprayed the block to match the sunburst finish. [IMG]http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af124/basscoach/stuffs/DSC_0221.jpg[/IMG] The headstock has a ding at the top [IMG]http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af124/basscoach/stuffs/DSC_0219.jpg[/IMG] The bass is a pleasure to play, gets lots of compliments from studio and live engineers for its sound. And other bassists love playing it. I called it my Leo bass, as it has a bit of everything Mr F was involved with, from fender style neck through Musicman and G&L. If you wanted to replace the neck with a G&L, Derek made no modification to the body itself, in order that this could be easily done. I spent a lot of money getting the bass to my spec, but am aware that Tributes go for much less than they are "worth" compared to other makes. But I would say £350 is a reasonable deal, and a lot less than it cost me overall, but please feel free to make offers, especially if you put cash in my hand. Comes with a case, so am willing to post @ £15 No doubt, like my EA cab, I will pester whoever ends up with this to sell it back when my circumstances change! I'm in north Dorset, but am in Bristol midweek if you want to meet up within a reasonable distance. Thanks, John Edited October 17, 2013 by oldslapper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainbowreality Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Bought one of these recently myself, the range of sounds you can get out of them are amazing and have a real punch. Have an early bump for luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badboy1984 Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 I used to have the 5 string version. The pickup and hardware is the same as the us model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budget bassist Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Pm'ed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JapanAxe Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Tributes are a lot of bass for not much money, so have a bump on me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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