oldslapper Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 (edited) Bought this CMI P bass as a stop gap as I don't currently own a bass (NBD today hopefully). It's probably from the 1970's and (as far as I know) has all the original hardware. The body is ply, I'm pretty sure. It was in a pretty bad state when I bought it, but I cleaned it as best I could, put a newer bridge on as I prefer individual saddle adjustment. But original Brass saddled bridge will come with it. It's an old used bass, and has marks and scratches on it. But nothing structural. Sounds like a P bass should, albeit a little lower in output than previous MIJ Fender Ps I've owned. But its a sweet little bass, with a slim neck, not at all baseball bat chunky P profile. When setting it up, I found the truss rod was really stiff, probably through age, so I didn't want to try moving it anymore. As a result the action is slightly higher than I would normally have, but I have a light touch, so its fine if you like to "dig in" as I hear some of you say. I shimmed the neck with a business card to help lower the action. I've used it at home as something to noodle on. If I were to keep it and use it, I'd probably swap the machineheads out. Anyway, might suit as a backup, or project, or parts, or first instrument, or something to leave at work, or as none of these things. [IMG]http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af124/basscoach/stuffs/DSC_0379.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af124/basscoach/stuffs/DSC_0381.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af124/basscoach/stuffs/DSC_0383.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af124/basscoach/stuffs/DSC_0386.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af124/basscoach/stuffs/DSC_0388.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af124/basscoach/stuffs/DSC_0389.jpg[/IMG] Comes with nice clean gig bag. Could ship for a bit more, say £80. Edited January 10, 2014 by oldslapper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 If this wasn't sunburst I'd nab it.... John's a nice guy and absolutely honest. Deal with confidence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldslapper Posted January 19, 2014 Author Share Posted January 19, 2014 Trade for something? Try me.... I'll be playing at Half Moon Putney on 2nd Feb, so can bring along for any interested London BCers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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