tanuki Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 (edited) NB: The price for the Fender bass is £1000, not £700 as stated above! The Lakland Price is £650 [b]Fender Precision 70's Fretless PJ Pickups[/b] I bought this from Beedster about a year ago, this bass is a beautiful Natural late 70’s Precision Fretless PJ with Nordstrand Pickups and an ebony board. The neck was apparently restored by John Shuker and it feels amazingly smooth, the back of the neck has that sanded down worn in feel, i immediately wished all my fretted basses felt like this! Beedster bought this bass from Bass Direct originally and changed the original EMGs for the punchy and finally versatile Nordstrand set that is now on the bass. Here are is some information from Beedster’s original advert, hope you don’t mind Chris but you describe better than me! [i]“Body: Original 1978 Fender with J-PUP rout[/i] [i]Neck: Original 1978 with gorgeous ebony board, again by Shuker. Back of the neck looks a bit scrappy but it's been very well done and it feels beautifully played in.[/i] [i]Tuners: Original 70’s Fender[/i] [i]PUPs: Nordstrand NPJ4 P/J set bought from Bass Direct for £175 here [/i][i][url="http://www.bassdirec...on_pickups.html"]http://www.bassdirec...on_pickups.html[/url][/i][i].[/i] [i]Circuit/preamp: No idea, doubt it's original[/i] [i]Bridge: Early 80’s Fender high mass [/i] [i]This bass is sublime and takes what is an extremely low action for a wooden neck, in short the board has been beautifully done. The PUPs, which replaced some active EMGs that had been installed, are extremely well balanced for a P/J set and compliment this lovely old bass perfectly.”[/i] The pictures below are also from the original add, i will take some of my own and post on Sunday but there are a few more on the Original post on this link [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/270731-fs-78-fender-precision-fretless-pj-withdrawn/page__hl__fender+precision+fretless+beedster__fromsearch__1"]http://basschat.co.u...__fromsearch__1[/url] [attachment=229169:fretless 1.jpg] [attachment=229170:fretless 2.jpg] The only reason for sale is that i need some fast cash for recording equipment and also to a lesser extent to force me to practice my upright bass.. Im gutted to have to sell it to be honest and would never let it go under normal circumstances… This bass is pretty much a Tony Franklin Signature with original parts and a smooth worn in neck and would also appeal to fans of Juan Alderete (except this one has the standard VVT Controls) [b]Price is Firm at £1000 + Postage or Pickup from Bristol,[/b] This is what i paid for it and it was a fair prce for such a lovely old bass I’m afraid i have no transport currently so can’t do motorway meets but happy to let folk try out. [b]Lakland Decade Skyline - £650[/b] Another reluctant sale is this 2009 Lakland Decade Skyline, a great bass with the single coil Chi-Sonic pickups. The sound is fat and old-school, the bass is great for a Motown sound, i believe the guy on the Amy Winehouse albums may have used one. The body is mahogany and gives a great think tone, i think of it as giving that Gibson sound with the feel of a Fender Jazz. This bass has seen use so there are a couple of dings which i've tried my best to photograph, nothing that effects playability. [url="http://s40.photobucket.com/user/eatupyourgreens/media/Lakland%20Decade/Dec9_zpsdfwrfvf4.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s40.photobucket.com/user/eatupyourgreens/media/Lakland%20Decade/Dec1_zps2dxz6q02.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s40.photobucket.com/user/eatupyourgreens/media/Lakland%20Decade/Dec3_zpswinyhjfu.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s40.photobucket.com/user/eatupyourgreens/media/Lakland%20Decade/Dec6_zpsxffkct2k.jpg.html"][/url] [URL=http://s40.photobucket.com/user/eatupyourgreens/media/Lakland%20Decade/Dec2_zpsop2tnrgp.jpg.html][IMG]http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e246/eatupyourgreens/Lakland%20Decade/Dec2_zpsop2tnrgp.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s40.photobucket.com/user/eatupyourgreens/media/Lakland%20Decade/Dec4_zpsxncoq4zc.jpg.html][IMG]http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e246/eatupyourgreens/Lakland%20Decade/Dec4_zpsxncoq4zc.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s40.photobucket.com/user/eatupyourgreens/media/Lakland%20Decade/Dec8_zpspb6ymtbm.jpg.html][IMG]http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e246/eatupyourgreens/Lakland%20Decade/Dec8_zpspb6ymtbm.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s40.photobucket.com/user/eatupyourgreens/media/Lakland%20Decade/Dec7_zpsbw12bpce.jpg.html][IMG]http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e246/eatupyourgreens/Lakland%20Decade/Dec7_zpsbw12bpce.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s40.photobucket.com/user/eatupyourgreens/media/Lakland%20Decade/Dec5_zpsvd4wcvu6.jpg.html][IMG]http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e246/eatupyourgreens/Lakland%20Decade/Dec5_zpsvd4wcvu6.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Edited October 8, 2016 by tanuki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanuki Posted October 3, 2016 Author Share Posted October 3, 2016 Bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 A very very special bass indeed, which I only sold because it's a tad less special than my almost identical maple board fretless Precision, but that was probably as much to do with my preference for maple necks as anything about the bass itself. Well worth the asking price and a whole lot more Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marti T Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Hi Tanuki I'd love to take this at £700 but I presume it's a typo at the top of the ad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanuki Posted October 4, 2016 Author Share Posted October 4, 2016 The price is £1000, bit of a typo, will sort that out when I get home.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanuki Posted October 8, 2016 Author Share Posted October 8, 2016 Bump for added Lakland Goodness... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROBBIE Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Really like the Decade. What is the weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanuki Posted October 9, 2016 Author Share Posted October 9, 2016 Not sure, I know it was my light option against my precision, in London currently will weigh it when I get back.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanuki Posted October 12, 2016 Author Share Posted October 12, 2016 Hi there, still not sure of weight due to lack of scales, i'm sure its not heavy compared with other basses but will get it weighed ASAP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tanuki Posted October 26, 2016 Author Share Posted October 26, 2016 Haven't really got any scales at home anymore to weigh the decade, all I can say is that both basses are on the light side, I own some heavy basses and these are my lightest options! Both sound great and will post up some sound samples as soon as I rearrange my SoundCloud page.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosi Y'Anarchy Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Hey, would you consider postage on the decade or just collection? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanuki Posted November 2, 2016 Author Share Posted November 2, 2016 Postage is fine on both basses, I have two sturdy bass boxes and plenty of packing stuff. I have posted plenty of basses and always pack well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosi Y'Anarchy Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Pm'd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jahfish Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Lakland Skyline Decade are surprisingly light considering the body wood. The body is quite small and not too thick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanuki Posted November 4, 2016 Author Share Posted November 4, 2016 Lakland decade now sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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