alyctes Posted January 27, 2016 Posted January 27, 2016 (edited) Hohner B2A For parts or repair. Bad stuff: - The trussrod is not usable. It turns about a quarter turn, very jerkily. Someone with skills and equipment may be able to fix it. If you are happy with a fairly high action (4mm at 12th fret), it might be usable as is, but in the longer term it will need fixing. - The usual dents and scratches, one of which goes through to the wood. The plastic thumbrest has been removed but does come with it. - The electrics have been completely revised and are now passive-only. The preamp is not installed; a blank module is in place. I will enclose a replacement which should work (though I've never tried it). The battery/electrics compartment door is missing, but at present this is not an issue. The electrics can be crackly but some switch cleaner should sort this out. I have no idea about the DI jack, I've never attempted it. The 6mm jack was said to be loose when I got it, but I've never found any problem with it. - One of the electrics cover screws ought to be replaced. - The gig bag is a Rockbag and is actually too big for it. It's in decent nick. Pics here: [url="http://s1295.photobucket.com/user/alyctes/library/Hohner%20B2A%20black?sort=3&page=1"]http://s1295.photobu...k?sort=3&page=1[/url] The pickups work. The tuners work, a bit stiffly. The electrics can be a bit crackly when adjusted. The switch in the front I think must have been passive/active, because it's now passive/silent (with occasional hums). £75 shipped. Edited February 10, 2016 by alyctes
Bassassin Posted January 29, 2016 Posted January 29, 2016 Sounds like a proper bargain if the truss rod can be sorted. Everything else sounds pretty straightforward. Tempted by this myself - but I don't need two B2As, do I? Jon.
alyctes Posted January 29, 2016 Author Posted January 29, 2016 (edited) Thanks Jon. The truss rod is the only major issue, IMO. It does turn, but no more than 90 degrees in either direction and it's very "sticky". I don't trust it at all. Shame, because the bass makes a nice noise. Edited February 1, 2016 by alyctes
sbrag Posted February 3, 2016 Posted February 3, 2016 I may be interested. Which bit of dorset are you in?
alyctes Posted February 3, 2016 Author Posted February 3, 2016 Poole, but my sister is in Bristol and I owe her a visit
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