Owen Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 (edited) A long long time ago I had Bernie Goodfellow build me a neck. I wanted a 35" scale neck and he was the only one who would at the time. Birds eye maple and ebony with abalone inlays. I then bolted it to a body and gigged it for a very long time. Then I decided I wanted a different body so I asked Jon Shuker to build me a body from Black Walnut. He sent it to me ready for final sanding and then I sanded it to within an inch of it's life and covered it in numerous coats of Danish Oil. It is loaded with Catwhisker J pickups in EMG sized cases and has a piezo bridge mated to an East piezo buffer. It is very nice really, but I just do not play it. I am fully aware that I am not going to get anything like what I have in it back but I reckon it is worth £600 [url="http://s8.photobucket.com/user/peredur/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20160423_155740_zpsgsk0emlt.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s8.photobucket.com/user/peredur/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20160423_155911_zpstqhgfaba.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s8.photobucket.com/user/peredur/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20160423_155832_zpslnfi5i5r.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s8.photobucket.com/user/peredur/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20160423_155756_zpswtwt014t.jpg.html"][/url] If it does not sell then that will not break my heart - so I am not looking for offers beneath asking price really. Edited March 21, 2017 by owen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfoxnik Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 That's pretty much a hand-built, boutique and unique bass for £600!! GLWTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jassbass Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 What's the preamp? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted March 20, 2017 Author Share Posted March 20, 2017 The Preamp is a http://www.east-uk.com/index.php/all-products/mpm-01.html. It is a buffer preamp with no eq but it makes the piezo work properly. The controls are Vol/Balance neck and bridge magnetic pickups/Tone(pull series [or parallel - whichever it is not])/Tone for piezo/balance magnetic piezo. It has a D tuner on the B to take it down to A and it has no strap buttons because then I cannot stand up. I am talking myself out of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreeneKing Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 That is lovely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jassbass Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 If I had £600 think id have this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markstuk Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 [quote name='owen' timestamp='1490028351' post='3261568'] it has no strap buttons because then I cannot stand up. [/quote] Is it heavy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beneath It All Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 WILL TAKE THIS IF YOU'RE NEARBY BUT YOU DIDN'T MENTION YOUR LOCATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markstuk Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 [quote name='Beneath It All' timestamp='1490034138' post='3261629'] WILL TAKE THIS IF YOU'RE NEARBY BUT YOU DIDN'T MENTION YOUR LOCATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [/quote] [color=#00ffff][size=8][font=tahoma,geneva,sans-serif]IT'S OK HE PROBABLY HEARD THIS NO MATTER WHERE HE IS :-) [/font][/size][/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted March 20, 2017 Author Share Posted March 20, 2017 I never imagined it would elicit such a response! I am in North West Wales so I don't think I am nearby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markstuk Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 [quote name='owen' timestamp='1490036551' post='3261653'] I never imagined it would elicit such a response! I am in North West Wales so I don't think I am nearby. [/quote] it's a lovely bass.. I'm just adding the likely cost to you when you had it made, and you're clearly taking a big hit at todays prices.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted March 20, 2017 Author Share Posted March 20, 2017 [quote name='markstuk' timestamp='1490037203' post='3261663'] it's a lovely bass.. I'm just adding the likely cost to you when you had it made, and you're clearly taking a big hit at todays prices.. [/quote] I am taking a hit, but I had the neck made in 88 (ish) and have had good use from it. I have got to the stage when I have learnt that I cannot keep everything and I have a couple of basses which do all I want and need so having others lying around that I will not use just seems silly. I wish that my level of craftsmanship was so well known that I could flog it for £900 but we all know that custom = painful resale and DIY custom = "why did I do that resale?". If I had no other basses I could be perfectly happy with this one. But I have other basses. I also have two vintage Fenders which I have not used in anger for more years than I care to admit, but I cannot bring myself to shift them. I really should. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1 Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 MB1. Topic Edit Please refrain from posting trades on the sellers ad Trades need to be PMD directly to the seller Anyone posting trades on a sellers ad will have them removed without notification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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