Fclef 4 string ash maple MOP blocks Jazz bass (Fodera preamp) £1550

[giovabass]

[color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]For house / home studio gear investments, I'm considering selling my amazing Fclef Jazz 4.[/font][/color]
[color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]Conditions are excellent/very good; as far as I can see there's one small ding on the back of the body (see photos) but feel free to ask for specific infos or photos.[/font][/color]

[color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]For you not familiar with these basses, Fclef is a boutique bass maker affiliated with Fodera.[/font][/color]

[color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]Mine is one from the time when these were made in Japan by Bottom Wave (who was building the Fodera NYC line as well); I believe today's Fclef basses are made by Rbasses (USA).[/font][/color]

[url="http://www.fclefbasses.com/"]FclefBasses - Fclef Basses, fodera guitars, best bass equipment .[/url]

[color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]I had this bass some time ago in trade with the intention to immediately resell it, but when I played it was so good that I kept it and became my main "funk" bass.[/font][/color]
[color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]IMHE does one of the most accurate reproduction of the Marcus tone (check out Tamas Barabas video below) and possibly the lowest action that I've ever had on a bass - definitely on the same level of the Fodera, which build was actually inspired as a "modern" 5-string version of this very bass.[/font][/color]

[color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]Asking price is [/font][/color][b]1550 GBP +[/b][color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,] [/font][/color][b]shipping from USA[/b][color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,] with a Roadrunner gig bag, professionally packed in a box.[/font][/color]
[b]No Paypal, sorry, sales are final.[/b]
If you are down to come in early June to grab it in my location in Italy, I could definitely hand-deliver to you and you'd save a lot on shipping/duties - shipping cost would be only the extra seat fly ticket which should be around $300-350 (to be confirmed).
Or I can do also a hand-deliver in Boston, MA, USA (or nearby) or possibly New York, USA, with Money Order payment. In this case, you'd save the full shipping/duties expenses and only pay the asking price...

[color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]As far as trades cash is 100% king but I could be interested in a [/font][/color][color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]partial trade[/font][/color][color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]. Preferred are items were I can get more $$$ in the process.[/font][/color]
[color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]My preferences:[/font][/color][list]
[*]5-string Lakland Skyline, J or P highly preferred: Osborne 5 / 55-60 (J5), Glaub 5 / 55-64 (P5), 55-AJ (active J5)... you get the idea;
[*]4-string Jazz or P bass, Fenders are preferred.
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[color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]Please don't hesitate to ask for any info I may be missing, Thank you![/font][/color]

[color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]For Europe/international shipping pls contact me (private message), I often travel back to Europe.[/font][/color]

[color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]Bass is actually located in Boston, MA, USA.[/font][/color]

[color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]Specs:[/font][/color]

[color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]- Swamp ash body with black pickguard[/font][/color]
[color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]- 34" scale maple fingerboard with MOP blocks and binding[/font][/color]
[color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]- nut width 38mm, string spacing @ bridge 19mm[/font][/color]
[color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]- Aero ([b]disclaimer: not 100% sure[/b]) JJ single coils in 70' location[/font][/color]
[color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]- Fodera 2-band preamp: VOL/passive tone (working in both active and passive), blend, treble, bass, active/passive switch[/font][/color]
[color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]- weight: around ~ [/font][/color][b]3.8 kg[/b][color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,] on bathroom scale.[/font][/color]

[color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]Don't hesitate to contact me via private message.[/font][/color]

[color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]Thanks for looking, [/font][/color][color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]now the bass porn:[/font][/color]

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Tamas Barabas playing this bass in 2008:

[url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foL6Ieh6jno"]https://www.youtube....h?v=foL6Ieh6jno[/url]

Edited May 1, 2017 by giovabass

[giovabass]

still available, bump

[Grangur]

Hello.
You should be awar, there is a 36 hours bumping rule here. Some folk might get up tight about that.

GLWTS