NancyJohnson Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 I’ve been giving a lot of thought about thinning the herd recently and for now at least this will be the last one. This beauty started life as a Squier Badtz-Maru Bronco Bass. I just wanted a nice funky short scale that fit the band’s then fun demographic; something I could pick up and track with when I was recording at home and something I could gig that might give someone a smile. It’s had a strange history; the original bass suffered catastrophic headstock failure when I was enlarging the machine head holes to replace the original tuners, so after a while I bought a loaded maple Squier Mustang neck from the US and fitted that. Bought a Fender ‘F’ neck-plate. Replaced the original stock Musicmaster bridge and then replaced that with a Fender Mustang bridge. (Disclaimer: There are some extra holes under the bridge but these aren’t really visible.) The stock Stratocaster pickup has been replaced with a hotter Wilkinson unit (I think it's a Hotrails thing, but I can't be certain) Oh, and I fitted Dunlop Straploks. Given I could just break the bass down and sell the constituent add-on parts separately, I don’t think it’s unreasonable to let the whole thing go for £225, maybe a tenner for shipping, especially considering the stock bass is selling for way more on Gumtree and eBay. Just need it gone now really. Needless to say, as usual, it's incredibly well set up, immediately playable and it looks pretty f*cking cool. I'll also through in a long Levy's polypropylene strap. The bass is in great condition; a handful of small surface glazing, no dings whatsoever. There’s no gigbag or anything, but I can easily take the neck off for shipping. My wrapping skills are legendary here, so it should be fine. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martthebass Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 Love this NJ, great price too (when you consider how much Mustangs seem to fetch now), wish I had room for another. GLWTS. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted September 11, 2018 Author Share Posted September 11, 2018 If someone would buy this, then I can get 4 Candles Vanderkley cabinets and we'll all be happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted September 13, 2018 Author Share Posted September 13, 2018 Small price drop...£210+P&P. If anyone wants it and they're coming to the SE bash, I'll happily bring it along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted September 23, 2018 Author Share Posted September 23, 2018 Come on someone. I have cabinets to purchase. 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted October 3, 2018 Author Share Posted October 3, 2018 Another bump. (Cabinets purchased.) You know you want this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted October 25, 2018 Author Share Posted October 25, 2018 Sold! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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