Fender Duff McKagan Jazz Bass Special SOLD £750 Arundel, West Sussex

[chriswilliams666]

Reluctant sale, but I need to save for a house and  this has to go.

This bass was signed shortly after I bought the bass direct from Fender GBI (I worked in a guitar shop that was a fender dealer) in 2008, months after it was first released in 2007. It's a very early serial number. I met Duff at GAK in Brighton before Velvet Revolver played at the Brighton Centre on 27 March 2008. I took an MXR bass pedal to be signed on behalf of the then distributor of MXR, Strings and Things. The signature is on the back of the headstock in silver sharpie.

I did gig this so it isn’t factory fresh but it’s been looked after. Has been in a case so could probably do with a trip to a tech to get it gig ready. It plays fine to me though. This is cheaper than a new one, but you get a signed and first year version held by the great man himself. It has a small chip by the neck join, but is nothing major at all.

I've added a Duff style pick holder to the headstock, dunlop strap locks and it's had new pots/wiring when it was maintained for gigging. 

Great for a Duff tribute or general lover of cool 80s basses.

 

The Fender Duff McKagan Precision Bass is named for the world famous Guns N Roses bassist. This bass is a distinctive reissue of the 80s era Jazz Bass Special combining a Precision body with a Jazz Bass neck and Precision and Jazz Bass pickups. Features/Specifications Body & Bridge Model Name: Duff McKagan Precision Bass®, Rosewood Fingerboard, Pearl White Model Number: 0146500323 Series: Artist Colour: Pearl White Body Material: Alder Body Finish: Polyester Body Shape: Precision Bass® Neck & Fingerboard Neck Material: Maple Neck Finish: Gloss Urethane Neck Shape: Modern "C" Scale Length: 34" (864 mm) Fingerboard: Rosewood Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm) Number of Frets: 20 Fret Size: Medium Jumbo String Nut: Synthetic Bone Nut Width: 1.625" (41.3 mm) Position Inlays: White Dot Truss Rod Nut: 3/16" Hex Adjustment Headstock: Satin Black Painted Neck Plate: 4-Bolt Custom Electronics & Hardware Bridge Pickup: Seymour Duncan® STKJ2B Jazz Bass Middle Pickup: Seymour Duncan SPB-1 (as per Duffs original bass) Controls: Volume, Volume, Master TBX™ Circuit (Treble Bass Expander) Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Jazz Bass® Pickup Position 2. Jazz Bass® and Precision Bass® Pickups Position 3. Precision Bass® Pickup Pickup Configuration: SS Special Electronics: TBX™ Tone Circuit Bridge: 4-Saddle Standard Vintage-Style with Single Groove Saddles Hardware Finish: Black Tuning Machines: Standard Open-Gear Pickguard: None Control Knobs: Knurled Flat-Top Strings: Rotosound RS66LD Unique Features All Black Painted Neck and Headstock Skull and Crossbones on Neckplate Jazz Bass® Special Logo Master TBX™ Tone Circuit Side Mounted Output Jack Thick Knurled Black Control Knobs White Dot Position Inlays

Edited March 22, 2019 by chriswilliams666

[chriswilliams666]

Sold.