SOLD Fender Power Jazz Bass Special £500 Manchester

[AndyTravis]

Well...

annoyingly the car needs a Major service as well as new brake pads and discs. The pot post Christmas is very empty and I need a few extra quid just in case there are any nasty surprises with the motor.

So this was bought about 3 months ago on a whim.

It needed cleaning, needed a new jack socket and a couple of other bits.

Fender Machineheads were a bit battered, these have been replaced with a brand new set of Schaller BMF’s.

Bridge was Cosmo black where the rest of the hardware was normal Black...so bought a Gotoh 201b.

Jack was temperamental so replaced with a new  Neutrik unit.

Some chips on headstock, sympathetically sorted. Looks loads better.

knobs are the f top ones but the caps were missing on two of the three so I put some 80’s metal knurled ones on which really look the part.

The neck plate was scratched and worn, just looked a bit of a state. Replaced with a gotoh unit.

Battery box was missing some paint and I couldn’t source a replacement so flattened it back to uniform metal. Looks good.

Strap buttons as above. Replaced.

It’s 32/33 years old, and shows it - not smashed up, but shows swirls, few minor knocks and some buckle rash. It’s cool, genuine roadworn - not a relic though 😉

All original parts will be included with the bass.

I could ship it. Be about £20 in UK.

Nut is 38mm, weight is a pleasant 9lbs. Looks brilliant, sounds great. Low action.

Controls - volume/tone/frequency

big switch is pickup selector.

small switch is;

1. Preamp off (pointing away from neck) tone control works

2. Preamp on (middle - 1 set of frequencies) tone control inactive

3. Preamp on (towards neck, 2nd set of frequencies) tone control inactive.

 

Edited January 4, 2020 by AndyTravis
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[gillento]

Do you happen to know what body wood is being used?

[AndyTravis]

Just now, gillento said:

Do you happen to know what body wood is being used?

Quick google suggests Alder.

[AndyTravis]

Available again 

Edited January 2, 2020 by AndyTravis

[AndyTravis]

Off to Belgium for this bad boy. cheers @koval123