*** NOW SOLD *** FENDER DELUXE ACTIVE P BASS SPECIAL MIM. Jazz Neck. *MINT* condition. Gold BABICZ FCH Bridge ( Video ). ** PRICE DROP £ 675 ** inc uk Del. £695 Suffolk

[Quent]

** Bass and Babicz bridge videos added before photos **

In a very dark Navy Metallic finish this hardly used 2015 Fender Active P Bass Special ( MIM ) is absolutely mint. They were made 2005-2016 and are Active Only , with a lovely skunk striped Jazz neck as standard , hence P Bass Special  ( PJ too ). Bought new in May 2016 it has only had occasional home playing time. The Noiseless PJ pickups are awesome and I ended up getting an American Deluxe P which took priority.  I had the bridge replaced professionally with a Gold Babicz bridge which completes the look of the bass and improves the sound of the bass , see Video below.  I’m in Ipswich so I use guitarlodge.co.uk nearby in Felixstowe where Steve Barratt does fantastic work. ( see invoice in photos ). I had this done soon after getting the bass so I’m going to pay for that now by selling. Oh well. Can’t let it go unplayed. The guilt has finally got to me.

I include Euro Sender fully insured delivery , a soft gig bag with tons of bubble protection and each end in a good outer box. The butt end strap button will be in the bag pocket, D’Addario Nickel Rounds slightly loosened etc. 

There’s the tag and minor paperwork too ( see photo )

Here is the official info and Spec followed by pics. ( Remember to tap the first one so they all pop up enlarged).

Clean as a whistle too and I’ve oiled the fret board and polished smoother than in pics , just with grain up and down with a fine grade polishing cloth. Frets good and shiny with no wear. If you want to make a close offer that’s OK but I’ll not drop much. Rather leave on it here for ages until someone appreciates it.

Here we go then..........ask away if you need to. Oh, also got 2016 Fender Deluxe Active Jazz V MIM Surf Pearl on here too. Bump for that tomorrow morning. Cheers all and keep safe.

Description and Spec

Fender offers the stylish and thunderous Deluxe Series Active Precision Bass Special guitar. This huge-sounding hybrid model features an alder body with a single-ply beveled gold vinyl pickguard and a maple Jazz Bass guitar neck (modern C shape) with a 20-fret, 9.5"-radius rosewood or maple fingerboard. Aboard are a standard alnico split single-coil Precision Bass pickup (middle) and a dual-coil ceramic Noiseless Jazz Bass pickup with nickel-plated pole pieces (bridge) with pan pot switching. Controls are master volume, pan and three-band active EQ with treble boost/cut (+/- 10 db at 8kHz, a shift in the cut frequency, and about a 2dB slope per octave), mid boost/cut (+10dB, -15dB at 500Hz, and a wide band slope) and bass boost/cut (+/- 12db at 40Hz, with a 4dB slope per octave). Other features include chrome hardware, American Vintage Precision Bass bridge, side-mounted jack and deluxe gig bag.

 

Body

Body Material: Alder

Body Finish: Polyester

Body Shape: Precision Bass

 

Neck Oiled late April 2020.

Neck Material: Maple

Neck Finish: Satin Urethane

Neck Shape: Modern "C"

Scale Length: 34" (864 mm)

Fingerboard: Rosewood

Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)

Number of Frets: 20 Shiny too!

Fret Size: Medium Jumbo

String Nut: Synthetic Bone

Nut Width: 1.5" (38.1 mm)

Position Inlays: Black or White Dot

Neck Plate: 4-Bolt Standard

 

Electronics Active Only.

Bridge Pickup: Dual-Coil Ceramic Noiseless Jazz Bass with Nickel-Plated Pole Pieces

Middle Pickup: Vintage-Style Alnico Split Single-Coil Precision Bass

Controls: Master Volume, Pan Control, Three-Band Active EQ with Treble Boost/Cut, Bass Boost/Cut and Mid Boost/Cut

Pickup Switching: Pan Pot

Pickup Configuration: PJ

 

Hardware

Bridge: Upgraded to Gold BABICZ FCH ( Full Contact Hardware ) 

Professionally fitted at the Guitar Lodge, Felixstowe . See photo invoice.

Hardware Finish: Chrome

Tuning Machines: Standard Open-Gear

Pickguard: 1-Ply Beveled Gold Vinyl

Control Knobs: Knurled Flat-Top

Demo videos courtesy Guto Bass and Babicz. He Starts playing at 2:50 and runs through most tones. Headphones needed. Love this guy.

Edited May 4, 2020 by Quent
Marked ON HOLD.Price drop and video added.Time playing starts on Video added, tag, Jazz neck in title.

[Dam1903]

Hello @Quent I've sent you a pm, I cannot resist.. Cheers.. Damon