Bravewood Sonic blue Jazz Fretless > Final Drop Now £1300 collected was - *SOLD* £1500 West Berks

[deepbass5]

Bravewood Jazz not Fender

Up for sale is a Bravewood Jazz bass built to order in 2012 to replicate a Fender 1963 Sonic blue jazz bass, had it survived the rigors of gigging until today.

I bought this from Owen in a rush of GAS last year and used it on one gig and one recording, I have added a Fender rear ashtray.

Ebony board in great shape with bone nut and comes wound with Flats.

The bass has a really great hue with a green tinge to the sonic blue finish.

 it comes in a hiscox case with original commission bill of sale.  Collection preferred.

 

Please PM me any questions

Edited January 21, 2023 by deepbass5
price drop

[Owen]

Love Jazz basses? Love old Jazz basses? Love reliced finishes? Love mirror smooth fretless boards? Love a bass thay plays beautifully but you can ding on the side of the chair and not sweat it?

 

This ticks all the boxes.

 

These are the finest of the finest repro basses (yes Fender Custom Shop, I am looking at you). I used to own this and if it had a B I still would. I have a 66J and this scratches all the same itches. 

Edited June 11, 2022 by Owen

[MungoBass]

What a fantastic looking bass.  Thank goodness it doesn’t have any frets......otherwise I’d be in trouble - again!

[Johncee]

9 minutes ago, MungoBass said:

What a fantastic looking bass.  Thank goodness it doesn’t have any frets......otherwise I’d be in trouble - again!

 

yes  - reading the ad title I was literally " Bravewood: ooh, Sonic Blue ooooh, Jazz Bass, ooooh, Fretless, harumph" 😃

[Owen]

1 hour ago, Johncee said:

 

yes  - reading the ad title I was literally " Bravewood: ooh, Sonic Blue ooooh, Jazz Bass, ooooh, Fretless, harumph" 😃

Get it fretted and retire from J4 GAS. 

[MungoBass]

27 minutes ago, Owen said:

Get it fretted and retire from J4 GAS. 

That had already gone through my mind....... Sadly, side position dots in the wrong place would then create too much anxiety for me......

[deepbass5]

7 hours ago, MungoBass said:

Sadly, side position dots in the wrong place would then create too much anxiety for me......

 

The dots are on the fret line positions of their normal place, as per fretted bass so is quite good, easier than i thought it would be, so when up the neck you know that the fret position not shown is between those that are.

Edited June 2, 2022 by deepbass5

[Owen]

2 hours ago, MungoBass said:

That had already gone through my mind....... Sadly, side position dots in the wrong place would then create too much anxiety for me......

Filling them would be a nothing job for any decent luthier. 

[Oldman]

That is a nice Bass, GLWTS

[LukeFRC]

Lovely 🥰 

[deepbass5]

Hi Guys n Gals

 

Now £1450.   to include shipping within UK at my expence,

 

Or collected from me for £1400 if that is easy for you.

Edited June 14, 2022 by deepbass5

[Lowend soldier]

On 02/06/2022 at 16:44, deepbass5 said:

 

The dots are on the fret line positions of their normal place, as per fretted bass so is quite good, easier than i thought it would be, so when up the neck you know that the fret position not shown is between those that are.

so hypothetically what do peeps charge for fretting a fretless neck nowadays 🤔

[deepbass5]

I can't answer that but i'm sure someone will point you to a local luthier you can trust, but feel it would be a shame to change it.

[deepbass5]

Reduced to £1350 collected, trying to reduce the collection to what i play most. Offers/ trades PM me. 

[deepbass5]

Last reduction now to £1300 collected

This would allow for the price of a pro fret job as asked by Lowend Soldier in above post. If no takers from the fret-less community, I may well undertake this option to make it more salable and indeed more usable on a regular basis my myself.