J Retro - *SOLD* £115 Milton Keynes

[King Tut]

I bought this J-Retro from here recently on a whim. Having fitted it to a Bass Collection Jive Bass, I think I'm preferring a passive vibe, and my Sire V9 scratches my active itch, so I'm putting it back up for sale. Just looking to get most of my dosh back so want what I payed for it which is £115 inc UK postage. All works as it should, some swirls in the chrome but looks worse in the pics than it does in real life. Treat yourself for Crimbo!

 

 

Edited January 4, 2023 by King Tut

[tom1946]

How hard is this to fit? I can change pickups but don't know much about active stuff. The bass is a ibanez mezzo 2 band active which is rubbish.

[paul_5]

3 minutes ago, tom1946 said:

How hard is this to fit? I can change pickups but don't know much about active stuff. The bass is a ibanez mezzo 2 band active which is rubbish.

A doddle. I've had a couple of these, mine were the ones with solder lugs, so this one, which has the screw terminals will be even easier. 

Do it. Honestly these are the best after-market preamps I've ever put in a jazz.

[Beedster]

If @tom1946 doesn’t, I will 👍

[King Tut]

1 hour ago, tom1946 said:

How hard is this to fit? I can change pickups but don't know much about active stuff. The bass is a ibanez mezzo 2 band active which is rubbish.

Well this is designed to drop directly into a Jazz Bass so I would imagine the pot shafts are too short to fit through the wooden front of a bass. Other than that you just feed the pick-up wires into the screw terminals and solder the ground wire from the bridge onto the appropriate lug of the Jack socket. The hardest bit for me was squeezing it all into the cavity. If you look online you’ll be able to find the depth of cavity for it to fit ok.

[King Tut]

Had some interest but it’s still available. Having done some research, this is the version with a gentle eq baked in and not the flat version.

[Beedster]

On 14/12/2022 at 19:40, Beedster said:

If @tom1946 doesn’t, I will 👍

Drop me a PM mate 👍