PaulThePlug Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 (edited) Found on Facebook Marketplace... Vintage V940FL @ £110 Bubinga Body, Maple Neck, Rosewood Board... Vol and Blend w/ Active 2 EQ, 4.3kg. Old JHS 'Vintage' brochure show it was a 'New for 2003' Model... 2005 brochure shows the same model but with the 'Vintage' logo going across the top of the headstock, so a 2003/4 model. Cleaned Up, Oiled Up, Waxed Up, Adagio Flats, Quick Set-Up... Son is over the moon... looks n sounds nice. Edited February 7, 2023 by PaulThePlug 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconic Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Lovely looking thing that. Had a few Vintage Brand bits over the years and all been very good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 (edited) I've got one of these. Nicely built, sounds good. Heavy! Mine's got Fender black-nylon tapes on it. (It has convinced me I don't really like P-J basses, but that's not its fault ) Edited January 28, 2023 by alyctes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Lovely! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamIAm Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 (edited) Gorgeous! And what a fantastic price Edited January 28, 2023 by Smanth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreadBin Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Nice - I have one too and it's also bloody heavy! Bubinga is proper dense it seems. They do play nicely, an excellent starter fretless and much nicer than what I started with 🤣 Mine needs some electrical attention as the bridge pickup is very quiet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted January 28, 2023 Author Share Posted January 28, 2023 Weighs in at 4.3kg / 9.5lbs My Ibby SR weighs in at 3.7kg / 8.2lbs My Bitsa P is 3.8kg / 8.4lbs He will have to calm the jumping about! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velarian Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 What a great first fretless to have. It looks lovely. Unlined and a reverse P pickup too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 A lad I knew who was a very good bass player and even tried to make a living as a musician for a bit used to play the fretted version. It was very unfashionable because of the brand name but sounded fantastic and had us discussing "why buy a Warwick?" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 I bought one of these new for £199 from Dawsons Manchester (probably served by @AndyTravis) in 2005. Unlined was a bad choice for me as a new player but it played well enough. Found a pic: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted January 29, 2023 Author Share Posted January 29, 2023 Thanks all.. The only real contenders Unlined, 2 Octave and reasonable £ were a Harley Benton BF450 @ £165 or a Gear4Music Jobby @ £130... So I think i did alright! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Looks great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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