£1600 today or tomorrow before it goes - Daphne Blue Shuker J4 - *SOLD* £1800 Northampton / London / Can post / Drive

[Ander87]

£1600 to sort/hold before Saturday before it goes elsewhere. 

 

Taking a long break (maybe retiring!) from stages, I have bits and bobs to let go of.

 

Could be teased with a Precision like a limelight, potentially bravewood, but I'm more a P man than a J so here goes - ridiculous neck, you've been warned!!

 

From Jon Shuker himself:

 

4 string
34" scale
20 frets
gentle c carve

5A master grade roasted flame maple neck (the fingerboard is separate but made from the same wood blank and then glued back on after the installation of….)
two way truss rod
carbon fibre reinforcement 
Schaller BM tuners
bone nut 
Stainless steel jumbo fretwire
Gloss polyurethane lacquer on board
satin polyurethane on the back of the neck
Abalone inlay dots
Luminlay side markers

Alder body
usual forearm and ribcage contours
reduced heel and recessed fixings
polyester basecoat
Light blue polyurethane topcoat, gloss
Mint green scratchplate
Chrome hardware
Gotoh multi tonal bridge (19mm spacing)
control plate
Aguilar 70's pickups
Shuker / hiscox logo hardcase

 

The bass is from 2020 so very new - only the slightest buckle rash that is likely to be removed with some rubbing or cleaning product?

 

BASS HAS BEEN SETUP AND FRETS CROWNED TO PERFECTION NOW THAT THE WOOD IS SETTLED.

Selling it for a firm £1700, same as it cost me to have it as is (setup work and crowning was paid on top of the £1700).

Notice this bass would be about £3400 to build today...

 

Original post from bassdirect:

https://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Shuker_J.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 27, 2023 by Ander87

[snorkie635]

Now that's very fine. Very fine indeed. GLWTS

[IanA]

Wow!

[asingardenof]

Oh myyyyyyy...

[Bigwan]

That neck is SICK! 

[hiram.k.hackenbacker]

Can you  confirm the nut width?

[Ander87]

I am pretty sure it’s 40mm! I will triple confirm just in case. 
 

Ander. 

[Ander87]

45 minutes ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said:

 

Can you  confirm the nut width?

 

40mm confirmed!

[hiram.k.hackenbacker]

3 hours ago, Ander87 said:

40mm confirmed!

Mmm. Interesting. i did question Bass Direct’s listing when they had it for sale as it didn’t look like 42mm to my eyes, even thought they had listed it as such.

[Ander87]

Oh completely - the listing from bassdirect was not accurate I’d say, for weight and others indeed. 
 

I really love the neck not just the looks and tone but also the comfort…

 

… depending on how all else moves I may have to withdraw it but available for now…!

[MungoBass]

I had the pleasure of having a little noodle on this amazing bass a few weeks ago. If you think the neck looks great in the pictures, wait until you see it ‘in the flesh’! It really is something special and the effect is like a hologram.

 

As for the rest of it......sounds, plays and feels fantastic.

 

GLWTS Ander.

[Ander87]

2 hours ago, MungoBass said:

I had the pleasure of having a little noodle on this amazing bass a few weeks ago. If you think the neck looks great in the pictures, wait until you see it ‘in the flesh’! It really is something special and the effect is like a hologram.

 

As for the rest of it......sounds, plays and feels fantastic.

 

GLWTS Ander.

 

Thank you so much David! Ah, I've enjoyed (still am) playing it and taking it to stage too - I've a very strong feeling I could well withdraw and keep it, just need the other sales to go through, think I can justify this and the Stingray Special as the two keepers.

 

Best,

 

Ander.

[Lw.]

I keep coming back and looking at this - that neck is obscene, I don't think I've ever seen one like it! 

I have zero cash so not in the market but this is a thing of beauty - GLWS!

[Ander87]

Haha thank you! I’ll be honest, I’m hoping all else sell quickly so I can keep this Shuker - it may still have to go but I am just loving it really, you cannot get a neck like this under £2500 these days, dare I say even 2nd hand. 
 

15 minutes ago, Lw. said:

 

I keep coming back and looking at this - that neck is obscene, I don't think I've ever seen one like it! 

 

 

[Ander87]

Will consider something nice in the precision / musicman realm with £4-500 my way. 

Edited May 18, 2023 by Ander87

[Ander87]

So I’ve seen something I like, I can do £1700 which is what it cost me before I did a setup and crowning etc etc. 

 

Officially at loss so shoot away…!

 

Ander. 

[andydye]

Hot damn that is PRETTY!!

 

Jon's work is absolutely first class

[Ander87]

Sorted for basses so no more P/X...!

 

Cash only - happy to hear offers gang!

 

Ander.

[Ander87]

Trades of interest:

* Clean amp in the 7-800w realm - Mesa / Eich / Bergantino / GK potentially... 400 Watts + on 8ohm

* Barefaced Big Baby 2 - metal grill preferred, w/ cover. Potentially other 1x12 in that quality range/price? Mesa? Barefaced preferred - Super Compact (T) / Super Mini (T).

* Fender JMJ Blue only

Edited May 24, 2023 by Ander87

[Ander87]

£1600 to sort/hold today or tomorrow before it goes elsewhere.

Banging, banging deal - and you know it.

 

[Ander87]

Sold to a good home...!