Sire P8 5 string bass - £450 posted mainland UK £450 Hampshire

[franzbassist]

I really like this bass, and I'd rather not sell it, but with a new (expensive) Franz bass incoming I cannot justify keeping it.

 

Bought last December, it's the latest generation (metal EQ knobs) and I hand picked it from half a dozen fivers in Andertons; it was far and away the best.  It's lightweight, at a little over 9lbs, and balances well. Controls are stacked volume/tone, blend, treble, sweepable mids and bass on the active 18v EQ, but can also be run passive.  The pickups sound great: the neck solo'd is just pure P bass honky heaven while the J pickup adds lovely bite. I cannot sing its praises highly enough.

 

All the official spec can be found here.

 

It came stock with a pearl white scratchplate (included in the sale, shown below), but I replaced that with an official tort one by SIre (£40) and also added Dunlop straplocks (£25) and a Fender tugbar for proper old school vibes. I also added Gotoh tuners but will remove them and sell them separately (link in my signature at the bottom).  I think it looks great either way!

 

 

 

 

The above images show the bass with the Gotoh tuners and staplocks added, but before the tugbar was fitted.

 

Fresh image taken today.

 

 

The bass is in great condition. No dings or scratches anywhere.  The only damage is a headstock repair between the E and B strings from when I cracked the lacquer removing a bushing installing the Gotohs.  It repaired really well, and you can only see it if you look for it, but I wanted to be totally up front about it.

 

This is the best angle to show the headstock repair.  I've deliberately taken it at this angle to show what is left of the scratches.  I buffed most of them out and the rest may come out too.  It honestly doesn't look this bad!

 

 

And this is what it looks like in more typical light.

 

 

I also gave the corners of the pickups and the nut a light sanding to remove the sharp edges.

 

 

 

It comes with a superb Sire semi-rigid gig bag.

 

 

 

 

One other thing to note is that the serial number printed on the back of the headstock has worn off!  I have a photo of it though that I will share, along with proof of purchase, to the new owner.

 

Price includes a 48 hour fully insured courier service in the mainland UK.  I can ship the bass anywhere from the end of the week when my new Franz arrives, as I will use the box from that. 

 

Looking on BC and eBay these are hard to price, so I have gone for a mid-range value as I appreciate the alterations and the missing serial number may bother some, but bottom line is this is a great PJ5 for not a lot of cash. What's not to like?!

Edited 14 hours ago by franzbassist

[StuartB]

Where in Hampshire?

[franzbassist]

4 minutes ago, StuartB said:

Where in Hampshire?

 

I'm in Alton, so NE Hampshire.