stefboltonfc Posted October 30, 2009 Posted October 30, 2009 (edited) Well, buying a Fender Japanese Jazz reissue with money I barely had has rendered me poor for the moment. I've been considering it for a while, but with my latest purchase coming in, to raise some funds I'll have to get rid of the bass that I learned to play on... Full Bass: [url="http://img140.imageshack.us/i/1000183n.jpg/"]http://img140.imageshack.us/i/1000183n.jpg/[/url] [url="http://img442.imageshack.us/i/1000186m.jpg/"]http://img442.imageshack.us/i/1000186m.jpg/[/url] [url="http://img140.imageshack.us/i/1000196q.jpg/"]http://img140.imageshack.us/i/1000196q.jpg/[/url] The only knock I could find (barring a tiny dent on the side that was difficult to clearly photograph) Just under the letter "B" : [url="http://img442.imageshack.us/i/1000191.jpg/"]http://img442.imageshack.us/i/1000191.jpg/[/url] !! Pardon the date in the right hand corner, these photos were taken with an old, terrible digital camera !! I got this two years ago, and it's been gigged a handful of times as a primary bass, and many more as a back up. The body and neck are in perfect condition, the only slight issue with the whole thing is the D and G strings havent been changed... at all! (Strange how resilient those two are, when I broke the E string a couple of weeks in and the A string not so long after! So the strings are past their best and a bit grubby, but besides that the bass is [i]immaculate![/i] So... the price. I'm looking for any acceptable cash offers - what would YOU pay for it? Bearing in mind it's pretty much as good as new, sounds [i]almost[/i] as good (if not slightly different in tone, this has a more aggressive tone than the smooth Jap, which some may see as a good thing?) as the Jap that I bought, and come on - black on natural wood finish is very pretty, no? Please don't anyone take the Michael and offer tiny amounts, I have a price in my mind I'd like to reach. They're selling for around £250 brand new, and this baby isn't in much worse condition than that! Regarding what's been said about the Classic Vibe collection on here, the Vintage Mods are the predecessors to them, and I personally can't see the difference. Both are very, very good budget guitars, and you're unlikely to find a used one of these in such good nick! I'll put her in a Washburn bag as I never actually had a bag to start with! (the front pocket's gone kaput, but ah well!) Postal Courier* or collection from Bolton (just north of Manchester). Hope she interests one of you fellas, as I've loved every second of playing her! *I'm new to selling basses so I don't know the cheapest/best couriers to use, any pointers guys? Edited October 30, 2009 by stefboltonfc
dannybuoy Posted October 31, 2009 Posted October 31, 2009 Cheapest couriers I know of are parcel2go.com and interparcel.com.
stefboltonfc Posted November 5, 2009 Author Posted November 5, 2009 I'll get this up on the first page for the final time with an asking price of somewhere around £150-160, with payment in full ASAP! It's too good a bass to be third choice - someone take it even if it's just for quick jam sessions! Or else it looks like I'm off to eBay
SlipperySquid Posted November 5, 2009 Posted November 5, 2009 Been after ones of these!!! I'm interested. Any idea on how much it would cost to post?
spacecowboy Posted November 5, 2009 Posted November 5, 2009 I was going to reluctantly sell my VMJ to a Basschatter called Marcus as he really wants one, however i am firmly holding on to mine after playing it for 5 hours straight last night and after realising i have a really special one, the body wood grain is beautiful, the neck is perfect, the bass sings, its superbly playable and for that reason its just not for sale, i have passed the advert on to him via PM so he may be in touch.
tom1946 Posted November 6, 2009 Posted November 6, 2009 I made an offer yesterday Marcus, had no reply yet.......
stefboltonfc Posted November 6, 2009 Author Posted November 6, 2009 Sorry fellas, I was away all yesterday watching Muse in Liverpool! You've both made very nice offers. I'll get back to you both now, but bear in mind you've both made similar offers! (Granted, one has agreed their own courier which is favourable at the moment - but tempt me! ^_^ You've both now got my number if you need to get hold of me too
horrorshowbass Posted January 21, 2010 Posted January 21, 2010 [quote name='stefboltonfc' post='647425' date='Nov 6 2009, 05:20 PM']Sorry fellas, I was away all yesterday watching Muse in Liverpool! You've both made very nice offers. I'll get back to you both now, but bear in mind you've both made similar offers! (Granted, one has agreed their own courier which is favourable at the moment - but tempt me! ^_^ You've both now got my number if you need to get hold of me too [/quote] am i too late?
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