FS/FT FIVE basses! Must thin herd (really)!!!

[sj_bass]

Ok, so the last time I tried to thin the herd, I went from 8 to 12(!) basses... I really need to get back to single digits to keep the little woman happy!!! So, I am offering for your consideration the following FIVE basses for you to peruse and enjoy...

1) *CURRENTLY ON HOLD PENDING PAYMENT* 2010 Made in the good ol' USofA Fender Highway One Precision Bass. Honeyblonde nitro finish with a rosewood neck. Recent additions include a Fender high mass bridge (sorry, no Badass here), and a MIA tort pickguard. Overall condition is excellent; looks like less than ten hours playing time on this instrument. Asking $575 shipped with a Fender Gig Bag to CONUS only.

Specs:
Weight (on the bathroom scale): 8.6 lbs.
Width at nut: 1 5/8"
Width at heel: 2 1/2"
Action: Low to med/low


pics: http://www.flickr.com/photos/5664077...th/6187194787/

2) Fender Mike Dirnt MIM P Bass. Butterscotch blonde with a rosewood neck. This 2005 Diamond Anniversary model includes both white and black pickguards, upgrade Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounder pickup, and a Badass bridge. Overall condition is very good to excellent with only a couple of finish spots/scuffs as seen in photos. Asking $540 shipped with a Fender Gig Bag and all hang tags and candy to CONUS only.

Specs:
Weight (on the bathroom scale): 9.1 lbs.
Width at nut: 1 5/8"
Width at heel: 2 1/2"
Action: medium

Pics:
Dirnt Bass - a set on Flickr

3) Fender American Standard Jazz bass in 3-tone burst with Custom Shop pickups and a 2005 Diamond Anniversary MIM Standard Jazz rosewood neck. This is a beautiful specimen of a bass; great vintage tone from the bridge pickup with tone half-way up, or bring up both pickups and tone for brilliant slap/pop sound. Body has some wear/ scratches, but nothing that breaks beyond the finish; neck is clean with some mild fretwear. Asking only $675 shipped with a Fender gig bag to CONUS only.

Specs:
Weight (on the bathroom scale): 9.4 lbs.
Width at nut: 1 1/2"
Width at heel: 2 1/2"
Action: low to med/low

pics:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/5664077...7627762056460/

4) 1973(?) Epiphone EA-260 hollowbody bass in redburst with bound body and neck. This vintage bass was a project that I resurrected with the help of my genius luthier Greg from World of Strings in Long Beach. He completely re-wired the bass, reconditioned the original witch-hat tuners, fabricated a new bridge, shimmed the neck perfectly for unreal action for a hollowbody bass, and string it with some classic LaBella Flats for that true vintage sound.

Condition of the body is fair, with some player wear, holes from the no-longer-installed pickguard, as well as where the original owner screwed in the bridge (ouch!). The neck is fair as well, with some scratches behind the tenth fret (doesn't affect any of my playing, but most of my stuff is down below the 9th fret). Asking $525 shipped (packed well, but no case) to CONUS only.

Specs:
Weight (on the bathroom scale): Only 6.6 lbs.!!!
Width at nut: 1 1/2"
Width at heel: 2 1/8"
Action: med/low

Pics:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/5664077...7627762087830/

5) NOT a Fender P/J assembly project in 3-tone burst with a rosewood neck. So... this was my first parts bass; it includes a P/J body, and a rosewood neck with a Fender sticker. It was fun to make, but I'm over the idea of building basses. Condition - functional, but that's about it. Even though the pics show it without strings, the bass currently is sporting some D'Addario XL's. Best parts: the no name tuners feel better than all of my other Fender tuners (go figure), and the Wilkinson Bridge is smooth. I'll be more than happy to sell it whole or in parts. Let's say $150 shipped ***SOLD***!

Specs (as if it matters):
Weight (on the bathroom scale): 9.7 lbs.
Width at nut: 1 5/8"
Width at heel: 2 1/2"
Action: hasn't seen much


Well, that's about it. I'm not desperate for money, just need to keep control of the herd. All of these basses (yeah, including the P/J project) are part of my weekly rotation, so they all get used once every 3-5 weeks. If you have any questions and/or offers feel free to let me know... Cheers!

Let the PM's begin...

[sj_bass]

Bump. All pics should be public now.

[pudgychef]

love that HWY1 P bump

[sj_bass]

Humpty Bumpty

[sj_bass]

bump for five solid basses

[6jase5]

Was that "Greg" the bass player as well (from Bankok5) that worked your Epi? He's not only a great guy, but a great bass player to boot. He used to work on my stuff when I lived in san pedro if it's one in the same.

...bump

[sj_bass]

Yes, that is The Greg. Maybe that's why I'm not too eager to sell her. The action on the EA-260 is sick, and the flats sound so good that when I play a song like 'Come Together', it just cuts through...

If any TBers in SoCal need a luthier, see Greg at World of Strings in Long Beach. He is simply the best (and no, I'm not paid to say that.)

[Sleepwalker42]

That Epi is indeed very tempting!

[sj_bass]

Originally Posted by Sleepwalker42

That Epi is indeed very tempting!

So is your SII... Why do you think these are here???

[Sleepwalker42]

Excuse my ignorance, but what's the difference between a P Highway One and a Standard?

[sj_bass]

The biggest difference is in the body. Hwy 1 basses come in a nitrocellulose finish that is more satin-like. Am Standard bodies are the more traditional laquer finish.

Hwy 1 basses also come with stamped tuners and a high-mass bridge, as opposed to the cast "f" tuners and a string-thru bridge.

All of this means about $200 difference in the retail/resale world.

[tapehead]

Please call me at 469 735 7941..Interested in the P bass. Thanks

[sutarappa]

pm'd

[sj_bass]

Replied.

[sj_bass]

Bump. A lot of interest in the hwy 1 bass but all are still available.

[simpsoda]

Hi, some nice basses! I'm interested in the P&J project. Can you tell me a little bit more by "functional". What is the action on the neck like? Do you know the origin of the neck?
Thanks.

[sj_bass]

Originally Posted by simpsoda

Hi, some nice basses! I'm interested in the P&J project. Can you tell me a little bit more by "functional". What is the action on the neck like? Do you know the origin of the neck?
Thanks.

Well, the 'origin' of the neck was probably a maple tree somewhere in Canada...

'Functional' means that you plug it in and play. Volume and tone controls work, both pickups work. The action is medium; a little too high for me, but I didn't bother doing any fine tuning. I built the bass so my kid would have something to noodle around on, and not bother with my other 11 basses (don't tell the little woman - she only counts 9).

[Joe.shaffer]

Interested in your parts bass. PM coming.

[sj_bass]

PM replied. Go ahead and make an offer, folks. I won't bite...

[sj_bass]

ttt. I played the Dirnt, Hwy 1, MIA Jazz, and the Epiphone this past weekend and they all sounded great. If nothing happens this week, I'll just have to fess up to the little woman that those hard cases aren't actually 'empty'...