vintage bass guitar

£636.11

Kingston vintage violin bass.

Kingston guitars were made in Japan between 1958 and 1967, and Kingston

was the name used by the Chicago importer.

So this violin bass was made at more or less the same time as the Hofner violin

basses were being made in Germany and it is very similar to those basses.

This bass has a bolt on neck with “Japan” stamped into the neckplate; and the neck

contains an adjustable truss rod. The truss rod cover and “Kingston” logo are both

present on the headstock.

The body of the bass is fully bound as is the neck, and the body is in a very good condition,

with no lacquer cracking.

There are two pickups with three, two-way switches and two volume controls. 

Everything on this lovely bass is original and it is in a very nice condition

throughout. (The neck straplock has been moved to the top of the body, hence the

hole in the back of the neck.)

This is a great opportunity to obtain a sixties violin bass at a really good price!

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£594.24

very rare early 80s TOKAI electric bass “original series”  (made in Japan not Korea) in excellent condition no dings just a few surface scratches here and there to the back of the guitar in the form of belt marks, although it must have been professorially sprayed as you can see where the scratches once were but it has a perfect even black coat . 
The bass is roughly 30 years old and  all in all the condition is 8/10 *excellent vintage condition.  I can tell it hasn’t suffered any major falls or knocks by the great finish, which is why i use term surface scratches, its actually built like a tank just look at that bridge! the bridge looks more 70s in my opinion but i have seen another one of these basses in white with the same bridge so its not a later addition. I’ve struggled to find info on this bass so any info would be great,        
The bass sounds great! very clear bright punchy tone and has been newly strung with medium flat wounds. I’d say its more for Peter Hook than king tubby. So might be good for a New Wave post punk outfit or something a bit different if you want a nice punchy sound.  I’ve also included a new set longscale RotoSound  standard gauge bass strings worth £25 and a leather guitar strap not shown. 
The bass plays with easy auction so would say its easy to play but very expressive with plenty off punch to cut through any mix. 
All the frets look great, and the rosewood fret-board is immaculate the nut is in nice condition, well set and is the same colour as the picks ups (sort of off-white cream) showing it to be the original. The width of the nut is 4cm which is exactly the same as my MIJ jazz bass which this stands up to! it’s a highly well made serious sounding bass, not a a cheap lawsuit copy of which most are unplayable. 
Going back to the meaty chrome bridge (which is a head turner), there is small amount of pitting to note which i guess can be polished to make it nice and shiny. out of the 3 bass knobs the pull-pick up selector (which is also a tone knob) has a crack so i have now replaced it with a jazz Bass knob which would be the only un-original part.  I can include the original bass knob but it needs to be super glued on the inside in order to fit and turn the dial.     
The bass features a pull-switch (to select between pick ups which can blend or be isolated) and a monster chrome bridge that looks like non other  I’ve  seen! is extremely solid, very cool looking and easily adjustable through 4 screws at the back where the strings are thread. 
The bridge Is actually bolted right through to the back,  you can see the two large strews going strait though to the back of the guitar,  The bass has an adjustable trust rod which make neck adjustments easy (well possible).  Not that you’d need to adjust the bass the set up is great!, in perfect tune and  the intonation is correct even up to the 24th fret *yes 24 frets* Its actually  easy to play up high then my jazz bass, perhaps because of the long horn top cut away which gives an extra 2″ indent compared to a jazz bass. 
All the tuners are in top shape, turn nicely but hold as they should and the maple neck is in great shape which is lacquered black like the rest of the guitar. 
Serial numbered 4021419 for authenticity on the reverse where you access the electronics which is factory etched not hand written
in summary (as i do go on a bit), this is a really nice great sounding bass made to a high standard it appears so have lived in the vintage hard case for a lot of its life and the vintage hard case is included.
I will post worldwide as i understand these basses are highly collectible.  Please ask for an exact quote before bidding or if your country is not quoted. 
I brought this bass recently but went with keeping my 89 Jazz bass which i was going to sell but cant part with it out of nostalgia so a genuine reason for the sale.  More pics to follow, just waiting for the sun to come out. 

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£135.00

HERE’S A GREAT FIND!

Cool Vintage Kent Bass with TONS of Chrome!

This thing looks and sounds GREAT!  It appears to be from the 1950s or 1960s and even comes in a cool case!

Im amazed that it is still in factory original condition, right down to the retro “Kent” chrome bridge cover!

It plays good to me, especially up to the 12th fret. Beyond that, its apt to fret out a litle, but I never play that high, so its not a problem.  Neck could probably use an adjusment for some players, but Im not sure how to go about it, and it feels fine to me, so Ive always just rolled with it as it is.  There are also some cool natural signs of relicing, see pics.

Must sell to pay bills! 

NO RESERVE!                              WILL SHIP WORLDWIDE!

 

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£56.32

THE ARIA BASS IS IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. NEW STRINGS ADVISED (ONE MISSING).IT IS LEFT HANDED. IT HAS A LITTLE WEAR ON THE BODY, VARNISH CHIPS, BUT NOTHING SERIOUS, JUST COSMETIC.A GREAT SOUNDING BASS GUITAR FOR YOU TO CUSTOMISE AND ABUSE, IT WILL STILL SING SWEETLY.I THINK MY BAND MATE HAD THIS MODEL IN THE 80S BUT I CANT BE SURE. IT WAS SUCH ALONG TIME AGO……A GREAT ADDITION TO YOURE COLLECTION…FOR SALE IN U.K ONLY.

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£207.65

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£207.65

Contact & CollectPaymentShippingTermsReturnsReturns and Guarantees 

Call 0161 406 7700 for assistance.

All items excluding consumables such as strings, etc are covered by a 24 month return to base warranty
with the original receipt unless stated otherwise in the product details.

We have an in store Custom repair shop and all Musical
instruments are checked, adjusted, polished and tuned before shipping. These
checks include neck relief adjustment, intonation, action, fret condition/fret
buzz, pick-up height, tuner performance, all electrics and controls, general
condition and finish. We do not ship items with damage, if an item is damaged on
receipt it has been damaged in transit and will be replaced immediately.

All items are covered by a 30 day money back guarantee from the day of receipt. We are sure you will be delighted with your purchase but whatever reason you are unhappy with your item please email us and we will respond with details for the return.
Items returned under the 30 day money back guarantee are the responsibility of the customer until safely received by us.
All items returned must be fully complete in original condition, in the original
packaging with all labels and instructions. Refunds will be made once the item
has been fully checked and inspected, please allow 5 working days for this.. Refunds
will be for the price of the order originally paid for.

Items faulty or damaged on receipt must be reported by email within 2 working day from receipt.
Faulty/damaged returns/collections will be made based on the original shipping
service paid for and will be free of charge to the customer once the returned
item has the reported fault verified. Items returned as faulty but found to be working on receipt will have a charge for re-sending the item applied.

Faulty items will be exchanged or a refund offered and please report to us by email with
30 days. For faulty items outside 30 days, please contact us by email and we will provide instructions for the return. The return to us will be at the customers cost and we will pay the return shipping.

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£160.95

KIMBARA 171/Q Vintage Classical Guitar.Lovely condition.More pics available if you send your email.Made for F.C.N. in the early days of production in Korea .It has the typical early F.C.N. label which is  identical to the Made In Japan version, except it says Korea instead of Japan.Lovely tone and beautiful wood used on the back and sides, which looks more like rosewood than mahogany.The back is two piece ‘book matched’ and beautiful figured grain,which you normally only get on much more expensive guitars.New, good quality strings fitted and so highly polished that it is very difficult to photograph the back and sides but I have done my best. Made for the now famous distributor F.C.N. UK, who later distributed IBANEZ and several other M.I.J. makes.

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£209.24

HONDO II VINTAGE PRECISION BASS GUITAR FROM THE EARLY 1970′S MADE IN JAPAN.VERY NICE NECK LIKE AN OLD FENDER.NEW MACHINE HEADS FITTED. SOME CRACKING IN THE LAQUER AND THE USUAL SCRAPES AND DINGS YOU WOULD EXPECT FOR AN OLD BASS, BUT PLAYS VERY NICELY AND THE 70′s ‘HOFNER’  STYLE SINGLE PICKUP SOUNDS VERY WARM AND VINTAGE LIKE.GOOD QUALITY

STRINGS FITTED.

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£128.76

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A RARE 1960s VINTAGE C.M.I. ELECTRIC  4 STRING BASS GUITAR.

CMI =CLEARTONE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.

CMI  HAS ITS ROOTS LINKED WAY BAYCK WITH JIM MARSHAL (AMPS) LOTS OF INFO ON GOOGLE  ABOUT THIS CHECK IT OUT.

THE BASS IS VERY GOOD WORKING CONDITION, IT HAS ALL ORIGINAL PARTS  EXCEPT FOR THE ORIGINAL HUMBUCKER PICKUP WHICH FAILED ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO . IT HAS BEEN IN STORAGE EVER SINCE, AND I HAVE NOW DECIDED TO GET IT UP AND PLAYING AGAIN .

THE REPLACEMENT PICKUP IS ALSO A  TWO PHASE HUMBUCKER AS WAS THE ORIGINAL THAT IS WHY THERE IS A HOLE IN THE SCRATCH PLATE FOR THE CROSS OVER SWITCH,  AT THIS TIME IT IS ONLY WIRED UP FOR  THE SINGLE PHASE TOMAKE IT MORE POWERFUL BUT IF YOU WANT A TWO PHASE OPTION THIS A VERY EASY  TO DO AS ALL THE WIRE IS IN SITU.

THE COULOR IS A TYPICAL 60s TOBACO SUNBURST   WITH A 3 PLY SCRATCH PLATE BWB. TWO CHROMED MACHINED CONTROLS  KNOBS.

THE REPLACEMENT P/UP IS AVERY GOOD CHOICE FOR THE GUITAR AND DOES NOT LOOK OUT OF PLACE AS THE ORIGINAL  PART CHROME.

THERE WAS A CHROME BRIDGE COVER BUT CAN NOT FIND AT THIS TIME  IF I DO I WILL REVISE LISTING. THE BODY IS IN GOOD CONDTION FOR ITS AGE JUST FEW VERY MINOR SCRATCHES ON THE BACK.

IT HAS A VERY  MATURED SMOOTH  HONEY COLOUR SLIM  NECK WHICH SHOWS NO SIGNS OF TWIST OR BOWING THE ROSE WOOD FINGER BOARD WITH DOT INLAY  AND  20 MEDIUM SIZE NICKLE FRET  WITH VERY VERY LITTLE WARE GIVES IT A VERY LOW ACTION  AND EFFORT LESS PLAYING.IT HAS THE CHROME TRUSS ROD COVER AT THE NUT END AND FINNISHING WITH 4 GOOD WORKING TUNERS THAT KEEP ITS FOUR NEW STRINGS  IN PERFECT TUNE.

THE SOUND IT GIVES IS FROM A NICE SOFT RYTHM TO A FAST ATTACK DEPENDING ON TONE ADDJUSTMENT.

THERES NOT MUCH MORE I CAN SAY ABOUT IT EXCEPT THATS IT A LOVELY WORKING VINTAGE BASS AND A COLLECTORS MUST HAVE.

THIS WILL BE COLLECT ONLY FROM BEXLEYHEATH DA7

PAYPAL OR CASH ON COLLECT. >NO BUY IT NOW<

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HAPPY BIDDING.

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£362.18

On
offer here we have this really nice SQUIER
VINTAGE MODIFIED FRETLESS JAZZ BASS GUITAR in a really attractive 3-colour
sunburst finish.  These are great basses
for the money and this one is no exception (very Jaco P!)  It has Seymour Duncan designed pickups which provide
great tone.  This bass has had very
occasional and light home use only.  It is
in pretty much flawless condition bar one small, hard to spot flake to the body
finish at the neck heel – other than this it could pass for new (it still retains
its factory placed stickers on the headstock & neck plate).  It also comes with a nice BNWT ‘Westfield
Deluxe’ padded gigbag that costs £29.99.  The current UK RRP on these Vintage Modified
Series Squier bass guitars is £338 (without gigbag) so heres a great
opportunity to secure one for a bargain ‘Buy It Now’ price  

Specifications:

Model
Name:
Vintage Modified Jazz Bass® FretlessModel
Number :
032-6608-(500)Series: Vintage Modified SeriesColor: 500) 3-Color Sunburst,
(Polyurethane Finish)Body: AgathisNeck: Maple, C-Shape,
(Polyurethane Finish)Fingerboard: Fretless Ebonol with Inlaid
White Celluloid Fretlines, 9.5” Radius (241 mm)No.
of Frets: 20
Medium JumboPickups: 2 Duncan Designed™ JB101
Single-Coil Jazz Bass® Pickups with AlNiCo 5 MagnetsControls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup),
Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Tone Pickup
Switching:
NoneBridge: Standard 4-SaddleMachine
Heads:
Standard Open-Gear TunersHardware: ChromePickguard: NoneScale
Length:
34″ (864 mm)Width
at Nut:
1.50″ (38 mm)Unique
Features:
Black Bound Fingerboard with Black Block Position Inlays, Knurled Chrome
Dome Control KnobsStrings: Fender Super 7250ML, p/n
073-7250-005, (.045, .065, .080, .100)

These
VM Squiers get rave reviews and rightly so!

Please
see photos (actual item) ….

NO
reserve so here’s a chance to grab a bargain. 

Act
NOW to secure this GREAT bass for GREAT price – it’s JACO-tastic!

GOOD
LUCK

Thanks
for looking.

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overseas shipping on this particular item. 
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remote UK addresses eg: Highlands and Islands.) 
A padded gigbag IS included in the sale and rest assured the guitar will
be professionally packaged for safe transit within the UK (please see our
feedback).

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0 Bids – Currently for sale at £362.18!!