neepheid Posted August 7, 2012 Report Share Posted August 7, 2012 For sale I have one very rare bass, a 1981 Guild B402-A, one of only 335 made of all varieties, of which this is the 313th (assuming linear serial number use...)Body: ashNeck: maple/rosewood, setFrets: 22Pickups: 2x Guild single coilBridge: Guild BT-4 bridge (a cross between a Gibson 3 point and a Schaller 3D)Electronics: Guild preamp, 2 band EQControls: volume, volume, pickup selector, phase switch, passive/active, bass, treble (active only)The bass sounds fantastic - both pickups together in particular sound fantastic (when in phase) - they complement each other instead of what I usually find that they kind of cancel each other out. Here are some soundclips (in the filenames, read "parallel" as "out of phase" and "series" as "in phase" - when I first got the bass that's what I thought the switch did) - http://www.ifb.co.uk/~matthew/mp3/b402-a%20soundclips/This bass is in pretty good nick for its age, there is some lacquer checking on the neck and the body but you can't feel the cracks when you're playing. There is some damage at the bottom edges of the headstock, probably caused by an unpadded wall hanger and a few lacquer cracks. The bass comes with the original hard case - it's a little tatty and one of the catches has lost a spring (still works, but you have to lift it by hand). I even have a key for the case.Here are the photos.Can take more photos on request.It is difficult to price these, but I'd be looking for £900 for this very rare bass.Bassist and rig not included Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Easy Wishes Posted August 7, 2012 Report Share Posted August 7, 2012 What about the hat? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted August 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2012 What about the hat? If you buy the bass, I'll happily throw in the hat, what a deal sweetener! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroopy121 Posted August 7, 2012 Report Share Posted August 7, 2012 If this is the bass I was playing with before, then it's an absolute cracker and someone need to snap this up!xx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fertuiee Posted August 8, 2012 Report Share Posted August 8, 2012 Thats awsome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted August 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 Price drop to £800. I need this gone to fund other stuff. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted August 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 And bump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted September 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 Been a while since I bumped this. Also would consider trades for the following: Gibson Ripper, G&L El Toro. Not that I'm holding out any hope for either of these being available locally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted September 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 Unsurprisingly no Rippers or El Toros come out of the woodwork so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted September 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 Try me with trades, the worst that can happen is that I'll say no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Easy Wishes Posted September 24, 2012 Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 I have a Fred Durst-style Yankees baseball cap, but in navy, that I'd consider trading for the hat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted September 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 Heh, my thread diverted by my own hat. Twice. Maybe I should start a new thread for the hat.Tell you what, if the bass sells/trades then you can have the hat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted October 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 On hold, pending trade.Adam, if all goes well then I owe you one hat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unbroken Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 this is awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted October 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 This is traded Adam, get in touch to claim your hat... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Easy Wishes Posted October 6, 2012 Report Share Posted October 6, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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