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Fender 51 Telecaster PJ Parallel Universe Bass Blonde, 2018

On June 8, 2020 /

Here is a Fender 51 Telecaster PJ Parallel Universe Bass built in 2018, featuring a slab body with blonde finish and a Precision-Jazz or PJ pickup set! Though now out of production, this is a new bass that still has its protective plastic on the tuner buttons and pickguard. When Leo Fender introduced his first bass in 1951 with the slab body and Telecaster style headstock seen here, it was named the Precision Bass. At that time, virtually all basses were both acoustic and fretless and this often led to inconsistencies in pitch. The addition of frets meant pitch precision, and in short order the Fender Precision bass had displaced acoustic fretless instruments in most genres.

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Price: $2,600.00 CAD

⚌Reduced‼ Rickenbacker 4003SPC Tuxedo White Star Bass, 1987

On June 2, 2020 /

Here is a limited edition rarity from 1987 – a Rickenbacker 4003 Tuxedo White Star bass, one of approximately 120 built during that year; some reports say 100 were built. The model 4003 bass was introduced in 1979 to improve the model 4001 and in particular to strengthen the dual truss rods for use with round wound strings. The Rickenbacker 4003 Tuxedo or White Star bass is based closely on the 4003 and was built only during 1987.

Vintage

Price: $3,450.00 CAD

Ernie Ball Music Man Stingray 5 Bass Honeyburst, 2004

On April 9, 2020 /

Introduced in 1987, the Stingray 5 bass was the first new bass offered following Ernie Ball’s purchase of Music Man, and has consistently had a solid following. This model is based on the Music Man Stingray bass introduced in 1976 and partly designed by Leo Fender, with input from Sterling Ball. When first introduced, it was quickly adopted by players like Tony Levin and others who frequently needed lower C or B notes, but without sacrificing the tone of higher pitches.

Used

Price: $1,850.00 CAD

Music Man Sabre Bass Sunburst, 1978

On March 24, 2020 /

Here’s a rarity and bit of history – a Music Man Sabre Bass, built during 1978 in Fullerton, California by CLF Research for Music Man. CLF stood for Clarence Leo Fender. Music Man was founded in 1974 and in 1975, Leo Fender’s non-compete agreement lapsed and he became president of Music Man. Until 1979, Music Man guitars and basses were built by Leo’s other company, CLF Research. After 1979 and until Music Man folded in 1984, Grover Jackson built the bodies and necks and assembled the instruments.

Vintage

Price: $2,950.00 CAD

Gretsch 6071 Hollowbody Bass Walnut, 1968

On March 17, 2020 /

Built from 1968 to 1972, the Gretsch 6071 bass is a thin hollow body bass, using Gretsch’s sealed ElectroTone body and a one Super ‘Tron type bass pickup. It’s closely related to the dual pickup 6073 bass built to 1971, most famously used by Peter Tork with the Monkees. Here we’re looking at an early and largely original Gretsch 6071 bass, built in 1968, its first year of production at the Brooklyn plant. It features a laminate Maple ElectroTone body with faux F-holes.

Vintage

Price: $2,100.00 CAD

⚌Reduced‼ F Bass Fretless Bass, Maple and Poplar, 1982

On December 27, 2019 /

This F Bass Fretless bass uses three woods – Flamed Maple for the neck, Poplar for the wings, and African Blackwood for the fingerboard. It uses a neck-through construction. For hardware, Schaller tuners are at the head, and a Leo Quan Badass bridge with a riser. Electronics are passive and consist of a Aguilar AG4J-HC pickup in the bridge position, paired with a Hi-A (High-Asymmetry) pickup in the neck position. This bass originally shipped with a Seymour Duncan Jazz pickup in the bridge position.

Vintage

Price: $1,895.00 CAD

EBMM Classic Stingray 4 Bass Black, 2010

On November 29, 2019 /

Here we’re looking at an EBMM Classic Stingray 4 bass in very nice condition. Its serial number dates it to March 23rd, 2010, and it was built at the Ernie Ball Music Man plant in San Luis Obispo, California. The body is Ash, and the neck is Maple; the two are connected with a long six-bolt neck joint for rock-solid stability. Controls are simple yet versatile, with an active two band EQ powered by a single standard 9-volt battery.

Used

Price: $2,450.00 CAD

Fender American Ultra Jazz Bass Rosewood Fingerboard Aged Natural

On November 5, 2019 /

The new Fender American Ultra Jazz Bass in seen here in the new Aged Natural finish, with new body contours, stock noiseless pickups, new electronics, biflex truss rod, and a compound radius fingerboard!

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Hofner Gold Label Violin Bass Berlin Purple, 2015

On September 26, 2019 /

Here we are looking at a Hofner Gold Label Violin Bass in the 500/1 style during 2015 at the Hofner plant in Hagenau, about 35 km north of Nuremberg, Germany. The iconic violin body is Maple Laminate for feedback rejection, with a zero-fret equipped Maple neck bearing an Indian Rosewood fingerboard. The bridge is Ebony. This is a ‘1962’ style design but with ‘Rugby’ tuners. For electronics, twin “Staple” 511B pickups are installed and spaced normally, at the bridge and neck positions. Controls are classic Hofner, with teacup knobs.

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Price: $3,950.00 CAD

‼️Reduced‼️ Rick Turner Renaissance RB4 Fretless Bass, 2000

On July 16, 2019 /

The Rick Turner Renaissance RB4 Standard is one of three trim levels for three RB versions – with 4, 5 or 6 strings, and fretted or unfretted. These are a chambered design, the Standard with Cedar top, and Walnut for the sides and back. The bridge is Rosewood with Bone saddle. The neck is Maple with Indian Rosewood fingerboard and a faux-tortoise head plate and ‘R’ logo. This example dates to approximately 2000.

Used

Price: $1,600.00 CAD

Fender Player Jaguar Bass Tidepool Blue 2018

On December 3, 2018 /

Here’s a cool new bass from Fender’s Player Series – the Fender Player Jaguar Bass. It’s built in Corona, Mexico and is affordably priced new take on a P-J bass with an offset body!
This new design starts with proven principles that deliver reliability and tonal versatility. A one-piece Maple neck is paired with an offset Alder body, and a P-J pickup set – that’s a Precision Bass style pickup, with a Jazz Bass bridge pickup with individual volume and master tone controls- handles the electronics. A fully adjustable Fender bridge and open-gear tuners complete the hardware.

New

Price: $849.00 CAD

2017 Godin Passion RG-4 Bass Guitar

On June 15, 2017 /

Tags: 4 string, bass, Canada, chambered, electric, godin, Godin Premier Atelier, jazz bass, made in Canada, mahogany, ontario, passion, PJ, precision bass, quarter pound, Quebec, red cedar, RG-4, RG4, richmond, Seymour Duncan, solidbody, swamp ash, The Twelfth Fret, toronto, www.12fret.com

Built at the Godin Premiere Atelier in Richmond Quebec, the Godin Passion RG-4 bass is an excellent rendering of the highly practical P-J bass concept.

New

Price: $1,795.00 CAD

2016 Jason Kiefte Custom Thinline Archtop Bass Guitar

On March 23, 2017 /

Tags: archtop, bass, Canada, chambered, electric, flame maple, guitar, Harrison, Kiefte, made in Canada, mahogany, ontario, The Twelfth Fret, thinline, toronto, www.12fret.com

When I first saw the Kiefte Custom Thinline Archtop Bass Guitar, I thought it looked familiar; it is based on the successful Douglas Harrison GB Model.

New

Price: $4,500.00 CAD

Hofner 500/2 Club Bass

On July 21, 2014 /

Tags: bass, club bass, Hofner bass

Based on the Club guitar, the Hofner 500/2 Club Bass was introduced in 1965 and built to 1970. It was never as popular as its cousin the 500/1 violin or ‘Beatle Bass’, but its more traditional single cutaway guitar shape perhaps works a bit better without a strap.

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Hofner HCT500 1 SB Violin Bass Contemporary Beatle Bass

On September 13, 2013 /

Tags: Hofner

We’ve just received a shipment of CT basses including the Hofner HCT-500 1 SB, great reproductions of vintage Hofner instruments!

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Hofner 500/1 – 62 Reissue Violin Bass

On April 20, 2011 /

Tags: bass, Hofner

Based on Paul McCartney’s 1962 Violin Bass, the Hofner 500/1 62 Reissue bass has delighted Hofner aficionados by replicating details of the original.

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Fender 51 Telecaster PJ Parallel Universe Bass Blonde, 2018

⚌Reduced‼ Rickenbacker 4003SPC Tuxedo White Star Bass, 1987

Ernie Ball Music Man Stingray 5 Bass Honeyburst, 2004

Music Man Sabre Bass Sunburst, 1978

Gretsch 6071 Hollowbody Bass Walnut, 1968

⚌Reduced‼ F Bass Fretless Bass, Maple and Poplar, 1982

EBMM Classic Stingray 4 Bass Black, 2010

Fender American Ultra Jazz Bass Rosewood Fingerboard Aged Natural

Hofner Gold Label Violin Bass Berlin Purple, 2015

‼️Reduced‼️ Rick Turner Renaissance RB4 Fretless Bass, 2000

Fender Player Jaguar Bass Tidepool Blue 2018

2017 Godin Passion RG-4 Bass Guitar

2016 Jason Kiefte Custom Thinline Archtop Bass Guitar

Hofner 500/2 Club Bass

Hofner HCT500 1 SB Violin Bass Contemporary Beatle Bass

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