neilmurraybass

[size=3]I bought this on Basschat last April but although I think it’s a lovely bass, I’ve used it very little, so it’s time to move it on. It hasn’t been gigged by me and is in the same as-new condition as when I got it.[/size] [size=3]The neck is very comfortable, being fairly shallow front-to-back, and although it’s passive, there is a great variation in possible tones.[/size] [size=3]The description and photos from the previous seller:[/size] [size=3][url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/281435-soldcort-jeff-berlin-the-rithimic-5-string-bass/page__p__3019964__hl__jeff%20berlin__fromsearch__1#entry3019964"]http://basschat.co.u..._1#entry3019964[/url][/size] [size=3]Shipping: £30 within UK or will drive up to 120 miles from Oxford area[/size] [size=3]No trades, sorry![/size] [size=3]Manufacturer’s blurb:[/size] [size=3]ALDER BODY WITH WALNUT BURL TOP[/size] [size=3]Custom designed body with the beautiful Walnut Burl top make you try to play the bass. The alder body has its own unique clarity and brightness.[/size] [size=3]BARTOLINI JEFF BERLIN CUSTOM SOAPBAR PICKUPS[/size] [size=3]The only one existing Dual Coil Humbucker pickups for neck and bridge designed by Jeff Berlin offer warm, deep tones with a piano-like low end. The pickups are a split coil design with a well-defined magnetic field aperture for maximum clarity and tonal response.[/size] [size=3]BABICZ FCH5 GOLD BRIDGE[/size] [size=3]The full contact hardware technology results in an increased dynamic range, increased sustain, pitch stability. String action and intonation adjustments remain secure, even when removing strings.[/size] [size=3]HIPSHOT ULTRALIGHT TUNERS[/size] [size=3]The Rithimic V is equipped with Hipshot Ultralight Tuners (classic 20:1 tuning ratio) that is made of cast zinc with aluminium strings posts and mounting nuts, resulting in 30% weight reduction over other regular tuners and which results in improved balance and tuning accuracy.[/size] [size=3]CONSTRUCTION: Bolt-on[/size] [size=3]BODY: Alder body with Walnut Burl Top[/size] [size=3]NECK: Hard Maple Neck[/size] [size=3]TUNERS: Hipshot Ultralight Tuners[/size] [size=3]BRIDGE: Babicz FCH5 Bridge[/size] [size=3]PICKUPS: Bartolini Jeff Berlin Custom Soapbar Pickups[/size] [size=3]ELECTRONICS: 1 volume, 1 Balance, 1 Tone passive Electronics[/size] [size=3]HARDWARE: Gold[/size] [size=3]WEIGHT: 4.04 kg[/size] [size=3]NECK WIDTH AT NUT: 45mm[/size] [size=3]STRING SPACING AT NUT: 9mm[/size] [size=3]STRING SPACING AT BRIDGE: 18mm[/size] [size=3]With SKB hard case[/size] [size=3][url="http://s57.photobucket.com/user/neilmurraybass/media/DSCF5760.jpg.html"][/url][/size] [size=3][/size] [size=3][/size] [size=3][/size] [size=3][/size] [size=3][/size] [size=3][/size] [size=3][/size]

No trades, sorry (meant to put that in the description).

Open to negotiation about transfer to the buyer!

Sadly I don’t use this beautiful bass enough to justify hanging onto it, though I did use it on the Jack Bruce Tribute Concert in October 2015. It was made to my specifications so it has additional features compared to a standard Afterburner I. There are a couple of minute dings to the lacquer on the rear of the body, which are too small to easily photograph. I will drive up to 100 miles to hand it over, in preference to shipping it. Neil Murray AAAAA maple top Alder body Honey Amberburst gloss finish 3-band Glockenklang pre-amp ABII walnut neck with carbon fibre reinforcements 24-fret wedge fingerboard with Luminlayr side dots Fingerboard radius: 190mm – 406mm, (7.5″ – 16″) compound radius Black hardware Hipshot Ultralite tuners Hipshot Bass Xtender key on E string Dingwall bridge custom made by Hipshot Neck pickup: P-tone pickup Bridge pickup: FD-3 4L pickup 4-position rotary pickup selector: Pickup combinations are bridge pickup soloed, both in parallel, both in series, neck pickup soloed. Active only, no passive option. Neutral locking jack socket Dunlop Straplok-ready Levy’s Dingwall gig bag Magnetic battery cover plate Made in Canada 2012 Scale lengths: E 36.25” A 35.5” D 34.75” G 34” Bridge spacing: 19 mm – .748″ Nut width: 42 mm – 1.65″ Heel width: 63 mm – 2.5″ Neck thickness at 1st fret: 21 mm – .827″ Neck thickness at 12th fret: 24 mm – .945″ Weight: 3.47 kg (7lb 10.4oz) [url="http://s57.photobucket.com/user/neilmurraybass/media/DSCF5751.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s57.photobucket.com/user/neilmurraybass/media/DSCF5750.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s57.photobucket.com/user/neilmurraybass/media/DSCF5752.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s57.photobucket.com/user/neilmurraybass/media/DSCF5754.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s57.photobucket.com/user/neilmurraybass/media/DSCF5753.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s57.photobucket.com/user/neilmurraybass/media/DSCF5756.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s57.photobucket.com/user/neilmurraybass/media/DSCF5755.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s57.photobucket.com/user/neilmurraybass/media/DSCF5757.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s57.photobucket.com/user/neilmurraybass/media/DSCF5758.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s57.photobucket.com/user/neilmurraybass/media/DSCF5759.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s57.photobucket.com/user/neilmurraybass/media/Neil-Murray-web-72dpi.jpg.html"][/url]

[quote name='handman' timestamp='1469361202' post='3097659'] Where are you located ? [/quote] Near Oxford. Currently, the sale is going through to someone in Europe, but keep checking in case it goes wrong. Thanks, Neil

The bass is still available but two other people are very interested in it.

[size=3] Very nice playing and sounding 5-string, which I don't use enough as I'm mostly a 4-string player.[/size] [size=3] Made in Japan in 2000[/size] [size=3] Body : Ash[/size] [size=3] Neck: Maple Bolt-on[/size] [size=3] Fretboard: Rosewood[/size] [size=3] Pickups: 2 active single coils with dummy coils - internal trimpots control the level of the dummy coils: full up gives humbucker operation[/size] [size=3] Hardware : Gold[/size] [size=3] Controls : master volume, pan, bass cut/boost, mid-range cut/boost, treble cut/boost[/size] [size=3] Frets: 24[/size] [size=3] Bridge: Solid Brass[/size] [size=3] Scale: 35"[/size] [size=3] Neck width at nut: 4.2 cm[/size] [size=3] String width at nut: 3.5 cm[/size] [size=3] String width at bridge: 7 cm[/size] [size=3] String spacing at nut: 8.5 mm[/size] [size=3] String spacing at bridge: 18 mm[/size] [size=3] Weight: 4.39kg[/size] [size=3] Case: Yamaha hard case weight 6.72kg[/size] [size=3] I used this bass on tour with ex-Europe guitarist Kee Marcello - see photos[/size] [size=3] Shipping within UK: £15 or free collection. Ask about overseas shipping.[/size] [size=3] [URL=http://s57.photobucket.com/user/neilmurraybass/media/Yamaha%20TRB%205%20II/DSCF5701.jpg.html][IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g208/neilmurraybass/Yamaha%20TRB%205%20II/DSCF5701.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/size] [size=3] [URL=http://s57.photobucket.com/user/neilmurraybass/media/Yamaha%20TRB%205%20II/DSCF5702.jpg.html][IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g208/neilmurraybass/Yamaha%20TRB%205%20II/DSCF5702.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/size] [size=3] [URL=http://s57.photobucket.com/user/neilmurraybass/media/Yamaha%20TRB%205%20II/DSCF5703.jpg.html][IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g208/neilmurraybass/Yamaha%20TRB%205%20II/DSCF5703.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/size] [size=3] [URL=http://s57.photobucket.com/user/neilmurraybass/media/Yamaha%20TRB%205%20II/DSCF5704.jpg.html][IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g208/neilmurraybass/Yamaha%20TRB%205%20II/DSCF5704.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/size] [size=3] [URL=http://s57.photobucket.com/user/neilmurraybass/media/Yamaha%20TRB%205%20II/DSCF5705.jpg.html][IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g208/neilmurraybass/Yamaha%20TRB%205%20II/DSCF5705.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/size] [size=3] [URL=http://s57.photobucket.com/user/neilmurraybass/media/Yamaha%20TRB%205%20II/DSCF5707.jpg.html][IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g208/neilmurraybass/Yamaha%20TRB%205%20II/DSCF5707.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/size] [size=3] [URL=http://s57.photobucket.com/user/neilmurraybass/media/Yamaha%20TRB%205%20II/DSCF5700.jpg.html][IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g208/neilmurraybass/Yamaha%20TRB%205%20II/DSCF5700.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/size] [size=3] [URL=http://s57.photobucket.com/user/neilmurraybass/media/Yamaha%20TRB%205%20II/DSC04390.jpg.html][IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g208/neilmurraybass/Yamaha%20TRB%205%20II/DSC04390.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/size] [size=3] [URL=http://s57.photobucket.com/user/neilmurraybass/media/Yamaha%20TRB%205%20II/IMG_0466.jpg.html][IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g208/neilmurraybass/Yamaha%20TRB%205%20II/IMG_0466.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/size] [size=3] [URL=http://s57.photobucket.com/user/neilmurraybass/media/Yamaha%20TRB%205%20II/IMG_0270.jpg.html][IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g208/neilmurraybass/Yamaha%20TRB%205%20II/IMG_0270.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/size]

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Oops! Sorry, should have put those details! Neck width at nut: 38mm String spacing at nut: 9.5mm String spacing at bridge: 20mm Scale length: 34" Weight: 4.36kg Also forgot to say, it comes with hard case - see photos: [URL=http://s57.photobucket.com/user/neilmurraybass/media/DSCF5737.jpg.html][IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g208/neilmurraybass/DSCF5737.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s57.photobucket.com/user/neilmurraybass/media/DSCF5738.jpg.html][IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g208/neilmurraybass/DSCF5738.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

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[size=3]Levinson Blade B-2 Tetra Classic Bass (fretted) with Neuser NFS fretless system 2003[/size] [size=3]Body Wood: Light Ash[/size] [size=3]Neck Wood: Hard Rock Maple[/size] [size=3]Fingerboard: Rosewood Fingerboard[/size] [size=3]Tuners: Levinson/Gotoh Tuners[/size] [size=3]Pickups: JS-2 Alnico Single coils[/size] [size=3]Colour: See Thru Red[/size] [size=3]Levinson publicity:[/size] [size=3]“This has been our Bass Standard since 1989 when it won Innovative Instrument of the Year in Italy. Whether you are looking for vintage growl, thundering mids or piano wire slap, the Tetra Bass will deliver. The BVSC-3 on-board electronics gives you total tonal flexibility – no matter what your music style. The Tetra Bass took the best character of classic basses and added more of what you need: more playability, more versatility, more tone – and more style.”[/size] [size=3]NFS publicity:[/size] [size=3]“The NFS (Neuser Fretless System) is a truly innovative design. Inspired by Dominique Di Piazza, Neuser Basses designed a switchable bridge that enables you to produce both a fretted and a fretless sound with an ordinary fretted electric bass. The NFS bridge can transform your ordinary bass into something extraordinary. Especially in studio or on stage the NFS works like a dream. No more retuning and switching between instruments, now you can have it all in one! The NFS greatly improves the performance of your bass and your playing. Imagine that you can learn to play fretless over a night and its not more complicated than to play a regular fretted bass.”[/size] [size=3]It's an individual-string type bridge (i.e. one bridge unit for each string) that has moves another saddle-type piece so that the string vibrates against it. You slide the cover and it alters the sound, simulating a fretless. [/size] [size=3]What it does is allow the string to vibrate across the bridge fulcrum point when engaged, sort of sitar-like.[/size] [size=3]Neuser NFS fretless system demo:[/size] [size=3][url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYPHZlwLP3s"]https://www.youtube....h?v=bYPHZlwLP3s[/url][/size] [size=3]On the video, some of it shows that you can keep most of the strings as normal, and for example just have the ‘fretless’ sound on the G string by sliding the bridge unit only on that string.[/size] [size=3]It is quite fiddly to adjust, and it’s never going to be possible to have every note on all strings sounding equally ‘fretless-y’, but the advantages of always being in tune and the convenience of not having to carry a second bass, to perhaps only use on one or two songs, outweigh the drawbacks.[/size] [size=3]I don’t use it often enough to justify hanging on to the bass. The small plate covering the truss rod adjustment point is missing - it’s possible it had my name on it! The original bridge is included.[/size] [size=3][url="http://s57.photobucket.com/user/neilmurraybass/media/DSCF5708.jpg.html"][/url][/size] [size=3][url="http://s57.photobucket.com/user/neilmurraybass/media/DSCF5733.jpg.html%5D"]http://s57.photobuck...F5733.jpg.html][/url][/url][/size] [size=3][url="http://s57.photobucket.com/user/neilmurraybass/media/DSCF5715.jpg.html%5D"]http://s57.photobuck...F5715.jpg.html][/url][/url][/size] [size=3][url="http://s57.photobucket.com/user/neilmurraybass/media/DSCF5714.jpg.html%5D"]http://s57.photobuck...F5714.jpg.html][/url][/url][/size] [size=3][url="http://s57.photobucket.com/user/neilmurraybass/media/DSCF5713.jpg.html%5D"]http://s57.photobuck...F5713.jpg.html][/url][/url][/size] [size=3][url="http://s57.photobucket.com/user/neilmurraybass/media/DSCF5712.jpg.html%5D"]http://s57.photobuck...F5712.jpg.html][/url][/url][/size] [size=3][url="http://s57.photobucket.com/user/neilmurraybass/media/DSCF5711.jpg.html%5D"]http://s57.photobuck...F5711.jpg.html][/url][/url][/size] [size=3][url="http://s57.photobucket.com/user/neilmurraybass/media/DSCF5734.jpg.html%5D"]http://s57.photobuck...F5734.jpg.html][/url][/url][/size] [size=3][url="http://s57.photobucket.com/user/neilmurraybass/media/DSCF5735.jpg.html%5D"]http://s57.photobuck...F5735.jpg.html][/url][/url][/size] [size=3][url="http://s57.photobucket.com/user/neilmurraybass/media/8b8c0897e3.jpg.html%5D"]http://s57.photobuck...897e3.jpg.html][/url][/url][/size]

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[url="http://s57.photobucket.com/user/neilmurraybass/media/Pickups/MC942%202.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s57.photobucket.com/user/neilmurraybass/media/Pickups/MC942%201.jpg.html"][/url] Size: 3 ⅞ “ x 1 ⅝ “ Resistance measures a very high 20 k ohms

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[url="http://s57.photobucket.com/user/neilmurraybass/media/Pickups/72B25C%202.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s57.photobucket.com/user/neilmurraybass/media/Pickups/72B25C%201.jpg.html"][/url] “The 72BC5C-T is a BC Soapbar shaped bass pickup for the bridge position. The dual coil design features powerful lows and low-mids – bright treble. ORIGINAL BASS: The “Original Bass” (OB) series bass pickups feature deep tones, with strong lows and low-mids, in passive designs. They are cast in epoxy to remove unwanted feedback and microphonics.” 3.95″ / 100.33mm long and 1.26″ / 32mm wide.

[url="http://s57.photobucket.com/user/neilmurraybass/media/Pickups/BB4E2.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s57.photobucket.com/user/neilmurraybass/media/Pickups/BB4E%201.jpg.html"][/url] Triple-coil pickup which has two string-sensing coils and one passive hum-cancelling coil which can be wired or switched in different ways to give many sounds. Six connections allow the pickup to be wired as humbucker (standard) or single-coil with no hum or both coils in series or parallel. 3.46″ / 87.88mm long and 1.42″ / 36.61mm wide. (neck position) Resistance: 6k

[url="http://s57.photobucket.com/user/neilmurraybass/media/Pickups/MK4CBC%203.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s57.photobucket.com/user/neilmurraybass/media/Pickups/MK4CBC%201.jpg.html"][/url] “MK Soapbar shaped bass pickup for 4-string bass. The dual coil design features powerful lows and low-mids – bright treble. The “Classic Bass” series bass pickups are passive designs featuring an extended and more resonant frequency range. They have far more “air” and definition at the top without sacrificing lows and low mids. They are cast in epoxy to remove unwanted feedback and microphonics.” 4-conductor cable allows series/parallel and out-of-phase humbucking and single-coil wiring. Wiring & switching diagram here: [url="http://www.bartolini.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/4-Conductor-Wiring-Diagram.pdf"]http://www.bartolini...ing-Diagram.pdf[/url] Size: 4.24″ / 107.57mm long and 1.33″ / 33.66mm wide Resistance: 4.5k