Kev

[quote name='ChazzJEUK' timestamp='1506177956' post='3376900'] Trust me sir I’m still rather tempted. Sorta scared that If I tried the 5 my beloved Blackburl would be walking out the door with you! Why are all Alpher basses just so gorgeous!!!? [/quote] No-one quite to match them for their woodwork anywhere in my opinion, stunning woods flawlessly crafted. You know where I am anyway ☺

Say the word bud and its yours.....

[quote name='AdamWoodBass' timestamp='1506022792' post='3376004'] Pretty sure I played this bass at the North West Guitar Show earlier this year. Either that or it was one remarkably similar. If it is the one I played I can personally vouch that this is one of the finest basses I have ever played in the 20 years I've been playing. Absolute bargain at that price, this will make someone very very happy. Good luck with the sale! [/quote] The very same bass mate, thank you for the kind words, it's a special bass.

Cheers, guys. Pics now added to original post.

Up for sale I have my custom built Alpher. Difficult sale, partially due to financial difficulty and partially due to playing 4 strings almost exclusively now. It is a truly exceptional instrument. Specs Used* Alpher Mako Elite Active 5 String 34 inch scale 24 fret One piece highly figured walnut body One piece buckeye burl top Ribbon figured Rosewood neck Ziricote fingerboard Nordstrand Bigman pickups 2 x 4 way rotary coil selectors 3 band Nordstrand preamp Ziricote Control knobs Hipshot A style bridge and Ultralite tuners The Dingwall/Nordstrand hybrid electronics allow 24 different coil combinations, it can make almost any sound you could ever want. The woods are out of this world, the neck is the nicest piece of wood I've ever held and the figuring on the walnut body is incredible. Very rare one piece buckeye top is a bit love or hate, I love it. It looks like marble and it's depth and figuring, like all the woods on this bass, is impossible to do justice in a photo. The bass has recently been set up at Alpher HQ and has had the new Alpher body contour carved in, so it matches current spec and made the instrument much more comfortable. Pro shots are therefore out of date. Album link is here: [url="https://flic.kr/s/aHsm4iTMua"]https://flic.kr/s/aHsm4iTMua[/url] I'll add that Chris and Alex are amazing blokes and I am sure they will love to build a relationship with you as the new owner, as they do with all customers. It's quite unique and a great thing to be involved with, being part of the Alpher family! Cheers.

When my Alpher sells I may be interested....

£1250 for an Alpher? Bargain of the year?!!

Pm'd!

[quote name='desmondpot' timestamp='1505378811' post='3371398'] If that's a new neck, this is a bargain. The neck on my 2016 corvette masterbuilt is bloody lovely, with a slim C profile. Nicer than my '06 thumb. [/quote] I know, I'd just go and see it if it were local but its not! So just want to know the back story behind it all. Is it the camera angle, or is the nut narrower than the neck as well?

The neck on that bass is not original, sadly Warwick are useless at identifying their own instruments...

This bass is now Sold.

The plate is the only flea branding, the main flea part of this bass is the fact it is a copy of his. TONS of interest in this, working my way through responses so sorry to those waiting, highly likely this will be gone today.

[quote name='BaggyMan' timestamp='1504187295' post='3363259'] I have the three band active version, yours looks like a slightly different version. is it active or passive?? GLWTS [/quote] This is a first gen Combustion I believe.

Coulda sold this months ago when I made that offer cash on collection 😂 ah Well, glad you have a sale sorted at last

Serial number or year of the bass please? 🙂

Cheers Without checking the serial number, my guess would be this was a replacement neck ordered for the bass, with its original serial number printed on. Interested if the neck dimensions are the modern dimensions or based on the original neck, as they are different.

They are fantastic in every way, just I prefer my Warwicks for my current projects!

Up for sale I have my Fender Flea jazz bass. You all know what this is, awesome instrument, lightweight and punchy. It isn't getting played over my Warwicks so I'm moving her on. In 'good condition', relic is as it left the factory, I actually really like it. Comes with it's fender gigbag. More pictures available on request. Bass is located in Leamington spa. Cheers

Looking at the picture of the back of the headstock, is that the original neck? As they didn't start stamping headstocks like that until around two years ago...

Interesting, do you have further details regarding the Masterbuild? I was not aware they did this in 2004, intrigued!