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Early & original (rare) model Xotic XB-2C 5-string bass All original XB-series basses featured: · [b]34"-scale[/b], 24-fret, 3-pc. Maple/kingwood neck with brass nut · 1-1/2" at the nut - 3" at the bridge. String spacing is slightly under 3/4" · 2 Kent Armstrong soapbar pickups with custom Xotic active preamp. Controls: Master Volume, Blend, Master Tone, and 3-band EQ · Hipshot tuners and Kahler fully-adjustable bridge · Built-in Dunlop style strap-locks The XB-2C or "custom" came with an exotic wood top and back, and ebony fingerboard with ultra-cool aluminium rings inlays. This bass features a bocote top/back with natural (oil/wax) finish. It has a very wide range of available tones and a very powerful sound. The "B" string is very tight and focused. It's certainly one of the best fretted 5's I've tried - both my instruments have exceptional tones (slightly different / woods) and playability. The only other 34"/5 with this quality of sound & playability (I've found) are Marleaux(s), who always used a 34" std. on Consat 5 basses (the new Votan's might be 35"). The EQ is superb - hence (possibly) the popularity of the Xotic pedals. Other specs: Neck = 24F Maple/Ebony . Neck Finish = Oil Finish . Fret = Jescar(#6150 type) . Neck Radius = 16R . Nut = Brass . Pickup = Kent Armstrong . EQ = Xotic Bass Preamp (18V) . Tuner = Hip Shot Ultra light . Bridge = Kahler Fixed 5-st /Black . Control = 1-Vol, 1- Master Tone, 1- Balancer (Pan), 3-band EQ + (Rear) 4-mid frequency Switch, Output Gain Control . [Switch] = Vol (push: series, pull: parallel for front pickup) Tone(push: series, pull: parallel for rear pickup). Strap Button = Jim Dunlop X 2 . MSRP: $4,200 plus shipping . Hand-made in Los Angeles, USA The new (and current) Xotic company reappeared some years after the original folded :- [url="http://www.xotic.us/guitars/"]http://www.xotic.us/guitars/[/url] (..although it looks like my amber/black 5C on the page link!!). The Xotic pedals (which I've seen here on BC) appear to have survived throughout: any info. on this and the Co. /basses would be greatly appreciated. This bass comes with it's original hard-shell case and keys. A small amount of the "Kent Armstrong" lettering has rubbed off of the bridge pickup. There is a very thin split in the top wood veneer between the pickups (see photos). It is very difficult to see unless photographed up close. However, this is one of the "original" Xotic company basses - Volume and Blend knobs are push-pull coil tap for neck / bridge pickup(s).

Just to add some support: Ped's quite right (as usual) re. the specs./changes to the bass. Stuart is also right re. price (as purchased). The bass when I first received it was in a bit of a sorry (though still eminently playable) state. Mainly aesthetic, although the original electronics had been butchered and replaced with some basic, passive system (with many of the knobs & switches inactive). There was a very poor scratchplate which covered an area where the body had been (and remains, I guess) opened-up (to sort-of match the rear access area) - no idea why this has been done ?!! With some time & patience + advice (and some parts) from both Ped and Patrice, I managed to get the bass back to what you see now. The electronics are right, but mounted onto the pick-guard/board above the butchered body, and I removed a fair bit of Dulux-black from the area between the pickups, deciding to leave this as 'natural' once it had been tidied. The rest was just cleaning and setting-up etc. The results are not perfect, but it seemed the best for a Vigier in the £500 region (not many of those about, of course). To have gone beyond this (and to have truly restored the bass to or near original) would have cost so much it would have been better to source a nearly-new example. Hope this helps - it's a nice bass .. and a Vigier you wouldn't worry too much about gigging and taking out on-the-road.

Thanks Russ - hope the Kinal MK5 is still performing well?! I had a plan to create a lightweight pair of 5's (Devon's seem to be very light generally) but (a) can't now afford a matching fretted for this FL5, and ( just prefer the feel/sound of the Kinal MK5FL. So, whilst this is a lovely bass, it's going to playing '2nd-fiddle' (which isn't easy for a bass).......

Some interest / no offers - BUMP. Will probably ebay if no real interest by this w/end.

Bump BTP1 .. with reduced price/offer. £1280 ono. (Courier'd) !!

Thanks - SW, Veils & Bb5 -for the postitive comments and info.! I think the Kinal is much more akin to the Buzz5 than the Devon, with its ebony-coated f/board. The Devon is a more 'organic' FL, but still offers a great range of tones with the MM-J + extensive EQ. It's probably the lightest (.. weight, Not sound!..) high-end FL5 I've ever played.

Devon Diamond-D FL5 High-end (handmade) bass which is extremely light and comfortable, with a slim, easy neck. The body (top) is quilted maple with slight burl to it and the core (rear) is lightly figured koa. The neck is three piece maple and the fingerboard Brazilian rosewood. The electronics are Bartolini (NS2TMB-18 preamp). The truss rod is a single-action truss. The bass has seen little use and remains in excellent condition. Currently fitted with excellent TI strings "...Tailored to accommodate almost any playing style, the Devon Diamond D has been the most popular model since it's inception. With a Bartolini MM and a slanted J pickup, the Diamond D is versatile. Coupled with the Bartolini NSTMB 18 volt, 3-band EQ, this bass has the ability to lay a solid groove. The very sleek body design, carved to perfect balance, features rounded body contours, exotic hardwood laminates and hardwood control cover: but what really sets this bass apart from it's competition is the sound!..." Devon Diamond D Features: · Bartolini MM (bridge position with coil-tapping switch) and J (neck position) pickups standard. · Bartolini NSTMB 18v.-3 electronics with volume, pickup balance, concentric bass/treble, mid and 3-way mid-EQ swift switch. · 24 fret(less), 5 bolt-on 3-piece maple neck, fretless (lined - maple) · Graphite-reinforced neck with 2-way truss rod. · Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard. · 35" scale on 5-string (34" scale on 4 string models). · String spacing: 9mm(nut)-16mm(F24)-19mm(Bridge). 1-3/4" Nut · Hipshot Ultralite tuning machines. · Black hardware. · Dual battery box for quick battery change. · Upgrade body wood: figured Koa · Optional upgrade top - curly maple (thick section) + matching headstock cap. · Hipshot "A" bridge made of premium quality aluminum · Wooden rear cavity cover with trim-pot access · All bolts are threaded-insert (no screws - neck & rear cover) · Thomastik-Infeld Strings · Weight: only 8.2 lbs. - shown (in photos) with a case, but comes with high-quality gig-bag. Link: [url="http://www.devonguitars.com"]http://www.devonguitars.com[/url] Having decided to keep the Kinal FL5 and currently unable to source (or fund) a Devon 5 fretted, thought it best to let this bass go. I'll try for a few days on here and then ebay it. Current price (base) for a DD-5 is $2600. Options take it close to $3k. £SOLD / Traded

Little response - accepting o.n.o. (£80) on these (incl. postage) !

Otto Filter + LiquaFlange by Line-6 (Tone Core series). Both as-new & virtually unused. Individually, they're £66 & £78 respectively (best prices I can find online currently). The base-unit can also be bought separately for £45. (all these prices are w/out postage). So... about £144 - 45 (as there's only a single base unit - the FX section can be slotted-in/removed, so the base can be used with either the Filter or the Flange). Comes with a single box (OttoFilter) and both sets of Instructions (lots of variations available on each effect, but I found it easy to Note the most useable settings for each). £80 ono = posted.

Withdrawn from sale (and ebay). Decided to keep this and re-think re. defretting the Xotic etc.

re-bayed, to end Sunday (26th) :- [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160350341677"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=160350341677[/url]

Hi Mick - thanks for the contact/offer, but not really the type of instrument/price I was considering. Possibly something cheaper and very easy to sell-on. I'm putting the Kinal onto ebay again tonight (5 days) whilst I consider my options with other plans.

OK - giving this one last (?) try here on BC (and ebay). ... as I might change my options re. maintaining a fretted and FL5. see Porn: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=55136"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=55136[/url] I've edited the listing(s) as I have a local(ish) buyer interested at the price and also to reflect the ebay (re)listing. Drop me a PM if interested. Not really interested in trade(s) - unless you surpise me with something low-priced and easy to move-on.

[quote name='Rayman' post='542210' date='Jul 16 2009, 01:21 PM']I'd just like to point out, that I've bought the fretted version of the two Kinal basses David had to sell. I've had many different basses over the years and I can say hand on heart that my Kinal is maybe the best quality bass I've had my hands on, it's beautiful. The attention to detail is unreal, and the love and care that go into making these basses is obvious. Outstanding build quality, ergonomically perfect and a tone to die for. If I had the cash, I'd be jumping on this fretless too.[/quote] Thanks Russ! .. much appreciated, and just delighted that the Kinal is the type of bass you were looking-for. Be sure to buy a Lottery ticket this Friday & w/end .. it would be nice for the Kinals to be kept together !!

now SOLD !!!!

... thought it a good idea to bump this (and other Kinal) to guage any further interest: I do have offer(s) pending but have been awaiting conclusion for quite a while....

PM'd (Monz) ... thought it a good idea to bump this (and other Kinal) to guage any further interest: I do have offer(s) pending but have been awaiting conclusion for quite a while....

and now SOLD

BUMP .. ready to go

Repeating BUMP BTP#1 until this goes (w/end) - offers coming and should be sold this w/end.