GrammeFriday

Can it really be that light? Oh yes!

Very sad to be selling this bass as it looks great, sounds great and is a ton of fun to play, but the old-skool covers band that I bought it for has fizzled out, and it's not getting much use any more. As you'll probably be aware, these basses have garnered a lot of praise for their looks, weight, sound and playability, and I am happy to confirm that the hype is fully justified in all respects. First of all, and I probably don't need to say this, but it really does look killer - the metallic green finish is obviously drop-dead gorgeous, the huge chrome pickups and hardware are all suitably vintage-looking, and even the Indian laurel fingerboard looks lovely - dark and chocolately, and nothing like the nasty dry cow poo colour that you so often get with Indian laurel boards. As for weight, I can confirm that this bass somehow manages the magic trick of being both extremely lightweight and yet at the same time perfectly well balanced. I have zero tolerance for even the slightest hint of neck dive in any bass, and am happy to report that this instrument balances perfectly on the strap even though it weighs in at an insanely light 3.278kg. Yes, less than 3.3 kilos. You might think that such a lightweight bass probably has a lightweight sound as well, but no, think again. Those big chrome pickup covers are not just there for show - this bass sounds HUGE. The neck pickup is a real floor-shaker, and the bridge pickup has a 60s Jazz on steroids thing going on. Obvs you are not going to get MTD-like high frequencies from this bass, but it covers far more ground than you might think, and sounds fabulously thumpy with the GHS Precision Flats it is currently wearing. It zings plenty more with rounds, too. The only thing that I disliked about this was the tuners. The previous owner warned me they were crap, and indeed they were, so I replaced them with a set of Gotoh Res-O-Lites (the GB350 set), which cost £80 but are a joy to use and have contributed to this particular bass being even more crazy lightweight than it was when I bought it. I'll throw in the original tuners just in case you want them, but trust me, you won't. Presented in immaculate condition apart from two very minor scratches on the back of the body and a really tiny headstock ding - see pics. Full specs on the Epiphone website here: https://www.epiphone.com/en-GB/p/Electric-Bass/EPIM96326/Wanderlust-Metallic-Green Collection in person from Birmingham B30 welcome, or I am happy to drive and meet halfway within a one-hour-ish radius. I can also post (England, Scotland and Wales only, alas, thanks to Brexit!) for an extra £25 insured. My feedback thread: Thanks for looking!

Both cabs are now sold.

Cheers, MungoBass. Almost as much of a bargain as your lovely Cort C5 over on the Basses for sale thread! (If I didn't already have an A5 I would have bought it from you by now!)

Was on hold last night, but buyer backed out this morning, so back on sale.

Gorgeous bass - and a total bargain!

ONE CAB SOLD ALREADY! ONLY ONE NOW ON OFFER! ... Gone ONE GONE, ONE TO GO! I suspect that these need no introduction for most of you, but in case you have any doubts: yes, these really are as astonishing as the hype says they are. How on earth can something so small and light sound so warm, loud and fat? And when you put two of them together ... 500 watts at 4 ohms! Lordy! I bought them during lockdown and have used them pretty much every day as my home practice/rehearsal setup. I really do love them, but I'm now GASsing for Eventide H90, and my Charvel JJV isn't shifting, so these are next up. (And to be honest, I also prefer the more hifi sound of my pair of Big Baby IIs to the warmer vintage tones that these offer, so that makes parting a little easier. But only a little!) Immaculate condition - not even the slightest suggestion of this 'tolex peel' thing that I have read so much about on this forum. Full specs here: https://barefacedbass.com/product-range/one10.htm New, these would cost you £549 each with covers, so at £450 apiece you're getting a decent saving for good-as-new gear - even more so if you buy them both as a pair. (Go on, you know it makes sense!) I don't have any suitable packaging at the moment and would much prefer home collection in South Birmingham or meetup within reasonable driving distance from Brum, but I am willing to post to England, Scotland or Wales only (thanks for nothing, Brexs*it) for an extra £25. No trade offers please, unless you have an immaculate Eventide H90 to offer me! Thanks!

Thanks, BillyBass. Yes, I too noticed that this was indeed the main axe of the (really good) bass player on the Sam Ryder New Year tv show.

Yep. Charvel are owned by Fender, which is why they were allowed to use the Fender headstock shape.

A truly gorgeous 5-string presented for sale in what Charvel call 'Lambo Green Metallic', but I think would be more accurately described as metallic British Racing Green. It's quite hard to photograph - my pictures don't do it any justice, I'm afraid, but here goes anyway: I bought this bass last Autumn, and have thoroughly enjoyed home noodling on it, but when gigging time comes I still find myself reaching for my trusty Sandberg. And a massive and sudden upswelling of GAS for an Eventide H90 means that something has to go, so here we are ... First thing to say about this bass is that it looks STUNNING. I normally hate gold hardware, but on this bass it works so, so well with the green finish, 'caramelised' (i.e. roasted) maple neck and cream pickup covers. In fact I'd say that the aesthetic 'togetherness' of this bass is reflected in other aspects too - the whole instrument gives the impression that it has been carefully thought through from the ground up. You have JJ pickups but a Precision-style body, which I really like. The alder/maple woods combo is classic, as is the tone - I had been expecting it to sound very zingy and modern, and was actually quite surprised to find it actually has more of a vintagey, 60s jazz tone by default, although of course you can get a more modern top end (or whatever else you want) using the 3-band eq (cut and boost). The volume pot is also a push-pull active-passive toggle switch, so you can run it in passive if the battery were to fart out mid-gig. Passive mode sounds good too, although there is no passive tone roll-off if that matters to you. The low B is excellent, especially for a 34 scale, and is fully integrated in terms of both tone and feel with the other four strings - I think the very chunky Badass-style bridge helps a lot with this. The neck is graphite reinforced, silky smooth and very slim, and the fingerboard has rolled edges and a very shreddy 12”-16” compound radius. Oh, and it even has Luminlay side dots, too. Truss rod adjustment is Music Man style, with that nifty little wheel thingy where the neck meets the body. Weight is 4.1kg on my digital postal scales, which is nice and light for a 5er. Better still, and despite the light weight, this bass balances perfectly on a strap. I have zero tolerance for neck dive, and am happy to report that this has no such issues at all. In short, this is a lot of bass for the money. Cheapest new prices seem to be from Gear4Music and Bax at £769.00, so £675 for this bass is a decent chunk off, especially considering that it is in immaculate, as-new condition. Happy for you to come and collect from Birmingham B30, or to post within England, Scotland or Wales for an extra £25. I'd also be willing to meet halfway within an hour or so's radius by car. No trades on this one, please, unless you have an Eventide H90 to offer! Thanks for looking!

Sorry, yes, now sold!