Almost can't believe Im doing this, Ive only had the bass just over a month and its a beauty! but I just cant get the aggression I want out of it.
[u][b]The spec [/b][/u]
34" scale
26 frets
5 piece laminated mahogany, white sycamore veneer neck
maple f/board
two way truss rod
carbon fibre reinforced neck
medium jumbo fretwire
2mm black side dots
satin lacqure on neck / fboard
mahogany body
burr imbuya part curve top
6 bolt recessed neck
polyester basecoat
wet look gloss topcoat
black hardware
individual ABM tuner bridges
20mm spacing at bridge
Delano JMVC split coil pickups
Shuker 3 band eq (vol, pan, treble, mid, bass. Internal circuit gain control)
neck width at the nut : 38.6mm
neck width at 12th fret : 57.4mm
neck width at 24th fret : 66.5mm
neck depth at first fret : 20.0mm
neck depth at 12th fret : 22.6mm
With the EQ flat the tone is big and warm as you'd expect from a mahogany body, The EQ is very versatile and the bass will produce almost any sound you want it to. Pan up to the bridge and the tone is full but keeps its punch and doesn't become wooly, pan to the bridge and its bitey and snarly. I found the sweet spot to be panned slightly back with slight bass and treble boost.
She's an absolute dream to play, as close to ergonomical perfection as I've ever found with a seriously low action and seriously low weight at 4.5 kg (roughly 1/3 the weight of your average ash bodied Jazz). 6 hour rehearsals are easy with her. The weight makes the fullness of the tone hard to believe, I can't even begin to fathom how such a feat was achieved, light weight and full tone without chambers.
I'm really only interested in trades (possibly with cash adjustment) but if I see a bass I like on here I'll put a for sale price up. Trade wise I'm thinking along the lines of EBMM Sterlings and Bongos, maybe even 'Rays but it would have to be the right one I have no use for more than 4 strings, I don't mind what the pickup config is. No real use for piezo though. Hit me up if you're interested, even if you have something else to offer as a trade. Worst I can say is no.
Advanced warning though, I may come to my senses and withdraw it.
edit - This bass will be at the Cardiff Bass Bash, test drives encouraged. I make great tea