shanelondon Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 (edited) [b]PRICE DROP - £450.00[/b] Found another photo of the bass, at a video shoot we did recently: [attachment=110660:bassClose2.jpg] Hi all, I have for sale a Carvin XB-75P 5 String Bass. [b]Free: [/b]Hard case, Strap, 2 leads, stand, and spare strings! Used it to play around 20 gigs throughout London and surrounds the last 2 years. I'm heading back to Australia soon so need to sell my gear! Always kept on stand or in hard case. Serviced twice, input jack replaced recently from The Bass Gallery in Camden. Album here - [url="http://imgur.com/a/sVTvQ#0"]http://imgur.com/a/sVTvQ#0[/url] Photos also attached to post: [attachment=109061:BassBack.jpg][attachment=109062:BassBack2.jpg][attachment=109063:BassCase.jpg][attachment=109064:BassFront.jpg][attachment=109066:bass.png] [b]Specs:[/b] Flamed koa top, matching koa headstock. 5-piece neckthrough neck, Black chrome hardware, 22 frets. Onboard 18-volt preamp. (Pull volume knob for passive mode) Very punchy, tight sounding bass. Free: Hard case, Strap, 2 leads, stand, and spare strings! I'm looking for £450.00 (Negotiable) as I paid more than this from eBay 1.5 years ago (paid £565)!!! From research RRP appears to be £1200.00(approx). [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I'm in North London, don't have a car, however my friend does and we can organize something if you live further away.[/font][/color] Get in touch! Shane Edited June 20, 2012 by shanelondon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanelondon Posted May 31, 2012 Author Share Posted May 31, 2012 Bumpity bump! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaty Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 ooh that koa looks lovely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markstuk Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 that's nice.. is this the one with the 35.25" scale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanelondon Posted June 1, 2012 Author Share Posted June 1, 2012 [quote name='Peaty' timestamp='1338500454' post='1675644'] ooh that koa looks lovely [/quote] She is a beauty no doubts, camera as usual does not do justice! [quote name='markstuk' timestamp='1338532115' post='1675809'] that's nice.. is this the one with the 35.25" scale? [/quote] I believe the XB means it is, yes 'extended' scale. The tension feels amazing and it is really nice to play, helps you get the notes out of the B string especially. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanelondon Posted June 2, 2012 Author Share Posted June 2, 2012 Bumpity bump any more offers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanelondon Posted June 3, 2012 Author Share Posted June 3, 2012 Little bump so we stay on the first page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanelondon Posted June 4, 2012 Author Share Posted June 4, 2012 Bumpity bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanelondon Posted June 5, 2012 Author Share Posted June 5, 2012 Bump bump! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanelondon Posted June 6, 2012 Author Share Posted June 6, 2012 buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuump! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markstuk Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 I'd have this in a heartbeat if my Status went... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanelondon Posted June 6, 2012 Author Share Posted June 6, 2012 Happy to do a deal if it's a quick sale! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Nice! I'm completely unfamiliar with the Carvin brand... looking at the pickup arrangement I guess this would have characteristics similar to a Jazz and/or MM stingray? What do the various controls do? Is it a two or three band EQ? Also, would you be prepared to post the bass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanelondon Posted June 7, 2012 Author Share Posted June 7, 2012 Hi Conan, I feel the same, it's quite hard to find a lot of information on this series, however there is a page with plenty of nice examples and standard specs here: [url="http://www.carvinmuseum.com/instockarchive/xb75.html"]http://www.carvinmuseum.com/instockarchive/xb75.html[/url] Tone wise I you're pretty spot on there, however having the Musicman style pickup near the bridge (as opposed to the 'sweet spot' on the stingrays) means it's more like a jazz bass on steroids, very punchy and clear. You can get thunky p-bass like tone by favoring the neck pickup, modern hip hop like tone by using an even split (That's what I used for my funk band), or Jaco-like tone by using the bridge pickup. I just discovered from reading up that if you pull the volume knob you have a passive bass! Never knew that....useful for recording I suppose. They also have piezo bridge saddles (I suppose that's what the P stands for on the XB75-P). My understanding of the controls is: Master Volume Pickup selector/mix knob Switch for piezo on/off and corresponding knob for frequency range/mix (This is my best explanation of what this does - kind of sounds like a sweepable mid but I'm really not sure) Bass, Mid, Treble along the bottom row. 18v Active Circuitry (Pull volume knob for passive) I would consider posting it as it has a hard case and there is a lot of advice about posting it on this forum. Anything else let me know! Shane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markstuk Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Must resist :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanelondon Posted June 9, 2012 Author Share Posted June 9, 2012 Bump from Norway! Back in London on the 13th. Send some offers if you are interested otherwise it's eBay time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanelondon Posted June 11, 2012 Author Share Posted June 11, 2012 Bump bump....don't make go eBay please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanelondon Posted June 12, 2012 Author Share Posted June 12, 2012 Bump! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanelondon Posted June 13, 2012 Author Share Posted June 13, 2012 Bumpy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougal Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Pretty sure this was my old bass (see http://www.carvinmuseum.com/playersgallery/xb75.html - about half way down the page). Bought in the states and imported by me when I moved back. If so it also has the offset neck profile. I can vouch for it's lovely-ness. It also does quite well tuned F#-B-E-A-D (when it left me it had another nut). The last I saw of it I traded for a fretless on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziggydolphinboy Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 this is killikng me missed this first time round only one more gig and ill have the dough !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanelondon Posted June 15, 2012 Author Share Posted June 15, 2012 [quote name='dougal' timestamp='1339598425' post='1691215'] Pretty sure this was my old bass (see [url="http://www.carvinmus...llery/xb75.html"]http://www.carvinmus...llery/xb75.html[/url] - about half way down the page). Bought in the states and imported by me when I moved back. If so it also has the offset neck profile. I can vouch for it's lovely-ness. It also does quite well tuned F#-B-E-A-D (when it left me it had another nut). The last I saw of it I traded for a fretless on here. [/quote] Small world! Thanks for the vouching! I believe you are correct as I do still have the original spare set of strings with that monster F#....when I bought it however there was already a new (standard) nut on it with standard strings. [quote name='ziggydolphinboy' timestamp='1339615072' post='1691620'] this is killikng me missed this first time round only one more gig and ill have the dough !!!! [/quote] Let me know mate asap, I have an offer just waiting for the reply from the guy however! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanelondon Posted June 16, 2012 Author Share Posted June 16, 2012 Bumpy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanelondon Posted June 16, 2012 Author Share Posted June 16, 2012 Still bumping, need this gone within a week! Thanks, Shane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanelondon Posted June 17, 2012 Author Share Posted June 17, 2012 Sunday morning buuuuump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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