Sumatra Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 (edited) Price or trade value reduced to [s]1950£[/s] [s]2300 euro[/s] 2000 euro Hi guys, here up for sale is my beloved Rob Allen Mb2 5 strings, fretless, unlined. I'm after a dream bass and must find a way to collect the cash: tried to sell out one of the kidneys but seems like no one's interested so there's not much more to do for me.. This is basically a "standard" walnut 5 strings: walnut top with dark tortoise binding over ash body, birdseye maple neck 35" scale with fretless unlined macassar ebony fingerboard. Side dots where the fret would be. Volume pot incapsulated in the bridge, wooden knob. A tone control is accessible with a little screwdriver from a hole in the control cavity plate. Matrix piezo pu. Hipshot tuners. The bass is in really excellent conditions, would rate it 9.5 out of 10: I found only a small ding on the body thickness, where the right arm rests, nothing else: no discoloration of the top where the finger rests, or belt marks on the back. Fretboard as well is in great conditions, I always used the black labella [s]and guess also the previous owner did[/s] but slight shades of roundwound strings are there so for a limited period of time they have been used. This is nothing serious, the fretboard doesn't need any rectification or intervention whatsoever: I didn't notice the marks until I looked for them. I'm not the first owner, I don't have the original case or the certificates from Rob. I will ship in a lightweight rigid case, and prepare it carefully for shipment. I'm located in the north of Italy, if you were planning a quick weekend here just let me know and you may try it out as well! For the moment price does not include shipping, but I'm ready to negotiate, especially for cash. Not particularly interested in trades, unless it's something I can re-sell easily, but worst I can say is no thanks. For any other question just contact me thanks Luca [b]EDIT[/b]: changes in the description [attachment=143420:mb2 5 unlined body.jpg] [attachment=143421:mb2 5 unlined body back.jpg] [attachment=143422:bridge.jpg] [attachment=143423:mb2 5 unlined front red.jpg] [attachment=143424:mb2 5 unlined back red.jpg] Edited December 28, 2013 by Sumatra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumatra Posted September 11, 2013 Author Share Posted September 11, 2013 I'm motivated to sell guys, if you're interested let's talk. Cheers Luca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorandelac Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 beauty.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumatra Posted September 12, 2013 Author Share Posted September 12, 2013 Thanks Goran, It is better in person! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumatra Posted September 16, 2013 Author Share Posted September 16, 2013 Price reduced to 1950£. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 What is the string spacing (in mm) at the bridge? And where in the north of Italy are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumatra Posted September 16, 2013 Author Share Posted September 16, 2013 To me it shows 18mm from center string to center string between B and E, and seems like something less between D and G? [attachment=143889:string spacing 1.jpg] [attachment=143890:string spacing 2.jpg] Weight on my kitchen scale is 2,8 kg I'm 35 km (30-45 min by car) from Parma towards Piacenza, I live in Salsomaggiore Terme. Thanks, Luca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumatra Posted September 18, 2013 Author Share Posted September 18, 2013 Should i bump I should I not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumatra Posted September 27, 2013 Author Share Posted September 27, 2013 Bump and price reduction to 2300 euro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumatra Posted October 1, 2013 Author Share Posted October 1, 2013 Bump for a major price reduction to 2000 euro, need money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumatra Posted October 6, 2013 Author Share Posted October 6, 2013 And now I include shipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franzbassist Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 That is a beautiful bass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumatra Posted October 11, 2013 Author Share Posted October 11, 2013 Up again. I'm also open to trades of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumatra Posted October 20, 2013 Author Share Posted October 20, 2013 (edited) Guys, after a careful look I found a ding on the body and noticed that I was not accurate when I reported that there's no kind of roundwound strings mark whatsoever. I inspected the bass more carefully and the mark is there. Nothing serious, you won't even notice that if you don't look for that, and you won't need any kind of intervention, but it's there so I wanted to highlight everything. Sorry for that, I was really convinced about that when I placed the post! Changed the description to include that. thanks Luca EDIT: here you can see in the pics. I increased contrast and sharpness to reveal them as much as possible. Any other picture you'd like (or light angle) just let me know. [attachment=146529:ding.jpg] [attachment=146530:fretboard.jpg] Edited October 22, 2013 by Sumatra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumatra Posted October 22, 2013 Author Share Posted October 22, 2013 to the top again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumatra Posted October 26, 2013 Author Share Posted October 26, 2013 And finally is gone, traded locally after many,contacts. Thank to everyone that proposed trades or made an offer! Luca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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