juliusmonk Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 (edited) Cash price: 1750£ incl. shipping in the EU - reduced to 1650£ (and won't go any lower) Hi Lovely example of W&T artistry... A Zoid 5er that I got in a trade a few months back. Fully loaded and with a beautiful front and back, and several luxury details. It is a fantastic bass for any style, but imo it especially shines on fingerstyle jazzy stuff. Which I don't do that often, hence the sale. The bass exudes quality and it is mint - no dings, no scratches, nothing. It is a bit atypical in that it combines 26 frets with a 33" scale. I find it very comfortable and the tone is to die for - those Bassculture PUs are really something! The passive option is great, the eq very flexible and there's switches and wheels in the control cavity to select frequencies. Access to the upper frets is excellent. Specs: Zoid 5-string neckthrough. Can be strung both B-G or E-C (I have tried both, no problem with either) Scale 33" Neck: 3-piece ash-ash-ash Heel-block: alder Fingerboard: ebony Pos dots: abalone 26 frets, medium size Body wings: american black walnut Top: holly wood, matching headstock PUs: bassculture/W&T custom alnico 5 dual coils with ebony top wood cases Ramp: Ebony (detachable) PUs position: 60s Tuners: Schaller BM light Bridge: W&T 2-piece Finish: ultra fine satin Preamp: East/W&T SP-02 3-band,vol/bal stack, passive tone with p/p active/passive Knobs: blackwood String spacing at bridge: 17.5 mm / at nut: 8.3 mm Case: Rockcase Bass Soft Light (semi-rigid) The docs that come with the bass show that in 2012 this bass costed 2800+ £, now probably more. I am in no hurry and would happily keep it if it doesn't sell. Will consider trades for MTD, Zon, etc. but open to look at everything. I prefer 4 strings (will consider 5), and a killer slap tone is a must. Thanks for looking! Pics (w/o the ebony ramp, which will be of course included, together with the tools and a spec sheet): Edited March 4, 2014 by juliusmonk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPBass Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 (edited) Good luck with the sale. This is an absolute gem of a bass and plays as good as it looks. I was lucky enough to be its guardian for a while and seeing her again really plucked a heart string. Julius is a top trader so you can trade with total confidence. Cheers Col Edited February 3, 2014 by Buzzardist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ariston Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 what a bomb.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Ah, my old Zoid. Lovely bass, electronics are superb, pickups really responsive and the preamp is the most powerful I have used. GLWTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybassdoyle Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 One of those amazing basses that just needs to find the right home... Glwts matey, I'll see if there is any of the family silver left... :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliusmonk Posted February 1, 2014 Author Share Posted February 1, 2014 Thanks chaps - it is a stunner indeed. If Gaudi had made basses, it wouldn't be far from this 😊. Forgot to mention the low action with no buzz... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliusmonk Posted February 3, 2014 Author Share Posted February 3, 2014 Close ups... Must confess I am having second thoughts myself... [IMG]http://i1285.photobucket.com/albums/a592/juliusmonk/19BC0BD3-E365-4688-ABAC-6D5CC6EDF0E3-6365-000004BCF6F5E1E4_zps2348851d.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1285.photobucket.com/albums/a592/juliusmonk/A6326176-F5CC-4834-BA0E-691843C3B6F8-6365-000004BD09D1CA92_zps5e6ae848.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1285.photobucket.com/albums/a592/juliusmonk/DE72C82E-F08C-416F-8C50-1A992589488A-6365-000004BD2262CC95_zps2fb7fe89.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1285.photobucket.com/albums/a592/juliusmonk/8DAFDFA1-04DE-4736-95F3-5EA7DA817DD5-6365-000004BD2DB63DAF_zpsf949cee7.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1285.photobucket.com/albums/a592/juliusmonk/99E495DC-8CFE-4119-9A9D-170E0EFDA87C-6365-000004BD1C6413B1_zpsb64f2df3.jpg[/IMG] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikkel-S Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Trade with an amazing Fender CS 62' relic Jazz in seafoam green? Pm me for pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-sad Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Or an original 78 7ender Jazz... Black and maple with blocks and binding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliusmonk Posted February 3, 2014 Author Share Posted February 3, 2014 (edited) Thanks guys - beautiful basses, but I'm not really a jazz bass man... Would prefer MTD, Ken Smith, Zon Sonus, Spector, Shuker... Maybe even a Dingwall as I am curious about the fanned frets. But I'll keep your offers in mind in case nothing else is offered Edited February 4, 2014 by juliusmonk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott S Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 [quote name='juliusmonk' timestamp='1391386703' post='2356683'] Close ups... Must confess I am having second thoughts myself... [/quote] Julius, mate, don't sell it...KEEP IT! (or, alternatively, sell it to me in easy to manage, monthly instalments ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliusmonk Posted February 5, 2014 Author Share Posted February 5, 2014 I might... Just played it for a while and spent five minutes just doing the 'ringing bells' thing playing behind the bridge.😳 The clarity of this bass is amazing... You hear everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott S Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 [quote name='juliusmonk' timestamp='1391562033' post='2358723'] I might... Just played it for a while and spent five minutes just doing the 'ringing bells' thing playing behind the bridge. The clarity of this bass is amazing... You hear everything. [/quote] You might? Wow, that's great! How does a standing order for, say, £10 per month sound? lol. Seriously, mate, GLWTS, it's a stunning instrument. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliusmonk Posted February 5, 2014 Author Share Posted February 5, 2014 Lol... I might *keep it*, I meant... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliusmonk Posted February 7, 2014 Author Share Posted February 7, 2014 Bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliusmonk Posted February 9, 2014 Author Share Posted February 9, 2014 (edited) Bump - cash price reduced to 1750£. Trade value remains higher - MTD, ACG, Zon, Ken Smith, Spector, Vigier, Xotic... with cash adjustments either way Edited February 10, 2014 by juliusmonk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazed Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Get thee behind me temptation !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliusmonk Posted February 11, 2014 Author Share Posted February 11, 2014 Come on... You know it makes sense... 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliusmonk Posted February 13, 2014 Author Share Posted February 13, 2014 Bump and final price reduction for a cash sale: 1650£. That's more than 40% off the price of the bass new, and it is mint. I can't go any lower. Of course, trades still possible (2000£+ value). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliusmonk Posted February 15, 2014 Author Share Posted February 15, 2014 Up it goes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliusmonk Posted February 17, 2014 Author Share Posted February 17, 2014 One more push... An interested person comes to try it out on Thu... So if you want it, grab it now 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binky_bass Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 I believe we have come to a deal on this bass, this should be swooning it's way over to me soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliusmonk Posted February 21, 2014 Author Share Posted February 21, 2014 Indeed 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliusmonk Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share Posted March 4, 2014 Traded, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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