Michael Kraft Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 (edited) Hi, I'm new here! For sale is my Manne Malibu, custom made for display at the 2010 Musik Messe. I am the original owner. The bass weighs ca. [b]3.5kg [/b]and is in excellent condition. The only thing worthy of mention is wear from slapping where the pickguard would normally be located. Condition is probably 9 out of 10. It is truly a one-of-a-kind instrument. The body is black korina, which was lit on fire and finished with what the luthier calls a 'dirty finish'. It has cool 3D-like effects that can't be properly captured by my camera. It is passive, and offers an extremely versatile sound palette. Each pickup is splittable to Serial, Parallel and Single-coil. It has an extremely thin phelonic fingerboard that sounds more like maple than graphite. The neck is maple with ash laminates and it has a two way truss rod. It comes with a heavy-duty gigbag (also in excellent condition). I'm selling it for [b]1100 €[/b] (GBP equivalent) to fund another project. The price is non-negotiable, and [b]sale is preferred[/b]. Buyer pays actual (insured) shipping costs. I have a carton and packing materials. The bass is located near Stuttgart, Germany if local pickup is preferred. Here are the specs from the manufacturer: Malibu 4 Bass Fire Burst Black Korina * Body: Fire Burst Black Korina * Neck: Threaded, striped maple, beech multi- * Fretboard: Resin F, very stable, no Deadnotes * Pickups: 2 MANNE J-Blade, the three-way split: serial / parallel / Splitcoil * Bridge: TC Classic * Tuners: MANNE Bass tuners * Hardware: chrome * Finish: hand rubbed Fire Burst * Incl MANNE Gig Bag * Handmade in Italy - 24 (6110 Dunlop) jumbo frets. - 864mm. bass scale (34"). - 400mm fretboard radius (15,75"). - Thin “F resin” fretboard to give a precise attack without dead notes. - Double way working truss-rod steel bar, allows favorite neck relief adjustment. - Hardened multi laminated neck, made up with 0,8mm. thick wood plies. Ash sides on fretted basses , Maple sides on acoustibass or fretless. - Asymmetrical (helicoidal) neck shape for comfortable playing . - Satin finish on body and satin finish on the neck or hi-gloss finish for the specified models. - Nickel plated Steel wound MANNE strings. - Tilted back headstock, one piece with the neck. - MANNE pickups. [i]This is a private sale of a used instrument. There is no guarantee, refund or return. [/i] Edited May 2, 2017 by Michael Kraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Michael Kraft Posted December 1, 2015 Author Share Posted December 1, 2015 The bass is still available! I've reduced the price to 1000€/GBP equivalent. The purchase price was 1860€, so I'm not going any lower on this. Straight sale is preferred, but I might consider a trade. The bass is located in southern Germany. Here are some guidelines for trades: No fretless No P - Basses 4-string fretted only No Asian basses (Skyline, Fender Japan, etc) Active or Active/Passive electronics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Kraft Posted May 2, 2017 Author Share Posted May 2, 2017 Been a long time bump! I haven't been actively shopping the bass, but I'm moving overseas, so I'd like to unload it before the end of the month. A couple of minor scratches (near the bridge) from string changes since I've last posted. Nothing major. I can take a couple of pics, if necessary. Manne isn't a household name, but this is a one-of-a-kind instrument built for the Musik Messe, with a ton of mojo (the body was set on fire a la Jimi Hendrix). I'm the original owner. The price remains a very fair €1000 or its GBP equivalent. New price was €1860. Sale preferred, but I might consider a trade for a 4-string active bass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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