KennysFord Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 (edited) A bit of a stable clearout going on at the mo hence this ones up fro grabs A very rare Riverhead 5'er from Headway Japan,they now make Bacchus Basses. I got it from the States last year and i bought it as an Eighties bass. I find it hard enough to play a 4 and i cant get to grips with the B so it might as well go and make for whatevers next. The good stuff; Its a HH as you can see and this thing is loud,did i say loud,i meant LOUD !!! . Not sure of the bodywood but the neck is maple with a satin finish and it has a rosewood board.The bridge and tuners are Gotoh. It has seperate volume controls for each pup and 2 band EQ.The amount of bass this thing makes is incredible and it'll also mwaaaah with the best of 'em. Roll back the neck pup and there's some very tasty stingray tones going to be had,the neck pup can be allmost P with a tweak of the eq. The build quality is first class as you'd expect from headway,the neck is perfect,its very slim indeed and there's no fretwear at all,the truss rod works fine. The not quite so good. The pickguard is missing,it was like that when i bought it but it didnt bother me TBH,i kinda like it the way it is.There's a ding or two here and there,nothing major but it does have some mojo. I had Nick Carey appraise it earlier this year.He was very impressed with it,he prefered the tone and the EQ to a stingray and said the build quality was very good also.I'm sure if you asked nicely he'd be happy to confirm. Our resident Jap expert pointed me in the direction of Similar Riverhead bass,albeit a single H for sale in the states at over $900. Sooooooo if anyone fancies a punt at something a bit out the ordinary i promise you that you will not be dissapointed. I can get sound clips if you need them,i'll just have to bug Nick for them. I'd like 400 of your english pounds please squire.I paid a bit more than that so to save me putting 450 and messing about offers thats what it is. I have more photo's if you want 'em,ask and ye shall recieve. Edited October 1, 2008 by kennyrodg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mokl Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 I have only had limited exposure to Riverhead basses, but my conclusion was that these are brilliant instruments! Good luck with the sale, and have a bump on me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KennysFord Posted September 30, 2008 Author Share Posted September 30, 2008 [quote name='Mokl' post='295149' date='Sep 30 2008, 09:32 AM']I have only had limited exposure to Riverhead basses, but my conclusion was that these are brilliant instruments! Good luck with the sale, and have a bump on me [/quote] Cheers Mokl, it really is a cracker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 I used to have a Riverhead Steinberger-a-like. If this was one of those I was going to have to buy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KennysFord Posted October 1, 2008 Author Share Posted October 1, 2008 bump for a price drop. £350 + post. From the Dubbest,heaviest bone shakin' bass to the clankiest treble,its all here. your missin out at this price ladies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 That looks just the ticket, very nice indeed, and a versatile pup config too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KennysFord Posted October 1, 2008 Author Share Posted October 1, 2008 It breaks my heart having to let it go at this silly price but GAS is terrible thing. :ph34r: If it was a 4'er it wouldnt be going anywhere. As you say Rayman,it really is very versatile and there's so much to be had from the HH and the eq. Shame on me me but there you have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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