Squib Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 (edited) Having to let go of my beautiful Ales Vychodil AVPJ 5 string . Mainly playing my AV J4 now and 5's not getting much of a look in . Ales Vychodil makes some truly great basses in my opinion and as a player of over thirty years ( old fart ) and having played just about everything in that time . . . I think they're hugely underestimated /under valued ? Passive 2012 Vintage white ( quite yellowed .) Looks like nitro , but not sure ? Tort guard. 34" scale with Nordstrand pickups and individual stacked volume/tone pots . Alder body / One piece maple neck / Bound Indian RW board with MOP blocks Slightly narrower 18mm spacing at bridge , which I think makes for a very comfortable set up ? Weighs in at around 4.2 kg ( just over 9 lbs ) In great condition , with just one small dink on lower horn ( pictured . ) This thing has a big big sound and for a passive bass , the stacked pots give it amazing versatility . Wicked bass that is easily up there with the more expensive competition . £1200 picked up from N.London . Will ship at buyers expense . No trades on this one . .. sorry . SOLD ! Edited November 28, 2016 by Squib Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PawelG Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 Looks beautiful. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squib Posted November 24, 2016 Author Share Posted November 24, 2016 Cheers man ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whizzzy Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 You certainly don't see many AV basses around these parts! As stated in the op [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Ales Vychodil makes some truly great basses and if you are even half considering buying a PJ then this is certainly worth checking out. The output on these basses is 'only' passive (I say only passive) It gives most of my active basses a run for their money. They produce a full and rich tone and yes it is a traditional nitros finish.[/font][/color] [font="helvetica, arial, sans-serif"][color="#282828"]My AVPB5 is an absolute pleasure to play and is one of my 'go-to' basses. I'm half tempted with this myself but if I go home with any more basses Mrs. Whiz is gonna be after me like something unmentionable.[/color][/font] [font="helvetica, arial, sans-serif"][color="#282828"]GLWTS.[/color][/font] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] [/font][/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squib Posted November 24, 2016 Author Share Posted November 24, 2016 Well thanks for the kind words Mr Whiz . I have a passive AVj4 that is just killer ! Had it a few years now and nothing else I've played comes close to it . Not sure why they're so good , but whatever he's doing , he's doing it right . They have real mojo . Now I'm sure that Mrs Whiz won't mind just one more . . . . . ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pmjos Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Paul Turner has one of these baby's and If had the cash I'd have this one off you pdq. Superb instruments. People forget that there is a huge history of Luthiery in Czech Republic and Ales is making basses well into the league of AC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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