NOW SOLD...Godin Acoustibass LS Baggs model 4 string 12/4 now £375 £450

[Paul S]

Godin Acoustibass LS Baggs model. This is one of those gorgeous, slimline Canadian electro-acoustic basses. Black with a warm, aged cream binding, fretted neck, blak headstock. It is scruffy, and when I bought it, not working. I had the electrics completely overhauled and it now works just as it should. Strung with black nylon flats, I think Status. But it is still scruffy... hence the ridiculously low price - after all, it is a Godin Acoustibass!! In good nick this would be twice the price. Comes with the original hard case with Godin written on it!

Pictures tomorrow.

Looking for [s]£450[/s] [s]£400[/s] £375 collected from SS7 or meet up, £400 with fully insured overnight courier to mainland UK

Edited May 18, 2017 by Paul S

[warwickhunt]

You really should mention the (lack of) weight... I've got the same bass but fretless and they are featherweights!

[Paul S]

You are right, sir - thank you - 3.1kg, which is under 7lbs. Whilst I am about it, nut is 43mm but the neck is not very deep.

Edited March 3, 2017 by Paul S

[ikay]

Is this old style Acoustibass with double cutaway and the vibrating tines behind the bridge?

[Paul S]

It is a double cutaway. I don't know what vibrating tines are so don't know if it has any.

It looks like this one [url="http://fr.audiofanzine.com/basse-electro-acoustique/godin/acoustibass-lr-baggs/medias/photos/a.play,m.777253.html"]http://fr.audiofanzine.com/basse-electro-acoustique/godin/acoustibass-lr-baggs/medias/photos/a.play,m.777253.html[/url] if that helps.

[ikay]

Thanks. Some of the early ones have a panel on the back like the pic below. In the body cavity there are a number of 'tines' that vibrate sympathetically when the bass is played and give it a more resonant acoustic sound.
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[6feet7]

I've had two of these in the past and absolutely love them. Only play 5 strings nowadays, but I'm wondering if I can somehow convert this to a 5 stringer?

[warwickhunt]

Mine is the Fender styled double cut which does have the reso bar things but no plate on the back, which is the same as the OP... so yes it will have the tines.

[ikay]

Ah, I didn't realise that all double cuts had the resonating harp thingy. Maybe only the very early ones had an access panel

Edited March 4, 2017 by ikay

[Paul S]

No panel on the back so no idea what is going on inside. I'll take pics later.

Convert to 5 string? The neck is wide enough but the entire bridge assembly would need changing, which I guess would mean a new pickup too. Then again, it is cheap enough to allow a bit of modding!

[6feet7]

Yup, that's the question. Would changing the bridge screw up the internals? Got to think. I just love the (light) weight of these basses.

[Paul S]

Also adding another hole in the headstock for the extra tuner? It is not like you are ruining a pristine instrument, though.

Anyway, some pictures. Some general shots, plus some close up (some out of focus!) of bad bits. The paint around the metal plate of the pre-amp has lifted in a few places. Someone (ok, me) splodged a permanent marker over it. Ditto a mark on the lower horn. Ditto a mark near the bridge - not sure what happened here as it is raised. Quite possibly the bridge had been glued back on at some point and this is a blob left on it? Overall there are surface scratches and swirls over quite a lot of the finish. If I could have been bothered most of these would have polished out. A few chips to the edges of the headstock that were mercifully saved from the marker pen. So those are the bad bits - all cosmetic. None has any affect whatsoever on the playability. The binding is actually intact and in good condition - that would have been tricky to fix but no need.

Good bits - well, it is a Godin. They are legendary. It feels and sounds magnificent. 3 band eq allows adjustment to pretty much anything you would want.

Price is firm as it is a bargain.

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[Paul S]

Bump!

[Paul S]

Away for a few days type bump! Back late Weds.

[Paul S]

A late weds bump!

[Paul S]

Having just committed to buying something expensive this needs to be gone, so price dropped to £400.

[Paul S]

Any April fools want to buy this?

[Paul S]

Bump!

[Paul S]

Price dropped to £375 collected, £400 posted. Genuine, real life Godin bass, folks, for the price of a Squier.

[Paul S]

On hols back on 25th type bump

[Paul S]

Back from hols bump!

[Paul S]

Mayday Mayday!

[Paul S]

Going away again until 14th type bump. Meanwhile, I will accept the nearest offer to £350 - something to consider!

[Paul S]

On hold

And sold

Edited May 18, 2017 by Paul S