fingerz Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 (edited) A very reluctant sale of my faithful and beautiful Celinder J Update 5. Very sought after for that super jazz/70's esq boutique tone and feel. I had an Alleva Coppolo LM5 which went out the door and this stayed. It's time now however, to move it on. This bass is slightly unique in my experience of Celinders 5's, in that it weighs 10.2 lbs (lightest one I have come across) and has a slimmer, faster neck profile than the standard you find on these basses. I have lived on this bass, it has been the main bass on the tours of 'Thriller Live' over the last three years. Totally dependable and sounds great in the mix. Even Chris C remarked on how different the neck was and how he remembers giving it more of that 'fast' feel when he built it. I have brought this bass up to spec, it had a John East when I bought it, which sounded great but yielded noise problems due to the unique design of these pickups and preamp. After much work and help from Chris Celinder, I tracked down a CP3a which is installed and sounding great. I do think I have some other pickups for the bass somewhere, they may even be single coils, which you are welcome to have, however I doubt they will work very well with this preamp.. Anyway, everything is now as it should be, and the sought after pickups and pre are reinstalled. SPEC: Body - Danish Ash, Cobalt Blue Neck - Maple (un-figured, more stable in my experience) Finger board - Maple, lacquered for 'that' 70's tone. Black dots. Pickups - Celinder Hum-Cancelling J bass Preamp - Celinder CP3a, with Dip Switches Scale length - 35" Weight - 10.2 lbs (on my digital scales) There's a small mark on the back of the neck, and a tiny bit of buckle rash you can just about make out above the cavity, and a mark on the top horn from before my time. Generally well looked after with a few marks and scratches over it's lifetime, see pictures. Note: The bass has slightly more purple in the colour than the pictures show, it's amazing how different it looks in different lights, however it's less 'blue' in the flesh, and slightly darker. *No case included. It came without one, if I need to ship or it's a deal breaker, then I might be able to sort something if we come to an agreement. THIS IS SALE ONLY PLEASE. NO TRADES. If you would like to know anything else then please feel free to PM me or Call me on 07719154668. Delivery/collection very preferable. Try out of course welcome at my house, again, get in touch. Thanks for looking - good home required! Cheers, Jo Edited September 25, 2017 by fingerz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass_Guardian Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Got any gig pics of the bass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fingerz Posted June 22, 2017 Author Share Posted June 22, 2017 [quote name='Bass_Guardian' timestamp='1498056078' post='3322249'] Got any gig pics of the bass? [/quote] I'm afraid not - I'm curious as to what you would gain from such pictures though?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass_Guardian Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 [quote name='fingerz' timestamp='1498136882' post='3322730'] I'm afraid not - I'm curious as to what you would gain from such pictures though?! [/quote] Viewing pleasure mainly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fingerz Posted June 22, 2017 Author Share Posted June 22, 2017 [quote name='Bass_Guardian' timestamp='1498137368' post='3322736'] Viewing pleasure mainly [/quote] Haha! Oh, suits you sir ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fingerz Posted June 24, 2017 Author Share Posted June 24, 2017 Gig bag now available with this bass. I can ship if needed. PM's responded to, still for sale. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealting Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Jo is one of the finest bass players in the country, and while he could make any bass sound phenomenal, this one was always spectacular. He also takes great care of his gear. Buy with total confidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fingerz Posted June 30, 2017 Author Share Posted June 30, 2017 Thanks dude! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Oh gawd... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowregisterhead Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 (edited) I think this used to be mine about 10 years ago (just checked - 2004)... there can't be many J5 Updates in that colour! A great bass. GLWTS. Edited June 30, 2017 by lowregisterhead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fingerz Posted July 2, 2017 Author Share Posted July 2, 2017 [quote name='lowregisterhead' timestamp='1498844259' post='3327541'] I think this used to be mine about 10 years ago (just checked - 2004)... there can't be many J5 Updates in that colour! A great bass. GLWTS. [/quote] Thanks. Maybe so. It was built in '98 and it's the only one I've seen in that colour with the black dots. I believe the previous owner had it for some years too.. They are really special, I will no doubt get another Celinder one day.. Nice one it's good to hear about it's (potential) history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fingerz Posted July 4, 2017 Author Share Posted July 4, 2017 bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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fingerz Posted July 25, 2017 Author Share Posted July 25, 2017 Bump Thinking of putting this up as a commission sale at one of our dealers so if you are interested here just let me know, no pressure, no huge rush but things are slow at the moment on here. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kiwi Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 Some sound clips would be nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fingerz Posted August 3, 2017 Author Share Posted August 3, 2017 [quote name='Kiwi' timestamp='1501771242' post='3347254'] Some sound clips would be nice! [/quote] Hi Kiwi, Sure, on request I can surely have a dig and sort some sound samples - some things are not strictly for public use hence my treading carefully. Serious buyers feel free to get in touch, or come round and see how YOU make it sound! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 Feel welcome to send me some. Or maybe just record some samples on your phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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fingerz Posted August 17, 2017 Author Share Posted August 17, 2017 Was on hold for a bit, but seems that's not possible at the moment, so back up for a bump! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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fingerz Posted September 11, 2017 Author Share Posted September 11, 2017 Bump - still here, amazingly : ( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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