JakeBrownBass Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 (edited) Ok, i've been toying with trading this bass since i got it. I'm not desperate to trade it tbh so not really bothered whether i end up keeping it or not. So, about the bass, i'm going to try and be as honest as possible. This bass was made on May 28th of 2004 by Chris Benavente and Brian Barrett. It was a prototype of the now, Lowend Jazz Bass. Being a prototype, some things have changed according to Brian, such as minor neck shape and pick-up placement. It has an alder body, 3 piece maple neck and a Brazilian rosewood board. Its has a 34" scale. The body has a Lake Placid Blue finish. This finish is a pearlescent kind of finish which is really hard to get a picture of. It has custom Kent Armstrong J pickups and either a Benavente 3 band preamp. It has a Hipshot "A" Type Bridge & Hipshot Ultralite Tuners. The sound from this bass is awsome, all down to the custom pickups. The Neck/truss rod doesn't have enough relief on it if you play heavy strings, but as i use medium/light strings i've never had a problem with the neck "issues". To be honest, i'd take this statement with a pinch of salt as i'm yet to experience any problems and only posted this as advice from a previous owner! The bass plays really really well and i have taken it on a mini tour and taken it into the studio. I'm still waiting to get the recordings back but if this bass is still here when i get them, i'll post some sound clips. If there is anything else you may want to know, just let me know and i'll try answer you questions. I'm not sure how to value this bass so i emailed Brian Barrett and he said its worth about $1600-$1800 resale, so whats that, about £1100 average. [size=3] Cash Price: £900ono[/size] [size=3]Trade can only be for a 4 string after many arguments with the manager![/size] Now for pictures, Cheers, Jake Edited November 21, 2008 by jake_tenfloors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeBrownBass Posted November 11, 2008 Author Share Posted November 11, 2008 Just incase people arn't sure about these basses i've linked up the website and some vids from youtube! [url="http://www.lowendbasses.com/"]http://www.lowendbasses.com/[/url] [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=F9Mbhn_WHrU"]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=F9Mbhn_WHrU[/url] [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=hiwJ6ArM0Cc&feature=related"]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=hiwJ6ArM0Cc&...feature=related[/url] [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=qHLIwuA3coc&feature=related"]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=qHLIwuA3coc&...feature=related[/url] Cheers Jake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeBrownBass Posted November 11, 2008 Author Share Posted November 11, 2008 i can ship this bass but would prefer to meet up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flychris Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 ...it's not a 4 stringer..... unlucky guy.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeBrownBass Posted November 12, 2008 Author Share Posted November 12, 2008 :ph34r: bump :ph34r: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 When it said Lowend and then saw £900 I thought how much would you pay for a high end? Then I realised it was a brand and now feel very stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galore Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Someone buy this quickly! It's such a steal for 900! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeBrownBass Posted November 12, 2008 Author Share Posted November 12, 2008 (edited) [quote]Someone buy this quickly! It's such a steal for 900![/quote] Thanks man, can now only trade for a 4 string guys, cheers. Perfect bass would be a Distressed Sunburst Sandberg P or J Edited November 12, 2008 by jake_tenfloors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeBrownBass Posted November 13, 2008 Author Share Posted November 13, 2008 back to the top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 why do you want to change? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeBrownBass Posted November 13, 2008 Author Share Posted November 13, 2008 [quote]Twhy do you want to change?[/quote] Don't ask, i don't want to change tbh, but things to do with my band need me to have 4 strings, not 5! Thats pretty much it! Jake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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