Stealthy 5 string jazz bass w/ EMGs - Sold £130 Glasgow

[velvetkevorkian]

SOLD

 

Bit of a weird one this, but handy if you need to get a 5 string past a very conservative band. It's a bitsa jazz bass with a Wilkinson 5 string conversion bridge/string tree. That puts 5 strings onto a 4 string Precision neck, with an extra tuner at the bridge and an anchor in the string tree.

I assume none of the parts are genuine Fender items, despite the decal. Tuners are also Wilkinsons. Pickups are EMGs -- hard to see in pictures but you can just about make out the logos. Rail types so no issues with misaligned pole-pieces.

Body is a bit beaten up, and the replacement bridge doesn't quite cover the original screw holes. Pickguard seems to have been drilled in some random places for pickup covers, but purely cosmetic.

Frets are a bit worn so I can't get the action quite as low as I'd like but it plays nicely. Spacing is tight but pretty similar to a 6 or 7 string bass. I'm really not a fan of the Precision neck profile though so it's not getting played at the moment.

String B-G with light gauge Elixirs, and sounds like a jazz bass should.

Can look into postage if required -- probably about £25

 

Edited September 29, 2019 by velvetkevorkian
sold

[alyctes]

I don't know if that's bizarre or awesome...

Good luck with it anyway!

[prowla]

I have one of those conversion bridges in my parts box - haven't quite got 'round to fitting it to something yet...

The price looks good, but wrong end of the country for me...

[Davy]

Never seen one of those before.

GLWTS.

[Jus Lukin]

That's a new one on me, too!

I thought the 'stealth' meant it would be all black!

[velvetkevorkian]

Thanks guys. I assumed the extra string would feel a bit out of place but I was surprised at how well it works if you can cope with the narrow spacing.

[SzunaP]

I spend just 10 minutes while I understand the pics.  4 str headstock.  No, no,  its 5 string. No it can't be, just 4 hardwares...  😄 

Then I zoomed in and read the lines, haha!  Tricky!! Never seem it before..

[prowla]

I've been waiting for a Precision (wider neck than a Jazz) to appear to put mine on.

[velvetkevorkian]

This is a Precision neck on a Jazz body -- just measured and string spacing is 15mm at the bridge, 8mm at the nut.

[velvetkevorkian]

£100 + shipping?