Volume Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 (edited) Up for sale is my Conklin GT7 Fretless, which I bought from Basschatter Russ ('binky bass') ...about 3 years ago now. Since I bought it, it's been occasionally used for experimenting and some home recording work, but has never seen a gig, or even left the house! It's essentially a regular GT7 in Translucent Red finish, with a Purpleheart fretboard, which was De-fretted by a professional luthier. Aside from the de-fret job, it's all original, featuring; Lightweight Ash Body with Figured Maple Multi-laminate, five piece Neck made from Wenge & Purpleheart Bartolini Active Pickups (Volume, Blend, Bass & Treble Controls) The Barts give the bass real tonal scope - it can nail just-about any tone that you set your heart upon. It also has nice tight string spacing, so that despite it's Extended Range, the bass doesn't feel too tiresome on the hands, and it's slick Neck Radius also helps this effect. There is one small area of lacquer cracking around the Volume Pot, due to an over-tightened nut - I tried taking a photo of this, but the cracks are too fine to come-up in pictures - it's also really quite hard to see with the naked eye unless it's pointed-out to you. I've spoken to a couple of luthiers about the possibility of repair, and it's a simple job, which shouldn't cost much at all.. Ideally I'd like to find a London-based buyer that can either collect the bass from NW6, or meet me in person, or have me deliver the bass to them... I'm reluctant to ship due to the size of the bass in it's case... Speaking of the case... the bass is shown in a Tribal Planet GX15B case, which will be included in the asking price Thanks for your time, Any Questions, Enquiries etc, feel free to PM me & I'll get back ASAP Rich [attachment=20638:bass.jpg] [attachment=20639:head.jpg] [attachment=20640:case.jpg] Edited February 22, 2009 by Volume Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6stringbassist Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 How much ?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volume Posted February 21, 2009 Author Share Posted February 21, 2009 Hope everyone's having a good weekend! Ideally I'd like [b]£450[/b] for the bass, but I'll listen to offers. I'm not really in the market for any trades at the moment I'm afraid. Thanks, Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy_Marsh Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 £450 for a conklin! thats a steal, but no cash at the minute bad GAS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d-basser Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 damn you I have no money but this looks , at that price it is a total steal, good job I am so far away or I might have to sell my kidney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7string Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 (edited) I've had a Conklin GT7 for 6 years now and these have to be the best way to get into 7 strings. They don't break the bank, they're good quality and they sound great. The price for this makes it an absolute steal. Even when you add in the price of having it fretted, it's still very cheap. Also, the Conklin Groove Tools have now been discontinued, so finding a good one can be tricky. Having a case which fits is a real bonus as the GT7 does not fit in most standard gig bags. The one I have is in a Yamaha bag. If you're thinking about 7 strings, be it tuned B E A D G C F or F# B E A D G C, then snap this up. I enjoyed playing my Conklin so much that I had a Sei bass made with the Conklin string spacing, as that what I was used to. My Conklin GT7 has now been de-fretted and has a matching ramp as well. Just for the record, I don't know the OP at all I just think that these basses are great and a perfect way to get into ERBs (Extended Range Basses). Edited February 22, 2009 by 7string Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velvetkevorkian Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 My credit card just breathed a sigh of relief when I saw this was sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6stringbassist Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 I was just about to buy it !. Please let me know if the sale falls through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee650 Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Hi Rich nice one mate, i have been looking at this with great intrest, i like the idea of jumping on a seven i wouldve prefered fretted though, lots of interesting possibilities, glad its sold mate, take care- lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 WOW! What an instrment. I hate having small hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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