koval123 Posted September 22, 2020 Posted September 22, 2020 (edited) Up for sale goes a very nice made in Japan Levinson Blade B4. Used but still in a great shape, straight neck, low action, responsive truss rod. It sports swamp ash body in a beautiful transparent honey gloss finish, one-piece maple neck with ebony fretboard and unique active circuitry with additional hum-cancelling coil. It carries small amount of tiny dings and scratches from normal use. Gary Levinson's Blade basses were one of the 90's super-jazz designs and IMHO one of the most successful. More pics will follow. It comes with an old hard shell case which still provides relevant protection. Sending to Europe possible, ask me for cost estimate. Now with limited free shipping. Edited November 2, 2020 by koval123 sold 6
TheGreek Posted September 25, 2020 Posted September 25, 2020 I did a deal with the once, sole importer of these basses. He was a very adept player and rated these very highly. GLWTS
NikNik Posted September 26, 2020 Posted September 26, 2020 (edited) Is that not a B4? I have one almost identical (your bridge looks different) and it's a B4. Edited September 28, 2020 by NikNik
koval123 Posted September 26, 2020 Author Posted September 26, 2020 (edited) @NikNik: good point, most of Web search results say B3 or B4 for 3-pot preamp and smaller brass bridge. B2 had 4-pot config and gotoh zinc-alloy bridge. Possibly mine is B4 but B3 is not far from the truth, I guess. Mystery solved, I found this Blade leaflet copy, small but clear enough: Edited September 26, 2020 by koval123
NikNik Posted September 28, 2020 Posted September 28, 2020 On 26/09/2020 at 13:13, koval123 said: @NikNik: good point, most of Web search results say B3 or B4 for 3-pot preamp and smaller brass bridge. B2 had 4-pot config and gotoh zinc-alloy bridge. Possibly mine is B4 but B3 is not far from the truth, I guess. Mystery solved, I found this Blade leaflet copy, small but clear enough: Ahhh...well done!
NikNik Posted September 28, 2020 Posted September 28, 2020 I've looked again at your bass, this time on the laptop, and yours in fact has the same bridge as mine.
funkyfingers Posted October 12, 2020 Posted October 12, 2020 koval always has killer basses to offer and is a nice chap too 🙂 I already bought basses from him and can recommend him - this blade is very nice -
koval123 Posted October 12, 2020 Author Posted October 12, 2020 @funkyfingers thank you very much. I'm just trying to be nice 😄 BTW another price drop 'cause it has to make room for another purchase...
tomthebass Posted October 17, 2020 Posted October 17, 2020 Must resist...must resist... how much does it weigh?
koval123 Posted October 17, 2020 Author Posted October 17, 2020 @tomthebass 4,8 kg on my traveler's scales.
tomthebass Posted October 17, 2020 Posted October 17, 2020 Thank you - bit on the heavy side for me, beautiful instrument though and a steal at this price, glwts!
dub_junkie Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 Love this bass and wish I had the readies for it. Guitarist friend of mine use to own a Blade RH4 in a gorgeous see thru purple colour. Always liked their stuff.
Undertone Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 I have the 5-string version of this bass (the Penta), and it's great. I can't believe this one hasn't gone at £650 - what a bargain. I think they retailed at over £1000 new. Yolanda Charles played one of these in recent years, on recordings, live and in online videos. (She's now moved to a Fender 5 I think).
Thomas P Posted October 25, 2020 Posted October 25, 2020 At twice the price this would still be the bargain of the year. Can't think of a cleaner and straight forward Jazz bass than this. Unfortunately I only play 5 strings otherwise I'd bought it in a heartbeat. Somebody will be a very happy future owner of this beauty. 1
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