koval123 Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 (edited) Up for sale goes my another made in Japan Levinson Blade, this time a B3. The differences between this and B4 are body wood (maple on B3 vs ash on B4) and finish (solid color on B3 vs transparent on B4). Used but still in a great shape, straight neck, low action, responsive truss rod. It sports maple body in a beautifully aged white finish, one-piece maple neck with ebony fretboard and unique active circuitry with additional hum-cancelling coil. It carries some small 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. Sending to Europe possible, ask me for cost estimate. Edited December 7, 2020 by koval123 sold 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 I bought the B4 off Jarek recently and it arrived today. Two things to add to this thread - first, these are absolutely outstandingly good J basses, said as someone who has owned Sadowsky & US Fender Jazzes, amongst others, in the past and you're getting a genuinely top class bass for the money. Second, Jarek is a great guy to deal with. Buy this bass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SzunaP Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Agreed... 👌 I'm using for 20 years my Blade, only the PUs have been upgraded for DiMarzios. Nothing beated it, however tried many basses. Except.. I found a Sadowsky M5 few months ago, but it's another character with soapbars, love both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deepbass Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Does the maple body sound much different to the ash one in your opinion/experience...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SzunaP Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Maple body? What is her weight? I suspect not too light... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koval123 Posted November 3, 2020 Author Share Posted November 3, 2020 @SzunaP: true, it's 4,7 kg @Deepbass: maple body gives brighter highs and stronger upper midrange than ash. Lows are slightly warmer on ash. I've also noticed stronger resonance with maple-maple combination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbowskill Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 Keep coming back to this. What's the neck like? 38mm nut? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koval123 Posted November 26, 2020 Author Share Posted November 26, 2020 @danbowskill yes, it's a proper jazz bass neck with modern-c profile. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panos71n Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 hello, is shipping to Greece possible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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