RhysP Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 Here's my wonderful Levinson Blade B4, bought new from the Bass centre in Wapping on 30th May 1989. Bloody great bass, a real workhorse & the build quality is superb. I actually part exchanged a custom built Jaydee Supernatural for this - some people thought I was nuts but I've never regretted it for a second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfoxnik Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 Great colour! Looks like a very nice bass. Played one some years back and it sounded really good... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-soar Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 (edited) That position of the bridge is playing tricks with my vision. I relation to the bridge pickup which seems low on the G string side, compared to the E string side, looks wonky to me, hope it's the pics. Steve. Edited April 8, 2009 by steve-soar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 (edited) [quote name='steve-soar' post='457930' date='Apr 8 2009, 11:03 PM']That position of the bridge is playing tricks with my vision. I relation to the bridge pickup which seems low on the G string side, compared to the E string side, looks wonky to me, hope it's the pics. Steve.[/quote]got me that...might be the saddles and shadow off the pups that throw u off? awsome looking J..love the colour..what are the pups on it? is it passive/active Edited April 8, 2009 by bubinga5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouMa Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 good wood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-soar Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 Peter Wyngarde rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouMa Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 [quote name='steve-soar' post='458004' date='Apr 8 2009, 11:19 PM']Peter Wyngarde rules.[/quote] Enchante! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray5 Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Yeh, nice finish. Is that an original Blade neck? Or maybe a retro-fit? I only ask as it doesn't seem to have the usual Blade headstock I remember. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted April 9, 2009 Author Share Posted April 9, 2009 (edited) [quote name='Stingray5' post='458044' date='Apr 9 2009, 03:05 AM']Yeh, nice finish. Is that an original Blade neck? Or maybe a retro-fit? I only ask as it doesn't seem to have the usual Blade headstock I remember. Steve[/quote] It's the original neck (one piece rock maple with an ebony fingerboard) - they had the Fender shape headstock before Fender made them change to a different, more pointed shape. I've got an old Blade Texas Standard Str*t with the same headstock too. The bridge pickup does look a bit off in the photo, I've never noticed it before! I checked the bass & I can safely say that the bridge & pickup are both as they should be. The control knobs look weird as well - must be a trick of the light (and the fact that I'm sh*te with a camera). It's active & the pickups are the original Levinson ones. The little switch is for bringing in the active tone circuit - there's a three band EQ circuit in the bass that you can preset. It's also got a hum cancelling pickup in the back & the tone control is an active low pass filter rather than a standard passive type. Edited April 9, 2009 by RhysP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbloke Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Very. very nice and has that all important 21st fret too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted April 9, 2009 Author Share Posted April 9, 2009 I think the body may be smaller than a Fender Jazz - I've never compared it with a Fender side by side but Fenders always feel much bigger when I play them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 sweet bass and highly under rated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Who was the female bassist who used the early Levinson Blade basses? I have recollections of her playing a nice sun/amberburst with Paul Weller... then again it might not have been with PW but at my age I'm proud of the fact that I remembered it was a female! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XB26354 Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Yolanda Charles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakenewmanbass Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 I had one exactly like it, which I got for a steal as it had been dropped in the shop. Lovely bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardHimself Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 I really like this bass, the woodgrain is sooo nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted April 11, 2009 Author Share Posted April 11, 2009 It's an ash body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 One for sale on ebay [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=67566&view=findpost&p=655937"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...st&p=655937[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 How much does a Blade (usually) weigh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted November 16, 2009 Author Share Posted November 16, 2009 Mine was about 9lbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAgent Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 My B2 is lighter, I think. About 8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
levinsonblade Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 i just want to say thanks very much for letting put a link to my ebay auction up on here. someone asked me how much it weighs and to be honest i really dont know. i want to avoid taking it out and playing around with it as much as possible in case i damage it. if anyone has any questions about it let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 [quote name='levinsonblade' post='656972' date='Nov 17 2009, 01:44 PM']i just want to say thanks very much for letting put a link to my ebay auction up on here. someone asked me how much it weighs and to be honest i really dont know. i want to avoid taking it out and playing around with it as much as possible in case i damage it.[size=6] if anyone has any questions about it let me know.[/size][/quote] Sorry but if you want to have any credibility as a seller on here you'll get it out and stick it on the bathroom scales. Saying things like that suggests you don't actually have the bass, you just lidfted the images from some other ebay auction and you are going to rip someone off. So What does it weight, mate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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