SOLD - Cort A5 Plus SCMS multiscale 5 string with US Bartolini pickups and EQ £1000 Hampshire

[franzbassist]

Still out of work so this is next up for sale.

 

 

I picked this wonderful bass up in the autumn last year.  I love the weight (4.17kg or 9lb 3 oz) and feel of it, and the multiscale neck really evens out the tone and string tension.

 

It has a swamp ash body with a spalted maple top stained a grey colour.  The through neck is 5 piece maple and panga panga (wenge relative), with a panga panga fingerboard.  The scale length is 34" to 36".

 

I have made the following changes, which have made an already very good bass even better:

i) rounded the edges of the nut so they are smooth

ii) replaced all the screws in the bridge units

iii) removed preamp and pickups and fully shielded the cavities, adding a new earth strip under the bridge

iv) installed threaded inserts in the pickup and control cavities, using new threaded bolts throughout

v) fitted US Bartolini HR-5.4AP/918 3 band preamp (volume has push/pull active/passive)

vi) fitted US Bartolini MK6CBC pickups, using six string version to ensure pickup sensing area was wide enough

vii) new black Dunlop straplocks and new black knobs

viii) customised chrome/black Hipshot tuners to give a Wal-like style

 

Bass comes with the very nice original hard case.  I am firm on £900 shipped in the UK.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited July 14, 2022 by franzbassist

[Thunderbird]

So underrated best value on bc at the moment imo glwts mate

[franzbassist]

14 hours ago, Thunderbird said:

So underrated best value on bc at the moment imo glwts mate

Thanks, yes, great basses.  I played it at rehearsal last night and every note is crystal clear.  The b string is a thing of beauty!

[calduggan]

Is this still for sale?

[franzbassist]

On 29/06/2022 at 08:54, calduggan said:

Is this still for sale?

Yes it is.

[franzbassist]

Dropping this to £950 including UK shipping.

[Kaluker]

Hi,

I've got the Cort A5 Plus SC with Mk 1 Bartolinis and 34" scale (standard stock bass).

I do find the B string a bit 'lacking'. Reading your description, the problem seems to be solved with the longer scale and the replaced Barts. Would you say this is the case and if so is your bass still for sale at £900?

[franzbassist]

38 minutes ago, Kaluker said:

Hi,

I've got the Cort A5 Plus SC with Mk 1 Bartolinis and 34" scale (standard stock bass).

I do find the B string a bit 'lacking'. Reading your description, the problem seems to be solved with the longer scale and the replaced Barts. Would you say this is the case and if so is your bass still for sale at £900?

 

Hello

 

Yes the bass is still available.  The B string sounds great on this bass, as do they all

 

 

[franzbassist]

And now sold.