FT/FS : MusicMan Classic Sabre PDN Sledge Limited Edition - *WITHDRAWN* £1800 Market Drayton, North Shropshire

[dub_junkie]

Now withdrawn. Thanks to those who expressed an interest

 

2013 Sledge Sabre for sale or trade 

 

Wanting to change things up a bit so looking to let go my 2013 Sabre in the Premier Dealer Network Limited Edition Tony Levin Sledge finish. Colour is a bit of a chameleon and shifts from grey to having elements of different hues depending on the type and brightness of lighting on it. 

 

Bass is mint condition. Very nicely figured neck with both flame and birdseye in it. The Sabre is the only Classic model to feature the compensated nut and the fretboard radius is 11" compared to 7.5" on the StingRay. No string thru option on the Sabre - top loading only on the bridge. 

 

The selector switch gives Lakland mode on position 2 which is the bridge humbucker plus the bridge facing single coil on the neck pickup.  Position 4 is very P bass like, being only the bridge facing coil on the neck humbucker.  This position benefits from noise free operation courtesy of the onboard silent circuit. 

 

No issues with bass at all. Comes with the original black guard as well as an WD aged pearloid one. The original MusicMan SKB style hard case is included.

 

A really superb bass but I already have my cherished and keeper sunburst/maple Classic Sabre which gets all my Sabre playtime. 

Trade wise I'm looking for : 

 

*StingRay Classic in black/maple

 

*StingRay Special preferably with ebony board and black hardware (aqua Sparkle/jet black/charcoal sparkle) Happy to consider other options on a Special.

 

*USA Sterling with cash from your end 

 

Possibly open to suggestions of Overwater, Warwick Streamer Stage I / II, Status, Spector etc

 

Looking for a bass in excellent condition with no issues. 

 

Bass can be auditioned in Market Drayton in North Shropshire. Will post if buyer arranges their own courier service and level of cover. Trade would really need to be face to face. 

 

EDIT: any marks etc visible in the pics are just reflections.

 

Thanks for looking

 

Keir

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Specs:

 

Ernie Ball Music Man Classic Sabre Specs:

Dimensions: 13" wide, 1.75" thick, 45" long (33cm wide, 4.5cm thick, 114.3cm long)

Weight: 10 lbs, 8 oz (4.77 kg) – varies slightly

Body Wood: Ash

Body Colors: Standard Classic Collection colors

Bridge: Music Man top loading chrome plated, hardened steel bridge plate with “Classic” stainless steel saddles and adjustable mute pads

Pickguard: Standard – black or white; optional – shell

Scale Length: 34" (86.4cm)

Neck Radius: 11? (27.9cm)

Headstock Size: Only 8.25? (21cm) long

Frets: 21 – High profile, wide

Neck Width: 1.625" (41.3mm) at nut 2.5" (63.5mm) at last fret

Neck Wood: Choice of birdseye or flame maple

Fingerboard: Fretted – maple or rosewood

Neck Finish: High gloss polyester

Neck Colors: Natural aged yellow finish

Tuning Machines: Schaller BM, with tapered string posts

Truss Rod: Adjustable – no component or string removal

Neck Attachment: 6 bolts – perfect alignment with no shifting

Controls: 2-band active preamp; vol, treble, bass

Switching: 5-way lever pickup selector

Pickups: Standard – neck pickup – 16 pole humbucker with Alnico magnets and solid black cover, bridge – 8 pole humbucker with Alnico magnets and solid black cover, with patented Music Man “Silent Circuit”, which reduces hum and retains true single coil sound

Edited August 30, 2022 by dub_junkie
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[Eldon Tyrell]

I had the great pleasure of owning this bass for some time, so I can confirm that it is indeed an amazing bass (but, as a long time sufferer from serious Spector GAS, I had to let it go ;- )

 

 

GLWTS 👍

[AndyTravis]

FFS. Stuck - I’d have this back in a heartbeat.

 

I was the second owner from new. Sold to get an SR5…

 

bloody band broke up and I don’t need a 5.

 

Sod’s law.

[warwickhunt]

You'll expect someone (me) to ask for an accurate weight...   

[horrorshowbass]

Is this still here? Its been a full hour....

[Sweeneythebass]

I wish I had the readies for this one ! Epic

[Deedee]

Oh my goodness, this bass haunts me still 😍😍😍

[WAYNESWORLD]

Great Guy to deal with. Buy with confidence.

[MungoBass]

Oh my…..

 

That neck, that fingerboard, that colour…those pickups!

 

 

[MM Stingray 62]

Great looking bass is the sound very different to the HH stingray?

[dub_junkie]

I think this video highlights the tonal differences well. 

 

 

[AndyTravis]

1 hour ago, marleaux62 said:

Great looking bass is the sound very different to the HH stingray?

It’s time mate - if you look for my last lot of stuff on Spotify, that’s all this exact bass - 6 tracks, 6 different sounds. 
 

the strings were quite played in when I recorded too - wanted for nothing.

 

 

[MM Stingray 62]

Your Sabre sounds great if it was the sunburst for sale I think I’d have been in trouble. I keep asking myself do I really need another sparkle Musicman 🤔

[Deedee]

11 minutes ago, marleaux62 said:

I keep asking myself do I really need another sparkle Musicman 🤔

The problematic word in that statement is ‘need’. I find that replacing this with the word ‘want’ usually leads to the answer ‘yes of course I do’. 😆