Luciano Golia 5-string 2010 £9000 Cardiff

[imlf999]

Hello all,

Up for sale is my small 5-stringer made by Luciano Golia for the Croatian bass player Ivan Nestic in 2010. 

New adjustable bridge and set up by Peter Barnaby, it has a scale of 105cm and is easy to play, there's plenty of volume and it's a quality even sound in all registers. Comes with the original soft case but this isn't in great condition and will need replacing.

Selling as it's so much smaller than my other instruments and is therefore sadly gathering dust in the corner!

[bassace]

Gorgeous, just gorgeous!

[bassadder]

Who converted it to a 5 string as it looks like Golia made it a 4.

[imlf999]

It was designed by Golia to play as either a 4 or a 5, with an interchangeable top nut and bridge. I had no interest in it as a 4 so it was set up as a 5 by Peter Barnaby as originally stated. It sounds great, projects well and is even across all registers.

Edited June 3 by imlf999
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[afroblue]

Wow, just noticed the tailpiece. So it’s  actually quite simple to go back and forth between 4 and 5? Switch the nut and bridge, change strings and adjust the sound post? 

[imlf999]

Well yes it would be, but you'd have to have a new nut and bridge made to go back to that set-up. I really don't know why anyone would want to though, as you don't notice the B-string is there until you come to use it. Peter did a really great job and got all the angles just right so there are no access issues, it's really easy to play.