Celinder Jazz Update 4 £2700 EDINBURGH

[funkle]

Up for sale is my Celinder Jazz Update 4.

 

I've had this for 12 years now. It's a great bass, and I have gigged with it plenty. Selling to...help fund another Celinder!

 

Extremely rare model from an instrument maker who only made about 500 or so instruments. If you're looking at this advert, you probably know what it is already.  If you don't, then let me direct you to a video I recorded about Celinders, featuring this bass...

 

 

 

Specs:

 

• Ash body, birdseye maple fingerboard, and beautifully figured birdseye maple neck with blocks and binding. 
• Jazz width nut (1.5"), 19mm string spacing at bridge.
• Original CP3A preamp with dip switches, JJ pickup setup.
• Controls are one volume per pickup and bass and treble individually on the other pots. Electrics are in full working order. Nicely shielded cavity and easy battery access.
• Weight 4.8 kg, or so the bathroom scales tell me. 
• It has a clear ramp installed which is easily removed by unscrewing the pickup screws.

 

Frets and neck in excellent order. I haven't had to adjust the truss rod for years. Strung with DR Fat Beams; they are a little dull for my taste but others would find them fine. I would suggest a string change myself though.

E string is 5/64" at 12th fret going over to 4/64" at the G string 12th fret. It's a pretty low action, with nearly zero relief.  

 

It will come with a second pickguard (pictured).

 

Happy to ship anywhere. Will ship in a generic 'soft hard case'; I never did have a case for this when it was sold to me.   

 

The price on this is £2700. Shipping to be negotiated separately on a case by case basis by location. I will entertain offers, but no trades, sadly. 

 

Pete

 

 

 

 

 

Edited Wednesday at 21:32 by funkle

[three]

Absolutely beautiful - I've had a few Celinders including one very similar to this.  There's something about the ergonomics of a Fender-type Celinder that I don't think any other luthier has matched.  Wonderful 

[Hellzero]

Wow! 😍 

[binky_bass]

That neck looks awesome, but I have to say the knob spacing looks quite odd! Was that a custom request? Still, a stunner of a bass. 

[haimesy]

Wow .. And Pete is a great guy to deal with . Just bought a Jazz but man I’m tempted 

[AndyTravis]

Can’t believe it’s 12 years - did this come via Manchester?

 

I have played this bass…good lord it’s phenomenal.

 

I tried to sell things to own it.

 

i swore to buy it if it ever came up for sale again.

 

And now I’m looking at the prices of boilers and Taps 😔

[AndyTravis]

3 hours ago, three said:

Absolutely beautiful - I've had a few Celinders including one very similar to this.  There's something about the ergonomics of a Fender-type Celinder that I don't think any other luthier has matched.  Wonderful 

Is this not the one you brought to me for a restring/tweak?

 

 

[funkle]

1 hour ago, binky_bass said:

That neck looks awesome, but I have to say the knob spacing looks quite odd! Was that a custom request? Still, a stunner of a bass. 

Ah, this was the standard spacing on all the Jazz Updates. I quite like it myself…I think it complements the overall aesthetic. 

[funkle]

3 minutes ago, AndyTravis said:

Can’t believe it’s 12 years - did this come via Manchester?

 

I have played this bass…good lord it’s phenomenal.

 

I tried to sell things to own it.

 

i swore to buy it if it ever came up for sale again.

 

And now I’m looking at the prices of boilers and Taps 😔

 

I originally bought this from @molan. It’s been so long I had to check all my old emails!

[AndyTravis]

After mucho Facebook rummaging…this is the one I desperately wanted from @three

was 2010 ish

[AndyTravis]

It’s the same bass 🤯

[funkle]

Wow, I think it is the same bass too. It’s a small world. Though not that many made, maybe it’s not a surprise!

[AndyTravis]

3 minutes ago, funkle said:

Wow, I think it is the same bass too. It’s a small world. Though not that many made, maybe it’s not a surprise!

I just remember @three had this and an Alleva Coppolo at the same time - they were both very special, but this was a step up. 

[funkle]

Man, I think I advertised this too cheap. There are a lot of PM’s. Responded to all

[three]

I don’t remember the figuring being so spectacular on the neck of mine, though I’m pretty sure you’re right Andy – one way to be sure, would be to remove the bridge and check the string through arrangement. When I bought the bass, I noticed that the bridge was very slightly off centre. Martin at the Gallery re-positioned it for me and re-drilled the string through holes on a diagonal to retain the through stringing option. It all worked perfectly. Celinders can have their idiosyncracies!

[molan]

15 hours ago, funkle said:

 

I originally bought this from @molan. It’s been so long I had to check all my old emails!

Indeed you did!

 

[jonno1981]

I think I remember playing this at bass gear. They had two in at once! Both fantastic. 

[krispn]

I can only imagine what you’re after instead. That’s the real question 😀