For sale/trade Kiesel Icon 6 mint £2500 Ealing

[Steff]

Recently imported this bass from the USA and it’s a stunning example of Kiesel’s work. Lightweight, very comfortable and fretwork/neck is like butter. The bass is branded Kiesel but still has the Carvin branded pickups so approximately 2017. 

 

Specs:

 

- 6 string bass with Hipshot bridge

 

- 34” scale, 16.5mm string spacing

 

- White Limba body

 

- 5 piece Black Limba and White Limba neck (no longer available on the builder)

 

- Zebrawood top and headstock overlay

 

- Black layer between the top and back (no longer available in the builder)

 

- Satin poly finish

 

- EVO gold frets

 

- Black acrylic block inlays

 

- Luminlay sidedots

 

- Black hardware

 

- Straplocks

 

- Gold 3D logo

 

- Two humbucking soapbar pickups

- Carvin preamp with Vol/Blend/Bass/Sweepable mid/Treble

 

- Zebrawood truss cover

 

- Zebrawood rear control plate

 

- Kiesel hard case

- 9.4lbs - great weight for a 6 

 

To price a build like this on their website today it would cost upwards of $3500, however some of the options are no longer available. Add shipping, VAT and import charges and it gets above the £3500 mark. 

 

Overall the bass is in excellent condition. The photos may look like there are a bunch of dings but it’s just an illusion due to the grain patterns. 

 

 

 

Now the reasoning behind this - I’ve been looking for a 6 string Tobias for a while to convert to a 5. I do have a Signature 5 and love its sound but cannot get on with the narrow string spacing. When I saw this one for sale, I realised it’s as close as I can get - and I’d keep it and convert it only if I had original Tobias Bartolini pickups, which I don’t. 
 

So I’m putting this up for trade for a 6 string pre-Gibson Tobias, with cash adjustment. Doesn’t matter that much if it is a Basic, Classic or Signature. Could even be fretless, I’d get my luthier to convert it. It needs to have the original Bartolini pickups and preamp. 
 

I can also offer as a part of the trade my newly acquired MTD Kingston Andrew Gouche 5 which I love but will be willing to part with if someone is interested to trade 2 for one. Ad for this one coming up soon. 

If in the meantime I manage to find a pair of original Tobias Bartolini pickups, I’ll withdraw this. 

 

I’m based in west London but happy to travel for the right bass should it come up. 

 

*For transparency - most of the info and images are taken from the original listing I bought it from. I’ll add a proof of ownership photo later when I get back home. More photos available on request if needed. 

 

 

 

 

I’d now consider selling it too as there’s something on the market I might be interested in. 

Edited Sunday at 13:01 by Steff
Added for sale option

[petecarlton]

21 hours ago, Steff said:

I’m putting this up for trade for a 6 string pre-Gibson Tobias

That's going to be a bit of a long shot. Good luck!

[Steff]

1 hour ago, petecarlton said:

That's going to be a bit of a long shot. Good luck!

Yep I know mate but you don’t ask - you don’t get. The fact that I’m so obsessed with Tobias doesn’t mean that everyone else is. I had a Ken Smith Fusion Elite that’s another unicorn and… I just wasn’t reaching for it so ended up trading it for another bass plus cash my way. 
 

There might be someone out there who has one and doesn’t love it enough to justify keeping so might be interested in trading plus releasing some of the cash that’s stuck in it 🤷🏻‍♂️ 

Edited February 21 by Steff