dougal Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 (edited) For sale, a Carvin XB-75P. I've had this from new since I lived in the USA & bought it circa 2004. It's a wonderful example. The flamed koa top is lovely! The reason for selling is that it's just not being used any more due to a shift back to a 4. More details on the electrics etc are available on the carvin museum site: [url="http://www.carvinmuseum.com/playersgallery/xb75.html"]http://www.carvinmuseum.com/playersgallery/xb75.html[/url] [url="http://www.carvinmuseum.com/decade/images/04-lb75.html"]http://www.carvinmuseum.com/decade/images/04-lb75.html[/url] Note that this is a 'P' which means it has the piezo under the bridge, so the controls are volume, balance between the magnetic pickups, balance between magnetic & piezo. Three band eq. The small switch is a coil tap. Mostly I run it 100% magnetic & 50/50 between the pickups, with a little tweak of eq where required. (See sound files below). It's also electronically tagged. On-line review: [url="http://www.carvinmuseum.com/decade/images/05-bpxb75review.html"]http://www.carvinmuseum.com/decade/images/...xb75review.html[/url] Comes with a hard case and shipping. It's easy to slap on due to slightly wider than normal string spacing on a 5 (~18mm) and plenty of room in front of the front pup: Ed Friedland describes his carvin as 'a slap monster' on his slap bass DVD. Here he is in action: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_3Ec0DsfxI"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_3Ec0DsfxI[/url] You're welcome to try it out in Thorpe (near Egham) and I can deliver to the centre of London if you want to save shipping. I'd prefer a straight cash sale, but I'm open to trade offers. Edited July 12, 2010 by dougal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfoxnik Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 That is a very good price IMO for such a hi-spec bass! IIRC, this bass was at the SE Bash in 2008 and it looked the business, though I didn't have a play on it myself.. Good luck with the sale! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Nice bass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hit&Run Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Is the switch for coil tapping duties? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J3ster Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 What is the purple pen kind of mark? Or am I just seeing spot .. Again!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziggydolphinboy Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 [quote name='dougal' post='699113' date='Jan 2 2010, 09:42 PM']Bumpity-bump.[/quote] hi there was just wondering what the neck profile is like , string spacing and is it easy to slap on? kindest regards john (i have a warwick dolphin 5 sntcs with piezo to trade) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickThomas Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 (edited) Just out of interest. What gauge string do you use on an F#? Edited January 18, 2010 by NickThomas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougal Posted January 18, 2010 Author Share Posted January 18, 2010 [quote name='NickThomas' post='716114' date='Jan 17 2010, 10:43 PM']Just out of interest. What gauge string do you use on an F#?[/quote] It's the bottom 4 from the warwick dark lords, then a single in the same series; so a .175. [url="http://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Warwick-Black-Label-StringsDark-Lord/7XE"]http://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/...gsDark-Lord/7XE[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickThomas Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 [quote name='dougal' post='716970' date='Jan 18 2010, 07:27 PM']It's the bottom 4 from the warwick dark lords, then a single in the same series; so a .175. [url="http://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Warwick-Black-Label-StringsDark-Lord/7XE"]http://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/...gsDark-Lord/7XE[/url][/quote] Wow that's a fatty! Gratuitous bump for a beautiful bass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougal Posted January 27, 2010 Author Share Posted January 27, 2010 (edited) Still for sale! Bump. C'mon people. There must be SOMEONE who wants this gorgeous bass? Do you think I'd get more bites if I converted it back to a 'normal' tuning? Edited January 27, 2010 by dougal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziggydolphinboy Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 [quote name='dougal' post='726795' date='Jan 27 2010, 08:09 PM']Still for sale! Bump. C'mon people. There must be SOMEONE who wants this gorgeous bass? Do you think I'd get more bites if I converted it back to a 'normal' tuning?[/quote] mate just think things are tight , il love the look of the bass but would want to change it to normal tunning and prob put a soapbar where the neck pick up is!!!! bump for a gorgeous bass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jembullo Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 I think normal tuning would be a positive move, I might be tempted again then !! [quote name='ziggydolphinboy' post='726813' date='Jan 27 2010, 08:21 PM']mate just think things are tight , il love the look of the bass but would want to change it to normal tunning and prob put a soapbar where the neck pick up is!!!! bump for a gorgeous bass.[/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougal Posted March 29, 2010 Author Share Posted March 29, 2010 Bump with new pictures & standard tuning. Also added a sound sample in the original post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
octaedro7 Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Really good looking. What's the string spacing at the bridge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougal Posted March 30, 2010 Author Share Posted March 30, 2010 [quote]The wider asymetrical five-string neck has .750" (19mm) spacing, string center to string center, at the bridge, same as a four-string. The regular five string neck has somewhat narrower .669" (17mm) string spacing. String spacing at the nut is the same for both.[/quote] Source: [url="http://www.carvinguitars.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?p=172514&sid=fe214915415a54e64daaa677b263ad26"]http://www.carvinguitars.com/bbs/viewtopic...daaa677b263ad26[/url] This is the wider version. I measured it at 18.5mm It tapers down to a regular 5-string spacing at the nut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougal Posted April 11, 2010 Author Share Posted April 11, 2010 Pending trade. Any last minute cash offers....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziggydolphinboy Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 [quote name='dougal' post='803155' date='Apr 11 2010, 10:28 PM']Pending trade. Any last minute cash offers....?[/quote] pmd mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougal Posted April 21, 2010 Author Share Posted April 21, 2010 Bumpage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassibz Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 PM sent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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