Sambrook

37"

I've only owned this for two months, bought from Ash of this parish. Oddly, I have to sell it for the same reason Ash did- left hand problems. Not the fault of the bass, just work-related RSI in my wrist. I didn't think it would be as much of a problem as it has turned out to be... A sad sale, as it sounds lovely. Gut strings on the D and G chock full of tone. It has a lovely warm overall tone. Selmer, mid 20th century (Ash's guesstimate). It's had a couple of pictured luthier repairs. I've added position markers up to the 1st octave. The attached tuner is very helpful, and the piezo pick-up works fine. It comes with a bow (no idea of the quality), rosin, a soft case, and all the spare strings pictured. Again, I've no clue as to how used they are- they look fine, but haven't tried them on the bass. I'll also throw in the pictured bar stool I bought for sitting practice. Personal pickup will be needed - I'm near Barrow, but willing to meet halfway, depending on where you are. Very happy to answer any questions I've forgotten to cover, and here are the pics:

Many, many happy hours of experimentation with strings have left me with the following as surplus: Thomastik Rounds B-C (6) Cut 3x3 Excellent condition £40 Rotosound Trubass (4) 2 plus 2 As new £25 Rotosound Short Scale rounds, 4 inline. Almost new £15 D'Addario Chromes 2 plus 2 Excellent condition £20 (fretless) D'Addario Chromes short scale 4 inline. Nearly new £25 Maruszczyk short scale flats 2+2 Good condition £10 2 sets of mystery rounds, both 4 inline, both decent condition. £20 the pair All 34/35" scale unless otherwise stated. All £3 each for postage, unless you want more than one set. I'll provide pics on request, cos I'm bone idle. Cheers! Sean

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This is the second Ashula I've owned; they're just a wonderful instrument. Full specs are on this page: https://ibanez.fandom.com/wiki/SRAS7 This is a 2018 model. It's in immaculate condition, living in it's own custom hard case. Annoyingly, it does have one small scratch (pictured, image 13). I have it strung with D'Addario piccolo's, tuned D G C F (fretless side G C F). This gives a really great contrast between the crisp fretted notes and the soft bloom of the fretless. Works great for ambient stuff. The piccolo's accept a wide tuning range; I have had it tuned in fifths all the way through. This made 10th chords sound awesome (for example). I will include the (unused) D'Addario 'nomal' strings in the sale. The preamp is very flexible- turning down the bass on the fretted side can give an 8 string doubling kind of sound. Bad explanation there. Short version is, it really rewards experimentation. The Aerosilk piezo system is one of Ibanez's greatest achievements, in my opinion. (My Portamento and Aerium basses are just fantastic). And the purpleheart fingerboard works really well with it. TRADE OFFER: any 1982 bass! Particularly interested in Ibanez Roadster, Peavey T40, G&L L2000, Aria, Westone... Enough marketing. Pictures:

I'm not entirely sure I have the space either, Mike. I'll find out this afternoon...!

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