Well, it's been a while since I have been here on the forum. Nice to catch up with what's been happening.
As for me - well, some of you will already have seen the gorgeous Nordy VJ5 Carey made for me and which I took delivery of in April this year.
Here's the specs:
Alder body
[b]Shell Pink[/b] Finish
2 x Nordstrand NJ5 "60's wind"
Maple neck
[b]Brazilian rosewood fingerboard[/b]
White edge binding & dots
Matching Shell Pink headstock
Protec Contego gigbag
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I am selling the bass, even though it is without doubt the nicest sounding and playing 5 string, rosewood fingerboarded, jazz bass I have ever had the pleasure to play, simply because the shade of Shell Pink isn't what I wanted. The colour is exactly the same as the vintage reissue Fender Shell Pink, but I was looking for a slightly different shade. Oh well. Plus, Carey is making me a 5 string P-Bass at present.
The bass in this spec from Carey is currently $2,900 incl gigbag, then you have the delivery cost to the UK, plus the joys of our UK import tax (3.5%, then the lovely 15% VAT added on to the cost of the bass, shipping AND import tax - aaagh!!!
I am asking £1,100 delivered in the UK.
The instrument is in absolutely pristine condition - it is literally "as new"
Any questions - drop me a line!
[b]Tom Barney (MD / bassist for Steel Dan) playing the bass at the Jan 2009 NAMM show[/b]
[b]Rufus Philpot playing the bass at the NAMM show also[/b]