Jellyfish

[quote name='Evil Undead' timestamp='1375392983' post='2160809'] Don't do it man! [/quote] I definitely don't want to. My custom build that's on its way is a completely different bass to this and if I could keep it I'd have an extremely versatile pair of basses. Unfortunately, I'm having to put this up for sale just so I can fund my custom build (something that I could afford up until unavoidable problems hit). [quote name='JamesFlashG' timestamp='1375397280' post='2160863'] It has fanned frets - I have seen a few basses like this before never played one. Or really understood the benefit if them? What difference does it make? [/quote] There are 2 primary differences. The biggest advantage is the multi-scale. Having a 37" scale B is like achieving enlightenment. It gives a lovely even tone up and down the string, unlike most 5-strings where the notes get extremely muddy towards the 12th fret. It also means that a lot of players fit the Hipshot detuners to drop it down to A as it still feels like a more-than-playable string. It's also very 'slappable'. The other advantage is that it effectively contours the frets to a more natural playing position, meaning that as your hand stretches towards the end of the fretboard, the natural slant your wrist and fingers takes lays perfectly across the fanned frets. This is also mirrored in the higher pitches and means that the 37" scale doesn't feel anywhere near as long as you think it could. For anyone noticing, I apologise for the premature bump, but I couldn't help but answer this fantastic question as it will probably help out others that are interested.

[size=5][b]Really need this gone. Price is down to [u]£900.[/u][/b][/size] Due to financial circumstances, I am having to put my [i]only[/i] bass guitar up for sale. Luckily, I am not a musician by trade. I purchased this Dingwall Combustion in March from Bass Direct after being blown away by it at the London Bass Guitar Show earlier this year. It has an Alder body with a 5-piece Maple bolt-on neck. The neck is a wonderful thin 'D' shape and feels entirely comfortable to me (as someone who prefers slimmer necks). The fretboard is Rosewood and consists of 24 frets with an 18mm string spacing at the bridge. [b]For more details, and sound-clips, click [url="http://www.dingwallguitars.com/basses/combustion/"]here.[/url][/b] I opted to upgrade the stock pickups to the FD3 pickups. Here's a bit more about them: [b]Our Neodymium powered FD-3 pickup coils mounted in Combustion shells ready to install in your Combustion 5-string bass. These pickups will increase your output, frequency response and dynamics compared with the stock pickups.[/b] I also upgraded the stock knobs (nice looking plastic things with a terrible thread) to some much more robust metal dome knobs that tighten with an allen key and actually look and feel nicer. These were professionally fitted by Guitar Repairs & Spares in Birmingham. While the knobs were getting replaced, I also paid for a full set-up, resulting in perfect intonation and my ideal string height (a medium-low) and also for the new strings to be fitted. The new strings are [b]Payson Nickel-Wound[/b] (45-130) and have been on for around a month now. I don't play enough for them to be anywhere near dead yet. Regarding condition, it's pretty much mint. It's never been gigged or taken out the house and I look after my stuff well! The top 3 pictures have just been taken for the purpose of showing its current condition. The rest were taken when I first got the bass but the condition is exactly the same. [b]Feel free to message me with any questions regarding the bass.[/b] [b]Payment by Bank Transfer only. I am not looking for trades.[/b] I am prepared to ship at your cost although [b]I do not have ideal packaging available[/b]. I would insist that you purchase a hard-case (or pay me to purchase one) and have it shipped to my house. I can then pack the bass in it (and the box that the case came in) and get it couriered to you. It's a pricey way of doing things but I have no other options unfortunately. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aU02V-iuxAw[/media]

[quote name='Rick's Fine '52' timestamp='1375315386' post='2159802'] Yep, it is just a bass, but its a very special bass, and one worthy of comments, and special mention. This is the perfected Jazz, in the same way the '58 Precision was the final solution, and the exact format still mass produced over 50 years later. These slab board Jazzes are extremely rare, and highly sought after and prized. they are also rarer than a stack-knob, albeit less valuable and collectable, but they are rarer (9 stack knobs for sale that i know of at present, none of these).This is[i] the [/i]Jaco bass, a slab board '61. [i]The[/i] JPJ bass. When people talk about a bass playing like butter (I know, it's used too often, normally by people who don't even know what they are saying), this is the bass they are referring to, this is the feel, this is the bass that has [i]that[/i] tone. A bass that when you play it, you just sink into it, and immediately feel like you've been playing it for years. A bass that has been described as playing and ringing like a grand piano. By the way, I have no affiliation with this bass or the seller, but I have played and owned these, and 2-knob Jazzes, and they are very, very special instruments. "Just a bass"?, yes, for sure, I get that, but then a Stradivarius is just a violin, and a 1965 Ferrari GTO Daytona is just a car, and a Chateau Petrus Pomerol 1998 is just a bottle of wine. They are desirable, and applauded for good reason. These things don't turn up very often, and I'm actually surprised by the [i]lack [/i]of admiring comments to be honest. Anyway, forgive my waxing-lyrical-rant, but these basses ain't half bad!! Carry on......don't mind me. [/quote] Thanks for info, that's interesting. Good luck with the sale as well, Terry!

Not really interested in trades unless it's for another guitar/bass. Cheers though. Bump!

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